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Lok Sabha Question No. 2262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Performance of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH, PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA, V. PANNEER SELVAM

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SHRI PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA SHRI V. PANNEERSEL VAM

SHRI BHOLA SINGH

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 8 2262 (To be answered on the March 2016) 10th

## PERFORMANCE OF AIRPORTS

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be pleased to state:-

- (2) whether Indira Gandhi International Airport; Delhi has been ranked amongst the best airports in the world, in On-Time Performance (OTP) parameters between June and October 2015;
2. (b) if Ithe details thereof indicating the airport performance during the said period with the parameters taken into account for such ranking; SO, along
3. (c) whether any have been taken to improve OTP during steps fog;
4. the details thereof and the success achieved therefrom; SO,
5. (Sovhether the Government proposes to improve the OTP of other airports also in the country; and
- (0) if the details thereof and the steps taken/proposed to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL A VIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

- (a) & (b): Madam\_ The highest On-Time Performance (OTP) achieved at Oelhi airportiwas in the month of September 2015 wherein 90% departure OTP was achieved Yes;
- (c) & (d) To improve the OTP during Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) is equipped with CAT Ili faciiity on runway 1i/29 (both ends) and runway 10/28 (on the end of runway 28) and has developed & very close

Collaborative Decision Making (CDM) philosophy among the stakeholders (airlines, Air Traffic Controi and the airport operator) to improve the processes during such period: As a result; this season, Delhi airport had flight cancellations for 1 There were 22 cancelled flights (18 departure and 4 arrivals): All these flights were domestic flights and no international flights were cancelled. fog only day.

installed for Runway-09 which will improve the quality of Air Traffic Services at Cochin International Airport: At Bangalore International Airport Limited, procedure %f Pre-Departure sequencing is activated on At Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, in order to improve OTP Air Transport Circular 2 of 2013 on Procedure to be followed to mitigate flight weekly OTP meetings with stakeholders, dissemination of OTP data on a daily basis to airlines and analysis of the reasons for the to take corrective action is implemented. fog days. delays; delays being

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Safety Audit of Bridges
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, OM BIRLA, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

be pleased to state :

(a)  whether  the  Government has launched  an  Integrated  Bridges  Management System  for the safety audits of all the bridges and provide online database of all bridges in the country, if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  is  also  appointing an  external  auditor  to  ensure  transparency  and competitiveness in procurement for Government funded road projects that have a cost of over Rs. 100 crores, if so , the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to allot a unique identification number to every major or minor bridges on the entire National Highways network, if so, the details, thereof;

(d)  the  time  by  which  the  process  of  allotting  unique  identification  is  likely  to  be  started  and completed; and

(e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for timely maintenance of bridges and prevent and bridges becoming non-functional?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a):  Yes  Madam. Ministry has established Indian Bridge Management System to complete the inventorization and condition survey of all the Bridges on National Highways for a period of 3 years.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINITRTY OF ROAD TRANPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2257 ANSWERED ON 10 TH  MARCH, 2016

## SAFETY AUDIT OF BRIDGES

## 2257. SHRI BIDYUT BARAB MAHATO:

SHRI OM BIRLA:

SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (b):  Yes  Madam.  Ministry  has  appointed  Independent  External  Monitor  (IEM)  to  ensure transparency, equity and competitiveness in the project costing more than Rs. 100 Crore.

(c): Yes Madam. The software for giving Unique Identification Number has been developed. (d): The process of allotting Unique Identification Number has already started.

(e):  Necessary  action  are  taken  for  timely  maintenance  of  bridges  to  prevent  the  bridges becoming non-functional on case to case basis depending on the availability of funds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Star Ratings for Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, G. HARI

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating Fuel Economy Star Ratings (FESRs) for vehicles;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which these provisions are expected to be implemented in the country;
- (c) whether these ratings would be applicable to all the vehicles plying on roads;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) steps taken to ensure that manufacturing companies do not hike prices encashing the ratings?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)  to  (e)  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways  has  issued  draft  notification  GSR  17(E)  dated 07.01.2016 for inserting Rule 115F regarding energy consumption standard in Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to mandate Fuel Economy Star Rating (FESR) label on certain categories of vehicles.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2256

ANSWERED ON 10 TH  MARCH, 2016

## STAR RATINGS FOR VEHICLES

## 2256.   SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Risk to Coal and Gas Power Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2255 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016

## RISK TO COAL AND GAS POWER PROJECTS

2255.  SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether ASSOCHAM-Crisil has reported that nearly 36,000 MW of coal based and 10,000 MW of gas based power projects are at high risk in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  project-wise  and  reasons  therefor  along  with  the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  such  projects  under  the  5/25 scheme;
- (d) if so, the benefits these projects are likely to get from this scheme; and
- (e) the  corrective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  overcome this problem?

## 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 ASSOCHAM - Crisil report has not been examined in this Ministry.
- (c) & (d) : RBI have brought in the 5/25 scheme for   infrastructure projects in July 2014. The scheme is expected to  ensure long term viability of infrastructure/core industries sector projects by smoothening the cash flow stress in initial years.
- (e) : The following  are  the  major  initiatives  offered  by  the  Government  for improving the financial position of the power sector:
-  Government  of  India  has  sanctioned  a  scheme  for  supply  of  imported  spot Regasified  Liquefied  Natural  Gas  (RLNG)  in  2015-16  and  2016-17  for  the stranded  gas  based  power  plants    as  well  as  for  plants  receiving  domestic gas.  The  scheme  provides  for  financial  support  from  PSDF  (Power  System Development Fund).

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-  After the cancellation of 204 coal blocks by Hon'ble Supreme  Court, Government of India had promulgated an Ordinance, i.e., Coal Mines Special Provisions  Ordinance,  2014  now  replaced  by  an  Act.  Government  ensured reallocation of 47 blocks to power sector supporting capacity of about 50,000 MW through auction/allotment till date.
-  Ministry of Coal has earmarked a separate quantity for power sector within eauction  quantity  to  make  coal  available  for  those  power  plants  which  are stressed or in short supply of coal for the reason they do not have coal block or  linkage  or  do  not  have  long  term  Power  Purchase  Agreements  (PPAs).  Eauction  has  already  been  conducted  separately  for  PPA  holders  (long  and medium term) by offering a quantity of 5 MT and  offering a quantity of 5 MT for others.
-  Ministry  of  Power  has  launched  a  scheme  UDAY  (Ujwal  Discom  Assurance Yojana)  on  20.11.2015,  for  Operational  and  Financial    turnaround    of  Power Distribution Companies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: New Textile Policy
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI, YOGI ADITYANATH, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2252 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016

## NEW TEXTILE POLICY

2252.   DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR: SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH: KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

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

- (a)
- whether the Government has finalized the new textile policy;
- (b) if so, the details and the salient features thereof;
- the  target  of  textile  export  and  the  number  of  new  employment
- (c) opportunities likely to be generated as a result thereof; and
- (d) the  time  by  which  the  said  policy  is  likely  to  be  announced  and implemented by the government?

## 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 (d) : An Expert Committee was constituted under the chairpersonship of Shri Ajay Shankar, Member Secretary, National Manufacturing Competiveness Council (NMCC) to formulate a new National Textile Policy. The Expert Committee submitted the final Vision, Strategy and Action Plan for the Indian Textile and Apparel sector on 13.12.2014. Based on the said document, the  Ministry  initiated  a  process  of  consultation  with  the  various stakeholders including the industry associations  and  Export  Promotion Councils and State Governments. The comments on the Draft COS Note on New  National Textile Policy have since been received from various ministries and are under examination.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Cargo Handling by Indian Ships
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2251 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  MARCH, 2016

## CARGO HANDLING BY INDIAN SHIPS

## 2251. DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether the Government has circulated a note to user Government Department/Ministries for their views to make it mandatory for State-owned companies to allocate some cargo volumes for Indian-flagged ships;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the concerned Departments/ Ministries thereto;
- (c) the further steps being taken by the Government to protect the interest of national shipping companies;
- (d) whether the countries world over are securing transportation of their critical cargos through their national shipping fleet; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b):Yes,  Madam.    World  over  countries  are  securing  transportation  of  their  critical  cargoes through their national shipping fleet.   A Note has been circulated by Ministry of Shipping to user Government Departments/Ministries on similar lines for their views.  Although, general response has been supportive provided the country has adequate tonnage to cater to the demand, Government has not yet taken any final view.

- (c) To make the Indian shipping industry competitive, the Government has exempted Customs and Excise Duty leviable on bunker fuels used in Indian flag vessels for transportation of mix of EXIM, domestic and empty containers between two or more ports in India.  Government has brought in a uniform abatement of service tax for transportation of goods by rail, road and sea vessels. Indian shipping industry has been provided cargo support through Right of First Refusal (RoFR).  Besides this, Government has allowed shipping enterprises based in India to acquire ships abroad and also flag them in the country of their convenience.

As a step towards creating a climate of 'Ease of Doing Business' in the country, methodology for computation of period of stay of seafarers in India has been redefined.

(d)&(e): Several major maritime countries provide for cargo support to their national shipping lines. Major  industrialized  economies  such  as  Japan,  China,  South  Korea,  &  USA  have  pursued  a proactive cargo support policy that stipulate only national flag vessels to carry cargoes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Safety Standards for Road Design
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: NINONG ERING, NAGARAJAN P., GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, ARKA KESHARI DEO, KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR, SRIRAM MALYADRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2248

ANSWERED ON 10 TH MARCH, 2016

## SAFETY STANDARDS FOR ROAD DESIGN

## 2248.  SHRI NINONG ERING:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

SHRI ARKA KESHARI DEO:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सडक परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to construct 30 KM of National Highways per day, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  any  safety  standards  for  road  design,  construction  and  maintenance  of National Highways  for  prevention  of  accidents have  been  laid  down  by  the Government; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  details  of  the  measures  undertaken  by  the Government to ensure compliance to these standards?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) 10,950  km  of  National  Highways  are  targeted  to  be  constructed  during  the  current year,  which  works  out  to  30  km  per  day.  However,  no  target  of  construction  of  National highways per day is fixed.
- (b) and (c) National  Highways  are  designed  and  constructed  as  per  the  laid  down standards  and  specifications  of  Indian  Roads  Congress  which  include  safety  standards. Ministry  also  issues  guidelines  on  safety  aspects  and  safety  audits  from  time  to  time. Standards and specifications including safety audit requirements are included in the contract documents of the Highway projects in different models like EPC/ BOT and are monitored by Independent  Engineer,  Authority  Engineer,  Project  Directors  and  Regional  Officers  of  the Ministry/ NHAI.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Construction of Roads
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA, ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE, NAGARAJAN P., PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA, JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2246

ANSWERED ON 10 TH  MARCH, 2016

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS

2246.   SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

SHRI PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA:

SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)  the  existing  length  of  the  National  Highways  in  the  country  along  with  the  National Highways targeted to be added annually to the network;

(b) whether any study has been conducted to assess the requirement of National Highways in the country in order to connect the backward regions of the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the norms laid down to priorities the construction of National Highways;

(d)  whether  requisite  resources  are  available  with  the  Government  to  finance  the  projects under construction so that they are not delayed due to want of funds; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the funds estimated for construction of roads including the sources of these funds?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (e) The  existing  length  of  National  Highways  (NHs)  in  the  country  is  about 1,00,475  km.  The  Ministry  is  primarily  responsible  for  development  and  maintenance  of National  Highways  (NHs),  which  is  a  continuous  process,  and  priority  is  given  for development and maintenance of existing NHs. The works on NHs are, accordingly, taken up as  per  availability  of  funds,  inter-se  priority  and  traffic  density.  However,  the  Ministry declares  some  State  Roads  as  new  NHs  from  time  to  time  considering  the  requirement  of connectivity,  inter-se  priority  and  availability  of  funds.    The  various  sources  of  funds  for development of NHs include budgetary allocation, toll remittances, external aid, internal and extra budgetary resources (IEBR), private investments, etc.

The  Ministry  has  taken  up  detailed  review  of  NHs  network  with  a  view  to improve  the  road  connectivity  to  coastal  /  border  areas,  backward  areas,  religious  places, tourist places, construction / rehabilitation / widening of about 1,500 major bridges and 208 Railway Over Bridges (ROBs) / Railway Under Bridges (RUBs) on NHs, improvement of newly declared NHs  providing connectivity to District Head  Quarters, Connectivity Improvement Program for Char-Dham (Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunothri & Gangothri in Uttarakhand) under proposed Bharatmala Pariyojana.  However, the Bharatmala Pariyojana is yet to be formally launched.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Credit Facility to Private Airlines
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRT OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED (To be answered on the

2244 March 2016)

## CREDIT FACILITY TO PRIVATE AIRLINES

## 2244. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL A VIATION

be pleased to state:-

- airlines to undertake their operations at the airports, if the details of credit facilities provided during the last three years and the current year; airlines-wise; SO,
- and
- (c) the amount outstanding against these airlines to AAI, airlines-wise on this account and the steps taker to recover the same?

## ANSWVER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

(a): Madam: Airports Authority of India (AAI) extends credit facility to airlines on submission of security deposit valent to two months' airport charges: AAI has provided credit facility to the following airlines during last three years and the current year: Yes, equi

(b) & (c) No, Madam \_ Interest 129 p.a: is charged on delayed payment by airlines beyond the credit period: The details of the outstanding dues are as under: Customer Name 31.12.2015 (Prov) (Rs.In crores) Go Airlines 50.89

() Go airlines, (ii) Indigo Airlines (iii) Jet Airways (iv) Jet Lite (India) (v) Spicejet (vi) Air Costa Airlines (vii) Air Asia (India) (viii) Air Pegasus (ix) Air Vistara

| Indigo Airlines    |   34.81 |
|--------------------|---------|
| Jet Airways        |   41.66 |
| Jet Lite (India)   |    6.23 |
| Spicejet           |   78.87 |
| Air Costa Airlines |    3.31 |
| Air Asia (India)   |    3.18 |
| Air Pegasus        |    0.89 |
| Air Vistara        |    0.32 |
| Grand Total        |  220.16 |

AAI takes following action to recover the outstanding dues:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Gramin Parivahan Yojana
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, OM PRAKASH YADAV, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2241 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016

## PRADHAN MANTRI GRAMIN PARIVAHAN YOJANA

## 2241. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

SHRI SUME DHANAND SARSWATI:

SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  launched/proposes  to  launch  a  new  scheme  namely Pradhan  Mantri  Gramin  Parivahan  Yojana  (PMGPY)  to  improve  and  regulat e transportation facilities in villages and also enhance job opportunities for t youth;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to introduce Viability Gap Funding (VGF) or the Government sharing a part of the cost for public ve hicle, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the role of the State Governments in implementation of the said scheme along w the details of amount earmarked thereunder, State/UT - wise;
- (e) whether the scheme also aims at providing new employment opportunities for ski lled and semi - skilled rural youth, if so, the details thereof;
- (f) the time by which this scheme is likely to be launched; and
- (g) the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  unsafe,  poor regulated, informal and unorganized rural transport s ystem in the country?

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

(a) to (g): The idea of leveraging the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), rural road network through provision of organized, efficient, saf e and affordable transport services,  has  been  explored  by  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development.    No  new  schem however, has been launched, as the detailed guidelines are required to be finalized.

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