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Lok Sabha Question No. 924 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: BPL Category
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 924 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2015

## BPL CATEGORY

## 924. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is considering to raise the income ceiling for inclusion in BPL category keeping in view of raising inflation; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (c): The erstwhile Planning Commission estimated poverty on the basis of large sample survey data of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) on household consumer expenditure. The  survey  tabulates  the  expenditure  of  households.  Since  the  households  have  different number of members, the NSSO for purpose of comparison, divides the household expenditure by the number of members to arrive at per capita consumption expenditure per month which is called Monthly Per-Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE). The poverty line, which is used to estimate BPL population, has been conventionally expressed in terms of this MPCE.  The methodology  for  estimation  of  poverty  was  reviewed  from  time  to  time  by  the  erstwhile Planning  Commission.  An  Expert  Group  was  constituted  under  the  chairmanship  of  Prof. Suresh  D.  Tendulkar  in  2005  to  review  the  methodology  for  estimation  of  poverty  which submitted its report in 2009. The Tendulkar Committee recommended MPCE of Rs. 447 for rural areas and Rs 579 for urban areas as the poverty line at 2004-05 prices, which was accepted by the erstwhile Planning Commission.

The poverty lines defined in the base year are updated for subsequent survey period for price inflation. The large sample surveys on Household Consumer Expenditure are carried out by the NSSO every 5 years. The latest such survey has been conducted in 2011-12. The updated poverty lines for the year 2011-12 are estimated as MPCE of Rs. 816 for rural areas and Rs 1000 for urban areas at 2011-12 prices. For a family of five, the all India poverty line would amount to about Rs. 4080 per month in rural areas and Rs. 5000 per month in urban areas and these poverty lines would vary from state to state because of price differentials.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Nomenclature of Central Schemes
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 923 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04/12/2015

## NOMENCLATURE OF CENTRAL SCHEMES

## 923. SHRI  MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN

## Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) the mechanism and criteria for naming of Central Schemes/programmes;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  change  the  name  of  some  of  the Central Schemes/programmes; and
- (c) If so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the number of   such scheme/ programmes renamed during the last one year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) No  Madam,  there is no mechanism  and  criteria in place for  naming of Central Schemes/programmes.

- (b) No Madam.

- (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Russian Investment in India
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 922 TO BE ANSWERED ON: Friday, 4 th

December, 2015/Agrahayana 13, 1937 (Saka)

## RUSSIAN INVESTMENT IN INDIA

## 922. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA

## QUESTION

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of Russian authorities' concerns over its investments in India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Russian Government has proposed in the amendment any Bilateral Investment Promotion Protection Agreement (BIPPA) with India with safeguards to protect its investments; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF FINANCE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(a)  &  (b) India  and  Russia  discuss  all  issues  of  mutual  interest  through  bilateral  institutional mechanisms. Investment related matters are discussed within the framework of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental  Commission  on  Trade,  Economic,  Scientific,  Technological  and  Cultural Cooperation,  which  last  met  in  Moscow  on  October  20,  2015  and  through  the  Commission's various Working Groups.

(c)  &  (d) India  and  Russia  signed  a  Bilateral  Investment  Promotion  Protection  Agreement (BIPPA) on 23rd December, 1994, which was enforced on 5th August, 1996. India is revising its model Bilateral Investment Treat (BIT) text and the salient features of the, draft model BIT text were shared with the Russian side.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-04
Subject: Packaged Food
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.921 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH DECEMBER, 2015

## PACKAGED FOOD

## 921. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the trust deficit has increased between consume packaged  food  companies  after  Government  banned  the  Maggie  noodle  brand  and  if  so,  th details thereof;
- (b) whether demand for packaged food and snacks has come down due to the trust deficit; and
- (c) if so, the steps taken by the Government to bridge the deficit and promote package amongst consumers?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a): Government is  aware of the  concerns of the  food processing industries and  all considered  necessary  to  promote  both  the  availability  of  safe  and  wholesome  food  and processing industry are being taken by the Government.
- ( b): No such data is available with the Government.
- (c): A  number  of  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  regulatory procedures/processes with a view to promote safety and wholesomeness of the food and a improve the ease of doi ng business and enhancing transparency and predictability in decisi making.  These  include  larger  number  of  scientific  panels,  increase  in  the  frequency  o meetings, harmonization of food standards with international practice/standards and layin own more standards, which is a continuous process. The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is also  promoting  growth  of  the  food  processing  sector  such  as  schemes  for  creation infrastructure  like  mega  food  parks,  cold  chain,  modernisation  of  public  ab attoirs,  setting up/upgradation of food testing laboratories and assistance for R&D in processed food.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 77 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Non-Major Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.77 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2015

## NON- MAJOR PORTS

## *77. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत प�रवहन मंत्

- (a) whether  the  minor  and  inter-mediatory  ports  plays  a  dominant  role  in country's trade and commerce;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  low  cost  non-major  ports  to resolve  the  issue  of  the  waiting  period  for  the  ships,  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has identified the coastline sites under Sagarmala Project for the purpose and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

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

## STATEMENT REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.77  TO  BE  ANSWRED  ON  3 RD   DECEMBER,  2015 RAISED  BY  SHRIMATI  RAKSHATAI  KHADSE  REGARDING  NON-MAJOR PORTS

(a)to(c):As  per  Section  3  (9)  the  Indian  Ports  Act,  1908,  the  respective  State Governments have jurisdiction over Ports other than Major Ports which are also called Non-Major Ports. There are 200 such Non-Major Ports which are under the State  Governments.  The  traffic  handled  by  Non-Major  Ports  is  44.74%  of  total traffic during 2014-15. There is no proposal under consideration for setting up of low cost Non-Major Ports in Ministry of Shipping.

(d)     As a part of the Sagarmala project a national perspective plan is developed and identification of coastal site is also included.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 71 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Search and Rescue Operations
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 71

(To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS

## *71. DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) the existing mechanism for search and rescue operations/services in the aviation sector; (b) whether the Search and Rescue Board has been constituted and if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether Air India has been involved in any rescue operations in and outside the country during the last three years, if so, the details thereof indicating the number of aircraft utilised in each of these operation; and (d)  the  number  of  persons  rescued  therein  during  the  said  period, nationality-wise?

## ANSWER

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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Statement in reply of part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Starred (*) Question No. 71 for 3rd December, 2015 regarding Search and Rescue Operations (a): National Aeronautical Search and Rescue Coordination Committee is responsible for Aeronautical Search and Rescue Services in the Indian Search & Rescue region over land. Airports Authority of India is responsible for coordinating Search and Rescue services through Rescue coordination  Centres  established  at  Delhi,  Mumbai,  Kolkata  and Chennai. Search and Rescue Services over oceanic area are provided by National Maritime SAR Board under Coast Guard through Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre established at Mumbai, Chennai and Port Blair. (b): National Aeronautical Search and Rescue Coordination Committee has been constituted designating Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation as its Chairman and National Maritime SAR Board has been constituted designating Director General, Indian Coast Guard as its Chairman. (c) & (d): Air India has not been a part of Search and Rescue exercise within Indian territory.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 68 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Tariff Based Competitive Bidding
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.68 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## Tariff Based Competitive Bidding

*       68. DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce the tariff based competitive bidding for auctioning of coal linkages and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) was constituted for the purpose;
- (c) if so, the terms of reference of the Committee;
- (d) whether IMC has submitted its recommendations, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the follow-up action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER AND NEW &RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL )

A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Q.No.68 for answer on 3.12.2015 asked by DR. UDIT RAJ.

(a)&(b): An  Inter-Ministerial  Committee  (IMC)  was  constituted  in  the  Ministry  of Coal on 12.01.2015 to consider various models i ncluding auctioning of coal linkages/Letters  of  Assurance(LoAs)  through  competitive  bidding  as  the  selection process and to recommend the optimal structure that would meet the requirements of all the stakeholders.

(c): The terms of reference of IMC  were to consider and examine various structures and models for implementing the competitive bidding for auction of coal linkages/LoAs and  to  recommend  the  optimal  structure  that  would  meet  the  requirement  of  all  the stakeholders.

(d)&(e): The IMC has  met 7 times since its constitution.  It was  recommended in the  5 th meeting  of  IMC  on  4.6.2015    that  auction  of  linkages  for  non-regulated  sector should  be  taken  up  first.    Accordingly,  an  approach  paper  was  prepared  on  4.6.2015 and  uploaded  on  website  for  public  consultation.    The  members  of    public  and stakeholders  concerned  were  requested  to  submit  their  comments/views  on  the  draft auction  methodology  for  auction  of  linkages  for  non-regulated  sector.  Comments  of public and stakeholders  were received. Further, stakeholder industry associations also presented their views and comments before the6 th meeting of IMC on 21.8.2015. A final view i n the matter has yet  to  be  taken  by  Government.  Regarding  proposed methodology for grant of future li nkages/LoAsto regulated sector,a preliminary discussion paper  was circulated  to  IMC members on 4.6.2015.  However,  finaldecision has  not been  taken on the methodology for grant of future  linkages/LoAs to regulated sector through tariff based competitive bidding.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 67 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Promotion of Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: BHARATENDRA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION NO. 67

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## PROMOTION OF SOLAR ENERGY

| *67.                                                            | SHRI KUNWAR BHARATENDRA :                                                                           |
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| (a)                                                             | the status of harnessing power from solar energy in the country;                                    |
| (b) energy                                                      | whether the Government proposes to tie up with e-commerce platform to promote solar in the country; |
| (c)                                                             | if so, the details thereof along with the progress made in this regard so far; and                  |
| (d) purpose?                                                    | the details of the vision of the Government for utilizing e-commerce platforms for the              |
| ANSWER                                                          | ANSWER                                                                                              |
| (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)                        | (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)                                                            |
| (a),(b),(c)&(d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. | (a),(b),(c)&(d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                     |

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## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a), (b), (c) &(d) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 67  for 03.12.2015

- (a): Government of India had started National Solar Mission during the year 2010 to increase use of solar  energy in the country. So far 4579 MW capacity of grid connected and 280 MW offgrid solar power plants have been installed in the country.

(b),(c)&(d):

Solar products are already being marketed by e-commerce companies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 66 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Modernisation/Upgradation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI, NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 66

(To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## MODERNISATION/UPGRADATION OF AIRPORTS

## *66. DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of metropolitan and non-metropolitan airports in the
- (b) whether the Government proposes to modernise all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan airports under the public private partnership mode, if
- (c) whether the Government has received requests from various States for

country which are functional; so, the details thereof; modernising/upgrading airports and helipads; (d) if so, the details thereof; and

- (e) the other steps being taken by the Government to upgrade various airports?

## ANSWER

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the table of the House.
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Statement in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Starred (*) Question NO. 66 for 3rd December, 2015 regarding Modernization/ Upgradation of Airports. (a): Details of metropolitan and non-metropolitan airports of the country which are functional are given in Annexure-I. (b): There is no such proposal to modernise all airports under the PPP mode. (c) & (d): Details of the proposal received are given in Annexure-II. (e): Up-gradation and expansion of airports is a continuous process and is undertaken in a phased manner based on improvement in service levels, conveniences desired, operational requirement for safety of aircraft operation, demand from airlines availability of land, viability etc in reference to intended aircraft operations. Works undertaken by Airports Authority of India towards  upgradation and expansion of airports during last 3 years is given at Annexure-III.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 64 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Private Investment in Road Sector
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK

## GOVERMNENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 64

ANSWERED ON 03 RD  DECEMBER, 2015

## PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN ROAD SECTOR

## *64. DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

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

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (a) the target fixed by the Government to bring in private investment in the road sector during the Twelfth Five Year Plan;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to introduce a compensation policy for private investors in the road sector;
- (c) if so, the details and objectives thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for time bound clearance of road projects?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  64  ANSWERED  ON  03 RD DECEMBER,  2015  ASKED  BY  DR.  HEENA VIJAYKUMAR  GAVIT  AND  SHRI  DHANANJAY  MAHADIK  REGARDING  'PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN ROAD SECTOR'

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- (a) During  the  Twelfth  Five  Year  Plan,  private  investment  to  the  tune  of  approximately Rs.1,78,000 crores are required for development of National Highways out of total requirement of Rs.4,83.000 crores.
- (b) and (c) No proposal  for  any  compensation  to  concessionaires  is  under  consideration  of the Government. However, Government has decided to allow extension of concession period for all languishing highway projects on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) (Toll) mode for the period of delay  not  directly  attributable  to  the  concessionaire  subject  to  the  condition  that  tenure  of  the operation period would remain unchanged and the project has to be physically completed within the next three years. Similarly, payment of annuities corresponding to the actual period of delay not  attributable  to  the  concessionaire  in  case  of  languishing  highways  projects  under  BOT (Annuity) mode is also envisaged.
- (d) Considering the importance of completing the projects, various steps have been taken by the Government/National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to remove the hurdles affecting the  construction  of  NHs  includes  streamlining  of  land  acquisition  and  regulatory  clearances, close coordination with other ministries, revamped Disputes Resolution Mechanism etc. NHAI has also decided not to award projects till all major pre-construction approvals are in-place for the project in order to avoid post bid delays and litigations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Accident/Attacks on Passenger Aircrafts
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUDHEER GUPTA, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

(a) Yes Madam.

(b) to (e) No civil aircraft is permitted to fly in the conflict zone. The destinations/zones which have been declared as no go zones are published in the Aeronautical Information Publication (AIP) of respective country. Notification  for  the  information  of  all  concerned  regarding  their respective airspace affected by the conflict is published by the respective country responsible for providing air traffic services. DGCA issues instructions from time to time to ensure safety of the Indian Registered

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 920 (To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## ACCIDENT/ATTACKS ON PASSENGER AIRCRAFT

920. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  the  Government has taken note of the recent spurt in
- accidents/attacks on passenger aircrafts across the globe;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any action plan to ensure
- safety of the countrys aircrafts;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the corrective measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

## Aircrafts.

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