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Lok Sabha Question No. 894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Status of SECC
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 894

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04 .2016

## STATUS OF SECC

## 894. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the SocioEconomic and Caste based Census (SECC) undertaken b the Government to identify the people living below poverty line in the country an time by which the data on the census is likely to be publi shed;
- (b) the details of the people living below poverty line in the country based on SECC State/UT - wise;
- (c) thedetails of norms/guidelines adopted by the Government to identify the families/pe living below poverty line throughout the country;
- (d) the details of the amount allocated, released and spent for conducting census as on
- (e) whether the States have raised demand for additional amount for completion of census; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to  (c):    The Ministry of Rural Development launched a combined Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) in 2011 to generate a large number of socio and economic indicators ranking  of  households  across  the  country  for  both  rural  &  urban  areas.  On  July  3, Government released online ( http://secc.gov.in ), the provisional data from the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 for Rural India. Enumeration has been completed and Final Li has been published by all the States/UTs.   SECC 2011  provides data on households re garding various aspects of their socio - economic status -housing, land - holding/landlessness, educational status, status of women, the differently able, occupation, possession of assets, SC/ST ho incomes, etc. SECC 2011 data captures respondent bas ed disclosures on socio economic status of17.97 crore rural households which has allowed automatic exclusion of 07.07 crore (39.36 %) of households as not poor on the basis of 13 parameters, automatic inclusion of 0.16 cro %) households as poorest of the poor on the basis of 5 parameters and grading of deprivation 8.70 crore (48.53%) of rural households on the basis of seven criteria.

- (d):   So far, Rs.4633/ - Crore has been allocated for conducting the census, out of which a amount of Rs. 404 9.74. Crore has been spent.
- (e) & (f):    Yes, Madam. Some States/UTs have requested for additional funds over and the estimated requirements. These States/UTs are Assam, A&N Island, Dadra & N.H., Daman & Diu, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and West Bengal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 892 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Operation of Flights by Air India
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: MAJ. GEN. (RETD) BHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURI AVSM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

892 (To be answered on the 28th April 2016)

## OPERATION OF FLIGHTS BY AIR INDIA

892.

MAJ. GEN B.C. KHANDURI AVSM (RETD):

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state: -

- (2) the airlines which are operating between Delhi-Dehradun-Delhi and the number of flights operated and occupancy in these flights; being
2. (c) if so, the details thereof;
3. (b) whether private airlines have inducted more fiights in this sector recently in view of profitability and occupancy in this route;
4. (d) the flights operated by Air India in this sector and the type of aircraft and its occupancy; and being
5. (e) the reasons for Air India not operating more flights and use bigger aircraft despite frequent demands for the same?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

- and SpiceJet are operating on Delhi-Dehradun-Delhi sector. Details of the fiight schedule being operated by these airlines are as follows:

Airline

Sector

No. of flights/week

Alliance Air Delhi-Dehradun & VV

07

Indigo Delhi-Dehradun & vV 21

Jet Airways Delhi-Dehradun & vV 35

SpiceJet Delhi-Dehradun & vV 21

Sector wise profitability and occupancy data is not maintained by this Ministry: being

- (d): Alliance Air subsidiary of Air India is operating on Delhi-Dehradun-Delhi sector with 07 flights per week with ATR-72 aircraft:
- (e): Currently Air India does not have spare capacity to undertake the new services The available resources of the Airlines are fully deployed to maintain the existing schedule
Lok Sabha Question No. 891 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Reservation of Lignite Blocks
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 891 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## Reservation of Lignite Blocks

## 891. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union government has received the proposals from the Government of  Gujarat  for  prior  approval  of  reservation  of  four  lignite  blocks  under  section 17A  (2) and 2A  of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment  Act  (MMDR),  2015  in  favour  of  Gujarat  Mineral  Development Corporation Limited; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b) Ministry of Coal has received proposals from the Government of Gujarat for prior approval of reservation of four lignite blocks under section 17A (2) of Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act (MMDR), 1957 in favour of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited(GMDC).  The  said  proposals  of  Government  of  Gujarat  was examined  and  accordingly  the  ministry  hasaccorded  the  approval  to  the proposal  of  Government  of  Gujarat  for  reserving  3015  hectare  area pertaining to the block E,F,G in ValiyaTaluka of District Bharuch under provision of Section 17 (A) (2) of MMDR Act 1957 in favour of GMDC.

As regards other three lignite blocks, the Ministry has requested Government of Gujarat,  GMDC & NLC to consult each other, come to definitive conclusion and send a joint factual report in this matter.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Official Visit for Electrification of Villages
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: S.SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.890 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## OFFICIAL VISIT FOR ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES

890.   SHRI S. SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) it  is  true  that  some  un-electrified  villages  were  included  and  counted  as electrified  villages  in  rural  electrification  data  published  by  the  Union  Government recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has directed the officials to visit villages so as to verify the facts;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the actual total number of rural villages which were electrified during the last one year, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (d) : The data regarding electrification of un-electrified villages are reported by the respective State Governments/DISCOMs.    Rural Electrification Corporation (REC)  being the Nodal Agency for operationalization of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY),  has  appointed  Gram  Vidyut  Abhiyantas  (GVAs)    who  visit villages and report the situation.  In case of discrepancy after field verification, the States/DISCOMs are advised   by REC  to rectify the status.

(e) : A total of 7,108 villages have been electrified during the last one year 2015-16. The State-wise details are given at Annex.

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ANNEX ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 890 TO

BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 28.04.2016. *********** State-wise no. of villages electrified during the last year

| Sr. No.   | States             | 2015-16   |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh  | 174       |
| 2         | Assam              | 942       |
| 3         | Bihar              | 1754      |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh       | 405       |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh   | 1         |
| 6         | Jammu & Kashmir 27 |           |
| 7         | Jharkhand          | 750       |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh 214 |           |
| 9         | Manipur            | 75        |
| 10        | Meghalaya          | 1         |
| 11        | Mizoram            | 16        |
| 12        | Odisha             | 1264      |
| 13        | Rajasthan          | 163       |
| 14        | Tripura            | 9         |
| 15        | Uttar Pradesh      | 1305      |
| 16        | West Bengal        | 8         |
|           | Total              | 7108      |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 889 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Construction of Toilets
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: DILIP PATEL

## Government of India Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 889 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28-04-2016

## Construction of Toilets

## 889. SHRI DILIP PATEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposals from Gujarat to grant Rs. 369.48 crore under new funding ratio of 60:40 for construction of targeted 80,000 toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission during the current year; and
- (b)  if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  sanction  the  proposals  to  enable  the  State Government to build these 80,000 toilets under SBM during the current financial year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

(SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 887 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Forgo Sops Gas Based Power Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.887 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## FOREGO SOPS GAS BASED POWER PROJECTS

887.   SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the gas-based power projects have to forego sops in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) : Government of India has sanctioned a scheme for importing spot RLNG in  2015-16  and  2016-17  for  the  stranded  gas  based  power  plants    as  well  as  for plants receiving domestic gas upto the target PLF selected through a reverse          ebiding process. The scheme provides for financial support from PSDF (Power System Development Fund).  The Scheme envisages sacrifices to be made collectively by all stakeholders,  including  the  Central  and  State  Governments  by  way  of  exemptions from applicable taxes and levies / duties on the incremental RLNG being imported for the purposes. The waivers provided under the scheme are as under:

- (i) Customs duty waiver on imported LNG;
- (ii) Waiver of Value Added Tax, Central Sales Tax, Octroi and Entry Tax;
- (iii) Reduction in pipeline tariff charges, regasification charges and marketing margin;
- (iv) Exemption from transmission charges and losses for stranded gas based power projects.

The  Scheme  is  under  implementation  w.e.f.  1 st   June,  2015  and  three rounds of auction have been completed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 886 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Financial Condition of Distribution Companies
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.886 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## FINANCIAL CONDITION OF DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES

## 886. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  initiatives  to  make  State  distribution companies  financially  viable  and  much  better  without  stressing  the  consumers  and business houses;

(b) if so, the details in this regard;

(c) whether Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Ltd. (TNGDC) has a burden  of  more  than  Rs.  80,000  crores  and  has  deficiencies  in  financial  management implementation  of  power  projects  and  its  operation  and  is  not  releasing  payments  to vendors for procurement of energy meter, if so, the details therefor; and

(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard to ensure that all commitments of payment are fulfilled?

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 Government of India has launched a scheme Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) on 20-11-2015 for the operational and financial turnaround of State owned Power Distribution Companies (DISCOMs).  The scheme aims to reduce interest burden, reduce  the  cost  of  power,  reduce  power  losses  in  Distribution  sector  and  improve operational efficiency of DISCOMs.

The  scheme  incentivizes  the  States  by  exempting  State  takeover  of DISCOM debts from Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) limits for two years; increased supply of domestic coal; coal linkage rationalization; liberally allowing coal swaps from inefficient to efficient plants; allocation of coal linkages to States at notified prices and additional/priority funding in schemes of Ministry of Power (MoP) and Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), if they meet the operational milestones in the scheme.

(c) : The  total  outstanding  debt,  as  informed  by  Tamil  Nadu  Generation  and Distribution  Corporation  Limited  (TANGEDCO),  is  Rs  81,782  Crores.  Interest  payments accounting for more than 60% of the losses in the year 2014-15 indicates the financial stress in TANGEDCO. Complaints have been received regarding non payment of Energy meters supplied by Capitol Power Systems Limited, NOIDA to TANGEDCO. The same has been forwarded to TANGEDCO for necessary action.

(d)  :          UDAY  has  been  launched  by  the  Government  of  India  to  reduce  the  financial liabilities of DISCOMS. The State Government of Tamil Nadu has not joined UDAY despite a high amount of debt liabilities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Black Spot Campaign
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 885

ANSWERED ON 28 TH APRIL, 2016

## BLACK SPOT CAMPAIGN

## 885. DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a)       whether the Ministry has started the 'Black Spot Campaign' to improve road safety measures;
- (b)       if so, the details thereof including salient features of the campaign and the period of time upto which the campaign will continue; and
- (c)       if not, the reasons thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a), (b) & (c) Ministry  has  identified  black  spots  in  consultation  with  state  police authorities  for  rectification  which  is  a  continuous  process.  789  Road  accident  black  spots have been identified on National Highways based on fatalities in 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 and guidelines for the rectification have been circulated to all the executing agencies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 883 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Pending Court Cases
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 883 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.04.2016

## PENDING COURT CASES

## 883.  SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether the Union Government is the biggest litigator in the country;
- (b)    if so, the number of cases pending in various Courts in the country in which the Union Government is a party;
- (c)  the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure that such pending cases are disposed of expeditiously;
- (d)  whether the Government proposes to introduce Case Management System as  being  followed  in  some  other  countries  like  USA  and  Singapore  to reduce  the  pendency  of  court  cases  and  make  the  judicial  system  more efficient in  the country; and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a) to (e) The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Use of Cement for National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, P.P. CHAUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 881 ANSWERED ON 28 TH  APRIL, 2016

## USE OF CEMENT FOR NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## 881. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  construct  National  Highways  with  concrete  or  cement instead of bitumen across the country or in some specific regions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether any surveys have been conducted for the same; and
- (d) the  impact  on  the  cost  of  construction  with  concrete  or  cement  bitumen  and  on  a  per kilometre basis as against all other alternatives?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (d) Rigid pavement is used as the default mode of construction of National Highways but a provision for considering alternative methodology (including flexible pavements) would need to be clearly provided for. The agencies preparing DPRs for the National Highways projects are expected to bring out the reasons why rigid pavement could not be adopted in specific National Highways project and the cost-benefit analysis of rigid pavement vis-à-vis flexible pavement in each project should be clearly brought out.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Use of Hindi Language in Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, LAXMAN GILUWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.880

TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, THE 28 th APRIL, 2016

## Use of Hindi Language in Courts

- +880.  SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY: SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

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

- (a) the details of provisions governing the use of language in Supreme  Court and High Courts in the country;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to review or amend the relevant provisions of the Constitution of India to allow and encourage the use of Hindi language in the proceedings in Supreme Court and High Courts;
- (c) if so, the details and the present status thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote the use of Hindi language in these Courts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE ( SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

(a)  :   Article 348 (1) of the Constitution of India provides that all proceedings in the Supreme Court and in every High Court shall be in English language until Parliament by law otherwise provides. Under Article 348(2), the Governor of the State may, with the previous consent of the President, authorize the use of the Hindi language or any other language used for any official purpose of the State, in the proceedings of the High Court having its principal seat in that State provided that decrees, judgements or orders passed by such High Courts shall be in English.  Section 7 of the Official Languages Act, 1963, provides that the use of Hindi or official language of a State in addition  to  the  English  language  may  be  authorized,  with  the  consent  of  the President of  India, by  the Governor of  the State for  the  purpose of  judgments  etc. made by the High Court for that State.

(b) & (c) :   Government had taken up with the Supreme Court of India the proposals of  the  Governments of  Chhattisgarh,  Gujarat,  Tamil  Nadu  and  Karnataka  seeking consent of the President of India for allowing regional languages in the  proceedings of  their  High  Courts. However,  the  Full  Court  of  the  Supreme  Court  disapproved these proposals.

(d)   :   The provision of optional use of Hindi in proceedings has already been made in the High Courts of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 875 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-28
Subject: Plantation of Trees
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL, MEENAKASHI LEKHI, SHASHI THAROOR, YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERMNENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 875

ANSWERED ON 28 TH  APRIL, 2016

## PLANTATION OF TREES

875. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL: SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI: DR. SHASHI THAROOR: SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

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

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government is aware that larger percentage of trees planted along the National Highways do not survive due to lack of proper mechanism for their care and maintenance, and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to take any steps for proper care and maintenance of the trees  including  training  and  involving  of  local  community  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government have formulated any plan for involving NGOs in nurturing the plant saplings along the National Highways to increase the survival rate; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (d) : Casualties of planted saplings are encountered in plantation along the National  Highways, due to several reasons including harsh climatic conditions and several biotic factors. Replacement of such casualties is an integral part of care and maintenance of plantations as per the established practices.  The Ministry of Road Transport  &  Highways  take  steps  for  proper  care  and  maintenance  of  such plantation along the National Highways and also promotes involvement of NGOs and local communities in under its Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification & Maintenance) Policy-2015.

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