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Lok Sabha Question No. 4230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Repair of NH 6 on Alkapur-Akola Section
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4230

ANSWERED ON 11 TH   AUGUST, 2016

## REPAIR OF NH 6 ON ALKAPUR-AKOLA SECTION

## 4230.  SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV :

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

- be pleased to state: (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  condition  of  the  Alkapur-Akola  road  section  of  the  National Highway No. 6 is miserable; (b) if so, the details of repair work done on the aforesaid section during the last two  years; and
- (c) if not, the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) to (c)  The Alkapur-Akola road (Malkapur-Akola road) section of the National Highway No. 6 is in traffic worthy condition. The required overlay on this section has been undertaken and an expenditure of Rs. 19 crore has been incurred on repair works during the last two years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4229 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Centres of NIFT
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4229 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## CENTRES OF NIFT

## 4229. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

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

- (a) the  location-wise  details  of  the  Centres  of  the  National  Institute  of  Fashion  Technology (NIFT);
- (b) the details of the NIFT Centres opened during each of the last three years and current year, location and State-wise;
- (c) the expenditure incurred on the smooth functioning and maintenance of these Centres during the said period, Centre-wise;
- (d) whether  any  proposal  for  opening  new  Centres  of  NIFT  is  under  consideration  of  the Government and if so, the details thereof, location-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government so far in this regard?

## उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्री अज ) MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

- (a): Details of the Centres of NIFT location-wise are as follows:-

| Campus      | State            |   Year of Establishment |
|-------------|------------------|-------------------------|
| New Delhi   | NCT of Delhi     |                    1987 |
| Chennai     | Tamil Nadu       |                    1995 |
| Gandhinagar | Gujarat          |                    1995 |
| Hyderabad   | Telangana        |                    1995 |
| Kolkata     | West Bengal      |                    1995 |
| Mumbai      | Maharashtra      |                    1995 |
| Bengaluru   | Karnataka        |                    1997 |
| Raebareli   | Uttar Pradesh    |                    2007 |
| Bhopal      | Madhya Pradesh   |                    2008 |
| Kannur      | Kerala           |                    2008 |
| Patna       | Bihar            |                    2008 |
| Shillong    | Meghalaya        |                    2008 |
| Kangra      | Himachal Pradesh |                    2009 |
| Bhubaneswar | Odisha           |                    2010 |
| Jodhpur     | Rajasthan        |                    2010 |
| Srinagar    | Jammu &Kashmir   |                    2014 |

(b) & (c): A  temporary  campus  of  NIFT  has  been  opened  at  Srinagar,  J&K in 2014. Total expenditure incurred on functioning and maintenance of the campus was Rs. 111.71 crore in 2013-14, Rs. 44.42 crore in 2014-15 and Rs.26.83 in 2015-16.

- (d) & (e): A NIFT Campus has been approved at Panchkula in Haryana.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: PMRDF Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .4228

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.0 8.201 6

## PMRDF PROGRAMME

## 4228. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the Prime Minister Rural Development Fellowship program
- (b) whether the Government proposes to continue the said programme; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- ( a) : Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellows scheme is being implemented in 18 states in the country. At present 113 fellows are deployed in districts.
- ( b) : Yes, Madam.
- ( c) : The Ministry has completed consultation with experts for rev ised parameters for the third batch.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4226 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Performance of Shipping Sector
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4226 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th AUGUST, 2016

## PERFORMANCE OF SHIPPING SECTOR

## 4226.   ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether the Government is awarethat the Indian shipping companies arefacing problems of restricted cash inflowsdue to very low charter hire and freightrates;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along withthe reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to promote the shipping sectorin the country; and
- (d) the financial performance of theShipping Corporation of India Limited foreach of the last three years and the currentyear?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(c):Yes, Madam. Shipping is a cyclical industry and currently it is in a recessionary phase with freight  rates  at  an  all  time  low  in  major  segments,  which  has  adversely  affected  the  financial performance of shipping companies in the recent years.

There  has  been  pessimism  in  the  bulk  shipping  market  after  Baltic  Dry  Index  (BDI) experienced a fall of about 50% from a high of 1200 on August 03, 2015 to the current level of 636 as on August 05, 2016. The earning for most dry bulk owners in India and overseas at these levels of BDI has  been  very  low  across  all  sizes  of  the  dry  bulk  fleet,  with  owners  struggling  to  cover  operating costs.

In  order  to  make  the  Indian  shipping  industry  competitive, Government has initiated several measures such as:

- Indian shipping industry has been provided cargo support through Right of First Refusal.
- Parity in taxation of seafarers employed on Indian flag ships vis-a-vis those on foreign flag ships.
- Exemption  of  Customs  and  Excise  Duty  leviable  on  bunker  fuels  used  in  Indian  flag  container vessels for transportation of mix of EXIM, domestic and empty containers between two or more ports in India.
- Uniform abatement of service tax of 70% for transportation of goods by rail, road and sea vessels.
- Shipping enterprises based in India have been permitted to acquire ships abroad and also flag them in the country of their convenience.
- (d) The details of profit/loss of Shipping Corporation of India for the last three financial years are given below.

| Particulars                  | 2013-14   |   2014-15 | 2015-16            |
|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
| Profit after tax (in Rs. Cr) | (274.66)  |    200.93 | 389 (consolidated) |

The results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 (of the current year 2016-17) have not been announced till date.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Irregularities under IAY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .4225

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.0 8.201 6

## IRREGULARITIES UNDER IAY

## 4225. SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA: SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  eligibility  criteria  for  allotment  of  houses  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas (PMAY);
- (b) whetherthe Government is aware of such cases of allotment of second house des having been allotted one under the erstwhile Indira Awas Yojana (IAY);
- (c) if so, the State - wise details thereof during the last three years and the current y
- (d) the provi sions to take action against persons who have got double allotment unde said scheme and the officials concerned; and
- (e) the action taken under the above said provision during the period, State/UT - w se?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF R URAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- ( a) :The eligible beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY - G) will include all the houseless and households living in zero, one or two room kutch with kutcha wall and kutcha roof, as per Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data.
- ( b) to (e): I f a person has been allotted house under erstwhile IAY and is still in of eligible beneficiaries of PMAY - G  as  per SECC 2011 database, the Gram Sabha ,which verifies the beneficiar ieslist, shall delete the name of such person from the list of eli beneficiaries of PMAY -G.

Under the scheme of Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), a beneficiary who had been allotted under  the  scheme  becomes  ineligible  for  allotment  of  a  second  house .  However,  the guidelines of Indira Awaas Yojana does not prevent a person, who is already a benefi IAY, from getting assistance under Special Project, if her / his house has been des natural calamity or in an incidence of violence, and law and order.

The state Governments are required to take appropriate action in cases of irregula allotment of houses.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Sources of Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4224 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## Sources of Drinking Water

## 4224. SHRI  R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that shortage of drinking water in rural areas is due to   decreasing level of groundwater there; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the measures being taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDAPPA  JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) The shortage of drinking water in the rural areas has mainly occurred due to less rainfall in many  parts  of  the  country  during  the  last  two  years  which  has  resulted  in  the  depletion  of ground  water  table  due  to  inadequate  recharge.  As  most  of  rural  drinking  water  supply schemes  are  based  on  groundwater  sources,  this  has  resulted  in  less  yield  of  water  during summer months in few  schemes in some parts of the country. In addition, inadequate rain has also resulted in depletion of water in major reservoirs in the country and this has compounded the problem of water availability for drinking purpose.

(b) Rural drinking water is a state subject. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, is exerting joint efforts with states towards providing clean drinking water to people in the rural areas  on  sustained  basis  throughout  the  year  under  the  centrally  sponsored  National  Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).  Under NRDWP,  10% of the allocation is meant for Sustainability  component  to  be  used  exclusively  to  achieve  drinking  water  security  by adopting conjunctive use of surface water, rain water, ground water and construction of water recharging  structures  with  major  emphasis  on  water  quality  affected  areas,  over-exploited, critical & semi-critical areas as specified by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), and any other area that the State Government has identified as water stressed area.

Similarly,  various  water  conservations  measures  are  being  taken  up  under  the  flagship programmes of Centre and State under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), Repair, Restoration and  Renovation  (RRR),  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojna (PMKSY), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA), National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (NRLM)  and  Integrated  Watershed  Management Programme (IWMP).

The focus of the Ministry now is to move towards rural water supply schemes based on safe & perennial surface water sources to ensure long term sustainability of source and drinking water security in the event of crisis including drought.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Air India Flight Incident
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4222 (To be answered o the 11th August 2016)

## AIR INDIA FLIGHT INCIDENT

4222. DR P VENUGOPAL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether a London bound Air India flight had to return to Mumbai airport after a cabin crew spotted a rat on board mid air;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered any into it; and . probe
- (d) if s0, the details and findings thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b) : Madam. On 3Oth December; 2015,B787 aircraft VT-ANQ was scheduled to operate flight AT-131 on sector Mumbai London. During the flight crew reported rat in flight deck: Crew initiated Air Turn Back to Mumbai and aircraft landed safely. Yes;
- (c) : Madam. No,
- (d) : Does not arise in view of (c) above:
Lok Sabha Question No. 4221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Per Capita Seats of Domestic Airlines
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

4221 (To be answered o the i1th August 2016)

## PER CAPITA SEATS OF DOMESTIC AIRLINES

4221\_

SHRI D.K SURESH

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the domestic airlines seats per capita in the country is very in comparison to other countries; low
- (c) whether the Government proposes to take any steps to the market opportunity to develop the airline industry; and tap
- (b) if s0, the details thereof for the last three years, year-wise;
- (d)if s0, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) and (): The statement of the seat per capita in the country is at Annexure-l.
- (c) and (d): Government has recently released National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) 2016. The broad features of the NCAP are as under: key
- ii) Revival 0f un-served or under-served routes under RCS.
- 0) VGF for operation under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)
- iii) Introduction of a new Category 'Schedule Commuter Operator' under Commercial Air Transport Operations\_
- v) The requirement 0f 5 years and 20 aircrafts for international operation has been modified to 0 years and 20 aircrafts or 20% of the total capacity (in terms of average number of seats on all departure together) whichever is higher for domestic operations: put
- iv) Rationalization of Category-I routes under Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDGs) on the basis of criteria given in NCAP 2016.
- vi) Liberalization of domestic code share in India within the framework of ASA. points

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Road Connectivity under PMGSY in Uttarakhand
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. RAJENDRAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .4219

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.0 8.201 6

## ROAD CONNECTIVITY UNDER PMGSY IN UTTARAKHAND

## 4219. SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  roads  constructed  and  to  be  constructed  or  pending  under  P Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  curre financial year in Uttarakhand and particularly in Pauri Garh wal region; and
- (b) whether all the villages of the said region are covered under PMGSY and if details thereof and the time by which the said scheme is likely to be implem all the villages?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

- (a): Year- wise details of roads contructed and pending under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sa Yojana (PMGSY) during the last three years and the current financial year in Utta and Pauri Garhwal region are as under:

## Road connectivity under PMGSY in district -Pauri, Uttarakhand

| Year     | Road works completed   | Road works completed   | Road works pending   | Road works pending   |
|----------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|          | No of road works       | Length (in km)         | No of road works     | Length (in km)       |
| 2013- 14 | 4                      | 35.84                  | 78                   | 668.23               |
| 2014- 15 | 25                     | 160.92                 | 53                   | 507.31               |
| 2015- 16 | 18                     | 156.01                 | 35                   | 351.30               |
| 2016- 17 | 4                      | 33.48                  | 46                   | 412.97               |

## Road connectivity under PMGSY in Uttarakhand

| Year     | Road works completed   | Road works completed   | Road works pending   | Road works pending   |
|----------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|          | No of road works       | Length (in km)         | No of road works     | Length (in km)       |
| 2013- 14 | 37                     | 405.16                 | 589                  | 3668.29              |
| 2014- 15 | 96                     | 714.62                 | 493                  | 2953.67              |
| 2015- 16 | 175                    | 1191.06                | 318                  | 1762.61              |
| 2016- 17 | 39                     | 366.07                 | 468                  | 3060.54              |

- (b): As  per  Programme  guidelines,  all  eligible  unconnected  habitations  of  250+ eligible for coverage under PMGSY in Hilly areas. The Government has taken a decisi preponethe completion targets of PMGSY from 2022 to 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: BS I and II Diesel Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4218 ANSWERED ON 11 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## BS I AND II DIESEL VEHICLES

## 4218.   DR. K. GOPAL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is considering to phase out all Bharat Stage (BS) I and II diesel vehicles in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the phasing out of these vehicles will help to reduce the pollution level; 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) Government  has  tightened  the  emission  norms  from  time  to  time  depending  upon  the availability of engine technology, quality of fuel made available by oil companies etc. Bharat Stage IV emission norms for four wheeled vehicles have been implemented in the National Capital Region and other cities from 2010. Since then, the BS IV emission norms have been mandated across the cities and States in a phase wise manner. It is now mandated that BS IV fuel emission norms will be applicable throughout  the  country  by  April  2017,  including  two  wheelers  and  three  wheelers.  Furthermore, Government  has  proposed  introduction  of  Bharat  Stage  VI  fuel  emission  norms  by  the  year  2020 throughout  the  country.  It  is  expected  that  with  the  new  norms  there  will  be  reduction  in  vehicular pollution.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Promotion of Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4216

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## PROMOTION OF SOLAR ENERGY

4216.  DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL:

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

- (a) whether the foreign investors have expressed interest to promote solar energy in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of applications received from the foreign investors for making investment in the solar energy sector during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL , NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY & MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) and (b): Yes,  Madam.  Foreign  Direct  Investment  in  solar  energy  sector  is  permitted upto  100%  through  automatic  route.  Ministry  of  New  &  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  had received green energy commitments for setting up of 1,71,252 MW solar energy projects in India during RE-Invest-2015. This included foreign investors also.
- (c): Foreign  Investment  Promotion  Board  (FIPB)  received  and  approved  the  proposals with the details as under for making investment in the solar energy sector:

|   Year | Name of the Company                   | FDI (in Rs. Crore)   |
|--------|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
|   2013 | M/s ACME Solar Energy Pvt. Ltd.       | 275                  |
|   2014 | M/s Welspun Renewables Energy Limited | 530                  |
|   2015 | M/s Ostro Energy Pvt. Ltd             | 1400                 |
|   2016 | NIL                                   | NIL                  |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Width of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4213

ANSWERED ON 11 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## WIDTH OF NHS

## 4213.  SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been any guidelines regarding the width of the National Highways (NHs) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has recently received any representation from the Government of Kerala seeking the relaxation in the width of NHs; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)  &  (b)  Yes,  Madam.  Indian  Roads  Congress  has  formulated  guidelines  (IRC:73)  titled 'Geometric Design Standards for Rural (Non-Urban) Highways)' which stipulates roadway width as well as the standard width of carriageway for single lane, two lane (with or without raised kerbs) and multi-lane pavements.

- (c) & (d) The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has not received any recent representation from the Government of Kerala seeking the relaxation in the width of NHs.

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