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Lok Sabha Question No. 1846 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Power Supply to Bangladesh
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1846 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016

## POWER SUPPLY TO BANGLADESH

1846.  SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  inaugurated  a  100  MW  power  supply from  Tripura  to  Bangladesh  while  Bangladesh  has  provided  10  GB  of  internet bandwidth from Cox's Bazar to Agartala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  terms  and  conditions  for  implementation  of  the  above projects?

## 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 Hon'ble Prime Minister of Government of India and the Hon'ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh have jointly dedicated the two projects, namely, (i) Second Cross Border Transmission Interconnection system between Surjyamaninagar (India) and South Comilla (Bangladesh) which would transfer 100 MW  power  from  Tripura  to  Bangladesh;  and  (ii)  International  Bandwidth  of  10 GBPS for Broadband Internet from Bangladesh (Cox's Bazar) to India (Agartala).
- (c)  : The  Indian  portion  of  the  transmission  lines  was  constructed  by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) and the transmission tariff and other  charges  are  being  paid  by  Bangladesh  Power  Development Board (BPDB), Bangladesh  in  accordance  with  the  norms  issued  by  the  Central  Electricity Regulatory  Commission  (CERC)  from  time  to  time.  Power  Purchase  Agreement (PPA)  has  also  been  signed  between  BPDB  and  NTPC  Vidyut  Vyapar  Nigam Limited (NVVN) on 15th March 2016 and back to back Power Supply Agreement (PSA)  was  also  signed  by  NVVN  with  Tripura  State  Electricity  Corporation  Ltd (TSECL) to enable commencement of power supply to Bangladesh.

As  regards 10 GB  broadband  internet  line  from  Cox's  Bazaar (Bangladesh) to Agartala, an agreement between Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Limited (BSCCL) was signed on 6th June, 2015. As per the Agreement, BSCCL is leasing 10 GBPS International bandwidth  to  BSNL  for  a  period  of  3  years.  The  Terrestrial  Optical  Fibre  has connected Cox's Baazar-Akhaura-Agartala  through  Internet  Protocol  (IP)  Transit Port from Bangladesh. This serves as an alternate route for telecom and internet traffic for North-Eastern States of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1845 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Exploration by MECL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1845 TO BE ANSWERED ON  05.05.2016

## Exploration by MECL

## 1845.   SHRIY. V. SUBBA REDDY :

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited(MECL)  has  carried  out exploration on recently discovered coal reserves in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, whether any report has been submitted to the Government by MECL;
- (c) if so, the findings of the reports; and
- (d) thetime  by  which  the  Government  proposes  to  start  excavating  coal  reserves  in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&  (b): Mineral  Exploration  Corporation  Limited  (MECL)  has  taken  up  exploration  of Somavaram  West  and  Chintalapudi  coal  blocks  and  commenced  drilling  operations. However drilling inSomavaram East block has not started.

(c) & (d): Procedurally, on completion of exploration Geological Report (GR) is prepared. Based onGR, mining feasibility for extraction is decided. The time of start of excavation of these coal reserves cannot be estimated as of now.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1844 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Energy Consumption by MSMEs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1844 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016

## ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY MSMES

## 1844. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry is aware that seventy per cent of the total industrial Power load of the country is attributed to MSMEs, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Ministry has taken steps to ensure efficient energy consumption by MSMEs and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  steps  have  been  taken  to  encourage  use  of  alternate  or energy efficient technology by MSMEs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether MSMEs fall under the ambit of Energy Conservation Act, 2001 and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

- (a) : The Ministry of  Power  does  not  maintain  data  related  to  Industrial power  load  of  the  country  attributed  to  Micro  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises (MSMEs) separately since the States do not provide any such data.
- (b) & (c): Ministry  of  Power  through  Bureau  of  Energy  Efficiency  (BEE)  and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture company under Ministry of Power has undertaken following steps to ensure efficient energy consumption by MSMEs:
- (i) Since XI Plan period, BEE is implementing BEE-SME energy efficiency  programme  in  various  energy  intensive  clusters.  During the  XI  Plan,  BEE  has  prepared  375  Technology  specific  bankable DPRs  enlisting  energy  efficiency  technologies  identifies  through  a technology  gap  assessment  study  conducted  in  25  high  energy intensive clusters  belonging to  12 SME sectors  followed  by energy audits in 1250 units.
- (ii) During the XII Plan, BEE is implementing 100 demonstration projects on Best Available Energy Efficiency Technologies in 5 clusters. Apart from this, BEE is also implementing energy efficiency activities into

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- (iii) EESL  is  implementing  a  project  funded  under  GEF  through  United Nations Industrial Development Organization for energy efficiency in MSMEs,  to  enable  adoption  of  energy  efficient  technologies  in  10 clusters in the country.

Further,  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs), Government of India is also implementing a Scheme under National Manufacturing Competiveness Programme (NMCP), namely, 'Technology and Quality Upgradation Support (TEQUP) to MSMEs', to support units which intend to implement energy efficient and eco-friendly technology. Under  this  scheme,  the  Government provides  financial  support  to  the  extent  of  25%  of  the  project  cost  towards implementation  of  Energy  Efficient  Technology  (EET),  subject  to  maximum  of Rs.10.00 lakhs.

(d) : MSMEs do not falls under the ambit of Energy Conservation Act, 2001.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1843 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Changes in Land Tenancy Act
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1843 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016

## Changes in Land Tenancy Act

1843. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- ( a) whether the Government proposes to make changes in Land Tenancy Act;
- ( b) if so, the details thereof;
- ( c) whether the Government is also considering policy of compensation for the ten the land; and
- ( d) if so, the details thereo f?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

( a) An  Expert  Committee  constituted  by  NITI  Aayog  to  prepare  a  Model  Agricultu Land  Leasing  Act,  based  on  the  critical  review  of  the  existing  agricultural  tenan States and keeping in view the need to legalize land leasing, has submitted its fin Report on 31.03.2016.  The Report is available on NITI Aayog's website at the following url: -

<http://niti.gov.in/mgov\_file/Final\_Report\_Expert\_Group\_on\_Land\_Leasing.pdf>

(b) to (d): As per Entry 18 of List - II (State List) of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitu the subject of Land and its management is within the jurisdiction of States.  The Central Government in the field of land reforms including tenancy is that of an advis

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1842 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Establishment Charges
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RITA TARAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1842

ANSWERED ON 05 TH  MAY, 2016

## ESTABLISHMENT CHARGES

## 1842.   SHRIMATI RITA TARAI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  stopped  allowing  establishment  charges  for  land acquisitions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  this  stopping  of  establishment  charges  has  resulted  in  closure  of  dedicated cells in districts  which  were  dealing  with Land  acquisitions and  if so,  whether Government  will  reconsider  its  decision  and  allow  establishment  charges  for  quick disposal of land acquisition cases?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a)

No, madam.

- (b) and (c) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 160 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Urban Poverty
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, VIRENDRA  KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 160* TO BE ANSWERED ON MAY 04, 2016

## URBAN POVERTY

No. 160* SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

DR VIRENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:-

- (a) the estimated population living below poverty line in urban areas;
- (b) whether  any  survey  has  been  conducted  recently  to  ascertain
- the number of urban poor and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  comprehensive  scheme  has  been  prepared  and
- implemented for urban poverty alleviation;
- (d) if  so,  whether  these  schemes  have  not  been  successful  in controlling urban poverty; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION [SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU]

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  160*  REGARDING  'Urban  Poverty' RAISED  BY  SHRI  GOPAL  SHETTY  AND  DR  VIRENDRA  KUMAR  FOR

ANSWER ON MAY 4, 2016.

- (a) As per the Poverty Estimates  2011-12  released by erstwhile Planning Commission, the number of persons living below poverty line in urban areas in 2011-12 was 531.25 lakhs.
- (b) A survey to collect data regarding individual and household particulars in urban areas  was conducted along with caste enumeration and rural BPL survey by respective State Government/UT Administration as combined Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC).
- (c)Yes  Madam.  This  Ministry  is  implementing  'Deendayal  Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)' to reduce poverty  and  vulnerability  of  urban  poor  households  by  enabling them to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities for improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable basis.  The Scheme also has provision for Shelters for urban homeless and infrastructure facilities for street vendors.
- (d) & (e):  Under DAY-NULM, substantial assistance has been provided to urban poor for improving their livelihoods. Since 2014-15, 4,00,514 persons have been provided skill training, 85,502 beneficiaries have been assisted for setting up individual or group micro-enterprises, 1,00,431 Self-Help  Groups  (SHG)  have  been formed,  52,487  SHGs  have  been  given  Revolving  Fund  and  89,752 SHGs have been disbursed loans under SHG Bank Linkage Programme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 159 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Security of Indian Students in Ukraine
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.159 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## SECURITY OF INDIAN STUDENTS IN UKRAINE

*159. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  some  Indian  students  have  been  killed/injured  in  a recent attack in Ukraine and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Indian Government has taken up the matter with Ukraine;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  response  of  the  Ukraine Government thereto; and
- (d) the steps taken/ being taken by the Government for ensuring the safety and security of the Indian students in Ukraine?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SUSHMA SWARAJ)

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  159  REGARDING  "SECURITY  OF INDIAN STUDENTS IN UKRAINE" FOR ANSWER ON 04.05.2016

(a) Yes.  Three  Indian  students  of  Uzhgorod  Medical  College  in  Ukraine  were stabbed by three Ukrainian nationals at around 3 AM in the morning of Sunday, 10 April  2016.  Shri  Pranav  Shaindilya, R/o Muzaffarnagar, UP and Shri Ankur Singh, R/o Ghaziabad, UP succumbed to the stabbing. The third student Shri Indrajeet Singh Chauhan, R/o Agra,  UP,  however,  survived  and  was  discharged  on  21  April,  2016 from the hospital, viz Uzhgorod City Hospital, and is recuperating in college hostel. Preliminary investigations suggest robbery could have been the motive of the incident.

(b) & (c) Yes.  Our  Embassy  in  Kyiv  has  taken  up  the  matter  of  the  safety  of Indian students strongly with the Foreign  Office of Ukraine on 11 April, 2016 and requested for expeditious investigation of the issue. In parallel, our Ambassador has also met the Chief of Police of Ukraine on 14 April, 2016 and requested that trial of the accused be expedited and the criminals be brought to justice. Our Embassy has also taken up the matter with the Prosecutor General Office of Uzhgorod region on 21 April, 2016 seeking speedy trial.

(d) Embassy  regularly  visits  the  universities,  interacts  with  the  students  and discusses safety and security aspects with the university authorities. In addition, our Embassy periodically issues advisories for Indian Nationals; advice on personal safety and security is integral part of such advisories.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 156 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: New Flagship Schemes
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. GOPAL

No. *156

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.156*

TO BE ANSWERED ON MAY 04, 2016

## NEW FLAGSHIP SCHEMES

DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the new flagship schemes under his Ministry have not been able to achieve the envisioned targets;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  adequate  steps towards bridging the country's infrastructure gap; and
- (d) if so, the details of the steps proposed to garner ample funds to tide  over  the  urban  infrastructure  deficit  during  the  coming years?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.156* FOR 04.05.2016 REGARDING NEW FLAGSHIP SCHEMES

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(a)&(b): Ministry has launched Flagship schemes for assisting efforts of  State  Government  towards  urban  infrastructure  and  for  improving governance  &  capacity  building.    These  schemes  are  Swachh  Bharat Mission (SBM), Smart City Mission and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT). The envisioned targets and outcomes of the  missions  are  expected  to  be  achieved  in  the  respective  mission period.

(c)& (d): Urban  Development  is  a  State  subject.  The  Ministry  assists the  State  and  UT  Governments  by  providing  technical  and  financial assistance  through  its  schemes  and  programmes. The  new  flagship schemes of  the  Government  envisage  a  paradigm  change  in  financing urban infrastructure in the country to tide over the urban infrastructure deficit  during  the  coming  years.    This  paradigm  change  relates  to augmenting the grants from government for urban infrastructure through increased use of public private partnerships, user charges, funding from bilateral and multilateral sources of finance, municipal bonds, National Infrastructure and Investment Fund, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 155 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Advertisement Revenue in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.155 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## ADVERTISEMENT REVENUE IN RAILWAYS

- *155.  SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has appointed any global consultancy firm to assist  them  in  mopping  up  advertising  revenue  in  the  next  few years;
- (b) if  so, the terms and conditions of the agreement and the details of areas/sectors  in  which  the  firm  is  likely  to  guide  Railways  to generate revenues; and
- (c) the  details  of  views  suggested  by  the  consultancy  firm  and  the action taken by the Railways on those points/views?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS

( SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU )

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION  NO. 155 BY SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.05.2016 REGARDING ADVERTISEMENT REVENUE IN RAILWAYS.

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  With a view to generate additional revenue through commercial publicity,  a  Professional  Media  Agency,  has  been  appointed through  open  tender  process  by  Rail  India  Technical  and  Economic Services (RITES).  Terms and conditions of the appointment include: (i) Assessment  of  the  earning  potential/value  of  static  and  mobile assets of Indian Railway on Pan India basis by selection and survey of representative stations and trains; and (ii) Completion of the study within a time frame of six months from the date of appointment i.e. 25.01.2016. (c): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 152 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-04
Subject: Chabahar Port
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.152 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.05.2016

## CHABAHAR PORT

- *152. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether India, Afghanistan and Iran have finalized the tripartite agreement to develop Chabahar Port in Iran as an international transport  corridor  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  its  likely benefits to India;
- (b)   whether the Minister of External Affairs of India is expected to travel  to  Iran  for  a  meeting  in  this  regard,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c)     whether India and Iran are expected to finalise the agreement for  an  equity  stake  by  India  in  the  Farzad  'B'  gas  field  in  the near future; and
- (d)   if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER THE MINISTER FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SUSHMA SWARAJ)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 152 REGARDING 'CHABAHAR PORT' FOR ANSWER ON 04.05.2016 India,  Iran  and  Afghanistan  have  finalized  the  text  of  the  Agreement  on Establishment  of  International  Transport  and  Transit  Corridors  among  the  three countries (Chabahar Agreement) in the 2 nd Trilateral meeting of Experts on 11 April 2016  in  New  Delhi.  The  draft  Agreement  provides  necessary  legal  framework  for movement of goods and passengers across the territories of the Parties via Chabahar Port in Iran, thus affording India a reliable sea-land access route into Afghanistan and onwards to other Central Asian Countries. External  Affairs  Minister  travelled  to  Iran  on  16-17  April  2016  at  the invitation of her Iranian counterpart to discuss India-Iran bilateral relations, including signing of the above Trilateral Agreement. Discussions with Iranian authorities on participation of ONGC Videsh Ltd in Iran  have progressed satisfactorily. This subject was also discussed in the talks between EAM and her counterpart  on  17  April  2016  in  Tehran,  Iran  where  the  Iranian  authorities indicated that the gas field will be made available to India. The concerned companies exploration,  development  and  off-take  from  Farzad  B  gas  field  in have been directed to complete their contractual negotiations on Farzad B in a timebound manner.

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