Lok Sabha Question No. 3109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-16
Subject: Space Projects
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA

## 3109.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3109

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2016

## SPACE PROJECTS

- SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the space projects initiated in the last three years along with those which are pending;
- (b) the  amount  allocated,  disbursed  and  utilised  for  these projects, project-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to launch dedicated satellites for States like Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Orissa,  West  Bengal  and  North  Eastern  States  in  the country; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) The space projects initiated by Department of Space during the last three years i.e. 2012-13, 2013-14 & 2014-15 include (i)  five  communication  satellites  viz.  GSAT-15,  GSAT-16, GSAT-17, GSAT-18 and GSAT-19; (ii) seven remote sensing satellites viz. Resourcesat-2A, Cartosat-2E,  SCATSAT-1, NISAR  (NASA-ISRO  Synthetic  Aperture  Radar),  Cartosat-3, Oceansat-3  &  3A;  (iii)  fifteen  continuation  flights  of  PSLV

(C36-C50) and (iv) India's first mission to planet Mars - Mars Orbiter Mission. The projects pending completion in the last three years include Chandrayaan-2 and GSAT-11.

The  space  projects  namely  GSAT-15,  GSAT-16  and  Mars Orbiter Mission have been completed.

- (b) the  details  of  amount  allocated,  disbursed  and  utilised  for these projects, project-wise, are given below:
- [ ` in Crore]
- (c) No Madam.
- (d) Does not arise

|   Sl No | Project                             |   Amount Allocated |   Amount Disbursed (including BE 2015-16) |   Amount utilised till 29.2.2016 |
|---------|-------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|       1 | GSAT-15 (including launch services) |             892.69 |                                    824.07 |                           793.59 |
|       2 | GSAT-16 (including launch services) |             897.94 |                                    865.5  |                           852.6  |
|       3 | GSAT-17 (including launch services) |            1013.2  |                                    330    |                           211.86 |
|       4 | GSAT-18 (including launch services) |            1022    |                                    507    |                           532.88 |
|       5 | GSAT-19                             |              94    |                                     25    |                             5.63 |
|       6 | Resourcesat-2A                      |             200    |                                    100.24 |                            99.4  |
|       7 | Cartosat-2E                         |             160    |                                     25    |                            25.46 |
|       8 | SCATSAT                             |              80    |                                     30    |                             7.86 |
|       9 | NISAR                               |             513    |                                     50    |                             1.91 |
|      10 | Cartosat-3                          |             351.16 |                                     50    |                            17.63 |
|      11 | Oceansat-3 & 3A                     |             797.17 |                                     25    |                             0    |
|      12 | PSLV C36-C50                        |            3090    |                                    203.25 |                            45.66 |
|      13 | Mars Orbiter Mission                |             450    |                                    420.9  |                           447    |
|      14 | Chandrayaan-2                       |             603    |                                    252.45 |                           272.12 |
|      15 | GSAT-11                             |             500    |                                    494.27 |                           490.1  |

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