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Lok Sabha Question No. 2039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Regulation of Legal Profession
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS *****

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2039 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## Regulation of Legal Profession

2039. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of any direction from the Supreme Court of India  to  the  Law  Commission  of  India  to  review/examine  all  the  relevant issues regarding regulation of legal profession particularly in view  of declining  standards  and  increasing  intolerance  in  the  legal  profession  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Law Commission/Government thereto;
- (c) the measures taken/being taken by the Government to bring reforms in legal education to curb inefficiency in the profession; and
- (d) the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the quality of legal education/profession in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) and (b) : Yes, Madam. The present Law Commission of India has received a letter dated 11.07.2016 from the Supreme Court of India along with a copy of order dated 05.07.2016 passed in Criminal Appeal No. 63 of 2006 in the matter of Mahipal Singh Rana, Advocate Vs. State of U.P. The said letter along with copy of the order dated 05.07.2016 is yet to be placed before the Chairman, Law Commission of India.

(c) and (d) : The Government will take appropriate action after receiving the report from the Law Commission of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2038 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Ro-Ro Service
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: ARKA KESHARI DEO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2038 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th   JULY, 2016

## RO-RO SERVICE

## 2038. SHRI ARKA KESHARI DEO:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce Roll-on and Roll-off (R-R) Service on Kolkata-Varanasi stretch of river Ganga for transportation of cars etc;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the present status of progress made under 'Jal Marg Vikas' project on AllahabadHaldia stretch of river Ganga;
- (d) the funds allocated/utilised for the purpose; and
- (e) the time limit fixed for completion of the said project?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b):Yes, Madam.  A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and M/s Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. for  transportation  of  cars  through  inland  vessels  and  the  IWAI  has  planned transportation  of  cars  from  Varanasi  to  Kolkata  on  National  Waterway-1  i.e. River Ganga.
- (c)to(e):'Jal  Marg  Vikas'  project  has  been  undertaken  in  National  Waterway-1  with technical and financial assistance of the World Bank for capacity augmentation of National Waterway - 1 from Haldia to Allahabad (1620 km).   The project aims at developing the fairway to enable safe navigation of at least 1,500 ton vessels.    The  project  would  be  completed  over  a  period  of  six  years  at  an estimated cost of approximately Rs.4,200 crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2037 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Flight from Trichy to Delhi
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 8 2037 (To be answered on the July 2016) 28th

## FLIGHT FROM TRICHY TO DELHI

2037.

SHRI RP. MARUTHARAJAA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to start flights from Trichy to Delhi;
- (b) if s0, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to give sanction for short distance flights from Trichy to Coimbatore,Madurai, Surat; Mumbai etc ; and
- (d) if s0, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) (b): Currently Air India has no plans to start flights from Trichy to Delhi due to non-availability of resources.
- (c) (d): As per Summer Schedule-2016, approved by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA); no scheduled domestic airiine is operating flights from Trichy to Coimbatore, Madurai\_ Surat and Mumbai airport. Government has laid down Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDG) with & view to achieve better regulation of air transport services of different regions of the country; It is, however, up to the airlines to provide air services to specific places depending\_upon the traffic demand and commercial viability.As such; the scheduled airlines are free to operate anywhere in the country subject to compliance with Route Dispersal Guidelines.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Delay due to Adjournments
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2034

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, THE 28 TH  JULY, 2016

## Delay due to Adjournments

## †2034. SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the delay in disposal of cases due to frequent adjournments of hearing by the Courts in the country;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the average delay in disposal of cases due to the aforesaid reasons;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the remedial measures taken / being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (e): Time taken for disposal of a case depends on several factors such as category of case  (civil  or  criminal),  complexity  of  facts  involved,  nature  of  evidence,  co-operation  of stakeholders viz .  bar, investigation agencies, witnesses and litigants besides the availability of physical infrastructure, supporting court staff and applicable rules of procedure.  There are several  factors  which  may  lead  to  delay  in  disposal  of  cases.    These, inter-alia, include vacancies  of  judges,  frequent  adjournments,  number  of  revisions  /  appeals  and  lack  of adequate  arrangement  to  monitor,  track  and  bunch  cases  for  hearing.    As  such  it  is  not practicable to assess the average delay in disposal of cases due to adjournments alone.

In order to expedite the trial of Court cases a number of legislative changes have been made  in  procedural  laws,  which  include  provisions  for  limiting  adjournments  of  court proceedings in criminal and civil matters as contained in Section 309 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and order XVII of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.  The Government has adopted  a  co-ordinated  approach  to  assist  judiciary  for  phased  liquidation  of  arrears  and pendency  in  judicial  systems,  which, inter-alia ,  involves  better  infrastructure  for  courts including  computerisation,  increase  in  strength  of  judicial  officers  /  judges,  policy  and legislative  measures  in  the  areas  prone  to  excessive  litigation  and  emphasis  on  human resource development.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Assessment of Electricity Demand
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2033 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## ASSESSMENT OF ELECTRICITY DEMAND

†2033.  SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  assessment  in  regard  to  demand  of electricity in the next five years due to rapid industrialisation and urbanisation, if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide assistance for setting up power projects in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : Electricity Demand of the country is periodically assessed by the Central Electricity  Authority  (CEA),  taking  into  account  various  factors  including  rapid industrialization  and  urbanisation.  The  latest  electricity  demand  forecast  report  is based on the 18th Electric Power Survey of India carried out by the CEA in December, 2011.

As per this Report, the estimated Electrical Energy Requirement (EER) and Annual Peak Electric Load (APEL) of the country for year 2017-18 to 2021-22 are given below:

| Year    |   Electrical Energy Requirement (Million Units) |   Annual Peak Electric Load (MW) |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                                         1450982 |                           214093 |
| 2018-19 |                                         1552008 |                           229465 |
| 2019-20 |                                         1660783 |                           246068 |
| 2020-21 |                                         1778109 |                           264041 |
| 2021-22 |                                         1904861 |                           283470 |

..........2.

In  order  to  reassess  the  electricity  demand,  the  19th  Electric  Power Survey  Committee  (EPSC)  has  also  been  constituted  and  the  work  of  electricity demand forecast is under finalization.

(b) : Under Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Development Investment Programme, Asian Development Bank has committed a funding of USD 800 million for the construction of following Hydro Electric Power Projects:

- (i) Kashang I, II and III HEP (3x65 MW).
- (ii) Sawra Kuddu HEP (111 MW).
- (iii) Sainj HEP (100 MW).
- (iv) Shongtong Karcham HEP (450 MW).

These  projects  are  being  implemented  by  Himachal  Pradesh  Power Corporation Limited.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Launching of Energy Efficient Pumps
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2031

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## Launching of Energy Efficient Pumps

## 2031. SHRI  MAHEISH GIRRI

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  make  India  more  energy  efficient  in  the Agriculture sector, if so, the details thereof ;

(b)  whether  the  Government in collaboration with some Public Sector undertakings (PSUs) is planning to launch energy efficient pumps for Agriculture proposes, if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether a study was carried out to identify alternate methods of producing renewable energy, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Yes Madam, the Government of india through Bureau of Energy Efficiency, has  taken various  steps  for  promotion  of  energy  efficiency  in  agriculture  sector.  For  existing  pumpsets, efficiency  upgradation  is  promoted  through  implementation  of  Agriculture  Demand  Side management  (AgDSM)  projects  on  ESCO  mode,  in  which  old  &  inefficient  pumpsets  are replaced with star rated Energy Efficient Pumpsets (EEPS). Also for new  agriculture connections,  state-wise  mandatory  regulations  are  encouraged  for  use  of  star  rated  Energy Efficient Pumpsetes (EEPS).

(b): Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) a jont venture companies of the power sector PSUS,  has  designed  an  innovative  programme  for  enhancing  energy  efficiency  in  agriculture sector.  Under  this  programme,  the  old  and  inefficient  electric  pump  sets  of  farmers  are  to  be replaced at free of cost.  In addition to this, smart control panels are to be provided to enhance the ease of operation of pumps.  The energy efficient electric pumps, which are 4 or 5 star rated, ensure  a  minimum  of  30%  reduction  in  energy  consumption.    The  reduction  of  energy consumption  in  agriculture  would  result  in  30%  reduction  in  power  subsidy  that  the  State Government provides to distribution companies.

(c): KPMG,  in  consultation  with  Shakti  Foundation,  has  done  a  feasibility  study  for promotion of Solar Agriculture pumps in India. Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is already providing  Central  Finance  Assistance  for  promotion  of  solar  pumps  for  irrigation  &  drinking water which are implemented by various State agenies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Medical Care Facilities on NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2030

ANSWERED ON 28 TH    JULY, 2016

## MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES ON NHS

2030.    SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

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

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any proposal to construct emergency medical care facilities on National Highways across the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the steps proposed to be taken by the Government for the speedy medical treatment for the road accident victims?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)  to  (c)    The  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  has  been  implementing  a  scheme  namely 'Capacity Building for Developing Trauma Care Facilities in Govt. Hospitals on National Highways' since the 11 th Five Year Plan with overall objective of bringing  down preventable deaths because of road accidents to 10 per cent by developing a pan-India trauma network in which no trauma victim has to be transported for more than 50 kilometers and a designated Trauma Care Facility is available at every 100 Km of the National Highway.

During the 11 th Plan,  140  hospital  were  identified  for  upgrading  the  Trauma  care  facilities along  the  National  Highways.  During  the  12 th plan,  it  has  been  decided  to  establish  85  additional trauma  care  facilities  preferably  in  States/Uts  which  were  not  covered  in  the  11 th Plan.    Besides Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has provided 134 advance Life Support Ambulance to the trauma care, identified by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare during 2008-2013 under the National Highway Accident Relief Service Scheme (NHARSS).

In  addition,  Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had launched three pilot project for cashless treatment of road accident victims on following stretches of National Highways:-

- (i) Gurgaon - Jaipur stretch of National Highway (NH) No.8.
- (ii) Vadodara - Mumbai stretch of NH No. 8
- (iii) Ranchi - Rargaon - Mahulia stretch of NH No. 33.

The objective of the project was to save lives of accident victims by providing prompt and appropriate medical care during 'Golden Hour", and thereby reduce fatalities and disabilities due to road accidents. The project envisages transport of accident victims from the accident scene to hospital and, where required, from one hospital to another for treatment at a public or private hospital for the first 48 hours or Rs. 30,000/-, whichever is earlier.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Financial Assistance to NRE Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2029

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## Financial Assistance to NRE Projects

## 2029. SHRI  J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY, MP

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

- (a) whether it is  a fact that  the Government has constituted the  Indian Renewable Energy  Development  Agency,  a  financial  company  exclusively  for  giving  financial assistance  to  the  new  and  renewable  energy  projects  for  the  development  of  the  nonconventional energy projects in the country;
- (b) if so, whether Reserve Bank of India has brought this sector under priority sector lending and the rate of interest that is being prescribed by IREDA for the non-conventional energy sector along with the rate of interest that is being allowed by the pubic undertaking banks to the transmission companies and the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited etc. for similar projects;
- (c) if so, the details of all other charges that IREDA is levying on NRE developers;
- (d) whether  IREDA is  charging  rate  of  interest  over  and  above  the  rate  of  interest being  charged  by  the  nationalized  banks  and  1  percent  rate  of  interest  during  the construction period having fixed the construction period 2 to 3 years for each project; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- a) Yes, Madam.  The Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), a non-banking financial company (NBFC) was established in 1987 for promoting, developing and extending financial assistance for setting up renewable energy and energy efficiency/ conservation projects.

b)&c): The  renewable  energy  sector  has  been  classified  as  priority  sector  for lending by the Reserve Bank of India vide circular dated 24/4/2015. Under priority sector, the Banks provide loans up to a limit of Rs.15 crore to the borrowers for renewable energy projects.  As  IREDA  is  an  NBFC,  registered  with  RBI  and  giving  financial  assistance exclusively to the new and renewable energy projects, the said circular of RBI for priority sector  is  applicable  for  banks  only  and  not  for  IREDA.  The  rates  of  interest  charged  by IREDA are very competitive with that of other banks and FIs. IREDA charges front end fees and application fees like other institutions/ banks. The interest charged by IREDA is a function  of  the  project  profile,  creditworthiness,  repayment  capacity  etc  and  varies  from project to project.

d)& e): The rate of interest  being  charged  by  IREDA are very competitive with that of other banks and FIs. No interest during construction period is charged for wind and solar  projects.  However,  said  interest  is  charged  @  0.5%  for  long  gestation  projects  in Hydro and Biomass cogeneration etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Irregularities in Leasing of Land to DIAL
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 2027 (To be answered on the July 2016)

## IRREGULARITIES IN LEASING OF LAND TO DIAL

2027.

PROF SAUGATA ROY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had audited the records of   leasing   land to Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) for the international aerodrome in Delhi;
- in leasing of land to the joint venture; whether the CAG noticed any irregularities and
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (aif so, the details 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) to (d): Yes Madam: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had dirried Oudhi Petecrational Airport; New Delhi and presented Its report No 5 % 2012 to the Parliament. The CAG in its report had raised issue Of leasing out land to the Joint rental basis and commercial The CAG report was taken up by Public Accounts Committee %f Lok Sabha for examination based 0n the from Ministry of Civil Aviation: PAC had submitted its (94th Report) to the Parliament. Ministry. has taken action on the the committee. replies

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2023 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Agreement by World Bank
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2023

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## AGREEMENT BY WORLD BANK

## 2023. SHRI C. N. JAYADEVAN

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

- a) whether the World Bank has made an agreement with the Indian-led International Solar Alliance (ISA) to support Indian initiatives for expanded solar power generation in the country;
- b) if so, the details thereof; and
- c) the manner in which the World Bank help is proposed to be utilized to expand the solar energy generation programme in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes Madam,  On  30  June 2016, the Interim Administrative Cell of the International  Solar  Alliance  (ISA  Cell)  and  the  World  Bank  signed  a  Joint  Declaration  to promote solar energy globally.

Major areas identified  for working jointly included :a) develop a roadmap to  mobilize financing;  b)  develop  financing  instruments  including  credit  enhancement,  reduce  hedging costs/currency  risk,  bond  raising  in  locally  denominated  currencies  etc.  which  support  solar energy development and deployment; c) Support ISA's plans for solar energy through technical assistance and knowledge transfer; d) work on mobilization of concessional financing through existing  or,  if  needed,  new  trust  funds  ;  e)  support  Renewable  Energy  Global  Investment Promotion Meet & Expo (RE-INVEST) events. In addition, both sides decided to work in other areas and themes as jointly decided.

- c): The  World  Bank  with  its  expertise  and  financial  strength  can  help  in  providing  funds from  its  own  source  and  mobilizing  funds  from  other  sources  for  expansion  of  solar  energy generation programme in the country.

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