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Lok Sabha Question No. 3213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Land Acquisition
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA, SAKUNTALA LAGURI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3213 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## Land Acquisition

## 3213. SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA: SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy has been implemented in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   whether Tribal Development Plan has been implemented in case of displacement of more than 200 tribal families and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)    the details of locations where the said plan has been implemented, State/UTwise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a) to (c):  The Government of India formulated a National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007, which came into effect from 31 October 2007. A copy of the same is available at the following URL:

## http://dolr.nic.in/dolr/downloads/pdfs/NRRP2007.pdf

The subject of 'Land and its management' is covered within the legislative jurisdiction of the States as provided in Entry No. 18 of List II (State List) of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution.

No  consolidated  information  on  displacement/  rehabilitation  of  tribals  is available in the Department.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3212 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Cleaning of Iconic Places
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH, BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL, KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

## Government of India Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3212 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04-08-2016

## Cleaning of Iconic Places

†3212. SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA: DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY: SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH: DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL:

SHRI KANAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken a decision for cleaning of ten iconic places under the Swachh Bharat Mission;
- (b) if so, the funds allocated for the purpose and the names of such iconic places in the country including Punjab, Gujarat and Jharkhand, location-wise, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the criteria for selection of these places;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  extend  this  cleaning  drive  to  other  tourist/religious places with large pot falls and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  roped  in  public  sector  companies  such  as  NALCO  and Hindustan Zinc to fund a part of its Swachh Bharat Mission, and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) and (b) On pilot basis 10 iconic places have been identified to be cleaned up in 1 st Phase. All the Stakeholders, who are responsible for upkeep of these iconic places, that includes the Local Administration, Tourism Department, Archaeological Survey of India etc. have been advised to

prepare their  plan  along  with  expenditure  to  be  incurred  and  sources/schemes  from  where  the funds are to be dovetailed. State-wise, name of iconic tourist places to be cleaned is as under :

| S.N.   | State          | Name of Iconic tourist places         |
|--------|----------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1      | Assam          | Kamakhya Temple                       |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh | Tirupati Temple                       |
| 3.     | Jammu &Kashmir | Vaishno Devi Temple                   |
| 4.     | Odisha         | Jagannath Puri Temple                 |
| 5.     | Maharashtra    | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus          |
| 6.     | Punjab         | Golden Temple                         |
| 7.     | Rajasthan      | Ajmer Sharif Dargah                   |
| 8.     | Tamilnadu      | Meenakshi Temple                      |
| 9.     | Uttar Pradesh  | Taj Mahal, Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi |
|        | Total          | 10                                    |

- (c)  These  places  have  been  selected  based  on  cultural,  historical,  religious  and  touristic importance.
- (d) Government has plan to clean 100 iconic sites in India. On pilot basis 10 iconic places have been identified to be cleaned up in 1 st Phase.
- (e)  As  part  of  making  iconic  places  Swachh,  NALCO  and  Hindustan  Zinc  have  adopted Jagannath Puri Temple and Ajmer Sharif Dargah respectively.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: New Vehicle Safety Assessment Programme
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, R. VANAROJA, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has decided to come out with occupant protection regulations under Bharat New Vehicles Safety Assessment Programme (BNVSAP) on safety standard of cars in India;

(b) if so, the details and salient features thereof;

- (c) whether the Government is considering some new standard and provisions for safety of heavy vehicles in the country and the steps taken by the Government in this regard, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the United States will provide technical assistance to India to improve on road safety and implement intelligent traffic management system, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether any agreement has been signed or likely to be signed between both the country in the near future in this regard, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the time by which the work on the projects is likely to be started along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a)  &  (b)    This  Ministry  has  issued  notification  S.O.  1139  (E)  dated  28.04.2015  and  S.O.  2412  (E)  dated 03.09.2015  for  amendment  of  Central  Motor  Vehicles  Rules,  1989  (CMVRs)  wherein,  compliance  as  per Crash  standards,  Automotive  Industry  Standard  098  and  Automotive  Industry  Standard  099  shall  be mandatory for the new vehicles from 1 st October, 2018, and in case of existing vehicles same will apply from 1 st October,  2020.Ministry is working on New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) for the vehicle safety parameters.
- (c)            Ministry has issued following notifications on provision for safety of heavy vehicles in the country:
- i. Introduction of Speed Governor notified vide GSR 290 (E) dated 15.04.2015.
- ii. Introduction of Anti-lock Braking System notified vide GSR 52 (E) dated 23.07.2015 and GSR 389(E) dated 09.06.2014.
- iii. Bus Body Code notified vide draft GSR 531 (E) dated 18.05.2016.
- iv. Truck Body Code notified vide draft GSR 658 (E) dated 04.07.2016.
- (d) to (f)  No such decision has been taken.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3210

ANSWERED ON 4 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## NEW VEHICLE SAFETY ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME

## 3210. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Spinning Mills
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

## SPINNING MILLS

3208.   SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD: SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the recent spurt in cotton prices has resulted in higher input costs for the spinning sector in the country and the sector is facing financial crunch;

(b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  requested  the  Cotton  Corporation  of  India  (CCI) recently  to  sell  its  existing  stock  purchased  under  MSP  to  spinning  mills  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and the action taken by the CCI in this regard;

(c) whether the spinning mills are facing financial crunch due to pending subsidies under the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government proposes to clear the pending subsidies in order to safeguard the interests of these mills and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  overcome  the  financial  crunch being faced by the spinning mills in the country?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( श्री अज )

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

(a) & (b): Yes, madam, the recent spurt in cotton prices has resulted in higher input costs for the  spinning  sector  in  the  country  leading  to  some  financial  stress.  Accordingly,  Ministry  of Textiles  has  decided  and  directed  Cotton  Corporation  of  India  (CCI)  to  sell  its  existing  stock purchased under Minimum Support Price (MSP) to Spinning Mills in the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) category only.  CCI has commenced the e-auction sale of its balance unsold stock with effect from 2.8.2016 to the Small Scale Industries (SSI) units registered with the office of  Textile  Commissioner  and  the  Government  Co-operative  mills  which  are  fully  dependent  on them for their cotton requirements.

(c): No,  madam.    The  financial  assistance  provided  to  Textile  units  under  Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) by way of Interest Reimbursement/Capital Subsidy is marginal as compared to the loan amount received by them from Banks.

(d) & (e): Under Modified Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (M-TUFS), subsidy has been released upto the quarter ending March, 2016. Under Revised Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (R-TUFS) and Revised Restructured Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (RR-TUFS) subsidy has been released upto the quarter ending December, 2015.   In order to ease the situation, CCI has started to sell its stock to SSI spinning mills.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3207 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Investment in Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, T. RADHAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3207 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH

## LOK SABHA INVESTMENT IN PORTS

## AUGUST, 2016

## 3207.   DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether the Government has recently initiated measures to attract industries from United States (US) for investments in ports, ship-building and coastal economic zones in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the objectives thereof; and
- (c) the outcome of the recent Indian official visit to the US in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b):The Maritime India Summit, 2016 was organized from 14-16 April, 2016 in Mumbai to attract investments in the Indian Maritime Sector, including  that from the USA. More than 5000 delegates participated in the Summit and were provided information regarding new  investment opportunities mainly in the ports, shipping, ship building and Sagarmalaprogramme.  Business  agreements  amounting  to  more  than  Rs.83,000crores covering  141  projects  were  also  signed  during  the  Summit.  Investors  have  shown interest in investing in the Maritime sector.
- (c )The recent official visit to USA from 10-18 July, 2016 involved presentations to chambers of commerce  and  prominent  investors  in  Washington  DC,  New  York  and  the  Silicon Valley. The potential investors were provided detailed information regarding potential projects and investment opportunities through presentations, electronic documents and publications. These investors have exhibited interest regarding bringing direct investment in the Indian Maritime sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Revenue/Profit of AAI
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO\_ :

3206

(To be answered on the 4th August 2016)

## REVENUEIPROFIT OF AAI

3206\_

SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL

SHRIMATI K MARAGATHAM

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the growth in passenger traffic has pushed the revenues of Airports Authority of India (AAI) a record Rs.10,000 crore mark in 2015-16, helping it clock a robust growth in its net profit; past
- (c) the details of revenue and profit registered by AAI during the last three years and the current year; year and sector-wise;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the various factors that led to such a high revenue earned by AAI;
- (d) whether higher passenger traffic, user development passenger service fee on air tickets have contributed to such high revenue of AAI; and fee,

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(c): Details are at Annexure-I:

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b): Yes Madam: There is increase in the passenger traffic by 18%, in aircraft movements by 11% and in airport lease revenue by 16.23% for the 2015-16 over 2014-15. These have contributed to AAI's robust growth in its net profit: year
- (d) & (e): Increase in passenger numbers, marginal increase of User Development Fee (UDF) charges in AAI airports, Passenger Service Fee (Facilitation Component) and increase in lease revenue from Delhi and Mumbai  airports have contributed to the increase in AAI revenues. Details are as under:
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

|                       | 2015-16         | 2014-15         | Growth   |
|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------|
| Number of             | 93 million      | 79 million      | 18%      |
| Passenger at Airports |                 |                 |          |
| UDF                   |                 | Rs. 766.57 Cr.  | 23%      |
| PSF(FC)               | Rs. 233.86 Cr:  | Rs. 200.53 Cr.  | 17%      |
| Lease Revenue         | Rs. 3379.26 Cr. | Rs. 2907.49 Cr. | 16%      |

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## Annexure-|

(Rs. in Crore)

|                            |   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Air Navigational Services_ |   2087.64 |   2229.7  |   2355.55 |   2581.08 |
| Airport Services_          |   2469.16 |   3063.99 |   3825.45 |   4663.01 |
| Airport Lease Revenue      |   2115.32 |   2684.35 |   2907.49 |   3379.26 |
|                            |    176.96 |    192    |    196.49 |    201.15 |
| Total                      |   6849.08 |   8170.04 |   9284.98 |  10824.5  |
| Profit Before Tax          |   1386.87 |   2520.31 |   2791.41 |   3697.35 |
| Profit After Tax           |    735    |   1441.06 |   1959.22 |   2537.36 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Recycling of Waste
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE

## Government of India Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3199 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04-08-2016

Recycling of Waste

## †3199. SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

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

- (a) the gap between the waste generated and re-cycling capacity in the country;

(b) whether recycling capacity of the waste in comparison to the waste generated is very low; and

(c) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to bridge this gap?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a)  to  (c)  The  Ministry  of  Urban  Development  has  not  formulated  any  specific  scheme  for recycling of waste water. However, under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Mission for Smart Cities for 500 Class-I cities approved by Govt. of  India,  one  of  the  eligible  components  is  sewerage  and  sewage  treatment  plants  including recycling and re-use of wastewater.

The mandate of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation is rural sanitation, for which  Swachh Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  has  been  launched.  The  Mission  is  a  comprehensive  programme  to ensure sanitation facilities in rural areas  with the main objective of  eradicating the practice of open defecation and ensuring clean environment. Solid and Liquid Waste Management (SLWM) is  one of the integral components of SBM(G) and under Liquid Waste Management, activities like low cost drainage, soakage channels/ pits, waste stabilization ponds system, reuse of waste water etc. can be taken up. Depending upon the amount of waste water generated, the State can choose the type of liquid waste management facility they wish to create. Funds for Solid and Liquid Waste Management activities with a cap of Rs. 7/12/15/20 lakh are available for Gram Panchayats having upto 150/300/500/ more than 500 households.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Electricity to Railway Stations by Solar Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK, PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3198

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## ELECTRICITY TO RAILWAY STATIONS BY SOLAR ENERGY

## 3198. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI K. PARASURAMAN

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

(a) whether the Union Government proposes to make the electricity available to all the railway stations through solar energy; and

- (b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the funds allocated by the Government to all the States including Haryana under this project, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): In  order  to  reduce  dependence  on  fossil  fuels,  Ministry  of  Railways  has planned to  harness  1000  MW  of  solar  power  through  developer  mode  by  putting  up  solar plants on Railway buildings/ stations and through land based plants across the country.

Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  (MNRE)  has  signed  a  Memorandum  of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Railways for cooperation in the areas of renewable energy. MNRE has sanctioned/approved subsidy/incentives for aggregate 500 MWp capacity to Ministry of Railways with as estimated Central Financial Assistance of Rs. 600 Crore for Grid connected solar rooftop systems. MNRE has not made any State-wise allocation under the 500 MW project sanctioned to Indian Railways.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Target for Generation of Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3197

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## Target for Generation of Renewable Energy

3197. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  target  for  generation  of  renewable  energy  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government also plans to promote the concept of solar villages in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The  Government  has  up-scaled  the  target  of  renewable  energy  capacity  to  175 GW by the year 2022 which includes 100 GW from solar, 60 GW from wind, 10 GW from biopower and 5 GW from small hydro-power.
- (c ) & (d): Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is promoting Solar Mini & Micro Grids by  providing  30%  of  the  Central  Financing  Assistance  under  its  Off-Grid  Solar  Power  PV Programme in rural areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Reduction in Cost of Solar Panels
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAVINDRA BABU  PANDULA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3196

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## Reduction in Cost of Solar Panels

3196. DR. RAVINDRA BABU

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

(a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  reduce  the  cost  of  solar  panels  for  the installation at rooftops of  houses, buildings etc. , in the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  is  providing  subsidy  upto  30%  of benchmark  cost  for  the  general  category  states  and  upto  70  %  of  benchmark  cost  for  Special Category  States/UTs,  i.e.  North  Eastern  States  (including  Sikkim),  Uttarakhand,  Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands for installation of grid connected solar systems at the rooftops of the houses, buildings of residential, institutional and social sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Data of APL People
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3195

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.0 8.201 6

## DATA OF APL PEOPLE

## 3195. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  maintains  any  data  of  people  living  above  poverty (APL) in rural areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the manner in which the welfare schemes for the people living above poverty line are implemented in the absence of the such data; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a) to (d): Government  of  India  got  Socio  Economic  Caste  Census  2011  conducted through the States/UTs which allows ranking of households in rural areas through a t process involving thirteen automatic exclusion parameters for identifying n - poor househo lds,  five  automatic  inclusion  parameters  for  identifying  poorest  of  th households and seven deprivation criteria for identifying poor households. 7.07 cro per  cent)  of  households  out  of  17.97  crore  households  reported  on  Automatic  Exc parameters  that  captures  not  poor  households. The Department  of  Rural  Development implements Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Schemes (MGNREGS), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelih oods Mission (DAY - NRLM) and Deen Dayal Upadhyay -Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU - GKY).  The benefits of these schemes/programmes can be availed by all rural households. Government has delinked administration of National Food S Act,  2013  from  the  pover ty  estimates  and  provides  coverage  of  up  to  75%  of  the  ru population.

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