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Lok Sabha Question No. 778 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Conversion of State Highways into NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 778

ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2015

## CONVERSION OF STATE HIGHWAYS INTO NHS

## 778. SHRI P. KUMAR:

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

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  convert  some  State  Highways  into  National

- Highways;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, including the State of Tamil Nadu, where the State Highways are likely to be converted into National Highways; and
- (c) the amount of money allocated for this purpose and the likely target set for completion?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (c) Declaration of National Highway (NH) is a continuous process and expansion of National  Highway  network  is  taken  up  from  time  to  time  depending  upon  requirement  of connectivity,  inter-se-priority  and  availability  of  funds.  Subsequent  to  declaration  as  NH,  the stretches  are  entrusted  to  an  agency  for  development  and  maintenance.  Development  is  taken thereafter in stretches keeping in view the inter-se priority and availability of funds. As such, no allocation of funds is made at the time of declaration of NH.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Investment by CIL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN, JANAK RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 777 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## Investment by CIL

## 777. SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN: SHRI JANAK RAM:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  delay  in  construction  of  railway  infrastructure  in  some  of  the  major  coalfields particularly Bagli rail line has affected the production of coal;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Coal India Limited has produced 494 million tonnes of coal and even though this was three per cent lower than the targeted 507 million tonnes, the production registered an incremental growth of record 32 million tonnes as compared to with cumulative growth of 31 million tonnes in the four years period from 2010 to 2014;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Coal India Limited proposes to invest over Rs.62,500 crore in the next five years with an aim to ramp up annual production to 908 million tonnes by 2019-20; and
- (f) if  so, the details thereof and the  funds allocated to States  for the construction of roads and rail infrastructure in coal mining areas, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Production  of  coal  has  faced  evacuation  constraints  due  to  delay  in  construction  of railway infrastructure.    However, Bagli rail line is not known to Coal India Limited.
- (c) & (d): Production details and incremental growth during last five years is as under:
- (e) & (f): Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  has  assessed  a  tentative  capital  investment  of  Rs.  57,000 crores  for  the  next  five  years  to  ramp-up  its  coal  production  to  908.1  Mt.  from  production  level  of 494.80 Mt. in 2014-15, as part of the road map for production of 1 BT coal by 2019-20.

| Year    |   Production in M.T. |   Growth in M.T. |
|---------|----------------------|------------------|
| 2010-11 |               431.32 |             0.06 |
| 2011-12 |               435.84 |             4.42 |
| 2012-13 |               452.21 |            16.37 |
| 2013-14 |               462.42 |            10.21 |
| 2014-15 |               494.24 |            31.82 |

The year-wise tentative capital investment projection are as follows:

| CIL                            |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 | Total             |
|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------|
| Capital investment (Rs.Crores) |    5990.5 |      8282 |     14539 |     14635 |     13529 | 56975.5 say 57000 |

Further, CIL has envisaged to invest Rs. 8615.69 crores in three major Railway infrastructure projects  namely  Tori-Shibpur  in  CCL  (Jharkhand),  Jharsuguda-Barapalli  in  MCL(Orissa),  East  and East-West corridor in SECL (Chattisgarh) for coal evacuation .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Solar Energy Corporation of India
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 772

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## SOLAR ENERGY CORPORATION OF INDIA

## +772.  SHRI   NANA PATOLE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  approved  to  grant  company  status  to  Solar  Energy Corporation of India;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the reasons and objectives behind granting status of company to the REC/SEC of India; and
- (d) the details of the energy generation projects proposed to be setup by the said company?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b): Solar  Energy  Corporation  of  India  (SECI)  was  incorporated  in  Sept.  2011  as  a company under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013. Government has granted approval  for conversion of the existing Section 8 company into a Section 3 company under the Companies Act, 2013 (No.18 of 2013) and for renaming it as Renewable Energy Corporation of India.

- (c): The organization has to take up commercial activities including trading of power in order to implement various Govt.'s Schemes and to become self- sustaining. The organization is also required to take up development of all segments of Renewable Energy viz. geo-thermal, off-shore wind, tidal, etc., apart from Solar Energy.

(d): Currently, the organization is engaged in implementation of a number of renewable energy projects and schemes including setting up of 2000 MW solar power projects under VGF scheme, 750 MW of solar power projects under VGF scheme, Solar Park Scheme, roof-top projects and projects in association with other Ministries/ organizations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Number of Vehicles Daily used National Highway
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA BABU  PANDULA

- (क): जी नहीं ।

## भारत सरकार

## सड़क पररवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्रालय लोक सभा

र्ु रुवार, 3 दिसम् जर, 2075/72 अग्रहायण, 7937 (शक)

## राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग पर िैननक रूप से चलने वाले वाहनों की संख्या

## 771. डॉ. रववन्द्र जाजू:

- क्या सड़क पररवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री यह बताने की क ृ पा करेंगे कक:
- (क) क्या राष्ट्रीय राजमागग संख्या-24 की वतगमान लेन उस पर प्रततदिन चलने वाले वाहनों की आवश्यकता को पूरा करने क े  ललए उपयुक्त है;
- (ख)  राष्ट्रीय  राजमागग-24  पर  दिल्ली-उत्तर  प्रिेश  सीमा  से  डासना  तक  प्रततदिन  चलने  वाले
- वाहनों की वगग-वार संख्या ककतनी है;
- (ग)  क्या  सरकार  ने  दिल्ली-उत्तर  प्रिेश  सीमा  से  डासना  मागग  तक  राष्ट्रीय  राजमागग-24  का ववकास/चौडीकरण करना आरंभ ककया है;
- (घ) यदि हां, तो तत्संबंधी ब्यौरा क्या है और उक्त प्रयोजनार्ग जारी/आबंदित तनधधयों का ब्यौरा क्या है; और
- (ङ) इस पररयोजना को कब तक पूरा ककए जाने की संभावना है?

## उत्  तर सड़क पररवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्रालय में राज्

## (श्ररी पोन ् . राधाक ृ ष्ट्  णन)

- (ि): 68,962 यात्री कार यूतनि (पीसीयू) प्रततदिन ।

- (र्)  से  (ड.) :    ववद्यमान  यातायात  घनत् व  को  ् यान  में  रखते  ह ु ए  सरकार  ने  दिल् ली-मेरठ एक् सप्रेसवे  (डीएमई)  पररयोजना  क े   भाग  क े   तौर  पर  सेंिर  में  6  लेन  क े   एक् सप्रेसवे  सदहत दिल् ली/उत् तर  प्रिेश  सीमा  से  डासना  तक  ववद्यमान  राष्ट् रीय  राजमागग  सं.24  को  14  लेनों  में चौडीकरण करने का तनणगय ललया है । तनवविाएं आमंत्रत्रत की गई हैं जजसमें तनवविाएं प्रस तुत करने की अंततम ततधर् 15.12.2015 है और पररयोजना क े  शुरू होने से 30 माह में इसे पूरा ककया जाना तनधागररत है ।

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ललखित प्रश् न सं. 777

## य मंत्ररी
Lok Sabha Question No. 770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Creation of Authority for Renewable Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 770

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## CREATION OF AUTHORITY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

## 770. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G:

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

- (a) whether the  Government has any proposal to  create a National Authority  of  Renewable Energy (NARE) at the Centre and similar authorities at the State level:

- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the proposed functions of the authority;

- (c) the time by which NARE is likely to be set up;

- (d) whether it is also proposed to set up a National Renewable Energy Technology Commission; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be set up?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No, Madam.

- (b): Does not arise.

- (c): Does not arise.

- (d): No, Madam.

- (e): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Import of Textile Machinery
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: VIRENDRA  KUMAR

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.769 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## IMPORT OF TEXTILE MACHINERY

769.   DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  simplify  the  process  of  import  of textile machinery;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which a final decision is likely to be taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) the efforts being made by the Government to augment the textile exports?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज  ् य मंरी ( स्त्वतंर प्रभार ) ( श्री संतोष कु मार गंगवार ) MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a)  &  (b)  : The  process  of  import  of  Textile  machinery  is  already simple. No  proposal  to further simplify the import of  such machinery is under consideration.
- (c): Government has taken following initiatives to augment the textile exports:-
- (i)   MEIS Scheme under new Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20.
- (ii)  Restoring Interest rate subvention for pre and post shipment
- credit for the textile sector,
- (iii)  Expanding  the  scope  of  Merchandise  Export  from  India Scheme (MEIS) since 29.10.2015 to 110 new tariff lines and increase rates or country coverage or both for 2228 existing
- tariff lines.
- (iv) Increased Duty Drawback rates for some textile articles.
- (v)  Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme.
- (vi) Market Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme.
- (vii)  Duty  Free  import  of  trimmings,  embellishments  and  other specified item under Export Performance Certificate
- Entitlement Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 768 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Excessive Rates of Airlines
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 768 (To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## EXCESSIVE RATES OF AIRLINES

## 768. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  some  airlines  have  been  reportedly  charging exhorbitant/excessive rates for economy class travel on domestic routes; (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to regulate the economy class
- airfare for domestic routes; and
- (d) if so, the details and the present status thereof along with the other steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

(a) Air fares are not controlled by the Government. Airline are free to fix tariff under the provision of Sub-rule (1) of Rule 135, Aircraft Rules 1937 having regard to all relevant factors, including the cost of operation, characteristics of service, reasonable profit and the generally prevailing tariff. A Tariff Monitoring Unit has however been set up  in Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to monitor airfares on certain routes selected on random basis to ensure that the airlines do not charge airfares outside the range declared by them. The analysis on random basis has shown that the airfares remained well within the fare bucket uploaded by the airlines on respective websites.

- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) Does not arise.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Biomass Based Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 767

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## BIOMASS BASED ENERGY

## +767.  DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a) whether Bio-energy is one of the important sources of electricity in the rural areas in various States in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the details of funds sanctioned and utilized by various states for electricity generation through Bio-mass along with the outcome thereof, during each of the last three years and  the current year;
- (c) whether a large number of Bio-mass based electricity generation units are lying unused or functioning below their installed capacity due to low tariff; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof  and  reformative/corrective  steps being  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, Madam.
- (b): The government does not  have a  scheme to  finance  the  states  directly  for  biomass power/cogeneration  projects,  however  the  Government  encourages  setting  up  of  biomass power cogeneration projects in the country by providing financial incentives in the form of subsidy and fiscal incentives such as accelerated depreciation, relief from taxes and duties, term loan from Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IRERDA) and other financial institutions including nationalized banks.
- (c): No Madam, few plants are not finding the operations economically viable in view  of increased prices of biomass due to other competitive users like brick kiln and cooking.
- (d): Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is pursuing with SERCs to notify the tariffs as per guidelines of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) as some of the SERCs such as Gujarat. Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu have fixed lower tariffs than CERC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Air Services of Private Companies
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: ARJUN RAM  MEGHWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 766 (To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## AIR SERVICES OF PRIVATE COMPANIES

## 766. SHRI ARJUN MEGHWAL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

(a):  At present there are 136 private aviation companies operating aircraft services in the country, out of which 11 are scheduled and 125 are non-scheduled operators.

(b) & (c): No, Madam. However, upgradation and modernization is an ongoing process depending upon the traffic potential demands from airline operators, commercial viability etc. Hence, Ministry of Civil Aviation and respective airport operators take initiatives to upgrades the airports at regular intervals.

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be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of private aviation companies operating aircraft services at present in the country;
- (b) whether the Government is implementing/proposes to implement any scheme for expansion of the existing airports in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?
Lok Sabha Question No. 765 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Psychometric Evaluation of Pilots
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 765 (To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF PILOTS

## 765. SHRI OM BIRLA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  has  created  any  framework  to  conduct psychometric  evaluation  of  pilots;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the steps taken to implement a system to screen psychological fitness of pilots;
- (d)  whether the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has recorded any cases of pilots reporting stress during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  remedial  steps  taken  by  the Government in  this  regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

(a) to (b) A working group has been formed at the Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Bangalore under Indian Air Force for formulating guidelines for carrying out specific tests concerning psychological evaluation of civil aircrew. The working group also has one member from DGCA.

(c) Does not arise.

(d) No Madam, there were no such cases reported.

(e) Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: CAPART
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY, LAXMAN GILUWA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 764

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12. 2015

## CAPART

## 764. SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY: SHRI LAXMAN GILUW A :

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the nature and scope of schemes approved by the Council for Advancement of Peo Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) in Jharkhand during the last two years;
- (b) whether the work under these schemes has commenced, if so, the details thereof a not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Non - Governmental Organisations (NGOs) through which the work under the said schemes is being undertaken are monitored; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ( SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT )

- (a): Council For Advancement of People's Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) has not approved any scheme in Jharkh and during the last two years as funding has been kept under abeyance.

(b)to(d):

Question does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 762 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Calicut International Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 762 (To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## CALICUT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

## 762. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the present status of the re-carpeting works of Calicut International

Airport; and

- (b) the expenditure likely to be incurred thereon and the expected time of completion of the same?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

- (a) & (b): The work of strengthening and re-carpeting of the runway with a timeline of 18 months has already started from 18th September 2015 with an expected expenditure of Rs.5611.18 lacs.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 761 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Policy for Power Plant
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.761 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## POLICY FOR POWER PLANT

†761.  SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to formulate a policy to approve big power projects within a stipulated time period; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the current status thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : As per Section 7 of the Electricity Act, 2003, any generation company may  establish,  operate  and  maintain  a  generating  station  without  obtaining  a license/permission if it complies with the technical standards relating to connectivity with the grid.  Therefore, approval of Government for setting up power projects is not required.

(b) : In view of (a), does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Shortage of ATCS
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: G. HARI, YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 759 (To be answered on the 3 rd  December 2015)

## SHORTAGE OF ATCS

759.

SHRI G.HARI

SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Dr Mahesh Sharma)

(a)  & (b): The existing strength of Air Traffic Controllers Officers (ATCOs) is 2296 against the sanctioned strength of 3890.

- (c) to (e): In order to fill 400 posts of Jr. Executive (ATC), Airports Authority of India has initiated process of recruitment in September, 2015 with scheduled completion in March, 2016.
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be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is facing huge shortage
- of Air Traffic controllers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to recruit 400 air traffic controllers soon;
- (d)  if  so,  whether  any  time  frame  has  been  fixed  to  conclude  the recruitment  of  400  air  traffic  controllers;  and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?
Lok Sabha Question No. 758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Performance of Judiciary
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 758

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, 03 RD  DECEMBER, 2015

## Performance of Judiciary

## 758. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  mechanism  available  to  monitor  the  performance  of  the Judiciary / Judicial Officers in the country; and
- (b)  the steps taken by the Government to evolve a scientific method of performance appraisal of judicial officers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

(a)  and  (b):  Administrative  Control  over  District  and  subordinate  judiciary  vests  with  the concerned High Court as per the provisions contained in the Constitution of India.  Various High Courts have framed their own rules / guidelines for giving credit for disposal of various categories  of  cases  in  performance  appraisal  of  judges  of  subordinate  judiciary.    The Supreme  Court  has  constituted  National  Court  Management  System  (NCMS).    A  Sub Committee of NCMS has looked into the issue of developing a National Framework of Court Excellence  to  set  measurable  standards  of  performance  for  courts  and  a  monitoring mechanism to measure these performance parameters.  The Sub-Committee has submitted its report to the NCMS.

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