Rajya Sabha List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS to Be Asked at a Sitting of the Rajya Sabha to Be Held on Monday, September 21, 2020/ Bhadra 30, 1942 (Saka)
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Rajya Sabha List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held on Monday, September 21, 2020/ Bhadra 30, 1942 (Saka) (Ministries : Civil Aviation; Home Affairs; Housing and Urban Affairs; Labour and Employment; Petroleum and Natural Gas; Social Justice and Empowerment; Steel) Total number of questions -- 160 Drone trials for supply of essentials 1121 Shri Vaiko: Shri K.R. Suresh Reddy: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given approval for drone trials for supply of essentials in the remote areas; (b) if so, the details of firms which have been given the approvals; (c) the terms and conditions for operating drone in the country; and (d) whether the air regulations and national safety were taken into consideration before giving the approval, if so, the details? Self-reporting for fliers from China and Hong Kong 1122 Dr. Anil Agrawal: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has told the airlines operating direct flights from China and Hong Kong to start asking flyers with history of fever or cough to inform about their health status; (b) whether flyers on these flights will need to fill up self-reporting forms before disembarkation making these declarations; and (c) if so, the details thereof and what precautions have been taken by Government to prevent such disease? Payment dues of employee of HCIL 1123 Dr. Anil Agrawal: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether the salary for month of April and May, 2020 has not been paid to employees of Chefair Flight Catering division under the HCIL (a subsidiary of Air India) working at Air India Lounges (Terminal 3), IGI Airport, New Delhi, as they were held up in Delhi during the lockdown period and faced a lot of difficulties without salary; (b) if so, details thereof; (c) whether any letter has been received from MPs by Air India CMD office to settle the matter; and 271 272 (d) whether Air India propose to pay the salary for April and May, 2020 to poor employees? Construction of new airports 1124 Dr. Vinay P. Sahasrabuddhe: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) the number of new airports constructed during the last three years, the details thereof; and (b) the details of funds allocated thereon and utilization till date? Expansion of air services 1125 # Shri Sanjay Seth: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether an inter-district airline service has been expanded in Uttar Pradesh; (b) the number of airports proposed to be connected in Uttar Pradesh; and (c) if so, the details thereof? Air India employees 1126 Shri Binoy Viswam: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) the total number of employees in Air India and its subsidiaries who have been terminated from employment in the year 2020, the details according to the roll of employees; and (b) the total number of employees in Air India and its subsidiaries who have availed the leave without pay scheme? Heavy revenue loss 1127 Shri Prasanna Acharya: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Air-India has suffered heavy revenue loss during the last five years, if so, what are the reasons and the steps taken to prevent losses; and (b) what are the profit and loss accounts of other airlines in the country during that period? Demand for pilots 1128 Shri Prasanna Acharya: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) the total requirement of pilots in the country for the next five years; (b) the number of Indian pilots complete training in India and abroad each year; and (c) the number of them get employment in the country and how many in foreign countries? Non-refund of airfares by Air India 1129 Shri Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware of the fact that national carrier Air India has not refunded the booking amount of air journey which were made before the announcement of nation- 273 wide lockdown and subsequent cancellation of all domestic flights including Air India Express flights; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government has taken any efforts to repay the air fare due to cancellation of flights in wake of nation-wide lockdown; and (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? Modernisation of major airstrips/runways in the country 1130 Shri Parimal Nathwani: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether Government proposes to undertake modernisation of major airstrips/runways in various States/UTs of the country; (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof, State/UT-wise; (c) whether inadequate length of runway of some airports in Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Gujarat makes landing and take-off operations difficult for an aircraft; and (d) if so, the details of action taken or proposed to be taken by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for expansion? Development of Civil Aviation in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat 1131 Shri Parimal Nathwani: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) the steps taken or being taken for development of Civil Aviation sector in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat; (b) the details of new Greenfield airport projects underdoing or are likely to come up in near future in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat; (c) the detail of the novel sea-plane service and short distance helicopter service about to begin and already began in the country and particularly in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat; and (d) whether sea-plane/short distance helicopter service is economically viable, if so, the details thereof? Rationalization of airfare 1132 Shri Sambhaji Chhatrapati: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has any plan to rationalize airfare charged by domestic airlines to ensure that these do not incur losses because of tough competition amongst themselves; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether Government has any plans to allot specific routes to each airline under UDAN scheme to maintain healthy competition as well as reasonability in airfare? Plane crash at Kozhikode 1133 Shri Dinesh Trivedi: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) the preliminary findings of the ongoing Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) investigation into the Kozhikode plane crash; (b) whether Government plans to extend the Runway End Safety Area (RESA) at Kozhikode following the plane crash; (c) if so, the details thereof including estimated time frame and if not, the reasons therefor; 274 and (d) what monitoring mechanism is employed by the DGCA in order to minimize pilot error? Drone pilot training schools 1134 Shri B. Lingaiah Yadav: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether the country's aviation regulator is planning to allow more than just flight training organisations to offer drone pilot training; and (b) if so, the details thereof and progress and steps being taken to set up more drone pilot training schools by granting permissions to private firms, institutions under States and Central Governments in future and policy worked out/implemented in this regard? Revival of aviation sector 1135 Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Civil Aviation sector is running at 20 per cent of its capacity due to Corona pandemic; (b) whether the Ministry has identified the areas of issues in the aviation sector; (c) if so, whether Ministry is planning to deal with them and bring this sector on rails; (d) what this sector has got in Atmanirbhar Bharat package; (e) if not, whether Ministry is expecting to get some help in the second package likely to be announced by Government/RBI very soon; and (f) by when, international and domestic operation will become normal? Vande Bharat Mission 1136 Shri Elamaram Kareem: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) total operating cost incurred and revenue received for Air India in operating flights of Vande Bharat Mission; (b) the reasons for not operating Vande Bharat flights free of cost; (c) country-wise details of total flights operated and total persons repatriated through the Mission; (d) whether Ministry or Air India received any financial aid from PM CARES fund to operate Vande Bharat flights, if so, details thereof, if not, reasons thereof; (e) criteria followed for selecting passengers for these flights; and (f) whether there was any agency or groups other than Ministry of External Affairs and Indian Missions involved in this selection in some countries? Testing at airports 1137 Shri Derek O' Brien: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether all passengers are being tested for COVID-19 symptoms at airports throughout the country and the details thereof; (b) whether there is a shortage of testing kits used by healthcare personnel at airports and the details thereof; (c) whether there is a shortage of quarantining facilities at airports for passengers and the details of number of them who have availed of the facility till date; and 275 (d) whether Government has ascertained the spread of COVID-19 through passenger activities at airports and if so, the details of positive cases and the precautions taken? Privatisation of Air India 1138 Shri Derek O' Brien: Will the Minister of Civil Aviation be pleased to state: (a) whether