RAJYA SABHA ———— List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held on Monday, November 18, 2019/Kartika 27, 1941 (Saka) ———— (Ministries : Coal; Defence; Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises; Information and Broadcasting; Jal Shakti; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Mines; Minority Affairs; Parliamentary Affairs; Road Transport and Highways; Shipping; Youth Affairs and Sports) Total number of questions — 160 Clean environment cess on is contemplating to decontrol its authority production of coal on coal prices and giving a free hand to 1. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI: Will the coal companies to fix the coal prices; the Minister of COAL be pleased to state: and (a) whether Government has any plan (b) if so, the details thereof and the to revise the coal royalty; reasons therefor? (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government is charging Eco-park in Chhindwara clean environment cess per tonne production of coal and if so, the details †3. SHRI AJAY PRATAP SINGH: thereof; Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to (d) whether the coal producing States state: have a share in this; and (a) whether the foundation stone has (e) if so, the percentage thereof and if been laid to build an eco-park under the not, the reasons therefor? South Eastern Coalfields Limited (SECL) mines in Chhindwara district; Decontroling of coal prices (b) if so, the time and place of laying of foundation stone; and 2. SHRI DHARMAPURI SRINIVAS: Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to (c) the time-line to complete the work state: of this park and the reasons for delay in (a) whether it is a fact that Government completion of work, if any? †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 1 2 Opening of new mines in Chhindwara (b) if so, the total number of pay hikes made during the last decade in response to †4. SHRI AJAY PRATAP SINGH: Will the demands made from time to time by the Minister of COAL be pleased to state: the teachers working in these schools and (a) whether Government has announced whether the pay is equal to minimum wages; the opening of six new mines in the district of Chhindwara under South Eastern Coal- (c) whether salary of some teachers have fields Limited; been held up to suppress the demand for pay hike; and (b) if so, the time-line fixed for the opening of these mines; and (d) if so, whether it is justified? (c) the reasons for not opening these mines till now? Annual production of coal 7. SHRI MD. NADIMUL HAQUE: Collection and utilisation of coal cess Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state: 5. SHRI BINOY VISWAM: Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state: (a) the annual production target and actual production of coal by Coal India (a) details of coal cess collected in the Limited during the last three years; country during the last three years, State- wise; and (b) reasons for shortfall, if any, and details of steps taken to address them; (b) details of money allocated, released and utilised from the funds received through (c) whether the coal produced and coal cess during the last three years, State- supplied domestically is of adequate quality wise? and sufficient quantity for use by power stations in the country; and (d) if not, steps taken by the Ministry Pay hike of teachers in colliery to reduce dependence on coal imports? schools †6. SHRI VISHAMBHAR Purchase of coal from Singareni PRASAD NISHAD: collieries CH. SUKHRAM SINGH YADAV: 8. SHRI T. G. VENKATESH: Will the SHRIMATI CHHAYA Minister of COAL be pleased to state: VERMA: (a) whether Government is aware that Will the Minister of COAL be pleased purchase of coal from Singareni collieries is to state: becoming a serious burden for the power (a) whether it is a fact that colliery plants in the State of Andhra Pradesh, if schools are functioning in Eastern so, the details thereof; Coalfields Ltd. (ECL), Bharat Coking Coal (b) whether State Government of Ltd. (BCCL), Central Coalfields Ltd. (CCL) Andhra Pradesh has sent a proposal for and Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL) areas change of coal linkage from Singareni with the grants from Coal India Limited; collieries to Mahanadi Coalfields to reduce †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 3 the cost burden, if so, the details thereof; constituted an Inter-Ministerial Task Force and (IMTF) to undertake a comprehensive (c) whether Government has taken any review of existing coal sources of decision on this matter, if not, the reasons Independent Power Producers (IPPs) therefor? having linkages and to consider the feasibility for rationalisation of these Privatisation of coal sector sources with a view to optimize transportation cost; 9. SHRI TIRUCHI SIVA: Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details thereof; (a) whether the Ministry is going ahead (c) whether the methodology for linkage with the steps to privatise the coal sector rationalisation of power producers has been in India; accepted by Government recently; and (b) whether the move to privatise will (d) if so, the details thereof? result in the loss of jobs in Coal India Limited; and (c) if so, the estimated number of Employment data on ex-servicemen workers who will lose their jobs? 12. SHRI PARTAP SINGH BAJWA: Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased Demand and supply of coal to state: 10. SHRI NARAYAN LAL (a) whether Government gathers data PANCHARIYA: Will the Minister of on the employment of ex-servicemen; COAL be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details of unemployed ex- (a) whether Government has made an servicemen, State-wise; assessment of demand and supply scenario in respect of coal; (c) the number of ex-servicemen seeking (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, employment through the Army Welfare the reasons therefor; Placement Organisation; and (c) whether the demand of coal has (d) the measures taken by Government exceeded its supply in the country during in this regard? the last three years and the current year; (d) if so, the details thereof, State and Modernisation of military equipments Sector-wise and the reasons therefor; and †13. DR. KIRODI LAL MEENA: Will (e) steps taken/ being taken by the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to Government to bridge the gap between state: demand and supply of coal in the country through the indigenous production of coal? (a) the details of the percentage of military equipments in terms of old, current Inter-Ministerial Task Force and high-tech category respectively; 11. DR. BANDA PRAKASH: Will the (b) whether the allocation made in the Minister of COAL be pleased to state: defence budget is sufficient to modernise (a) whether Government has military equipments; †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 4 (c) whether 'Make in India' programme Government is considering to lower is being used to modernise military bureaucratic barriers and simplify equipments; and procedures to promote domestic defence (d) the details of the current status of manufacturing; and all defence projects taken up under 'Make (d) if so, the details thereof? in India' initiative during the last three years? Import of weapons by India Proposal for Corporatisation of 16. SHRI A. K. SELVARAJ: Will the Ordnance Factories Board Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that India was 14. SHRI M. SHANMUGAM: Will importing 14 per cent of total arms and the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to ammunition globally which was more than state: that imported by China and Pakistan (a) whether Government would like to collectively; convert the Ordnance Factories into a (b) whether it is also a fact that in 1992, Commercial Organisation; the Defence Research and Development (b) whether Government will consider Organisation (DRDO) had chalked out a upgrading the Ordnance Factories Board plan under which the then trend of 80 per (OFB) on the lines of the Railway Board, cent of import of weapons and 20 per cent Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) of its export was to be reversed; and and Department of Atomic Energy instead (c) if so, the target achieved till date? of converting the Ordnance Factories into a Corporation; and (c) whether it is a fact that the prices of Appointment of Chief of Defence Ordnance Factories Board (OFB) products Staff is lesser than the international market price, 17. SHRI VAIKO: if so, on what basis the Ministry vide it's DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY: Press Release dated 14.08.2019, 16.08.2019 and 20.08.2019 has stated that Will the Minister of DEFENCE be the price of Ordnance Factories Board pleased to state: (OFB) products are high? (a) whether Government proposes to appoint a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS); Defence Export Policy (b) if so, the details thereof; 15. SHRI A. K. SELVARAJ: Will the (c) whether any Committee was formed Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state: to ensure time-bound appointment of CDS and the role and charter of CDS; (a) whether it is a fact that India's defence export would triple to ` 35,000 crore by (d) if so, details thereof; 2024; (e) whether any study has been done to (b) if so, the details of road map thereof; ensure that creation of CDS does not lead to imbalances and vulnerabilities in the (c) whether it is also a fact that Services; 5 (f) if so, details thereof; and subsidiary company and its foreign parent (g) time by which, the required military company under OGEL? reforms will be made, before CDS is made fully operational to sync with the Chiefs Restructuring Ordnance Factories of Services, and command and control under 'Make in India' structures? 20.