LOK SABHA ______ List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERS Thursday, August 12, 2021/Sravana 21, 1943 (Saka) ______ (Ministries of Civil Aviation; Housing and Urban Affairs; Jal Shakti; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Minority Affairs; New and Renewable Energy; Ports, Shipping and Waterways; Power; Road Transport and Highways; Youth Affairs and Sports) (®ÖÖÝÖ¸ü ×¾Ö´ÖÖ®Ö®Ö; †Ö¾ÖÖÃÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ¿ÖÆü¸üß ÛúÖµÖÔ; •Ö»Ö ¿Ö׌ŸÖ; ÃÖæõ´Ö, »Ö‘Öã †Öî¸ü ´Ö¬µÖ´Ö ˆª´Ö; †»¯ÖÃÖÓܵÖÛú ÛúÖµÖÔ; ®Ö¾Öß®Ö †Öî¸ü ®Ö¾ÖßÛú¸üÞÖßµÖ ‰ú•ÖÖÔ; ¯Ö¢Ö®Ö, ¯ÖÖêŸÖ ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖÆü®Ö †Öî¸ü •Ö»Ö´ÖÖÝÖÔ; ×¾ÖªãŸÖ; ÃÖ›ÍÛú ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖÆü®Ö †Öî¸ü ¸üÖ•Ö´ÖÖÝÖÔ; µÖã¾ÖÖ ÛúÖµÖÔÛÎú´Ö †Öî¸ü ÜÖê»Ö ´ÖÓ¡ÖÖ»ÖµÖ) ______ Total Number of Questions — 20 Inter-linking of Rivers (b) the details of schemes/programmes undertaken by the Government for proper utilisation of water †*341. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: resources including river water; Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI (c) whether any data is available with regard to the •Ö»Ö ¿Ö׌ŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß loss of water resources in the country; and be pleased to state: (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise? (a) the salient features of inter-linking of rivers project; Development of Cycle Tracks in Kochi (b) the details of the steps taken by the Government in this regard so far; *344. SHRI HIBI EDEN: (c) the details of present status of this project; and Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (d) whether the Government is aware of the benefits of this project for most of the drought affected districts †Ö¾ÖÖÃÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ¿ÖÆü¸üß ÛúÖµÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Öß of Northern India and if so, the details thereof? be pleased to state: (a) whether the Cochin Smart Mission Limited Rationalisation of Electricity Tariff (CSML) is committed to create a cycling friendly environment in Kochi and if so, the details thereof †*342. SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ): including development of cycle tracks across the roads Will the Minister of POWER of Kochi city; ×¾ÖªãŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß (b) whether these cycle tracks ensure that the people use clean and healthy means of transportation and be pleased to state: encourage them to ride on these cycle tracks for their (a) the norms fixed by the Government to determine daily needs, if so, the estimated time for completion of electricity tariff in the country; the project and the estimated cost thereof and also the (b) whether the electricity tariff collected by the number of roads; private power distribution companies is much higher (c) whether the Government has set up any than the prevailing tariff in other developed/developing mechanism to assess the progress of the cycle track countries; project and if so, the details thereof; and (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (d) the details of roads selected for this cycle track and project along with the date of commencement of (d) the steps taken by the Government to rationalise construction and the likely date of completion? electricity tariff in the country? Expansion and Development of Airports River Water Usage *345. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL: *343. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY: Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.: ®ÖÖÝÖ¸ü ×¾Ö´ÖÖ®Ö®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: •Ö»Ö ¿Ö׌ŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß (a) whether the Government has completed the be pleased to state: identification of small towns for expansion and (a) the quantity of river water put to use in the development of airports under Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik country; (UDAN) regional connectivity scheme; and _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 93 (b) if so, the details of the towns identified in each (b) the details of NHs in the State which have been State so far? completed and the funds spent thereon during the last five years; and New Air Connectivity under RCS-UDAN (c) the details of NH projects which are pending due to non-availability of land? *346. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE: Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION Black Spots on NHs in Telangana ®ÖÖÝÖ¸ü ×¾Ö´ÖÖ®Ö®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß be pleased to state: *349. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: (a) whether the Government proposes to increase Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND passenger flight services for new air connectivity along HIGHWAYS with cargo logistics and allied services from the newly ÃÖ›ÍüÛú ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖÆü®Ö †Öî¸ü ¸üÖ•Ö´ÖÖÝÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Öß connected airports under RCS-UDAN across the country; be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details of such identified airports, if (a) whether it is a fact that nearly 500 black spots any; have been identified on National Highways (NHs) in the (c) whether any request has been received from the State of Telangana; airlines to develop new air connectivity and new airport establishments to start the logistics operations especially (b) if so, the details thereof particularly in Hyderabad, handling the agricultural produce and perishable items Rangareddy and Vikarabad; and like banana including Jalgaon Airport in Maharashtra (c) the steps being taken by the Government to clear State; and these black spots in the State? (d) if so, the details thereof? Beneficiaries under PMAY-U Water Storage Capacity †*350. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO *347. SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL: GAWALI: DR. HEENA GAVIT: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI AFFAIRS •Ö»Ö ¿Ö׌ŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß †Ö¾ÖÖÃÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ¿ÖÆü¸üß ÛúÖµÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Öß be pleased to state: be pleased to state: (a) the estimated quantity of water consumption (a) the number of beneficiaries who have been demand in the country; allocated houses in Washim-Yavatmal and Ramtek in (b) whether there is a need for storing water to meet Maharashtra under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban its requirement and if so, the reaction of the Government (PMAY-U); thereto along with the total water storage capacity created (b) the amount of funds provided under PMAY-U in the country upto March, 2021; for Washim-Yavatmal during financial years 2018-19, 2019- (c) whether the existing storage capacity is sufficient 20 and 2020-21; to meet the water consumption demand in the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (c) the number of houses allocated to the beneficiaries under PMAY-U during the said period; and (d) whether the Government has fixed any targets to increase the water storage capacity in the country and (d) the number of remaining eligible beneficiaries in if so, the details thereof; and Washim-Yavatmal who have not been provided funds for housing under the said yojana? (e) the schemes formulated by the Government to achieve the said target? Norms for Approval/Clearance of Projects NH Projects in Maharashtra *351. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: *348. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND Will the Minister of MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM HIGHWAYS ENTERPRISES ÃÖ›ÍüÛú ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖÆü®Ö †Öî¸ü ¸üÖ•Ö´ÖÖÝÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Öß ÃÖæõ´Ö, »Ö‘Öã †Öî¸ü ´Ö¬µÖ´Ö ˆª´Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß be pleased to state: be pleased to state: (a) the details of National Highways (NHs) proposed (a) whether delays in obtaining approvals and to be constructed and NHs under construction in the clearances had forced some investors to shelve projects State of Maharashtra along with the estimated cost in the past and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; thereof; _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 94 (b) whether the Union Government proposes to Trade under MSME Sector allow Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to *354. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED: start projects without any approvals or clearances needed for three years; Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (c) if so, the facts thereof and the salient features/ objectives of the aforesaid proposals; ÃÖæõ´Ö, »Ö‘Öã †Öî¸ü ´Ö¬µÖ´Ö ˆª´Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß (d) the steps taken by the Union Government to be pleased to state: ease the norms for approvals and clearances of the (a) whether the Government has reinstated the retail projects; and and wholesale trade under MSME sector; (e) the extent to which it has helped the investors (b) the initiatives taken by the Government to to start their projects? formalize the retail sector; (c) whether the limit of the turnover has been Review of Speed Limit increased for retail businesses to get priority sector loans; and *352. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: (d) whether the retail business has dropped during SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: the last six months? Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS ÃÖ›ÍüÛú ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖÆü®Ö †Öî¸ü ¸üÖ•Ö´ÖÖÝÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Öß Schemes for Tribal Areas be pleased to state: †*355. SHRI DURGA DAS (D.D.) UIKEY: SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL: (a) the details of speed limit on various roads for different categories of motor vehicles particularly for Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS private car within Delhi; µÖã¾ÖÖ ÛúÖµÖÔÛÎú´Ö †Öî¸ü ÜÖê»Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß (b) whether the Government has constituted any be pleased to state: committee of experts to review the speed limit in Delhi (a) the details of the schemes related to sports and and if so, the details and the main recommendations youth welfare proposed for hilly and inaccessible thereof; locations in the tribal areas; (c) whether the Government has taken note that (b) the details of efforts made in this regard so far; many people are getting a lot of traffic challans frequently even on a traffic free road; (c) whether any action plan is proposed for future; and (d) if so, whether the Government is considering to increase the speed limit in these sectors; and (d) if so, the details thereof? (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? Participation of Youth in Sports †*356.