Some projects under the Smart Cities Mission would not be able to meet the June 30 deadline and the respective state governments would be responsible for completing them thereafter, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary told the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs. In its report on the …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Illegal Coal Mining in Forest Areas in Assam, 19/07/2019. As per information received from State Government of Assam, Coal Mining has been going on by the Coal India Limited in Digboi Forest Division of Tinsukia District in Assam. Illegal coal mining in the form …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Restructuring of ICDS, 19/07/2019. Anganwadi Services scheme provides six child development related services i.e. Supplementary Nutrition, Pre-school Education, Health & Nutrition Education, Immunization, Health check-up and Referral Services. The services are provided at the Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) through Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Safety of GM Crops, 19/07/2019. All Genetically Modified (GM) crops have to undergo elaborate food, feed and environmental safety assessment following regulatory guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures under Rules for the Manufacture, Use/Import/Export and Storage of Hazardous Micro Organisms/ Genetically Engineered Organisms or Cells, …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Depleting Ground Water, 18/07/2019. The Dynamic Ground Water Resources of the country are being periodically assessed jointly by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Governments. As per the 2017 assessment, Total Annual Ground Water Recharge is 432 Billion Cubic Meter (BCM) and the …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Ground Water Pollution, 18/07/2019. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) generates ground water quality data of the country on a regional scale as part of its ground water quality monitoring program. State-wise details of contamination of ground water are given at Annexure. A study by …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Pollution Caused by Coal Based Power Plants, 18/07/2019. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) notified new environmental norms for Particulate Matter, Sulphur Oxides (SOx), Nitrogen Oxides (NOx), Water consumption and Mercury, for Thermal Power Plants on 7th December 2015 and amendment dated …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Scientific Management of Municipal Solid Waste, 18/07/2019. As per the Constitution, scientific management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), in accordance with the provisions of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, is primarily a function of the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and State Governments/ Union Territories(UT). …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Traditional and Modern System of Rain Water Harvesting, 18/07/2019. Central Ground Water Board is periodically monitoring the ground water levels throughout the Country on a regional scale, through a network of monitoring wells. In order to assess the decline in water level on a …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Agri Export Zones, 17/07/2019. The Government had notified 60 Agri Export Zones in 20 States till 2004-05. All the Agri Export Zones have since completed their intended span of 5 years. As such, as of now, there are no functional Agri Export Zones in …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Minimizing Urban Poverty through DAY-NULM, 17/07/2019. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing the “Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)” to reduce poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households by enabling them to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Occupational Diseases, 17/07/2019. The details of Occupational diseases in respect of Mines as reported by the mine management to Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) under Ministry of Labour & Employment are enclosed at Annexure I and the details of Occupational diseases in respect …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Radioactive Waste, 17/07/2019. The radioactive solid wastes generated during operation and maintenance of nuclear power plants are segregated and volume reduced prior to its disposal. Disposal of these waste is carried out in specially constructed engineered modules such as reinforced concrete trenches and tile …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Selected Areas for SEZs, 17/07/2019. There were 7 Central Government Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and 12 State/Private Sector SEZs prior to the enactment of the SEZ Act, 2005. In addition, 416 proposals for setting up of SEZs in the country have been accorded formal …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Steps to Boost Off Grid Renewable Power Generation, 16/07/2019. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is implementing various schemes such as National Biogas and Manure Management Programme, Biogas Power (off-grid) Generation Programme, Biomass Gasifier Programme, Unnat Chulha Abhiyan (UCA) Programme, Off-grid and Decentralized …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Slow Monsoon and Deficient Rainfall, 16/07/2019. As per second India Meteorological Department (IMD) Long Range Forecast, released on 31.05.2019, rainfall over the country as a whole for the 2019 South-West Monsoon Season (June to September) is likely to be NORMAL (96% to …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Effect of Slow Monsoon and Deficient Rainfall, 16/07/2019. As per second India Meteorological Department (IMD) Long Range Forecast, released on 31.05.2019, rainfall over the country as a whole for the 2019 South-West Monsoon Season (June to September) is likely to be NORMAL (96% to …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Beneficiaries of PMFBY, 16/07/2019. During 2018-19, about 561 lakh farmer applicants were covered at subsidized premium rates under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in the country. Out of which, about 85 lakh farmers got insurance claims due to loss of their insured crops.
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Target set for new and renewable energy for 2030, 16/07/2019. As per the Government of India’s submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), a cumulative electric power capacity of 40% from non-fossil fuel based energy …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Pollution due to e-waste, 15/07/2019. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 2005 estimated 1.47 lakh ton of ewaste in the country. As per the United Nations University report, “The Global E-Waste Monitor 2017”, 20 lakh ton of e-waste generation was reported in the …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Progress on BS VI Vehicles Standards, 15/07/2019. Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has informed that Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have achieved an average blend percentage of 6.2 percent ethanol in petrol as on 17.06.2019 during the current ethanol supply year 2018-19. Refineries have …
