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 …
A parliamentary standing committee has recommended restricting free electricity to the farmers to curtail the misuse of groundwater. Over exploitation of groundwater for irrigation has become a major challenge in Punjab and Haryana. The annual groundwater consumption in Punjab and Haryana is more than the annual extractable groundwater resources. Against …
This Report of the Committee deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee contained in the Eleventh Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on the subject “Review of Performance of Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojna (PMAY-G)” pertaining to the Ministry of Rural Development. The Eleventh Report …
The Standing Committee on Coal, Mines and Steel present this Thirty-seventh report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on the subject "Import of Coal - Trends and Issue of Self Reliance" relating to the Ministry of Coal.
Expressing displeasure over the slow pace of the government's scheme on compressed biogas "SATAT", the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas has noted that it is "burdened by lack of clarity, procedural hurdles and has not enthused the investors and entrepreneurs to come forward to set up CBG …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Energy deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/ Recommendations contained in the Twenty-Sixth Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Review of Power Tariff Policy – need for uniformity in tariff structure across the country’. The Twenty-Sixth Report (Seventeenth …
This Report of the Committee on External Affairs deals with the action taken by the Government on the observations/recommendations contained in their Thirteenth Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on the subject ‘Covid-19 Pandemic: Global Response, India’s Contribution and the Way Forward’ which was presented to Lok Sabha and laid on the …
This report of the Public Accounts Committee deals with the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations and Recommendations of the Committee contained their Thirty-Second report of the Public Committee (17th Lok Sabha) on "Preparedness for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)".
This Report of the Public Accounts Committee deals with the Action Taken by the Government on the Observations and Recommendations of the Committee contained in their Twenty-First Report (17th Lok Sabha) on "Implementation of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006". The Twenty-First Report (17th Lok Sabha) which was presented to …
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was introduced in Rajya Saba on December 09, 2022. The Bill seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 [Act No. 59 of 1988] contained certain timeframes under sub-section (3) of section 166 for filing application for compensation in …
A parliamentary committee has recommended the Union Health Ministry "audit deaths due to oxygen shortage", especially during the Covid second wave, in coordination with states to enable robust documentation of the mortalities. The committee said it was "disturbed" by the ministry's "unfortunate denial" of COVID-19 deaths due to oxygen shortage. …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the Eleventh Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) of the Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas (2021-22) on the subject "National Gas Grid including PNG and CNG” …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (2021-22) deals with the action taken by the Government on the Observations/Recommendations contained in their Twentieth Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) on 'Critical Evaluation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)’ of the Ministry of Rural Development …
The Standing Committee on Energy, present this Twenty-Seventh Report of the Committee on ‘Evaluation of Wind Energy in India’ pertaining to the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. The Committee took evidence of representatives of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), Solar Energy …
A joint parliamentary committee which examined the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2021 has accepted several amendments made by the Union environment ministry. The panel, which tabled its report in the Lok Sabha, has made a few recommendations, including for the development of national strategies, for the conservation, promotion and sustainable …
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Energy, in its 26th report presented to the Lok Sabha, suggested amending the current tariff policy to cut down the generation cost and supply affordable electricity to consumers. The parliamentary standing committee on energy, suggested amending the current tariff policy to cut down the generation …
This Report of the Standing Committee on Energy deals with action-taken by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on observations/recommendations contained in the Seventeenth Report (Seventeenth Lok Sabha) of the Committee (2020-21) on the subject ‘Action Plan for Achievement of 175 GW Renewable Energy Target’. The Seventeenth Report was …
The Action Taken Report of the Committee deals with the Action Taken by the Ministry of Heavy Industries on the recommendations contained in the Committee’s Three Hundred and Ninth Report on Electric & Hybrid Mobility – Prospects and Challenges in Automobile Industry pertaining to Ministry of Heavy Industries. Action Taken …
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on charging stations for electric vehicles, 20/07/2022. The number of electric vehicles in the country is 13,34,385 (excluding data of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Lakshadweep, which is not available in Vahan 4) as on 14-07-2022 and a total of 2826 Public Charging Stations …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on coastal vulnerability index, 20/07/2022. Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) has not estimated the percentage of loss specifically due to coastal erosion, however, INCOIS has estimated Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI) for the Indian coastline, which is a cumulative impact of seven coastal …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on death of animals due to train accidents, 20/07/2022. The details of elephants killed in train accidents during the last five years and current year are included in this document.
