No. of questions found: 07
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141 |
STARRED |
08.03.2010 |
RURAL DEVELOPMENT |
COST OF CONSTRUCTION UNDER IAY |
141 . Shri HASSAN KHAN
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-
(a) the existing level of financial assistance granted under the Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) to the entitled persons per unit in the plain and in remote and hilly areas;
(b) whether the assistance granted in this regard is not commensurate with the real cost of construction;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(d) the action proposed to revise the existing limit on real basis?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. C. P. JOSHI)
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.141 due for answer on 08-03-2010
(a) At present, the unit assistance under Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) is Rs.35,000/- in plain areas and Rs.38,500/- in hilly/difficult areas. In addition, the Reserve Bank of India has been advised by the Ministry of Finance to include IAY houses under the Differential Rate of Interest (DRI) scheme for lending upto Rs.20,000/- per housing unit, at an interest rate of 4%.
(b) & (c) The amount provided under IAY is only the unit assistance and not the actual unit cost. The Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee has since been entrusted with the task to study the typology of houses constructed in various regions of the country and to estimate the average unit cost of an IAY house. The Institute, in its interim report has estimated the unit cost to be between Rs.77,000 and Rs. 88,000 for different designs.
(d) Keeping in view the increase in the cost of construction, the Finance Minister, in the Budget Speech 2010-11, has proposed to enhance the unit assistance under IAY from Rs.35,000/ to Rs.45000/- in plain areas and Rs.38,500/- to Rs.48,500/- in hilly/difficult areas.
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238 |
UNSTARRED |
24.02.2010 |
CULTURE |
HERITAGE SITES IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR |
238 . Shri HASSAN KHAN
Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:-
(a) whether a large number of unprotected heritage sites are vanishing in Ladakh Region of Jammu and Kashmir State;
(b) if so the details of such heritage sites; and
(c) the steps taken by Government to protect such heritage sites in Jammu and Kashmir?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR PLANNING AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS(SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY)
(a)to(c) Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is responsible for those monuments which have been declared as of national importance under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act 1958 and there are 13 such monuments under the jurisdiction of ASI in Ladakh Region of Jammu and Kashmir State. In addition to this, a number of Buddhist monasteries, including stupas, cave, temples, sites and rock carvings and engravings had been identified in Leh, Nobra and Zanskar regions of archaeological and artistic importance. The Archaeological Survey of India has no information on vanishing of unprotected sites in Ladakh region. The conservation, preservation, and maintenance of monuments declared as of national importance by way of structural repairs are undertaken on need basis as per the established archaeological norms.
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1191 |
UNSTARRED |
04.03.2010 |
PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS |
INDO IRAN GAS PIPELINE PROJECT |
1191 . Shri HASSAN KHAN
HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR
RAKESH SINGH
Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:-
(a) the status of Indo-Iran gas pipeline project;
(b) whether there is any delay in implementation of the project; and
(c) if so the steps taken by the Government to resolve the hurdles in implementation of this project?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)
(a) to (c): India is pursuing the import of natural gas from Iran through Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) Gas Pipeline Project. Various important issues, viz., pricing of gas, delivery point of gas, project structure, security of supplies, payment of transportation tariff and transit fees for passage of natural gas through Pakistan, etc., are under discussion amongst the participating countries.
Such multilateral projects involve protracted discussions, as all the aspects have to be carefully examined and deliberated upon to the satisfaction of the participating countries to protect each country’s interests and to avoid any problems in the future in the successful operation of the project.
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1739 |
UNSTARRED |
08.03.2010 |
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY |
TELEPHONE AND POSTAL SERVICES |
1739 . Shri HASSAN KHAN
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the telephone and postal services in the hilly areas of the country especially in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir are unsatisfactory;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve telecom and postal services in the said areas?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI GURUDAS KAMAT)
(a) & (b) Madam, the telephone services provided by BSNL in hilly areas of the country including the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir State are satisfactory. The hilly areas of the country comprise of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, NE-I and NE-II Telecom Circles.
The Ladakh Region of Jammu and Kashmir State gets cut off via road for about six months i.e from November to April. During this period, telephone communication assumes very high importance.
The following steps have been taken to improve and extend communication network in the area:
(i) Ladakh Region is connected to Srinagar on Optical Fibre (OF) Cable of about 400 Kms length which passes through Jojila pass which remains snow covered during winter. The OF cable in this area which gets damaged due to road clearing operation from snow has been upgraded in the last Summer season.
(i) In addition, Ladakh Region is connected to Jammu via Satellite media where bandwidth is limited.
(ii) BSNL has installed a Mobile MSC at Leh with which the requirement of bandwidth for mobile calls have been reduced and thus communication in the Region can continue even in case of interruption of OF cable.
(iii) Telecom service has been provided in remote villages and hamlets through Digital Satellite Phone Terminals (DSPT). Uptil now, 113 such DSPTs had been commissioned in Ladakh Region.
In so far as status of postal services in Jammu and Kashmir Circle is concerned, the services are satisfactory. There are relaxed norms for opening of post offices in hilly areas of the country. 15 Departmental Post Offices and 93 Extra Departmental Post Offices are catering to the postal needs of the public of Ladakh region.
(c) The steps taken by BSNL for the development for telecom service for 2009-10 and 2010-11 in these Telecom Circles is given below.
Sl. No. Name of Circle Expansion plan WLL Expansion plan
network GSM network
(radio capacity) (radio capacity)
2009-10 2010-11 2009-10 2010-11
1 Assam 49,500 0 260,000 286,000
2 Himachal Pradesh 39,000 0 172,000 189,200
3 Jammu &Kashmir 26,250 0 214,000 235,400
4 NE-I 19,750 0 94,000 103,400
5 NE-II 33,250 0 114,000 125,400
6 Uttarakhand 36,750 0 314,000 345,400
The development plan for 2009-10 and 2010-11 of Ladakh region is given in the Annexure.
Improving the quality of services is an ongoing exercise. These include, introduction of value added services, sustained efforts to improve mail transmission and delivery, pick up mail services etc. Further upgradation of the quality of postal service has been undertaken under “Project Arrow” in Leh Head Post Office.
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2962 |
UNSTARRED |
16.03.2010 |
HOME AFFAIRS |
SPECIAL POLICE FORCE |
2962 . Shri HASSAN KHAN
Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to raise a special force for being deployed at high altitude areas;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Government has any proposal to equip the India Reserve Battallions for such deployment; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS(SHRI AJAY MAKEN)
(a): No, Madam.
(b): Does not arise in view of reply given to part (C).
(c): No, Madam.
(d): Does not arise in view of reply given to part (C).
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4185 |
UNSTARRED |
21.04.2010 |
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT |
GRANT-IN-AID TO REGISTERED PRIVATE SCHOOLS |
4185 . Shri HASSAN KHAN
Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the State Governments for grant-in-aid to registered private schools in the States during the last three years and the current year;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Union Government thereon;
(c) the details of proposals sanctioned during the said period; and
(d) the details of proposals pending alongwtih reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a): No, Sir.
(b) to (d): Do not arise.
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5385 |
UNSTARRED |
28.04.2010 |
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT |
STUDENTS OF LADAKH REGION |
5385 . Shri HASSAN KHAN
Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the students of Ladakh region would be entitled for admission in the Central Universities set up for Jammu and Kashmir;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) & (b): Admission of students in all Central Universities are made on merit on all India basis.
(c): Does not arise.