Parliament (Q & A)

  • Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to satate :- (a) whether the Ministry has taken any steps to get the orders from the Ministry of Defence for Cochin Shipyard Ltd. (CSL); (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, whether the Ministry has ta

    MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING
    (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

    (a)&(b): Yes, Sir. Ministry of Shipping has requested the Ministry of Defence through written communications for placement of orders on CSL for building ships and vessels including Landing Platform Docks (LPD).

    (c) Does not arise.

    Present crisis at Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

  • Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to satate :- (a) what are the reasons for dealy in declaring Pranahita-Chevella as a National Project; (b) whether any request from the experts or public representat

    THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

    (PROF.SANWAR LAL JAT)

    (a) The project is under appraisal in Central Water Commission. The statutory clearances from Ministry of Environment & Forest and Ministry of Tribal Affairs, which are to be submitted by the project authorities, are still awaited. The project could be considered for the status of National Project only when the project as submitted by the State Government is techno economically viable and fulfills the criteria as laid down in the Guidelines for National Projects subject to all other statutory clearances from respective Ministries/Departments.

    (b)&(c) No request from the experts or public representatives has been received to change its present design.

    (d) There are 4 schemes (Inchampalli dam, Godavari Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS), Kantanpalli LIS and Rajiv Sagar (LIS) planned in between Pranhita Chavella barrage and Dummugudem Anicut. The planned storage in Inchampalli dam is 151.35 TMC (power 975 MW). The planned diversion as available in Godavari LIS is 38.16 TMC and Rajiv Sagar LIS is 16.5 TMC. The project proposal of Kantanpalli LIS has not been received in CWC.

    (e) The proposal for the above projects will be considered once they are cleared from inter-state angles, techno economic viability is established and all statutory clearances are obtained.

    Pranahita Chevella as a National Project

  • SURVEY FOR RAIL ROUTE

    Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:-

    (a) whether a railway line survey had been conducted to connect Khalilabad through rail route via Balrampur, Shriduttganj, Utraulla, Dumariaganj, Basi and Mendawal in the State of Uttar Pradesh;

    (b) if so, the details thereof;

    (c) whether the survey work of rail route between Balrampur and Khalilabad connecting three districts Sidharthnagar, Sant Kabir Nagar and Balrampur along with four parliamentary cons- tituencies of Shravasti, Gonda, Dumariaganj and Sant Kabir Nagar was again sanctioned and the survey work has been done;

    (d) if so, the details thereof; and

    (e) the time by which the said rail route is likely to be completed?

    ANSWER

    MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

    (a): to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

    STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1045 BY SHRI DADDAN MISHRA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.03.2015 REGARDING SURVEY FOR RAIL ROUTE.

    (a) to (d): Only one work of survey for construction of new line from Khaliabad- Balrampur via Shriduttganj, Utraula, Domariyaganj, Bansi & Menhdawal was sanctioned in 2011-12 and the same has been completed in January, 2015. As per survey report, the cost of construction of 147 Km. long line has been assessed as ` 1224 crore with the rate of return of 4.57%.

    The project alignment passed through Sant Kabir Nagar, Sidhrathnagar and Balrampur districts of Uttar Pradesh and was supposed to serve the parliamentary constituency of Gonda, Domariyaganj, Sant Kabir Nagar and Shrawasti.

    (e): Since the new line project has not been sanctioned, no time frame for its completion can be given.

    SURVEY FOR RAIL ROUTE

  • RAILWAY HOSPITAL IN JHARKHAND

    Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:-

    (a) whether the Railways have any proposal to construct/revival of railway hospitals in the State of Jharkhand;

    (b) if so, the details thereof; and

    (c) the time by which new hospitals are likely to be constructed?

    ANSWER

    MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

    (a) : No, Madam. There is no proposal to construct/ revival of railway hospitals in the State of Jharkhand.

    (b) & (c) : Do not arise.

    RAILWAY HOSPITAL IN JHARKHAND

  • MAINTENANCE OF RAILWAY ROADS INSTITUTIONS

    Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:-

    (a) whether any institutionalised mechanism exists to manage, review, monitor and maintain land, building, road and other property under the administrative control of Railways and if so, the details thereof;

    (b) the details of roads, institutions and other buildings identified which need immediate repair and maintenance;

    (c) the funds allocated and utilised for the purpose along with the action taken by the Railways in this regard; and

    (d) whether the Railways also propose to permit other State/Central Government departments and Public representatives to undertake the maintenance and repair of Railway building and other dilapidated roads and institutions and if so, the details thereof?

    ANSWER

    MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU)

    (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

    STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 85 BY SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.03.2015 REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF RAILWAY ROADS/INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) : Management, review, monitoring and maintenance of land, buildings, roads and other property is undertaken as per provisions of Indian Railways Works Manual and instructions issued from time to time.

    (b) & (c) : Repair and maintenance of roads, institutions and buildings is a continuous process and carried out as per need, inter-se- priority of works and availability of funds. Such maintenance works are largely done under ‘Revenue’. The funds allotted & utilized in the year 2013-14 on such works were ` 2697.03 crore & ` 2439.97crore respectively.

    (d) : The proposals from State/Central Government departments and public representatives to support Railway’s efforts for maintenance and repair of buildings, roads and institutions are encouraged.

    MAINTENANCE OF RAILWAY ROADS INSTITUTIONS

  • What is the procedure for grant of Conference Visa?

    • Indian Missions are authorized to issue Conference visas to delegates on production of an invitation to a conference/seminar/workshop being organized in India by a Ministry or Department of the Government of India, State Governments or UT Administrations, Public Sector Undertakings, Central Educational Institutions, Public Funded Universities (list of such institutions are available on the website www. education.nic.in and the websites of the University Grants Commission and Association of Indian Universities), or an organization owned and controlled by the Government of India or any State Government / UT, Un ited Nations or its specialized agencies. Missions will process the cases for grant of visas and after satisfying themselves, grant visas to the partic ipants of such events except in cases indicated below under sub para
    • If the conference/ seminar/ workshop is sponsored by an NGO or a private institution, the Mission should scrutinize the background of the NGO/private institution and grant visa to the participants except in cases indicated in sub-para below. If the Mission concerned has any doubt about the background of the sponsoring NGO/private institution, the matter may be referred to MEA and MHA for verification of the background of the NGO/private institution concerned. However, in respect of all international sports events, the organizer shall submit the proposal for holding the international sports event to the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports for prior clearance and the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports shall refer the proposal to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of External Affairs with their recommendations. Visa for the participants of international sports event shall be issued by the Indian Missions/Posts subject to production of clearance of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, political clearance from the Ministry of External Affairs and security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
    • Missions will be required to make a prior reference to the Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs before granting conference visas to foreigners participating in conferences/ seminars/ workshops etc. in India only in the following cases:-
      • (a) Participants from Afghanistan, China, Iran, Pakistan, Iraq, Sudan, foreigners of Pakistani origin and Stateless persons;
      • (b) Participants of conferen ces/seminars/workshops who are required to visit 'Restr icted' or 'Protected' areas in India, or areas affected by terrorism, militancy and extremism etc. viz. Jammu & Kashmir and the North Eastern States(other than the States of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland). In the above cases, Ministry of External Affairs will examine the proposal along with the Ministry of Home Affairs and grant clearance within four weeks. Clearance will be conveyed to the Missions and organizers of the conference.
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  • Who are eligible for a Conference visa?

    A Conference visa is granted to a foreigner:

    • whose sole objective of visiting India is to attend a conference / seminar or workshop being held in India ;
    • who holds a valid passport, and a re-entry permit if that is required under the law of the country of nationality of the applicant;
    • Who is not a persona-non-grata to the Government of India;
    • Who is not considered an undesirable person and is not the subject of a negative list or any warning circular or other restrictive list;
    • Who is a person of assured financial standing (the production of a return ticket and availability of sufficient money to spend during his stay in India may be considered sufficient for this purpose).