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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

RAJYA SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.406 ANSWERED ON 23.04.2013

IRREGULARITIES IN GIVING OF ADVERTISEMENTS BY NTPC

*406. SHRI A. ELAVARASAN: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has favoured some monthly magazines by giving regular advertisements or advertisements at exorbitant rates; (b) if so, the details of advertisements worth Rs. 2 lakh given by NTPC in a year or more to monthly magazines during the last three financial years; (c) whether NTPC has also given advertisements to Brochures/Souvenirs at higher rates; and (d) if so, the names of organizations which have received NTPC advertisements during the last three financial years along with the amount thereof?

A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA )

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

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 406 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013 REGARDING IRREGULARITIES IN GIVING OF ADVERTISEMENTS BY NTPC.

********* (a) & (b): NTPC issues advertisements generally as a tool to communicate various

aspects and inform developments pertaining to NTPC. Details of advertisements given

by NTPC worth Rs. 2 lakh to monthly magazines in last three financial years is at

Annex-I.

(c) & (d): Advertisements in brochures/souvenirs have been released at rates that are

based on the importance of the event for which the brochures/souvenirs are brought out

and its target audience. The details are given as per Annex-II.

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ANNEX-I

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PARTs (a) & (b) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 406 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013 REGARDING IRREGULARITIES IN GIVING OF ADVERTISEMENTS BY NTPC.

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Details of Advertisements to Magazines worth Rupees 2 lakhs and above

Sl.No Name of Magazine No. of Insertion

Total Amount (Rupees in lakhs)

2010-11 1 Bureaucracy Today 4 3.202 Day After 2 8.803 Forbes 1 6.004 FE 500 1 2.005 India Today 1 12.50

2011-12

1 Bureaucracy Today 12 9.602 Fortune India 1 3.003 Resource Digest 1 4.504 Outlook 1 3.205 Tehelka 1 5.006 Whispers in the Corridor 12 5.40

2012-13

1 Air India 1 2.002 Airport India 1 2.003 Business India 2 2.504 Day After 1 2.005 Fortune India 1 2.126 Gfiles 5 9.147 Malayala Manorama 1 3.008 Outlook 3 3.549 Upbhokta Chintan 1 2.5010 Whisper in the Corridor 13 5.40

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ANNEX-II

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PARTs (c) & (d) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 406 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013 REGARDING IRREGULARITIES IN GIVING OF ADVERTISEMENTS BY NTPC.

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Advertisement given in Souvenir/ Brochure in 2010-11 Sl.No. Name of Organisation Rate

(Rupees) No. of

Insertion Total

Amount (Rupees)

1 All India Management Association 25000 1 250002 Amity Business School 20000 1 200003 Amma Samyari Surjani, New Delhi 15000 1 150004 ARDSI Delhi Chapter 7000 1 70005 Asiad Village Society 5000 1 50006 Awadh Charitable Trust 15000 1 150007 Bhanutirth, New Delhi 6000 1 60008 Bhartiya Bhasha and Sanskriti Kendra 15000 1 150009 Bhartiya Rajbhasha 15000 1 1500010 Delhi Foundation of Deaf Women 15000 1 1500011 Dharmasatha Sewa Samiti 10000 1 1000012 Indian Women Progress 15000 1 1500013 Irfan- Cartoonist 20000 1 2000014 Kalaikoodam, New Delhi 10000 1 1000015 Kerala Maharatta 50000 1 5000016 Khelgaon Residence Welfare Asso. 30000 1 3000017 Mahamana Malviya Mission 100000 1 10000018 Makhan Lal Chaturvedi National Univ 15000 1 1500019 Mottos India 30000 1 3000020 Noida Ayyappa Sewa Samiti 5000 1 500021 Panchamrit Chetna Kundra Samiti 25000 1 2500022 Power HR Forum 18000 1 1800023 PRSI - Hyderabad 15000 1 1500024 PRSI - National Conference Kolkata 20000 1 2000025 Rama Krishna Mission 7000 1 700026 Rashtriya Hindi Academy, Rubambara 19800 1 1980027 Sadhna Kala Sangam 20000 1 2000028 Sambhashuna Sandesh 25000 1 2500029 Sanskriti School 10000 1 1000030 Sant Hardayal Educational & Orphans

Welfare Society, Delhi 51000 1 51000

31 SCOPE, Delhi 50000 1 5000032 Shaheed Sukh Dev College 25000 1 2500033 Shilpa Bichitra, Kolkata 20000 1 2000034 Shri Krishna & Nanvgrah Mandir, Delhi 7500 1 7500 Total 736300

Advertisement given in Souvenir/ Brochure in 2011-12 Sl. No.

Name of the Organisation Rate (Rupees)

No. of insertion Total Amount (Rupees)

1 21st Congress CPI, Patna, Bihar 125000 1 1250002 Abhinav Prints 30000 1 300003 Adpros Media Pvt. Ltd 250000 1 2500004 Agrani India Foundation 25000 1 250005 All India Management

Association, New Delhi 20000

1 20000

6 All India Management Association, New Delhi

250001

25000

7 All India Deaf Arts & Cultural Society

100001

10000

8 All India Handicapped Rehabilitation Centre

20001

2000

9 All India Journalists Welfare association

100001

10000

10 All India Life Insurance Agents Federation

100001

10000

11 Allahabad Sporting Football Academy

200001

20000

12 Alumni Association Delhi College of Engineering

30000 1 30000

13 Arpana Trust, Delhi 10000 1 1000014 ASAPP Media Pvt. Ltd.

(Mumbai) 40000

1 40000

15 Bengali Sr. Sec. School 5000 1 500016 Bhartiya Bhasha Avm Sanskriti

Kendra 15000 1 15000

17 Bhuyan Samaj Bikash Sangha 10000 1 1000018 Birla Institute of Management

Technology 75000

1 75000

19 Birla Instt. Of Mgmt. & Tech. 20000 1 2000020 BITS Pilani, Sports Meet 25000 1 2500021 Brahman manas 25000 1 2500022 Budham Cultural Society 8000 1 800023 Central Board of Irrigation &

Power, New Delhi 50000

1 50000

24 Central Board of Irrigation & Power, New Delhi

150001

15000

25 Centenary Methodist Church, Delhi

200001

20000

26 Central Board of Irrigation & Power, New Delhi

500001

50000

27 Central Industrial Security Force

1000001

100000

28 Children Welfare Society 12000 1 1200029 Chinmaya Mission, Noida 10000 1 1000030 Chittaranjan Park Bangiya

Samaj 15000

1 15000

31 Concern India Foundation 150000 1 15000032 Confederation of NGOs of

Rural India 200000

1 200000

33 Delhi Technical University

20000 1 20000

34 Delhi Telugu Sangham 5000 1 500035 Delhi Transco Ltd. 25000 1 2500036 Dharmasastha Seva Samiti 10000 1 1000037 Disha Productions (EKDIN) 10800 1 1080038 Dr. Ambedkar NIT, Jalandhar 25000 1 2500039 Draupadi Trust 18000 1 1800040 Draupadi Trust 50000 1 5000041 Dun & Bradstreet 50000 1 5000042 Dushyant Kumar Smarak

Pandulipi Sangrahlaya 10000 1 10000

43 Ehsaas Foundation 50000 1 5000044 Family of Disabled 10000 1 1000045 Federation of PTI Employees

Union 30000

1 30000

46 FORE school of Management 20500 1 2050047 Foreign Correspondents Club 30000 1 3000048 Forum of Financial Writers 5000 1 500049 Ganesa Natyalaya 20000 1 2000050 Gurupurab celebration

Committee 20000

1 20000

51 Hemophilia Foundation 10000 1 1000052 Hindu College 10000 1 1000053 Human Care Charitable Trust 40000 1 4000054 India Foundation for Rural Dev. 32000 1 3200055 India International Law

Federation 50000

1 50000

56 Indian Revenue Service Association

750001

75000

57 Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad

750001

75000

58 Indore School of Social Work 7000 1 700059 Inner Wheel District 329 10000 1 1000060 Institution of Engineers (India)

Shimla 20000

1 20000

61 International Management Instt. 15000 1 1500062 Joychandi Pahar Paryatan Utsav 10000 1 1000063 Kaumudi Public Relations 20000 1 2000064 Kolkata Police Family Welfare

Centre 200000

1 200000

65 Kriti Foundation 20000 1 2000066 Lokchhanda Cultural Unit 50000 1 5000067 Loknayak Jaiprakash

International 10000

1 10000

68 Maha. Minorities Foundation for Unity & Dev.

250001

25000

69 Mahamana Malviya Mission 100000 1 10000070 Mata Kaushalya Devi

Charitable Trust 20000

1 20000

71 Mitra Mandali Tarun Samaj Samiti

250001

25000

72 National Association of the Deaf

200001

20000

73 National Instt. Of Technology, Karnataka

100001

10000

74 Netaji Subhash Instt. Of Technology

300001

30000

75 New Delhi YMCA 10000 1 1000076 NIFT Source Book 20000 1 2000077 Noida Ayyappa Sewa Samiti 10000 1 1000078 NTPC Recreation Club 20000 1 2000079 Old Boys Association 35000 1 3500080 Orissa Union of Working

Journalists 40000

1 40000

81 Padmarajan Smaranika 30000 1 3000082 Parichay Foundation 100000 1 10000083 Parichay Foundation 100000 1 10000084 Parivartan Jan Kalyan Samiti 10000 1 10000

85 Power HR Forum 10000 1 1000086 Publicity Society of India Ltd 75000 1 7500087 Raisina Bengali School 12000 1 1200088 Rajbhasha Avam Prabandhan

Vikas Sanstha 10000

1 10000

89 Rajiv Sport Foundation (Nagpur)

600001

60000

90 Ramakrishna Mission, Vrindavan

400001

40000

91 Research & Analysis Commission for Empower

350001

35000

92 Residents & Plot Welfare Association, Faridabad

50000 1 50000

93 Saheed Sukhdev College 40000 1 4000094 Sant Hardyal Edu. &

Orphans Welfare 51000

1 51000

95 Shelter & Welfare Assoc. 20000 1 2000096 Shree Hindi Sahitya Samity 20000 1 2000097 Southern Star Cooperative

(Urban) 5000

1 5000

98 Sree Narayana Kendra 10000 1 1000099 Sri Ramcharitmanas Satsang

Samiti 15000

1 15000

100 Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Satsangam

300001

30000

101 Sumadhur Hamsadhawani Trust

500001

50000

102 Tap Foundation 25000 1 25000103 Tata Energy Research

Institute 60000

1 60000

104 TERI University 20000 1 20000105 The Constitution Club of

India 200000

1 200000

106 The Deafway Foundation 20000 1 20000107 The Institute of Chartered

Accountants 200000

1 200000

108 The Yellow Brick Project 15000 1 15000109 Thuravoor Mahakshetra

Samithy 10000

1 10000

110 Top Rankers Management Consultant

300001

30000

111 Tuberculosis Association of India

100001

10000

112 Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan Centre for Culture

300001

30000

113 Vageeshwari Foundation 20000 1 20000114 Vaishali Kala Kendra 40000 1 40000115 Vedanta Institute Delhi 20000 1 20000116 Vicklang Manch 9000 1 9000117 Yuva Sangram Jyoti 10000 1 10000

Total 4332300

Advertisement given in Souvenir/ Brochure in 2012-13 Sl.No. Name of the Organization Rate

(Rupees) No. of

insertion Total Amount

(Rupees) 1 10th West Bengal State Conf. (CITU) 10000 1 100002 24 Sub. Jr. National Kho-Kho

Championship, Bokaro 20000 1 20000

3 Adhunik Jansanchar 15000 1 150004 Agrani India Foundation 15000 1 150005 Agrasar Samaj Kalyan Kendra 50000 1 500006 Ahead, Ghaziabad 30000 1 300007 All India Management Association 25000 1 250008 All India Occupational Therapists

Assoc. 20000 1 20000

9 All India Trade Union Congress 200000 1 20000010 Allahabad Sporting Football Academy 20000 1 2000011 Amritvarsha, New Delhi 2000 1 200012 ASAPP media Information Group 40000 1 4000013 ASAPP media Information Group 40000 1 4000014 ASAPP media Information Group 30000 1 3000015 Asian Events 20000 1 2000016 Bal Jagruti Association 15000 1 1500017 Bandhu Mahal, West Bengal 20000 1 2000018 Bengal Association 200000 1 20000019 Bhartiya Bhasha Evam sanskriti

Kendra 15000 1 15000

20 Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan 9000 1 900021 Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan 9000 1 900022 BIMTECH 60000 1 6000023 Birla Institute of Technology &

Science, Goa 25000 1 25000

24 Bombay Foundation of Deaf Women 10000 1 1000025 Brahama Kumaris 100000 1 10000026 CanSupport, Delhi 50000 1 5000027 Child Care & Welfare Foundation 30000 1 3000028 Children Welfare Society 8000 1 800029 Colours Multimedia 80000 1 8000030 Deaf Cricket Society 10000 1 1000031 Deep Welfare Organisation 20000 1 2000032 Delhi Advertising Club 25000 1 2500033 Delhi Blues Cricket Club 15000 1 1500034 Delhi Chinmaya Seva Trust 18000 1 1800035 Delhi Foundation of Deaf Women 15000 1 1500036 Delhi Gymkhana Club Pvt. Ltd. 100000 1 10000037 Deshratna Foundation 35000 1 3500038 Dharmasastha Sewa Samithi 20000 1 2000039 Dhruv Arts & Cultural Society 15000 1 1500040 Dialogue India, Delhi 30000 1 3000041 Divine Social Welfare Society 200000 1 20000042 Draupadi Trust 20000 1 2000043 Drishti Creative Production 50000 1 50000

44 Dushyant Kumar Smarak Pandulipi Sangrahalaya

25000 1 25000

45 Eastend Appt. Durga Puja Samity 8000 1 800046 Engineering & Technology Society 20000 1 2000047 Equiwings Sports Events 100000 1 10000048 Exposure & Expositions 20000 1 2000049 Falcon Media 50000 1 5000050 Federation of PTI Employees Union 30000 1 3000051 Financial Journalists Club 15000 1 1500052 Forum of Women in Public Sector 25000 1 2500053 Gurpurab Celebration Committee 20000 1 2000054 Health Fitness Trust 25000 1 2500055 Hemophilia Federation of India 20000 1 2000056 Holistic Wellness Foundation 20000 1 2000057 Human Care Charitable Trust 50000 1 5000058 IAS Officers' Wives Association 60000 1 6000059 Ignisense Education Pvt. Ltd. 200000 1 20000060 IIT Delhi 20000 1 2000061 IIT Delhi Deptt. Of Management

Studies 10000 1 10000

62 India Energy Forum 20000 1 2000063 India Foundation for Rural Dev.

Studies 32000 1 32000

64 Indian Dream 20000 1 2000065 Indian Institute of Foreign Trade 15000 1 1500066 Indian National Building construction

Forest & Wood Workers Fed 100000 1 100000

67 Indian Women's Press Corps. 50000 1 5000068 Indore Press Club 50000 1 5000069 Infraline Technology 30000 1 3000070 Institute of Chartered Accountants of

India 50000 1 50000

71 Institute of Management Studies 30000 1 3000072 INTUC 30000 1 3000073 Isha Foundation 15000 1 1500074 Jhankar Mahila Samaj Sail 70000 1 7000075 Joychandipahar Paryatan Utsab

Committee 7000 1 7000

76 Jubaraj High School 50000 1 5000077 Kalaikoodam 10000 1 1000078 Karyalaya Nagar Panchayat, Raebareli 20000 1 2000079 Kerala Cartoon Academy 50000 1 5000080 Krishna Murari Foundation 25000 1 2500081 Le Rythme 20000 1 2000082 Mahamana Malviya Foundation 25000 1 2500083 Malviya Centre for Innovation

Incubation (IIT Delhi) 50000 1 50000

84 Manabikatara Vishwamukti 40000 1 4000085 Mass for Awareness 20000 1 20000

86 Mata Amritanandamayi Math 50000 1 5000087 Mata Kaushalya Devi Charitable Trust 20000 1 2000088 Media Federation of India 20000 1 2000089 Media World Publication (Vishwa

Patrakar Sadan) 35000 1 35000

90 Mitra Mandali Tarun Samaj, Bharatpur 25000 1 2500091 Modern Academy 12000 1 1200092 Mottos India 30000 1 3000093 Mottos India 15000 1 1500094 Nagar Rajbhasha Karyanawayan 20000 1 2000095 Nagari Lipi Parishad 15000 1 1500096 National assoc. of the Deaf 20000 1 2000097 New Delhi YMCA 10000 1 1000098 New Wave Publication, Trivendrum 15000 1 1500099 Noida Ayyappa Sewa Samiti 10000 1 10000

100 Orissa Rajiv Gandhi Student's Forum 25000 1 25000101 Parichay Foundatiuon 100000 1 100000102 Parivartan Jankalyan Samiti 50000 1 50000103 Power HR Forum 12000 1 12000104 Power Hr Forum 12000 1 12000105 Prasanna Trust 25000 1 25000106 Press Club of India 30000 1 30000107 Progressive Foundation of Human

Rights 50000 1 50000

108 Public Relations Soc. Of India Shimla 50000 1 50000109 Railway Men 2000 1 2000110 Rajyoga Education & Research 10000 1 10000111 Sacred Heart Cathedral 10000 1 10000112 Sadhna Kala Sangam 50000 1 50000113 Sai Publications 75000 1 75000114 Samaj Utthan Welfare Society 40000 1 40000115 Samvad Media 100000 1 100000116 Sangeet Sandhya 10000 1 10000117 Sant Gadge Ambedkar 20000 1 20000118 Sanyukta Mahila Samiti (NTPC Ladies

Club) 50000 1 50000

119 SCOPE 20000 1 20000120 SCOPE 50000 1 50000121 Shilpa Bichitra 20000 1 20000122 Shri Vileparle Kelvani Mandal 20000 1 20000123 Sindhi Shewa Samiti 3000 1 3000124 Society for welfare & Education

Programme 21000 1 21000

125 Sopan Step 32000 1 32000

126 South Asia Forum for Energy Efficiency

25000 1 25000

127 Sree Swaminathan Swami Sewa Samity

10000 1 10000

128 Sri Geetagovinda Pratisthana 50000 1 50000129 Sri Ramcharitmanas Satsang 30000 1 30000130 Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Satsangam 20000 1 20000131 Srinarayan Bhakti Gyan 5000 1 5000132 Srishti - Powergrid Mahila Samaj 35000 1 35000133 St. Francis School 20000 1 20000134 Symbiosis Institute of International

Business 30000 1 30000

135 Tap Foundation 25000 1 25000136 Technology Cooperative Group

Housing Society 15000 1 15000

137 TERI (Tata Energy Research Institute) 40000 1 40000138 The Constitution Club of India 200000 1 200000139 The Deafway Foundation 25000 1 25000140 The Music Academy 10000 1 10000141 The National HRD Network 50000 1 50000142 Toon India 30000 1 30000143 Uttarpara Sangeet Chakra 15000 1 15000144 Vaishali Kala Kendra 40000 1 40000

145 Vartaman Sahitya, Aligarh 15000 1 15000146 Vedanta Institute Delhi 20000 1 20000147 Vishwa Bharati Public School 25000 1 25000148 World Reflections 75000 1 75000

Total 5282000

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RAJYA SABHA


ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE TO HYDRO

POWER PROJECTS IN THE COUNTRY

*409. SHRI NAND KUMAR SAI: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether a number of Hydro Power Projects are pending for environmental clearance in the country; (b) if so, the dates on which each of such projects was submitted for environmental clearance; (c) the details of the criteria fixed to accord clearance to the Hydro Power Projects in the country; (d) whether the Hydro Power Projects having a capacity of 2500 MW across various States have been accorded clearance by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in the recent past; (e) if so, the details thereof, project-wise; and (f) the time, by when each of these projects will be completed for generation of power?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA )

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

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 409 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013 REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE TO HYDRO POWER PROJECTS IN THE COUNTRY.

********* (a) & (b) : Four Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs), which have been accorded

concurrence by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), are pending for environment

clearance in Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) as on date. Details of these

projects are at Annex-I.

(c) : MoEF accords environmental clearance to HEPs under the provisions of

Environment (Protection) Act, 1996, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)

Notification, 2006 and as per defined procedures laid down through various Notifications

issued by them from time to time.

(d) to (f) : Two Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs), which have been accorded

concurrence by Central Electricity Authority (CEA), having installed capacity of 994

MW have been accorded Environment Clearance by MoEF in the recent past i.e. in the

last six months. Details of these projects including the likely completion date are at

Annex-II.

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ANNEX-I

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PARTs (a) & (b) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 409 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013 REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE TO HYDRO POWER PROJECTS IN THE COUNTRY.

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H.E. Projects (State-wise) which have been accorded concurrence by CEA and are pending for Environment Clearance in MoEF as on date

Sl. No

Name of project/Executing

agency/I.C

CEA Concurrence

Status of Environment clearance

Karnataka 1 Gundia St-I

(State sector) KPCL/ 1x200= 200 MW

25.04.2008 Proposal submitted on 03.11.2008. Environment Appraisal Committee (EAC) meeting held on 30.06.10 decided to recommend clearance with some conditions. Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) was constituted who visited the project area on 16.09.10. WGEEP submitted report to MoEF recommending not to permit the execution of project as loss of diversity and environmental impacts would be significant. MoEF sought opinion of State Govt. on the report and the same has been submitted by State Govt. A Committee under chairmanship of Dr. Kasturirangan, Member, Planning Commission, has been constituted to prepare a road map for implementation of infrastructure projects that would not affect the environment much. The Committee, on 13.01.2013 along with a high level working group has visited the Gundia HEP and MoEF sought some more details. The same were furnished.

Sikkim 2 Teesta St-IV

(Central sector) NHPC/ 4x130=520 MW

13.05.2010 Proposal submitted on 11.05.2012. EAC in its meeting held on 02.02.13 has recommended grant of Environment clearance to the project. Clearance letter awaited.

Ar. Pradesh 3 Hirong

(Private sector) JAPL 4x125=500 MW

10.04.13 Public hearing conducted on 18th May, 2011. The updated EIA & EMP report submitted to MoEF for environment clearance on 11th June, 2011.

Uttarakhand 4 Devsari

(Central Sector) SJVNL (3x84=252 MW)

7.08.2012 The final EIA/EMP Report had been submitted to MOEF on 01/03/2011 for obtaining Environment clearance. EAC on 27.12.11 recommended project for environment clearance. Formal letter will be issued after stage-I forest clearance.

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ANNEX-II

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PARTs (d) TO (f) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 409 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013 REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE TO HYDRO POWER PROJECTS IN THE COUNTRY.

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Hydro Electric Schemes Concurred/ Appraised by CEA whose Environment Clearance has been accorded by MoEF in the recent past i.e. in the last six months

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S. No.

Scheme Sector State Developer IC (MW) CEA Concurrence

Environ-ment

Clearance

Construction period and Zero

date ( As per Concurrence

letter)

Likely Completion

date

1 Ratle Pvt. J&K GVKR HEPPL

850 19.12.12 12.12.12 60 months from zero date i.e. 01.02.13

31.01.2018

2 Gongri Pvt. Ar. Pr. DEPL 144 04.02.13 21.03.13 45 months from zero date i.e. 01.01.13

30.09.2016

Total 994


RAJYA SABHA


SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEME FOR ELECTRIFICATION

OF VILLAGES IN MADHYA PRADESH

*410. DR. NAJMA A. HEPTULLA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has launched the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) for providing access to electricity to rural households in the country; (b) if so, whether Government has prescribed any time-limit to provide electricity to all the villages in the country including Madhya Pradesh; (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; (d) whether Government proposes to introduce any supplementary scheme for electrification of villages in Madhya Pradesh; and (e) if so, the details thereof?


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

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.410 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013 REGARDING SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEME FOR ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES IN MADHYA PRADESH.

********* (a) : Yes, Sir. The Government of India launched ‘Rajiv Gandhi Grameen

Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) for creation of Rural Electricity Infrastructure and

Household Electrification, in April 2005 for providing access to electricity to rural

households.

(b) & (c) : Under RGGVY, 648 projects for electrification of 1,12,795 un/de-

electrified villages (UEV), intensive electrification of 3,96,336 partially electrified

villages (PEV) and release of free electricity connections to 2,74,98,652 Below Poverty

Line (BPL) households have been sanctioned. As on 31.03.2013, the electrification works

in 1,07,083 UE villages, 2,90,137 PE villages have been completed and free electricity

connections to 2,07,21,824 BPL households have been released. The State-wise

coverage and achievement for the sanctioned projects under RGGVY is at Annex. The

scheduled time for completion of electrification works for the awarded projects under

RGGVY is 24 months from the date of award.

(d) & (e) : Government has proposed to continue RGGVY in 12th Plan for covering

the remaining villages/habitations subject to availability of funds.

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ANNEX

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PARTs (b) & (c) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 410 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013 REGARDING SUPPLEMENTARY SCHEME FOR ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES IN MADHYA PRADESH.

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State-wise coverage and achievement for the sanctioned projects under RGGVY

Coverage Cumulative achievement (up to

31.03.2013) Sl. No.

State Un-electrified

villages (UEV)

Partially electrified

villages (PEV)

BPL connections

UEV PEV BPL

connections

1 Andhra Pradesh 0 27477 2484665 0 26527 2752843 2 Arunachal Pradesh 2106 1760 40726 1700 1045 28786 3 Assam 8326 12984 1150597 8019 12290 908550 4 Bihar 23850 19244 5658692 22730 5097 2350915 5 Chhattisgarh 1594 17291 987834 1071 12268 979911 6 Gujarat 0 17667 742094 0 16317 829547 7 Haryana 0 6511 257273 0 4676 194461 8 Himachal Pradesh 95 10650 13196 83 10534 15278 9 Jammu & Kashmir 239 4442 81217 176 2823 53086

10 Jharkhand 19071 7106 1803377 18086 5729 1298825 11 Karnataka 61 28119 978219 62 24675 858836 12 Kerala 0 1272 74571 0 181 52993 13 Madhya Pradesh 843 49537 1817544 596 23934 961816 14 Maharashtra 0 41739 1202882 0 36713 1181880 15 Manipur 882 1378 107369 616 562 28851 16 Meghalaya 1866 3239 109696 1654 2223 85495 17 Mizoram 137 570 27417 94 346 15144 18 Nagaland 105 1140 69899 88 1069 37562 19 Odisha 14715 29324 3045979 14345 24671 2826140 20 Punjab 0 11840 148860 0 0 80404 21 Rajasthan 4339 34783 1224417 4137 33094 1140846 22 Sikkim 25 418 11458 25 383 9783 23 Tamil Nadu 0 10738 527234 0 9673 501202 24 Tripura 148 658 107506 143 617 99502 25 Uttar Pradesh 28439 22980 1907419 27762 2982 1047531 26 Uttarakhand 1512 9160 238522 1511 9221 234593 27 West Bengal 4442 24309 2679989 4185 22487 2147044

Total 112795 396336 27498652 107083 290137 20721824

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RAJYA SABHA


NORTH KARANPURA PROJECT AT CHATRA IN JHARKHAND

†*413. SHRI DHIRAJ PRASAD SAHU: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the National Thermal Power Corporation's North Karanpura project in Chatra district of Jharkhand has not commenced production inspite of Ministry of Coal agreeing to start the same; and (b) if so, the details thereof?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA )

(a) & (b) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 413 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013 REGARDING NORTH KARANPURA PROJECT AT CHATRA IN JHARKHAND.

********* (a) & (b) : Cabinet Committee on Investment in its meeting held on February 20, 2013

has decided that the power plant be constructed at the present site with certain conditions.

CCI has further decided that the original coal linkage granted to North Karanpura Super

Thermal Power Plant be restored in principle, with the stipulation that the coal supplies

will commence during the 13th Five Year Plan.

In pursuance to above, NTPC has given an undertaking and Ministry of

Power vide its letter dated 12.04.2013 has requested Ministry of Coal to restore the coal

linkage granted to the project immediately as decided in the CCI for the project related

activities to commence.

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RAJYA SABHA


EXTENSION OF RGGVY SCHEME

*414. SHRI RAMA CHANDRA KHUNTIA: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that a large number of hamlets having population of 100-300 and less than 100 are not covered under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY); (b) whether a considerable number of BPL households are deprived of having electricity because of faulty guidelines; and (c) whether the scheme may be further extended in the Twelfth Plan to cater to such deficiencies so that the very aim of electrification of all villages and households can be achieved in the larger sense?


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

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 414 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013 REGARDING EXTENSION OF RGGVY SCHEME.

********* (a) : Yes, Sir. Some hamlets having population between 100 and 300 and large

number of hamlets below 100 population could not be covered for electrification under

Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) so far.

(b) : No, Sir. However, number of Below Poverty Line (BPL) households could

not be electrified in the funds available for the XI Plan.

(c) : Government has proposed to continue RGGVY in 12th Plan for

electrification of the remaining villages/habitations and BPL households as per

availability of fund.

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RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3243 ANSWERED ON 23.04.2013

HYDEL POWER PROJECTS IN JAMMU & KASHMIR

3243. DR. CHANDAN MITRA: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) the details of power projects of National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC) operating in Jammu and Kashmir; (b) whether the J&K Government has offered to buy back these projects; and (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of Government thereon?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) : NHPC Limited is operating 5 Hydro Power Stations totaling installed capacity of

1724 MW in J&K. The details of these Power Stations along with the installed capacity is at

Annex.A.

(b) & (c) : No offer of Government of J&K for buy back of the Projects of NHPC in J&K

State has been received.

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ANNEX-A

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3243 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013.

*********** Jammu and Kashmir

S No. Project Installed Capacity

(MW)

Status

1. Salal 690 Commissioned in 1987

2. Uri - I 480 Commissioned in 1997

3. Dulhasti 390 Commissioned in 2007

4. Sewa-II 120 Commissioned in 2010

5. Chutak 44 Commissioned in 2013

Total 1724

Apart from above two units of Nimoo Bazgo Project each 15 MW have been synchronized at partial load and likely to be commissioned at full load by Oct,13.

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RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3244

ANSWERED ON 23.04.2013

ALLOCATION OF NATURAL GAS FOR POWER GENERATION IN GUJARAT

3244. SHRI NATUJI HALAJI THAKOR: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is considering allocating more natural gas for power generation;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether Government has allocated gas on firm basis for the upcoming gas based power projects i.e., GSPC Pipavav Power Company Ltd., GSEG expansion projects and Dhuvaran CCPP-III in Gujarat; (d) the details of Government’s response to the request of the State Government of Gujarat/Gujarat Urjavikas Nigam Ltd. (GUVNL) for allocation of shortfall of gas quantum; and (e) the details of response of Government on GUVNL's request for clubbing/diversion of gas amongst the gas-based power plants supplying power to GUVNL?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) & (b): No, Sir. There is no additional gas available for allocation to the gas based power plants due to reduced production of domestic gas. (c) : No, Sir. Ministry of Power has not allocated gas on firm basis for the upcoming power projects i.e. GSPC Pipavav Power Company Ltd., GSEG expansion projects and Dhuvaran CCPP-III in the Gujarat State. (d) : The Gujarat State Government/Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) have requested for allocation of gas to meet shortages being experienced by existing plants and also to meet the requirement of gas for new plants. However, due to the reduced availability of domestic gas, no additional allocation could be made to any power plants including Gujarat projects so far. Further, MoP/Central Electricity Authority has issued an advisory to all the developers not to plan for any new domestic gas based power plants till 2015-16, as there is no certainty of availability of the same. (e) : The request of Clubbing/Diversion of gas of GUVNL has been approved by the Government.

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RAJYA SABHA


RELEASE OF ADDITIONAL POWER TO AP

3245. SHRIMATI T. RATNA BAI:

SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether the State Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) has requested to release additional power from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) power plant at Jhajjar for about 231 megawatt and also another 500 megawatt; and (b) if so, the details thereof and the present status of release of power to AP for the current year to meet the shortage?

A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) & (b): Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh vide his letter dated 7th July, 2012 had

requested for allocation of additional power of 231 MW from National Thermal Power

Corporation, Jhajjar Power Station. Ministry of power has allocated 181 MW of power from

Jhajjar Power Station w.e.f. 1st December, 2012 to 31st May, 2013. Another letter dated 16th

July, 2012 has been received for allocation of 500 MW power to Andhra Pradesh. Ministry of

Power has allocated 100 MW power of NTPC Stations of Eastern Region to Andhra Pradesh till

31st May, 2013.

At present the total allocation of power from Central Generating Stations (CGSs)

to Andhra Pradesh is 3675 MW which is 32.3% of the total regional allocation and comprises

3099 MW as firm share, 295 MW unallocated share in CGSs of Southern Region, 100 MW

unallocated share of NTPC Stations of Eastern Region and 181 MW surrendered firm share by

Delhi Government from Jhajjar Power Station.

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RAJYA SABHA


STATUS OF PROJECTS UNDER RGGVY IN ODISHA

3246. SHRIMATI RENUBALA PRADHAN: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Government is going for restructuring the funding pattern to the states under Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) during the Twelfth Five Year Plan period; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the details of achievement made in various projects under RGGVY in Odisha so far; and (d) the reasons for the delay in implementation ?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) & (b) : Government has proposed to continue RGGVY in 12th Plan for covering the remaining villages/habitations as per availability of funds. The details of the scheme including the funding pattern is yet to be finalized.

(c) : Under RGGVY, in Odisha, 32 projects for electrification of 14,715 un/de-electrified villages (UEV), 29,324 partially electrified villages (PEV) and release of free electricity connections to 30,46,184 Below Poverty Line (BPL) households were sanctioned. As on 31.03.2013, electrification works in 14,345 UEV and 24,671 PEV have been completed and free electricity connections to 28,26,140 BPL households have been released. The details of coverage and achievement of electrification of UE/ PE villages and release of free electricity connections to BPL households in the State of Odisha, project-wise, is at Annex.

(d) : The progress of RGGVY in Odisha has been affected in some projects due to the following reasons:-

(i) Delay in providing required way bills and labour permits by the State Government.

(ii) Disturbances in the Naxal affected areas in some districts.

(iii) Delay in forest clearance.

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ANNEX

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3246 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013.

*********** Project-wise coverage and achievement of electrification of villages & release of free electricity

connections to BPL households under RGGVY in the State of Odisha

Coverage Cumulative Achievement

(31.03.2013) Sl. No.

Name of District Unelectrified villages (UEV)

Partially electrified

villages (PEV)

BPL Households

UEV PEV BPL

Households

X plan 1 Angul 533 1032 98636 538 1008 98636 2 Nayagarh 542 873 88071 542 868 88071 3 Gajapati 647 665 52003 647 665 52012 4 Ganjam 454 1738 112200 454 1381 110650 Sub Total 2176 4308 350910 2181 3922 349369

XI Plan 1 Boudh 638 412 63921 581 293 46655 2 Ganjam (supp.) 604 56926 423 37079 3 Khandamal 1409 418 71035 1409 418 69901 4 Puri 53 1244 45000 53 954 45000 5 Rayagada 1388 607 114415 1350 597 89776 6 Balangir 450 1329 160000 449 991 159937 7 Baragarh 100 1073 127000 100 898 126636 8 Devogarh 308 344 30119 308 339 30119 9 Dhenkanal 228 809 94079 228 604 92041

10 Jharsuguda 37 305 21000 37 297 21000 11 Kalahandi 915 912 156000 915 372 150921 12 Keonjhar 825 1157 160000 825 585 158908 13 Koraput 974 579 176000 970 135 175959 14 Nuapada 167 372 49383 169 84 48622 15 Sambalpur 410 766 56599 410 757 56599 16 Balasore 106 2433 133555 104 2437 127589 17 Bhadrak 288 951 75210 288 939 70682 18 Cuttack 147 1648 136488 140 1497 107725 19 Jagatsinghpur 96 1103 111451 95 1024 58299 20 Jajpur(CESCO) 171 11467 169 11664 21 Jajpur(NESCO) 93 1266 128110 90 1246 118377 22 Kendarapara 203 1175 77408 187 1037 74110 23 Khurda 83 1260 76456 78 1216 73913 24 Malkangiri 686 154 54731 592 145 55441 25 Mayurbanj 1677 2022 238721 1542 1596 219344 26 Nawrangpur 488 331 104413 480 328 93785 27 Sonepur 309 549 59064 303 539 57389 28 Sundargarh 461 1022 106723 461 829 99300 Sub Total 12539 25016 2695274 12164 20749 2476771

32 Grand Total 14715 29324 3046184 14345 24671 2826140

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RAJYA SABHA


POWER SHORTAGE IN JHARKHAND

3247. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) the magnitude of power shortage in Jharkhand; (b) whether the High Court of Jharkhand has given any directions to the State Government in this regard; (c) if so, the details thereof; (d) whether Government proposes to provide assistance to the State Government to overcome the shortage of power in the State; and (e) if so, the details thereof?

A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) & (b): The power shortage in terms of energy and peak during 2012-13 (April, 2012 to

March, 2013) was 289 MU (4.1%) and 92 MW (7.7%) respectively in Jharkhand which is lower

than the all India power shortage of 8.7% and 9%.

(b) & (c): No directions have been received recently in the Government of India from the

High Court of Jharkhand nor the same has been reported by the Government of Jharkhand to the

Central Government.

(d) & (e): The allocation of power from Central Generating Stations to Jharkhand as on

31.03.2013 is 562 MW.

Jharkhand would benefit 1,374 MW from the projects likely to be commissioned

during 12th Plan. Out of this 294 MW would be share from Central Generation Stations

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RAJYA SABHA


INTEGRATED ENERGY POLICY FOR ENERGY

SECURITY IN THE COUNTRY

3248. SHRI C.M. RAMESH: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Government needs Rs. 2 lakh crores in the Twelfth Plan to make country energy sufficient; (b) if so, the manner in which Government is planning to pool the resources; (c) the details of efforts his Ministry is making to have an integrated energy policy for energy security in the country; and (d) whether this Ministry is contemplating for having a single-window clearance system for all power projects, if not the reasons therefor?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER

( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) & (b) : As per the 12th Plan document prepared by the Planning Commission, an investment of Rs.15,01,666 Crore (at current prices) has been projected for Electricity Sector during the 12th Plan, out of which investment in Central, State and Private Sectors has been estimated at Rs. 4,40,796 Crores, Rs.3,47,043 Crores and Rs.7,13,827 Crores respectively . According to the 12th Plan document the projected investment in infrastructure over the Twelfth Plan would be possible only if there is a substantial expansion in internal generation and extra-budgetary resources of the public sector, in addition to a significant rise in private investment. (c) : In order to ensure energy security in the country in terms of power, the government is making all possible efforts, which include the following:-

By meeting the stipulated demand for electricity through power generation using a mix of various energy sources including renewable energy.

In order to fulfil the shortage in fuel supply, fuel is being imported while efforts are being

made to increase domestic supply by various measures including the adoption of state of art mining technology.

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To ensure better availability and improved power supply from old and ageing plants,

thrust is being given to Renovation & Modernisation and Life Extension of old power plants.

Measures such as Demand Side Management and Energy Efficiency are also being

implemented to ensure Energy Security.

Assisting the neighbouring country Bhutan in the development of the hydro power potential for mutual benefits.

(d) : No clearance of the Ministry of Power or CEA is needed for setting up generation stations except in the case of Hydro Electric Schemes where in the Central Electricity Authority accords concurrence under section 8 of the Electricity Act, 2003 to Hydro Electric schemes submitted to it involving capital expenditure exceeding the limits fixed by the Government from time to time. The concurrence of a Hydro Electric Scheme involves different formations in Central Electricity Authority (CEA), Central Water Commission (CWC), Geological Survey of India (GSI), Ministry of Water Resources (MOWR), Central Soil and Materials Research Station (CSMRS), concerned State Government and Project Developer during the appraisal process of the Detailed Project Report of the Hydro Electric Project. For this purpose, CEA has already established a ‘Single Window Clearance’ system under the office of Secretary CEA.

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RAJYA SABHA


POWER CRISIS IN MADHYA PRADESH

3249. DR. NAJMA A. HEPTULLA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether some States including Madhya Pradesh are reeling under severe power crisis; (b) whether Madhya Pradesh Government has requested the Central Government to allocate adequate power to the State; and (c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken or being taken by the Central Government in this regard?

A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) : There is an overall shortage of power in all the States in the country. Most of the

States including Madhya Pradesh have power shortage both in terms of energy and peaking

power. The shortage varies from State to State on month to month, day to day and hour to hour

basis depending upon the demand and supply of power. In the Financial Year 2012-13, energy

shortage on National average basis was 8.7% and peaking shortage was 9% and in Madhya

Pradesh the energy and peaking shortage was 9.7% and 6.1% respectively.

(b) & (c) : No request from Government of Madhya Pradesh for allocation of power has been

received recently.

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RAJYA SABHA


GOLPALLY HYDRO ELECTRICITY PROJECT AT KRISHNA BASIN

3250. SHRI BASAWARAJ PATIL: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware of the fact that the Golpally Hydro Electricity project at Krishna Basin have the capacity to produce 1500 MW to 3500 MW; and (b) the details of more economical and cheap solution for power problem?

A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) & (b) : As per information available in the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), no

hydro-electric scheme with the name of Golpally Hydro Electric Project in Krishna Basin has

been identified. No Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Golpally Hydro Electric Project having

capacity of 1500 MW to 3500 MW in Krishna Basin is under examination in the CEA.

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RAJYA SABHA


POOR AVAILABILITY OF COAL SUPPLY TO POWER SECTOR IN BIHAR

3251. DR. ANIL KUMAR SAHANI: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether is a fact that poor availability of coal supply to the power sector has led to disruption of supply of power in Bihar; (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and (c) the details of action being taken by the Central Government to ensure smooth supply of coal to avoid disruption of power supply in Bihar?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) & (b) : The availability of coal supply in 2012-13 to the power sector has been 99% of

the target fixed for the year. However, as regards coal supply to power stations giving power

supply to Bihar, it is to be stated that power supply to Bihar is mainly from identified central

generating stations of NTPC which have had less supply from the concerned coal mines and also

less coal import by NTPC.

(c) : In order to ensure adequate supply coal to the power plants, the following steps

are taken/being taken by the Government:

(i) A meeting held on 1st February, 2013 under the Chairmanship of the Principal Secretary to

the Prime Minister, wherein following decision, inter-alia were arrived at:

CIL will sign Fuel Supply Agreements (FSAs) with power plants that have entered into long term Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with DISCOMs and have been commissioned/would get commissioned on or before 31st March, 2015.

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The FSAs will be signed for full quantity of coal mentioned in the Letters of Assurance (LOAs) for a period of 20 years with trigger level of 80% for levy of disincentive and 90% for levy of incentive.

(ii) the Ministry of Coal has been requested to impress upon the coal companies to increase

the coal production so as to meet the demands of power plants. (iii) Power Utilities are being advised to import coal to bridge the gap between requirement

and availability of indigenous coal. (iv) Thrust on ramping up production of coal by the allottees of captive coal block from

existing mines and expedite commissioning of new coal block.

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RAJYA SABHA


ALLOCATION OF ADDITIONAL POWER TO TAMIL NADU

3252. SHRI A.A. JINNAH: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether the Central Government has received requests from various State Governments including Tamil Nadu for allocation of additional power from the unallocated power being generated by the Central Generating Stations to meet the shortage of power; (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; (c) whether Government has taken steps to ease the corridor congestion which is hindering the supply of power from the surplus States to Tamil Nadu; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) & (b) : Requests have been received from various States including Tamil Nadu for

allocation of additional power of Central Generating Stations to meet shortage of power. The

details of the requests received in CEA from various States during the year 2012-13 are given at

Annex.

(c) & (d): The Government has taken steps to ease the corridor congestion which is

hindering the supply of power from the surplus States to the State of Tamil Nadu. The inter-

regional links between NEW grid and SR grid and intra-regional links within SR for mitigating

corridor congestion have been planned, which are in various stages of execution. The details of

these transmission links are as under:-

I. Inter-regional lines:

(i) Raichur - Sholapur 765 kV two single circuit lines

(ii) Kolhapur(new) - Narendra 765 kV double circuit line …….2.

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(iii) Wardha -Hyderabad 765 kV double circuit line

(iv) Angul – Srikakulam - Vemagiri 765 kV double circuit line

II. Strengthening of Inter State Transmission System within Southern Region:

i. Vijayawada - Nellore (A.P.) - Thiruvalam400 kV double circuit line

ii. Chittoor - Thiruvalam 400 kV double circuit line

iii. Kurnool - Thiruvalam 765 kV double circuit line

iv. Madhugiri - Salem Pooling Point 765 kV single circuit line

v. Somanahalli - Salem (New) 400 kV double circuit line

vi. Loop-in-loop-out of Kolar – S.P. Budur 400 kV single circuit line at Thiruvalam

vii. Loop-in-loop-out of Salem-Somanahalli 400 kV single circuit line at Hosur

viii. Mysore - Kozhikode 400 kV double circuit line

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ANNEX

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3252 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013.

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Sr. No.

State Details of request Description of Requisition

1 Jammu & Kashmir

D.O. Letter No. PDD-IV /33 /2008, dated 14.8.2012

Allocation of 500 MW from October to March every year from thermal stations to meet winter requirements.

2 Jammu & Kashmir D.O. Letter No. PDD-IV /19 /2005, dated 11.02.2013

90 MW of power from unallocated quota in view of planned shutdown of Dulhasti HPS from 16.1.2013 to 28.2.2013.

3 Tamil Nadu May,2012 1000 MW 4 Andhra Pradesh July,2012 500 MW 5 Karnataka August,2012 300-500 MW 6 Kerala January,2013 100 MW pooling power with

Kayamkulam 7 Andhra Pradesh January,2013 300 MW from Kudankulam,

75 MW NLC-II (Expn), 500 MW SR U/A

8 Tamil Nadu February,2013 Not specified 9 Andhra Pradesh March,2013 281.17 MW continue till May,2014 10 Kerala March, 2013 362.34 MW continue till May,2014 11 Andhra Pradesh March, 2013 Not specified 12 Andhra Pradesh March, 2013 Not specified 13 Odisha April, 2012 500 MW

14 Bihar October, 2012 Less availability of Power from CGSs

15 Assam March,2013 Not specified


RAJYA SABHA


STALLED HYDEL POWER PROJECTS IN UTTARAKHAND

†3253. SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH MAHRA: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) whether the construction work of all those hydel power projects in Uttarakhand which were stalled following the honourable Supreme Court's orders has commenced again; (b) if so, the names of those projects where construction work has been started; (c) whether NOCs have been obtained from the honourable Supreme Court of India, the Ministry of Environment and Forests and the Ministry of Water Resources for commencing the construction work of these projects; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) : As per information available, the Hon’ble Supreme court of India has not issued

any notice to stop work on any hydro projects (25 MW and above) in Uttarakhand.

(b) to (d) : Do not arise.

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RAJYA SABHA


UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF POWER TO VARIOUS STATES

3254. DR.NAJMA A. HEPTULLA : Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) the details of power distribution to various States including Madhya Pradesh during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise; (b) whether some States are receiving more power than their fixed quota; and (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the corrective steps taken by Government in this regard?

A N S W E R THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a): The details of power allocation to various States including Madhya Pradesh from

Central Generating Stations (CGSs) as on 31st March of each of the last three years and current

year are given at Annex-I.

(b) & (c): Schedule of power to be drawn is defined in advance which varies from day to

day. There is no fixed quota for allocation of power to any States. The details of schedule and

drawal of power by the States during the period from April, 2012 to February, 2013 are given at

Annex-II

The Government of India takes steps to curb the tendency of over drawal of power by

States/UTs through various agencies like RLDCs, RPCs, CERC etc. by using consultative as

well as legal processes including imposing of financial penalty.

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ANNEX-I

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3254 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013.

*********** State-wise Allocation of Power during peak hours

(Figures in MW)States As on 31.03.2010 As on 31.03.2011 As on 31.03.2012 As on 31.03.2013* Chandigarh 163 209 204 211 Delhi 3543 4098 3897 4232 Haryana 1712 1939 1945 2224 Himachal Pradesh 1120 1160 1156 1219 Jammu & Kashmir 1732 1607 1603 1700 Punjab 1980 2027 2045 2113 Rajasthan 2080 2257 2374 2831 Uttar Pradesh 5070 5420 5520 5779 Uttarakhand 740 750 796 844 Railways/Powergrid 102 102 102 102 Gujarat 2539 2588 2768 3368 Madhya Pradesh 2268 2444 2553 4527 Chhattisgarh 551 701 805 1127 Maharashtra 3433 3634 3853 6781 Goa 453 437 444 491 Daman & Diu 239 155 165 319 DNH 505 531 566 906 DAE/Powergrid 21 17 17 Andhra Pradesh 3006 2768 3306 3675 Karnataka 1508 1500 1672 1810 Tamil Nadu 3258 3329 3282 3766 Kerala 1211 1296 1626 1633 Pudducherry 321 386 394 396 NLC 100 100 100 100 Powergrid 6 6 6 Bihar 1662 1662 1742 1802 Jharkhand 551 551 526 562 DVC 168 168 168 5990 Orissa 1544 1544 1544 1705 West Bengal 1225 1225 1225 1403 Sikkim 149 149 149 150 Powergrid 1 1 1.26 Arunachal Pradesh 129 139 134 134 Assam 821 811 721 746 Manipur 123 123 123 123 Meghalaya 202 212 212 212 Mizoram 66 76 74 74 Nagaland 78 88 80 80 Tripura 110 105 105 105

*Note: Allocation figures on 31.03.2013 includes capacity of dedicated CS stations, merchant power and capacity allocated/diverted from other stations located within/outside the region. The allocation figure for DVC as on 31.03.2013 includes allocation to DVC from its own generating stations while in other years this allocation from DVC stations is not included.

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ANNEX-II

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3254 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 23.04.2013.

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Schedule and Drawal as per UI Account for the year 2012 - 13 (upto February, 2013) April, 2012 to February, 2013 States/Stations/ ( Figures in MU)

System Schedule Drawal Over Drawal (+) / Under

Drawal (-) Northern Region [ from 01.04.12 to 28.02.13 ] Chandigarh 1541.150 1513.110 -28.040 Delhi 17237.258 15550.840 -1686.418 Haryana 16251.000 17128.710 877.710 H.P. 3431.290 3372.680 -58.610 J & K. 6922.350 6767.240 -155.110 Punjab 21404.650 22256.780 852.130 Rajasthan 17128.560 18176.370 1047.810 U.P. 28994.610 31365.990 2371.380 Uttarakhand 4677.040 5215.950 538.910 Western Region [ from 01.04.12 to 28.02.13 ] Chhattisgarh 4461.520 4520.890 59.370 Gujarat 14222.920 12956.180 -1266.740 Madhya Pradesh 21870.330 21294.320 -576.010 Maharashtra 37251.150 36971.790 -279.360 DD 1892.050 1848.640 -43.410 DNH 4622.480 4415.030 -207.450 Goa 2912.190 2871.390 -40.800 Southern Region [ from 01.04.12 to 28.02.13 ] Andhra Pr. 20621.547 20861.961 240.414 Karnataka 10007.004 9938.447 -68.557 Kerala 10726.936 11613.919 886.983 Tamil Nadu 19030.475 18997.963 -32.512 Puducherry 2311.373 2002.890 -308.483 Eastern Region [ from 02.04.12 to 24.02.13 ] Bihar 11741.339 11296.585 -444.754 DVC -6457.074 -6194.331 262.743 Jharkhand 3327.085 2913.430 -413.655 Odisha 5738.605 5949.556 210.951 W. Bengal 7160.138 7268.883 108.745 Sikkim 371.445 338.513 -32.932 N.E. Region [ from 01.04.12 to 28.02.13 ] Arunachal Pr. 500.611 523.251 22.640 Assam 3833.675 3829.049 -4.626 Manipur 564.743 508.555 -56.188 Meghalaya 794.082 806.457 12.375 Mizoram 322.303 317.569 -4.734 Nagaland 376.516 412.960 36.444 Tripura 249.549 211.179 -38.370

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF POWER

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3255

ANSWERED ON 23.04.2013

IMPLEMENTATION OF RPO BY STATE POWER UTILITIES

3255. SHRI DILIPBHAI PANDYA: Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state: (a) the details of steps Government intends to take for strict implementation of Renewable Purchase of Obligation (RPO) by the States/State Power Utilities; (b) whether Government consider to purchase the Renewable Power generated by the States in excess of their RPO, through its nominated agency and pass on the benefits to such Generating States; and (c) whether Government is considering to make Discoms eligible for obtaining renewable energy certificates (RECs) for the quantum of power utilized beyond its RPO obligation?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA ) (a) : Electricity Act, 2003 provides for promotion of efficient and environmentally

benign policies and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. In particular, Section

86(1)(e) of the Electricity Act, 2003, mandates State Electricity Regulatory Commissions

(SERCs)/Joint Electricity Regulatory Commissions (JERCs) to specify Renewable Purchase

Obligation (RPO) target for the obligated entities in their state. Extract from the said section is

reproduced as under:

86(1) The State Commission shall discharge the following functions, namely:-

………

“(e) promote cogeneration and generation of electricity from renewable sources of energy

by providing suitable measures for connectivity with the grid and sale of electricity to any

person, and also specify, for purchase of electricity from such sources, a percentage of the

total consumption of electricity in the area of a distribution licence;”

………2.

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Monitoring compliance of RPO by the obligated entities is the responsibility of the

concerned SERCs/JERCs and Appropriate Government in this regard are the State Governments.

State Electricity Regulatory Commissions have also specified penalty clauses to be made

applicable against those obligated entities which fail to fulfill the specified obligations.

(b) & (c) : Tariff Policy notified by the Central Government under the Electricity Act, 2003

on 06.01.2006, inter alia, provides for minimum purchase of electricity from renewable sources

as reproduced below:

"6.4 Non-conventional sources of energy generation including Co-generation:

(1) Pursuant to provisions of section 86(1)(e) of the Act, the Appropriate Commission

shall fix a minimum percentage for purchase of energy from such sources taking into

account availability of such resources in the region and its impact on retail tariffs. Such

percentage for purchase of energy should be made applicable for the tariffs to be

determined by the SERCs latest by April 1, 2006. "

However, the Act and Policy do not apply any restriction on procurement of

power by an obligated entity in excess of the minimum Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO)

fixed by the Appropriate Commission.

Further, as per information made available by Central Electricity Regulatory

Commission (CERC), the existing provisions of CERC regulations pertaining to eligibility limited

to generating companies is adequate at this stage of development of REC market. The Commission

is of the view that the RPO compliance being the responsibility of SERCs/JERCs, the verification

of eligibility of discoms for REC beyond their RPO might pose challenges which should be

avoided at this phase.

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