(a) whether Government has fixed any disinvestment target for the financial year 2011-12; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the details of amount raised till date through disinvestment?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (S.S.PALANIMANICKAM)
(a) & (b) The Budget Estimates from disinvestment have been estimated at Rs.40000 crore for the year 2011-12 and Rs.30,000 crore for the year 2012-13. The estimates were revised at RE stage to Rs.13,144.55 crore.
(a) the details of habitations not covered with supply of safe drinking water across the country; (b) the details of habitations covered till date with safe drinking water supply ; (c) whether Government has fixed any target for providing safe drinking water during the last three years; and (d) if so, the results achieved so far?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. Statement referred in reply to Rajay Sabha Starred Question No.449 to be answered on 8/5/2012
(a): As per reports entered by the States on the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry out of 16,64,186 rural habitations in the country, there were 99,379 water quality affected habitations, in which at least one source is affected by water quality problem like excess Iron, Fluoride, Arsenic, Salinity and Nitrate contamination, that are remaining to be covered with provision of safe drinking water facility.
(b): The remaining 15,64,807 habitations have been fully or partially covered with safe and adequate drinking water facilities as on 1/4/2012.
(c) & (d): The targets and achievements for providing safe drinking water to water quality affected and partially covered habitations in the last three years is as under:
(a) whether Government is considering to revise the Fiscal Deficit Target; and (b) if so, the details thereof; and the reasons therefor ?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)
(a) and (b) : As per Budgetary procedure, the Revised Estimates for Fiscal Deficit of current year are presented with the Budget estimates of the next financial year.
(a) whether Government has fixed any disinvestment target for the financial year 2011-12; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the details of amount raised till date through disinvestment?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (S.S.PALANIMANICKAM)
(a) & (b) The Budget Estimates from disinvestment have been estimated at Rs.40000 crore for the year 2011-12 and Rs.30,000 crore for the year 2012-13. The estimates were revised at RE stage to Rs.13,144.55 crore.
(a) the details of habitations not covered with supply of safe drinking water across the country; (b) the details of habitations covered till date with safe drinking water supply ; (c) whether Government has fixed any target for providing safe drinking water during the last three years; and (d) if so, the results achieved so far?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI JAIRAM RAMESH)
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. Statement referred in reply to Rajay Sabha Starred Question No.449 to be answered on 8/5/2012
(a): As per reports entered by the States on the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry out of 16,64,186 rural habitations in the country, there were 99,379 water quality affected habitations, in which at least one source is affected by water quality problem like excess Iron, Fluoride, Arsenic, Salinity and Nitrate contamination, that are remaining to be covered with provision of safe drinking water facility.
(b): The remaining 15,64,807 habitations have been fully or partially covered with safe and adequate drinking water facilities as on 1/4/2012.
(c) & (d): The targets and achievements for providing safe drinking water to water quality affected and partially covered habitations in the last three years is as under:
(a) whether Government is considering to revise the Fiscal Deficit Target; and (b) if so, the details thereof; and the reasons therefor ?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)
(a) and (b) : As per Budgetary procedure, the Revised Estimates for Fiscal Deficit of current year are presented with the Budget estimates of the next financial year.
