Question raised in Lok Sabha on electrification of villages, 03/12/2015. The details of un-electrified households/villages in the country are placed at Annex-I. For providing electricity to agriculture sector and electrification of un-electrified villages to give electricity access to un-electrified households, during the 12th Plan, projects amounting to Rs. 63,810 crores has been sanctioned so far under DDUGJY including the subsumed Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY). The state-wise amount sanctioned is given at Annex-II.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on demand and supply of power, 03/12/2015. The State/UT-wise total demand and supply of power in terms of energy and peak in the country and generation during last three years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 are at Annex-I and Annex-II respectively.The State-wise details of new thermal power plants likely to be commissioned in the country during the remaining period of 12th Plan is at Annex-III.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Pricing of Petroleum Products, 02/12/2015. The total amount of subsidy/under recovery on petroleum products in 2014-15 and 2015-16 (April to September) is given at the Annexure I. The details of taxes being levied by Central Government during last year and current year are given at the Annexure II.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Low Immunization Levels of Children in the Country, 01/12/2015. The details of India’s children who are administered the three doses of the Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus (DPT) vaccine State/UTs wise are Annexed.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Water Treatment Plants, 01/12/2015. The details of funds released to various State Governments for implementation of sanctioned works under NRCP/NGRBA programmes and the sewage treatment capacity created under these programmes during the last three years and current year, State-wise are at Annexure-I & II respectively.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Natural Calamities, 01/12/2015. The details of the losses due to natural disasters reported by the State Governments/ Union Territories during the last 3 years and current year are at Annexure-I. Details of allocation and releases from SDRF and NDRF during the last three years and current year are given in Annexure-II.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Estimates of Tigers, 01/12/2015. The assessment of the status of tigers, co-predators and their prey 2014 using the refined methodology has shown a countrywide 30% increase in tiger numbers with an estimated number of 2226 (range 1945-2491) as compared to 2010 estimation of 1706 (range 1520-1909 tigers). The details of tiger estimation pertaining to tiger landscapes in the country for the years 2010 and 2014 are at Annexure-I.

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Elephant Corridor, 01/12/2015. State-wise details of ‘Elephant Reserves’ and ‘Elephant Corridors’ in the country are given in Annexure-I. State-wise details of damages, due to elephant depredation, during last 3 years, are given in Annexure II.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Pollution in rivers, 30/11/2015. Discharge of untreated and partially treated sewage from cities / towns and industrial effluents constitute a major source of pollution in rivers. As per the report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in February 2015, 302 polluted river stretches have been identified on 275 rivers based on Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels, a key indicator of organic pollution. The State-wise details are at Annexure-I.

Question raised in Rajya Sabha Number of tigers in the country, 30/11/2015. The assessment of the status of tigers, co-predators and their prey 2014 using the refined methodology of capturing and re-capturing in camera trap has shown a countrywide 30% increase in tiger numbers with an estimated number of 2226 (range 1945-2491) as compared to 2010 estimation of 1706 (range 1520-1909 tigers). The details of tiger estimation pertaining to tiger landscapes in the country for the years 2006, 2010 and 2014 are at Annexure-I.