(a) whether the River Bed Power House of Sardar Sarovar Project is fulfilling the required criteria for including the same in the list of project specially exempted from payment of import duty;
(b) if so, whether the Government of Gujarat has proposed the Union Government for including this project in the said list; and
(c) if so, the time by which the same is likely to be included?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) to (c) : As a pre-existing project, the River Bed Power
House of Sardar Sarover Project in Gujarat does not qualify for
being accorded the status of mega power project and exemption
from payment of import duty on the Turbo Generator Sets. The
Government of Gujarat had submitted a proposal to the Union
Government for according status of mega power project and Exemption from payment of import duty on Turbo Generator sets for
the project, as a special case. The State Government have been
requested to furnish additional information in connection with
their proposal and confirmation from the State Government
regarding adherence to all the conditions of the revised mega
power policy applicable to public sector mega power projects.