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RAJYA SABHA————

List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS

to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held onTuesday, March 17, 2020/Phalguna 27, 1941 (Saka)

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(Ministries : Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy(AYUSH); Corporate Affairs; Culture; Earth Sciences; Finance; Health and

Family Welfare; New and Renewable Energy; Power;Science and Technology; Tourism)

Total number of questions — 160

Research projects on AYUSHmedicines

2561. SHRI VIJAY GOEL: Will theMinister of AYURVEDA,YOGA &NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether the Ministry has beenundertaking any research project pertainingto medicines in AYUSH; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Conservation of medicinal plants

2562. SHRI NARENDRA KUMARSWAIN: Will the Minister of AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY bepleased to state:

(a) whether National Medicinal PlantBoard is conserving, cultivating, processingand storing all the available medicinal andaromatic plants;

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(b) if so, the details of plants that areconserved, cultivated, processed and stored,plant-wise;

(c) whether it is a fact that manymedicinal plants are becoming endangeredand are on the verge of extinction;

(d) if so, the details of medicinal andaromatic plants that are endangered andefforts being made to conserve them; and

(e) whether Government has tried tostudy and explore such medicinal plants inOdisha and in other areas of the countryfor commercial use and the details thereof?

AYUSH method for combatingCoronavirus

2563. SHRI MD. NADIMULHAQUE: Will the Minister ofAYURVEDA, YOGA &NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether the Ministry has issued anyadvisory regarding combating Coronavirus;

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(b) if so, what research has gone intoidentifying the methods issued in theadvisory; and

(c) the details of expenditure incurredon researching AYUSH methods forcombating Coronavirus?

Expanding AYUSH treatmentfacilities

2564. SHRI ANIL DESAI: Will theMinister of AYURVEDA, YOGA &NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that a large numberof people shows inclination towardsavoiding allopathic treatment and insteadavailing alternative way of treatment;

(b) if so, whether Government isencouraging expansion of AYUSH way oftreatment all over India includingMaharashtra; and

(c) if so, details of cities where suchfacilities are provided by Government?

Awareness about AYUSH in thecountry

2565. DR. KANWAR DEEP SINGH:Will the Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA& NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether any scheme/programme hasbeen implemented for spreading awarenessabout AYUSH in the country, State/UT-wise and stream-wise;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of utilisation of fundsallocated to the States/UTs for eachprogramme/scheme during the last threeyears and the current year?

Research and Development Centresfor Ayurveda and Siddha

2566. DR. BANDA PRAKASH: Willthe Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA &NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has anycomprehensive plan to establish Researchand Development Centres for the Ayurvedaand Siddha Systems of Medicine in thecountry, State/UT-wise particularly inTelangana;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor;

(c) the details of the places havingfacilities of treatment under Siddhaavailable under Central Government HealthScheme (CGHS); and

(d) the steps taken/being taken byGovernment in developing the Ayurvedaand Siddha Systems of Medicine to curediseases which are presently incurableunder allopathy?

Promoting AYUSH

2567. SHRI K.C. RAMAMURTHY:Will the Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA& NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of important activities/initiatives the Ministry is proposing topromote AYUSH in 2020-21;

(b) how AYUSH is contributing inAyushman Bharat programme;

(c) how Ministry is using digital and ITin promoting, propagating and spreadingAYUSH in the country and outside;

(d) whether medicines prepared byAYUSH are branded and if so, the detailsthereof; and

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(e) whether the Ministry proposes tohave a Director-General of AYUSH onthe lines of Director-General, HealthServices?

Recommendation of softer penaltyunder company law

2568. SHRI A. K. SELVARAJ: Will theMinister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that a Governmentappointed high level panel hasrecommended softer penalty undercompany law;

(b) whether it is also a fact that thepanel has recommended amendment to 46provisions under the company law;

(c) whether the quantum of penaltiesover all recommended by the committee isalso lower than their current levels; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Allegations against car manufacturer

2569. SHRI JOSE K. MANI: Will theMinister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) whether the anti-trust regulatorCompetition Commission of India (CCI),has recently examined allegations that anauto major pushes its buyers to purchaseinsurance policies offered by the company;

(b) whether a number of autocompanies, while selling their vehicles,promote preferred suppliers ofcomplementary goods such as lubricantsand insurance; and

(c) whether the CCI had ordered itsinvestigations unit to probe allegations

against the car manufacturer, last year, thatthe car maker limits discounts its dealercan offer, which is considered a prohibitedanti-competitive practice and it hurtsconsumers?

Study on Jainism and Buddhism

2570. SHRI VINAY DINUTENDULKAR: Will the Minister ofCULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of National and StateResearch Institutes which have beenestablished for the study of Jainism andBuddhism;

(b) the details of the monuments andsites protected by the ArchaeologicalSurvey of India, State-wise;

(c) whether any unsecured or identifiedancient heritage documents have beenprocured by any other agency, if so, thedetails thereof, if not, reasons therefor;and

(d) the steps taken to document andpreserve the documents of unsafe Jain andother heritage?

Preservation of ancient folk culture inBihar

†2571. SHRI SATISH CHANDRADUBEY: Will the Minister of CULTUREbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of ancient folk culturesbeing preserved in the State of Bihar andthe details of measures adopted for thesame along with the schemes under whichthis is being done;

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(b) the places to which these folkcultures belong to;

(c) the amount of fund sanctioned/allocated for these preserved folk culturesduring the last five years; and

(d) the details of the measures beingadopted for the preservation of said folkcultures, district-wise?

Inclusion of Koshli or Sambalpurilanguage in the Eighth Schedule

of the Constitution

2572. SHRI PRASANNA ACHARYA:Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleasedto state:

(a) the criteria for an Indian language forinclusion in the Eighth Schedule of theConstitution of India; and

(b) whether Government has anyproposal to include Koshli/Sambalpurilanguage spoken by more than one crorepeople of Western Odisha, in the EighthSchedule of the Constitution, if so, when,if not, why?

Joint working group between Indiaand France

2573. SHRI A. MOHAMMEDJAN:Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that India andFrance will form a joint working group topartner on museums, cultural spaces andresearch, if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that theworking group would explore partnershipbetween the museums in India and France,if so, the details thereof?

Significant works done by BuildingSurvey Project

†2574. SHRI SATISH CHANDRADUBEY: Will the Minister of CULTUREbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Archaeological Survey ofIndia has a special branch named "BuildingSurvey Project" for survey, documentationand research in respect of monuments ofsecular nature in the country; and

(b) if so, the details of significant worksdone by the said branch during the last fiveyears; and

(c) whether any actual progress has beenmade?

Maintenance of historical buildingsin Rajasthan

†2575. SHRI RAMKUMAR VERMA:Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleasedto state:

(a) the number of historical buildings inRajasthan, the details thereof;

(b) the amount of funds spent on themaintenance of said buildings byGovernment during the last three years;

(c) the number of tourists who havevisited these monuments during the lastthree years; and

(d) the amount of revenue generatedfrom the said monuments during the lastthree years?

GDP growth rate slashed by Moody's

2576. SHRI RAVI PRAKASHVERMA: Will the Minister of FINANCEbe pleased to state:

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slashed the GDP growth rate of India fromprojected 6.6% to 5.4% for the year2020-21;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the reasons for the same; and

(d) the details of steps Governmentwould take to arrest falling GDP growthrate which is pushing Government and thecountry on the verge of bankruptcy?

Sellout of holding of LIC

2577. SHRI VAIKO:DR. T. SUBBARAMI

REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE bepleased to state:

(a) the rationale behind proposal to sellpart of Life Insurance Corporation of India(LIC) holding by way of Initial PublicOffering (IPO);

(b) whether it will not weaken theflagship company LIC in the face of stiffcompetition from the private insurers;

(c) whether objections and stiffopposition to this proposal are receivedfrom various stakeholders;

(d) if so, the response of Governmentthereto; and

(e) whether procedural and legalbottlenecks for amending certain sectionsof LIC Act have been removed, if so, thedetails thereof'?

Restructuring MSME loans

2578. SHRI B. LINGAIAH YADAV:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether banks plan to restructuremajor chunk of rupees two trillion MSMEloans; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and progressmade so far?

Complaint against Bombay StockExchange Ltd.

2579. SHRI KUMAR KETKAR: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the complaintagainst BSE Ltd. is filed with SEBI, NSE,Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Corporation(BMC) and ROC for misguiding in RedHerring Prospectus; and

(b) if so, the details of the complaintsand the steps initiated by Government inthis regard?

Funds released to Andhra Pradeshafter reorganisation

2580. DR. K.V.P. RAMACHANDRARAO: Will the Minister of FINANCE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is in the notice ofGovernment that the financial condition ofAndhra Pradesh is in a precarious stageafter bifurcation;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withfinancial support extended by Government;

(c) the details of funds released underdifferent heads to the State sincereorganisation;

(d) whether Government is due torelease funds under different heads underthe Reorganisation Act to Andhra Pradesh;

(e) if so, the details thereof, Ministry-wise and if not, the funds released so far;and

(f) the details of utilisation certificatessubmitted and pending towards the fundsreleased so far?

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Rejection of claims under healthinsurance policies

2581. SHRI K.K. RAGESH: Will theMinister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the complaints againstrejection of claims under health insurancepolicies are increasing;

(b) if so, the details of such complaintsreported during the last five years;

(c) the major reasons cited for rejectionof claims; and

(d) if so, the details of such complaintswhich were received against privateinsurance providers and how many amongsuch complaints were against the publicsector insurance companies?

Rise in retail inflation

†2582. SHRI REWATI RAMANSINGH: Will the Minister of FINANCEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the retailinflation has risen upwards to 7.59 per centin January, 2020 while it was 1.97 per centin January, 2019; and

(b) whether economic slowdown anddecline in industrial production in thecountry are the main reasons for the same?

Problems of automobilemanufacturers

2583. SHRI DHARMAPURISRINIVAS: Will the Minister of FINANCEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Society of IndianAutomobile Manufacturers has soughtGovernment to consider for lowering GSTnorms and announce an incentive-based

scrappage policy for the survival of theindustry, if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether Government has taken anydecision to consider their views and addresstheir problems, if so, the details thereof?

Cheque bounce cases

†2584. SHRI RAM VICHARNETAM: Will the Minister of FINANCEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the number of cases ofbouncing of cheques are increasing in thecountry, if so, the details of the pendingcases, bank-wise, court-wise, State-wiseand UT-wise;

(b) whether Government intends tomake amendments in the NegotiableInstruments Act, 1881 to prevent the casesof bouncing of cheques, if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the cheque-related fraudshave increased manifold, if so, the detailsthereof during the last three years, State/UT-wise; and

(d) the steps being taken byGovernment to prevent the risk of bouncingof cheques and related frauds in thecountry?

Switching over from bonds to cash forrecapitalisation of banks

2585. SHRIMATI VIJILASATHYANANTH: Will the Minister ofFINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas made rupees two lakh crore worth ofrecapitalisation of banks over the past threeyears;

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to switch over from bonds to cash forrccapitalisation of banks; and

(c) whether it is also a fact that the cashwill have more profound effect than issueof bonds for recapitalisation of banks, ifso, the details thereof?

Illegally exchanging old currencynotes of ` 500 and ` 1000

†2586. SHRI VISHAMBHARPRASAD NISHAD:

SHRIMATI CHHAYAVERMA:

CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:


(a) the number of the cases reported inthe country where people have been caughtexchanging old currency notes of ` 500and ` 1000;

(b) the number of people against whomaction is being taken for their involvementin illegal transactions of old currency;

(c) whether it is a fact that cases ofinvolvement of people in illegally depositingthe old currency have been reported evenafter demonetisation; and

(d) if so, the details thereof, year-wise?

People benefited from Stand up IndiaScheme

2587. SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGHTOMAR:

SHRI HARNATH SINGHYADAV:

LT.GEN. (DR.) D. P. VATS(RETD.):


(a) whether a large number of people

benefited from the launch of Stand up IndiaScheme under which people can get a loanof rupees ten lakh to rupees one crore tostart or increase their business; and

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe number of such beneficiaries since itsimplementation, State-wise?

Lesser budget allocation forimplementation ofSCs/STs (PA) Act

†2588. SHRIMATI SAMPATIYAUIKEY:



SHRI VISHAMBHARPRASAD NISHAD:


(a) whether the budget allocated for theimplementation of 'The Scheduled Castesand the Scheduled Tribes (Preventionof Atrocities) Act' in the Union Budget2020-21 is lesser than the budget allocatedin the previous years for the same;

(b) the details thereof for the last threeyears; and

(c) if so, the details of reasonsresponsible for the less budgetaryallocation?

Slashed economic growth forecast

2589. DR. AMEE YAJNIK: Will theMinister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Moody's Investors Serviceslashed India's economic growth forecastto 5 per cent for 2020, if so, the detailsthereof;


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(b) the reasons for slashing the growthrate by Moody's;

(c) whether Government's actions arenot adequate to address the widespreadweakness in consumption demand; and

(d) if so, the details of steps being takento address the issue?

Impact of Coronavirus on the Indianeconomy

2590. DR. T. SUBBARAMIREDDY:

SHRI VAIKO:


(a) whether the Ministry is keeping awatch on the impact of Coronavirusoutbreak on the Indian economy, if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the detailed measures taken or to betaken to tackle possible disruption insupply of drugs, fertilizers and componentavailability in automobiles and othermanufactured goods due to the virusoutbreak; and

(c) whether any committee or expertgroup formed to monitor constantly itsimpact on the various sectors of economy,if so, the details thereof?

Pilot project for unbanked GramPanchayats

2591. SHRIMATI SAROJINIHEMBRAM: Will the Minister ofFINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry has made anypilot project for the unbanked GramPanchayats of the country where there isno branch of any bank and also to promote

the Government's Financial InclusionProgramme;


(c) whether any target period has beenset for the unbanked Gram Panchayats fortheir financial inclusion?

Slowdown in tax collection

2592. SHRI M.P. VEERENDRAKUMAR: Will the Minister of FINANCEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government hasexperienced a slowdown in tax collectionthis fiscal year;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe plans for making up for this deficit;

(c) whether the Prime Minister has madea statement recently that more than threecrore Indians travel abroad and out of 130crore Indians, only 1.5 crore pay incometax; and

(d) if so, the steps taken by Governmentto counter this paradox?

Investment in infrastructure

2593. SHRIMATI ROOPAGANGULY: Will the Minister ofFINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry's plan tolaunch the National Infrastructure Pipelinewill give a major boost to economic growthin the infrastructure sector;

(b) whether there is any priority givento a specific industry within the sector;

(c) the roadmap of the proposed planfor investing ̀ 102 trillion in infrastructuresector; and

(d) how it will take us closer to becomethe $ 5 trillion economy by 2024?

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Hacking of NDMC employees' bankaccounts

2594. SHRI SANJAY RAUT: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether bank accounts of more than200 employees of New Delhi MunicipalCorporation (NDMC) were allegedlyhacked and money siphoned off in the firstweek of February;

(b) if so, details thereof indicating thenumber of such bank frauds/siphoned offcases registered with several banks duringthe last two years and Government'sreaction thereto; and

(c) the details of steps taken or proposedto be taken against such bank frauds andsafety measures taken by Government toprotect bank account holders?

Frauds through fake invoicesin Delhi

2595. SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Anti Evasion Wing ofCentral GST has detected a big fraud of` 214 crore through fake invoices in Delhirecently;


(c) the details of frauds through fakeinvoices detected during the last two years,State-wise and year-wise along with theamount involved; and

(d) the details of revenue collectionunder GST during the last 12 months,month-wise?

Reliance Payment Bank in jointventure

2596. SHRI ELAMARAMKAREEM: Will the Minister of FINANCEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the RelianceIndustries Ltd. and SBI are starting a jointventure of Reliance Payment Bank;

(b) the details of the Reliance PaymentBank and the terms of reference of the jointventure with SBI;

(c) the other payment banks in thecountry established in joint venture withpublic sector banks; and

(d) in what way the business andoperations of the public sector banks arebenefited with such joint ventures?

Decrease in income tax collection

2597. SHRI SYED NASIR HUSSAIN:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the growthon revenue from income tax collections hasdecreased for the first time in 20 years;


(c) whether Government has conductedany study with regards to the reasonsbehind it; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Budget data discrepancies

2598. SHRI TIRUCHI SIVA: Will theMinister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether there have been datadiscrepancies in the Budget 2020

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documents regarding allocations for variousdepartments;

(b) if so, the total number of suchdiscrepancies, names of departments wheresuch discrepancies occurred and whetherthey have been corrected; and

(c) the reasons for such discrepanciesin data between the excel sheet and the PDFfiles?

Trips by IRDAI officials for IAISmeetings

2599. SHRI JAVED ALI KHAN: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) since when Insurance Regulatory andDevelopment Authority of India (IRDAI)is a Member of International Associationof Insurance Supervisors (IAIS);

(b) the total number of trips taken byall its officials including Chairperson andWhole Time Members in connection withIAIS meetings upto January, 2020;

(c) the total cost incurred so far for suchvisits including Hotel, Air Fare, Transportand DA; and

(d) whether any review done by IRDAIfor having an alternative to these visitslike video conferencing, if so, the detailsthereof?

Security of currency notes

2600. SHRI AHAMED HASSAN: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that new currencynotes are more prone to be faked;

(b) if so, the details of fake currency

notes caught by central agencies during2017-18, State-wise;

(c) whether Government has takensteps for increasing security of currencynotes against their fake versions; and


Representation to NSE and SEBI forviolations of environmental laws

2601. SHRI NARANBHAI J.RATHWA: Will the Minister of FINANCEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that some NGOsand activists have represented to NationalStock Exchange and SEBI in 2018 allegingtherein for violations of environmental lawsby Sterline Copper Plant at Thoothukudiin Tamil Nadu;


(c) whether all these NGOs and activistsreceived large scale foreign funding fromseveral countries in order to dislodge largestVedanta's Plant by malicious andobjectionable activities; and

(d) if so, the steps Governmentproposes to take against these elementswhich are creating instability and sabotageour economic growth by misguiding SEBIon misleading information?

Settlement of IT claims amicably

†2602. MS. SAROJ PANDEY: Will theMinister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of disputed income taxclaims settled amicably by Governmentduring the last five years; and

(b) the steps being taken byGovernment to reduce the number of theseclaims in future, the details thereof?


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Minimum pension in privatesector

2603. PROF. MANOJ KUMAR JHA:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether any ceiling has been fixedwith regard to the minimum pension topersons working in private sector, if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether Government proposes toincrease the said ceiling and also to reviewthe existing pension scheme for suchprivate sector, if so, the details thereof andif not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether Dearness Allowance isapplicable to such pensioners;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether Government proposes torelax norms to enable employees of CentralPublic Sector Companies to join NewPension Scheme, if so, the details thereof?

Consultant firms for sale of assets ofPSUs

†2604. DR. KIRODI LAL MEENA:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Government is looking forconsultant firms for giving assistance in saleof lands and building assets of PublicSector Undertakings;

(b) whether it is a fact that Governmentis working towards achieving the difficultsales target of ` 90 thousand crore for2019-20;

(c) whether it is also a fact thatDepartment of Investment and Public AssetManagement (DIPAM) has requested toempanel International Asset Advisory

(IAA) company or other experiencedcompany; and


Achievement of MSME RecastWindow

2605. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Micro, Smalland Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) RecastWindow for loan accounts has been set upby Government;


(c) the number of MSMEs loanaccounts recasted in the State ofMaharashtra since the setting up of theRecast Window; and

(d) the major achievements of theMSMEs Recast Window in the country?

Distribution of Education Cess toStates

2606. SHRIMATI THOTASEETHARAMA LAKSHMI: Will theMinister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of accumulation and non-utilisation of Education Cess collectedduring the last three years;

(b) whether there is any mechanism inplace to distribute Education Cess to States;and

(c) if so, the details of distribution ofthe cess, State-wise?

Impact of economic growth on exportsand capital investments

2607. SHRI P. BHATTACHARYA:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

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grow at slower pace i.e. 6.1 per cent duringthe current year even as exports and capitalinvestments are likely to be much betterthan the last year; and

(b) if so, the reasons therefor?

Reasons for plummeting of GDP

2608. SHRI VIVEK K. TANKHA: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that GDP hascome down to 5 per cent, if so, the reasonstherefor;

(b) whether it is also a fact that therating agencies have predicted that it wouldplummet further to 3 per cent; and

(c ) if so, the remedial measures beingtaken by Government to achieve higherGDP growth?

Memorandum of Andhra Pradesh CMfor financial grants

2609. SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the CM ofAndhra Pradesh submitted a Memorandumindicating that the Government of AndhraPradesh, in its Vote-on-Account Budget,indicated that there is a need to get financialgrants from Union Government of India tothe tune of ` 61,071 crores;

(b) if so, the reasons that theGovernment of India has released only` 6,739 crores;

(c) the steps taken/proposed to take torelease the balance amount;

(d) whether CM has also requested foradditional ` 40,000 crores as grants to theState; and

(e) if so, what Government has done sofar to accede to his request?

One time restructuring of pendingdebt in MSME sector

2610. SHRI M. SHANMUGAM: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government extendedbenefit of one-time restructuring of pendingdebt for the MSME sector units, that werein default;

(b) if so, the number of cases identifiedand the number of cases resolved by thePublic Sector Banks;

(c) whether any deadline fixed forresolving the remaining cases that havebecome stressed; and

(d) other measures proposed to easethe situation in the MSME sector togenerate production and moreemployment?

Sahara India Corporate Fraud case

2611. SHRI AKHILESH PRASADSINGH: Will the Minister of FINANCEbe pleased to state:

(a) the current status of Sahara IndiaCorporate Fraud case;

(b) the total amount of depositors atpresent lying with Sahara India; and

(c) the roadmap envisaged byGovernment to recover depositors' hard-earned money and by when it will bepossible?

Crude oil under the ambit of GST

2612. SHRI T. G. VENKATESH: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

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(a) whether Government has receivedany proposals to bring the crude oilproduction under GST;


(c) whether Government hasconstituted any committee to weigh theproposal to bring the crude oil productionunder GST, if so, the details thereof;

(d) the recommendations made by thecommittee; and

(e) the stand of Government in thisregard?

Political funding through electoralbond

2613. SHRI PRASANNA ACHARYA:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the ElectionCommission of India is skeptical of politicalfunding through electoral bond; and

(b) the amount subscribed to politicalparties through electoral bonds, the detailsthereof, party-wise?

Complaints against SMS containingstock advices

2614. SHRI NARAYAN LALPANCHARIYA: Will the Minister ofFINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has receivedany complaints regarding spreading of SMScontaining stock advices;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withaction taken in the matter;

(c) whether the details of marketingagencies sending such messages have beenshared with TRAI to identify the sendersof such messages;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether TRAI has taken any actionin the matter; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Estimation of profits through the saleof CPSE

2615. PROF. M.V. RAJEEV GOWDA:Will the Minister of FINANCE bepleased to state:

(a) the amount of revenue Governmentis planning to generate throughdisinvestments in Central Public SectorEnterprises (CPSEs) in the current financialyear;

(b) the amount of revenue Governmentis planning to generate through the sale ofassets through asset monetisation of theCPSEs;

(c) whether Government is planning tosell the assets of CPSEs at market price;

(d) whether the Ministry is followingthe guidelines of NITI Aayog in determiningand evaluating the core and non-core assetsof PSUs; and

(e) the estimated date for the completionof asset monetisation by the Ministry?

Disinvestment of CPSUs

2616. SHRI MANAS RANJANBHUNIA: Will the Minister of FINANCEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is planning todisinvest the different CPSUs;

(b) if so, the planning for disinvestment;

(c) how many CPSUs and what are theCPSUs going to be disinvested; and

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(d) how much fund would be procuredfrom this disinvestment?

Charging higher interest rate onhome loans by NBFCs

in Karnataka

2617. SHRI B. K. HARIPRASAD: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government of Karnatakahas requested the Ministry to issue suitabledirection to RBI to regulate and monitorthe interest charged by Non-BankingFinancial Companies (NBFCs) registeredand regulated by RBI on chargingexorbitant rates of interest much higher thanthe rate of interest fixed by the StateGovernment on home loans;

(b) whether RBI has no control overthe rate of interest charged by NBFCs onhome loans; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the stepstaken/will be taken for the same?

Reduction in interest rates forhousing loans

2618. SHRI A. K. SELVARAJ: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis considering to provide a front endreduction in interest rates for housing loansin the first two years to boost demand inthe real estate sector and reduce inventoryof unsold houses;


(c) whether it is also a fact that thesluggish demand in real estate segment hasaffected over all economy of the country;and


Unclaimed deposit amount in Publicand Private Sector Insurance

companies

2619.SHRI G. C. CHANDRA-SHEKHAR: Will the Minister ofFINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government can share thedetails of unclaimed investment amount inboth Public Sector and Private SectorInsurance companies;


(c) if not, the reasons for not sharing;and

(d) whether Government has any planto use this unclaimed amount to empowerfarmers, labourers and build education andhealthcare institutions?

Guaranteed reimbursement ofamount deposited in banks

2620. SHRI G. C. CHANDRA-SHEKHAR: Will the Minister ofFINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the enhancement ofthe guaranteed reimbursement of amountdeposited in banks;

(b) how Government arrive at theguaranteed figure of ̀ 5 lakh for individualdepositor where earlier Bank deposits wasinsured upto ` 1 lakh; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Business of fake currency notes

†2621. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the businessof fake currency notes is flourishing invarious parts of the country;


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(b) if so, whether Government proposesto take any step to prevent it; and


Funds by banks to finish incompleteand pending house projects

†2622. SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that anannouncement has been made byGovernment to provide funds by banks inorder to finish the incomplete and pendingprojects to build houses;


(c) whether Government is aware of thefact that banks are reluctant to give loansto people and harass them?

Pay revision of bank employees

2623. DR. SANTANU SEN: Will theMinister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the pay wagerevision of more than 10 lakh bankemployees is due since November 1, 2017;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) the details of action taken byGovernment for speedy settlement of wagerevision;

(d) whether Government has fixed anydeadline to arrive at a settlement betweenbank employee unions and Indian BankAssociation (IBA) regarding pending wagerevision in light of more than two yearsdelay; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Income Tax notices under LimitedScrutiny

2624. SHRI MAJEED MEMON: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that Income TaxDepartment is continuously slappingindividuals with tax notices holding themliable to pay more taxes on frivolous issues,if so, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether Income Tax Department hasalso issued notices to more than 60,000 taxpayers under "Limited Scrutiny";

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor; and

(d) the aspects covered under "LimitedScrutiny"?

Loans under MUDRA turning inNPAs

†2625. SHRI NARAYAN RANE: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that NPAs of thebanks have increased because ofirregularities in paying the loans distributedunder the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojanain the districts of Konkan region ofMaharashtra;

(b) if so, the details thereof for the lastthree years, year-wise;

(c) whether Government has found anyshortcomings in the implementation ofPradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana; and

(d) if so, the manner in whichGovernment has extricated the aboveshortcomings?


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Disbursement of loans to smallfarmers in Konkan region

†2626. SHRI NARAYAN RANE: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) the amount of loans given by thePublic Sector Banks to the marginalisedfarmers, small farmers and micro, small andmedium enterprises in the districts inKonkan region of Maharashtra during thelast three years, year-wise;

(b) whether Public Sector Banks havedisbursed loans according to the guidelinesof Central Government to the marginalisedfarmers, small farmers and micro, small andmedium enterprises in the districts inKonkan region of Maharashtra;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the action taken byGovernment against the Public SectorBanks, bank-wise?

Conversion of IREDA into a greenbank

2627. SHRI DEREK O' BRIEN: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government had signalledthe intention of converting IREDA into agreen bank, if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether any step has been taken inthis regard?

Measurement Reporting Verificationfor Climate Finance

2628. SHRI DEREK O' BRIEN: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) how far India has progressed on

developing a Measurement ReportingVerification (MRV) for Climate Finance,the details thereof;

(b) the agency of Government workingon this project, the details thereof;

(c) the additional finance/capacity-building support India has received on theabove project, the details thereof; and

(d) whether some studies have beenconducted to establish a robust MRV,if so, the details of the studies conductedand the findings thereof'?

Increasing the insured deposits

2629. SHRI NARESH GUJRAL: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government intends toincrease the insured deposits by theDeposit Insurance and Credit GuaranteeCorporation (DICGC) from the currentamount of rupees one lakh in light of recentPMC Bank crisis, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Ministry is planning tobring any Bill regarding deposit insuranceafter dropping the Financial Resolution andDeposit Insurance Bill without the 'bail-inclause' for the banks; and

(c) whether there are any steps,mandated by RBI for Public Sector Banksto secure the deposits of the public, if so,the details thereof?

Reduction of budget allocation forvarious schemes

2630. SHRI RAVI PRAKASHVERMA:

SHRI B. K. HARIPRASAD:


(a) the details of the schemes of Central


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Government like MGNREGA, nutritionscheme for children and women, schemefor remunerative price to farmers for theirproduce etc., for which allocations havebeen slashed during the current budget for2020-21 in comparison to the previous year,scheme-wise;

(b) the details of allocations made duringbudgets 2019-20 and 2020-21, scheme-wise; and

(c) the reasons for slashing the budgetallocations, scheme-wise?

Education loan by nationalised banks

2631. SHRI NARAYAN LALPANCHARIYA: Will the Minister ofFINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the instructions/guidelines issued by Government/ReserveBank of India to the banks including StateBank of India for granting education loansfor pursuing higher education;

(b) whether the SBI and a few othernationalised banks are not grantingeducation loan for post-graduation diplomacourses conducted by colleges andapproved by AICTE;

(c) if so, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether as a result thereof, thestudents particularly those belonging to SC/ST and poor class families are beingexploited by the private banks by charginghigher interest rates; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Merger with Bank of Baroda

2632. PROF. M. V. RAJEEV GOWDA:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) present value of debt of Bank of

Baroda as of April 1, 2019, after its mergerwith Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank;

(b) current loan growth rate of Bankof Baroda;

(c) number of assets of Vijaya Bankand Dena Bank that have now beenrecognised and identified as Non-Performing Assets by Bank of Baroda;

(d) total administrative andmiscellaneous cost undertaken due tomerger of banks in multiple branches;

(e) number of employee positions thatrepresent a duplication of roles andresponsibilities after the merger; and

(f) Government's plans for dealing withthese redundancies arising from duplicationof roles and responsibilities?

Frequent demand to update KYC bybanks

2633. SHRI KANAKAMEDALARAVINDRA KUMAR: Will the Ministerof FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has requestedall the Banks to update the KYCs of thecustomers once again who had alreadyprovided the same to the banks at the timeof opening of accounts in the Banks, if so,the details thereof; and

(b) whether Government received anycomplaints about banks asking frequentlythe customers to update the KYCs, if so,the details thereof?

Restoration of sharing pattern inSDRF

2634. SHRIMATI SAROJINIHEMBRAM:

SHRI NARENDRA KUMARSWAIN:


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(a) whether the Ministry is consideringto take appropriate steps to revert back tothe sharing pattern of 90:10 in StateDisaster Response Fund (SDRF) of Odishain line with the recommendation ofFourteenth Finance Commission;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor and theremedial steps being taken to lessen theburden on the State Government?

Financial support for patientssuffering from rare diseases

2635. SHRI S. MUTHUKARUPPAN:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the wait forfinancial support for treatment is gettinglonger for patients with rare diseases suchas Lysosomal Storage Disorders, etc.;

(b) whether it is also a fact that aNational Policy for Treatment of RareDiseases is yet to be finalised; and

(c) whether there has been a demand toprovide interim support for patients tillthe national policy was finalised and thedetails thereof?

Children's deaths from pneumoniaand diarrhoea

2636. SARDAR BALWINDERSINGH BHUNDER: Will the Minister ofHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) the number of deaths of childrenreported due to pneumonia and diarrhoeaduring the last five years in the country,State/UT-wise, especially in the State ofPunjab; and

(b) the steps being taken to eradicatepneumonia and diarrhoea in the country?

Preventing assault on doctors andhospital staff

2637. SHRI C. M. RAMESH: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of incidents of assaulton doctors and hospital staff which havecome to light in the country during the lasttwo years; and

(b) the steps which Government andthe Indian Medical Association have takento protect the Doctors community andprevent such incidents and the detailsthereof?

Check on unhealthy components infast foods

2638. SHRI RAKESH SINHA: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the steps taken up by Governmentto check unhealthy components in fastfoods whose market is growing;

(b) how many such food items werechecked and found containing damagingcomponents;

(c) whether it is mandatory for theproducers of fast foods and drinks tomention components of chemicals, carbonetc. and medically required for healthy life;and

(d) whether Government has checkedforeign brands of fast foods to see whetherthey are compatible with our health or carrythings which can cause adverse impact andthe details thereof?

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Reservation policy in Centrallyadministered medical

institutions

2639. SHRI N. GOKULA-KRISHNAN: Will the Minister ofHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) whether consequent to theannouncement that NEET will be thecommon examination for JIPMER, AIIMS,etc., this will be implemented in the ensuingacademic year;

(b) if so, the status of the reservationpolicy currently followed by theseorganisations for admission to MBBScourses;

(c) whether any reservation policy isincorporated in the National MedicalCommission Act, if so, details thereof; and

(d) whether these provisions will beimplemented by the Centrallyadministered/autonomous medicalinstitutions?

State-of-the-art facilities underAyushman Bharat Yojana

2640. DR. AMEE YAJNIK:SHRI HARNATH SINGH

YADAV:

Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government iscontemplating to formulate any effectivepolicy to provide state-of-the-art facilitiesfor treatment of beneficiaries of AyushmanBharat Yojana at places nearer to theirresidence;


(c) whether Government is likely to takeany measures to provide facilities at thePrimary/Community Health Centres for

treatment/surgery of beneficiaries of theAyushman Bharat Yojana?

Uneven distribution of healthcareprofessionals

2641. LT. GEN. (DR.) D. P. VATS(RETD.):

SHRI P. BHATTACHARYA:SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGH

TOMAR:SHRI HARNATH SINGH

YADAV:


(a) whether uneven distribution ofhealthcare professionals has been animpediment for effective delivery ofhealthcare services in the rural areas of thecountry;


(c) the availability of healthprofessionals in the rural areas along withtheir requirements, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether Government has drawn anyaction plan to meet the required number ofhealth professionals in the rural areas ofthe country; and

(e) if so, the steps taken/proposed tobe taken by Government in this regard?

Sending of blood samples for testingby AIIMS, Delhi to outside

laboratories

†2642. SHRIMATI CHHAYAVERMA:


SHRIMATI SAMPATIYAUIKEY:


(a) whether it is a fact that the bloodsamples of the patients of All India Institute


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of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhiare being sent to other Centres/Laboratoriesfor investigation;

(b) if so, the details of the Centres/Laboratories alongwith the details ofinvestigation;

(c) the reasons therefor and the periodsince it is in practice alongwith thelikelihood of its continuation in future; and

(d) whether it is also a fact thatinvestigation of blood samples fromelsewhere runs the risk of getting infectedfor various reasons?

Swine-flu cases

†2643. CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:


SHRI VISHAMBHARPRASAD NISHAD:


(a) the details of the patients of Swine-flu detected in the country in last threeyears, year-wise;

(b) the details of the deaths caused bythis disease for the last three years,year-wise;

(c) the percentage of the medicine forthis disease being manufacturedindigenously/imported, respectively; and

(d) the details thereof?

Sale of medicines throughe-pharmacy

2644. SHRI VIJAY GOEL: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware that

sale of medicines is taking place throughonline platforms as well;

(b) whether Government has proposedany regulatory mechanism to regulate salesmade by these online platforms, if so, detailsthereof; and

(c) whether Government has amendedany existing legislation for e-pharmacy, ifso, details thereof?

Conditions for availing treatmentunder AB-PMJAY

2645. SARDAR SUKHDEV SINGHDHINDSA: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate the terms and conditions for availingof medical facilities by the patients underAyushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri JanArogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)?

Exemption from NEET exam

†2646. SHRI RAMKUMAR VERMA:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government proposes toabolish or exempt the NEET exam for thecandidates from Rajasthan and applicantsfrom other States/Union Territories, so asto enable poor and rural students to takeadmission in medical courses;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

State Food Testing Laboratories

2647. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDYVEMIREDDY: Will the Minister ofHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) the States which have State FoodTesting Laboratories (SFTL);


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(b) the States that have not set up SFTLand the reasons therefor;

(c) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas undertaken upgradation of SFTLs andif so, details thereof, with a particularreference to Andhra Pradesh; and

(d) how FSSAI can be compared withother food testing labs in the world andhow SFTLs are compared with FSSAI andefforts being made to improve the qualityof testing in our food testing labs?

Deaths of under-five children frompneumonia

2648. SHRI R. VAITHILINGAM: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that theproportion of children receiving importanttreatments as compared to a number of othercountries remain below targets in India;

(b) whether it is also a fact thatpneumonia killed more than 1,27,000children under five in 2018;

(c) whether India is expected to reachthe 2025 Global Action Plan for Pneumoniaand Diarrhoea target in 2026; and


Blood banks

2649. SHRI NARAIN DASS GUPTA:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of recognised bloodbanks, State-wise;

(b) the blood banks to population ratio,State-wise;

(c) whether these figures can beconsidered to be optimal rate; and

(d) if not, resolutions and measurestaken to increase the number of blood banks?

Rising cases of mental diseasescaused by depression

†2650. SHRI MAHESH PODDAR:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that mentaldiseases caused by depression arespreading rapidly;

(b) if so, whether Government hasconducted any study related to this;

(c) if so, the outcomes thereof andpreventive measures which Government istaking; and

(d) whether Government wouldpropose to arrange consultations/counsellings at educational institutes andwork-places, if so, by when and if not, thereasons therefor?

Upgradation of Hospitals inJharkhand

2651. SHRI DHIRAJ PRASADSAHU: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government iscontemplating to upgrade/moderniseGovernment hospitals particularly in ruralareas in Jharkhand;

(b) if so, the details of Governmenthospitals upgraded/modernised during thelast three years in Jharkhand, district-wise,hospital-wise; and

(c) the funds allocated/proposed to beallocated for the same and their actualutilisation during last three years and thecurrent year?


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Innovative measures undertaken bythe Ministry

2652. DR. VINAY P.SAHASRABUDDHE: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFAREbe pleased to state:

(a) whether any kind of new andinnovative measures have been undertakenby the Ministry in general and/or its variousdepartments or PSUs and autonomousbodies associated with it to improve workculture, bring more transparency andaccountability and also enhance resultorientation, during the last five years, if so,the details thereof; and

(b) the impact of these efforts?

Banning tobacco industry

†2653. SHRI AJAY PRATAP SINGH:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has any planto ban tobacco industry in India keeping inview of serious diseases caused by tobacco;

(b) if so, the details of said plan and thedetails of steps being taken for this plan;and

(c) whether any time-frame has beenfixed to ban this industry, if so, the detailof the set time-frame?

Specialised CGHS wing at Dr. RMLHospital, New Delhi

2654. SHRI ANAND SHARMA: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is planning tostart a Specialised CGHS wing at Dr. RamManohar Lohia (RML) Hospital,

New Delhi on the lines of SafdarjungHospital, New Delhi;


(c) the time-frame proposed for thespecialised wing to be operationalised?

Janani Suraksha Yojana

2655. SHRI RAJMANI PATEL: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Janani Suraksha Yojana(JSY) is being implemented across thecountry;

(b) if so, the details of the financialassistance given to the eligible beneficiariesin rural and urban areas;

(c) the amount of funds allocated forthe said scheme during the last three years;and

(d) the number of people benefitedthrough this scheme during the said period?

Usage of modern contraceptives

2656. DR. AMAR PATNAIK: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the percentage of the populationutilising modern contraceptive methods,the details thereof;

(b) the percentage of usage of moderncontraceptives, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(c) the details of measures taken byGovernment to increase the availability,awareness and usage of moderncontraceptives?


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Awareness drive on breast cancer

2657. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARGUPTA: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has any planto stress the need of creating awarenessamong women at large about early detectionof breast cancer;


(c) whether Government is activelyworking on making diagnosis and treatmentof cancer affordable; and

(d) the number of cancer institutesstarted by Government in the last five years,State-wise?

Status of PMJAY scheme

2658. DR. VIKAS MAHATME: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that less than50 per cent of hospitals, that have beenempanelled under PMJAY, have been activeindicating far lesser utilisation of theprogramme than expected, if so, the reasonstherefor;

(b) how many private hospitals havebeen empanelled for cashless secondary andtertiary care hospitalisation; and

(c) whether Government is taking anystep to monitor the number of beneficiariesand allocation of funds for Pradhan MantriJan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) in the Stateof Maharashtra?

Malpractices in appointment processin AIIMS regional centres

2659. SHRI AKHILESH PRASADSINGH: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has receivedany complaint regarding malpractices inappointment processes in some regionalAIIMS centres, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the process of appointment in allcategories in regional AIIMS centres; and

(c) the steps taken by Government toensure transparency and fairness inappointment process?

Medical facilities in rural areas

2660. SHRIMATI JHARNA DASBAIDYA: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether the rural population do nothave sufficient medical facilities till date inmost of the rural areas in the countryincluding Tripura;

(b) the extent to which National RuralHealth Mission (NRHM) has achieved itsobjectives;

(c) whether Government proposes toset up super specialty healthcare centresin rural areas; and

(d) if so, the details thereof during thelast three years?

Infected blood donors

2661. SHRIMATI JHARNA DASBAIDYA: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that nearly 2 percent of all blood donors in the country havesome kind of infections, if so, the detailsthereof; and

(b) the total number of blood banks inthe country, State-wise and the steps takenby Government to promote the concept ofRepeat Regular Blood Donor (RRBD)?

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New medical colleges in AndhraPradesh

2662. SHRI KANAKAMEDALARAVINDRA KUMAR: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFAREbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has decidedthe locations/places to set up new medicalcolleges in Andhra Pradesh;

(b) if so, details thereof and number ofintake capacity in each of these new medicalcolleges that have been proposed to be setup in Andhra Pradesh;

(c) the details of the funds earmarkedfor opening these medical colleges in AndhraPradesh;

(d) whether Government had any reviewmeeting in this regard to oversee theestablishment of new medical collegesrecently; and

(e) if so, details thereof and if not,reasons therefor?

Setting up of new medical colleges inKarnataka

2663. SHRI K.C. RAMAMURTHY:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Ministry,under Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS),approved setting up of three medicalcolleges in Karnataka;

(b) if so, details of districts in which theabove colleges are proposed to be set up;

(c) the status of the proposal and bywhen they are going to become operational;and

(d) the details of districts still left afterthis move,which do not have medicalcolleges and efforts being made by the State

to open one medical college in each of theleft out districts of Karnataka?

Measures to control AMR(Antimicrobial Resistance)

2664. DR. L. HANUMANTHAIAH:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware of theintensity and gravity of AMR(Antimicrobial Resistance);

(b) how much does antibiotic resistancecost Indian society; and

(c) the steps taken by Government tocontrol the threat of AMR in the country?

Burning of biomedical waste

2665. KUMARI SELJA: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware of therampant burning of illegal biomedical wastein the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and

(c) the steps being taken byGovernment to ensure proper disposal ofbio-medical waste, with special referenceto Haryana?

Roping in of social media network byNHA

2666. SHRI A. MOHAMMEDJAN:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the NationalHealth Authority (NHA) has signed astatement of intent with a social medianetwork giant to strengthen the

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implementation of the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, if so,the details thereof; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that the saidsocial media network giant would help inproviding training to NHA personnel tobuild their digital skills, if so, the detailsthereof?

National guidelines on infant andyoung child feeding

2667. SHRI K. SOMAPRASAD: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government maintains anydata on infant access to infant milksubstitutes, feeding bottles and infant food;

(b) the details of steps being taken byGovernment to cover all the infantsthereunder;

(c) the details of steps taken or beingtaken by Government to ensure the nationalguidelines on infant and young child feeding;and

(d) the details of violation/casesregistered under the Infant Milk SubstitutesFeeding Bottles, and Infant Foods(Regulation of Production, Supply andDistribution) Act, 1993, from 2014-2019,the details thereof, year-wise?

New AIIMS in the country

2668. SHRI MANAS RANJANBHUNIA: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) the number of AIIMS now givinghealth care and service and in which States;and

(b) the number of AIIMS that would beestablished in the near future?

Procurement of medical devices fornew AIIMS

2669. SHRIMATI KAHKASHANPERWEEN: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate the status of procurement of medicaldevices in new AIIMS being set up invarious cities of the country?

Voluntary retirement by doctors atDr. RML Hospital, Delhi

2670. SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of doctors of Dr. RMLHospital, Delhi who sought VRS duringthe period 2018-19, the details thereof; and

(b) whether VRS was denied to any ofthem, if so, the reasons therefor?

Children's deaths in hospitals

†2671. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that cases ofchildren's deaths in hospitals have beenreported from various parts of the country;

(b) if so, whether Government has givenany guideline to the States where themajority of cases related to children's deathshave been registered; and



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Coronavirus outbreak

2672. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government would statethe number of persons rescued from Chinaand rehabilitated due to the outbreak ofCoronavirus;

(b) whether any International Agencyhad warned about huge Coronavirusoutbreak in India; and

(c) if so, the precautionary steps takento control Coronavirus outbreak in thecountry?

Selling of carcinogenic drugs

2673. DR. ASHOK BAJPAI: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether some drugs are in use in thecountry which are known to be carcinogenicelsewhere;

(b) if so, the reasons for such drugs inuse in India;

(c) whether Government iscontemplating to ban such drugs in Indiatoo, in future; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Reservation in medical colleges

2674. SHRI HARSHVARDHANSINGH DUNGARPUR: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFAREbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that reservationquota for admission in the medical collegesof Maharashtra for OBC students has beenreduced;

(b) the criteria and percentage for

admission in medical college for OBCstudents in the country as per MandalCommission and Hon'ble Supreme Court;

(c) whether all the colleges in all theStates are following the rules of percentagefor admissions as per caste reservationquota;

(d) if so, the details of admission givenin last three years in each State to OBCstudents; and

(e) if not, the action which has beentaken against the colleges by Government?

Drug-resistant TB cases

2675. SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of people in the countrysuffering from drug-resistant TB;

(b) the effective measures whichGovernment is taking to ensure that thedrug-resistant TB patients in India arereduced;

(c) whether Government plans touniversalise new drugs such as Bedaquilineand Delamanid, so that they are easilyaccessible; and

(d) the position of Maharashtra inrespect of drug-resistant TB patients anddeaths caused by the disease, year-wise,during the last three years?

Database on antibiotics resistancecases

2676. SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government maintains dataof cases where a high level of resistance toantibiotics is found, if so, the details thereof,if not, reasons therefor;

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(b) whether Government has expandedthe surveillance network under the'National Action Plan on Anti-MicrobialResistance (NAP-AMR)', if so, the detailsthereof; and

(c) whether Government has taken outany complementary/supplementaryscheme/plan to help the States in battling ahigh level of resistance to antibiotics andthe details thereof?

Elimination of tuberculosis

2677. SHRIMATI VANDANACHAVAN: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) the status of targets outlined for thefollowing indicators in the NationalStrategic Plan for TB 2017-2025 (NSP) forthe year 2019 viz patients notified fromprivate sector, proportion of patients fromprivate sector provisioned/reimbursed foranti-TB drugs, proportion of treatmentsupporters/private providers paidincentives using DBT/ PFMS, patientprovider support agency/units establishedat the district level;

(b) whether Government has achievedthese targets and if not, strategies proposedto meet these targets in the current year;

(c) whether Government plans toimplement an injection-free regimen for allTB patients; and

(d) whether Government plans toexpand the access of Bedaquiline andDelamanid?

Rashtriya Kishor SwasthyaKaryakram

2678. SHRIMATI VANDANACHAVAN: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) steps taken to intensify awarenessgeneration of Rashtriya Kishor SwasthyaKaryakram (RKSK) and Social andBehaviour Change Communication (SBCC)in order to improve health promotionamong adolescents;

(b) total sanctioned and existing strengthof RKSK counsellors;

(c) steps taken to address shortfall ofpersonnel;

(d) whether there are plans to expandnumber of districts and blocks under eachdistrict to cover all adolescents underRKSK; and

(e) steps taken to build capacities ofRKSK service providers to cater to LGBTQadolescents, including revision of modules,additional trainings, etc. in light of NALSAvs Union of India (2014) and Navtej Joharvs Union of India (2018) judgments?

Rise in cases of diabetes

2679. SHRI HARSHVARDHANSINGH DUNGARPUR: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFAREbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware thatdiabetes has moved from the 11th to 7thposition in the causes of death in India,according to the Global Burden of DiseaseReport (2015);

(b) if so, the measures Government hastaken to spread awareness about theincreasing incidence of diabetes in thecountry and the details thereof;

(c) whether Government has launchedany scheme to extend medical services at aconcessional rate to diabetes patients inGovernment hospitals; and


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Opening of Health and WellnessCentres in rural areas

2680. SHRI T.G. VENKATESH: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government with anobjective of developing healthcare of ruralpopulation has taken a decision to openHealth and Wellness Centres in all ruralareas by 2022;


(c) the number of such centres openedtill now in each district, the details thereof;and

(d) the progress of the programme ason date?

Deaths due to Coldbest - PC syrup

2681. KUMARI SELJA: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) The details of the number of deathsdue to the use of Coldbest-PC Syrup, thedetails thereof, age, gender and State/UT-wise;

(b) the steps being taken byGovernment to withdraw this syrup; and

(c) the steps being taken byGovernment to ensure non-availability offaulty medicines to the consumers?

People benefited by Ayushman Bharat

2682. DR. L. HANUMANTHAIAH:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of people till date whohas been benefited by the Ayushman Bharatscheme, the details thereof, State-wise/UT-wise;

(b) the number of Ayushman Bharatgolden cards which have been issued tillnow; and

(c) the number of people who haveavailed the benefit of the golden card inKarnataka so far, details thereof, district-wise?

Acute shortage of doctors and healthworkforce

2683. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that there is anacute shortage of doctors and healthworkforce in the country, especially in ruralareas;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe present number of doctors and otherhealth workforce which exist in the country;and

(c) the details of the steps taken/beingtaken by Government to improveavailability of doctors and health personnelin the country?

Financial assistance for setting up ofsolar micro grids

2684. SHRI P.L. PUNIA: Will theMinister of NEW AND RENEWABLEENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government providesfinancial assistance for setting up of solarmini/micro grids, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the financial assistance providedduring the last five years including currentyear, State-wise; and

(c) the number of beneficiaries underthe scheme during that period, State-wise?

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Schemes to boost solar powerproduction

2685. SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGHTOMAR:

LT.GEN. (DR.) D. P. VATS(RETD.):

Will the Minister of NEW ANDRENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased tostate:

(a) the status of National Solar Missionand other schemes for development of solarpower in the country;

(b) the targets fixed for growth of solarpower, production; and

(c) the steps taken/being taken byGovernment to make solar power moreefficient?

Non payment of committed amount toRE firms

2686. SHRI K.J. ALPHONS: Will theMinister of NEW AND RENEWABLEENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that due to nonpayment of committed amounts by StateElectricity Boards to renewable energy(RE) firms, the sector is in a crisis; and

(b) the steps contemplated byGovernment to ensure that commitmentsare honoured?

Renewable energy potential of UnionTerritory of Ladakh

2687. SHRI NARESH GUJRAL: Willthe Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLEENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) the total electricity demand, and solarand wind energy potential of the UnionTerritory of Ladakh; and

(b) the details of the mega solar powerplant being planned for Ladakh?

Targets and achievements made insolar power generation

2688. DR. BANDA PRAKASH: Willthe Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLEENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) the targets and achievements madein solar power generation during previousplan period;

(b) the targets for capacity addition insolar power in the country during 2019-20and budget allocations made for thepurpose; and

(c) the mechanism to ensure all thepotential States/UTs to participate in thedevelopment of solar power in the country?

Solar cities in Andhra Pradesh

2689. SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:Will the Minister of NEW ANDRENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that Kakinadaand Narsapur towns have been identifiedas solar cities in Andhra Pradesh, if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact thatVijayawada has also been identified for apilot project under Development of SolarCities Scheme; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and theprojects which Ministry has so farundertaken in above cities?

Decline in rate of solar energyinstallation

2690. SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI:Will the Minister of NEW ANDRENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether the rate of solar energy

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installation has been declining in the recentpast;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe reasons therefor; and

(c) the corrective steps taken byGovernment to boost solar energyproduction in the country?

Subsidy for installation of roof topsolar system

2691. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:Will the Minister of NEW ANDRENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of funds allocated byGovernment to States for the purpose ofproviding subsidy to individual householdfor installation of roof top solar system;

(b) whether the individual roof top solarsystem has not been implemented becauseof absence of awareness amongst public, ifso, the details thereof;

(c) whether Government hascontemplated any plan of action to increasethe installation of individual householdsolar system in rural areas; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and theactions taken by Government in this regard?

Achievement of target fixed for solarenergy generation

2692. DR. AMEE YAJNIK: Will theMinister of NEW AND RENEWABLEENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether the target fixed for solarenergy generation up to the year 2019 hasbeen achieved;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor alongwith the steps taken/being taken byGovernment to compensate the same?

Solar energy generation in thecountry

2693. DR. PRABHAKAR KORE: Willthe Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLEENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that switchingover to new and renewable energy becomesimperative to cut oil import dependence;

(b) whether the solar energy generationin the country is much less than that of theexpected target;

(c) if so, the total solar energy generatedduring the last three years, State-wise; and

(d) the steps initiated by Governmentto increase the generation of solar energy inthe country and the time-frame for achievingthe target, the details thereof?

Green Window Programme forcatalysing green energy

2694. SHRI RAJMANI PATEL: Willthe Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLEENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government proposes toformulate a Green Window Programme forcatalysing green energy in the country, ifso, the details thereof;

(b) the details of estimated amounttherefor;

(c) the names of the States/UTs to becovered under the said programme acrossthe country;

(d) the details of the targets fixed underthe said programme; and

(e) the time by which it is likely to bestarted?

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Generation of new and renewableenergy in Odisha

2695. DR. SASMIT PATRA: Will theMinister of NEW AND RENEWABLEENERGY be pleased to state the details ofthe work undertaken for generation of newand renewable energy in Odisha?

Decline in power generation fromconventional sources

2696. SHRI SAMBHAJICHHATRAPATI: Will the Minister ofPOWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the growth of overall powergeneration in the country has remainedalmost static despite substantialcontribution of over 20 per cent throughrenewable energy sources for the last fouryears;

(b) if so, the reasons for such a negativetrend especially with respect toconventional hydro-power generation;

(c) whether hydro power generation hasbeen lowered down as part of policy shiftfor the negative trend; and

(d) if not, the other reasons for decreasein power generation from conventionalsources, including hydro power?

UDAY 2.0 scheme

2697. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:Will the Minister of POWER be pleased tostate:

(a) whether there is any proposal tolaunch UDAY 2.0 in the current year, if so,the details thereof; and

(b) whether the shortcomings, if any, inthe UDAY scheme found and rectified, ifso, the details thereof ?

Employment to members of displacedfamilies by NTPC plant at Lara in

Chhattisgarh

†2698. SHRI MOTILAL VORA: Willthe Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the number of families who havebeen displaced due to land acquisition byNTPC for project Lara in Chhattisgarh, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether any scheme has beenlaunched by NTPC to upgrade the skills ofdisplaced people, if not, by when theywould be provided technical expertise toobtain self-reliance;

(c) whether State Government ofChhattisgarh has also announced to provideemployment to the people of affectedfamilies on priority basis; and

(d) if so, the number of people fromdisplaced families who have been providedemployment till date, if not, the reasonstherefor?

Status of power generation in thecountry

2699. DR. SASMIT PATRA: Will theMinister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of power generation inIndia during last five years, State-wise andyear-wise; and

(b) the numbers of new projects thatare undergoing/to be commissioned inpower generation in India, the detailsthereof?

Sustainable energy infrastructure

2700. DR. PRABHAKAR KORE: Willthe Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the significantstructural change in energy system currently


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underway can become more manageableonly if proactive measures are set in motion;

(b) whether Indian energy companiesare taking steps to quickly adopt and adaptto these energy transitions and digitaltechnologies at a faster pace; and

(c) if so, the details of the steps takenby Government to build sustainable energyinfrastructure that can cater to the energyneeds?

Closure of old polluted coal-basedpower plants

2701. SHRI BHASKAR RAONEKKANTI: Will the Minister ofPOWER be pleased to state:

(a) the number of old polluting coal-based power plants that have beenidentified to be shut down as mentionedby the Finance Minister during the budgetspeech on 1st February 2020, the detailsthereof along with dates of shut down asdecided;

(b) the number of coal-based powerplants that have been given environmentalclearance during the last five years byMoEF&CC, along with the list withlocation and developer information; and

(c) the number of coal-based powerplants that have been shut down during thelast five years due to environmental issuesin the country, the details thereof along withthe reason for the shut downs?

National e-mobility programme

2702. SHRI SANJAY SETH: Will theMinister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government isimplementing National e-mobilityprogramme and if so, the achievementsmade so far;

(b) whether Energy Efficiency ServicesLimited has signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding with Bharat HeavyElectricals Limited to set up a network ofPublic Charging Infrastructure for electricmobility at various highways across thecountry; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the termsand condition of the MoU?

Completion of hydro power projects inNorth Eastern States

2703. SHRI SANJAY RAUT: Will theMinister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that nearly 103private hydro power projects failed to takeoff in Arunachal Pradesh totaling about35 gigawatts (GW) and are still to take offdespite Government's Act East Policyfocus;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons for the delay;

(c) the current status of Subansirihydroelectric project and reasons for thedelay;

(d) the details of steps taken byGovernment since 2014 for completion ofthe various hydro projects in North-East;and

(e) whether Goverment has planned anyaction plan for early completion of hydroprojects in North-East, if so, the detailsthereof?

Penal action against power plants fornot obliging to environmental

provisions

2704. SHRI BHASKAR RAONEKKANTI: Will the Minister ofPOWER be pleased to state:

(a) the number of power plants thathave been penalised by environmental

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compensation and shut downs for notcomplying with the timeline for reducingpollution under MoEF&CC notification{S.0.3305(E)} dated 7th December, 2015;

(b) the details of actions taken againstthe power plants showing non-complianceto the timeline provided under MoEF&CCnotification {S.0.3305(E)} dated7th December, 2015 to install Flue GasDesulfurisation (FGD) till now, powerplant-wise; and

(c) whether penal actions have not beentaken on such non-complying power plantsas mentioned above, if so, the reasontherefor?

Power demand growth in villages

2705. SHRI M.P. VEERENDRAKUMAR: Will the Minister of POWERbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the villages across thecountry are experiencing a huge growth intheir electricity demand;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;and

(c) whether Government has takensteps to increase production of electricitythrough various sources including atomicenergy, if so, the details thereof?

Gender imbalance in R&D sector

2706. SHRI SANJAY SINGH: Will theMinister of SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that there areonly 15 per cent women out of the totalIndian Research and Developmentworkforce due to lack of practicalknowledge for students;

(b) the reasons behind this huge genderimbalance in the field; and

(c) the steps taken by Government toprovide better experiment facilities andfinancial support to emerging womenscientists?

Climate modelling research andclimate science

2707. SHRI JOSE K. MANI: Will theMinister of SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether a quantum increase inclimate modelling research and climatescience has been observed; and

(b) the steps taken to address gaps inregular data on climate, natural ecosystems,soils, water from different sources,agricultural productivity and inputs andsocio-economic parameters, as pointed outby the Indian Network for Climate ChangeAssessment?

Schemes undertaken by the Ministry

2708. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:Will the Minister of SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) the details of amounts released underdifferent schemes/ projects of the Ministryto Jharkhand and Gujarat;

(b) the details of schemes/ projects;

(c) the schemes/projects for which workhas been completed or yet to be completed;and

(d) the reasons for not completing theworks?

Concessions to encourage travellingby roads, railway and airways

†2709. DR. SATYANARAYANJATIYA: Will the Minister of TOURISMbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of facilities, amenities and


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concessions available to encourage peopleto travel in person, family and in groups byroad, railway and airways in the country;and

(b) the details of existing and proposed'Yatri Niwas' for next five years along withfinancial provision made in the budget ofcurrent year, State-wise?

Costs of Overseas PromotionalActivity

2710. SHRI PARTAP SINGH BAJWA:Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleasedto state:

(a) the steps undertaken by theMinistry to promote tourism to India inthe foreign markets;

(b) the outcome of the Ministry'soverseas promotional activity in increasingthe tourist footfall in India;

(c) the total number of foreign touristsvisiting India from 2016 to till now;

(d) the breakdown of costs of alloverseas promotional activity done by theMinistry in 2019-20; and

(c) whether the Ministry has conductedany market research on Tourism in India,and the costs thereof?

Fund allocation to Manipur forpromotion of tourism

2711. SHRI K. BHABANANDASINGH: Will the Minister of TOURISMbe pleased to state:

(a) the total funds sanctioned andreleased to the State of Manipur and utilisedby Government of Manipur for variousprojects during the last five years and thecurrent year with the present status of theseprojects along with the amount likely to begenerated by these tourist hubs/projects;

(b) whether Government has alsolaunched North East Circuit of SwadeshDarshan scheme for development of NorthEast; and

(c) if so, the details of funds allocatedand the achievements made during each ofthe last five years and the current year?

Impact of pollution on tourism sector

2712. DR. VIKAS MAHATME: Willthe Minister of TOURISM be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has made anyassessment on the impact on tourism dueto air and water pollution in India, if so, thedetails thereof; and

(b) whether it has come to the notice ofGovernment regarding tourists facing healthissues or being adversely affected due topollution, if so, the details thereof and themeasures taken by Government in thisregard?

Online certification course fortraining of tourist guides

2713. SHRI SANJAY SETH: Will theMinister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is issuingRegional Level Tourist Guide licences underthe delegated power of AncientMonuments and Archaeological Sites andRemains Act;

(b) if so, the number of tourist guidelicences issued during each of the last threeyears and the current year;

(c) whether there is severe shortage ofapproved tourist guides in the country; and

(d) if so, whether Government has rolledout online certification course to create apool of skilled persons at local level?

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Impact of Coronavirus on tourismindustry

2714. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of TOURISM be pleased tostate:

(a) whether tourism industry is badlyaffected due to outbreak of Coronavirus;


(c) whether Government will provideany compensation for the loss of touristindustry; and


Development of tourism in U.P.

2715. DR. ASHOK BAJPAI: Will theMinister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware thattourism is one sector which can generatelarge number of employment and haspotential to improve economy of that area;

(b) if so, whether Government is havingany special focus on tourism developmentin U.P. which has a large number of inbuilttourism attractions;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Statue of Unity

2716. SHRI JUGALSINHMATHURJI LOKHANDWALA: Will theMinister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether the tourism has increasedsubstantially in the area after the Statue ofUnity has been opened for visitors and ifso, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the revenue generatedtill now from the visitors to the Statue ofUnity;

(c) whether Government plans todevelop the area around the Statue toincrease employment and tourism in thesurrounding area and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) the yearly revenue generation fromthe major tourist attractions in the countryincluding Taj Mahal?

Revenue from Statue of Unity

2717. DR. SANTANU SEN: Will theMinister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) the details of total cost incurred onconstruction of Statue of Unity;

(b) whether Government has estimatedtotal revenue that will be generated byStatue of Unity yearly, if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the number of persons who visitedStatue of Unity and the revenue generatedfrom it till date, year-wise and month-wise;

(d) the amount spent on its maintenanceand advertisement during the period, year-wise; and

(e) the yearly revenue generation fromthe major tourist attractions in the countryincluding Taj Mahal?

Coastal Circuit Development inOdisha

2718. DR. AMAR PATNAIK: Will theMinister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) the total funds sanctioned for thedevelopment of the Coastal Circuit(Gopalpur, Barkul, Satapada and Tampara)in Odisha since 2016;

(b) the details of utilisation of thesefunds; and

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(c) whether any proposals of the StateGovernment of Odisha are pending beforeGovernment under the Swadesh DarshanScheme, if so, the details thereof?

Measures to boost domestic tourism

2719. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARGUPTA: Will the Minister of TOURISMbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Ministrywill fund the travel expenses of touristswho visit 15 destinations in the country ina year and submit the photos on the websiteof the Ministry;

(b) if so, the details in this regard; and

(c) the other measures Government isproposing to take to encourage people tovisit more domestic destinations boostinglocal as well as national economy?

Circuit based tourist places in WestBengal under Swadesh Darshan

Scheme

2720. SHRIMATI SHANTACHHETRI: Will the Minister ofTOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) the names of the circuits in WestBengal which have been selected under theSwadesh Darshan scheme;

(b) the names of the places which havebeen selected under these circuits;

(c) the details of amount sanctioned forcarrying out works under the scheme;and

(d) the time by which these works arelikely to be completed?

NEW DELHI; DESH DEEPAK VERMA,The 11th March, 2020 Secretary-General.Phalguna 21, 1941 (Saka)

I N D E X(Ministry-wise)

Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, : 2561, 2562, 2563, 2564, 2565, 2566, 2567,Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy(AYUSH)

Corporate Affairs : 2568, 2569,

Culture : 2570, 2571, 2572, 2573, 2574, 2575,

Earth Sciences : —

Finance : 2576, 2577, 2578, 2579, 2580, 2581, 2582,2583, 2584, 2585, 2586, 2587, 2588, 2589,2590, 2591, 2592, 2593, 2594, 2595, 2596,2597, 2598, 2599, 2600, 2601, 2602, 2603,2604, 2605, 2606, 2607, 2608, 2609, 2610,2611, 2612, 2613, 2614, 2615, 2616, 2617,2618, 2619, 2620, 2621, 2622, 2623, 2624,2625, 2626, 2627, 2628, 2629, 2630, 2631,2632, 2633, 2634,

Health and Family Welfare : 2635, 2636, 2637, 2638, 2639, 2640, 2641,2642, 2643, 2644, 2645, 2646, 2647, 2648,2649, 2650, 2651, 2652, 2653, 2654, 2655,2656, 2657, 2658, 2659, 2660, 2661, 2662,2663, 2664, 2665, 2666, 2667, 2668, 2669,2670, 2671, 2672, 2673, 2674, 2675, 2676,2677, 2678, 2679, 2680, 2681, 2682, 2683,

New and Renewable Energy : 2684, 2685, 2686, 2687, 2688, 2689, 2690,2691, 2692, 2693, 2694, 2695,

Power : 2696, 2697, 2698, 2699, 2700, 2701, 2702,2703, 2704, 2705,

Science and Technology : 2706, 2707, 2708,

Tourism : 2709, 2710, 2711, 2712, 2713, 2714,2715, 2716, 2717, 2718, 2719, 2720.

MGIPMRND—5764RS—11-03-2020.

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