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Lok Sabha Question No. 2636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Development of Cold Chains
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2636

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017

## DEVELOPMENT OF COLD CHAINS

2636.      SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is promoting development of cold chains through the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number and details of cold chains proposed to be developed in Maharashtra under MIDH during the next two years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  PARSHOTTAM  RUPALA)

(a) & (b): Government is implementing Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) for development of horticulture including post harvest management. Under the mission assistance is provided for development of all relevant infrastructure including pack house, precooling  units,  staging  cold  room,  cold  storages,  controlled  atmosphere  (CA)  storage,  reefer vans,  primary/mobile  processing  units  and  setting  up  of  ripening  chambers  etc.  to  promote logistic integration with the aim to reduce losses across total supply chain and enable farmers to access markets to get remunerative prices for their produce.

The  component  is  demand/  entrepreneur-driven  from  among  entrepreneurs,  private companies, cooperatives, farmers groups etc through commercial ventures for which assistance @ 35% of admissible project cost in general areas and @ 50% in hilly and schedule area is available as credit linked and back ended subsidy.

- (c): The State wise allocations under MIDH are made on the basis of Annual Action Plan. States have been advised to allocate 35% - 40% of allocations under MIDH for creation of post harvest management including cold chain development. During the current year an amount of Rs. 14829.00 lakh has been allocated to Maharashtra under MIDH which includes Rs. 5135.00 lakh for development of post harvest infrastructure including cold chain.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Training Centre for Disaster Management
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. KAMARAAJ

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2635

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017/ SHRAVANA 10, 1939 (SAKA)

TRAINING CENTRE FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT

2635. DR. K. KAMARAJ:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  set  up  training  Centre  for  disaster management at Chennai;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether land for the above Centre has been acquired; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the above Centre is likely to be made functional?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a):  There  is  no  proposal  in  this  Ministry  to  set  up  training  Centre  for disaster management at Chennai.

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

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Agriculture Produce Market Committee
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2634

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017

## AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKET COMMITTEE

2634.     SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to end the monopoly of the Agriculture Produce Market  Committee  with  a  view  to  liberalize  the  trade  in  farm  produce  and  aid  better  price realisation for farmers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether a meeting of Chief Ministers has been convened recently to deliberate on the matter; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the outcome of the meeting?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  PARSHOTTAM  RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): Ministry has drafted a model 'The Agricultural Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion  and  Facilitation)  Act,  2017,  which  provides  for  progressive  agricultural  marketing reforms,  including  setting  up  markets  in  private  sector,  direct  marketing,  farmer-consumer markets, de-regulation of fruits and vegetables, e-trading, single point levy of market fee, issue of unified single trading license in the State, declaring warehouses/silos/cold storage as market sub-yards and Market Yards of National Importance (MNI) so that more markets are available for farmers to sell their produce for better prices.

The said model Act was released on 24 th of April, 2017 in a meeting of Hon'ble Ministers of  Agricultural  Marketing  from  States/  UTs  chaired  by  Hon'ble  Minister  for  Agriculture  and Farmers Welfare for its adoption by the States/ UTs.

- (c) & (d): A meeting of Ministers of Agricultural Marketing of States implementing e-NAM was  held  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Hon'ble  Minister  for  Agriculture  &  Farmers'  Welfare  on 05.07.2017.    The  progress  of  implementation  of  National  Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM)  was reviewed.    The  States  were  urged  to  adopt  the  Model  Agriculture  Produce  and  Livestock Marketing (Promotion & Facilitation) Act, 2017.  State representatives were requested to make all efforts for successful implementation of the scheme to achieve the objectives for optimising benefits to the farmers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: No Objection Certificate
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2633

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2017

## No Objection Certificate

## 2633.  DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of cases for issue of 'No Objection Certificate' from Jharkhand are pending with the Union Government and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the time by which the said No Objection Certificates are likely to be issued?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) & (b) No such  cases  are  pending  with the  Union  Government  for issue  of  'No  Objection Certificate' from Jharkhand.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: India Development Foundation
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2632 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017/ SHRAVANA 10, 1939 (SAKA)

INDIA DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

2632. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  fact  that  the  Government  has  recently  set  up  India Development  Foundation  (IDF),  a  nonprofit  trust  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;

(b) whether it is true that the trust is exempted from the provisions of the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA)-2010;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(d) the nature of functions of the said trust?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (d): India Development Foundation (IDF) is a FCRA registered private non  profit  research  foundation  set  up  mainly  for  carrying  out  research activities in economic, educational and social fields.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Solid Waste Management
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2631

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01/08/2017

## Solid Waste Management

## 2631.   SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently notified the new Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, wherein hotels and restaurants have been directly made responsible for segregation and  sorting  the  waste  and  management  in  partnership  with  local  bodies  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has devised any monitoring mechanism to ensure that hotels and restaurants comply with this directive and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has sought proposals from the State Governments and Union Territories  regarding  integration  of  rag/waste  pickers  and kabadiwalas and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change  has notified Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2016 in supersession of the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. As per rule 4, sub-rule (8) relating to 'Duties of the generators', all hotels and restaurants in partnership  with the local body are required to ensure segregation  of waste  at  source,  facilitate    collection  of  segregated  waste  in  separate  streams  and  handover recyclable material to either the authorised waste pickers or the authorised recyclers.  The rules further  mandate  that  the  bio-degradable  waste  shall  be  processed,  treated  and  disposed  off through  composting  or  bio-methanation  within  the  premises  as  far  as  possible.  The  residual waste has to be given to the waste collectors or agency as directed by the local body.
- (b) Rule  16  of  SWM  Rules,  2016,  mandates  State  Pollution  Control  Boards  or  Pollution Control  Committees  to  enforce  these  rules  in  the  respective  states  through  local  bodies  and review the implementation of these rules at least twice a year.
- (c) As  per  the  rule  11(m)  and  15(c)  of  SWM  Rules  2016,  the  Department  of  Urban Development in the states and Union Territories are mandated to start a scheme on registration of waste pickers and waste dealers.   The local authorities and village panchayats have to establish a system to recognise  organisations of waste pickers or informal waste collectors and  promote and establish a system for integration of these authorised waste-pickers and waste collectors to facilitate  their  participation  in  solid  waste  management    including    door  to  door  collection  of waste.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Subsidy Arrears
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

Annexure -I

## The Quantum of Subsidy Arrears of Fertilizer Companies till January 2017:

(Rs. in Crores)

| Fertilizer Type   |   Subsidy Arrears |
|-------------------|-------------------|
| Indigenous Urea   |            458.5  |
| Imported P&K      |            581.94 |
| Indigenous P&K    |           2000.39 |
| City Compost      |              0.08 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Youth Parliament Competition
Ministry: PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2629 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2017

## YOUTH PARLIAMENT COMPETITION

## QUESTION

2629 . SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR: Will the Minister of PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

- (a) Whether the Government has reimbursed any expenditure incurred on organizing Youth Parliament Competitions in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years;
- (b) If so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of the said competitions organized in Uttar Pradesh during the said period ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY

## AFFAIRS

(SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a)    No, Madam.

- (b)    Does not arise.

- (c)      The Ministry of  Parliamentary  Affairs  is  not  aware  of  any  such Competitions  being  organized  by  the  State  Government  of  Uttar Pradesh without the financial assistance of this Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Monitoring of Insurance Claims by IRDA
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2627

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017

## MONITORING OF INSURANCE CLAIMS BY IRDA

2627.       SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Insurance sector regulator, IRDA which is supposed to ensure smooth  payments  is  not  properly  monitoring  the  pay  outs  of  crop  insurance  claims  under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, (PMFBY);
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  long  time  taken  in  assessment  of  crop  losses,  delay  in  payments  of subsidies  by  State  Governments,  deficient  IT  infrastructure  of  insurance  companies  and absence  of  good  agricultural  data  are  the  main  reasons  for  inordinate  delay  in  paying  crop insurance claims; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government for  timely  payment  of  claims  to farmers under the Scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  PARSHOTTAM  RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): No, Madam.  Insurance and Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDA) is established as insurance regulator interalia to protect the interests of and secure fair treatment to  policy  holders  and  to  ensure  speedy  settlement  of  genuine  claims,  to  prevent  insurance frauds and other malpractices and put in place effective grievances redressal machinery and they are doing their duties in this area including claims under PMFBY.
- (c) & (d): Yes, Madam.   However, keeping in view the delay in settlement of claims under erstwhile  Crop  Insurance  Schemes,  substantially  reduced  timelines  for  submission  of  yield data/weather data, processing and settlement of claims have been fixed in the PMFBY/Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS). In addition scheme also provides for use of Remote Sensing Technology, Smart phones & Mobile app and Drones for quick estimation of crop losses to ensure early settlement of claims. Crop Insurance Portal has  been  launched.   This  is  being  used  extensively  for  ensuring  better  administration,  coordination amongst stakeholders, transparency and seamless flow of information/data and early settlement of claims .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2624

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017/ SHRAVANA 10, 1939 (SAKA) REHABILITATION OF KASHMIRI PANDITS

†2624.

SHRI NANA PATOLE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmiri valley from 19.01.1990 till date;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that Kashmiri Pandit families who did not leave the valley and lost everything are facing threats from fanatics and are living in a pitiable condition;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  said  families  are  facing  negligence  on  the  part  of  the Government;
- (e) if so, the details thereof;
- (f)  whether  the  Government  purposes  to  chalk  out  any  scheme  for  the rehabilitation of around 3000 Kashmiri Pandits who did not leave the valley; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

Due to onset of militancy in the State of Jammu and Kashmir during early 1990s, most of the Kashmiri Pandit families along with some other families migrated  from  Kashmir  valley  to  Jammu,  Delhi  and  other  parts  of  the country.  At  present,  there  are  about  62,000  registered  Kashmiri  migrant families in the country.

## LS.US.Q.No.2624 FOR 01.08.2017

(b)&(c) The State Government of Jammu and Kashmir has informed that no such  cases  of  threat  to  Kashmiri  Pandits  living  in  the  valley  have  been reported.

(d)  to  (g)  The  State  Government  has  allotted  flats  to  31  such  Kashmiri Pandit families, who did not leave the valley during 1990s. These flats were constructed under the Scheme approved in 2008 by the Government of India for rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants. Further, the Government of India has sanctioned  a  scheme  on  4 th   December  2015  for  providing  3000  additional state  government  jobs  to  Kashmiri  migrants  and  construction  of  6000 transit accommodations in the Kashmir valley. The Kashmiri Pandit families who  did  not  leave  the  Kashmir  valley  during  the  terrorist  violence  in  the State of Jammu and Kashmir in early 1990s and who are still residing in the Kashmir valley are also eligible for the benefits under the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Delay in Payment of Salary in PSUs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2622 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 st  AUGUST, 2017

Delay in Payment of Salary in PSUs.

## 2622. SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

## Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  salary  is  not  being  paid  or  there  has  been  delay  in  salary  payment  to employees in several Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) for the last few months;
- (b) if so, the names of such PSUs and the number of affected employees whose salary has not been paid and the total amount of salary outstanding till date;
- (c) the reasons for non payment of salary to the said employees on time and the steps taken/being taken to deal with these cases;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to privatise all the PSUs and to sell their assets for payment of their liabilities; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) to (c) The Central Public Sector Enterprises(CPSEs) are under administrative control of  their  respective  Ministries/Departments.  Department of Public Enterprises does not maintain  information  regarding  day  to  day  activities  of  CPSEs  including  delay  in payment of salary to employees of CPSEs.
- (d)  & (e) As  per the information received from Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) there is no proposal at present to privatize all the PSUs and to sell their assets for payment of their liabilities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Surplus Land with PSUs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2619 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2017

## Surplus Land with PSUs

## 2619. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government    proposes  to  sell  the  surplus  land  of  the  PSUs  for  urban redevelopment;
- (b) if so, the details of the proposal and the plan for the PSUs which are closed under the notices of the Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) ;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan for auction and /or disinvestment on the basis of the report of any committee; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF  HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI  BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) & (b) So far as Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) is concerned, none of the Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) under its administrative control has reported any surplus land.

However,  National  Buildings  Construction  Corporation  Ltd.  (NBCC)  has  been  appointed  as Land  Management  Agency  (LMA)  for  disposal  of  land  of  the  CPSEs,  approved  for  closure, namely  HMT  Watches  Ltd.,  HMT  Bearings  Ltd.,  Hindustan  Cables  Ltd.,  Tungabhadra  Steel Products Ltd. (TSPL) and Kota Unit of Instrumentation Ltd.

The land pertaining to HMT Chinar Watches Ltd., another company approved for closure has already  been  transferred  to  the  State  Government  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  as  per  the  Lease Agreement conditions.

- (c)  &  (d):  On  the  basis  of  recommendations  of  Core  Group  of  Secretaries  on  Disinvestment (CGD) which was constituted by Cabinet Secretariat, Government has decided 'in - principle' the following in respect of the CPSEs under DHI:
-  100% disinvestment of Bridge & Roof Co. Ltd., Scooters India Ltd. and Bharat Pumps & Compressors Ltd.
-  Disinvestment of 100% shareholding of the concerned CPSE in Hindustan Newsprints Ltd. to strategic buyer through two stage auction process.
-  Units of Cement Corporation of India Ltd. to be disinvested where it is legally permissible to strategic buyer through two stage auction process.
-  Merger of Engineering Projects (India) Ltd. with similarly placed CPSEs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Border Dispute
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2618

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017/ SHRAVANA 10, 1939 (SAKA) BORDER DISPUTE

2618. SHRI KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  there  is  an  ongoing  problem  in  the  border  areas  of  Assam, Nagaland;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the time when the border dispute between Assam and Nagaland started;

(d) the total inter-State areas in kilometres shared by the two States;

(e)  whether there is any ongoing cases regarding this issue in the courts; and (f) if so, the steps taken by the Government to settle these disputes?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)  to  (d):  There  is  a  decades old boundary dispute between the States of Assam and Nagaland regarding actual demarcation of boundary. These two States share about 512 Km long boundary. Nagaland claims a part of area along the border in the districts of Golaghat, Jorhat and Sibsagar in Assam. This area has been marked as Disputed Area Belt (DAB).

(e) & (f): An Original Civil Suit No. 2/1988, filed by Government of Assam, is presently pending in the Hon'ble Supreme Court. Hence, the matter is subjudice. To maintain peace and status quo in the DAB, neutral forces have been  deployed  by  the  Government  of  India  to  police  the  border  between these States and the local administrations of both sides maintain constant liaison.  Along  the  Assam-Nagaland  border,  there  are  Border  Peace  and Coordination Committees (BPCCs) comprising of representatives of States of Assam and Nagaland.

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