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Lok Sabha Question No. 4017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Relief to Endosulfan Victims of Kerala
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS, SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4017 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## RELIEF TO ENDOSULFAN VICTIMS OF KERALA

## 4017. PROF. K.V. THOMAS: DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has received any proposals from the Government of Kerala requesting central assistance for the relief and rehabilitation of the endosulfan victims of KasaragodDistrict, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the National Human Rights Commission and the Supreme Court had entrusted the responsibility of relief and rehabilitation of endosulfan victims jointly to Central and State Government,if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Union Government has provided Rs. 200 crore s as financial assistance, which amounts to fifty per cent of the relief compensation and pension for five years for these victims, as requested by the State Government; and

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

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a): The Central Government has recently received request from State Government of Keral a for provision of Rs 200.30 crore which includes 50% of the State Government's commitment of Rs 349 crore for providing relief compensation to Endosulfan victims i.e Rs 174.5 cror Rs 25.8 crore for pension for 5 years for eligible Endosulfan victims.

(b): As  per  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare,  t National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), inter alia, recommended, Government of India to supplement  the  efforts  of  the  Government  of  Kerala  in  the  provision  of relief  and  long  term rehabilitation. The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in W.P (C) No. 213 of 2011 on 10.01.2017 inter alia ordered as under:

- State Government to release the entire undisbursed payment of compensation, quantif as Rs 5 Lakhs each, to all affected persons, within three months.
- it shall be open to the State Governments to recover the aforestated compensation from the concerned Ministry or from the Government of India, in case it is open to Government to make such recovery, in c onsonance with law.

(c) & (d): Under  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  and  Ministry  of  Agriculture  & Farmer's Welfare there is no such scheme for extending financial assistance for rehabilitation/ compensation to the victims of Endosulfan. However, unde r the National Health Mission, Rs. 25.72 Crore has been provided for relief and rehabilitation of patients affected by endo per proposals of State of Kerala during 2012 - 13 to 2018 -19.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4011 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: PFRDA Act
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

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## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 4011 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2018/SHRAVANA 19, 1940 (SAKA) PFRDA Act

4011. Shri P. Karunakaran

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state

- (a) whether  the  Government  received  a  large  number  of  representations  with  regard  to  the dismissal of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Act;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to change the Act as opposed by all the trade Unions; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla)

(a)  to  (d)  The  Government  of  India  has  implemented  the  New  Pension  System,  now  called 'National Pension System' (NPS), with effect from 1 st January, 2004 through a notification dated the 22 nd December, 2003 for new entrants to Central Government service, except the Armed Forces. The  Government  constituted  an  interim  regulator,  the  Interim  Pension  Fund  Regulatory  and Development Authority (PFRDA) through a Government Resolution dated the 10 th October, 2003 as a precursor to a statutory regulator to regulate the NPS. NPS is now administered and regulated by the statutory regulator called PFRDA under the PFRDA Act, 2013, which came into effect from 1 st February, 2014

Representations have been received which inter alia also include the demand that the PFRDA Act may be dismissed. However, there is no proposal to change the PFRDA Act, 2013.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4010 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Rehabilitation of Minor Girls
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DINESH TRIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.4010

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## REHABILITATION OF MINOR GIRLS

## 4010. SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government implements any scheme to rehabilitate minor girls of Bachhada tribe in Madhya Pradesh, through education, skill development and empowerment as caste sanctioned  prostitution  is  still  rampant,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (b) the  further  steps/measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  the  economic,  sociopsychological needs of the sexually exploited minors?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) to  (b)  :  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  a  centrally sponsored  'Child  Protection  Services'  (CPS)  erstwhile  Integrated  Child  Protection Scheme  for supporting the children in difficult circumstances including trafficked girls, as  envisaged under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The  primary  responsibility  of  execution  of  the  Act  lies  with  the  State/UTs.  However, Central Government is managing ICPS (now 'Child Protection Services' under Integrated  Child  Development  Scheme)  and  providing financial  assistance  to  the States/UTs  on  sharing  pattern  for, inter-alia ,  undertaking a  situational  analysis  of children  in  difficult  circumstances, for  setting  up  and  maintenance  of  various  types of Child Care Institutions (CCIs).

Under the scheme institutional care is provided through CCIs, as a rehabilitative measure. In these CCIs, children are provided age appropriate education either within the institution  or  outside  in  a  formal  education  system  through  convergence  with  other schemes and programmes of the Government or civil society.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4009 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Tobacco Institutes
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4009 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## TOBACCO INSTITUTES

## 4009. SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set up Tobacco Institutes in India; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a) & (b): Central  Tobacco  Research  Institute  (CTRI)  was  established  in  Rajahmundry (Andhra  Pradesh)  in  1947,  which  is  under  the  control  of  the  Indian  Council  of  Agricu Research  (ICAR),  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers'  Welfare,  Go vernment  of  India.  The mandate of this Institute are (i) basic and strategic research on domestic and exportabl tobacco, improvement in quality and value added products (ii) coordination of tobacco re and  developing  alternate  usage  of  tobac co  (iii)  identification  of  alternative  crops/  croppi systems  for  tobacco  growing  regions  of  the  country  (iv)  dissemination  of  technologie capacity building.

The  institute  has  six  Regional  stations  at  Guntur,  Kandukur,  Jeelugumilli  (An Pradesh), Vedasandur (Tamil Nadu), Hunsur (Karnataka) and Dinhata (West Bengal).
Lok Sabha Question No. 4008 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Deadly Viral Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4008 TO BE ANSWERED ON  10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## DEADLY VIRAL DISEASE S

## 4008. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the shared India - China region is witnessing emergence of deadly viral diseases;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has identified 'emerging diseases'' across the count ry;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the list of such identified diseases;
- (e) whether the Government is planning to improvise a surveillance system in this regard;
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) & (b): No emergence of deadly viral diseases has been witnessed in the shared India - China region.
- (c) & ( d): The following emerging diseases have been identified in the country: Anthrax, Brucellosis,  Crimean  Congo  Haemorraghic  Fever,  Kyasanur  Forest  Disease,  Leptospirosi Nipah virus Disease, Scrub Typhus and Zika Virus Disease.
- (e )    &  ( f): Government  of  India is  implementing  the Integrated  Diseas Surveillance Programme  (IDSP)  in  all  States/UTs  with  the  objective  to  detect  and  respond  to  dis outbreaks due to epidemic prone diseases. To prevent the spread of such outbreaks, under States/UTs are provided with additional manpower, training o f identified Rapid Response Team (RRT)  members  for  outbreak  investigations,  strengthening  of  laboratories  for  detecti epidemic prone diseases, IT equipment for data entry, analysis and data transfer, and prov funds for operationalization of th e programme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4007 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Disposal of Case by RoC
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4007 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 10TH AUGUST, 2018 [SHRAVANA 19, 1940 (SAKA)]

## DISPOSAL OF CASE BY ROC

## QUESTION

## 4007. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

## Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Registrar of Companies  (RoCs) received a case as forwarded  by  the  Government  on  the  26 th   of  July,  2016  connected  with  the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and closed it within three days i.e. on the 29th of July, 2016, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the RoC inquired into the complaint or called the complainant for further enquiry in the matter and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the basis on which the RoC closed the case without properly following the procedure of disposing of a complaint that too from the Government along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND             (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY) JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

(a)  to  (c):  The  Government  has  ordered  investigation  into  the  affairs  of  107 companies and 7 Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) under the provisions of Section  212(1)(c)  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013  and  Section  43(3)(c)(i)  of Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 on 17.02.2018 belonging to Nirav Modi (Firestar Diamond group) and Mehul Chinubhai Choksi (Gitanjali Group) to be carried  out  by  the  Serious  Fraud  Investigation  Office  (SFIO)  connected  with Punjab  National  Bank  Fraud  wherein  all  matters  in  their  entirety  will  be examined. The investigations are under progress.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4006 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Fake Website
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.4010

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## REHABILITATION OF MINOR GIRLS

## 4010. SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government implements any scheme to rehabilitate minor girls of Bachhada tribe in Madhya Pradesh, through education, skill development and empowerment as caste sanctioned  prostitution  is  still  rampant,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (b) the  further  steps/measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  the  economic,  sociopsychological needs of the sexually exploited minors?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) to  (b)  :  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  a  centrally sponsored  'Child  Protection  Services'  (CPS)  erstwhile  Integrated  Child  Protection Scheme  for supporting the children in difficult circumstances including trafficked girls, as  envisaged under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The  primary  responsibility  of  execution  of  the  Act  lies  with  the  State/UTs.  However, Central Government is managing ICPS (now 'Child Protection Services' under Integrated  Child  Development  Scheme)  and  providing financial  assistance  to  the States/UTs  on  sharing  pattern  for, inter-alia ,  undertaking a  situational  analysis  of children  in  difficult  circumstances, for  setting  up  and  maintenance  of  various  types of Child Care Institutions (CCIs).

Under the scheme institutional care is provided through CCIs, as a rehabilitative measure. In these CCIs, children are provided age appropriate education either within the institution  or  outside  in  a  formal  education  system  through  convergence  with  other schemes and programmes of the Government or civil society.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: BGR-34
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4004 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## BGR - 34

## 4004. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has approved BGR - 34,  an Ayurvedic drug designed for treatment of diabetes;
- (b) if so, the details of its supply and distribution by conce rned agencies;
- (c) whether clinical trials of the drug have been conducted before its launch and if so, thereof;
- ( d) whether said clinical trials are included/noted in Clinical Trials Registry India an details thereof;
- (e) the details of duration of research on BGR - 34, the number of people it has been tested upon, the number of peer reviewed journals which have published studies related to the drug; and
- (f) whether a patent for the drug has been acquired by the Governm ent and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a)  to  (f) : Council  of Scientific  &  Industrial  Research  ( CSIR ) ,  through  its  constituent laboratories  namely  CSIR - Central  Institute  of  Medicinal  &  Aromatic  Plants  (CSIR - CIMAP), Lucknow;  and  CSIR - National  Botanical  Research  Institute  (CSIR -NBRI),  Lucknow  jointly developed scientif ically validated herbal product NBRMAP - DB as anti - diabetic, hypoglycemic formulation with hepato -pr tective and anti - oxidant properties and the knowhow for the product was  licensed  to  M/s  AIMIL  Pharma  Ltd.,  Delhi  who  are  manufacturing  and  marketing  it BGR - 34.

Contd…….

(Registration

M/s AIMIL Pharmaceuticals, the licensee carried out the clinical study of BGR - 34 and the trial was registered in clinical trial registry of India CTRI/2016/11/007476). The Number of people tested was 64.

The research on the technology was initiated in the year 2010 and the technology transferred in the year 2015. A separate clinical trial has also been reg (CTRI/2017/09/009709  [Registered  on:  11/09/2017])  which  has  been  done  on  100  patients Publication  on  the  said  formulation  is  available  in  public  domain.  (Preliminary  c assessment  and  non - toxicity  evaluation  of  an  Ayurveda  formulation  BGR - 34  in  NIDDM published in Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcme.2017.11.004 ,In press) .

The patents have been filed for the formulation (0097NF2014/IN and 0097NF2014/WO) .
Lok Sabha Question No. 4001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Immediate Payment Services
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4001

To be Answered on August 10,2018/Shravana 19, 1940 (Saka) Friday,

## Immediate Payment Services

## 4001 . SHRI K ASHOK KUMAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the transfer of funds through Immediate Payment Service (IMPS) crossed Rs. 3.23 lakh crore in April-June 2018 quarter   which is almost   double the amount recorded in the previous year;
- if so, the details thereof;
- whether different banks have different limits for daily and monthly fund transfers through IMPS; and
- (d) if the details thereof? SO,

## Answer

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) & (6) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has apprised that as per the data submitted by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI); transaction for an amount of Rs. 3,23,826.79 crore was made through IMPS during April-June, 2018 as compared to Rs. 1,74,419.45 crore during the corresponding of 2017. period
- (c) & (d) As informed by RBI, circular dated 24.12.2013 of NPCI prescribes a limit of Rs. 2 member banks and Prepaid Payment Instrument  (PPI) Issuers for IMPS NPCI has not prescribed any fund transfer limits on daily or monthly basis to all IMPS member banks and PPI issuers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4000 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Advertisement on Food Products
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4000 TO BE ANSWERED ON  10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## ADVERTISEMENT ON FOO D PRODUCTS

## 4000. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is to plug loopholes in food advertising by companies and make them accountable to the cl they make, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also true that FSSAI has taken steps to push food companies and restaurants fo lowering levels of fat, sugar and salt in packaged foods/food served; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): Yes. Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had notified the draft Food Safety and Standards (Advertising and Claims) Regulations on 13.03.2018. Comments received from stakeholders were examined by the Sci entific Panel and Scientific Committee of FSSAI. The Food Authority has approved the draft regulations at its meeting held on 14.06.2018.
- (b)& (c):FSSAI has taken following steps, amongst others, in this regard:
- i. FSSAI has launched 'Eat Right Movement' on 10 th July, 2018 with an aim to improve public health in India and combat negative nutritional trends to fight lifestyle dis this occasion, major food companies pledged to reformulate packaged foods to reduce level  of  salt,  sugar  and  saturat ed  fat.  The  food  services  sector  promised  to  provide healthier food options and introduce menu - labelling,
- ii.A  guidance  document  on  menu  labelling  in  Food  Service  Establishments  has  been prepared.  It,  inter - alia,  provides  that  restaurants  should  prepare  a  b ooklet  on  nutritive value of various food products being prepared to enable consumers to make an infor choice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: JHINA  HIKAKA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3999

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## Climate Change

## 3999.   SHRI JHINA HIKAKA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any survey to find out the reasons for climate change in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  budgetary  provisions  to  State  of  Odisha  for  afforestation  programme  during  the 2018-2019 financial year to address the climate change?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a)& (b)The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicates that changes in atmospheric concentration of Green House Gases (GHGs) and aerosols, land cover and solar radiation alter the energy balance, some of which can be attributed to anthropogenic activities such  as  burning  of  fossil  fuels,  deforestation,  emissions  from  industries  &  transport,  etc resulting in increased concentration of GHGs in the atmosphere. These GHGs trap heat and increase earth's average surface temperature leading to climate change.

(c) National Mission for a Green India (GIM) is one of the eight Missions outlined under the National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change.  It  aims  at  protecting,  restoring  and  enhancing India's forest cover and responding to climate change. The state Government of Odisha has submitted  their  Annual  Plan  of  Operation  for  financial  year  2018-19  amounting  Rs.  24.72 Crore for increasing its forest cover and address the climate change.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Extinction of Mammals
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3997

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## Extinction of Mammals

## 3997.  SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

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

- (a) whether a large number of mammals are on verge of extinction due to pollution in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) to (c) There  are  no  specific  reports  in  the  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and Climate  Change  indicating  large  number  of  mammals  on  the  verge  of extinction due to pollution.

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