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Lok Sabha Question No. 3253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: FSSAI and Port Connectivity
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3253 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST , 2017

## FSSAI AND PORT CONNE CTIVITY

## 3253. SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

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

- (a) whether Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) proposes to connect the of the country with the other parts of the country including Uttar Pradesh so as to fac te the speedy transportation of imported food products and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the present challenges faced by the country in making the imported food products r available in the country including Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) the action plan to save these food products from contamination before distributing them f human consumption; and
- (d)  the  time  by  which  the  said  action  plan  is  likely  to  be  completed  and  ensure  the distribution of the food products?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a)& (b): No. Connecting ports of the country with other ports of the country to faci speedy transportation of imported food products   does not come within the domain of FS However, for facilitating faster clearance of imported food consignments   at ports, t he Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has taken various steps, namely,   integration of  Food  Import  Clearance  System  (FICS)  of  FSSAI  with  the Indian  Customs  Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange (EC/EDI) Gateway (ICEGATE) among others.
- (c ) & (d): The regulations made under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 provide th no article of food shall be cleared from the custom unless it has a valid shelf life of n sixty percent at the time of import .  Therefore, adequate provisions exist in the Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017 to ensure that the imported food   being delivered is .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Domestic Defence-Industrial Base
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3251

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  AUGUST, 2017

## DOMESTIC DEFENCE-INDUSTRIAL BASE

3251.  SHRI  C. MAHENDRAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE

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be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the country has poor domestic defence industrial base and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the maintenance of large forces and pay and pensions consume bulk of military  expenditure  than  the  procurement  of  modern  weapons  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  army  has  critical  gaps  in  artillery  guns,  infantry  weapons,  light helicopters, night fighting devices etc.; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the corrective measures taken in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (d): A Statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3251 FOR ANSWER ON 4.8.2017

The country has a strong defence industrial base which includes 41 Ordnance Factories (OFs), 09 Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs),  205  Indian  Private  Companies  covering  342  Industrial  licenses and  several  other  small  and  medium  enterprises  producing  parts  & components.  In the last 3 years government has taken several measures such as liberalizing Industrial licensing regime, liberalizing Foreign Director Investment (FDI) policy, rationalizing Defence procurement process,  streamlining  defence  offset  guidelines  etc.  to  further  widen domestic defence industrial base. 2. In  the  Union  Budget  Estimates  2017-18  in  respect  of  Ministry  of Defence,  the  provisions  are  kept  for  an  amount  of  Rs.2,57,513.89  crore towards pay, allowances, pensions and maintenance of assets of Defence Services and Rs.86,488.01 crore towards procurement of major equipments, machineries, etc. 3. The critical gaps of  Indian  Army in artillery guns, infantry weapons,

- light helicopters, night fighting devices, etc., have been identified and have been  suitably  addressed  in  13 th Defence  Plan  2017-2022  and  the  Annual Acquisition  Plan  2017-19.    Modernisation  and  capability  development  are ongoing complex processes with long gestation period.  The Government has  taken  a  number  of  effective  measures  to  streamline  acquisition process through Defence Procurement Procedures (DPP) 2016 and strategic partnership model etc.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 3249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Threshold Limit and Turnover Tax under GST
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VIRENDER KASHYAP

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3249 To BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 04t AUGUST, 2017 SHRAVANA 1939 (SAKA) 13,

## THRESHOLD LIMIT AND TURNOVER TAX UNDER GST

## 3249. SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government of Himachal Pradesh,
- (6) whether Uttarakhand has again opted for Rs. 20 lakh and at Rs. 10 lakh limit and if
- States have opted for Rs. 10 lakh Uttarakhand and North Eastern has while the GST limit of threshold whereas it been adopted as Rs. 20 lakh at national level and if the details thereof; fixing
- Himachal Pradesh is still the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the said States have opted for while it is Rs. 75 lakhs; composition facilities/levy at Rs. 50 lakh and
- (d) if the details thereof and the reasons for such disparity?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) Yes Sir: In the first GST Council Meeting held on 22-23 September 2017, it was decided that the threshold the Special Category States enumerated in Article 279A of the Constitution Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, (namely Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur; Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand) shall be Rs. 10 lakhs. for J & K, the threshold Subsequently, exemption limit was increased to Rs. 20 lakhs in the seventeenth GST Council Meeting held on 18th June, 2017.
- (b) No Sir: Uttarakhand has not opted for Rs. 20 lakh the GST limit of as the annual turnover for fixing threshold: There is no difference in threshold limit Uttarakhand and  Himachal Pradesh with between threshold. regard to the GST   limit fixing
- (c) and (d) In the seventeenth GST Council Council Meeting held on 18th June, 2017 the approved that the turnover limit for Composition shall be Rs.50 lakh in for CGST and SGST respect of the following Special Category States namely: Levy
- 1 Arunachal Pradesh,
- 2 Assam,
- 3 Manipur,
- Meghalaya,
- 5 Mizoram,
- 6 Nagaland,
- 7 Sikkim,
8. Tripura and
9. Himachal Pradesh

At the request of Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir, the Council recommended that in the case of Uttarakhand and J&k, Composition the turnover limit for would be Rs.75 lakh. Levy

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Test and Treat Policy for HIV Patients
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3248 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST , 2017

## TEST AND TREAT POLIC Y FOR HIV PATIENTS

## 3248. DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched 'Test and Treat Policy for HIV' for HIV patients and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  plans  to  develop  a  National  Strategi c  Plan  for  HIV  for  ending AIDS;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the estimated number of persons infected with the  efforts  made  by  the  Government  to  detect  such  persons  and  the  number  of  ART  cent providing treatment across the country ; a d
- (d) whether the Government has revised national HIV testing guidelines to reach out to pe community to test and co unsel them, if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): Yes, the Government has launched the 'Test and Treat Policy for HIV patients' in April 2017. As per this policy all people living with HIV (PLHIV) are to be treated with An Viral Therapy regardless of CD4 count, clinical stage, age or population.
- (b): The National  Strategic  Plan  for  HIV/AIDS  and  STI 2017- 24  has  been  approved  in June 2017.
- (c ):     T he details of the strategies under National Strategic P lan for HIV/AIDS and STI 2017 -24 are as follows:
- (i) Accelerating HIV prevention in key population and 'at risk group' .
- (ii) Expanding quality assured HIV testing with universal access to comprehensive HIV c .

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- (iii)  Elimination of moth er to child transmission of HIV and syphilis .
- (iv) Addressing the critical enablers in HIV programming
- (v) Restructuring the strategic information system to be efficient and patient - centric .

As per HIV estimation 2015, India is estimated to have 21 lakhs people infected HIV and 15.2 lakhs PLHIV know their HIV status through the strategy of scaling up of counseling & testing services in  23,019 health facilities.

A total of 536 Anti - retroviral Therapy (ART) centres are providing ART treatment across the country.

(d):      Yes.       The National guidelines on HIV Counelling & Testing Services were r Dec  2016.  They  include  the  HIV  screening  through  trained  ancillary health  care  provider  in community  based  setting  for  priority  population  including  High  Risk  Groups,  TB  suspect patients,  STI/RTI  attendees,  sexual  partners/  spouses  of  PLHIV,  prison  inmates,  pre women, adolescent age group etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Army Commander’s Conference
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3247

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  AUGUST, 2017

## ARMY COMMANDER's CONFERENCE

3247.  SHRI  NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

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- (a) the main objective of organising Army  Commander's  Conference  by the Government;
- (b) the number of times said conference is organised in a year; and
- (c) the details of the efforts being made by the Government for the modernisation of defence equipment?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) Army  Commander's  Conference  is  organized  by  the  Army  and  it takes stock of the operational preparedness and administrative issues of concern.  It is also a platform for  Army to conceive, revise and formulate guidelines and policies for final approval of the Government.
- (b) This Conference is held bi-annually.
- (c) Modernisation of Armed forces is a continuous process undertaken as  per  the  threat  perception,  operational  challenges  and  technological changes to meet the entire spectrum of security challenges.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3245 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Infections in ICUs
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MANHOR UNTWAL

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3245 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST , 2017

## INFECTIONS IN ICU S

## 3245. SHRI MANOHAR UTAWAL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  regarding  complaints  of  increasi infection in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in Government/private hospitals during the las years, State/ UT -wise;
- (b) if s o, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has issued any guidelines for resolving/ taking corrective me in respect of the above stated complaints and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has received any proposals f rom the States/ UTs for making ICUs safer and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a) to (b): Health is a State subject and no such information is maintained centrally.

In so far as three Central Government Hospitals in Delhi viz. Safdarjung Hospital RML Hospital and Lady Hardinge & Medical College and Associated Hospitals are concerned, no study has been conducted regarding complaints of increasing infection in Intensive Care (ICUs)  in  Dr.  RML  Hospital  and  LHMC  and  Associated  Hospitals.  However,  in  Safdarjung Hospital, a survey has been conducted regarding  complaints of increasing infection in ICUs. As per  this  point  prevalence  survey,  the  healthcare  associated  infection  of  ICU  in  Saf Hospital has come down from 60 in 2015 to 38..9 per 100 patients in 2017.

- (c) : The  guidelines  for  Infection  Control,  Sterilization,  Disin fection,  Biomedical  waste Management, Antibiotic Policy etc are already available and strictly followed in these h to minimize hospital infection.
- (d) : Government have received a number of proposals from various State Governments for up- grada tion of ICU facilities, setting up of new ICU facilities, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Skills for Life, Save a Life Initiative
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST , 2017

## SKILLS FO R LIFE, SAVE A LIFE INITIATIVE

## 3240. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a) whether 'Skills for Life, Save a Life' initiative has been introduced in the health sector and if so, the main objectives of the initiative thereof;
- (b) the number of people traine d so far under the said initiative; and
- (c) the total number of courses started under the said initiative?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a)  to (c ): With an objective to upscale the quality and quantity of skilled manpower under the initiative of ' Skill for Life , S ave a Life', First Responder course has been started.  Till date 202 persons and 71 Master Trainers has been trained

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Income Tax Defaulters
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3239

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 4 th  AUGUST, 2017 13  SHRVANA, 1939 (SAKA)

## INCOME TAX DEFAULTERS

## 3239:   SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per the data released by Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) two Telugu States account for the highest number of income tax defaulters;
- (b) if so, the details of each of the 25 tax defaulters released by CBDT along with 96 income tax defaulting companies/individuals; and
- (c) the details of action initiated by CBDT on the above defaulters?

## ANSWER

## (MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) Yes, Madam.   As per the lists of names of tax  defaulters  published  in  public domain by CBDT till date, 30 names pertain to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
- (b)     Details  in  respect  of  all  96 income tax  defaulters  whose  names have  been published  in  the  public  domain  by   CBDT   are   available  on   the  website of  the Income Tax Department i.e www.incometax.gov.in.
- (c)    After publication of names in public domain, if any new information is obtained about  these  defaulters,  the  same  is  utilized   for  recovery  of  taxes  due.   In appropriate  cases,  the  arrears  are processed for write-off as per the guidelines prescribed in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Linking of Aadhaar with PAN Card for Religious Communities
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VINCENT H PALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3238 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 4 TH   AUGUST, 2017 13, SHRAVANA, 1939 (SAKA)

## LINKING OF AADHAAR WITH PAN CARD FOR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES

## 3238. SHRI VINCENTH. PALA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  religious  bodies  like  the  Churches  and  other  religious  communities required to link their Aadhaar card with PAN card, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Christian Churches need to register themselves as 'Society' in  India in order to have their bank account operational, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Churches are required to pay Income Tax, if so, the details thereof along with the name of Churches in North East India and tax amount collected from them during the last five years; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representation  from  the  Churches  or individuals for clarification about the implication of Aadhaar Card to the Church and its Institutions, if so, the details thereof and response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) No  Madam.  As  the  religious  bodies  and  religious  communities  are  not  eligible  to obtain  Aadhaar,  the  provisions  of  section  139AA  of  the  Income-tax  Act,  1961(the Act) shall not be applicable in their case. Hence, they are not required to link their Aadhaar number with permanent account number.
- (b) The requisite information is being collected.
- (c) The Societies/ Trusts registered under section 12A or 12AA or 10(23C) (iv) of the Act (including Churches)   are not required to pay tax, subject to the conditions specified under the Act. Further, the data in respect of taxes collected from Churches in North East India are not maintained separately.
- (d) No Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: National Policy on Thalassemia
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, PRATHAP SIMHA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3237 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST , 2017

## NATIONAL POLICY ON T HALASSEMIA

## 3237. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

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

(a) whether the Government has prepared a Draft National Policy on Thalassemia;

(b) if so, the details thereof including the total number of patients in the countr y suffering from Thalassemia;

(c)  whether  there  are  40  million  carriers  and  over  1,00,000  Thalassemia  majors  under transfusion every month in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether preventive health checks being not in the norm in India leads to Thalasse unknowingly passing on this genetic disorder to their children; and

(e)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  steps  being  implemented  currently  by  the  Government  to r esearch on Thalassemia gene therapy in India?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a) to (c): The Government has not prepared draft National Policy on Thalassemia .

The exact number of patients is not known.  The estimated number of patients in th country is 100000 with addition of approximately 1000 0 new cases every year.

(d) & (e):    Public health is a State subject. The Ministry has prepared and issued comp guideline  for Haemoglobinopathies  (Thalassemia,  Sickle  Cell  anaemia  and  other  variant anaemia) for prevention and management of Haemoglobinopathies. The Guidelines provides fo screening of every pregnant woman during ANC, pre - marital Counselling at the college level and onetime screening for variant anaemia for all children in class VIII. Awareness progr on  thalassemia  are  being  conducted  by  several  State  Governments.  So  far  the  cen Government has not initiated steps for research on Thalassemia gene therapy in India  as  per Indian Council of Medical Research.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Fast Track Insolvency Resolution Process
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3233 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 4 TH  AUGUST, 2017 [13 SHRAVANA 1939 (SAKA)]

## FAST TRACK INSOLVENCY RESOLUTION PROCESS

## QUESTION

3233. SHRI D. K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  notified  the  Fast  Track  Insolvency  Resolution Process for Corporate Persons Regulations, 2017 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) and if so, the details thereof ;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  started  the  insolvency  process  from  initiation  of insolvency resolution of eligible corporate debtors and the details of such corporate debtors identified and brought under the said IBBI regulations; and
- (c) the time by which a insolvency resolution process is set to be completed?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE                            (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL) MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री ( श्री अर्जयन राम मेघवाल )

(a)- (c)  Yes Madam, the Government vide its notifications no. S.O. 1910(E) and 1911(E) dated 14.06.2017 have commenced Section 55 to 58 of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,  2016  (the  Code)  dealing  with  Fast  Track  Corporate  Insolvency  Resolution Process and prescribed the classes of corporate debtors eligible to avail benefit of the process respectively. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India has further notified  the  Insolvency  and  Bankruptcy  Board  of  India  (Fast  Track  Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) Regulations, 2017 vide its notification no. IBBI/2017/-18/GN/REG-012 dated 15.06.2017 specifying the process for the purpose.

Section 56 of the Code provides a period of ninety days from the date on which an application for fast track insolvency resolution, which can be made by a creditor  or  corporate  debtor,  is  admitted  by  the  National  Company  Law  Tribunal (NCLT) for completing the resolution process. This period can be further extended for not more than forty-five days by the NCLT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Use of National Highways
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3232

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  AUGUST, 2017

## USE OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

3232.  SHRI  ASHWINI KUMAR:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government is developing national highways  which  can be used  as runway for aircraft especially in border areas; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) & (b): The  Indian Air Force  (IAF) has  identified  certain  highway stretches  across  the  country  to  be  used  as  landing  strips  for  aircraft operation during operational contingencies and natural disaster.  A generic plan in this regard was sent to Ministry of Road Transport and Highways which has found some of the locations suitable.

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