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Lok Sabha Question No. 277 (STARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Comprehensive Health Service
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: HEMAMALINI

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 277 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH JANUARY, 2018 COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICE

## †*277. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

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

- (a) whether a large number of people in rural and urban areas of the countr get  treatment  for  severe  diseases  requiring  expensive  treatment  due  to  f constraints;
- (b) i f so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to implement a comprehensive health ser coverage in view of this grave situation; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

- (a)to ( d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 277* FOR 5 TH JANUARY, 2018

(a) & (b) No data is centrally maintained as to the number of people failing to treatment for severe diseases due to financial constraints.

(c) &  (d) 'Public Health &  Hospitals' being a State subject, the primary responsibility for providing comprehensive and affordable health services lies with respective State/UT Governments. Technical and financial support under the Na Health Mission (NHM) is being provided to States/UTs for strengthening their system  for  provision  of  universally  accessible,  affordable  and quality  healthcare. Support is also provided under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, (RSBY) to prov for inpatient care upto Rs. 30,000 per annum per family to all BPL population other  defined  categories  of  unorganised  workers.  Government  of  India is  also implementing Senior Citizen Health Insurance Scheme (SCHIS) for Senior Citiz of  age  60  years  and  above,  with  effect  from  01.04.2016,  as  a  top  up  sch Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 261 (STARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Alternative System of Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI,

## SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 261 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH JANUARY, 2018

## ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM O F MEDICINE

## †*261. SHRI VIKRAM USENDI:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  students  across  the  country  including  Chhattisgarh  wh done three - year medical course in Alternative System of Medicine ;
- (b) whether the Government has given recognition to the said course;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is formulating any scheme to utilize the knowle such students in hospitals where there is a shortage of doctors; and
- (e) 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 ( e):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 261* FOR 5 TH JANUARY , 201 8

(a)to (c):  There is no such three - year  medical course in Alternative System o Medicine  recognized  by  the  Central  Government  anywhere  in  the  coun including Chattisgarh.

The Central Government has recognised the Allopathy, Ayurveda, Yoga Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha , Sowa - rigpa and Homoeopathy systems of medicine. The  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  deals  with  the  allopathy  sys medicine and  Ministry of AYUSH deals with Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopath Unani, Siddha, Sowa - Rigpa and Homoeopath y systems of medicine. The Central Government grants  recognition  for  courses  related  to  the  recognized  sys medicine only.

(d)and (e) The question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Funds for Medical Research
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, Shrirang Appa Barne

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3219 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH JANUARY, 2018

## FUNDS FOR MEDICAL RE SEARCH

## 3219. SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

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

- (a) whether the medical research in the country needs to be focussed on drugs and vaccines for tropical diseases which are normally  neglected  by  international pharmaceutical  companies on account of their limited profit potential;
- (b) if so, the response of the G vernment and the current status of allotment of funds for medical research;
- (c) whether the growth of health facilities has been highly imbalanced in India;
- (d) if so, whether a serious drawback of India's health service is the neglect of rural masses and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Gove rnment to provide sufficient funds to focus on rural population and remove the imbalance of health facilities, particularly in rural India?

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

- (a)& (b): Yes.Steps have been taken for development, testing and validation of new dru and  vaccines  against  malaria,  TB,  Leprosy,  Lymphatic  Filariasis,  Japanese  Encephal Rotavirus, Kala - azar etc.  The allocation of funds under Budget Estimates for medical resear h is Rs.1500 crore for 2017 -18. Dedicated Task Force has been constituted by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology for Infectious Disease Biology a Vaccine R&D. Funds for Rs.30 crore have been incurred on this account. Similarly, funds for Rs.56.57 crore have been incurred on Drugs and Pharmaceutical Research Programme of th Department of Science and Technology during 2014 - 15 to 2017 - 18.
- (c) to (e): To  promote  health  research  in  rural  areas,  action  has  been  taken  to stablish Model Rural Health Research Units (MRHRU) in different parts of the country with the bud allocation of Rs.67 crore during 2012 - 17.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Banks Board Bureau
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER, K. GOPAL, M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT  OF FINANCIAL SERVICES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO: 3218 TO BE ANSWERED  ON THE 05 th  JANUARY, 2018/PAUSHA  15, 1939 (SAKA)

## QUESTION BANKS BOARD  BUREAU

## 3218:  SHRI V. ELUMALAI: DR.  K. GOPAL: ADV.  M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   the  Banks  Board  Bureau   has  informed   the  Government   about   the  tardy progress   made  by   State  owned   bankers   in  resolving   the  issue  of  Non-Performing Assets (NPA),  if so, the details  thereof;
- (b) whether   the  Banks  Board  Bureau   has  suggested  a  roadmap   to  wriggle   out  of  the NPA problem  being faced mainly  by  Public  Sector  Banks,  if so, the details  thereof;
- (c) whether  the Government  is considering  to expand  the ambit  of oversight  Committee to provide  guidance  under available  mechanisms  including  deep restructuring, joint lenders  forum  and strategic  debt restructuring; and
- (d) if so, the details  thereof?

## ANSWER To be answered by THE MINISTER  OF STATE  IN THE  MINISTRY  OF FINANCE

## (SHIV PRATAP  SHUKLA)

(a) to (d): Banks Board Bureau  (BBB), with  a view  to expedite  progress  in resolving  NonPerforming  Assets (NPAs),  co-ordinated  with  the Reserve  Bank of India (RBI), Central Vigilance   Commission   and  Central   Bureau   of  Investigation,   to  establish   an  Oversight Committee  (OC)  for the resolution  of stressed assets. The OC  has since been brought under the  aegis  of  RBI,  and  is  currently mandated   to  review   cases  being   restructured under the Scheme for Sustainable  Structuring  of Stressed Assets. RBI has apprised  that no decision  has been taken  to expand  the ambit  of the OC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3217 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Converting Retail Banks to Full Time Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RITI PATHAK

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3217

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  JANUARY 2018/ PAUSHA 15, 1939 (SAKA)

## Converting Retail Banks to Full Time Banks

## †3217. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a)   whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is considering to relex the banking services related norms;

- (b)     if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  recognise  those  commercial  banks  as  full  service bank branches that are providing minimum four hours of service, five days a week;

- (d)     if so, the details thereof;

(e)   whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has made it mandatory for the banks to set up as many ATMs as per the number of their branches in towns and cities;

- (f)     if so, the details thereof; and
- (g)   the steps taken by the Government to maintain proper Banking services across the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (g):  In  terms  of  guidelines  issued  by  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  on  'Rationalisation  of Branch Authorisation Policy' dated May 18, 2017, a 'Banking Outlet' for a Domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks, a Small Finance Bank, and a Payment Bank is a fixed-point service delivery unit, manned by either bank's staff or its business correspondent, where services of acceptance of deposits,  encashment  of  cheques  or  cash  withdrawal  or  lending  of  money  are  provided  for  a minimum of four hours per day for at least five days a week. The bank should have a regular offsite monitoring of the 'Banking Outlet' to ensure proper supervision, 'uninterrupted service' except temporary  interruptions  due  to  telecom  connectivity,  etc.  and  timely  addressing  of  customer grievances.

RBI  has  stated  that  in  consequence  of  these  guidelines,  'fixed-point  business  correspondent outlets' providing banking service for a minimum of four hours a day and five days a week and meeting  the  above  requirements  have  been  brought  on  par  with  the  physical  brick  and  mortar branches under the revised framework.

RBI has not issued instructions to banks for making it mandatory to set up as many ATMs as per the number of their branches in towns and cities. Bank are allowed to set up onsite/offsite ATMs at centres/places identified by them.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Ignorance of Warning by Private Companies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, Shrirang Appa Barne

- (a) No Sir.
- (b) GST was introduced from 1 st of July, 2017. The technology platform and the requisite infrastructure was made ready for the first rollout of migration of existing taxpayers that started from the 8 th of November, 2016. Further, GSTN has been working in a phased manner for  releasing  forms  and  functionalities  on  the  GST  common  portal  which  are being made available as and when they are developed.
- (c) No Sir. Tax payment is done by taxpayers based on self-assessment basis and reported in the return filed by them.
- (d) & (e) The GST Council, based on specific problems faced by the trade and industry, has recommended various amendments to the legal provisions which have been carried out.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3216 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 5 th  JANUARY, 2018 PAUSHA 15, 1939 (SAKA)

## 'Ignorance of Warning by Private Companies'

## 3216. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government ignore several warnings from private companies on the complex technology required for a nationwide Goods and Services Tax (GST) to work smoothly and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether said technology was not ready for launch and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there were other technical flaws that resulted in incorrect tax assessments and if so, the response of the Government thereto;
- (d) whether the Government has assessed the specific problems about the GST rollout and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to address the said specific problems?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

## (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)
Lok Sabha Question No. 3214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: High Frequency Trading
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## Govemment of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic  Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTTON  NO. 3214

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRTDAY, S'h JANUARY,2018/ PAUSHA  15, 1939 (Saka)

## HIGH FREQUENCY TRADING

## OUESTION

## 32I1. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Govemment has received a report from Technical Committee on High Frequency Trading;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;  and
- (c) the action plan of the Govemment  to monitor frequency trading?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PON RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) and  (b):  The Government  has not appointed any Committee  on High Frequency Trading.  However. the securities market regulator, the Securities  and Exchange  Board of India (SEBI), has a standing Technical Advisory  Committee  (TAC) which, inter alia, advises  SEBI on framing  appropriate policies arising  out of technological advancements  and recommends measures  for changes  and improvements in the areas related to Information  Technology  in the securities  market.

(c):  High frequency  trading  in India  is regulated  by SEBL  SEBI has informed  that vide its Circulars dated 30th March,2012  and 21" May, 2013, it has issued broad guidelines  relating to risk controls for Algorithmic Trading.  Further,  vide Circulars  dated tSth May,2015  and 1't December, 2016, guidelines covering  market  quality, market integrity and fairness in 'Co-locatiorV proximity  hosting facility offered by stock exchanges' have also been issued by SEBI.

SEBI has stated that with a view to further strengthening the regulatory framework  for Algorithmic  Trading  and Co-location,  it issued a discussion  paper dated 5th August,  2016, seeking comments  of market participants  on various mechanisms  relating to Algorithmic Trading and Colocation.  Further, SEBI  has informed  that it has engaged the Indian Institute of Technology  (IIT) Bombay to undertake a study for the evaluation  of various  mechanisms stated  in the abovementioned SEBI discussion paper. IIT Bombay has made  a presentation before the TAC on the interim  findings/ observations  ofthe aforesaid study while the final report from IIT Bombay  is awaited.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3212 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Funds to States
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3212

TO BE ANSWERED ON Friday , January 05, 2018/Pausha 15, 1939 (Saka)

## Funds to States

3212: SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  provides  funds  to  State  Governments  under various heads for their development and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any mechanism is in place to monitor the expenditure from said funds and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  manner  in  which  the  said  mechanism functions; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI  P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) : The Central Government provides funds to the States under Finance Commission Transfers (including devolution from divisible pool of Central taxes and duties), Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and other grants-in-aid as per the allocation made though budgetary process.

(b)  &  (c):  The  release  of  funds  to  the  States  is  governed  by  the  extant  scheme guidelines,  General  Financial  Rule  (GFR)  and  availability  of  funds  within  Gross Budgetary Support (GBS) with the Central Government. The concerned State Government(s)  and  Central  Ministries  review  and  monitor  implementation  of  the schemes to ensure effective utilization of funds for the purpose for which it was released and  further  instalments  of  'grants-in-aid'  released  accordingly.  Besides,  a  suitable mechanism  exists  for  an  independent  audit  of  all  expenditure  of  public  money  for utilization towards the intended purpose.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3207 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Central Research Institute
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VIRENDER KASHYAP

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3207 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH JANUARY, 2018

## CENTRAL RESEARCH INS TITUTE

## 3207. SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any special plan to strengthen the activities of Central Research Institute, Kasauli (Himachal Pradesh), if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether various vaccines produced in th is institute are being fully utilised and all facilities of the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) parameters are adopted in the process;
- (c) whether the process of preparing of 'yellow fever' vaccine has started in this institute under CGMP param eters, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the status of production of Antisera vaccine project; and
- (e) whether the land has been allotted to h  Institute by the State Government for this project and if so, details thereof?

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

- (a): Yes.  New cGMP Complaint DPT vaccine manufacturing facility has been commissioned with a cost of Rs.49.85 cr. and has started production.
- Proposal for developing new Anti - sera and Allied facilities are under consideration.
- CRI Kasauli has been asked for proposal for manufacturing of Td vaccines for suppl Universal Immunization Programme of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
- CRI Kasauli has been asked to subm it proposal for taking up of other UIP & non - UIP vaccines that are feasible.
- (b): All  vaccines  manufactured  in  new  cGMP  complaint  facilities  are  supplied  to  UIP Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
- (c): No. Project is not yet initiated.
- (d): The Anti - sera are manufactured in existing facilities, which is non - compliant to cGMP standard. The proposal for developing new cGMP complaint Anti - sera  and  Allied facilities is under consideration with MoHFW.
- (e): No.  The  matter  of  transfer  of  land  from Himachal  Pradesh  Government  is  still  under process.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Infrastructural Projects
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## Government.of  lndia Ministry of Finance Department  of Economic  Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3204 TO BE ANSWERED ON sTH JANUARY,2OIS

SUBJECT: INFRASTRUCTURAL  PROJECTS

3204: ADV. NARENDRA  KESHAV SAWAIKAR

Will the Minister of Finance be,pleased to state:

- a) Whether infrastructural  projects undertaken opportunities  in a considerable manner; and in the country have created  job
- b) lf so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (sHRr PON. RADHAKRTSHNAN)

- a) & b) Yes, Madam.  With a view to generate high quality accessible data on labour market for effective implementation  of policies  and welfare of labour,  the Government decided to conduct new series of Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) on a large scale to assess the employment situation in respect of selected sectors of Non-farm lndustrial economy  of lndia over successive quarters.  Selected  8 sectors are Manufacturing, Construction,  Trade, Transport, Education,  Health, Accommodation  & Restaurant  and lnformation Technology (lT)/ Business Process  Outsourcing  (BPO). The present Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) is the 5th in the series with the large sample covering 8 major sectors. Estimates  on employment from the latest Quarterly Employment Survey reveal that there was an overall net addition to employment of 1.85 lakhf workers over the previous  quarter i.e. 1st April 2017 over 1st January 201 7, across 8 sectors at all lndia level. Over the last quarter, there were positive changes across all the 8 sectors.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Conservation of Natural Resources
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: CHINTAMANI MALVIYA, RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3202

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## Conservation of Natural Resources

## 3202.   PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA: SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

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

- (a) whether  natural  resources  of water  such  as  lakes, waterfalls and  glaciers are shrinking/melting  very  fast  in  various  cities  including  the  Himalayan  region  due  to climate change and global warming;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether devastation witnessed in Kedarnath was due to melting of glaciers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the action plan formulated by the Government for conservation of natural resources such as lakes and ponds?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):  As  per  studies  conducted  by  the  Geological  Survey  of  India,  the  glaciers  in Himalayan  region  are  receding  at  varying  rates  in  different  areas.  As  per  these  findings, recession of glaciers could result from natural cyclic processes and other factors including, inter alia, global warming.

(c):  The  devastation  in  the  Kedarnath  area  is  not  mainly  due  to  the  glacier  melt.  The combined effect of very heavy rainfall, heavy snowmelt and breaching of the Chaurabari lake in the upstream could have resulted in a gushing outflow with large amounts of debris which devastated the entire valley. The very heavy rainfall in the entire catchment further increased the magnitude of floods downstream.

(d):  For conservation and management of identified wetlands and lakes in the country, the Ministry is implementing a scheme namely, National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Ecosystems  (NPCA)  on  cost  sharing  basis  between  Central  Government  and  respective  State Governments.

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