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Lok Sabha Question No. 634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Health Insurance
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 634 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## HEALTH INSURANCE

634. SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

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

- (a) whether the Government is preparing a new Health Insurance Scheme for the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the manner and time by which the above scheme will be functional for the benefit of BPL families;
- (c) whether the poor persons are likely to get the facility of free treatment in private hospitals under the said scheme on the lines of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and if so, the details of the said scheme;
- (d) whether free treatment is likely to be provided upto a certain limit under the said scheme and if so, the det ails thereof; and
- (e) whether the beneficiaries of the said schemes need not to pay any charges or premium, if so, the details thereof?

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

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a) to (e) Government proposes to launch a new health protection scheme in place of RSBY which will provide health cover up to Rs. One lakh per family belonging to poor, deprived rural and identified  occupational  category  of  urban  workers'  families  as  p er the latest Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) data, both rural and urban. The contours of the scheme are being finalize

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Lok Sabha Question No. 633 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Indo-USA Joint Military Drill
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SUDHEER GUPTA, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.633

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## INDO-USA JOINT MILITARY DRILL

## 633. SHRI  GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI  T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

j{kk ea=h

- (a) whether the India and United States have recently conducted a joint military drill in the Chaubatia foothills in Uttarakhand;
- (b) if so, the details along with the aims and objectives thereof;
- (c) the numbers of United States and Indian contingent participated in the joint drill;
- (d) the  extent  to  which  the  Indian  contingent  has  been  benefited  from  the  said exercise; and
- (e) whether the Government has signed agreements with other foreign countries for such joint military drill and 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) Yes, Madam.  Indo-US joint exercise YUDH ABHYAS was conducted from 14-27 September, 2016 at Chaubatia.

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(b) The aim of the exercise was confidence building, experience sharing and imbibing best practices from each other. (c) 230 soldiers from US  Army and an equal number from Indian Army had participated in the joint drill. (d) The YUDH ABHYAS series of exercises benefit the Army in learning from  the  experiences  and  procedures  of  the  US  Army  in  planning  and conduct of Counter Insurgency / Counter Terrorism operations. (e) Yes, Madam.  Indian Army conducts joint exercises with Armies of 19 countries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Scorpene Submarine Project
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, DHARMENDRA YADAV, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SUDHEER GUPTA, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, M. CHANDRAKASI, VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.632

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## SCORPENE SUBMARINE PROJECT

## 632. SHRI  SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

SHRI  T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI  R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI  M. CHANDRAKASI:

SHRI  B. VINOD KUMAR:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE

j{kk ea=h

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French shipbuilder for manufacturing Indian Navy's Scorpene submarine and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the data relating to the Scorpene submarine project was leaked recently and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefore along with the extent to which it is likely  to  affect  the  India's  defence  preparedness  and  future  submarine  operations programme;

- (c) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  a  high  level  committee  to  investigate  the matter and if so, the details thereof along with the outcome thereof;
- (d) the action taken / being taken by the Government  on  the  basis of the recommendations of the committee; and
- (e) the further corrective measures taken by the Government 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) A  contract  was  concluded  between M/s Mazagon  Dockyard  Limited (MDL)  and  DCNS,  France  on  6 th October  2005  for  construction  of  six Scorpene Class submarines at MDL.

(b) to (e): Government is aware of media reports regarding the leakage of details of the Scorpene submarines being built at MDL.  A Committee was constituted by the Ministry of Defence to enquire into the reported leak of documents.    The  Committee  has  submitted  its  report,  which  is  under examination.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Joint Military Drills by Russian and Pakistani Forces
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: MEKAPATI RAJAMOHAN REDDY, ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.626

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## JOINT MILITARY DRILLS BY RUSSIAN AND PAKISTANI FORCES

626. SHRI  M. RAJA MOHAN REDDY:

SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of joint military drills conducted recently by Russian and Pakistani forces;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the  Government has made any assessment of the likely  impact  of  such drills on the safety and security of the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the precautionary measures taken by the Government 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) & (b): Russia  and  Pakistan  held  their  first  ever  joint  military  tactical
- exercise  called  'Friendship  /  Druzbah,  2016'  from  24 th September  to  10 th October,  2016.    Around  200  military  personnel  from  both  the  countries participated  in  the  drills  which  were  held  at  the  special  forces  training centre in  Cherat in  Nowshera  district  of  Khyber  Pakhtunkhwa  (KP) Province. The Russian and Pakistani military servicemen shared experience and enhanced coordination while performing assigned combat training  tasks.    The  objective  of  the  exercise  was  to  strengthen  counter terrorism cooperation between Russia and Pakistan.
- (c) to (e): Government monitors all developments  which  have  a  bearing
- on  national  security  and  takes  all  necessary  measures  to  safeguard  the nation's security.  Indian Army has also been conducting similar exercises with  Russia.    These  are  conducted  as  confidence  building  measures  as a part of military diplomacy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act, 2015
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.624 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2016

## JUVENILE JUSTICE (CARE AND PROTECTION) ACT, 2015

- 624: SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:
- SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  enacted  the  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection)  Act, 2015; and
- (b) if so, the salient features thereof indicating the changes made in the Act to treat juveniles at par with adults for committing heinous offences/crime?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b):  The  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Act,  2015  (JJ  Act)  has come into effect from 15.01.2016 repealing the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000.  Some of the salient features of 'JJ Act' include special provisions to address heinous offences committed by children above the age of 16 years to act as a deterrent for child offenders committing such crimes, separate new chapter on Adoption to  streamline  adoption  procedures  for  orphan,  abandoned  and  surrendered  children, detailed rehabilitation and social re-integration measures such as sponsorship, foster care including  group  foster  care,  open  shelters,  different  kinds  of  homes  and  after  care  and Inclusion of new offences committed against children, which are so far not  adequately covered under any other law such as giving children tobacco products, use of children by armed groups, sale of children, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Expenditure Management Commission
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 623

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 18 th  NOVEMBER, 2016/ KARTIKA 27, 1938 (SAKA)

## EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT COMMISSION

## 623.  SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- a) the salient features of the recommendations of report of Expenditure Management Commission; and
- b) the  details  of  action  taken  by  the  Government  on  recommendations  of  the Commission?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI  ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

a  &  b)    Expenditure  Management  Commission  (EMC)  has  made  recommendations  on many  major  areas  of  Central  Government  expenditure,  which  are  stated  in  Annexure. These recommendations have been shared with the concerned Ministries/Departments for necessary action at their end.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

Annexure to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 623 for answer on 18.11.2016 asked by Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy regarding Expenditure Management Commission

## Recommendations of Expenditure Management Commission

|   Sl.No. | Major Areas                                                          |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Direct Benefit Transfer                                              |
|        2 | Subsidies                                                            |
|        3 | E-receipts and User Charges                                          |
|        4 | Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of Government Expenditure |
|        5 | Management of Government Borrowings                                  |
|        6 | Administrative Expenditure                                           |
|        7 | Central Public Sector Enterprises                                    |
|        8 | Autonomous Bodies                                                    |
|        9 | Streamlining Administrative Processes                                |
|       10 | Public Procurement                                                   |
|       11 | User Charges                                                         |
|       12 | Rationalising Cess Receipt and Expenditure                           |
|       13 | Fiscal Management                                                    |
|       14 | Defence Expenditure                                                  |
|       15 | Social Sector Schemes: School Education and Health                   |

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## ANNEXURE
Lok Sabha Question No. 622 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Eradication of Leprosy
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 622 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## ERADICATION OF LEPRO SY

## 622. SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR:

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

- (a) whether despite statistical elimination, multibacillary diseases, lepra reactions and deformities are still prevalent in the country;
- (b) if so, the necessary steps taken by the Government to completely eradicate leprosy;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes to  extend  the  scheme  by  utilizing  services of  ASHA workers to bring or report new cas s of leprosy with incentive grants; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): Yes,  though  the  country  achieved  the  goal  of  leprosy  elimination  as  a  public  h problem i.e. prevalence rate (PR) of less than 1 case / 10,000 populati ons at National level in December 2005, pockets of high endemicity are still present in few states in India. O disease transmission is taking place and the percentage of grade II disability amongst n detected has increased from 3.10% (2010 - 2011) to 4.61% (2014 - 2015). MB and lepra reactions are the presentation of the disease in various patients.
- (b): Following strategies for early detection of leprosy case in the community has been place to eliminate leprosy at all levels:
- i.Leprosy Case Detection Campaign for high endemic districts
- ii.Focussed Leprosy Campaign for hot spots of low endemic districts
- iii. Case Detection in Hard to reach areas.
- (c)& (d): Scheme of ASHA incentive under NLEP is already in place. ASHAs are given incentive  of  Rs .  250  for  referral  of  each  confirmed  new  case  of  leprosy. Similarly,  they  are getting  Rs.  400  &  Rs.  600  respectively  for  PB  &  MB  Case  follow  up  and  completion  o treatment.  Scheme  of  provision  of  incentive  is  also  extended  to  any  other  person  re confirmed case.
Lok Sabha Question No. 621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Digital Payments
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

- (a) Yes.
- (b) A  Committee has  been constituted  to  review  the  Framework  related  to  Digital payment  system  in  the  country  and  to  recommend  appropriate  measures  for encouraging  digital  payments.  The  terms  of  reference/salient  features of  the committee include:
- To study and recommend need for changes, if any, in the regulatory mechanism under the various acts relevant for the purpose of promotion of payments by digital modes;
- To study introduction of single window system of Payment Gateway to accept all  types  of  Cards/  Digital  Payments  of  Government  receipts  and  enable settlements between consumer and merchants via NPCI or other agencies.
- To study and recommend ways for leveraging Unique Identification Number or any other proof of identity for authentication of card/ digital transactions
- To study and recommend various measures to incentivize transactions through cards and digital means, e g., through tax rebates/ incentives, introduction of cash back/ lottery etc;
- To study and make recommendations on any other matter related to promotion of payments through Cards and Digital Means etc.
- To identify regulatory bottlenecks and suggest changes to promote payment by card/ digital means and make recommendations on any other matter related to promotion of payments through Digital means.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 621 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016/27 TH KARTIKA, SAKA, 1938

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## DIGITAL PAYMENTS

## 621. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

## QUESTION

## Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently set up a committee to overhaul the digital payments framework; and
- (b) if so, the details and the salient features of the said committee?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
Lok Sabha Question No. 619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Monetary Policy Committee
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: BHARATENDRA SINGH, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 619

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18th NOVEMBER 2016

## QUESTION Monetary Policy Committee

## 619. KUNWAR BHARATENDRA: DR J JAYAVARDHAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has appointed all Members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC);
- (b) ifs0, the details thereof along with their tenure in the Committee and if not; the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the MPC has tasked with deciding benchmark interest rates which the RBI Governor used to decide till now, if sO, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the MPC will be able to contain inflation within the specified target level and if the details thereof? SO,

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## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) (b) Yes; Sir: The Monetary Policy Committee(MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been constituted by the Central Government in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act 1934 (RBI Act) and has been notified in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary 29.9.2016 as follows: on
- (i) Governor of the Reserve Bank of India\_Chairperson, ex officio;
- (iii) One officer of the Reserve Bank of India to be nominated by the Central Board-\_\_Member; ex officio;
- (ii) Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, in charge of Monetary Policy\_\_Member; ex officio;
- (iv) Shri Chetan Ghate; Professor, Indian Statistical Institute ~Member;
- (vi) Dr: Ravindra H. Dholakia, Professor; Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad Member. The Members of the MPC referred to in clause (iv) to (vi) above shall hold office for a of four years or until further orders, whichever is earlier: period
- (v) Professor Pami Dua, Director; Delhi School of Economics Member; and
- (c) Yes, Sir: The MPC is entrusted with the task of fixing the benchmark policy rate (repo rate) required to contain inflation within the specified target level, which has been fixed for & period of 5 years upto March, 2021 by the Government at 4% with a range of +/- 2%. The decision of the MPC shall be binding on RBI
- (d) The MPC, in its policy resolution of October 4, 2016 noted that The Committee expects that the strong improvement in sowing, with supply  management measures, will improve the food inflation outlook: It notes that the in inflation reflects a downward shift in the momentum f food inflation which holds the to future inflation outcomes rather than merely the statistical effects of a favourable base effect; The Government has announced several measures to cool food inflation pressures; especially with regard to pulses. These measures should help in moderating the momentum of food inflation in the months ahead: On balance; the Committee envisages & trajectory taking headline CPI inflation towards a central tendency of 5 per along sharp drop key -

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Lok Sabha Question No. 617 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Health Problem of People Living around Dolomite Mines
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

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

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18

TH

617

NOVEMBER, 2016

## HEALTH PROBLEM OF PE OPLE LIVING AROUND DOLOMITE MINE S

## 617. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that families living in and around dolomite mines in the country are facing health hazards, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  agencies  which  are deployed  to treat  the  affected  families  of  the  workers  of these dolomite mines; and
- (c) the details of budget allocated to face this situation?

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

(a) to (c): As  informed  by  Directorate  General  of  Mines  Safety,  Jharkhand,  Ministry  o Labour & Employment; National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW); Non - Communicable Diseases (NCD) Division of Department of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW) and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, no such information is available.