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Lok Sabha Question No. 3514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Upgradation of District Hospitals
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3514

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 25, 1939 (SAKA)

Management Policy for PSBs Post Scam

3514. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

## QUESTION

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:(a)whether, in light  of  the  multiple  scams  across  Public  Sector  Banks  (PSBs)  that have been unearthed, the Government is considering a better management policy for these banks; (b)if so, the details thereof; (c)whether the Government is considering to revise the procedure for appointment of managers in the PSBs; and (d)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor including the duration that these positions have been vacant?

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

- (a) & (b):Government has asked PSBs to collectively prepare a report for effective management  of  operational  risk,  including  technology  risk,  so  as  to  safeguard against occurrence of frauds.
- (c)  &  (d):  PSBs  have  managerial  autonomy  in  human  resource  matters  and  they have informed that there is no revision of the procedure for appointment of managers in under consideration. As per data reported by PSBs, 509 posts of managers are vacant,  and  there  are  reported  as  being  vacant  for  the  duration  of  the  current calendar year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Education Loans
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3513 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 th  MARCH, 2018, PHALGUNA 25, 1939 (SAKA)

## Education Loans

## 3513. SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to provide education loans without any collateral  upto  10-15  lakhs  for  Engineering  Courses  and  upto  Rs.  20-25  lakhs  for Medicine and other professional courses, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received complaints from the parents, students regarding refusal of sanctioning of study loans to the students on the pretext of bad cases of CIBIL reports, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  all  the  Banks  have  been  directed  to  sanction  study  loans  without affecting CIBIL reports of the parents; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER (MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE) (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) Presently, all education loans upto Rs 4 Lakh are collateral free as per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines. Further, Government of India has launched a Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Education Loans (CGFSEL) wherein collateral free loan is given upto Rs.7.5 lakh. No such proposal is under consideration.
- (b) Complaints  regarding  educational  loans,  as  and  when  received  by  the Government, are taken up with Banks concerned for corrective action.
- (c) & (d) As per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) directions, it is mandatory for Banks to report credit information including education loans to credit information agencies like CIBIL (Credit Information Bureau of India Limited) to ensure credit discipline. However, Banks have been advised that in case of adverse credit history of the parent/guardian of the student, as a prudent measure, they can insist on a joint borrower acceptable to the Bank.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: e-Wallet Mechanism under GST for Exporters
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3512 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018/PHALGUNA 25, 1939 (SAKA)

## e-Wallet Mechanism under GST for Exporters

## 3512. SHRI JOSE K. MANI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of total refund claims filed by exporters under Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the total amount disbursed to date; (b)  whether  the  Government  is  yet  to  come  up  with  a  workable  model  for  the  proposed  ewallet mechanism to help exporters for paying GST; and
- (c) whether the Government is likely to miss the April 1 deadline specified for the launch of ewallet mechanism and if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) As on 09.03.2018, the total number of refund applications filed by exporters under GST with

the central tax authorities is 6,31,467 and the total amount disbursed is Rs. 8497 crores. (b) Yes Sir. A Committee has been constituted to recommend suitable strategy for helping the export sector in the post-GST scenario including formulation of the e-wallet mechanism.

- (c ) Yes Sir. The GST Council has deferred the launch of the e-wallet scheme up till 01.10.2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: PCA of RBI on PSBs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3511

TO BE ANSWERED  ON THE 16 TH  MARCH  2018/ PHALGUNA 25, 1939 (SAKA)

## PCA of RBI on PSBs

## 3511.   DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Reserve  Bank of India (RBI) has initiated  Prompt  Corrective  Action (PCA)  against  the State-owned  banks  for high  bad loans  and if so, the details  thereof;
- (b) whether  the RBI has put these Public  Sector  Banks (PSBs) under PCA  in view  of high net Non-Performing  Assets and if so, the details  thereof;  and
- (c) whether  the said action will  not have any  material  impact  on the performance  of the  banks   and  will   contribute   in  overall   improvement in  its  risk   management,   asset quality,  profitability and efficiency  and if so, the details  thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):   Reserve   Bank of India (RBI) has issued a Prompt  Corrective  Action  (PCA) framework  to maintain  sound financial  health of banks.  It facilitates  banks  in breach  of risk   thresholds   for  identified   areas  of  monitoring, viz., capital,   asset  quality (which   is tracked   in  terms   of  the  net  Non-Performing Assets  ratio)   and  profitability, to  take corrective  measures  in a timely  manner,  in order  to restore  their  financial  health.  Thus,  it is  intended  to encourage  banks  to eschew  certain  riskier  activities,  improve  operational efficiency   and  focus  on  conserving   capital   to  strengthen   them.   The   framework is  not intended  to constrain  the performance  of normal  operations  of the banks  for the general public.   RBI  has  placed  eleven   PSBs, viz., Dena Bank,   Central   Bank of  India,   Bank of Maharashtra,   UCO Bank,   IDBI  Bank,   Oriental   Bank of  Commerce,   Indian   Overseas Bank,   Corporation Bank,   Bank of  India,   Allahabad   Bank and  United   Bank of  India, under the  PCA  framework.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: CSR by Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3509 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 16th MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 25, 1939 (SAKA)

## CSR BY COMPANIES

## QUESTION

3509.  SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI: Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) the details of the public and private sector companies working/functioning in New Delhi;
- (b) whether these companies have done any work under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE

## AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                              (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

विधि और न्र्ार् एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

(

श्री पी॰ पी॰ चौिरी )

(a):  There are 12442 Public and 198389 Private Companies registered in Delhi as on 31. 01.2018.

(b)& (c):  Section 135 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') mandates every company with a turnover of Rs. 1000 crores or more, or a net worth of Rs. 500 crores or more, or a net profit of Rs. 5 crore or more to spend at least two per cent of their average net profits earned during three immediately preceding financial years on CSR activities specified in Schedule VII of the Act. As per filings made by companies, upto 30.11.2017 in the MCA21 registry for the years 2015-16 and 2016-17, the details of CSR expenditure in Delhi is given in the Table below:

|   Sl. No. | Financial Year   |   Number of companies reported CSR |   CSR Expenditure (in Rs. Crore approx) |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2015-16          |                                960 |                                     468 |
|         2 | 2016-17          |                                656 |                                     230 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3508 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Overhaul of Supplementary Nutrition Programme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3508 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## OVERHAUL OF SUPPLEMENTARY NUTRITION PROGRAMME

## 3508.   DR. K. GOPAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to overhaul its Supplementary Nutrition Programme to provide nutrient packets directly to beneficiaries instead of providing food through anganwadis by States and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also true that under the new policy instead of food, the focus would be on nutrient packets that will provide 1,000 calories to pregnant and lactating mothers and 600 calories to children and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether it is also true that the packets would have a dry mixture of peanuts, millets and micro nutrients which can be consumed with milk, lassi, juice or water and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF  WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) to (c):  The current practice of providing Take Home Ration to Children (6 months - 3 years)  and  Pregnant  Women  and  Lactating  Mothers  and  Hot  Cooked  Meal  and Morning Snacks to children (3 - 6 years) as per the provisions of the National Food Security Act, 2013 is continuing.

The nutritional norms provided under the Schedule-II of the Act recommend provision  of  600  Kcal  of  Energy  and  18-20  g  Protein  to  Pregnant  Women  and Lactating Mothers, 500 Kcal of Energy and 12-15 g Protein to children under 6 years, and 800 Kcal and 20-25 g Protein to severely malnourished children under 6 years of age.

The Supplementary Food provided to the Anganwadi Services beneficiaries at the AWCs may vary from place to place depending upon the locally available foods and the food preferences/habits of the local population.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Selection of Rural Areas under IAP
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3505 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2018 [PHALGUNA 25, 1939(SAKA)]

## SELECTION OF RURAL AREAS UNDER IAP

## QUESTION

3505. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government proposes to organize Investor Awareness Programmes (IAPs) in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the details along with the objective and salient features thereof;
- (c) the criteria fixed for selecting rural areas for the purpose; and
- (d) the details of amount allocated and utilized thereof during the current year?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

विधि और न्र्ार् एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

(

श्री पी॰ पी॰ चौिरी

)

- (a) & (b) The Investors Awareness Programmes (IAPs) are organized with the objective of creating awareness  amongst  investors about fraudulent schemes, facilitating informed investment decisions and to make investors aware about the remedial opportunities and grievance redressal mechanisms.
- (c) Common Service Centre (CSC) e-governance Ltd has been engaged to conduct IAPs in rural areas through Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) for maximum outreach to the target population. At the panchayat level, the CSCs are selected on the basis of the experience of the VLE and activities carried out by them.

(d) As per information available upto 28.02.2018, out of the allocation of Rs. 5.29 crore, utilization of Rs. 4.07 crore has been reported during the current financial year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Pre-nuptial Agreements
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRASUN BANERJEE, POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3504

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## PRE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENTS

3504.   SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE : SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering the viability of providing legal recognition to prenuptial  agreements with the objective of promoting and strengthening  gender justice in the country and to prevent male non-resident Indians deserting their wives;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the salient aspects of pre-nuptial agreements;
- (c) whether  the  Indian  Contract  Act,  1872  currently  renders  such  pre-nuptial  agreements  as void; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time frame by which the Government plans to amend the Indian Contract Act and other existing laws?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) & (b): The conceptualisation of pre-nuptial agreements in India by Ministry of Women and  Child  Development  is    only  a  concept  yet  being  discussed  in  this  Ministry  and Stakeholders  about  ramifications,  legal  validity  of  a  pre-nuptial  agreement  taking  into account matrimonial alliances in the Indian context.
- (c) & (d): There is no such proposal under consideration to amend Indian Contract Act, 1872 and other existing laws.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Tiger Safari cum Rescue Centre
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3503

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## Tiger Safari cum Rescue Centre

## 3503.  SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to sanction the proposal of starting a tiger safari cum rescue centre in the buffer region of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve and allocate the required funds to the State Government of Rajasthan at the earliest;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No.
- (b) & (c) Questions do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Protection and Conservation of Forests
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3502

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## Protection and Conservation of Forests

## 3502.  SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

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

- (a)  the  existing  norms  for  manpower,  particularly  forest  ranger  authorization  for  the protection and conservation of different types of forests in the country;
- (b) the details of protective equipment provided to forest department officials in the discharge of their duties;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to provide more arms to enable forest rangers to fight against criminals and poachers;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There is no standard or  uniform  norm  across the  States  on  manpower deployment,  particularly  forest  ranger  authorization  for  the  protection  and conservation of different types of forests in the country. States/UTs deploy field staff based on available manpower  and  level of pressure on particular range/beat/forests.
- (b) For protection and conservation of forests, the frontline forest staff are provided with  field  uniform  including  shoes,  motorcycles,  arms,  anti  poaching  kit,  fire fighting kit, inventory equipment etc. However, these vary from State to State and also type of responsibility the particular staff has been assigned.
- (c) to (e) There is no special scheme in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change  (MoEF&CC)  to  provide  more  arms  to  enable  forest  rangers  to  fight against  criminals  and  poachers.  States/UTs  provide  arms  for  the  staff  under various  schemes  of  MoEF&CC  and  their  State-specific  Schemes,  subject  to requirement and availability of fund.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3501 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Climate Change
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ANWHAR RAAJHAA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3501

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## Climate Change

## 3501.   SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI S. R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI T RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA:

SHRI KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

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

- (a) the details of steps taken by the Government to tackle issues relating to climate change;
- (b) whether as per United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) the Government needs to  focus  on  energy,  city  mobility  and  transformation  of  agricultural  sector  to  tackle climate change;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the response of the Government thereto;
- (d) whether the Government has taken steps on energy, city mobility and transformation of agricultural sector to reduce environmental pollution in these sectors so far and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  further  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  on  such  sectors  to  tackle  the environment pollution?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Government of India is implementing the National Action Plan on Climate Change(NAPCC) which includes eight national missions, being implemented by various Ministries  in  specific  areas  of  Solar  Energy,  Enhanced  Energy  Efficiency,  Sustainable Habitat, Water, Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem, Green India, Sustainable Agriculture and Strategic knowledge for Climate Change. Further, thirty two States/Union Territories have prepared State Action Plans on Climate Change (SAPCC) consistent with the objectives of NAPCC.
- (b) & (c) As per the Emissions Gap Report 2017, UNEP has identified six key sectors i.e. Agriculture, Forestry, Buildings, Energy, Industrial transport which has the potential to reduce  global  emission  by  2030.    The  Government  is  implementing  various  National Missions under National Action Plan on Climate Change to address these issues.
- (d) &(e) The Government has taken various steps i.e. introduction of cleaner /alternate fuels like gaseous fuels (CNG,LPG etc) ethanol blending; leapfrogging from BS-IV to BS-VI fuel standards from 1 st April, 2018; promotion of public transport network; collection of Environmental Protection Charge on more than  2000 CC diesel vehicles. As regards Agricultural sector, Government has taken various steps for control of stubble burning like mass awareness programmes and in situ management of crop residue etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Contractual Doctors in CGHS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3500 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH MARCH, 2018

## CONTRACTUAL DOCTORS IN CGHS

## 3500. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  doctors  of  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  are  working  on  contract  basis  in  CG hospitals and dispensaries in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, Statewise;
- (c) whethe r the Government has issued any guidelines to regularise the appointments of s doctors; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): No.

(b) to

- (d):   Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Setting up of National Institute of Sickle Cell Disorder
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3498 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH MARCH, 2018

## SETTING UP OF NATION AL INSTITUTE OF SICK LE CELL DISORDER

## 3498. DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether a large number of people are suffering from Sickle Cell Disorder in the countr
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise including O disha;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up National Institutes of Sickle Cell Disor various parts of the country including at VIMSAR, Burla, Odisha;
- (d) if so, the State/UT - wise details thereof; and
- (e) the other measures taken to check the disease?

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

- (a): As per the Information available with ICMR, an estimated number of 120 - 150 thousand patients with sickle e l disease are present in India.
- (b): Such data is not maintained at central level.
- (c)& (d) : A proposal under NHM was received from State of Odisha. However, this was not approved being outside the mandate of NHM.
- (e) : Public Health and Hospitals is a State subject. Under the National Health Mission, s is being provided to States for Prevention and Management of Hemoglobinopathies includi Thalassemia  and  Sickle  Cell  disease  based  on  proposals  submitted  by  States/ UTs  in  their Programme Implementation Plans. Comprehensive Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Hemoglobinopathies including Thalassemia and Sickle Cell disease have been developed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and shared with States/ UTs. The Guidelines  provide for, screening of every pregnant woman during Ante Natal Checks, pre -marital Counselling at the college level and onetime screening for variant anaemia for all children in class V born screening, prenatal diagnosis, awa reness generation etc.

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