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Lok Sabha Question No. 355 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Road Projects of Border Roads Organisation
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.355

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## ROAD PROJECTS OF BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION

## *355.  SHRI  ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

j{kk ea=h

- (a) the details  of  road projects  being  constructed  by  the Border  Roads Organisation (BRO) at present, State / UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to extend the operations of BRO in some more States in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has received any representation / proposal in this regard and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                   (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED TO IN  REPLY TO PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  355  FOR  ANSWER  ON 9.12.2016

(a) A  five  year  (2015-2020)  Long  Term  Roll  on  Works  Plan (LTRoWP)  for  519  roads  of  length  22225.17  km  as  identified  by Army has been approved for construction/improvement by Border Roads  Organisation  (BRO)  in  the  border  regions  of  the  country. State-wise details of the roads are enclosed as Appendix-A.

(b) & (c): No, Madam. Based on the requirement of the Army, at present  there  is  no  proposal  to  extend  the  operations  of  BRO  in other States.

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## APPENDIX  'A'  REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN THE STATEMENT  IN PART (a) OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 355 FOR ANSWER ON 9.12.2016

## STATE WISE ROADS ENTRUSTED TO BRO IN THE COUNTRY FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION/UPGRADATION:

| S/No   | State / UT        |   Nos of roads |   Length (in km) |
|--------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
| 1      | Andaman & Nicobar |              1 |            23.94 |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh |             99 |          5267.51 |
| 3      | Assam             |              4 |           100.61 |
| 4      | Himachal Pradesh  |             11 |           924.52 |
| 5      | Jammu & Kashmir   |            231 |          7122.47 |
| 6      | Manipur           |             21 |          1838    |
| 7      | Mizoram           |             11 |           888.44 |
| 8      | Nagaland          |             10 |           841.18 |
| 9      | Punjab            |             10 |           276.68 |
| 10     | Rajasthan         |             53 |          2621.02 |
| 11     | Sikkim            |             37 |           910.17 |
| 12     | Tripura           |              2 |           201.04 |
| 13     | Uttarakhand       |             27 |          1117.01 |
| 14     | West Bengal       |              2 |            92.6  |
|        | Total:            |            519 |         22225.2  |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 352 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Maritime Surveillance
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RENUKA BUTTA

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.352

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## MARITIME SURVEILLANCE

## *352.  SHRIMATI BUTTA RENUKA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has entered into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with  foreign  countries  including  the  United  States  of  America  (USA)  for  Maritime Surveillance;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the benefits likely to be achieved as a result thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                   (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 352 FOR ANSWER ON 9.12.2016

(a) to (c): No specific MoUs on Maritime Surveillance have been entered into.    However,  Government  has  approved  exchange  of  white  shipping information with various countries. Pursuant to that, Technical Agreements have already been signed in this regard with  Australia, USA, Vietnam, Maldives, Oman and Seychelles.  These Agreements will enable greater Maritime Domain Awareness.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 350 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: International Competition Network
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 350 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 9TH DECEMBER, 2016 [AGRAHAYANA 18, 1938(SAKA)]

## INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION NETWORK

## QUESTION

*350.  DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE: SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

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

- (a) whether the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been set up to prevent practices having adverse effects on competition and to promote and protect interest of consumers and ensure freedom of trade carried on by other participants in markets in India and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether CCI has proposed to host the 2018 International Competition  Network  Annual  Conference  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS                  (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY) कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री ( श्री अरुण जेटली

- (a) & (b) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  ANSWER  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 350 FOR 09.12.2016 REGARDING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION NETWORK

(a) Yes, Madam.  The Competition Commission of India (CCI) promotes competition and enhances consumer welfare through its orders.  It prevents practices having adverse effects on competition and abuse of dominance by enterprises. It has passed cease and desist orders and also imposed penalty  in  several  cases  where  violation  of  Competition  Act  have  been noticed. (b) The  International  Competition  Network  (ICN)  has  accepted  the proposal of the CCI to host the ICN Annual Conference 2018 in New Delhi.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 349 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Settlement of Insurance Claims
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTIONNQ\_*349

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9th December; 2016/Agrahayana 18, 1938 (SAKA)

## SETTLEMENT OF INSURANCE CLAIMS

*349.DR KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the insurance companies while settling an insurance claim do not rely only on death certificate and ask for many other documents, and if s0, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to issue instructions to the insurance companies to process insurance claims on production of death certificate by hishher nomineelfamily members; and
- (c) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

THE FINANCE MINISTER (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

(a) to (c) , A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NUMBER *349 FOR 9th DECEMBER, 2016 REGARDING SETTLEMENT OF INSURANCE CLAIMS TABLED BY DR KIRIT SOMAIYA

(a) to (c) Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has framed Protection of   Policyholders Interests   Regulations, 2002' incorporating the norms pertaining to settlement of claims by the insurers. The said Regulations stipulate the claims procedure in respect of a life insurance policy. To monitor the claims settlements by the the   insurers on quarterly basis.

IRDAI has informed that insurers   require the   policy document and a claim application in the format specified by the Insurer and death certificate of the life insured for settlement of normal  death claims. In case of early death, where death takes place within a short period, normally two years from the commencement of the policy O death claims due to accidents, certain additional documents such as Post Mortem Report; First Information Report (FIR) Panchanama, Certificate of Cremation, Employer Certificate, Legal Heir certificate where there is no nomination or will, may be for settling the claims, depending on circumstances of individual claim cases as well as on the insurer'$ claim settlement policy. required
Lok Sabha Question No. 346 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: SBI Bonds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## *346.  DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether the State Bank of India (SBI) proposes to raise Rs. 5,000/- crore through  issuance  of  long  term  bonds  in  domestic  and  overseas  market  to finance infrastructure and affordable housing in the current fiscal and if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether  SBI  has  been  receiving  many  proposals  for  loans  under

- affordable housing policy and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE FINANCE MINISTER (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

- (a) & (b):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.*346

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 th  December, 2016/ Agrahayana 18, 1938 (SAKA)

## SBI Bonds

STATEMENT  FOR  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.*346  FOR  9 TH DECEMBER,  2016  REGARDING  'SBI  BONDS'  TABLED  BY  DR.  K.  GOPAL, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT.

- (a) & (b): State Bank of India (SBI) has informed that its board has approved raising Rs.5000 crore through issuance of long term Infrastructure bonds for seven years or more during the current fiscal.

SBI  informed  that  they  have  received  and  sanctioned  loans  under  the affordable  housing loan  scheme,  the  details  of  which  are  as  under,  for  the  period 01.04.16 to 31.10.16.

|   Home loan applications received (Nos.) |   Amount in crore |   Home Loan Sanctioned (Nos.) |   Amount in crore |
|------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------|
|                                   143608 |             25811 |                        118242 |             20468 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 343 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Facilities to Non-Commissioned Defence Officials
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.343

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## FACILITIES TO NON-COMMISSIONED DEFENCE OFFICIALS

- *343.  SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) whether non-commissioned defence officials including soldiers are being provided facilities as per their entitlements especially in difficult terrains and high altitude areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  supply  of  substandard  items  and inadequate facilities being extended to them during the last three  years and the current year; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective  action  taken  by  the  Government thereon?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                   (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 343 FOR ANSWER ON 9.12.2016

(a) & (b): Pay and allowances and other benefits / facilities are provided to defence personnel including non-commissioned officers and soldiers as per  Government  orders  issued  from  time  to  time.    Apart  from  pay,  the defence personnel deployed in tough conditions are given certain compensatory  allowances  i.e.  Field  Area  Allowance,  Siachen  Allowance, High  Altitude  Allowance,  Island  Special  Duty  Allowance,  etc.  and  also special clothing and ration as per extant rules.

(c) & (d): No major complaint regarding supply of substandard items and inadequate  facilities  to  defence  personnel  has  been  received  by  the Government.  Provisioning of facilities to soldiers is a command function. It is ensured that all soldiers are provided facilities as per their entitlements. However, in case of any quality issues found with respect to supplies,  adequate  procedures  are  in  place  for  taking  suitable  action. Further,  improvement  of  facilities,  service  conditions  etc.  of  defence personnel is a continuous process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 341 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Tax Reforms
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *341

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2016 AGRAHAYANA 18, 1938 (SAKA)

## TAX REFORMS

## *341: SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that as per World Bank's latest 'Doing Business Report', India has been ranked 156 amongst 189 countries surveyed in the matter of paying taxes and if so, the facts in this regard and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (b) whether the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) made some useful recommendations to improve tax regime and if so, the major recommendations made thereof and the follow up action taken thereon?

ANSWER FINANCE MINISTER (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

- (a) & (b):  A Statement is laid on the table on the House.

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## Statement as referred to in reply to Starred Question No.*341 to be answered on 9 th December, 2016 in Lok Sabha on the subject of Tax Reforms.

- (a)   The  Government  is  aware  about  the  latest  report  of  the  World  Bank  on 'Doing Business Report'.  India has been ranked 172 amongst 190 countries surveyed in the matter of paying taxes. We have some reservations about the methodology of the assessment parameters in this regard.  However, we have been taking a number of steps to ease tax compliance for tax payers of direct taxes  as  well  as  indirect  taxes.  We  are  constantly  striving  to  improve  our position.
- (b) The Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) in its four Reports had made very useful recommendations covering mainly Customer focus, Structure & Governance, Dispute Management, Key Internal Processes, use of Information & Communication Technology, Information Exchange. Revenue Forecasting, Predictive Analysis and Research for Tax Governance, Customs  Capacity Building, Impact Assessment, Expanding the base, Compliance Management, etc.

Of the recommendations given by TARC, 130 recommendations have already been  implemented,  whereas  173  recommendations  relating  to  CBDT  are acceptable with modification and 95 recommendations with regard to CBEC are at different stages of Implementation/ examination. However, 29 recommendations  for  CBDT  and  39  recommendations  for  CBEC  have  not been found acceptable after due examination.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Rank Parity Between Civilian and Military Officers
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4140

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## RANK PARITY BETWEEN CIVILIAN AND MILITARY OFFICERS

4140.  SHRI  KONDA VISHEWESHWAR REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has recently changed the rank parity between the civilian and military officers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  such  a  change  has  resulted  in  the  downgrading  the  ranks  /  status  of military officer vis-à-vis civilian officers; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  redress  the grievances of the Army personnel?

## 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) No,  Madam.  The  Government has only reiterated the existing functional equivalence being followed at Service Headquarters for matters of  assigning  duties  and  responsibilities  with  respect  to  Armed  Forces Headquarters Civil Service (AFHQ CS) officers posted at Service Headquarters.

(b) to (d):

Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Import of Weapons
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4139

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## IMPORT OF WEAPONS

4139.  SHRI  LAXMAN GILUWA: SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether any investigation regarding taking commission for import of weapons is being done by the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action taken against persons found guilty?

## 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) to (c): Whenever  any  allegation  of  corruption  in  Defence  Deals  is received,  the  same  is  examined  and  wherever  necessary,  the  case  is referred to appropriate investigating agency.  A case under the provisions alleged commission in award of contract for upgunning 130 mm field guns to 155 mm  to  M/s  Soltam  Ltd.,  Israel  has  been  registered  by  Directorate  of of Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) for Enforcement, which is presently under investigation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Fighter Aircraft of IAF
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4138

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF IAF

4138.  SHRI  SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  a  large  number  of  fighter  aircraft  with  the  Indian  Air  Force  (IAF)  are nearing the end of their operational life and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the measures taken to replace these ageing aircraft of the Indian Air Force; and
- (c) the number of ageing aircraft of the Indian Air Force involved in accidents due to technical defects during each of the last three years?

## 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) 11  Squadrons  of  Indian  Air  Force  (IAF)  equipped  with  MiG-21  and MiG-27 aircraft are schedule to retire by 2024 on completion of their Total Technical Life.
- (b) Phasing  out  of  aircraft  and  their  replacement  with  new  generation aircraft depends upon national security, strategic objectives and operational  requirements  of  the  defence  forces  and  is  reviewed  by  the Government from time to time.  This is a continuous process.
- (c) The details of accidents of ageing aircraft (MiG-21 and MiG-27) due to technical  defect  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current financial year are as follows:

| Year                      |   No. of aircraft |
|---------------------------|-------------------|
| 2013-14                   |                01 |
| 2014-15                   |                03 |
| 2015-16                   |                01 |
| 2016-17 (upto 05.12.2016) |                01 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 4137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Norms Flouted by Multinational Accounting Firms
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 9 th  DECEMBER, 2016

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4137 [AGRAHAYANA 18, 1938(SAKA)]

## NORMS FLOUTED BY MULTINATIONAL ACCOUNTING FIRMS

QUESTION

4137. SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

कार्य मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that some multinational  accounting  firms  operating  in  the  country  have flouted norms to provide services;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of action taken by  the  Government  against multinational accounting firms?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

कॉरपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

(श्री अर्जयन राम मेघवाल)

(a) & (b): Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 prescribes statutory audit by an individual Chartered Accountant or a firm of Chartered Accountants. The term 'Chartered Accountant' has also been defined under  section  2(17)  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013  as  a  Chartered Accountant as defined in section 2(1)(b) of the Chartered

कॉरपोरेट

Accountants Act, 1949 (38 of 1949) who holds a valid certificate of practice under section 6(1) of that Act. Multinational  Accounting  Firms  (MAFs)  cannot  perform  such statutory function of audit as prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.  No  instance  has  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Ministry  where statutory audit has been conducted by MAFs in India by flouting the relevant Section of the Act.

(c): Not applicable in view of reply to (a) & (b) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Family Welfare Programmes
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH DECEMBER, 2016

## FAMILY WELFARE PROGR AMMES

## 4136. SHRI J.J. T. NATTERJEE:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of several issues and barriers in the Management of Family WelfareProgrammes at the grass root level and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any mechanism to solve these issues; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) to (c): Yes, there  are  state  specific  barriers  and  issues  at the  grass  root  level  viz. inadequate human resources, delayed reporting etc. which are handled by the States since is a State subject.

However, Government of India addresses these issues through regular review meetin and supportive supervision vi sits conducted in the various states.