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Lok Sabha Question No. 3133 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Nutrition to Children through Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 3133

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## NUTRITION TO CHILDREN THROUGH ANGANWADI CENTRES

## 3133.   SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the findings of the National Family Health Survey 201516 (NFHS-4) that only 10 percent of 6-24 month children are adequately fed and if so, the details and the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (b) whether the Government is considering any change in the system of delivery of nutrition to children through Anganwadi Centres and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per the recent report of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) - 4 conducted by Ministry of Health  and  Family  Welfare  in  2015-16,  9.6%  children  in  the  age  group  of  6-23  months  receive adequate  diet.  The  Government  has  taken  several  measures,  as  given  below,  to  ensure  adequate availability of nutrition to children in the above age group.
- (i) Under  the  Anganwadi  Services  of  the  Umbrella  ICDS  Scheme,  Supplementary  Nutrition, now a legal entitlement under the National Food Security Act, is provided to children in the age  group  of  6-36  months  in  the  form  of  Take  Home  Ration  in  order  to  bridge  the  gap between the Recommended Dietary Allowances and the Average Dietary Intake.  Focus is also given on counselling women on infant and young child feeding practices.
- (ii) National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding, 2006, have been issued, through which optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) practices for children below 2 years are emphasised.
- (iii) Infant Milk Substitutes Feeding Bottles, and Infant Foods (Regulation of Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 1993, as amended 2003, has been enacted in the country to protect, promote and support breastfeeding and ensure proper use of infant foods.
- (iv) Food and Nutrition Board under the Ministry is engaged in creating awareness on health and nutrition issues with strong focus on Infant and Young Child Feeding.
- (v) The Mothers' Absolute Affection (MAA) programme launched by the Ministry of Health and Family  Welfare  also  aims  to  promote  and  strengthen  breastfeeding  through  health  system strengthening.
- (b) The existing system of delivery of supplementary nutrition i.e. Take Home Ration, Morning Snacks and  Hot  Cooked  Meals  to  the  respective  beneficiaries  at  the  AWCs  through  the  AWWs  is continuing.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Drugs Imported from China
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3131 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH JANUARY, 2018

## DRUGS IMPORTED FROM CHINA

## 3131. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

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

- (a) the details of drugs/drug ingredients imported from China and other c unt ies during the last three years, country - wise/ingredient - wise;
- (b) whether the Government plans to reduce im ports and country's dependence for drugs/ drug ingredients;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): The details of India's  imports  of  Active  Pharmaceutical  Ingredients  (APIs)  from  top  five countries during the last three years are as under:

| Year     |   Total import (Rs. cr) |   Import from China (Rs. cr) |   Import from Germany (Rs. cr) |   Import from USA (Rs. cr) |   Import from Italy (Rs. cr) |   Import from Singapore (Rs. cr) |
|----------|-------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2014- 15 |                 19833.2 |                        12758 |                        1172.05 |                     791.16 |                       644.37 |                           241.25 |
| 2015- 16 |                 21226   |                        13853 |                        1054.71 |                     980.38 |                       663.44 |                           593.57 |
| 2016- 17 |                 18372.5 |                        12255 |                         485.11 |                     820.18 |                       701.85 |                           422.01 |

The details regarding the number of drugs/drug ingredients imported from China dur the last three years are as under:

|   Year |   Total No. of drugs/drug ingredients |
|--------|---------------------------------------|
|   2015 |                                   447 |
|   2016 |                                   316 |
|   2017 |                                   354 |

The  details  regarding  the  number  of  countries  other  than  China  from  where  vari drugs/drug ingredients have been imported during the last three years are as under:

|   Year |   Total No. of countries |
|--------|--------------------------|
|   2015 |                       44 |
|   2016 |                       58 |
|   2017 |                       59 |

(b) to (d): The policies formulated by Government from time to time are made so that the country's  dependence  on  imports  is  minimized.  In  this  direction,  the  Government  had  on 29.01.2016 notified the withdrawal of exemption in custom duties which were earlier giv certain cate gories of drugs and bulk drugs to provide a boost to the domestic manufacturers.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3128 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: International Yoga Centre
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: CHIRAG PASWAN, HARI OM PANDEY, SANTOSH KUMAR, MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3128 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH JANUARY, 2018

## INTERNATIONAL YOGA C ENTRE

3128. SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN:

SHRI HARI OM PANDAY:

SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

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

- (a)  whether the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  set  up  an  International  Yoga  Centre  in  t country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with funding pattern;
- (c) the details of locations identified for the purpose, State/UT - wise; and
- (d) the time by which the said Centre is likely to be set up?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a):    No s uch proposal is under consideration of the Government.

- (b) to (d):   Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Revamping of ICDS Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3126 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## REVAMPING OF ICDS SCHEME

## 3126 SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  revamp  the  Integrated  Child  Development Service  (ICDS)  Scheme  and  withdraw  the  provisions  of  cooked  food  and  rations  to children, and pregnant and lactating women, and replace it with cash transfers in view of NITI Ayog's recent recommendation in the policy document, 'Nourishing India';
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken to ensure that the disbursed cash is spent in the required manner?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c)   There  is  no  proposal  to  revamp  the  Integrated  Child  Development  Service (ICDS) Scheme.

As  per  the  existing  norms,  Take  Home  Ration  is  continuously  provided  to  Pregnant women  and  Lactating  Mothers,  children  of  6-36  months  of  age  and  malnourished children of the age of 6 months - 6 years while Hot Cooked Meal and Morning Snacks are provided to children of the age of 3-6 years at the Anganwadi Centres.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Toxic Water and Air Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: CHHOTELAL

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

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3123

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## Toxic Water and Air Pollution

## 3123. SHRI CHHOTE LAL:

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

- (a) whether the level of toxic water and air pollution has touched a new record because of industries/ companies in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  excessive  mining  in  Sonbhadra,  Uttar  Pradesh  has  increased  water  pollution and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether people of Sonbhadra, UP are  compelled to drink  contaminated water due to water pollution and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any legal action against the industries/ companies for polluting environment and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  other  corrective  measures  taken  by  the  Government  under  the  Environment (Protection) Act in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) No recent assessment has been made of Sonbhadra areas as per ComprehensiveEnvironmental  Pollution  Index  (CEPI)  to  indicate  that  air  pollution has touched new records due to industries/companies in Sonbhadra, UP areas and that there are no reported caseswith regard to water pollution due to excessive mining.
- (c) to (e)In compliance with the recommendations of Core Committee constituted by Hon'ble National  Green  Tribunal,  water  is  supplied  to  the  residents  of  Sonbhadra  through installation of Reverse Osmosis plants and integrated water supply systems.Industries located  in  Sonbhadra  are  covered  under  Singrauli  Action  Plan  and  their  status  is regularly  monitored  under  the  Chairmanship  of  District  Magistrate,  Sonbhadra  and necessary  directions  are  given  from  time  to  time  for  improvement.  Industries  are required  to  take  Consent  to  Establish  and  Consent  to  Operate  under  the  Water (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974  and  it  is  obligatory  for  industries meet the norms prescribed by Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for  effluent  treatment.  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  and  State  Pollution  Control Board  (SPCB)  maintain  close  vigil  on  quantity/  quality  of  effluent  and  emission discharge  by  polluting  industries.  Action  to  ensure  compliance  with  prescribed standards  is  taken  by  SPCB  to  improve  air  and  water  quality  failing  which  noncomplying industries are issued closure directions

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3122

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016

3122 .  DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

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

- (a) whether civil society organisations working on environmental conservation have requested for the repeal or amending of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016 (CAF Act)) to ensure its compliance with the Forest rights Act (FRA):
- (b) if so, the response of the Government thereon;
- (c) whether the Compensatory Afforestation funds have become a tool to further strengthen the  forest  departments,  undermine  the  authority  of  gram  Sabhas,  defeat  forest  rights claims and to facilitate rampant corruption and mismanagement of public money;
- (d) if so, the response of the Government thereon; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to address forest rights concerns and include provision for consultation with gram Sabhas in the implementation of CAF programmes?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b)   No, Sir.
- (c), (d) & (e) No,  Sir.  The  funds  deposited  in  the  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  will  be utilized by the Forest Departments of the State/Union Territory Governments strictly according to the provisions of the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act 2016 and Rules made thereof.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: MoU between India and Morocco
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, DHARMENDRA YADAV, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3121 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH JANUARY, 2018

## MOU BETWEEN INDIA AN D MOROCCO

## 3121. SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

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

- (a)  whether  India  and  Morocco  signed Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)forenhanced cooperation in the health sector recently;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  along  with  the aims  and  objectives  and  the  key  areas identified  for cooperation in this MoU;
- (c) the extent and manner in which it w ll be beneficial to the Indian Healthcare Sector; and
- (d) the time by which the said MoU will be implemented along with the present status thereof?

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a): A  bilateral  Memorandum  of  Understanding (MoU)  was  signed  between  India  and Morocco on 14 th December, 2017 for cooperation in the field of Health.
- (b) to (d): The objectives of the MoU are for establishing cooperation in the field of healt with the aim of upgrading the quality and reach of human, material and infrastructural re involved in healthcare, medical education & training and research in both countries for benefit .   The main areas of cooperation covered under the MoU are as follows:
- I. Non - communicable diseases, including child cardiovascular diseases and cancer;
- II. Drug Regulation and Pharmaceutical quality control;
- III. Communicable Diseases;
- IV. Maternal, child and neonatal health;
- V. Hospital twinning for exchange of good practices;
- VI. Training in administration and management of health services and Hospitals;
- VII. Any other area of cooperation as may be mutually decided upon.

The MoU will encourage joint initiatives and cooperation in the health sector. strengthen bilateral ties between India and Morocco.  The validity of the MoU is for a p five (5) years from the date of signing, with provision of further extension f or another f ve (5) years.  There is a provision to set up a Joint Working Group to further elaborate the details of cooperation and to oversee the implemention of the MoU.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Schemes for Farmer’s Welfare
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 3118

To be answered on Friday, January 05, 2018/Pausha 15, 1939 (Saka)

## Schemes for Farmer's Welfare

## 3118. PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA.

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a comprehensive scheme for farmers envisaging their financial requirements at every stage of farming has been formulated;
- (b) if so, the details of the schemes with all its components;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether a scheme has been formulated cater to the need of small, marginal and tenant farmers; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a)  to  (e):  Kisan  Credit  Card  (KCC)  scheme  meets  the  financial  requirements  of farmers  at  various  stages  of  farming.  The  scheme  aims  at  providing  adequate  and timely credit support from the banking system under a single window with flexible and  simplified  procedure  to  the  farmers  for  their  cultivation  and  other  needs  as indicated below:
- i. To meet the short term credit requirements for cultivation of crops;
- ii. Post-harvest expenses;
- iii.Produce marketing loan;
- iv. Consumption requirements of farmer household;
- v. Working  capital for maintenance  of farm assets and activities allied to agriculture;
- vi. Investment credit requirement for agriculture and allied activities.

The  KCC  scheme  also  provides  the  facility  of  ATM  enabled  RuPay  Card,  one-time documentation,  built-in  cost  escalation  in  the  limit  and  any  number  of  drawals within the limit.

The farmers eligible under the KCC scheme include small farmers, marginal farmers, share croppers, oral lessee and tenant farmers. The Self Help Groups (SHGs) or Joint

Liability Groups (JLGs) are also eligible for availing benefits under the said scheme.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: International ATM Cards
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: BALABHADRA MAJHI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3117

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

## International  ATM Cards

## 3117.  SHRI BALABHADRA  MAJHI:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether  International ATM Cards  issued by  domestic  banks  are secured in terms  of cyber  security  specially  in foreign  countries;
- (b)     if so, the details  thereof;  and
- (c)   the action  taken  by  the Government  for ensuring  secured International  ATM cards transactions  in foreign  countries?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c):   Reserve  Bank of India (RBI) has apprised  that  its circulars  and guidelines  on 'Security  and Risk  Mitigation  Measures  for Securing  Electronic  Payment  Transactions' are in place to make  electronic  transactions  safe, secure,  accessible  and efficient.  RBI has advised banks  to introduce, inter alia, the following  security  measures:
- i. All   new  debit  and  credit   cards  to  be  issued  only   for  domestic   usage  unless international use  is specifically   sought  by  the  customer.   Such  cards  enabling international usage will  have to essentially  be EMV Chip  and PIN enabled.
- ii. Issuing banks  should  convert  all existing  MagStripe  cards to EMV Chip  card for all customers  who  have used their  card internationally at least once.
- iii. All  active  MagStripe  International cards used by  banks  should  have threshold  limit for  international usage,  which   is  to  be  determined   by   the  bank   based  on  the  risk profile  of the customer.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Surface Water Pollution
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3116

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## Surface Water Pollution

## 3116. SHRI PINAKI MISRA

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

- (a) whether the WATER AID, an international organization has stated in its report that eighty per cent of the surface water in India is polluted and is dangerous to health;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the remedial action the Government proposes to take to get over the situation and preserve the purity of the surface water?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)to (c) The  surface  water  quality  is  monitored  by  the  Central  Pollution  Control  Board (CPCB) in association  with  the concerned  State Pollution  Control  Boards(SPCBs) and Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) for Union Territories across the country at 3000  stations  under  National  Water  Monitoring  Programme  (NWMP).  Data  so collected is collated, compiled and analysed by CPCB. As per available data, 58% observations conform to criteria relatedto BiologicalOxygen Demand (BOD), 47% with  respect  to  total  coliform  and  62%  to  faecal  coliform.  Water  Aidhas  not undertaken any independent assessment of surface water pollution in India and its report is based on assessment of CPCB and other organizations.

Government  has  taken  a  number  of  steps  to  check  surface  water  pollution  which inter alia include directions issued by CPCB to SPCBs requiring local/urban bodies

to  set  up  sewerage  system  for  sewage  collection,  treatment  and  disposal.  The direction  further  enjoins  upon  sewage  treatment  plants  to  meet  the  standards  laid

down for treated effluent to be used fornon-potable purpose. To mitigate industrial pollution,  directions  have  been  issued  for  installation  of  online  (24x7)  monitoring

devicesand adoption

of water

conservation standards with respect to effluent discharge.

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practices, besides

notification of