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Lok Sabha Question No. 3974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Impact and Awareness of GST
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA

## 3974. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: Services Tax (GST) in the general population and to unorganised sector for increasing compliance; and

(a) the details of steps taken by the Government to increase awareness about the features of Goods and (b) whether helpline services have been provided by the Government to address the queries related to functioning of GST and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) Steps taken by the Government to increase awareness about the features of Goods and Services Tax

(GST) are as follows: i. conducting workshops and seminars regularly across the country, ii. posting of laws, rules, notifications and other information on the departmental website, iii. placing  of  Frequently  Asked  Questions  (FAQs)  and  topic-wise  and  sector-wise  informational brochures on the website, iv. setting up of GST Seva Kendras in GST field offices to provide assistance to taxpayers and other stakeholders, v. extensive use of social media platforms for dissemination of information, broadcast of television commercials, vi. release  of  advertisements  in  newspapers,  display  of  information  on  hoardings  across  the country. While planning the aforesaid outreach activities, care was taken to specifically address the needs and concerns of the unorganized sector.

- (b) Yes Sir. Helpline services have been provided by the Government to address the queries related to functioning of GST. Taxpayers  can  call  on  toll  free  number  1800-1200-232  or  send  email  at cbecmitra.helpdesk@icegate.gov.in.  The  helpdesk  of  Goods  and  Services  Tax  Network  (GSTN)  can  be reached either by calling on 0120-4888999 or through grievance redressal portal at https://selfservice.gstsystem.in.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ……..

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3974 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2018/Shravana 19, 1940 (Saka)

## IMPACT AND AWARENESS OF GST
Lok Sabha Question No. 3971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: e-Rickshaw Subsidy
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KAMALBHAN SINGH MARABI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3971

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 10th   AUGUST 2018 [19   Shravana, 1940 (Saka)]

## 'e-Rickshaw Subsidy'

## No. 3971, Shri Kamalbhan Singh Marabi:

Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  of  Chhattisgarh  has  sought    funds  from  the  Union Government to provide e-rickshaw subsidy to weaker section of the State and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  has  sanctioned  and  allocated  the  funds  for  the purpose to the State; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Union  Government  has  not  received any request  from  Government  of Chhattisgarh for providing funds towards e-rickshaw subsidy to weaker section of the State.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3969 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: International Monetary Fund
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## Government of India Ministry of Finance

## Department of Economic Affairs

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3969 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2018

## International Monetary Fund

3969. DR. K. GOPAL:

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

- (a) whether  the   International  Monetary  Fund  has  suggested  three  steps  to India in order to sustain high growth rate;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  took  a  note  of  these  suggestions  and is considering to implement them; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  The  International  Monetary  Fund  (IMF)  regularly  issues  economic policy  recommendations  through  various  reports  including  World  Economic Outlook and annual assessment of member economies carried out under Article IV of its Articles of Agreement. To sustain and further increase the growth of the  Indian  economy,  the  IMF  has, inter-alia ,  suggested  continued  fiscal consolidation to further strengthen fiscal policy credibility, a broader package of financial reforms to improve the governance of Public Sector Banks and further enhancement of the banks' debt recovery mechanisms, and structural reforms to ease  labour  market  rigidities,  reduce  infrastructure  bottlenecks,  and  improve educational  outcomes.  The  Government  takes  note  of  the  economic  policy recommendations  and  suggestions  from  various  quarters  including  IMF  and takes policy steps as it deems appropriate.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Subsidy on Aadhaar Card Basis
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3966

Friday, August 1 O, 2018/Shravana 19, 1940 (Saka)

Subsidy on Aadhaar Card Basis

## 3966. SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is likely to continue paying subsidy only on Aadhaar card basis, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the amount of subsidy disbursed on Aadhaar card basis as on date?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) and (b): Aadhaar card has not been made mandatory for availing Government subsidies. If an Aadhaar number is not assigned to an individual, the individual shall be offered alternate and viable means of identification for delivery of the s~bsidy, benefit or service. Aadhaar is one of the modes of identification, therefore, the record is not maintained on the basis of Aadhaar number.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3965 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: WPI and CPI
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3965

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2018

## WPI AND CPI

3965. SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Wholesale Price Inflation (WPI) has started showing increasing trend and marking the ninth consecutive month in which it has been showing positive trend;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether WPI is the main measures of inflation; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for not measuring inflation on the basis of Consumer Price Index (CPI)?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Inflation based on Wholesale Price Index (WPI) during the last nine months is presented in Table 1. WPI inflation stood at 5.8 per cent in June, 2018. The rise in WPI inflation  in  recent  months  is  largely  due  to  increase  in  inflation  of  fuel  &  power  and manufactured products.

Table 1: Inflation based on WPI (Base 2011-12=100) (in per cent)

|     |   Oct- 17 |   Nov- 17 |   Dec- 17 |   Jan- 18 |   Feb- 18 |   Mar- 18 |   Apr-18 |   May- 18 |   Jun-18 (P) |
|-----|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|--------------|
| WPI |       3.7 |         4 |       3.6 |         3 |       2.7 |       2.7 |      3.6 |       4.4 |          5.8 |

Note: (P) - Provisional

(c) & (d): Inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (Combined) (CPI-C) is now taken as  the  key  measure  of  inflation  by  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  to  anchor  its monetary policy. Inflation is also measured on the basis of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) to measure the impact of price changes at the wholesale level.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3964 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Development of AYUSH Clusters
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3964 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## DEVELOPMENT OF AYUSH CLUSTERS

## 3964. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

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

- (a) the progress in promotion and development of AYUSH drugs through clusters approach the country;
- (b) the funds allocation and utilizat ion under the scheme during the last three years, State/UT -wise; and
- (c) the details regarding implementation of the said scheme in Tamil Nadu?

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

- (a):     The scheme 'Development of AYUSH Clusters' was implemented in 11 th year plan with the objective to fill in the critical gaps in the sector especially related to standard isation, quality assurance and control, productivity, marketing, infrastructure and capacity building thro cluster based approach, preferably for classical Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha (ASU) and Homoeopathic drugs and to encourage the level of organisat ion in the sector thereby creating social capital for sustainability of collective initiatives.

A total of 10 Clusters were given Grant - in - aid under the scheme in different parts of the country.

- (b):  Cluster scheme is a central sector scheme and there is no provision under the scheme State - wise allocation  of funds.

Contd……..

However, details of funds allocated and utilized under this scheme in last three financia are as follows:

| 2015- 16 : Allocated Budget -Rs 10.60 Crore   |
|-----------------------------------------------|
| Actual Expenditure -Rs 8.41                   |
| 2016- 17 : Allocated Budget -Rs 12.00 Crore   |
| Actual Expenditure -Rs 0.09 Crore             |
| 2017- 18 : Allocated Budget -Rs 1.00 Crore    |
| A ctual Expenditure -Rs 1.00 Crore            |

(c):        Under  the  scheme,  only  one  Cluster  i.e.  M/s  Traditional  AYUSH  Cluster  Pvt Chennai, Tamilnadu was sanctioned. The total project cost was Rs 16.59 Cr, for which a G -in - aid of Rs 9.65 Crore was sanctioned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Appeals under CAT
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3963 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 10th AUGUST, 2018/ [SHRAVANA 19, 1940 (SAKA)]

## APPEALS UNDER CAT

## QUESTION

3963: DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of appeals received at the Competition Appellate Tribunal  (CAT)  during  the  last  four  years  in  various  States  including Odisha, State-wise; and
- (b) the number of cases disposed of by the CAT during the said period?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW & JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

)

बिबि एवं न्याय और कारपोरेट कायय  राज्  य ंं्र

(SHRI  P.  P.  CHAUDHARY

( श्रर पर पर चौिरर )

- (a) & (b): As per information furnished by National Company Law Appellate Tribunal(NCLAT), number of appeals filed and disposed in erstwhile Competition  Appellate  Tribunal  (CAT)  during  the  last  four  years  were  as follows:

|   Year |   Filing |   Disposal |
|--------|----------|------------|
|   2017 |       58 |         21 |
|   2016 |       73 |        165 |
|   2015 |      112 |         87 |
|   2014 |       88 |         49 |

The CAT was not situated in any state, other than Delhi.

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Comprehensive Action Plan for Air Pollution Control
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PARVESH SAHIB SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION N0. 3961

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## Comprehensive Action Plan for Air Pollution Control

## 3961. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH:

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

- (a) whether every guidelines mentioned under Comprehensive Action Plan (CAP) for Air Pollution Control in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) has been rolled out for implementation; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the guidelines that have not been yet rolled out for implementation?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) A Comprehensive Action Plan (CAP) for management of air pollution in Delhi and NCR has been finalized by the Ministry in consultation with various stakeholders. CAP has 93 action points under various categories such as Air quality monitoring, Action to reduce vehicular emissions, Strategies to reduce vehicle numbers on roads, Non-motorized transport (NMT)network,  Parking  policy  to  reduce  congestion  and  pollution,  Traffic  management, Power  plants  and  industries,  Generator  sets,  Open  burning,  Domestic  chulha  burning  and open eateries, Control measures for road dust, and Control measures for construction dust out of which 4 action points are sub-judice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3958 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Fake Anti-Cancer Drugs
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ANJU BALA, Tejpratap Singh,Yadav

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3958 TO BE ANSWERED ON  10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## FAKE ANTI - CANCER DRUGS

## 3958. SHRIMATI ANJU BALA: SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  Fake  Anti - Cancer  Drugs  (FACD)  rackets operating from various parts of the country including Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether pharmaceutical firms accused in FACD case under - investigation of Central Bureau of  Investigation  are  still  active  and  trading  in  drug  market  and  if  so,  the  respon f  the Government thereon;
- (d) whether the Government is aware that FACD are killing as well as looting the citizens so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b):The Government has not received any such report.

However, Drugs Control Department, Govt. of N.C.T. of Delhi had inspected/raided th premises of various dealers/persons in 2017. Seizures were made from four locations/pe who were found dealing in anti - cancer drugs without holding drug licenses as required under th Drugs  &  Cosmetics  Act,  1940  and  Rules,  1945  thereunder.  Accordingly ,  FIRs  have  been registered against the erring firms/persons under the provisions of the said Act.

During these  raids/inspection, total six samples of anti -cancer  drugs  were  collected  to ascertain their quality and all these samples were declar ed as of 'Standard Quality' after being tested at the Regional Drugs Testing Laboratory (RDTL), Chandigarh.

Contd……..

(c): Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has not registered any case relating to Fake -Cancer Drugs during the last three yea s.

(d): Does not arise in view of (a) & (b) above.

(e): The Government is committed to ensuring that the quality, safety and efficacy of are  not  compromised.  With  this  in  view,  the  Government  has  taken  a  series  of  measu including  increase  in  regulatory  and  laboratory  manpower,  strengthening  legal  provi sions, workshops  and  training  programmes  for  manufacturers  and  regulatory  officials  and  measu such as risk based inspections.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Current Account Deficit
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3957

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2018

## CURRENT ACCOUNT DEFICIT

3957.  ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India's current account deficit increased 42 per cent to US $ 160 billion during the financial year 2018, if so, the details thereof?
- (b) whether the deficit trebles to 1.9 percent of country's GDP from 0.6 percent in previous fiscal; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  As  per  the  information  available  from  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India,  India's Current Account Deficit for the year 2017-18, was US$ 48.7 billion, which was 1.9 per cent of GDP, as compared to US$ 14.4 billion (0.6 per cent of GDP) in 2016-17. India's trade deficit for the year 2017-18 was US$ 160.0 billion, showing an increase of 42.3% over the value of trade deficit of US$ 112.4 billion in 2016-17.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Mobiles Sold without Bill
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ……..

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3956

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2018/Shravana 19, 1940 (Saka)

## MOBILES SOLD WITHOUT BILL †3956. SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA

## DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether evidence and papers related to the complaints have not been made available to the inquiry agency despite the fact that the public representative as mentioned in the above reply

had sent evidence consisting three pages along with the letter, if so, the details thereof; (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  available  the  bills  of  mobiles  sold  by  e-bay company  on  7  August,  2016  so  as  to  prove  that  the  company  did  not  provide  bills  to  its customers, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

- (c) the time by which the said inquiry is likely to be completed?

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

(a), (b) and (c) Evidence and papers related to the complaints have not been made available to the investigating agency so far.  However, an inquiry is being initiated against M/s e-bay in this matter based on the information made available so far.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Assessment of Government Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU, RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3955 TO BE ANSWERED ON  10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## ASSE SSMENT OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

## 3955. SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

## PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey to assess the functioning of Governm Hospitals and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received complaints regarding the pitiable condition of hospi in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise including Maharashtra; and
- (d) the measures taken by the Government for improvement in the condition and fu nctioning of Government hospitals in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)  to  (d):  'Public  Health'  and  'Hospitals'  being  State  subjects,  such  information  is  not maintained c entrally.

As far as three Central Governement hospitals in Delhi i.e. Safdarjung, Dr. Ram Man Lohia  hospital  and  Lady  Hardinge  Medical  College  and  Associated  hospitals  are  concern Government has not conducted any specific survey to assess the functioning of these hospitals. However, hospital monitoring assessment is a regular ongoing process and supervisory off regularly monitor the functioning of these hospitals.

The  complaints/suggestions  regarding  behaviour  of  doctors/staff,  lac k  of  cleanliness, shortage of drugs, etc. received from time to time are noted for compliance and necessary are  taken  to  improve  the  quality  of  hospital  care  services  in  these  hospitals  with resources.

Contd…………

A number of measures have been taken by Government/Hospitals for improvements in the functioning, which are as under: -

- (i) Maintenance and up -gradation of hospital infrastructure.
- (ii) Kaya Kalpinitiatives have been taken for cleanliness and Infection Control practi
- (iii) New equipments and other diagnostic facilities have been upgraded continuously.
- (iv) Providing free drugs to all admitted patients.

In addition to the above, functioning of the hospitals is monitored at various leve are  many  Committee  in  different  levels  for  the  smooth  functioning  of  these  hospita Grievance Redressal Officer is designated in every hospital for effective grievance redressal of the patients. Further, a number of complaint boxes are placed at strategic locations of for collection of complaints from the patients and their relatives.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Co-Processing of Wastes
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3954

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## Co-Processing of Wastes

## 3954. SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

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

- (a) whether for implementation of co-processing of the wastes, State Governments have to  obtain  permission  from  the  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  in  terms  of New Rule-9 (earlier Rule 11) of Hazardous and Other Wastes (M&TM) Rules, 2016;
- (b) if so, whether obtaining permission from CPCB is a long process and people opt for other alternatives which may not be in line with overall objective and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB) have been granted powers to allow such waste to be used as fuel or raw material but with a rider that Standard Operating Procedures  (SOPs)  shall  be  prepared  by  CPCB  and  SPCBs  shall  not  exercise  such powers till approval of CPCB is granted and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether this matter is pending since long for approval of the Government and if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be resolved?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) As per the provision under Rule 9 of Hazardous & Other Waste (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, utilisation of hazardous and other wastes for  co-processing  or  for  any  other  use  is  to  be  carried  out  only  after  obtaining authorisation from State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB) on the basis of Standard Operating  Procedures  (SOPs)  or  guidelines  prescribed  by  the  Central  Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The CPCB has a well laid down procedure for expeditious consideration  of  applications  under  Rule  9  of  the  Hazardous  &  Other  Waste (Management  and  Transboundary  Movement)  Rules,  2016.  The  CPCB  has prepared forty five SOPs on utilisation of hazardous and other wastes.
- (c) & (d) SPCBs can grant authorization for co-processing of wastes in cases where SOPs or guidelines have been prepared by CPCB.  In those cases where , SOPs or guidelines are not  available for specific utilisation, approval has to be obtained from CPCB which grants approval after trial runs.