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Lok Sabha Question No. 4939 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Defence Personnel on Peace Keeping Mission
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4939

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## DEFENCE PERSONNEL ON PEACE KEEPING MISSION

4939.  SHRI  CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

- (a) whether defence personnel of all three services are sent in different countries for peace keeping mission;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the criteria for selection of defence personnel for the peace keeping mission?

## 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) & (b): Defence personnel of all the three Services are deployed in UN Peacekeeping Missions.  Presently, 6915 Defence personnel are deployed in  various  United  Nations  Peacekeeping  Missions.    The  details  are  as under:-
- (c) The  composition  and  criteria  for  selection  of  personnel  as  part  of contingents for UN Missions is guided by United Nations guidelines on the subject  and  mission  specific  requirements.    The  criteria  for  selection  of Staff Officer and Military Observer are based on specific requirement of the assignment and demonstrated performance as reflected in the Confidential Reports of the individual officer.

| S. No.   | Services   |   No. of personnel |
|----------|------------|--------------------|
| 1.       | Army       |               6909 |
| 2.       | Air Force  |                 04 |
| 3.       | Navy       |                 02 |
|          | Total      |               6915 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4938 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Restrict Holding of Gold
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4938 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2016 AGRAHAYANA 25, 1938 (SAKA)

## RESTRICT HOLDING OF GOLD

## 4938. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to restrict holding of gold by individuals in a bid to crack down on black money;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

- (c) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a): No Madam.

- (b) & (c) Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Funding of Special Juvenile Police Units
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

भारत सरकार महिला एवं बाल ववकास मंत्रालय लोक सभा अताराांककत प्रश् न सांख्  या 4937 हिनांक 16 हिसम् बर, 2016 को उत् तर क    िलए

विशेष ककशोर पुललस इकाइयों का वित्त पोषण

4937.   श्री बैजयंत ज  पांडााः क्या महिला और बाल ववकास मंत्री यि बतान  की क ृ पा करेंग  हकाः
2. (क) क्या ववश ष हकशोर पुिलस इकाइयां जो हक कई राज्यों में स्थावपत हकए गए िैं क    ववत्त पोषण क    िलए एकीक ृ त बाल संरक्षण योजना (आईसीपीएस) क    अंतगगत कोई प्रावधान िै और यहि िां, तो तत्संबंधी ब्यौरा क्या िै;
3. (ख) यहि नि ं, तो इसक    क्या कारण िैं और उक्त योजना क    अंतगगत ऐसी इकाइयों क    ववत्त पोषण पर सरकार की क्या प्रितहिया िै; और
4. (ग) क्या राज्यों को ऐसी इकाइयों ि तु अन्य हकसी योजना की िनिधयों का उपयोग करन  की अनुमित िै और यहि नि ं, तो तत्संबंधी ब्यौरा क्या िै?

उत्तर

श्रीमती म नका संजय गांधी महिला एवं बाल ववकास मंत्री

(क)  स   (ग)  :  हकशोर  न्याय  (बालकों  की  ि ख-र ख  एवं  संरक्षण)  अिधिनयम,  2015  क अनुच्छ ि  107  में  राज्य  सरकारों/  क ें द्र  शािसत  प्रशासनों  द्वारा  िर  जजल   में  ववश ष  हकशोर पुिलस इकाई (एसज पीयू) का सृजन करन  और बालकों स  संबंिधत पुिलस क    सभी कायों का समन्वय  करन   का  प्रावधान  िै।  महिला  एवं  बाल  ववकास  मंत्रालय  सम हकत  बाल  संरक्षण स्कीम (आईसीपीएस) क    तित राज्य सरकारों/ क ें द्र शािसत प्रशासनों को जजला बाल संरक्षण इकाई  क     तित  िो  सामाजजक  कायगकत्ताग  िनयुक्त  करन   और  जब  कभी  अप जक्षत  िों,  ववश ष हकशोर पुिलस इकाई (एसज पीयू) को उनकी स वाएं क    िलए प्रितिनयुक्त करन  क    िलए ववत्तीय सिायता प्रिान कर रिा िै।

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4936 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Credit Guarantee Fund Trust Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4936 1938 25,

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16th DECEMBER, 2016 / AGRAHANAYA (SAKA)

## 'CREDIT GUARANTEE FUND TRUST SCHEME'

## 4936 : SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state

- (a) the details of the criteria to sanction loans to small scale industries under Credit Guarantee Fund Trust (CGFT) Scheme;
- (b)
- whether the Government sanction loans under the said scheme;
- (c) if the details thereof the last three years; SO, during
- whether the Government proposes to include disbursal of such loans through a single window clearance system and to sanction loan under CGFT scheme
- (d) in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard ?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) Credit Guarantee Trust Fund for Micro and Small Enterprise (CGTMSE) provides guarantee to its registered Member Lending Institutions (MLIs) (.e. Scheduled Commercial Banks/Regional Rural Banks/Financial Institutions registered with CGTMSE) against the loans up to Rs.100 lakh extended by them without taking any collateral security and or third party guarantee to Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) units. CGTMSE extends credit guarantee under the scheme subject to the following criteria
- or third party guarantee:
- i) Credit facility should be extended by MLIs without collateral security and/
- ii) The activity of MSE should be Manufacturing and service
- iii) Rate of interest charged should not exceed more than 4% of Base Rate / PLR (Primary Lending Rate).
- (b) to (e) Government does not sanction loans under the scheme:
Lok Sabha Question No. 4935 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: CRR
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4935

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 th  December, 2016/ Agrahayana 25, 1938 (SAKA)

## CRR

## QUESTION

## 4935.  ADV. JOICE GEORGE: SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN: DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  introduces  incremental  CRR  to manage liquidity;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the banks pay interest at the rate of 4 percent to depositors but earn nothing from RBI on the incremental deposits; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (d):  On November 26, 2016 the Reserve Bank had announced an incremental Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) of 100 per cent of the increase in Net Demand and Time Liabilities (NDTL) of scheduled banks between September 16, 2016 and November 11,  2016  effective  the  fortnight  beginning  November  26,  2016.  It  was  intended  to absorb a part of the large increase in liquidity in the system following the withdrawal of the legal tender status of ₹ 500 and ₹ 1,000 denomination bank notes. It was also indicated  that  the  incremental  CRR  was  purely  a  temporary  measure  and  that  it would be reviewed on December 9, 2016 or even earlier.

With the enhancement in the ceiling for issue of securities under the Market Stabilisation Scheme (MSS) to ₹ 6,000 billion, the incremental CRR was withdrawn effective the fortnight beginning December 10, 2016.

The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 was amended in June 2006 with a view to enhancing the Reserve Bank's operational flexibility and providing it with greater maneuverability  in  monetary  management.  Under  the  amended  RBI  Act,  the provisions of which came into force on April 1, 2007, the Reserve Bank cannot make interest payments on CRR balances.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4934 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Lack of Facilities for Treating Mosquito Borne Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: YOGI ADITYANATH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4934 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER , 2016

## LACK OF FACILITIES F OR TREATING MOSQUITO BORNE DISEA SES

## 4934. SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

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

- (a) whether there is a shortage of adequate resources for treatment of mosquito borne diseases in various hospitals across the country;
- (b) if so, the details of steps taken in his regard, State/UT - wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to launch public awareness campaigns regarding mosquito borne diseases and encourage participation of people alongwith the funds allocated for the sam e?

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

- (a) & (b): No. There are adequate resources for the treatment of vector borne diseases i Government Hospitals across the country.

Sufficient  stocks  of  diagnostics  &  drugs  for  treatment  are  available  under programme.

- (c): National  Vector  Borne  Diseases  Control  Programme  (NVBDCP)  launched  public awareness  campaigns  regarding  mosquito  borne  diseases  through  newspaper  advertisemen ts, radio jingles, TV spots, scroll messages, use of social media and messages propagated t community  leaders  during  2016  for  enhancing  public  awareness  and    encouraging  people's participation.

A Mobile App 'India Fights Dengue' has been launched by Hon'ble Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Government of India on 7th April 2016 to empower the community.

Funds  for  prevention  and  control  of  VBDs  are  released  to  the  States/UTs  throu integrated  budget  for  implementation  of  programme  activiti es  including  public  awareness campaign.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4931 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: National Health Protection System
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4931 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER,

## NATIONAL HEALTH PROT ECTION SYSTEM

## 4931. SHRI KAMAL NATH:

## SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that there is complete breakdown of the public healt systems in most of the States particularly in rural parts of the country;
- (b) if so, whether the Government's National Health Protection Scheme has completely fai address the breakdown of the healthcare system in rural parts of the country;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) Union Government proposes to take up t he matter with the State Governments to implement the National Health Protection Scheme effectively and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a):     Public heal th is a State subject. There are inter - state and intra state variations in terms of functionality of public healthcare systems.
- (b) to (d):     The National Health Protection Scheme is yet to be implemented and is consideration of the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Healthcare to Children
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4930 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER,

## HEALTHCARE TO CHILDR

EN

## 4930. SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

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

- (a)  whether the  Government  is  aware  that  there  are  approximately  50  million  children  w disabilities in India and vast number of these are acquired;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereon;
- (c) whether there is a need to spel l ut the health needs of children in the first three years of lives;
- (d) if so, the action plan prepared by the Government in this regard;
- (e) whether the Government is aware that UNICEF report in 2012 found that 7.4 million chi mostly from families still remain unprotected despite Government of India's ambitious univ immunisation programme in operation; and
- (f) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH K ULASTE)

- (a)& (b) : As per Census 2011 over 78.65 lakhs children of 0 - 19  years of age in India are suffering from one or the other kind of disability. The important disabilities are hea lakh), vision (14.1 lakh), movement (10.5 lakh ), speech (6.8 lakh) and mental retardation (5.9 lakh) and 6.78 lakh children were found suffering from multiple disabilities.

Under National Health Mission, the Government of India is implementing Rashtriya B Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) for screening of all the children from 0 - 18 years of age including school children for 4 D's i.e. defects, Deficiencies, Diseases, and Development delays including disability and provide free management. The identification of development delay and their interventions may pr event large number of disabilities .

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(c)& (d) : Early Child hood development referring to first six years of life is cruc physical  and  mental  development  of  the  child.  The  National  Childhood  Care  and  Educati Policy 2013 of Ministry of Women Child Development reiterates commitment of Government of India  to  promote  inclusive,  equitable  and  contextual  opportunities  for  promoting  op development and active learning capacity of all children below six years of age.

(e)& (f) : Yes, the Government is aware of the UNICEF report in 2012 that fou nd 7.4 million children  in  India  still  remain  unprotected  despite  Universal  Immunization  Programme. reasons for low - rate of immunisation are lack of awareness among parents about the benefits vaccination,  fear  of  side - effects  of  vaccination  (adverse events  following  immunization)  and non- availability of vaccines or vaccinators at session sites etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Rural Posting of Doctors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KIRRON KHER

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4929 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER,

## RURAL POSTING OF DOC TORS

## 4929. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make rural posting compulsory for the doctors;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with criteria adopted in this regard;
- (c) whether the decision of implementing c ompulsory rural posting has to be endorsed by the States; and
- d) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise?

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

- (a) to (d):        The  issue  of  compulsory  rural  posting  has  been  left  to  the  wisdom  of  th Governments who are the principal employer of doctors. However, to encourage doctors worki in remote and difficult areas, the MCI with the previous approval of Centra l Government, has amended the Post Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2000 to provide : -
- I. 50%  of  the  seats  in  Post  Graduate  Diploma  Courses  shall  be  reserved  for  Medic Officers in the Government service, who have served for at least three year s in remote and difficult areas. After acquiring the PG Diploma, the Medical Officers shall se two more years in remote and/or difficult areas; and
- II. Incentive at the rate of 10% of the marks obtained for each year in service in re diffi cult areas as upto the maximum of 30% of the marks obtained in the entrance test admissions in Post Graduate Medical Courses.

Further, under NHM, financial incentive is also provided to MBBS as well as PG docto for serving in the rural areas. These i ncentives are over and above the salaries of the doctors concerned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4927 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Multi-Level Marketing Firms
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

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

## LOK SABHA

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 16, 2016/AGRAHAYANA 25, 1938 (SAKA)

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4927 MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING FIRMS

## 4927.  Shri Godse Hemant Tukaram:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  has  cautioned  investors  against multilevel  marketing  firms  that  promise  high  returns  and  run  on  hefty  member subscription fees;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether RBI is aware that there has been a spurt in the number of such schemes in  recent  past  as  various  regulators  are  not  taking  actions  against  such  entities; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a)  and  (b): Yes,  Sir.  The  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  had  cautioned  public  against Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) activities through a Press release on 01.01.2015 so that investors do not fall prey to unscrupulous entities. In the press release, inter-alia, it was stated that:-

- 1) Income of MLM / Chain Marketing/ Pyramid structure schemes that promise easy or  quick  money  upon  enrolment  of  members,  primarily  comes  from  enrolling more  members  with  hefty  subscription  fees  rather  than  any  actual  sale  of products on offer.
- 2) If the chain of enrolling new members breaks, then the whole scheme collapses with members lower down the pyramid suffering the most.
- 3) Public was advised that it is in their own interests to avoid falling prey to any such offers of high and quick returns and that people should refrain from responding to such offers in any manner.
- 4) Acceptance of money under Money Circulation / MLM / Pyramid structures is a cognizable  offence  under  the  Prize  Chit  and  Money  Circulation  (Banning)  Act, 1978 and that members of public coming across such offers should immediately lodge a complaint with the State Police.

(c)  and  (d): RBI  has  indicated  that  they  do  not  have  any  specific  information  in  the matter. However, Government has issued Advisory to the State / UT Governments in the form of Model Framework on Guidelines for Direct Selling Entities dated 09.09.2016. Subsequently,  a  Gazette  Notification  dated  26.10.2016  has  also  been  issued  in  this regard.  These  guidelines  are  guiding  principles  for  State  Governments  to  consider regulating the business of 'Direct Selling' / MLM and strengthen the existing regulatory mechanism  on  Direct  Selling  and  MLM,  for  preventing  fraud  and  protecting  the legitimate rights and interests of consumers.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Demonetisation Drive
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY, R. PARTHIPAN, C. MAHENDRAN, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, ANTO  ANTONY, PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 4926 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER 2016/25 TH AGRAHAYANA SAKA, 1938 DEMONETISATION DRIVE

4926. SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA:

## QUESTION

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

- (a) whether  the  policy  of  demonetisation  has  adversely  affected  the  economy  of  the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the retail traders in the unorganised sector have also been affected by the said policy and have sought relief from Government, if the details thereof and action taken thereon;
- (b) whether any assessment was made by the Government about high economic risks involved by withdrawing 86 per cent of circulating currency when 70 to 80 per cent transitions are cash based, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has any monitoring mechanism in place to review the situation on a daily basis and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the success/benefits accrued to the Government by pursuing the said policy?

## ANSWER

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

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- (a): The overall economic growth of the Indian economy is dependent is dependent on many factors that, iter-alia ,  include  the  rate  of  capital  formation  and  savings,  utilization  of technology, availability of infrastructure, efficiency of resource allocation, quality of institutions, governance  and  the  policy  framework  in  place,  money  supply  and  degree  of  financial development. It is difficult to pin-point the impact of demonetization on the economy via its impact on the aforesaid factors.
- (b): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Banks have been advised to step up the supply of cash to the public. The availability of cash and issuance of cash to bank branches and Post Offices on a daily basis is being constantly monitored and necessary rebalancing is being done for more efficient allocation of banknotes of requisite denominations between different areas.
- (c) to (e): The  position  after  the  cancellation  of  legal  tender  character  of  old  high denomination banknotes is being regularly monitored by the Government. To ameliorate the inconvenience caused to the various quarters, various steps have been/are being taken by Government from time to time, the information regarding which is available at finmin.nic.in.

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