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Lok Sabha Question No. 200 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Collaboration with Israel for Dairy, Aquaculture and Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Richard Hay

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 200

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH   NOVEMBER, 2016

## COLLABORATION WITH ISRAEL FOR DAIRY, AQUACULTURE AND AGRICULTURE

*200.    PROF. RICHARD HAY:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India and Israel have inked agreements in various field of agriculture and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the benefit accrued to India as a result thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to implement a scheme with the assistance of Israel  in  various  areas  such  as  research,  dairy  and  aquaculture,  agriculture  and  farmers welfare and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  the  funds  likely  to  be  sanctioned  by  the  Government  under  the scheme; and
- (e) the time by which the scheme is likely to be implemented in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

½ãâ¨ããè (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 200    DUE FOR REPLY ON 29 TH   NOVEMBER, 2016.

(a)  to (e): Yes, Madam.  Government of India and the Government of the State of Israel  have  signed  an  agreement  on  24.12.1993  for  cooperation  in  the  field  of Agriculture  wherein  areas  like  Water  and  soil  management,  arid  and  semi  arid  crop production,  fruit  and  vegetable  production,  post  harvest  and  processing  technologies, plant and animal sciences including development of dairy branch, plant protection and control, veterinary science, agribusiness, farm mechanization and technology, agriculture  training  and  extension,  agriculture  research  and  agro  forestry  find  specific mention. mango, kinnow and litchi have been sanctioned under Mission for

Under  the  Agreement,  three  Action  Plans  have  been  agreed  upon  and  during these  three  phases  of  Indo-Israel  Action  Plan,  28  Centers  of  Excellence  (CoEs)  for fruits,  citrus,  pomegranate,  sub-tropical  fruits,  bee-keeping,  vegetables,  date  palm, Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH).  Out of these, 12 CoEs have been commissioned and  are  providing  planting  material  and  training  to  farmers.    Under  the  Action  Plan, more than 200 field officers from States have also been trained in Israel.  Israeli experts are  regularly  visiting  India  and  conducting  farm  demonstrations  of  their  technologies. The third phase of Action Plan 2015-2018 is being implemented in 21 States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 199 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Review of Disaster Management Policy
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SULTAN  AHMED, RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*199

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016/AGRAHAYANA 8, 1938 (SAKA)

REVIEW OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT POLICY

*199. SHRI SULTAN AHMED: SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether an Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was held recently;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  and  names  of  participants  along  with  the  issues discussed, suggestions made and outcome thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to review the disaster management policy of the country; and

(d) if so, the details and the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

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

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## STATEMENT  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.*199 FOR 29.11.2016.

(a) to (b):   Yes, Madam.  The Government of India, in collaboration with the United Nation International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR),  hosted  the  Asian  Ministerial  Conference  on  Disaster  Risk Reduction  (AMCDRR)  2016  in  New  Delhi  from  3-5  November  2016. Delegations from 41 Asia and Asia Pacific countries participated in the Conference.      In  addition,  representatives  of  UN  agencies,  NGOs  and other local stakeholders like Ministers of States/UTs, Chief Secretaries, Director  General  of  Police,  Relief  Commissioners,  Secretaries  of  the States/UTs, Members  of  District Disaster Management  Authorities, senior  functionaries  of  Zilla  Parishads,  Municipal  Corporations  and Municipal Councils and experts in the field of disaster management etc. also attended the Conference.

The theme of AMCDRR 2016 was 'Risk Sensitive Development for Community  Resilience'.  The  Conference  had  6  Technical  Sessions,  3 Featured  Events,  3  Ministerial  Sessions  and  22  Thematic  Events  on various    cross-cutting    issues   such    as   strengthening   community ….3/

## L.S.S.Q.NO.*199 FOR 29.11.2016

resilience; risk resilient critical infrastructure; implementing the various aspects  of  Sendai  framework;  promoting  educational  continuity  and resilience of children and communities; disaster risk identification and financing  solutions  etc.   The  Conference  concluded  with  (i) a  Political Declaration, reaffirming the government and stakeholders' commitment to  Disaster  Risk  Reduction,  and  (ii) Adoption  of  Asia  Regional  Plan  for implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.

(c)  &  (d):  The  Government  has  only  released  the  National  Disaster Management Plan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 191 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Research and Development in Heavy Industries
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *191 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2016

## Research and Development in Heavy Industries

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

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  set  up  Centres  of  Excellence  on  advanced manufacturing which will cater to current and future research and development needs of heavy and other  industries  with  the  help  of  IITs  and  other  Institutions  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State-wise;
- (b) the criteria adopted for selecting these institutions;
- (c) whether any roadmap has been prepared by the Government in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which these Centres are likely to be set up; and
- (e) the manner and extent to which this scheme would benefit the industry sector in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI ANANT G GEETE)

- (a) to (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House

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## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 191 for 29.11.2016 asked by  Dr. Pritam Gopinath Munde and   Shri Anandrao Adsul,  regarding 'Research and Development in Heavy Industries'

(a): The Department of Heavy Industry has already approved four Centres of Excellence (CoE) in  the  fields  of  Textile  Machinery  (Upgradation  of  Shuttle  Less  Looms),  Machine  Tools, Welding and Smart Pumps under the Scheme for Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector.  Technologies to be developed at those CoEs will have elements of smart/ advanced manufacturing.

Various  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  and  Central  Manufacturing  Technology  Institute, Bangalore are also involved in working out advanced manufacturing technologies in collaboration with Industry.

(b)  to  (e):  Institutions  for  setting  up  Centres  of  Excellence  (CoE)  were  identified  in  the Notification  for  the  Scheme  on  Enhancement  of  Competitiveness  in  the Indian  Capital  Goods Sector.  A copy of the Scheme Notification is available at www.dhi.nic.in

Centres of Excellence will help to increase technology depth of the domestic industry and render it amenable to adoption of new, high precision and faster ways of manufacturing.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Crime against North-Eastern People
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: THOKCHOM MEINYA, NITYANAND RAI, PREM DAS RAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2299.

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH    NOVEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 8, 1938 (SAKA)

## CRIME AGAINST NORTH-EASTERN PEOPLE

2299. DR. THOKCHOM MEINYA: SHRI NITYANAND RAI: SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  number  of  cases  of  crimes,  atrocities  and  discrimination against  people  hailing  from  the  North-Eastern  Region  reported,  guilty arrested  and  the  action  taken  against  them  during  the  last  three  years and the current year, crime and Statewise including NCT of Delhi;
- (b) the details of surveys conducted to identify the reasons behind such cases and the outcome thereof during the said period;
- (c) the details of recommendations  made  by  the M.P. Bezbaruah Committee  in  this  regard  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to implement the recommendations made by the said Committee; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken to curb such cases including the details of advisories  issued  to  the  States  and  Police  Departments  to  register  all such  cases  along  with  the  steps  taken  to  ensure  safety  of  North-East citizens in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

(b) to (d): In order to look into security concerns of the people from the North East living in different parts of the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs set up a Committee under the chairmanship of Shri M.P. Bezbaruah in February, 2014. The Committee had been tasked to examine reasons of attacks  on  people  of  North  East  and  suggest  remedial  measures.    The Committee submitted its report in July, 2014 and the same is available on MHA website.

The  recommendations  made  by  the  Committee  with  regard  to immediate measures have been accepted and action has been taken to implement  the  same.    Implementation  status  of  the  recommendations made by the Committee is being reviewed periodically and the last review meeting was held on 12.05.2016 in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Various steps have been taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs for the security of the North Eastern people such as issuing of advisories to all  the  State  Governments,  strengthening  facilities  for  legal  assistance, extending facilities in the field of sport, educating the people about the North  East  in  various  forms,  focusing  attention  on  the  North  East  on media,  providing  of  helpline  numbers,  appointment  of  Nodal  Officers  to address the grievances of North Eastern people, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Clearance for Airport
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2290

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2016

## Clearance for Airport

## 2290.  SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

DR SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

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

- (a)    whether the Government has received a proposal for construction of a new airport in Navi Mumbai for stage-II forest clearance;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof and the status of the proposal;
- (c)   the reasons for the delay in according the above clearance; and
- (d)   the time by which the proposal is likely to be cleared?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) The proposal has been accorded In-principle approval.
- (c) The final approval is pending for non compliance of the conditions stipulated in Inprinciple approval letter by the State Government.
- (d)   As  and  when  the  complete  compliance  of  the  conditions  stipulated in  In-principle approval is submitted by the State Government .Final approval (stage- II ) under FC Act 1980 shall be granted .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2286 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Himalayan Eco-system
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2286

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2016

## HIMALAYAN ECO-SYSTEM

## 2286. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

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

- (a) whether the government has launched a National Mission for sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system;
- (b) if so, the aims and objectives of the said Mission; and
- (c) the funds allocated and utilized so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) Yes, Sir. The Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology is implementing the National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system (NMSHE).
- (b) The National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system (NMSHE) is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) of the Government of India with the objective of enhancing the understanding of climate change, its likely impacts and  adaptation  action required for  the  Himalayan  Region  to  facilitate  formulation  of appropriate policy measures  and  time-bound  action  programmes  to  sustain  ecological resilience and to ensure the continued provisions of key ecosystem services in the Himalayas.
- (c) A total of Rs. 550 crores has been approved for NMSHE for the 12 th Five Year Plan of which a total amount of Rs. 12.56 crores has been utilised.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Working of Police Force
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2284.

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH    NOVEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 8, 1938 (SAKA)

WORKING OF POLICE FORCE

2284. SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of a study conducted by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) revealing that a majority of Indian Police Officers, especially below the rank of inspector face severe to  mild  fatigue  due  to  erratic  duty  hours,  extended  shift  duties,  sudden offset of emergency, lack of proper food etc; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard along with the remedial measures being taken to make the police force efficient?

ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)& (b) Yes, Madam. The Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D),  New  Delhi  under  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  recently conducted a research study on 'Fatigue in Police Personnel : Causes & Remedies'  in  collaboration  with  the  Post  Graduate  Institute  of  Medical Education  and  Research,  Dr.  Ram  Manohar  Lohia  Hospital,  New  Delhi. The research has been conducted to evaluate the prevalence of fatigue, its causes and effect on the work performance among police personnel.

The  research  study  report  has  already  been  circulated  to  all States/UTs/CAPFs/CPOs  with an advice to take remedial  measures suggested in the report.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Security to Government and Private Institutions
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARI MANJHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2280.

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH    NOVEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 8, 1938 (SAKA)

## SECURITY TO GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

†2280. SHRI HARI MANJHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  criteria  adopted  by  the  Government  to  provide  security  to  the Government and private institutions in the country;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  provided  security  cover  of  armed commandos  of  the  Central  Industrial  Security  Force  (CISF)  to  several private establishments;
- (c) if so, the details of such private establishments to which security has been provided through the CISF during each of the last two years and the current year; and
- (d)  the  other  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  security  to Government  and  private  establishments in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a): CISF  is  providing  security  to  the  establishments  of  Government, Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSU),  Joint  Ventures  (JVs)  and    Private Sector under the provision of CISF Act, 1968 (as amended vide Act No-22 of  2009).  While  full  fledged  CISF  security  is  provided  to  Government establishments, PSUs and JVs, CISF security is deployed only on Quick Reaction Team (QRT) pattern to the private establishments. QRTs act as a first responder in case of any terrorist/fidayeen attack.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2280 FOR 29.11.2016

b) & (c): Yes  Madam,  the  CISF  has  provided  security  cover  on  QRT pattern to Private sector establishments. Its  details are as under:-

|   Srl No | Name of Private Establishment                                      |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Infosys Technologies Bangalore, Karnataka.                         |
|        2 | Electronics City Bangalore, Karnataka.                             |
|        3 | Infosys Technologies Mysore, Karnataka.                            |
|        4 | Reliance Refinery & Petrochemical Complex (RIL) Jamnagar, Gujarat. |
|        5 | Infosys Technologies Ltd. Pune, Maharashtra.                       |
|        6 | Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd. (CGPL)Tunda, Mundra(Gujarat)            |
|        7 | Tata Steel Ltd. Kalinganagar, Jajpur, Odisha                       |
|        8 | Patanjali Food & Herbal Park Pvt Ltd. Haridwar, Uttrakhand.        |

(d): Central Security Agencies  review  the  security of the vital installations (Government and private) periodically and appropriate measures are taken to provide security to such establishments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Use of Polymer to Grow Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29/11/2016

## USE OF POLYMER TO GROW CROPS

## 2279.  SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k ,oa fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Indian origin winner of Google Science Fair Prize has successfully created a  low  cost  super  absorbent  polymer  made  out  of  waste products from  the juice manufacturing industry and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether this polymer is biodegradable and retain large amounts of water, keep soil moisture and improve crop growth without regular water supplements and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the  polymer  is  very  effective  in  drought  hit  areas  and  being  used  by  the farmers in Maharashtra and Telangana and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k ,oa fdlku dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

(SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a) It  is  reported  that  An  Indian  origin  South  African  has  won  'Google  Science  Fair Prize'  for  developing  a  low  cost  super  absorbent  polymer  from  orange  peel  containing polysaccharide.
- (b) Based on the preliminary studies, it is claimed that the polymer is biodegradable. It can absorb about 76% of water, retaining about 300 times its weight in liquid relative to its own mass and have beneficial effect on plant growth parameters.
- (c) Preliminary study also claims that there is likelihood of plants to sustain growth in drought  condition.  However,  no  systematic  studies  on  the  efficacy  of  this  polymer  on various crops and soil types in India have been reported.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2278 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: WEB portal for Crop Insurance
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2278

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## WEB PORTAL FOR CROP INSURANCE

2278. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to develop a web protal for all the States to provide  land  record  data  to  financial  institutions  to  bring  reforms  in  the  field  of  crop insurance;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  amend  the  premium  rates  of  Modified National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (MNAIS) to bring reforms in the crop insurance; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): As per provisions of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop  Insurance  Scheme  (WBCIS)  Government  has already  conceptualized  and  designed  a  web  portal  for  Crop  Insurance  (www.agriinsurance.gov.in)  to  integrate  all  the  stakeholders  viz.  farmers,  insurance  companies, financial  institutions  and  Government  agencies  on  single  IT  platform  to  ensure  better administration,  coordination,  transparency  and  for  getting  real  time  information  and better monitoring of the schemes. It is also proposed to eventually seed it with land records, as and when this data is available digitally.  The idea behind developing a web-based,  integrated  IT  solution  is  to  speed  up  service  delivery,  unify  fragmented databases, enable single viewing of data, eliminate manual processes and thus provide insurance  services  to  farmers  faster  than  before.    Based  on  the  provisions  of  the scheme detailed modalities/software are being develop in consultation with the different stakeholders.
- (c) & (d): Government has recently reviewed the erstwhile Crop Insurance Schemes including Modified National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (MNAIS) and introduced yield based  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY)  and  weather  index  based Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop  Insurance  Scheme  (WBCIS)  from  Kharif  2016  to provide  financial  support  to  farmers  suffering  crop  loss/damage  arising  out  of  natural calamities,  to  stabilize  the  income  of  farmers  etc.    Under  PMFBY  &  WBCIS,  the premium payable by farmers has been substantially reduced and simplified and there is one premium rate on pan-India basis for farmers which would be maximum 1.5%, 2% and 5% for all Rabi, Kharif and annual horticultural/commercial crops, respectively.
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