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Lok Sabha Question No. 3342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Upgradation of Hospitals on National Highways
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3342 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST, 2017

## UPGRADATION OF HOSPI TALS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

## 3342. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to upgrade the hospitals situated near the major ports to medical colleges and super speciality centres under public private pa tnership;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to upgrade the district hospitals/ medicalcolleges/ super speciality centres in the major districts of the country including in Bihar which are linked to number of national highways through State highways under public private partnership; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b): A committee on Re - development of Port Hospitals on Publ ic Private Partnership (PPP) basis has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Dr. Ved Prakash Mishra to sug the model for development of the Port hospitals on Public Private Partnership (PPP) basi Committee has submitted its report on 14.07.2 017 which has been forwarded to the all Major Ports  for  their  appraisal.  The  decision  to  develop  Port  Hospital  further  is  based  on policies of the Government and Medical Council of India's Guidelines.

- (c): No.
- ( d) : Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: PAN Cards
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: TATHAGATA SATPATHY, UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3341

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 4th

## August, 2017 13 SHRA VANA, 1939 (SAKA)

"PAN CARDS"

3341: SHRI TATHAGATA SATPATHY:

## DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of PAN cards issued in India aS on date;
- the percentage of PAN cards issued to individuals/Hindu undivided families;
- the percentage of these are held respectively by companies, trusts, societies and NGOs;
- the number of PAN cards that have been cancelled due to non-linkage of Aadhaar card; and
- note of a in  pension payment since the implementation of Aadhaar and if the details thereof? drop

## ANSWER

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

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- (a) As on 31.07.2017, 32,68,25,653 Permanent Account Numbers (PANs) have been issued.
- (b) & (c) Desired information is aS under:

| Status                      |   No. of PANs allotted | Percentage   |
|-----------------------------|------------------------|--------------|
| Individual                  |              317839715 | 97.25        |
| Firm                        |                3865443 | 1.18         |
| Hindu Undivided Family      |                1887435 | 0.58         |
| Company                     |                1534158 | 0.47         |
| Association f Persons       |                 845797 | 0.26         |
| Trust                       |                 710354 | 0.22         |
| Body of Individuals         |                  49499 | 0.02         |
| Local Authority             |                  48968 | 0.01         |
| Artificial Juridical Person |                  33786 | 0.01         |
| Government                  |                  10498 | 0.00         |
| Total                       |              326825653 |              |

Information in the names of NGOs' / Societies is not maintained in PAN database.

- Till date, no PAN card has been cancelled due to non-linkage of Aadhaar.
- In this regard, no information is maintained in Central Board of Direct Taxes. However; as  informed by Central Pension   Accounting Office   (Department of Expenditure; Ministry of Finance) and National Social Assistance Programme (Ministry of Rural Development), no in pension payment since the implementation of Aadhaar has been noticed. drop
Lok Sabha Question No. 3340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Recommendations by National Commission for Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3340

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2017

## RECOMMENDATIONS BY NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR WOMEN

## 3340.           SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a)                  whether  the  National  Commission  for  Women  has  recommended  to  improve  the condition of widows in the country;
- (b)                if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)              the  fresh  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  formulate  directions  and  also  its implementation for improving the condition of widows in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a) to (c) National  Commission  for  Women,  on  the  directions  of  Hon'ble  Supreme Court in WP(C) No. 659 of 2007 has prepared a report on the Status of Widows in Swadhar  Homes  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttrakhand,  West  Bengal  and  Odisha  and submitted  the  same  before  the  Hon'ble  Court.  The  matter  is  sub  judice  in  the Hon'ble  Supreme  Court.  Any  action  can  only  be  initiated  after  the  case  is  finally decided in the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Food Testing Laboratories
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, REKHA ARUN VERMA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3339 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST , 2017

## FOOD TESTING LABORAT ORIES

## 3339. SHRI D.S. RATHOD: SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

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

- (a) the number of food testing laboratories in the country;
- (b) whether the Government is planning to set up the International Standards for Food T Laboratory in all the States of the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  a  minimum  quality  standards  and  testing  has  been  prescribed  for  imported products; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a):          At  present,  there    are  219  Food  Testing  Laboratories  [72  labs  functioning  u State/Union  Territories; 131  National  Accreditation  Board  for  Testing  and  Calibration Laboratories (NABL) accredited private laboratories and 16 Referral Laboratories notified Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)] in the country under the Food Safety and S tandards (FSS) Act, 2006, Rules and Regulations made thereunder.
- (b) & (c):   A  Scheme titled 'Strengthening of Food Testing System in the Country Including Provision of Mobile Food Testing Labs' has been rolled out by FSSAI with an outlay of Rs. 481.95Crore for the  period 2016 - 17 to 2018 - 19. Under one of the component of scheme, the State  Food  Testing  Laboratories  are  under  obligation  to  attain  the  NABL  Accreditation International  Standards Organisation  Accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025:2005)
- (d) &(e):   Imported food products are required to conform to the standards prescribed un FSS Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: FSSAI Standards and Logo
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3338 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST , 2017

## FSSAI STANDARDS AND LOGO

## 3338. SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) released a set of st and a logo, if so, the details thereof;
- ( b) whether it has also focussed on awareness a nd consensus - building, if so, the details thereof and progress made;
- (c) whether FSSAI is working with small local flour suppliers to add premixed micronutr and spreading awareness among consumers to opt for fortified staples, if so, the details t eof;
- (d) whether FSSAI has decided not to interfere in pricing, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether some States are fortifying their foods products, if so, the details thereof the reasons therefor?

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

- (a): The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has operationalised draft Food Safety and Standards (Fortification of Foods) Regulations, 2016 on 16.10.2016 that i standards for fortified food articles namely, wheat flour, rice, milk, edible  oil   and salt. A 'logo' to promote fortified food articles listed under t he regulations has also been  introduced.
- (b) & (c): FSSAI has established Food Fortification Resource Centre (FFRC) in collaborati with stakeholders to promote large - scale fortification of food and to nudge and facilitate fo businesses in this ef fort. FSSAI through FFRC is also undertaking activities related to consum awareness, consensus building etc. to promote fortified food articles.
- (d): Pricing of the food products does not come under the purview of the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006 and FSSAI.
- (e): The  Draft  Food  Safety  and  Standards  (Fortification  of  Foods)  Regulations,  2016 voluntary in nature.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Problem of Malnutrition
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3337 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST , 2017

## PROBLEM OF MALNUTRIT ION

## 3337. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether there is a rise in the number of men and women having low Body Mass Index (BM in the country if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the names of foodgrains being made available to the poor under the national food scheme;
- (c) whether the Government propose to formulate any scheme to make available pulses, oil protein  rich  foodgrains  to  the  poor  for  nutrition  in  order  to  eradicate  malnutrition country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a):      No.
- (b) to (d):      Under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), coarse grains, wheat and ri distributed  through  the  Targeted  Public  Distribution  System.    Pulses  and  edible  oils included under NFSA.  However, some States are distributing additional it ems including pulses and edible oils through PDS out of their own resources.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3336 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: CGHS Facilities  to CAPF
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh,Aujla

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3336 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST , 2017

## CGHS FACILITIES TO C APF

## 3336. SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has plans to extend the CGHS facilities to Central Armed Po Force employees and retirees of important Cities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) wheth er the Government has empanelled hospitals in the scheme especially in the border areas of the country like Amritsar; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) & (b): The employees and pensioners of Central Armed Police Forces are already eligib for CGHS facilities at par with other Central Government employees and pensioners.

Additionally ,dependent family members of CAPF personnel who are transferred from CGHS  covered  cities  to  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and  LWE  affected  areas  and  stay  back  in  their previous place of posting in a CGHS covered city or any other CGHS covered city are eli for CGHS facilities.

- (c) & (d): CGHS empanels hospitals  only in CGHS covered cities.  Amritsar is not covered under CGHS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Indian Workers Abroad
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

- (a) whether the amount earned by the Indian working in foreign countries has gone up by 68.6 per cent during the last year; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, country-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b):  The amount sent by the Indian workers in foreign countries by way of remittances reflected in private transfers as recorded in India's balance of payments statistics is given in table 1:

Table 1: Remittances (Private Transfers) received by India

| Year                                         | (US$ billion)                                | (Growth Rate)                                |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15                                      | 69.8                                         | 0.3                                          |
| 2015-16                                      | 65.6                                         | -6.1                                         |
| 2016-17                                      | 61.3                                         | -6.5                                         |
| Source: Balance of payments statistics, RBI. | Source: Balance of payments statistics, RBI. | Source: Balance of payments statistics, RBI. |

Country-wise remittances are not available on balance of payments basis. However, the top ten remittances sending countries to India in 2015 as per the World Bank estimates are given in table 2.

Table 2: Top Ten Remittances Sending Countries to India in 2015

| Rank   | Countries                |   US$ billion |
|--------|--------------------------|---------------|
| 1      | United Arab Emirates     |          13.7 |
| 2      | United States            |          11.7 |
| 3      | Saudi Arabia             |          11.3 |
| 4      | Kuwait                   |           4.7 |
| 5      | Qatar                    |           4.3 |
| 6      | United Kingdom           |           3.9 |
| 7      | Oman                     |           3.3 |
| 8      | Canada                   |           2.9 |
| 9      | Nepal                    |           2.9 |
| 10     | Australia                |           1.9 |
|        | Total (including others) |          68.9 |

Source: World Bank Remittances Database.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3331 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Economic Indices
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA, A.T. (NANA) PATIL

- (a) whether the Government has revised the base year of Indian Wholesale Price Index (WPI) from 200405 to 2011-12;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor along with the features of the new series of WPI and the major conceptual difference between WPI 2004-05 with WPI 2011-12; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to modernise India's data collection methods and also the way it calculate various economic indices?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The Government has revised the base year of All-India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) from 200405  to  2011-12.  The  revision  of  the  base  year  of  the  macroeconomic  indicators  is  a  regular  exercise  to capture structural changes in the economy and to improve the quality, coverage and representativeness of the  indices.    The  base  year  revision  of  WPI  has  aligned  the  series  with  the  base  year  of  other macroeconomic indicators such as the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Index of Industrial Production (IIP).  The new series of WPI has the following salient features and improvements over the old series:

-  The revised basket of WPI and its weighting structure conform to the structure of economy in 2011-12.
-  The number of items in the basket has increased from 676 to 697 and the number of price quotations has increased from 5482 to 8331.
-  New series of WPI does not include indirect taxes. This is in consonance with international practices and will make the new WPI conceptually closer to Producer Price Index.
-  A new 'Food Index' is compiled to capture the inflation in food items.
-  Seasonality of fruits and vegetables has been updated to account for more months as they are now available for longer duration.
-  Item level aggregates for new WPI are compiled using Geometric Mean (GM) instead of Arithmetic Mean.

(c)  The  Government  has  modernized  the  data  collection  methods  by  adopting  international  norms  and global best practices such as submission of data online through web portals, use of computer assisted personal interviewing methods etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Fast Track Panels
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: DHARAM VIRA GANDHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3330 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4th AUGUST  2017

(13 SHRAVANA  SAKA 1939)

## Fast Track Panels

## 3330, SHRI DHARAM VIRA:

## Will the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased  to state

- (a) Whether the Government plans to introduce a system of Fast Track Panels for all the foreign companies  and investors;
- (c) The extent to which such systems and panels smoothen the way out for the international  firms when it comes to policy  restrictions  and regulations;
- (b) lf so, the details  thereof;
- (d) Whether the Government also plans to establish  a mechanism whereby the long terms effects of such a system can be analyzed and then modified,  and
- (e) lf so, the details  thereof?

## ANSWER Minister of State (Finance)  (Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal)

- (a) to (e) To expedite disposal of foreign investment proposals, Government has abolished the Foreign  lnvestment Promotion Board (FIPB). All foreign investment proposals will now be processed  by the Administrative  Ministries  / Departments  as per extant Foreign  Direct lnvestment (FDl) Policy and in accordance  with the Standard Operating Procedure  (SoP) devised by the Department of lndustrial Policy & Promotion, which is available  at www.fipb.oov.in. The Government has put in place a robust FDI Policy which is reviewed from time to time to make lndia a favourable destination for investment.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Mines Counter Measure Vessels
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3329

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 TH  AUGUST, 2017

## MINES COUNTER MEASURE VESSELS

3329.  SHRI  A.T. NANA PATIL:

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

- (a) the  present  number  of  Mines  Counter  Measure  Vessel  (MCMVs)  with  Indian Navy vis-a-vis the operational requirement of Indian Navy for MCMV;
- (b) the present status of the project for construction of MCMVs; and
- (c) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (c): The  Indian  Navy  presently  has  adequate  number  of  Mine

Counter measure Vessels (MCMVs) to protect Indian Maritime Zone.  The Government  has  further  granted Acceptance  of Necessity (AoN)  for procurement  of  more  no.  of  MCMVs  to  ensure  that  the  operational requirements of Indian Navy are met as per Maritime Capability Perspective Plan 2012-2027.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3328 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Inclusion of Course on De-addiction
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SADHU SINGH

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3328 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST , 2017

## INCLUSION OF COURSE ON DE - ADDICTION

## 3328. PROF. SADHU SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  start  a  course  on  de - addiction  as  a  part  of  MBBS curriculum;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to conver t drug rehabilitation centres into treatment clinics; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) & (b):       No.
- (c) &(d):      There is no proposal to convert the de -addiction centres established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India to clinics. However, the Ministry th the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi ,is currently implementing a  scheme  called  'Establishing  Drug  Treatment  Clinics  (DTCs)'.  Under  this  central  sector scheme,  Government  hospitals  are  supported  to  establish  and  run  outpatient  clinics provide  comprehensive  medical  and  psycho - social  trea tment  to  people  affected  by  drug addiction.  The  list  of  Government  Hospitals  where  the  DTCs  are  currently  functional Annexure .

## ANNEXURE

1. Seth Dhurmal Bajaj, KEM Orthopedic Centre, Mumbai.
2. Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, Manip ur.
3. Civil Hospital, Bhatinda , Punjab.
4. Civil Hospital, Kapurthala, Punjab.
5. Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana.
6. King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
7. New Hospital, Medical College Campus, Kota, Rajasthan.
8. District Hospital, Thoubal, Manipur.
9. District Hospital, Churachandpur, Manipur.
10. 10.District Hospital, Bishnupur, Manipur.
11. 11.Kotla Mubarakpur (AIIMS), New Delhi.
12. 12.Rajawadi Peripheral Hospital, Mumbai.
13. 13.Bhardawadi, Munical Drug De - addiction Centre, Mumbai.
14. 14.Civil Hospital, Osmanabad, Maharasht ra.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 3327 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-04
Subject: Centchroman
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: BHARATENDRA SINGH, BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL, DHARAM VIRA GANDHI, GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3327 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST , 2017

## CENTCHROMAN

## 3327. KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL:

SHRI DHARAM VIRA:

SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT:

DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

SHRI HARISH MEENA:

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

- (a) whether the procurement of Centchroman under the name Chaya (additional contraceptive) as mentioned in Mission Parivar Vikas Programme document has been secured by the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) & (b):      Yes,  Centchroman under the name  of Chaya has been procured and supplied states.

- ( c):       Does not arise.

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