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Lok Sabha Question No. 1452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Godowns in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1452

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  JULY, 2017

## GODOWNS IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 1452.   SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of godowns of the Food Corporation of India are not functioning properly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to make such godowns functional?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a)& (b)   Yes  Madam,  Out  of  48  covered  godowns  having  a  capacity  of  13.74 LMT, available in the region,  following three godowns  are not functional:-

| Name of godown   |   Capacity (in MT) | Reason                              | Present status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| FSD Roza         |              50000 | Industrial dispute under litigation | 1:- ID-K:37 (M02)/2017 in Dy. Labour commissioner (Kanpur). 2:- 36/2016 in Central Govt. Industrial Tribunal 3:- K:7(05)/2016 in Dy. Labour Commissioner (Kanpur)                                                                                                          |
| FSD Khurja       |              16100 | Industrial dispute under litigation | 1-WP:10367/2017 2- WP: 3370/2017 3- WP: 194/1996. All the above WPs are pending in Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad                                                                                                                                                         |
| FSD Kwarsi       |              12500 | Not storage worthy                  | There was long pending dispute with labour and also a court case. So the depot was closed. Further the depot is within the main and thickly populated area of the city and its approach road is very narrow. The matter is pending before Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad. |

- (c): All Court cases are being pursued  by FCI on regular basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Production of Pulses in Gujarat
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1450 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2017

## PRODUCTION OF PULSES IN GUJARAT

1450.  SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any scheme to increase the production of pulses in Gujarat;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the work undertaken for the purpose and number of people benefited therefrom till date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

(a) to (c): Yes,  Madam.  In  order  to  increase  the  production  and  productivity  of  pulses, National Food Security Mission - Pulses (NFSM-Pulses) is being implemented in the country including  Gujarat  since  2007-08.  This  programme  was  implemented  as  100  %  central assistance from 2007-08 to 2014-15. From 2015-16 onwards financial sharing pattern is 60: 40 between central and state government.

The  interventions  covered  under  NFSM-Pulses  include  cluster  demonstrations  on improved  package  of  practices,  demonstration  on  cropping  system,  cropping  system  based training farmers, seed distribution of high yielding varieties & hybrids, manual sprayer, power sprayer, tractor mounted sprayer, chiseller (deep ploughing), water carrying pipes, mobile rain gun, sprinkler set, pump set (up to 10 HP), seed drill, zero till seed drill, multi crop planter, zero till multi crop planter, ridge furrow planter, rotavator, multi crop thresher, laser land leveler, plant protection chemicals and bio pesticides, weedicides, gypsum/phospho gypsum, bio fertilizers, micro nutrients and local initiatives suited to the states. All categories of farmers including SC, ST, small, marginal and women farmers are benefited under the programme.

Besides, new initiatives like distribution of pulses seed mini kits of newer varieties free of cost  to  the  farmers,  production  of  quality  seed,  creation  of  seed  hubs  at  SAUs  and  KVKs, cluster  front  line  demonstrations  by  KVKs,  enhancing  breeder  seed  production  at  ICAR Institutes and SAUs have been included under NFSM-Pulses since 2016-17.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Trade of Domestic Animals
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1449 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2017

## Trade of Domestic Animals

## 1449. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to control trade of domestic animals which is mushrooming with little or no accountability;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the  Government has taken steps to put in  place  a  regulatory  set  up  for trade in domestic animals and to define the requirement of places where domestic animals could be kept in shops in order to save such animals from cruelty; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) &  (b) No Sir.
- (c ) & (d) Government has notified the draft Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop) Rules, 2016 on 16.12.2016 inviting public comments. These rules have been notified for regulating the pet shops for preventing any cruelty on animals kept in pet shops. The Rules also include provision for space requirement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Vision Document for Zoos
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1448

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2017

## Vision Document for Zoos

## 1448. SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

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

- (a) the number of zoos in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has finalised any vision document for the development of zoos / bird sanctuaries in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) Sir,  there  are  168  zoos  in  the  country  that  are  recognised  by  the  Central  Zoo Authority under Section 38H(1) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- (b)& (c) Yes Sir. For zoos, the Central Zoo Authority has vision document titled 'Vision 2020' for ex-situ Conservation, Planning and Improvement of Zoos in the country for period 2010 to 2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Agricultural Growth Rate
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KIRRON KHER

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1447

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2017

## AGRICULTURAL GROWTH RATE

1447.  SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the agricultural growth rate came down to 5.2 percent from 6.9 percent in the first quarter of the current year; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise  including  Punjab,  Haryana,  Chandigarh  and Madhya Pradesh ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a): No,  Madam.  However,  for  the  third  and  fourth  quarter  of  2016-17  the  growth  rate  of Gross Value Added for Agriculture, forestry and fishing sector at constant (2011-12 prices) are 6.9 and 5.2 percent respectively, as per the Provisional estimates of Annual National Income, 2016-17  and  Quarterly  estimates  of  GDP  for  the  fourth  Quarter  (Q4)  of  2016-17  (latest available)  released  by  Central  Statistics  Office  (CSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  &  Programme Implementation (MOS&PI).
- (b): State/UT-wise quarterly estimates are not complied by Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoS&PI).
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Reservation for SCs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1444

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2017/ SHRAVANA 3, 1939 (SAKA)

RESERVATION FOR SCS

1444. DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has received any proposal from the Department  of  SC/ST/OBC  &  Minorities  and  Department  of  Services, Government of NCT of Delhi based on the Central Information Commission order  dated  21.9.2016  to  increase  proportion  of  reservation  for  SCs  in posts under the Government of NCT of Delhi; and

(b) if so, the time by which such proposal is likely to be implemented?

ANSWER

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

(a) and  (b):  No  Madam.    The  Department  for  the  Welfare  of  SC/ST/OBC, Government  of  NCT  of  Delhi  has  informed  that  as  per  the  Business Allocation  Rules,  the  subject  matter  falls  under  the  ambit  of  Services Department  of  GNCTD  and  the  Services  Department  of  GNCTD  has informed that the department has not moved any proposal based on the Central Information Commission  order  dated 21.09.2016 to increase proportion of reservation for SCs in posts under the Government of NCT of Delhi.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Electric Buses
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1442 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2017

## Electric Buses

## 1442. SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to build electric buses for battling pollution in the metro cities of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  number  of  electric  buses  manufactured  by  the  public  sector  companies  during  the  last three years in the country, company-wise;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to give certain exemptions to augment the  hybrid / electric bus manufacturing in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF  HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI  BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): Nil. No Public Sector Undertaking is manufacturing electric bus.
- (c) & (d): Under FAME India Scheme of the Government, demand incentive is being extended for the hybrid buses as per details given in Table 5   and  Table  6   under   Annexure 13  of   the   Scheme ,  which  is    available   at    Department   of   Heavy   Industry's     website [www.dhi.nic.in].

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Chemicals and Petrochemicals Sector
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1441

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2017

## Chemicals and Petrochemicals Sector

## 1441:   SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:-

- a) whether the 'Make in India' initiative has facilitated the growth of the Chemicals and Petrochemicals sector in the country;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) whether this sector is increasingly attracting FDI continuously and if so, the details thereof;
- d) the  reasons for  India's  dependence  on  imports  to  meet  its  needs  for chemicals; and
- e) the  names of  the  States  registering  the  highest  growth  in  this  sector form 2014 to March, 2017?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  OF  CHEMICALS  AND  FERTILIZERS,  SHIPPING,  ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a)   to (b) The various activities under 'Make in India' for growth of Chemicals and Petrochemicals sector such as review of 'Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment  Regions  (PCPIR)  Policy',  commissioning  of  Anchor  Tenant  Projects  at Dahej,  Gujarat  (ONGC  Petro  Additions  Ltd)  and  Paradeep,  Odisha  (Indian  Oil Corporation Ltd.) to provide raw material to downstream  units, approval of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Gujarat PCPIR, skill training to 2.0 lakhs manpower for Polymer and allied industry till 2018, setting up of sixteen new Central Institute of Plastics and Engineering Technology (CIPET) centres from 2014 to 2019 were undertaken in line with 'Make in India' programme.

- (c) In  Chemical  and  Petrochemical  sector  FDI  is  permitted  up  to  100%  on  the automatic route.  The FDI equity inflow in Chemicals (other than Fertilizers) during the last three year is as under:
- (d) The Chemicals & Petrochemicals sector is de-licensed and de-regulated. The units in the private sector are set up depending on the techno economic feasibility, feedstock/raw  material  availability  and  global  demand  &  supply  scenario.  The various feedstock/raw material chemicals are also imported for further value addition in the manufacturing chain.
- (e) The D/o Chemicals & Petrochemicals is monitoring production data of select large  and  medium units in the Chemical and Petrochemical sector. The  maximum numbers of these units are in the order of Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu.

| Year    |   Rs. In crore |
|---------|----------------|
| 2014-15 |           4658 |
| 2015-16 |           9664 |
| 2016-17 |           9397 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Elephant Zone
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: LAXMAN GILUWA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1440

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2017

## Elephant Zone

## 1440.  SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

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

- (a) the details of the efforts made by the Government to set up elephant zone in Singhbhum area of Jharkhand;
- (b) the success achieved by the Government in this regard so far; and
- (c) the time by which elephant zone is likely to be set up in Singhbhum area of Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) to (c) Singhbhum elephant reserve, covering 4529.90 Sq.Km area, has been notified by the Government of Jharkhand, vide notification dated 26.09.2001.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Duping Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1437

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2017/ SHRAVANA 3, 1939 (SAKA)

DUPING CASES

1437. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cases of duping crores of rupees by adopting fraudulent means from the common man which came to light during the last  three years, Statewise;

(b) the number of crooks arrested and imprisoned in this regard during the said period, State-wise; and

(c) the amount of money recovered from these crooks and returned back to the  victims  and  the  amount  yet  to  be  recovered  during  the  said  period, State-wise?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): National  Crime  Records  Bureau  does  not  maintain  data  on duping cases.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Development of Bio-Secure Brood Bank
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1436 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25/07/2017

## DEVELOPMENT OF BIO-SECURE BROOD BANK

## 1436.  SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

## Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Central  Marine  Fisheries  Research  Institute  (CMFRI)  proposes  to develop  a  bio-secure  brood  bank  for  high  value  fin  fish  breeding  and  seed  production programme;

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

(c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  open  sea  cage  farming  across maritime States to boost fish production of the country?

## A N S W E R

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

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a) & (b): The  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  -  Central  Marine  Fisheries Research  Institute  (ICAR-CMFRI)  has  proposed  to  establish  bio-secure  brood  bank  for cobia ( Rachycenron canadum ) and silver pompano ( Trachinotus blochii ) at its Mandapam Regional Centre and Vizhinjam Research Centre with financial support of the Department of  Animal  Husbandry,  Dairying  and  Fisheries  (DADF),  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and Farmers' Welfare, Government of India.

- (c) The steps taken by the Government to promote open sea cage farming are;
-  The ICAR-CMFRI is providing technical know-how and training to the farmers for establishing cage farms.  Further, under the Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) component, the institute is providing cages, seed and feed as inputs to the farmers.

-  The  DADF  is  providing  50%  subsidy  to  the  maritime  states  for  open  sea  cage farming under their Central Sector Scheme  on  Blue  Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries having a component on 'Open sea cage culture'.
-  The National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Ministry of Earth Sciences has designed  9  m.  diameter  cages  with  multi-point  mooring  system,  customized  to withstand the Indian high sea condition.
-  The  Rajiv  Gandhi  Centre  for  Aquaculture  (RGCA)  under  the  Marine  Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has established sea cage farming facilities for demonstration and dissemination of cage aquaculture technology to the farmers and for broodstock development of high value marine finfish species.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1435 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Elephant Census
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: K. GOPAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1435

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2017

## Elephant Census

## 1435. DR. K. GOPAL:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  four  States  have  decided  to  conduct  a  synchronized  elephant census;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether these four States together have the maximum number of human elephant conflict prone regions in the country;
- (d) whether it is also true that the Government had asked other States to conduct the census of elephants; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) to (e) The All  India  Synchronized  Elephant  Population  estimation,  2017 is  under  process and the results of the estimation is not compiled so far.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: MoU to Counter Smuggling of Fake Currency
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1434

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25TH JULY, 2017 / SHRAVANA 3, 1939 (SAKA)

MOU TO COUNTER SMUGGLING OF FAKE CURRENCY

1434. SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has signed several Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with many countries to prevent and counter smuggling and circulation of fake currency;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether signing of Memorandum of Understanding has yielded the desired results;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

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

(a)    to  (e):    A  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  was signed between the Government  of  the  Republic  of  India  and  the  Government  of  the  People's Republic  of Bangladesh on 06.06.2015 to prevent and counter smuggling and circulation of fake currency notes. Meetings of the Joint Task Force are held under the mandate of the said MoU. A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) has been  signed  during  the  meeting  held  in  February,  2016.    The  exchange  of information  in  some  FICN  cases  has  taken  place  with  Bangladesh  after  the signing of the MoU.

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