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Lok Sabha Question No. 4970 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Impact on Industry Post Demonetisation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA, ANTO  ANTONY, PREM DAS RAI

- (a) the contribution of the Industrial Sector in the country's GDP during the last three years and  the current year;
- (b)  whether  the  demonetisation  has  adversely  impacted  the  industry,  exports/imports sectors thereby affecting the country's GDP growth rate, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  complaints  have  been  received  from  said  stakeholders  regarding  liquidity crunch; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and steps taken to mitigate the concerns of industry?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The contribution of the industrial sector in the country's Gross Value Added (GVA) at current basic prices was 30.8 per cent in 2013-14, 30.0 per cent in 2014-15 and 29.7 per  cent  in  2015-16.    As  per  the  latest  figure  released  by  CSO,  the  contribution  of industrial sector is 29.4 per cent during April-September, 2016-17.
- (b) There is no reliable macroeconomic information on the impact of demonetisation on the industry, exports/imports sectors thereby affecting the country's GDP growth rate.
- (c) & (d) The Government has received feedbacks from industry and trade associations. The industry and trade groups have extended their support towards the demonetisation move but have raised their concerns about small traders and mandi traders. In order to mitigate  their  problem  of  liquidity  crunch,  the  central  government  has  taken  several measures. Traders with current/overdrafts/cash credit accounts, which are operational for  the  last  three  months  or  more,  may  now  withdraw  upto Rs. 50,000/- in  cash,  in  a week.  Traders  registered  with  APMC  markets/mandis  are  permitted  to  draw  upto Rs. 50,000/- per week in cash from their KYC compliant accounts as in the case of business entities.  This  will  enable  these  traders  to  pay  wages  and  facilitate  easy  loading, unloading and other activities at the mandis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4969 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Swachh Bharat Cess
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4969

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 16 TH    DECEMBER, 2016 AGRAHAYANA 25, 1938 (SAKA)

## SWACHH BHARAT CESS

†4969. SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  continue  the  Swachh  Bharat  Cess  for  a long period of time and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the amount of revenue collected therefrom is to be part of the divisible pool of funds and if so, the details thereof along with the States/UTs share therein?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Swachh Bharat Cess is levied and collected for the purposes of financing and  promoting  Swachh  Bharat  initiatives  or  for  any  other  purpose  relating thereto. As such, no time frame can be provided with regard to its continuance.

(b): No Madam, the amount of revenue collected therefrom is not part of the divisible pool of funds. However, the proceeds collected through the cess are allocated to States/UTs for Swachh Bharat initiatives.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: PMJDY Account
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SEETARAM AJMEERA NAIK, T.G. VENKATESH BABU

- (a) Madam\_ No,
- (b) and (c) No Madam. Under Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), accountholder is eligible for an Overdraft (OD) facility of upto Rs.5000/after six months of satisfactory performance of saving/credit history. Upto 02.12.2016, 23.63 lakh account holders have availed overdraft facility with disbursement of Rs.315.22 crore

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4968

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16th DECEMBER, 2016 (FRIDAYVAGRAHAYANA 25, 1938 (SAKA)

## PMJDY Account

4968\_ PROF A.SR. NAIK:

SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal to convert Prime Minister Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts into  full-fledged  savings accounts to prevent the   misuses of PMJDY accounts and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the banks are refusing to issue loans for PMJDY account holders and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## Answer

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)
Lok Sabha Question No. 4965 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Health Hazards of Sanitary Wastes
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4965 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER , 2016

## HEALTH HAZARDS OF SA NITARY WASTES

## 4965. DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU:

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

- (a) whether sanitary waste/napkins such as baby napkins, adult napkins and sanitary pads pose environmental threat when thrown in the dustbin and can cause infections;
- (b) whether commercial sanitary napkins contain chemicals like acetone and styrene, which is related to the increase in th cidence of menstrual cramps, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the necessary steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a): No study has been conducted on the environmental threat posed or infections caused disposal of sanitary napkins. The sanitary waste/ napkins/pads are often synthetic and thus tak several years to decompose.  This burden adds to the environmental hazards.
- (b) : No studies in scientific journals address this issue.

Source: ICMR, MoEFCC

Source: ICMR

- (c): Government  has  shown  its  concern  towards  the  improvement  in  menstr ual  health  and hygiene of the women and is promoting provision of vending machines for the sanitary napk As per Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, the sanitary waste like diapers, sanitary pads should be disposed off in the pouches provided by t he manufacturers or brand owners or in a suitable  wrapping  material  and  discard  the  same  in  the  bin  meant  for  dry  waste/non -degradable waste.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4963 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Mortality Rate of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4963 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER , 2016

## MORTALITY RATE OF PN EUMONIA AND DIARRHOEA

## 4963. SHRI JOSE K. MANI:

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

(a) whether the country has a high mortality rate due to Pneumonia and Diarrhoea, if so, the necessary steps taken by the Government in this regard;

(b)  whether  India  is  lagging  behind in the  use  of  pneumococcal  conjugate  vaccines in  its  routine immunisation  programmes  to improve  the  health  and  reduce hospitalisation  due  to  pneumonia  and diarrhoea; and

(c) if so, the punitive measures taken in this regard?

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

(a): Yes. As per Registrar General of India report (2010 - 13), 17.1% of deaths in children in the age group 0 -4 years are estimated to take place due to pneumo nia and 8.6% deaths due to diarrhoea.

Government of India, under National Health Mission, is undertaking following interventions prevention and control of Pneumonia and Diarrhoea among children:

- Promotion of infant and young child feeding practices to prevent onset of malnutrition,
- Vitamin A supplementation,
- Immunization programme for prevention of common diseases causing pneumonia and diarrhoea and these diseases are diphtheria, pertusis, measles, Hib and rotavirus disease.
- Community health work ers and facility based health service providers are trained in the managem of diarrhoea and pneumonia through the IMNCI (Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illnesses) programme across the country
- Promoting use of Zinc and ORS is one of the priority activities for child survival. Oral Rehydration Salt (ORS) packets and zinc tablets are made available free of cost and mothers are taught how them.
- Promotion of hand washing and personal hygiene through IEC activities etc.
- Antibiotics for treatment of pneumonia and dysentery are made available through the public heal system.

(b) & (c): No.  India  is  not  lagging  behind  in  the  use  of  pneumonia  vaccines  in  routi immunization:

- India introduced Hib conjugate vaccine, as Pentavalent vaccine, in 2011 in a phased manner and expanded across the entire country by December 2015. Hib vaccine prevents pneumonia caused b Hemophilus influenza b, and is given as three doses at 6 weeks, 10 weeks and 14 weeks of ag child.
- Two  doses  of  measl es  vaccine  are  given  under  routine  immunization  to  prevent  pneumonia occurring as a result of complication of measles disease.

Rotavirus  vaccine  was  introduced  in  2016  in  four  states  (Andhra  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Harya Himachal Pradesh) to reduce rotavirus d iarrhea.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4962 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: NHM Health Statistics Portal
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4962 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER , 2016

## NHM HEALTH STATISTIC S PORTAL

## 4962. SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

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

- (a) the status of implementation of National Health Mission (NHM) Health Statistics Portal;
- (b) whether through this portal Government is able to capture the quality data completely on real - time basis; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (c): Health  Management  Information  System  (HMIS)  is  a  web - based  system  under NHM that has been pu t in place by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to monitor its hea programmes and provide key inputs for policy formulation and interventions. At present, a 2 lakhs facilities, across all districts in the country are reporting facility wise da a directly on HMIS portal.

HMIS captures service delivery data mostly for Reproductive and Child Health (RCH indicators  on  monthly  basis,  infrastructure  data  on  annual  basis  and  training  data  o officials  on  quarterly  basis.  For  ensuring  quality of  data  on  HMIS  portal,  system  for  doing verification, comparison, validation, scrutiny, feedback exercise and inspection drill i and is also available for all States/UTs.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Review of Ordnance Factories
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4961

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## REVIEW OF ORDNANCE FACTORIES

4961.  SHRI  KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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

- (a) whether  any  review  has  been  made  regarding  the  performance  of  ordnance factories by the Ordnance Factory Board;
- (b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  improving  the  performance  of  these ordnance factories;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  financial  autonomy  to  them  for expediting the decision making process by the ordnance factories; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

( डा . सुभाष भामरे )

(a) to (c): Yes,  Madam.    Performance  of  Ordnance  Factories  is  being regularly reviewed by Ordnance Factory Board and the Ministry.  Some of the major steps taken in this regard are as follows:

- (i) Modernization of Ordnance Factories to keep pace with the latest technology  and  to  maintain  the  production  capacity  in  tandem with  the  requirement  of  Armed  Forces.    As  compared  to  an expenditure  of  Rs.  2927  crore  in  the  11 th Plan,  already  an expenditure of Rs. 4239 crore has been incurred during the first four year (2012-16) of the 12 th Plan.  In 2016-17, an expenditure of Rs. 116.67 crore is envisaged.

- (ii)
- (iii)
- (iv)

## :  2  :

To  improve  upon  the  production  planning  in  Ordnance  Factory Board (OFB), Army has started placing 5 years roll-on indents for ammunition items. Quality Audit Group (QAG) have been formed at 10 centres as an independent authority for giving impetus to and ensuring quality in Ordnance Factories. 13  Ordnance  Development  Centres  (ODCs)  with  identified  core technologies have been created to take up product development and improvement in core product areas.

(d) & (e): In  order  to  provide  greater  autonomy  and  expedite  decision making process, Ministry has delegated financial powers towards procurement of Stores and Plant & Machinery to Ordnance Factory Board.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4960 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Violence against Doctors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: TATHAGATA SATPATHY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4960 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER , 2016

## VIOLENCE AGAINST DOC TORS

## 4960. SHRI TATHAGATA SATPATHY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that violence against doctors and medical institutions by attendants and consulting patients is on the rise, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether the Government proposes to issue directives or pass stringent legislation to curb this menace, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons theref r;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has received  any  representation  in  this  regard, if  so,  the  detai ls thereof; and
- (d) the response of the Government thereon?

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

- (a) to (d): Since Health is a State subject, no such information is maintained centrally It is the responsibility of the respective State Government/ Union Territories to take action regard.

In so far as the three Central Government Hospitals in Delhi viz. Safdarjung Hosp Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals are  concerned, as  and  when  such  incidence  take s place,  immediate  action  is  taken  by  the respective Hospital Administration including lodging of complaints with the police depending on case to case basis. Such corrective step s are taken in the larger interest of smooth functionin of the Hospitals.

There is a law 'Prevention of violence and damage of Property Act, 2008' which protect the right of patients, doctors and hospital property.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Growth of Corporate Sector
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4959 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 16TH DECEMBER, 2016 [AGRAHAYANA 25, 1938 (SAKA)]

## GROWTH OF CORPORATE SECTOR QUESTION

4959. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a)   the details of growth made by Indian corporate sector during the last three years and the current year;
- (b)  whether  the  Indian  corporate  sector  has  played  role  in  reducing unemployment in the country;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the steps taken by the Government to promote growth of corporate sector?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS           (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL) कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री अर्जुन राम मेघवाल )

- (a):  The  growth  of  Indian  corporate  sector  in  terms  of  number  of  active companies for the financial year 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16  and 2016-17( up to 30.11.2016) is at Annex - I.
- (b) & (c): The impact of corporate growth on employment scenario in the country has not been assessed.
- (d):  The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has taken a number of measures to promote growth of corporate sector and improve ease of doing business in the Country. These include, inter alia, (i) doing away with the payment of minimum paid up capital at the time of incorporation as well as declaration of commencement of business by the companies, (ii) mandatory common

seal for companies is made optional, (iii) setting up of Central Registration Centre (CRC) for name  availability and incorporation/registration of companies  as  a  part  of  government  process  re-engineering  (GPR),  (iv) deployment of Simplified Proforma for Incorporating Company electronically (SPICe), and (v) granting of various exemptions/relaxations from  the  provisions  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013  to  companies  including startups, subject to certain conditions. *****

ANNEX- I

Annex  referred  to  in  part  (a)  of  the  Answer  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 4959 for 16.12.2016 regarding Growth of Corporate Sector.

| Number of active companies   | Number of active companies   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| As on 31st March             | Number                       |
| 2014                         | 9,52,433                     |
| 2015                         | 10,22,011                    |
| 2016                         | 10,88,780                    |
| 2016*                        | 11,36,794                    |

*As on 30.11.2016

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4956 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Military Establishments
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: BHAGIRATH PRASAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4956

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## MILITARY ESTABLISHMENTS

4956.  DR. BHAGIRATH PRASAD:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

j{kk ea=h

- (a) whether many military establishments are located in the towns having population more than five lakhs and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  new  military  centres  in  the  less populated areas and link it with the rail and road routes in the country to avoid loss of public property and lives of people in case of war; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

( डा . सुभाष भामरे )

(a) to (c): Military  Stations  are  established  on  the  basis  of  various factors including strategic, operational and security requirements. Some  of  them  are  located  in  and  around  cities  /  towns  having  a population  of  more  than  five  lakhs.    The  disclosure  of  details  of  their locations would not be in the interest of national security.

:  2  :

However, the following 19 Cantonments are located in and around cities  /  towns  with  population  of  more  than  five  lakhs  (as  per  2011 Census):

|   1. | Agra                     |
|------|--------------------------|
|    2 | Allahabad                |
|    3 | Bareilly                 |
|    4 | Dehradun                 |
|    5 | Jabalpur                 |
|    6 | Kanpur                   |
|    7 | Lucknow                  |
|    8 | Meerut                   |
|    9 | Varanasi                 |
|   10 | Ahmedabad                |
|   11 | Ajmer                    |
|   12 | Aurangabad               |
|   13 | Jhansi                   |
|   14 | Pune                     |
|   15 | Secunderabad / Hyderabad |
|   16 | Amritsar                 |
|   17 | Delhi                    |
|   18 | Jalandhar                |
|   19 | Jammu.                   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-16
Subject: Revalidation Exams for Doctors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4955 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH DECEMBER , 2016

## REVALIDATION EXAMS F OR DOCTORS

## 4955. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR: SHRI P.K. BIJU:

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

- (a)  whether  a  number  of  cases  of mistreatment/medical  negligence  by Doctors  of  Central Government Hospitals have been reported during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the corrective measures taken by the Government to check such practices;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to conduct revalidation exams for doctors h lding MBBS and MD degrees every two years, in order to train them further to treat patient s effectively; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and steps taken by the Government in this direction?

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

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

(a) &(b): As  far as three Central Government Hospitals in Delhi i.e. Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. RML Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals are concerned, 22 complaints of  mistreatment/medical negligence by the Doctors were received by them du the last 03 years (since Jan . 2014 to till date December, 2016). However, in one case negligenc was established by Delhi Medical Council  (DMC) and the Hospital concerned has already f an appeal before Medical Council of India (MCI) against the order of DMC.

These hospit als have a Public Grievance Redressal Mechanism in place. WHO patient safety checklist is strictly followed. Patients are managed according to standard treatment gu All reports of investigations are validated by senior/experience d Doctors.

- (c) &(d):  There is no such proposal in the Ministry.