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Lok Sabha Question No. 3061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Decrease in Coconut Prices
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PARVATAGOUDA CHANDANAGOUDA GADDIGOUDAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3061

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST   MARCH, 2017

## DECREASE IN COCONUT PRICES

3061.  SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that farmers are suffering losses due to collapse in the prices of coconut in the country including Karnataka;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has started any scheme to encourage farmers by providing them remunerative prices for coconut in the country including Karnataka, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  and  spent  for  the  said  purpose  in  the  country including Karnataka till date, the details thereof, State-wise?

## 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) & (b): The prevailing market price for Milling Copra, Ball Copra and de-husked coconut are ruling around Rs.8700/- per quintal, Rs.7800/- per quintal and Rs.2700/- per quintal respectively at the important market centers in the country, which is much higher than the Minimum Support Price (MSP) declared for the season 2016.

MSP is in the nature of minimum price offered by the Government.  However, producers have the option to sell their produce to Government agencies at MSP or in the open market as is advantageous to them.

- (c) & (d): Government of India announces the MSP for milling as well as ball copra for every season with the offer to  purchase  copra  at  the  MSP,  in  the  event  of  a  fall  in  market  price  and thereby ensuring reasonable price for the coconut farmers.

Government of India declared MSP for Copra for 2016 season in February 2016.  The MSP per quintal for Fair Average Quality (FAQ) of Milling Copra.  Ball Copra and De-husked coconut are Rs.5950/-, Rs.6240/- and Rs.1600/- respectively.

During 2016-17, a quantity of 1835 tonnes of Copra valued at Rs.11.45 crores has been procured by National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED), the central agency for procurement of Copra, from Karnataka.  The state-wise procurement of copra during 2016-17 is given below:-

| State          |   Quantity (Tonnes) |   Value (in Rs. Crore) |
|----------------|---------------------|------------------------|
| Tamilnadu      |              1170.9 |                   6.96 |
| Andhra Pradesh |              3318.5 |                  19.75 |
| Karnataka      |              1835   |                  11.45 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3060 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Global Tiger Initiative
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3060

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2017

## Global Tiger Initiative

## 3060.  SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) whether India is a party to the Global Tiger Initiative and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has any goal of doubling the tiger population, globally by 2020; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of the initiatives taken by the Government under Project Tiger and National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) programmes, so far?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) The Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) was launched in June, 2008 by the World Bank with the aim of stabilizing and restoring wild tigers in the tiger range countries (TRCs).  India's  role  in  the  GTI  was  restricted  to  building  the  capacity  of knowledge institutions, participating in events like tiger workshops, and using the GTI platform to disseminate / exchange good practices amongst the TRCs.
- (b) & (c) St.  Petersburg  Declaration,  2010  on  tiger  conservation  includes  the  goal  of achieving Tx2, i.e. doubling the global tiger population by 2022. India is also a party  to  the  said  Declaration.  Tiger  conservation  in  India  is  a  Government programme, with no external funding from any donor or the GTI. There are 50 tiger  reserves  in  the  country  with  notified  core/  critical  tiger  habitat  (40145.30 sq.km),  and  the  buffer  /  peripheral  area  (32603.72  sq.  km).  To  make  the  core  / critical  tiger  habitat  inviolate  exclusively  for  the  tiger,  as  many  as  173  villages having 12327 families have been voluntarily relocated.  Besides, Government of India, through Project Tiger / National Tiger Conservation Authority, has taken a number of initiatives towards tiger conservation, which has resulted in substantial growth  in  tiger  number.  These, inter  alia, include  creation  of  Special  Tiger Protection Force (STPF), All India Tiger, Co-Predators and Prey Estimation and Management  Effectiveness  Evaluation  (MEE)  of  Tiger  Reserves  done  once  in every  four  years,  implementation  of  a  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  for dealing with tiger deaths, straying of tigers, active management  towards rehabilitation of tigers from source areas at landscape level and other aspects, esurveillance project in some of the identified tiger reserves and intensification of international cooperation to control trans-boundary illegal trade in wildlife etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3059 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Raising Day
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUDHEER GUPTA, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3059

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st     MARCH, 2017/ PHALGUNA 30, 1938 (SAKA) RAISING DAY

3059.

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  announced  the  observance  of  Central Industrial  Security  Force  (CISF)  Raising  Day  on  9th  March,  2017  in  the country and if so, the details along with the aims and objectives thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  programmes  organized  by  the  Government  on  this occasion;
- (c)  the extent to which the objectives of observing the said day has been achieved;
- (d)  whether the Government proposes to enhance the strength of CISF in view of huge work load and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government for the welfare of CISF personnel as well as their families?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Every  CAPF  celebrates  its  'Raising  Day'  every  year.  Such  an event serves as a platform to reaffirm the commitments of the Force to the nation and also help to express solidarity of the Force personnel with the organizational  values.  The  CISF  observed  its  last  Raising  Day  on  10th March, 2017. It was celebrated with various welfare programmes, ceremonial parade and 'At Home' function.

## LS.US.Q.No.3059 FOR 21.03.2017

As regards enhancement of the strength of CISF, the strength of CISF has  already  been  raised  to  1,80,000.  Progressive  improvement  in  the welfare of Force personnel is a continuous endeavour.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Identity Cards to Hindu Refugees
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3058

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st     MARCH, 2017/ PHALGUNA 30, 1938 (SAKA)

IDENTITY CARDS TO HINDU REFUGEES

3058. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  asked  the  State  Government  of Jammu and Kashmir to submit a status report on the issuance of identity cards to Hindu refugees from West Pakistan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, whether the Government proposes to direct the State Government to expedite the proposal; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  No Madam.
- (b):  Not applicable in view of (a) above.
- (c):  There is no such specific proposal at present.
- (d):  Not applicable in view of (c) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Irregularities in Shelter Home
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P., GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3054

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st  MARCH, 2017/ PHALGUNA 30, 1938 (SAKA)

IRREGULARITIES IN SHELTER HOME

3054.

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  around  153  mentally  retarded  women  and children were ill-treated and spied upon through the CCTV camera by the male employees in a shelter home in the NCT of Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has constituted any committee to investigate into the matter; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and the time by which such committee is likely to submit its report?

ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Department  of  Social  Welfare,  Government  of  NCT  of  Delhi (GNCTD) has informed that no such case has been reported.
- (c)  &  (d)  Department  of  Social  Welfare,  GNCTD  has  informed  that  a

Committee headed by Director (SW) was deputed to inspect the premises of Asha Kiran Complex on 06.02.2017. The Committee has since submitted its report.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Assembly Seat
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3052

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st  MARCH, 2017/ PHALGUNA 30, 1938 (SAKA)

ASSEMBLY SEAT

3052. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  Telangana requesting  for  increase  of  assembly  seats  in  accordance  with  the  AP Reorganisation Act;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the response of the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  Yes  Madam,  the  Government  of  Telangana  has  requested  for increasing the seats in Legislative Assembly of Telangana State from 119 to 153 as envisaged in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. (c): The issue was taken up with the Ministry of Law & Justice, who in turn sought the opinion of Ld. Attorney General who had observed that as per Article 170(3) of the Constitution, the total number of seats in the Assembly of each State shall not be readjusted till after the first Census is published post the year 2026. Therefore, unless and until Article 170 is amended to bring up in line with Section 26 of the A.P. Reorganisation Act, 2014, the increase in the number of seats cannot be given effect.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3051 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: National Helpline
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3051

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2017

## National Helpline

## 3051.   ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

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

- (a)  whether the Government has any proposal to introduce a national helpline to enable people to  lodge  complaints or  get information about forest related activities and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether there are provisions relating to man animal conflict and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government has established any mechanism for the said purpose and launched a pilot project; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) Presently  there  is  no  proposal  to  introduce  a  national  helpline  to  enable people to lodge complaints or get information about forest related activities as  we  have  robust  system  of  forest  management  so  information  can  be communicated at local office.
- (b), (c) & (d)

Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Extension of AFSPA
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3050

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st     MARCH, 2017/ PHALGUNA 30, 1938 (SAKA) EXTENSION OF AFSPA

3050. DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  has  been  decided  to  extend  the  Armed  Forces  Special Powers Act in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):      After  consultation  with  the  State  Government  of  Arunachal Pradesh, Ministry of Defence and the Central Agencies,  three districts of Arunachal  Pradesh  namely  Tirap,  Changlang  and  Longding  districts  and area falling within the jurisdiction of sixteen police stations/police out post in the districts of Arunachal Pradesh bordering State of Assam have  been declared  'disturbed  area'  under  Section  3  of  the  Armed  Forces  (Special Powers)  Act,  1958  for  six  months  w.e.f.  4.11.2016  vide  Notification  No. 3383 (E), unless withdrawn earlier.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: IT-enabled Urea Distribution Policy
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 3048 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 21.03.2017

## IT-ENABLED UREA DISTRIBUTION POLICY

## 3048  SHRI  MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  systematic  IT  enabled  Urea  Distribution Policy in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  details  regarding  the  entire  mechanism under  the  said policy  including distribution network and agents/dealers for the said distribution?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE   MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS, SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI  MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (c):   No Madam.  There is no IT-enabled Urea Distribution Policy.  However, before  the  commencement  of  each  cropping  season,  Department  of  Agriculture, Cooperation  and  Farmers  Welfare  (DAC&FW),  in  consultation  with  all  the  State Governments, assesses the requirement of fertilizers. After assessment of requirement, DAC&FW projects month-wise requirement of fertilizers. On the basis of month-wise  &  state-wise  projection  given  by  DAC&FW,  Department  of  Fertilizers allocates  sufficient/  adequate  quantities  of  fertilizers  to  States  by  issuing  monthly supply  plan  and  continuously  monitors  the  availability.  Department  of  Fertilizers ensures  availability  at  State  level  and  further  distribution  within  the  State  is  the responsibility  of  the  concerned  State  Government.  The  movement  of  all  major subsidized  fertilizers  is  being  monitored  throughout  the  country  by  an  on-line  web based monitoring system called integrated Fertilizer Monitoring System (iFMS).  The fertilizer companies (in Public Sector Undertaking, Private& Cooperative Sector) have their own marketing network throughout the country with about 2,27,666 wholesalers/retailers/cooperatives.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3047 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Digitization of Ration Cards
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU, CHANDU LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3047 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST   MARCH, 2017

## DIGITIZATION OF RATION CARDS

3047. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.: SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU:

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 the Government has taken any steps for digitization of ration cards  in  all  the  States  in  the  country,  if  so,  the  details  and  the    present status thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to revamp all the FCI godowns in the country and also for their online functioning, if  so, the details and the present status thereof;
- the  time  by  which  the  above  proposal  is  likely  to  be  implemented
- (c) across the country;
- (d) the  number  of  States  that  have  completed  online  allocation  of rations; and
- (e) whether  many  States  have  not  even  started  the  online  allocation work and there is no time line by which the process would be completed, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a)  to  (e):  Department  is  implementing  a  Plan  scheme  on  'End-to-end Computerization of Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) Operations' which includes digitization of ration card/ beneficiary and other databases. The digitization of ration cards is already completed in all States/UTs. The Online  Allocation  has  been  implemented  in  29  States/UTs  and  two  UTs Chandigarh and Puducherry have fully adopted DBT Cash for foodgrains. The online allocation is not implemented in the remaining five States/UTs namely Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Lakshadweep. These States/UT are hilly & remote areas having tough geographical conditions and connectivity  issues.  The  scheme  has  been  extended  by  one  year  i.e.  upto March, 2018.

FCI  is  implementing  the  Depot  Online  Project  to  automate  all  the operations at Depot level with the vision to 'Transform the food supply chain management through innovative use of technology for ensuring transparency, reliability and efficiency of procurement, storage and distribution operations'. The objectives of the project also include Standardization and automation of depot level processes, efficiency improvement in management of food grains storage  and distribution, enablement of real time monitoring of operations, timely data reporting, data based decision support system and effective planning and optimization of administrative work. The project was launched in 31 Depot across 27 States on 17 th  March, 2016 and it is under implementation  in  all  531  Depot  of  FCI.  The  Depot  Online  system  is operational at 508 depots.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-21
Subject: Pollution due to Steel Plants
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3046

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2017

## Pollution due to Steel Plants

## 3046. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a) whether public and private sector steel factories are polluting the environment and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether inspection of the steel plants is being carried out by the Government;
- (c) if so, the number and details of inspections carried out during the last three years alongwith  the  pollutants  found  during  the  inspections  and  the  corrective  action taken thereon;
- (d) the  funds  allocated/sanctioned  by  the  Government  to  the  steel  plants  to  install pollution control equipments during the last three years; and
- (e) the details of steel plants where pollution control equipments have been installed/are yet to be installed, along with the time by which such equipments are likely to be installed in all the Steel plants, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

(a)and (b) Steel  industry  is  identified  as  one  of  the  17  category  of  highly  polluting industries.  The effluent and emission   standards for steel sector have been notified under the provision of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 which are implemented by the concerned State  Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)/  Pollution  Control  Committees  (PCCs)  for  Union Territories.  Concerned SPCB/ PCC undertakes inspection of steel plants. At times, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) also undertakes surprise inspection.

(c) Nine plants namely, Trimula Sponge Iron (P) Ltd. Raipur; Usha Martin (Steel & Power) Ltd., Jamshedpur; Vandana Global Ltd. Raipur; Ati Bir Industries Co. Ltd, Giridh; SAL  Steel  Ltd.,  Kutch;  Bhushan  Power  &  Steel  Ltd,  Sambhalpur;  Rourkela  Steel  Plant, Rourkela; Aryavrata Steel Pvt ltd. Jhargram and Dhanbad Fuels Pvt. Ltd. Raniganj have been inspected  during  last  three  years  by  the  CPCB  and  show  cause  notices  and  directions,  as appropriate,  have  been  issued  to  all  nine  plants.  These  industries  have  reportedly  taken necessary corrective action, except SAL Steel Ltd., Kutch, which sought extension of time to complete the remaining actions.

(d)and (e) The individual plants are required to install pollution control system under the 'Polluter  Pays  Principle'  and  Government  does  not  provide  funds  to  steel  plants  for installation of pollution control equipments. CPCB has informed that there are 17 integrated iron and steel plants in India and all of them have provided pollution control equipments. All steel  plants  are  also  required  to  install  online  continuous  emission  and  effluent  monitoring systems.

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