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Lok Sabha Question No. 5667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Setting up of Research Fund
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: YOGI ADITYANATH

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5667

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  APRIL, 2017

## SETTING UP OF RESEARCH FUND

5667.  SHRI  YOGI ADITYA NATH:

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

- (a) whether  the Government proposes to set up 'research fund' to promote 'Make in India' and to attract young talent in defence sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to finance the proposed research fund; and
- (d) the time by which the proposed research fund is likely to be set up?

## 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 (d): A statement is attached.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRRED QUESTION NO. 5667 FOR ANSWER ON 7.4.2017

(a) to (d): The Government has recently approved a Defence Innovation Fund (DIF) which aims at creation of ecosystem to foster innovation and technology development in Defence, by engaging R&D institutes/academia and industry including start-ups & individual innovators    and  provide  them  the  funding  to  carry  out  innovative development which has the potential for future commercialization.  The DIF  is  initially  proposed  to  be  funded  by  two  Defence  Public  Sector Undertakings  (DPSUs),  M/s  Hindustan  Aeronautics  Limited  (HAL)  and M/s  Bharat  Electronics  Limited  (BEL).    Later  on,  the  Fund  can  also receive grants from Government and from other not-for-profit organisations in public or private sector. In addition,  the  Government  has  also  launched  a  scheme  of Technology Development Fund (TDF) which aims at funding the development of defence and dual use technologies that are currently not available with the Indian defence industry, or have not been developed so far, thus creating an ecosystem for enhancing cutting edge technology  capability  for  Defence  applications.  The  TDF  scheme  is implemented by DRDO and provides for assistance in the form of grant to  public  and  private  industries  for  design  and  development  of  key defence technologies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: India’s Share in the Global Economy
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARttD QUESTloN N0 5666 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY,APRIL 7,2017/Chaitra 17,1939(Saka) Worid Bank Loans

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## 5666 SHRIJAYADEV GALLA:

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- (a)WhCthcr according tO the WOdd B錮 に India's share h US S74 trilliOn which isjust 2 8 perccnt; the global  economy  is about
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- (d) the time by which lndia is likely to surpass  the countries  like France  and UK in its aontribution  to th€  global economy  at the present  pace  of growlh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  O「   sTATE  IN (SHRI ARJllN RAM MEGHWAL) TlIE ル IINISTRY OF  FINANCE

- (a)and(b)Ycs Sir According tO thc wOrid Bank Group,India's CDP(in currcnt USS, 2015)is usS 2 095 trilliOn vis\_a- vis thc WOrld GDP(in currcnt uss,2015)。 f usS 74 trilliOn Thus lndia's sharc in thc global ccOnomy is about 2 83%
- (c)For thc abOve calculation,thc WOrld Bank GrOup has used thc cDP at purchascr's prices,which is the sum Of gross valuc addcd by an rcsident prOducers in thc ccOnomy plus any producttaxcs and minus any subsidics nOtincitldcd ln the value Ofthe products lt has becn calculatcd withOut making deductiOns For dcprcciatiOn of fabrlcated asscts Or for dcplctiOn alld degradation o「 natural resourccs Thc data uscd arc in current U S dOna、 which have been cOnverted from dOmestic currencics using single ycar o伍 cial

exchange rates. For a few countries where the omcial €xchange  rate does not reflect the rate eflectively  applied to actual  foreign exchange transactions,  an altemative  conversion factor has been used by the World  Bank Group.

- (d) According  to' the World Bank Group, assuming  a simple linear extapolation  of growlh rates and assuming  tndia's GDP gows  at 870 in US dollar  tems, and France  and the UK grow at 2.5% in US dollar terms, India's contributioo  to the global  economy  may surpass France in 2018 and the United  Kingdom in 2021. However, these estimates given by the World Bank are jusr  extapolations and not forecasts.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Cash in ATMs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY, MIDHUN REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5664

TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL, 2017 (FRIDAYJICHAITRA 17, 1939 (SAKA) 07th

## Cash in ATMs

5664 SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY: SHRI P.V.MIDHUN REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether ATMs in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and  Telangana depict 'No Cash'
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Reserve Bank of India has also expressed its inability to replenish cash in the ATMs and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) The steps taken by the Government to provide replenish cash in the ATMs across the country?

## Answer Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

## The (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) to (b) Public sector banks have informed that cash availability status of an ATM changes dynamically, and cash replenishment is done on regular basis with the cash available with the banks When a customer makes a request for cash withdrawal at an ATM and is not available , the ATM screen displays a message indicating its inability to dispense the cash. cash
- (c) to (d) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has apprised that it has not expressed its inability to supply notes to any bank nor   refuse to give cash, and always endeavours to supply as much as is required consistent to its stocks: RBI has further apprised that, with a view to ensure that at least 40% bank notes are supplied to rural areas to mitigate the issue of bank notes supply to rural areas, vide circular dated 3.1.2017 it asked banks to up issuance of fresh notes to rural branches of Regional Rural Banks, District Central Cooperative Banks, commercial banks, White Label ATMs and post offices in rural areas, on priority basis. step
Lok Sabha Question No. 5662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Business Service Price Index
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: BALKA SUMAN

- (a) whether the Government proposes a separate Business Service Price Index for the services sector so as to reflect the rising costs in areas such as healthcare and education; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  An  Experimental  Business  Service  Price  Index  has  been  developed  for  five sectors namely, Banking, Telecom, Air, Postal and Railways. There is no proposal to develop Business Service Price Index for healthcare and education sectors. Health and Education  are  components  of  Consumer  Price  Index  (Combined)  released  by  the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Surrogacy
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5661 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th APRIL, 2017

## SURROGACY

## 5661. SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY:

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

- (a) the details of the number of births which occurred in the country through surrogacy including cases of both altruistic and commercial surrogacies separately during the last five years; and
- (b) whether there has been many caseswhere babies are born with disability or unplanned twins are born which are abandoned by the intended parents, if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to prevent such cases?

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

- (a): The details regarding births which occurred in the country through surrogacy have been documented.
- (b): As per reports, in 2012, an Indian born Australian couple had twins delivered th surrogacy. The couple took along the girl child and abandoned the baby boy.

The  Surrogacy  (Regulation)  Bill  2016  proposes  to  regulate  surrogacy  in  India providing  altruistic  surrogacy  to  the  needy  infertile  Indian  couple  and  prohibits  com surrog acy.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Loans of States
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5659

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 7TH APRIL, 2017

[17 Chaitra 1939 (SAKA)]

'oans to States'

## No. 5659, SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE be pleased to state:

"the names of  the States[UTs which have sought loans from the Union Government during the last three   years   and the purpose and the utilisation of loans by the StatesMUTs?"

## ANSWER

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

EAP loans and grants are released to all the State Governments as per existing norms Loans for the Externally Aided Projects (EAP) are transferred to the 8 North Eastern states viz. Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram; Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura and 3 Himalayan   States  viz Jammu & Kashmir; Himachal  Pradesh and Uttarakhand by the Government of India (GOI) in the grant-loan ratio of 90:10,i.e. 90% of the loan is the GOI, and only 10% of the loan repayment liability is borne by the State Governments. all other States, the entire EAP loan is transferred to the State back to back; i.e , on the same terms and conditions as are attached to the loan by the lending agency. All the States have availed of EAP loans in the previous 3 years and the current year: repaid For

Further; Government of India also provides loans to States and Union Territories from net collection of  National Small   Savings  Fund   (NSSF)   The names   of the States Union Territories (UTs) (with legislature) which exercised their for availing loans from the National Small Savings Fund in various years are tabulated below: option

| Sr. No.   | Financial Year   | States[UTs                                                 |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | 2014-15          | All States and UTs with legislature                        |
| 2         | 2015-16          | All States and UTs_with legislature                        |
| 3_        | 2016-17          | Arunachal Pradesh;, Madhya Pradesh; Kerala and UT of Delhi |
| 4         | 2017-18          | Arunachal Pradesh; Madhya Pradesh; Kerala and UT of Delhi  |

NSSF corpus is invested in Government of India and States/UTs Government for financing its development programmes. The amount of loan is placed at the disposal of the concerned states/UTs, which decide its utilisation at their discretion.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Control on Pharma Companies
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5653 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th APRIL, 2017

## CONTROL ON PHARMA CO MPANIES

## 5653. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA: SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any control over the pharmaceutical companies in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the manner in which the Government controls the manufacturing of life saving drugs so that the poor and needy are not deprived of these medicines;
- (d) the measures taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the details of outcome of the measures taken?

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

(a) & (b): The manufacturing, sale and distribution of drugs in the country is regulated the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Rules, 1945 thereunder through a system of licensing and inspection. Licenses for manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs are grant State Licensing Authorities (SLAs) appointed by respective State Governments. SLAs are legally empowered  to  take  action  against  violation  of  any  provision  of  the  Act  and  Rules.  Furthe pharmaceuticals companies that manufacture drugs are required to comply with Good Manufacturing Practices  (GMP),  Good  Laboratory  Practices  (GLP),  Good  C linical  Practices  (GCP)  and  Good Storage and Distribution Practices (GSP) as per the provision of the said Rules.

(c) to (e): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare had brought out a new National List o Essential Medicines in 2015 and based on the same, the Department of Pharmaceuticals has revised the Schedule to Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO). The National Pharmaceuticals Pric Authority (NPPA) under the Department of Pharmaceuticals regulates the prices of medicines so the country un der the DPCO.

In order to examine the quality of drugs, samples of drugs are picked up by both the o of  Central  Drugs  Standard  Control  Organisation  (CDSCO)  and  State  Drugs  Control  Department regularly. Further, a nation - wide survey (2014 - 16) has al so been conducted in which 47012 samples were tested and analysed from across the country. The percentage of drugs not conforming t prescribed standards (Not of Standard Quality) has been found to be 3.16% and that of spu drugs 0.0245%. The preva lence of such drugs, as such, is very low.

The Government is committed to ensuring that the quality, safety and efficacy of drug not  compromised.  With  this  in  view,  the  Government  has  taken  a  series  of  measures  inclu strengthening legal provisions , workshops and training programmes for manufacturers and regulatory officials and measures such as risk based inspections.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Pension Scheme for Armed Forces
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5651

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  APRIL, 2017

## PENSION SCHEME FOR ARMED FORCES

5651.  SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

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

- (a) whether  the Government proposes to restore the old pension scheme of the Armed Forces that was in vogue till 1971 which clearly defined pension as 70 per cent of last pay drawn and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  time  by  which  the  Government  plans  to  set  up  a  committee  to  review  the present pension scheme which pegs pension at 50 per cent of last pay drawn;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the other steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## 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) No, Madam.  Under the old pension scheme, the concept of standard period  of  service  and  standard  rate  of  pension  was  in  vogue  for  Armed Forces  personnel.    In  this  scheme,  standard  retiring  pension,  service pension were related to  Rank and the  prescribed  length  of  service  but  it was  neither  linked  to  the  emoluments  nor  to  the  service  beyond  the prescribed period of standard service.
- (b) There is no such proposal.

(c) & (d): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Sabka Saath Sabka Eelaj Scheme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5647 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th APRIL, 2017

## SABKA SAATH SABKA EE LAJ SCHEME

## 5647. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is going t launch Sabka Sath Sabka Eelaj scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the objects and reasons behind it;
- (c) the details of hospitals coveredunder the said scheme; and
- (d) the details of facilities to be provided to the patients in the scheme?

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

- (a): There  is  no  such  proposal  under consideration  of  the  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family Welfare presently.
- (b) to (d):

Does not arise in view of (a) above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Fake Currency Rackets
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5646

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  APRIL, 2017/17 TH  CHAITRA SAKA, 1939

## Fake Currency Rackets

5646. SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR:

## QUESTION

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of fake currency rackets post demonetisation and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has come out with any method to detect fake notes of new currency denomination in the banks;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to introduce more coins to fight fake currency; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

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- (a) India para-military forces and other agencies have seized fake new currency notes  of  denominations  of  Rs.  2000  and  Rs.  500  in  the  border  states  post demonetization.
- (b) & (c) RBI has informed that the existing note verification machines have been re-calibrated for detection of counterfeit notes of new currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000. Further, RBI has also launched a mobile application for creating awareness among the members of public about security features of the new notes.
- (d) & (e) Reserve Bank of India periodically estimates and reviews the demand for coins and accordingly places indents with the Mints for supply.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Corrupt Practices in Purchasing Medical Equipments
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5644 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th APRIL, 2017

## CORRUPT PRACTICES IN PURCHASING MEDICAL E QUIPMENTS

## 5644. SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

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

- ( a)  whether  incidents  of  corrupt practices  in  purchasi ng  medicalequipments  in  the  various hospitals run by th e Union Government have come to the notice;
- (b)ifso, the number of such cases unearthed du ring the last two years and the action taken by the Government in this regard, State/UT - wise;
- (c) the steps t aken by the Government to check such incidents; 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) to (d): As far as three Central Government Hospitals viz, Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. RM Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College (LHMC) and Associated Ho spitals are concerned, there is no report of corrupt practices in purchasing medical equipment. However, there cases  of  irregularities  in  purchase  of  medical  equipments  in  Regional  Institute  of Sciences  (RIMS),  Imphal  reported  by  Central  Bu reau  of  Investigation  (CBI)  during  last  two years.  Sanction  for  prosecution  has  been  issued  with  the  approval  of  competent  author respect of alleged officers except those covered under limitation period after retirem procurement of the medica l equipments is governed by the General Financial Rules and extant instructions issued by the various Departments/Ministries. Whenever any incident of viola the rules/instructions isbrought to the notice, necessary action is taken immediately.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Stipend to Post-Graduate Medical Students
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RENUKA BUTTA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5643 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th APRIL, 2017

## STIPEND TO POST - GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS

## 5643. SHRIMATI BUTTA RENUKA:

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

(a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that the private medical colleges are collecting back the stipend given to post - graduate medical students in the form of cash from the students;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to curb such menace?

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

(a) to (c): As per  provisions  of  Medical  Council  of  India  (MCI)  Post  Graduate  Medical Education Regulations 2000, the Post Graduate students undergoing Post Graduat Degree/Diploma/Super - Specialty course shall be paid stipend on par with the stipend being to the Pos t Graduate students of State Government Medical Institutions / Central Governme Medical Institutions, in the State/Union Territory where the institution is located.

The information provided in the Assessment Reports by the Private Medical Colleges/Ins titutes about stipend for postgraduate students is verified by the MCI  to as whether  it is at par with State Government Institutes or not. In case there is any discr it comes to the notice of the Council that any Institute is not giving stipend at par with the State Government Institutes/Rules or stipend is not being paid by the Institutes, necessary taken by the Council. The cases of stipend not being paid at par with the State Gove regulations  by  Medical  Colleges  to  thei r  PG  students  have  been  considered  by  the  Ethics Committee of MCI. In two such cases, the Deans of the medical colleges have been punished Ethics Committee by removal of their names from Indian Medical Register (IMR) for a perio one year.