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Lok Sabha Question No. 3006 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Demonetisation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMET.{T OF ECONOMIC  AI FAIRS

## LOK SABITA

## UNSTARRED  OUESTION  NO. 3006

## TO Bf ANSWERED  ON 5d JANUARY.2OTS/15IX PAUSHA  SAKA. 1939

## onetisation

3006: SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

SHRI SI'NIL KUMAR SINGH I

OUESTION

Will the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) the dorails  of the deposits  made  in coopErative  societies,  District Cent'al CooperaJive  Barks (DCCBS), urban barlcs and Stafe  cooperative  banks after demonetisation  uplo  3l March,  20t7, Brnl/State/UT-wise including Maharashtsa;
- (b)  whe{het the said cooperative institutions aDd bank werc authorised  to exchange  Rs.500  and Rs.1000  cuErency note$ after demonetisation  aDd if so, the details thereof  and if llo! the reasons  ther€for;
- (c) whether cas€s  of suspicious  banking  transactions  made  tfuough  public  banks,  pivate bar*s, foreign  banks, district  mop€rdtive  banks,  urban  cooperative banks and State coopemtive  banks have colne  to the notice of the Govemment and ifso, the details  thereof,  BanlJState,/LIT-wise  including  Mah6rashtr4
- (d)  the action  taken  againsl  ba.oks ard account  holders found guilry in such  suspicious  U'ans€ations;  and
- (e)  whether the Govemment proposes to fomulate  any policy or coEEctive  sreps in this rcgard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE  IN MII\USTRY OF FINANCE

## (SERI PON. RADEAKRISHNAN)

- (a):  Subject  to futurE  correotions, based on verificadon process,  the estimated  value of SBNS rec€ived back from oirculation by RBI es on June 30, 2017  is tI5.28 trillion. This  includes  deposits made in all banks  ard  post offices aulhorised to exchange /accEpt  deposits of SBNS.
- (b):  The Urban  Coopemtive banks and State  Cooperative  banks  werc allowed  to exchange / accept deposits of Rs 500/- a-od Rs 1000/- notes durhg November 10 to D€cember 30,2016. DCCBS werc allow€d  to do so during Novembe. l0 to 14, 2016.
- (c) to  (e):  Income-llx Department (lTD)  tak€s  appppriate  action in suitable  cases, whicl! inter alia,  includes, the cases  where deposils  were mdde in various banks snd other  organisations  including  coop€retive societies,  Dishict CeDtral Cooperarive  Banks (DCCBS), urbar banks and State Coop€rative  Bank affer demonetization.  Such rctions include s€6rEhes, surveys! assessment  of income,  Ie\y oftoq  penalty artd filhg ofprosecution  complainls beforc criminal coults,  u,trichcver is applicable as per dircct  tax laws. Reserve  Bant of India (RBt)  has htimated lhat  there have b€en  irstaices  of inEgulerities  reported  namely, exchange of Sp€cified  Bark Notes  (SBi9 b€yond permissible  exchaoge limit (prcsqibed  by covernment  oflndia  (GOD/RBI on November 08, 2016). Public Se.tor Ba.*s (PSBS) hrve r€ported  that besed on tle iE€gularities  notic€d rclating  to demonetisatioq  as on 01.05.2017, they have plac€d  209 officiEls under  suspension 6nd transfe.red  132 officials.  Wherpver considered  appropriate, Banks bave lodged  complaints with CBL/Police
Lok Sabha Question No. 3005 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Pending Central Grants to Karnataka
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3005

TO BE ANSWERED ON Friday , January 05, 2018/Pausha 15, 1939 (Saka)

## Pending Central Grants to Karnataka

3005.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  funds/grants  relating  to  various  Central  Government  Schemes  are pending  for  release  to  the  Government  of  Karnataka  for  want  of  Utilisation Certificates and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the  total  funds/grants  released  to  Karnataka  during  the  last  two  years  under grants/share in Central Government Schemes/devolution?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a):  Funds  to  the  State  Governments  including  State  Government  of  Karnataka  are released as per extant scheme guidelines including utilization of funds during previous years  by  the  concerned  line  Ministries/Departments  of  Central  Government.  The Central Government  provide grants-in-aid to States under Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and Finance Commission Transfers (including devolution from divisible pool  of  Central  taxes  and  duties)  as  per  the  allocation  provided  in  Union  Budget documents.  The  concerned  State  Government(s)  and  Central  Ministries  review  and monitor implementation of the schemes to ensure effective utilization of funds for the purpose  for  which  it  was  released  and  further  instalments  of  grants-in-aid  released accordingly.  The  records  of  utilization  certificates  are  not  maintained  centrally  in Ministry  of  Finance.  Besides,  relevant  law  provides  for  an  independent  audit  of  all expenditure of public money for utilization towards the intended purpose.
- (b): Head-wise details of the funds released to Karnataka during last two years are as under :

(Rs. in crore)

| Head                         |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
| Share in Central Taxes       |  23983.3  |  28759.9  |
| Finance Commission Grants    |   1741.44 |   2773.16 |
| Other grants (including CSS) |  12187.3  |  14797.7  |
| Total                        |  37912.1  |  46330.8  |

Source: Union Budget Documents and State Budget Documents

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Loan to Dairy Units
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. † 3004

To be answered on Friday, January 05, 2018/Pausha 15, 1939 (Saka)

## Loan to Dairy Units

## †3004 SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL.

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government/Banks provide loans for setting up small dairy units in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the total number of farmers who have been granted such loans for setting up small dairy units in the country, Bank/ State/ UTwise including Rajasthan during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether the said loan is inadequate for establishing a modern dairy unit, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to raise the said amount for setting up such dairy units, if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether some Banks do not show interest in giving small loans under the said scheme, if so, the details thereof and the action to be taken against the Banks which refuse loans for such activity; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to provide interest free bank loans for fulfilling needs of animal husbandry sector and if so, the details thereof?

## Answer The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

(Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla )

- (a) Yes, Madam. Banks provide loans for setting up small dairy units in the country.
- (b) Bank/ State wise details of loan (outstanding) by Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) for dairying during the last three years, as reported by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), are furnished in Annexure I and Annexure II.
- (c)  to  (f)  As  per  extant  RBI  guidelines  on  Priority  Sector  Lending,  a  target  of  18 percent  of  ANBC  or  Credit  Equivalent  Amount  of  Off-Balance  Sheet  Exposure, whichever is higher, has been prescribed to Agriculture and Allied activities including dairy.

Banks  extend  loan  amount  to  dairy  units  based  on  the  financial  viability  of  the project as well as their Board approved norms and policies.

The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Government of India is implementing Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) through NABARD under which financial assistance in the form of back ended capital subsidy @ 25% of the project cost for general category and @33.33% for SC/ST farmers is provided for setting up of small dairy units in the country. Upto 30.11.2017, under

DEDS altogether 2,93,379 dairy units have been set up which includes small dairy units with a total subsidy assistance of ₹ .1173.06 crore.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3002 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Standard Operating Procedure for Missing Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3002

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FOR MISSING WOMEN

## 3002.   SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a)          whether  the  Government  has  developed  a  Standard  Operating  Procedure  for  tracing  of missing women and their rehabilitation after recovery; and

- (b)       if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) No Madam.

- (b) In view of above (a) does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Finance to Large Infrastructure Project
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2999

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2018/PAUSHA 15, 1939 (SAKA)

## FINANCE TO LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT

## 2999.  ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a proposal to raise funds from capital market to finance large infrastructure project is under consideration of the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government have finalised the action plan and identified the projects to be funded; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) to (c): Yes Madam. Government has taken several steps to mobilize funds from various sources, including from capital market, for development of infrastructure. Steps include launching of innovative financial vehicles such as Infrastructure Debt Funds, Infrastructure Investment Trusts/Real Estate Investment Trusts, laying down a framework for municipal bonds and its issuance, relaxation in External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) norms,  mainstreaming  of  Public  Private  Partnerships  (PPPs),  relaxation  of  norms  for Employees' Provident Funds Organization (EPFO)/pension funds for infrastructure sector, bringing  in  5/25  scheme  to  extend  long  tenor  loans  to  infrastructure  projects,  take-out finance and flexible structuring etc. FDI upto 100% under the automatic route has been permitted  in  Construction  Development  of  Townships,  Housing,  Built-up  Infrastructure which inter-alia include development of townships, construction of residential/commercial premises, roads or bridges, hotels, resorts, hospitals, educational institutions, recreational facilities, city and regional level infrastructure, townships, subject to certain conditions as provided  in  Consolidated  FDI  Policy  Circular  of  2017.  The  National  Investment  and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) has been established with an aim to attract investments from both  domestic  and  international  sources  for  infrastructure  development  in  commercially viable projects, both greenfield and brownfield, including stalled projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2998 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Implementation of Paris Pact
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2998

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## Implementation of Paris Pact

## 2998. SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether the Government has announced at the recent informal meeting of BRICS leaders on sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany to implement Paris Pact in Letter and Spirit and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether, besides India, the other BRICS members have shown reluctance to implement this agreement and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the role being played by United States of America (USA) and other Member Countries in regard to Global deal on climate change?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) and (b) The BRICS Leaders vide the Press Communique of the Informal Meeting held on the sidelines  of  G20  Summit  in  Hamburg,  Germany,  called  upon  the  international  community  to jointly  work  towards  implementation  of  the  Paris  Agreement  and  to  fulfill  commitments  to provide  financial  and  technical  support  to  developing  countries  in  meeting  their  climate challenges.  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister,  Shri  Narendra  Modi,  reiterated  India's  commitment  to implementing Paris Agreement in letter and spirit and described its implementation globally as essential to fighting climate change.

- (c) Currently, 172 Parties have ratified the Paris Agreement including India, China, USA, UK, France,  Germany  etc.  Only  USA  has  submitted  a  written  communication  to  UN  SecretaryGeneral stating its intent to withdraw from the Paris Agreement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Disbursement of Pension
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SADHU SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2997

TO BE ANSWERED ON JANUARY 5 th , 2018/ PAUSHA 15, 1939 (SAKA)

## DISBURSEMENT OF PENSION

2997. Prof. Sadhu Singh:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the disbursement of Central Government Pension to many beneficiaries have been stopped due to non-linking of same with the Aadhaar number and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Punjab;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to exempt beneficiary patients suffering from leprosy or any other grave disease and hence unable to provide their biometric details and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the other steps taken by the Government to facilitate such beneficiaries patients; and
- (d) whether the Government  is considering some  alternative option for such beneficiary  patients  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

(Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla)

- (a) to (d): The Government has not issued any instructions for stopping disbursement of pension to Central Government pensioner due to non-linking of the pension account with the Aadhaar number.

Instructions  have  been  issued  by  the  Department  of  Pension  and  Pensioners'  Welfare (DoP&PW)  from  time  to  time  that  in  view  of  the  difficulty  faced  by  old  and  infirm pensioners,  banks  should  make  concrete  effort  to  provide  the  facility  of  obtaining  life certificate from the premises/ residence of such pensioners. The instructions also provide that in case of sick and infirm pensioners, personal appearance may be exempted if a life certificate in the prescribed form signed by some specified authorities is produced on the behalf of Pensioners.

Further, all Pension Disbursing Banks have also been advised by DoP&PW that where the finger prints of a pensioner are not accepted by the system, the alternate mechanism of  biometric,  i.e.  Iris  scanning,  may  be  used  in  such  case.  In  case,  however,  it  is  not possible  to  have  Digital  Life  Certificate  either  through  finger  prints  or  through  Iris scanning,  the  physical  life  certificate  submitted  by  the  pensioner  may  be  accepted  to avoid  any  harassment  to  the  pensioner.  In  no  case  a  pensioner  should  be  returned without accepting his life certificate on account of non-acceptance of his biometric by the system.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2993 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Loan to Small Scale Industries
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE

- (a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2993

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 5th JANUARY, 2018 PAUSHA 15, 1939 (SAKA)

'Loan to Small Scale Industries'

2993 SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state

- (a) whether there is any arrangement to provide bank loans to persons running Small Scale Industries (SSI) and to the small shopkeepers who are running business in rented shops;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)
- (d) if so, the details thereof ?
- whether any terms and conditions have been fixed by the Government for providing loans to the middle class shopkeepers running business in rented shops; and

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- and (b)

Banks extend loans to borrowers running Small Scale Industries (SSI) and shopkeepers, including those running business in rented shops as per their Board approved loan policyBanks extend such loans under various schemes which inter-alia include, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) , Bank specific Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) schemes, etc

- (c) and (d)

No, Madam: Terms and conditions for loans including loans to middle class shopkeepers running: business in rented shops are determined as per the policy approved by the Board of the Bank and extant Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, which inter-alia include, no insistence on collateral security for loans upto Rs.10 lakhs extended to units in the Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) sector; simplified method for computation of working capital requirements of MSE units etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2992 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: CSR
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJESH PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2992 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 05TH JANUARY, 2018 PAUSHA 15, 1939 (SAKA)

## CSR

## QUESTION

2992. SHRI RAJESH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  quantum  of  funds  spent  by  various  companies  under  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) during the financial years 2015-16 and 2016-17;
- (b)  whether the Government has got audited the amount spent by those companies under CSR and if so, the details thereof; and;
- (c) the quantum of funds out of the above spent on locals?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                          (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

विधि और न्र्ार् एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री (

श्री पी॰ पी॰ चौिरी )

(a) to (c):  The total expenditure on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for the year 2015-16, as per filings made by companies in the MCA21 registry till 31.03.2017, is Rs. 13,625.25 crore. Of this amount, Rs. 4,091 crore has been reported as spent in local areas. The latter figure does not include expenditure which has been reported in an aggregated manner on an 'all India'  basis.  The  statutory  audit  of  a  Company  under  Chapter  X  of  the Companies Act, 2013 covers the audit of the expenditure incurred by the Companies on CSR activities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2991 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Revenue Loss due to Smuggling
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2991

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 5th JANUARY\_2018 PAUSHA 15, 1939 [SAKA]

## Revenue Loss due to Smuggling

## 2991. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that smuggling,  counterfeiting and piracy of various things are going up in the country thereby impacting the Make in India campaign and the objective of becoming a global manufacturing hub and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government made any assessment of the sectors goods that are smuggled, pirated or counterfeited into the country and loss incurred by respective sectors and revenue loss incurred by the Government thereon; and
- (c) if s0, the details thereof during the last five years and the current year, sectorl goods-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE [REVENUE] (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

(a to c) The information is being collected and will be laid on the table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 258 (STARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Water Transport
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.258 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4th JANUARY, 2018 WATER TRANSPORT

## "258. SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

## Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased  to state: fdcft-{6td*

- (a) whether the Government  proposes  to develop water transport to run water trains and small boats  in and around the Krishna river, near capital Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh on the lines of Amsterdam city, if so, the details and the progress made thereof;
- (b) the role of the Government along with funding in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government  is also studying  the climatic conditions of Amsterdam, Venice, Britain  canal system before planning  water transport in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details and the progress made thereof;
- (d) whether the Government also proposes  to run boat-cum-bus service  from Pavitra  Sangamam through ferry ghat and from lbrahimpatnam to Velgapudi and if so, the details and the  progress made thereof; and
- (e) whether there are complaints from the tourists that there are no fixed rates for water sports activities and they are being charged high rates arbitrarily  violating all the rules  and as per the demand of the tourists, they are not being provided with life,ackets  risking  their lives into danger, if so, the details thereof and the reasons  therefol along  with the action taken against  errant tourist operators and their management?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF SHIPPING (SHRI NITIN GADKARI)

(a)to(e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred  to in replv to  parts (a)  to  (e)  of Lok Sabha Starred  Question  No.258 for 04.01  .2018 raised  bv Shri Konakalla  Naravana Rao. M.P. on "Water Transoort"

- (a)&(b): lnland Waterways Authority of lndia (lWAl) has commenced works at a cost of Rs.96 crore to develop shipping and navigation on National WateMay-4 in the stretch between Viiaywada to Muktiyala along Amrawati on river Krishna.
- (c): No, Madam.
- (d)&(e):  Operation of boat-cum-bus  services,  tourism and related  activities  are normally administered by the State Governments  and are not in the purview  of lWAl. Various aspects of safety measures  pertaining to mechanized vessels in the inland  waterways  are provided  in the lnland Vessels Act, 1917 which are to be implemented by the respective State Governments. The National Disaster Management Authority has also recently circulated detailed guidelines on Boat Safety (for both mechanized and non mechanized boats) to the respective State Governments,  including the Government of Andhra Pradesh.