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Lok Sabha Question No. 3445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Suspension of Registrar
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3445 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  August, 2018

## Suspension of Registrar

## 3445. SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Director,  NIPER,  SAS  Nagar  has  implemented  the  decision  of  the Chairman, Board of Governors of the Institute pertaining to revoking suspension of Registrar, NIPER in the recent past;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the public money spent in challenging the decision of the Chairman, Board of Governors so far;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  directions  of  the  Ministry  which  have  not  been  complied/ implemented by the Director, NIPER along with the action taken by the Ministry in this regard;
- (d)  whether  the  Director,  NIPER  is  still  holding  the  post  of  Professor  at  Kakatiya University,  Warangal  and  thus  continuing  as  Director,  NIPER  illegally  since  May, 2017; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  corrective  steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CHEMICALS  AND  FERTILIZERS; MINISTRY  OF  ROAD  TRANSPORT  &  HIGHWAYS  AND  MINISTRY  OF  SHIPPING (SHRI MANSUKH L.  MANDAVIYA)

- (a)  No  Madam.  The  Director,  National  Institute  of  Pharmaceuticals  Education  & Research  (NIPER),  SAS  Nagar  (Mohali)  has  not  implemented  the  order  dated 14.06.2018 passed by the Chairman, Board of Governors (BoG).
- (b)  The  Director  has  not  furnished  any  reasons  for  non-compliance,  as  yet.  The Government  has  conveyed  to  the  Director  that  the  orders  of  the  Chairman  BoG  be implemented  forthwith;  no  public  money  be  spent  in  challenging  the  decision  of  the Chairman and that the cost of the petition be personally borne by the Director NIPER, SAS Nagar (Mohali) and not to be met from the Government/NIPER funds.
- (c) The Director NIPER, SAS Nagar (Mohali) has not yet complied with the directions of this Ministry for implementing the orders of the Appellate Authority/ Chairman BoG. The Director NIPER SAS Nagar has been issued a Show Cause Notice (SCN) to respond.
- (d)& (e) Kakatiya University, Warangal has since accepted the voluntary retirement of Director NIPER with effect from 31.08.2017 and treated the period from 10.05.2017 to 30.08.2017, the date of his joining NIPER SAS Nagar (Mohali) as Extra Ordinary Leave (EOL).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Eco Friendly Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3444 TO BE ANSWERED ON. 07.08.2018

## Eco Friendly Vehicles

## 3444. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  e-Vehicles  registered  till  date  and  the  steps  taken  to  make  its  manufacturing cheaper;
- (b)  whether the Government is considering to  make a separate policy to promote such e-vehicles considering that they are eco friendly; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): NITI Aayog is spearheading & coordinating the electric mobility efforts in the country.

Under Phase-1 of FAME India Scheme, 110 e-Vehicle Models are registered for availing demand incentive so far. Some of the steps taken by the Government to make e-Vehicles cheaper are -

1. Full  exemption  from  Basic  Custom  Duty  (BCD)  has  been  provided  on  the  following specified parts of electric vehicles :
- a. Battery pack
- b. Battery charger
- c. AC or DC motor
- d. AC or DC motor controller
2. The tax rate on lithium ion batteries has been lowered to 18 per cent from 28 per cent.
3. ISRO has developed the required technology related to Li ion cells for ISRO's Space Programme.  They have issued Request For Qualification (RFQ) for Li-ion Technology Transfer to Indian industries for use in electric vehicles.
4. Department  of  Science  &  Technology  informed  that  four  (4)  research  groups  (ISRO, CSIR, ARCI & IIT Bombay ) are researching Lithium ion Battery technology. They will be encouraged to collaborate for lower cost lithium ion battery and alternative batteries.
5. Under Technology Platform (TPEM) focus area of the FAME Scheme, projects were funded for designing & development of  High Power DC Chargers for EVs, Motor etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Pension to Employees of HMT
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3443 TO BE ANSWERED ON. 07.08.2018

## Pension to Employees of HMT

## 3443. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received letters from the Chief Minister of Kerala for providing a pension scheme to the 1058 retired employees of Hindustan Machine Tools, Kalamassery and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has accepted the suggestion of the Chief Minister, to provide a separate pension scheme for such employees or to bring them under the EPF retrospectively;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Yes Madam.

(b) to (d):  A Family Pension Scheme was introduced in the company as per Government instructions in 1995 and an opportunity was given to all the employee to opt for the scheme.  Employees who opted  for  the  same  became  members  of  the  scheme.    Employees  who  did  not  opt  for  the  scheme were not covered under the scheme and therefore, were not eligible for Family Pension.

HMT Machine  Tools  Limited  is  not  in  a  position  to  create  any  corpus  fund  for  pension  as  it  is incurring losses for last several years. Moreover, a Pension Scheme cannot be introduced only for the Unit at Kalamassery.  It will have to be offered to all the employees of HMT Machine Tools Limited across all its units and the company is not in a position to bear the financial burden of any Pension Scheme for its employees.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Licence for Medicines
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY, SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, PASHUPATI NATH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3439

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 th  August, 2018

## Licence for Medicines

†3439. DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY: SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA: SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:

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

- (a) the number of new medicines for which licences had been issued along with the number of such medicines launched in the market during each of the last four years and the current year;
- (b)  whether different companies are manufacturing a number of medicines formulated with the same salt with a wide variability in prices and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any investigation to find out if the owners of such companies belong to the same family;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  details  of  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  such  practices  and regulate the prices of expensive medicines?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ROAD  TRANSPORT  AND  HIGHWAYS; MINISTRY  OF  SHIPPING  AND  MINISTRY  OF  CHEMICALS  AND  FERTILIZERS  (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a):  As  per  information  received  from  Central  Drugs  Standard  Control  Organization (CDSCO), the details of number of permissions granted by CDSCO to manufacture/ import new drugs during last 4 years and current year are as under:

| Year                    |   Number of Permission |
|-------------------------|------------------------|
| 2014                    |                    254 |
| 2015                    |                    172 |
| 2016                    |                    194 |
| 2017                    |                    212 |
| 2018 (as on 23.07.2018) |                    180 |
| Total                   |                   1012 |

(b): The  prices  of  individual  medicines/  individual  brands  are  fixed  by  companies according to their own marketing strategies. However, in case of essential medicines/scheduled drugs, Government fixes a ceiling price and each manufacturer has to keep the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) within that ceiling price.

- (c) & (d): No, Madam. Family wise ownership data of companies are not maintained.
- (e): As an ongoing process National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), monitors the prices  of  both  scheduled  and  non-scheduled medicines on  regular  basis  to  check overcharging by  pharmaceutical  companies.  Whenever  companies  are  found  to  be overcharging the consumer in sale of medicines, NPPA issues notices to the companies.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: MSP for Agricultural Produce
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR, RODMAL NAGAR

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3436

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  7 TH  AUGUST, 2018

## MSP FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE

3436.  SHRI TARIQ ANWAR: SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has constituted any agency or committee to ensure that the farmers get the Minimum Support Price (MSP) set by the Government for their crops for welfare of the farmers;
- (b) if  so,  the  steps being considered to be taken by the Government in this regard and the time by which the Government is targetting to provide MSP to farmers at one and a half times of the cost of their crops; and
- (c) the extent to which the financial burden is likely to increase after implementation of the new MSP scheme?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  किसान  िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) & (b): There  is  already  a  procurement  mechanism,  under  which,  Government extends price support to paddy and wheat through the FCI and State Agencies across the country. The procurement policy is open ended. Under this policy, whatever food grains  are  offered  by  farmers,  within  the  stipulated  period  &  conforming  to  the specifications prescribed by Government are purchased at notified Minimum Support Price  (MSP)  by  the  State  Government  agencies  including  Food  Corporation  of  India (FCI) for Central Pool. Further, pulses and oilseeds of Fair Average Quality (FAQ) are procured  from  farmers  under    Price  Support  System  (PSS),  as  per  its  prescribed guidelines at notified MSP in consultation with the concerned State Government as and when market price of these produce fall below the MSP. However, if producer/farmer gets  better  price  in  comparison  to  MSP,  they  are  free  to  sell  their  produce  in  open market.

(c): In respect of financial impact of increase in MSP of paddy for KMS 2018-19, the additional  financial  burden  of  more  than  Rs.12000  crore  is  likely  to  be  borne  by  the Government of India  with  the  same  level  of  procurement  at  last  season.  Further,  to ensure  smooth  procurement  of  oilseeds,  pulses  and  cotton  at  MSP,  Government Guarantee has been provided to central procuring agencies (which is revised from time to  time  based  on  the  requirement)  to  undertake  procurement  operations.  However, Budget  is  allocated  for  reimbursement  of  the  losses,  if  any,  incurred  by  Central procuring agencies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Public Image of Police Personnel
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3431

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  AUGUST, 2018/ SHRAVANA 16, 1940 (SAKA)

PUBLIC IMAGE OF POLICE PERSONNEL

3431.

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that police force in various States do not have a positive public image in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps to depict or highlight the positive and good work done by the police stations and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the overall image, efficiency and effectiveness of the State police along with the  details  of  advisories  issued  to  the  States  and  Police  Departments  in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The Ministry of Home affairs vide Home Secretary's D.O. letter dated  14.7.2015,  requested  all  the  Directors  General  of  Police  (DsGP)  of

State  Governments/Union  Territories,  to  make  necessary  arrangements

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3431 FOR 07.08.2018

and  have  a  system  in  place  that  would  ensure  uploading  of  positive stories/good work being done at Police station level or by any other police office at District level or below, to mitigate the negative public image of the police. The D.O. letter was followed by another communication dated 14.10.2017 from MHA.

As per information available, a total of 44,708 positive stories/good works have  been  uploaded  on  the  respective  State  or  District  police  Websites. Besides, Bureau of Police Research and Development based on deliberations on SMART policing announced by the Hon'ble PM in DGP/IGP Conference in 2014 has uploaded in its Website (www.bprd.nic.in) 43 best practices of States/UTs.

Further,  as  Police  is  a  State  subject  falling  in  List-II  (State  List)  of  the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, it is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/UT Administrations to improve the overall public image of police personnel.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Phone Frauds
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: CHARANJEET SINGH RORI, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, MANSHANKAR NINAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3428

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  AUGUST, 2018/ SHRAVANA 16, 1940 (SAKA) PHONE FRAUDS

3428.

SHRI CHARANJEET SINGH RORI: SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA: SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether complaints have been received by the Government regarding inducements  received  through  fraudulent  e-mails  and  SMSs  regarding selection  in  lottery  and  other  schemes  and  instances  of  theft  of  money using phone calls and OTPs;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  complaints  received  in  this  regard  during  the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has set up a Committee on Phone Frauds to tackle this issue, if so, the details and outcome thereof;
- (d)  whether  there  is  any  stringent  law  against  the  entities  offering  such fraudulent inducements;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, whether the Government proposes to make any amendment in the existing law and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): National Crime Record Bureau does not maintain data on phone frauds. However, 'Police' and 'Public order' are State subjects as per the constitution  of  India  and  States  are primarily responsible for prevention,

detection and  investigation  of  crime  through  their  law  enforcement machinery.  The  Law  Enforcement  Agencies  take  legal  action  as  per  the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Information Technology Act, 2000 against the cyber fraud offenders.

(c): Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee  on  Phone  Fraud  (IMCPF)  having  members  of  all  stakeholder organizations,  namely,  Ministry  of  Electronics  &  Information  Technology (MeitY), Department of Financial Services, Department of Telecommunication, Reserve Bank of India and law enforcement agencies, to  address  the  problem.  FCORD  -  FICN  Coordination  Agency  has  been designated as Central Nodal Agency for this purpose and ADGP/IGP Crime in  each  State/UT  is  the  State  Nodal  Officer.  This  Ministry  has  issued  an advisory on 'steps to check phone frauds' dated 12th February 2018 to all State Governments/UT Administrations.

(d) to (f): Adequate legal provisions exist in  the  Information  Technology Act, 2000 along with Indian Penal Code, 1860 to deal with cyber safety and cyber-crime issues. Further, amendment to law is an ongoing process to take care of emerging needs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Decline in Agriculture Cost
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: HEMAMALINI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3425

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  7 TH  AUGUST, 2018

## DECLINE IN AGRICULTURE COST

3425.  SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the cost of  agriculture  is  decreasing  on  the  one  hand  and  agricultural production is substantially increasing on the other as a result of the implementation of soil health card scheme launched by the Government; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  किसान  िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): Soil  Health  Card  Scheme  plays  a  vital  role  in  enhancing  agricultural production in a sustainable manner. The Government has introduced Soil Health Card (SHC) Scheme to assist State Governments to provide Soil Health Cards to all farmers across the country once in a cycle of 2 years. Soil Health Cards provides information to farmers  on  nutrient  status  of  their  soil  along  with  recommendations  on  appropriate dosage of nutrients to be applied for improving soil health and its fertility, which results in enhanced agricultural productivity.

National Productivity Council (NPC) in their study, has reported savings of 8-10% of fertilizers and 5-6% increase in crop yield, as a result of fertilizer application as per the recommendations of Soil Health Cards.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Houses for Poor
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

No. 3424

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3424

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 07, 2018 HOUSES FOR POOR

SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of houses constructed by the Government for the poor under 'Housing For All' scheme so far;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of such houses for construction keeping in mind the demand and requirement;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  if  not,  whether  the  Government  has  collected  any  data  of  such people who need houses under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (e) the funds allocated and released under 'Housing For All' scheme from 2014- 15 till date, year-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING ANAD URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (d): In pursuance of the Government's vision of 'Housing for All by  2022',  the  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  is  implementing Pradhan  Mantri Awas  Yojana  (Urban) [PMAY  (U)] and providing assistance to States/Union Territories (UTs) in addressing the housing requirements of the urban poor in the urban areas.

PMAY  (U)  Guidelines  provisions  for  undertaking  demand  survey  for assessing  actual  demand  of  housing  under  the  Scheme.    Under  the PMAY (U), the demand estimated and reported so far to this Ministry by States/UTs is approximately 100 Lakh.

As on 30.7.2018, total 53,79,303 houses have been approved,  29,65,085 houses have been grounded for construction and 8,20,653 houses have been completed under PMAY(U).

(e): Year-wise  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  released/actual expenditure under the PMAY(U) from 2014- 15 are as under:

(Rs. crore)

| Year                        |   Allocation of |   Actual Expenditure/Released |
|-----------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------|
| 2014-15                     |         2400    |                       1092.96 |
| 2015-16                     |         4200    |                       1418.81 |
| 2016-17                     |         4875    |                       4810.1  |
| 2017-18                     |        16561.1  |                      16535.4  |
| 2018-2019 (as on 31.7.2018) |         6414.91 |                       4012.72 |
| Total                       |        34451    |                      27870    |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3422 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Parameters for Subsidy on Electric Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3422 TO BE ANSWERED ON. 07.08.2018

## Parameters for Subsidy on Electric Vehicles

## 3422. DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  concerns  regarding  the  parameters  to  be  used  for deciding subsidy for electric vehicles i.e. size of the battery pack and if so, the details thereof; (b) the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (c)  whether the Government is considering to include other parameters for providing subsidy like their top speed or range in a single charge etc. and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): In its consultative process, Government receives representations from industry from time to  time.  All  such  representations  are factored in while taking decisions keeping in view the best interests of all stakeholders.

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