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Lok Sabha Question No. 3292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Area under Rabi Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3292

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  AUGUST,  2018

## AREA UNDER RABI CROPS

3292.  SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the area under wheat, oilseeds and other Rabi crops has declined during the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the corrective steps being taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the  steps  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  meet  the  shortfall,  if  any,  in availability of these commodities?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a): The period of current agricultural year is from July 2018 to June 2019.  The current Rabi season begins from the month of October 2018.  Therefore, sowing of Rabi crops is yet to begin in current agricultural year.
- (b) to (d): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Land of Sick Units
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: SANTOSH KUMAR, HARI OM PANDEY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO\_ 3290 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 07.08.2018

## Land of Sick Units

## 3290. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR: SHRI HARI OM PANDAY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to sell the land of sickl closed fertilizer units from Bihar and UP in the near future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not; the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of the steps takenl proposed to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT   CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERILIZERS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) & (b) Gorakhpur unit of the Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd (FCIL) and Barauni unit of Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Ltd (HFCL) are situated in the States of Uttar Pradesh & Bihar respectively: There is no proposal to sell the land of these units.
- (c) & (d) The Union Cabinet has decided to revive these units through 'Nomination Route' by Joint Venture namely Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd: comprising of nominated Central Public Sector Enterprises namely National Thermal Power  Corporation Ltd. Coal India Ltd: Indian Oil Corporation Ltd: & FCILI HFCL by installing new Urea Plant having production capacity of 1.27 Million Metric Tonne Urea per annum each at both the locations:
Lok Sabha Question No. 3289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Appointment of Vice Chairman and Members of NSKFDC
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +3289 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2018

## APPOINTMENT OF VICE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF NSKFDC

+3289. SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLA WAT:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to the Vice-Chairman and the Members of the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC); appoint
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which these appointments are likely to be made;
- whether the   Government has fixed any  criterialeligibility for the appointment of vicechairman and the members of the said commission;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the power;  rights and jurisdiction of the vice-chairman   and the members of the said commission to be appointed by the Government?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

- (a): The government does not propose to appoint the Vice-Chairman and the Members of the National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) No.

(b) to (e): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3287 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Full Body Truck Scanners
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3287

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

FULL BODY TRUCK SCANNERS

3287. DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is true that there is an inordinate delay in installation of Full Body  Truck  Scanners  (FBTS)  at  the  vulnerable  points  along  the  Indo-Pak Border,  Indo-Bangladesh  Border  and  Indo-Nepal  Border  considering  the importance of these borders as entry and exit points of terror groups in and out of the country;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c)  the  steps  the  Government  proposes  to  take  to  expedite  installation  of FBTS?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (c): No.  The  Government  has  placed  order  for  procurement  of    five numbers  of  Full  Body  Truck  Scanners  (FBTS)  for  installation  at  Attari,

Poonch  -  Chakan-da-bagh  and  Uri-Salamabad  along  the  Indo-Pak  Border;

Petrapole on Indo-Bangladesh Border and Raxaul on Indo-Nepal Border. The procurement is done in accordance with the laid down procedure and after

obtaining requisite clearances from various agencies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Seeds Procurement
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3285

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  AUGUST,  2018

## SEEDS PROCUREMENT

3285.   DR. P.K. BIJU:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any decision to consider the problem of Palakkad farmers and direct NSC, New Delhi to solve the farmers' issues by paying the promised amount of Rs. 2800/quintal for procurement of Jyothi and Uma seeds from Palakkad in Kerala; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) & (b): National  Seed  Corporation  Limited  (NSC)  procured  11248.87  quintals  seed  of Uma variety and 5308.50 quintals seed of Jyothi variety of paddy crop during Kharif, 2017 from the farmers of Palakkad region @ Rs.2696 per quintal as per their Procurement Price Policy which has already been paid to the farmers.

As  per  the  Procurement  Price  Policy  of  NSC,  farmers  are  offered  prices  for  cereals including paddy which is average of highest Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) rates plus incentives in a particular crop season.  In case the average of highest APMC rates is less than Minimum Support Price (MSP), the procurement price shall be MSP plus production incentives.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Trade Margin of Medical Devices
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: G. HARI

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3282 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 07 TH  August, 2018

## Trade Margin of Medical Devices

3282. SHRI G. HARI:

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

- (a) whether the Government plans to put a cap on the trade margins of medical devices; (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is true that the Government had warned all those who deal with imported medical devices to reduce the prices of medical devices or face the consequences; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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) & (b):The Drug (Prices Control) order, 2013 (DPCO,2013) provides that 16% of price to retailer shall be allowed as a margin to retailer, while fixing ceiling prices of scheduled formulations and retail prices of new drugs. At present, 23 medical devices have been notified as Drugs under Drugs & Cosmetics Act. These medical devices are regulated under Drugs (Price Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013). The Schedule-I of DPCO, 2013 contains Drugs including four notified medical devices.The ceiling prices of these Drugs are fixed under para 4, 5 & 6 of DPCO, 2013. Under this order, there is also a provision under which the Government may, in public interest, fix the ceiling prices / retail prices of non-Scheduled formulations. Government changes the policy according to the need of the time and it is an ongoing process.
- (c) & (d): No, Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Online Permission for Construction of Buildings
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI, T.G. VENKATESH BABU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3281 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 07, 2018

## ONLINE PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS

No. 3281                  SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI : SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G. :

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  for  mandatory  online permission  for  construction  of  buildings  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is a fact that in Metro cities including Delhi, Mumbai and high rise cities, the construction rate per unit is not reflected at par with the sale rate and even the circle rate in the registration process; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to fix the selling/ lease price of the properties in the metro cities of the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) : Urban Planning and Urban Development are State subjects. Ministry of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  has  released  Model  Building  Bye  Laws (MBBL), 2016, which contains a Chapter on Streamlining the Building Plan approval in a time bound manner using online tools. MBBL, 2016 is an advisory document and it is upto the State/UT Governments to adopt its provisions. The MBBL, 2016 have been shared with all the States/ UTs for adoption.

For issuing construction permits, an Online Building Permission System (OBPS)  has  been  implemented  in  Delhi  and  Mumbai,  integrating  all internal  and  external  agencies  for  granting  'No  Objection  Certificates' (NOCs)  for  construction  activities.  Ministry  has  also  issued  detailed Guidelines on Online Building Permission System (OBPS) to all States/UTs. Under the AMRUT Mission, single window for building plans approvals is one of the reforms to be implemented by AMRUT cities.

(b) &  (c)  :    Cost  of  construction  and  its  sale  rate  are  market  driven. However, as 'land' and 'colonisation' are State subjects, it is under the purview of States to fix the circle rate.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Realignment of Cropping Pattern
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3280

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  AUGUST,  2018

## REALIGNMENT OF CROPPING PATTERN

3280.  SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to realign cropping patterns of the country with water availability and land productivity; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): The  farmers  are encouraged  to  use  available  resources  like  land  and  water judiciously. The new technologies on cropping pattern are demonstrated at the farmers fields through State Department of Agriculture/Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)/State Agricultural  Universities  (SAUs)/Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs),  etc.  The  cropping  pattern  is dependent on various factors viz. Agro- climatic condition of the region, availability of resources like land & water, market forces, socio-economic condition of the farmers and change as per the available resources.

The  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers Welfare, however,  supplement the efforts of the states to diversify agricultural/horticultural crops as per the local need through various schemes viz Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)/ Mission for Integrated Development of  Horticulture  (MIDH)/  National  Mission  for  Sustainable  Agriculture  (NMSA)/Rainfed  Area Development (RAD) etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Alcohol Production
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3279

ANSWERED ON 7 TH  AUGUST, 2018

## ALCOHOL PRODUCTION

## 3279.  SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  country  is  the  largest  producer  of  alcohol  in  the  world  and  its production is increasing day by day;
- (b) if  so,  whether the Government proposes to reduce the production of alcohol; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  does  not  centrally  maintain  data  on production of alcohol in the country.
- (b) & (c): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Metro Rail Connectivity
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3277 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 07, 2018 METRO RAIL CONNECTIVITY

## No. 3277   SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

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

- (a) Whether the Government has any plan to connect the metro rail to
- all the Capital Airports of all the states in the country;
- (b) If so, the details thereof; and
- (c) The  reasons  for  not  connecting  the  Mumbai,  Ahmedabad  and
- Bengaluru Airport with Metro Rail Connectivity?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a)  & (b):   Urban transport,  which is an integral part of urban development, is a state subject. Therefore, respective state governments  are  responsible  for initiating  and  developing  urban transport  infrastructure  including  metro  rail  projects.    The  Central Government considers financial assistance for metro rail proposals in cities  or  urban  agglomerates, on  the  basis  of  the  feasibility  of  the proposal  and  availability  of  resources,  as  and  when  posed  by  the concerned state governments.

(c):    Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation has informed that Mumbai metro line-3  has  connectivity  to  domestic  and  international  airports  of Mumbai. Metro Link Express for Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) Company Limited which is a company implementing Ahmedabad metro rail project has informed that, at present, there is no plan to connect airport  due  to  inadequate  traffic  projections.  Bangalore  Metro  Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has informed that airport connectivity is provided in the plan for Phase-2B of Bangalore metro rail project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Standards of BIS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3274

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.08.2018

## STANDARDS OF BIS

## 3274.  SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

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- (a) the total  number of standards formulated by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the average time taken to formulate these standards;
- (b) whether the BIS is facing inordinate delays in formulating standards even in areas affecting the health and safety of consumers and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether under the Laboratories Modernisation Programme of 2005, the BIS has been able to equip itself with modern infrastructure for testing samples; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- ( a) :          As  on  date more than 19000 BIS standards are in operation. During the year 2017-18, 742  standards  have  been  formulated  by  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards.  Time  taken  to  formulate standards are categorized as Priority I (time frame 12 months), Priority II (time frame 24 months) and Normal (time frame 28 months). About 97.95 % standards have been formulated within time frame in Priority I category, 100 % standards have been formulated within time frame in Priority II and 86.18 % standards have been formulated within time frame in Normal category.
- (b) :      BIS has taken all the important standards in the area of health and safety of customers under Priority I and time frame for formulating the standard is 12 months.
- (c) and (d) : Yes. BIS under the Laboratories Modernisation Programme of 2005 has procured 182 equipment's which relate to various fields of testing such as Packaged Drinking   Water, Cement, CFL testing, GLS ,Plastic Pipes,  Cables, Aluminum Conductors, MS Tubes, Steel Products, Float Valve, Taps, Gas Stoves, Wire Ropes, Wood Products,  etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Gun Licence
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3273

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

3273. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  change  the  existing procedure for issuing gun licence and to renew the gun licence by providing unique identification number;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the reasons and advantages of the proposed changes; and

(d) the time by which the new procedure is likely to be implemented?

ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The Arms Rules, 2016 notified on 15.07.2016 have the provision of generating Unique Identification Number (UIN) for every licence being issued or renewed. The system generates a UIN for every licence and any licence without a UIN is considered invalid.

(c) & (d): A need was felt to evolve a mechanism to have a check on spread of  illegal  arms  and  strengthen  the  policy  of  the  Government  of  non proliferation of firearms in the country. This issue was addressed by having a provision in the Arms Rules, 2016 of generating UIN for every licence being issued  or  renewed.  Any  licence  without  a  UIN  is  considered  invalid  and weapon endorsed on it as illegal. The new Arms Rules, 2016 are in effect since 15.07.2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Affordable Medicine to All
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3272 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 th  August, 2018

## Affordable Medicine to All

3272. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has been implementing a policy to achieve the objective of providing affordable medicine to all;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether any financial assistance is presently being given to the State Governments and private institutions for the same and if so, the details thereof?

## 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) & (b): The  Pharmaceutical  Policy  announced  by  the  Government  from  time  to time envisages making available quality medicines at reasonable prices to the masses.
- (c):  No  financial  assistance  is  being  given  to  the  State  Governments  and  private institutions  by  the  Department  at  present.  However,  the  Department  is  operating  a scheme  namely  Cluster  Development  Programme  for  Pharma  Sector  (CDP-PS)  in Public  Private  Partnership  mode  through  one  time  grant  -in-  aid  to  be  released  for creation of identified infrastructure and common facilities to Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) set up for the purpose. This would help the manufacturers to reduce their cost of production  which  would  result  in  making  available  quality  medicines  at  reasonable prices  to  the  masses.  Another  scheme  namely  Pharmaceuticals  Promotion  and Development  Scheme  (PPDS)  is  also  being  operated  to  provide  grant-in-aid  to Associations/Institutes etc. for promotion, development and export promotion in Pharmaceutical Sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Agricultural Relationship with Russia
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3270

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  AUGUST,  2018

## AGRICULTURAL RELATIONSHIP WITH RUSSIA

3270.  SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to enlarge the long term agricultural relationship with Russia and discuss various issues on potential areas of collaboration and trade in the allied field of agriculture during the celebration of 70 years of agricultural relationship event organised recently in the capital as 'India-Russia Agricultural Business Summit'; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof and the areas listed for collaboration and trade in agricultural business?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): Yes. The Indo-Russia Agricultural Business Summit was held in February, 2018 at New Delhi. Discussions were held to enhance bilateral cooperation with focus in the fields of agriculture machinery;  sanitary and  phytosanitary  measures  (both  plants and  animals); agriculture education and biotechnology; fishery and sea products (including feeding, care and processing); and confectioner's/baker's, dry fruits and coconut products.
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