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Lok Sabha Question No. 2536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Silicosis Disease amongst Miners
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2536 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## SILICOSIS DISEASE AMONGST MINERS

†2536. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether  silicosis  disease  is  prevalent  among  miners  of  Udaipur, Jodhpur, Dungarpur, Banswada, Karouli districts of Rajasthan; and
- (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the Government  to  control  this  disease  and  ensure  safety  of  mine workers in the country including Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a): As per survey conducted by Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS)  under Ministry of Labour and Employment  and  National Institute of Miner's Health (NIMH), silicosis disease is prevalent among miners  of  Udaipur,  Jodhpur  and  Banswada  districts  of  Rajasthan. Surveys have been conducted at Dungarpur and Karouli districts and evaluation of the reports have been initiated.

- (b):  The  details  of  the  Silicosis  disease  prevalent  among  miners  of Udaipur, Jodhpur, Banswada districts of Rajasthan is as under:

| Name of district   |   Number of Silicosis cases detected among miners |
|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Udaipur            |                                                01 |
| Jodhpur            |                                                41 |
| Banswada           |                                                11 |

The step taken by the Government to control Silicosis disease and ensure safety of miners are:-

- (1)      To ensure compliance of safety legislations through inspection of mines in respect of the following:
2.  Wet drilling,
3.  Periodic monitoring of dust levels at workplace,
4.  Use of Dust mask and Dust respirator as Personal Protective Equipments,
5.  Initial Medical Examination before employment and Periodical  Medical  Examinations  of  persons  employed  in mines at an interval of 5 years,
6.  Occupational health survey.
- (2) Conducting Awareness Campaigns:- 236 Awareness camps have been organized  in  15  states  with  the  help  of  State  Governments  and Union Territories to bring awareness among the mine owners and mine workers about Silicosis and measures for protection against Silicosis to be adopted including the use of protective gear.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Ban on Meat Export
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2534 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  MARCH,2018

## BAN ON MEAT EXPORT

## 2534. SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  ban  meat  export  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether  many  meat  exporters  have  protested  against  the  proposed  ban  on  meat export saying it was sudden and arbitrary and affect their business; and
- (c) if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard along with the remedies which have been proposed to protect the interest of meat exporters?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh lh- vkj- pkS/kjh½

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) No, Madam.  Presently, there is no such proposal to ban meat export.
- (b) & (c ) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Export of Meat Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2532 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  MARCH,2018

## EXPORT OF MEAT PRODUCTS

## 2532(H). DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of meat products which are produced, processed and exported from the country;
- (b) whether any subsidy is being provided by the Government for this purpose;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the amount of funds provided as subsidy during the last three years;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to withdraw this subsidy; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh lh- vkj- pkS/kjh½

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): The  details  of  meat  products  which  are  produced,  processed  and  exported from the country are given as under:

Values In Million USD

| Products        | 2014-15   |         | 2015-16   |         | 2016-17   |         | 2017-18 * (UPTO DEC'17)   | 2017-18 * (UPTO DEC'17)   |
|-----------------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|-----------|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|                 | QTY(TON)  | VALUES  | QTY(TON)  | VALUES  | QTY(TON)  | VALUES  | QTY(TON)                  | VALUES                    |
| BUFFALO MEAT    | 1503512   | 4781.18 | 1314222   | 4069.08 | 1323578   | 3903.49 | 1070278                   | 3211.16                   |
| SHEEP/GOAT MEAT | 23613     | 135.71  | 21952     | 128.38  | 22009     | 129.69  | 18248                     | 103.64                    |
| OTHER MEAT      | 262       | 0.44    |           |         | 12        | 0.03    | 834                       | 2.03                      |
| PROCESSED MEAT  | 405       | 2.29    | 280       | 0.96    | 141       | 0.69    | 165                       | 0.99                      |
| Grand Total     | 1527792   | 4919.62 | 1336454   | 4198.42 | 1345740   | 4033.90 | 1089525                   | 3317.82                   |

(Source: DGCI&S/*Provisional)

(b): No subsidy is being provided for export.

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

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Exploitation of Workers in Mumbai Airport
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2531 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS IN MUMBAI AIRPORT

## 2531. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether the Government is aware about the exploitation of workers by a certain Company at Mumbai Airport;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether it is true that the Company has laid-off its employees by abusing laws/ violating labour laws and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether any special inspection, investigation has been initiated/ done in this case;
- (e)if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)the action taken against the company to protect the workers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) to (f): Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) Organization conducts inspection  of  the  establishments  at  Mumbai  Airport  under  various  Labour Laws from time to time  and  initiate  legal  action  as  per  law  for  violations. Interest of the workers is protected through these inspections. Around 2101 employees  of  M/s  Cambata  Aviation  (P)  Ltd.,  a  ground  handling  service provider  at  Airport  were  not  paid  wages  for  the  period  March,  2016  to September,  2016  due  to  discontinuance  of  operations.  The  company  was directed to pay unpaid wages amounting to Rs. 31,92,51,772/- together with a compensation  amounting  to  Rs.  2,94,14,000/-  .  A  recovery  certificate  had been  issued  on  07.08.2017  for  recovery  of  the  amount  which  is  pending before  the  Collector,  Mumbai  Sub  Urban  District  and  status  is  being monitored.  Similarly  in  the  case  of  another  company  M/s  Livewell  Aviation Services (P) Ltd., a ground handling service provider at Mumbai Airport, an order  in  favour  of  402  workers  for  non-payment  of  wages  amounting  to Rs.  62,88,100/-  was  decided.  However  the  company  filed  a  writ  petition  in Bombay High Court and the same has been stayed. No case of lay off against any company operating at Mumbai Airport has been reported.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 220 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Inclusion of Water in Concurrent List
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA, ANIL SHIROLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 220 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## FOOD AND MEDICINE MI SSION

## *220. SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA: SHRI ANIL SHIROLE:

Will  the  Minister  of AYURVEDA, YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is preparing any scheme to launch Food and Medicine Mission across the country especially in schools, colleges and universities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the States which are to be covered initially
- under the Mission and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the amount earmarked/sanctioned for the said purpose; and
- (d) the time by which the said mission is likely to be started along with the targ fixed under the Mission?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE(IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) to (d): There is no such proposal with the Central Government to launch Food and Medicine  Mission across the country.
Lok Sabha Question No. 215 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Coastal Zone Management Plans
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No: *215

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2018

## Coastal Zone Management Plans

## *215:  SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL: SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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

- (a) whether  finalisation  of  the  Coastal  Zone  Management  Plans  (CZMPs)  has  suffered  an inordinate delay;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor;
- (c) whether any meeting has been heldwith the States concerned for resolving the said issue and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the National Green Tribunal has given any directions to the Government in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 215 ON 'COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PLANS'

- (a) to (e) The  Coastal Zone  Management  Plans  were  required  to  be formulated in accordance with the CRZ Regulation Notification, 2011, within a period of two years.  The progress of preparation of these plans and reasons for delay have been reviewed periodically during  meetings  with  the  Coastal  States  and  Union  Territories  including  issues  related  to demarcation of High Tide Line, Low Tide Line, Ecological Sensitive Areas, ground truthing exercise  etc.    The  National  Green  Tribunal  has  directed  for  expeditious  finalisation  and approval  of  the  new  Coastal  Zone  Management  Plans  by  31.07.2018.  The  validity  of  the Coastal Zone  Management  Plans  formulated  in  accordance  with  the  earlier  Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, has been extended upto 31.07.2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 212 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: e-way Bill System
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU, ANJU BALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 212 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 9 TH MARCH, 2018/PHALGUNA 18, 1939 (SAKA)

## QUESTION

## E-WAY BILL SYSTEM

## *212. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU: SHRIMATI ANJU BALA

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether several policy changes have been recommended in the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by the GST Council in its recent meetings and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has rolled out the nationwide e- way bill system for interState movement of goods on trial basis from 1 February, 2018 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether small manufacturers, traders and transporters have raised concerns that unless radio-frequency  identification  or  global  positioning  system  is  made  mandatory  in vehicles  and  human  intervention  is  removed,  the  e-way  bill  system  may  cause inordinate delays while delivering goods; and
- (d) if so, the remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER FINANCE MINISTER (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARA  A  TO  D  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 212 FOR ANSWER ON 9 TH MARCH 2018/ PHALGUNA 18, 1939 (SAKA) REGARDING E-WAY BILL SYSTEM

- (a) Yes Sir. Based on the representations received from the trade and industry, the GST Council has  recommended  several  policy  changes  for  constant  improvement  of  the  GST  law  and procedures which include filing of a monthly summary return till 31 st March, 2018, deferring the implementation of the national e-way bill system for inter-State and intra-State movement of goods.
- (b) Yes Sir. The Government, on the recommendations of the GST Council, appointed the 1 st day of February, 2018, as the date from which the provisions of the e-way bill rules shall come into force for inter-State movement of goods. However, in view of the difficulties faced by the trade in generating the e-way bill due to initial technological glitches, it was decided by the GST Council to extend the trial phase for generation of e-way bills, both for interState and intra-State movement of goods.
- (c)  and  (d)    No  Sir.  The  e-way  bill  rules  provide  the  option  for  a  person-in-charge  of  a conveyance to carry a copy of the e-way bill in physical form or the e-way bill number in electronic form or mapped to a Radio Frequency Identification Device embedded on to the conveyance  in  such  manner  as  may  be  notified  by  the  Commissioner.  Further,  in  case  a vehicle  has  been  intercepted  and  detained  for  a  period  exceeding  thirty  minutes,  the transporter may upload the said information in the specified form on the common portal.
Lok Sabha Question No. 210 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Beds in AIIMS Trauma Centre
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 210 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## BEDS IN AIIMS TRAUMA CENTRE

## *210.SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

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

- (a) the number of beds available for patients in the All India Institute of Medica Sciences (AIIMS) Trauma Centre, Delhi in a day;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that a large number of serious patients are not getting bed and refused admission in the said Centre;
- (c) if so, the number of patients regis ered during the last three years in AIIMS Trauma Centre and the number of patients referred to other hospitals due to nonavailability of beds;
- (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government to increase the number of beds in the Trauma Centre; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has approved  expansion  plan  for  AIIMS Trauma Centre, if so, the details thereof and the time by which the expansion plan is likely to be completed and operationalized?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY )

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 210* FOR 9 TH MARCH, 2018

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- (a) 215  Beds  are  available  for  patients  in  the  All  India  Institute  of Sciences (AIIMS) Trauma Centre, Delhi.
- (b) Admission to the inpatient ward is based on availability of beds and pa are admitted as per need/acuity of care as decided by triage protocol. In non- availability  of  beds,  patients  are  referred  to  other  hospitals  in  De similar trauma & emergency care facilities only after stabilization of patient.
- (c ) The  details  of  patients  registered  during  the  last  three  years  in Trauma Centre and patients referred to other hospitals are as under:
- (d)& (e)  Construction  work  for  Vertical  expansion  of  Trauma  Centre  with provision of 77 Beds with Modular ICU has been completed.

|   Year |   Casualty Attendance |   Total Admission |   Referred to hospital |
|--------|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|   2015 |                 67044 |              5192 |                   2183 |
|   2016 |                 69551 |              5373 |                   3017 |
|   2017 |                 72819 |              6572 |                   3310 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 209 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Fee Structure of MBBS Course
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUSHAWAHA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 209 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## FEE STRUCTURE OF MBBS COURSE

## *209. SHRI RAVINDER KUSHAWAHA:

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

- (a) whether the fees being charged by various private medical colleges for MBBS course are different in various States of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is likely to take any steps to bring uniformity in fee structure of MBBS course across the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be done and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY )

- (a) to(d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 209* FOR 9 TH MARCH , 2018

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(a)to(d) : In  the  case  of  Government  medical  colleges,  the respective State Governments are responsible for fixation of fee the  case  of  private  unaided  medical  colleges,  the  fee  struct decided by the Committee set up b y the respective State Government under the Chairmanship of a reti red H gh Court Judge in pursuance of the  directions  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme Court of India.  It is for the Committee  to  decide  whether  the  fee  proposed  by  an  Institute justified and the fee fixed by the Committe e is binding on the Institute.
Lok Sabha Question No. 208 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Donation of Blood by Card Holder
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 208 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH MARCH, 2018

## DONATION OF BLOOD BY CARD HOLDER

## *208. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering to allow the holder of blood donation card to donate blood on his card along with family, to others in need of blood on humanitarian grounds;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  persons  for whom  the  holder  of  blood  donation card  can obtain blood at present?

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

- (a) Government has no policy regarding issue of blood donation cards.
- (b)& (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 206 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Global Hunger Index
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH, KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOKSABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 206 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2018

## GLOBAL HUNGER INDEX

## 206.    SHRI M.B. RAJESH DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of India's ranking in the Global Hunger Index (GHI) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  as  per  the  report,  a  fifth  of  Indian  children  below  five  are  underweight  and  a third of them under height and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether malnutrition has been a major contributing factor to the poor ranking of India in GHI and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether India lags behind its South Asian neighbours in nutritional levels of children and if so, the comparative details thereof along with the reasons for such lagging; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  the  issue  of  malnutrition  and  health condition of children?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

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

## Statement referred to in reply to Part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 206 for 09.02.2018 by Shri M.B. Rajesh and Dr. Kirit Somaiya regarding Global Hunger Index

- (a) As per the Global Hunger Index, 2017, India has a rank of 100 out of 119 countries.
- (b) As  per  the  report,  21%  Children  are  Wasted.  The  report  also  states  that  there  is improvement in the prevalence of Stunting among children in the country, which is 38% as per 2015-16 data, and has decreased in each of the reference periods in the report.
- (c) The position of the country in GHI is dependent on four component indicators namely undernourishment,  child  wasting,  child  stunting  and  child  mortality  which  are  used  to arrive at the GHI scores.
- (d) Among the South Asian nations, Pakistan and Afghanistan lag behind India in nutritional levels of children.
- (e) Government is implementing several schemes and programs, i.e., Anganwadi Services, Scheme  for  Adolescent  Girls  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Matru  Vandana  Yojna  under  the Umbrella Integrated Child Development Services Scheme as direct targeted interventions to address the problem of malnutrition in the country.

Apart  from  the  above  schemes,  recently,  the  Government  has  set  up  National Nutrition  Mission  (NNM)  for  improving  the  nutritional  indicators  of  children  and pregnant women and lactating mothers.

As a result of the concerted efforts of the Government, the level of malnutrition among  women  and  children  has  reduced  in  the  country  as  is  evident  from  the  recent report of National Family Health Survey (NFHS) - 4 (2015-16), which shows reduction from the previous NFHS-3 levels.

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