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Lok Sabha Question No. 2572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Cyber Crime and Hacking
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 2572

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01ST AUGUST, 2017 / SHRAVANA 10, 1939 (SAKA)

CYBER CRIME AND HACKING

2572. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are reports of cyber attacks on banking and other cash less network utilization in the current scenario when the citizens embrace the new digital wave;
- (b) whether the Government takes remedial steps to curb the cyber-crime and hacking  of  bank  transactions  of  credit  cards  and  to  organise  campaigns  for building  and  regaining  the  confidence  of  the  citizens  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has proposed sufficient/more budgetary provisions to provide technological support to minimize the cyber-crime; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) As per incidents reported to Indian Computer Emergency Response Team

(CERT-In), 50 incidents affecting 19 financial organizations have been reported during the period November, 2016 to June, 2017.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2572 FOR 01.08.2017

(b)  Reserve  Bank  of  India  issues  Guidelines  on  Cyber  Security  for  banks. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology  has created a dedicated Digital  Payment  Division  for  protection  of  digital  payment.  Till  date,  Cyber Security mock  drills involving 148  organizations  from different sectors including finance sector have been conducted to enable assessment of cyber security preparedness of organizations. CERT-In has issued 21 advisories for security  safeguards  covering  Point  of  Sale,  Micro  ATMs,  electronic  wallets, online banking, smart phones, unified payment  interface, Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, RuPay, SIM cards, wireless access points/routers, mobile banking, cloud, Aadhar Enabled Payment Systems etc.

(c)  &  (d)  A  separate  Research  &  Development  Fund  for  cyber  security  of Rs.1,000 Crore has been created to be spent over a period of five years for upgrading  technological  capacity.  In  addition,  Government  has  approved  a central  sector  project  namely  Cyber  Crime  Prevention  for    Women  and Children (CCPWC) with a total estimated cost of Rs.195.83 Crore to provide infrastructure and capacity building to address cyber crimes. The Government is also encouraging financial institutions, industry and other critical sectors to earmark  higher  budgets  in  line  with  the  international  practices  towards development and implementation of appropriate technologies and implementing best practices for protecting their information and communication technologies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Procurement Policy
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: JANAK RAM, HARI MANJHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2571 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2017

## Procurement Policy

## 2571.   SHRI JANAK RAM: SHRI HARI MANJHI:

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

(a) whether negative approach  towards domestic hike in prices under the procurement policy of the Government,hard contractual conditions, continuous  imports, use of old machinery with no encouragement for their replacement, zero import charges under project import and delay in implementation of projects are the factors that inhibit domestic demand; and (b) if so, the details thereof and the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a):  National  Capital  Goods  Policy,  2016  has  identified  that  issues  like  lack  of  positive  bias towards  domestic  value  addition  in  public  procurement  policies,  difficult  contract  conditions, persistent import and use of second-hand machinery with no incentive for replacement, zero duty import under 'Project Imports' and delays in project implementation are having an adverse effect on the domestic demand of capital goods.

(b):  In  February,  2017,  Ministry  of  Finance  has  revised  General  Financial  Rules  to  encourage procurement  by  domestic  manufacturers  by  introducing  elements  like  government  e-market place, life cycle cost, reverse auction and purchase preference to locally manufactured goods.

Recently,  on 15 th June, 2017, Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued a detailed Order on Public Procurement  to enhance the positive impact of Public Procurement on 'Make in India' initiative through measures like requirement of purchase preference to local suppliers, minimum local content, requirement for specification in advance, increase in minimum local content and manufacturing under licence,  technology collaboration agreement with phased indigenization.

Also, Ministry of Defence had revised their Procurement Procedure with effect from 01.04.2016 which have provisions to facilitate participation of domestic manufacturers in defence procurement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: National Food Technology Institution
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2569 ANSWERED ON 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017

## NATIONAL FOOD TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTION

## 2569: SH NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up National Food Technology Institute to meet the increasing the needs of manpower in the Food Processing Industries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action plan prepared by the Government to promote food processing sector and improve rural economy in the backward states of the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): There  are  two  Food  Technology  Institutions  namely  National  Institute  of  Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli , Haryana  and  Indian Institute of  Food Processing    Technology,  Thanjavur  Tamil  Nadu    working  under  administrative  control    of  this Ministry.  At  present,  Ministry  has  not  decided  to  set  up  any  other  National  Food  Technology Institute.

(c): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been implementing various Central Sector Schemes  for  development  of  food  processing  sector  in  the  country.  The  Ministry  of  Food Processing Industries has re-structured its schemes under the new Central Sector Scheme of KISAN SAMPADA  YOJANA  having  seven  components  viz  (i)  Mega  Food  Park,  (ii)  Integrated  Cold Chain  and  Value  Addition  Infrastructure,  (iii)  Infrastructure  for  Agro-Processing  Clusters,  (iv) Creation  of  Forward  and  Backward  Linkages,  (v)  Creation/  Expansion  of  Food  Processing  & Preservation  Capacities,  (vi)  Food  Safety  and  Quality  Assurance  Infrastructure  and  (vii)  Human Resources and Institutions. The Kisan Sampada Yojana has been approved with an allocation of Rs. 6,000 crore for period 2016-20 co-terminus with the 14 th Finance Commission cycle. The farmers, Farmer  Producer  Organizations,  entrepreneurs,  cooperatives,  and  societies,  Self  Help  Groups, Private Companies and State PSUs etc. are eligible to avail financial assistance under these schemes for setting up food processing projects in the country. However, higher financial assistance to the projects  in  the  North-eastern  States/difficult  areas/ITDP  areas  are  provided  as  compared  to  the general areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Coastal Area of the Ganges
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2566

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2017

## Coastal Area of the Ganges

## 2566. SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

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

- (a) whether the National Green Tribunal has imposed a ban on the use of the coastal areas of the Ganges;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a)  to  (c)    The  Hon'ble    National  Green  Tribunal  (NGT)  vide  its  judgment  dated 13.07.2017  in  O.A.  No.  200  of  2014  in  the  matter  of  M.C.  Mehta  versus Union of India & Ors.  has directed that 100 meters from the edge of the river Ganga would be treated as no development/ construction zone in Segment-B of Phase-I (Haridwar to Unnao, Kanpur). Further, there shall be no dumping or landfill sites for any kind of waste irrespective of any technology for waste processing,  within  500  meters  from  the  edge  of  the  river  Ganga  or  its tributaries.  The  Hon'ble  NGT  vide  its  judgment  dated  10.12.2015,  in  the same matter regarding  Segment-A of  Phase-I  (Gaumukh  to  Haridwar),  has also directed that 100 meters from the river bank would be prohibited flood plain zone while 300 meter from the river bank would be regulated zone.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Poor Living Conditions of Jawans
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adhikari Dibyendu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2565

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01ST AUGUST, 2017 / SHRAVANA 10, 1939 (SAKA)

POOR LIVING CONDITIONS OF JAWANS

2565. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Jawans  of  the  country  are  living  in  poor conditions in various security barracks of the country and if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (b) whether many CRPF camps are not having sufficient beds, toilets, light/ fans, water facilities and particularly there is no 24 hours doctor service; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government to provide adequate facilities to the Jawans?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a):  The  barrack  accommodation  is  part  of  authorized  infrastructure  for jawans  of  CAPFs.  Continuous  endeavours  are  made  to  improve  the  level  of housing  satisfaction  for  officers  and  men  of  CAPFs  and  for  this  appropriate budgetary allocations are also made.

(b) & (c):  The  CRPF  has  reported  that  beds/lights/fans  are  available  as  per authorization in the accommodation  provided for jawans. However, in remote/difficult  areas,  electricity  is  provided  through  generator  sets.  For medical  facilities,  Medical  Inspection  Rooms  are  also  part  of  authorization. From  2011,  2,560  pre-fabricated  huts  have  been  authorized  to  CRPF  to enhance the level of accommodation and requirement of infrastructure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2564 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Riot Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR, OM PRAKASH YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2564

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01ST AUGUST, 2017 / SHRAVANA 10, 1939 (SAKA)

RIOT CASES

†2564. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a):      whether  the  Government  proposes  to  constitute  any  other  force  to handle riots;

(b):  if so, the time by which it is likely to be constituted; and

(c):  the number of riots that broke out in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar during 2016 and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)  to  (b)  In  the  year  1991,  Rapid  Action  Force  (RAF)  was  set  up  in  CRPF  by converting  10  existing  Battalions  of  CRPF  to  deal  with  riots  and  riot-like situations.    Further,  in  2016,  Government  has  approved  raising  5  more  RAF Battalions  by  converting  5  existing  General  Duty  battalions  of  CRPF  and abolishing one Group Centre in CRPF. There is no plan to constitute any other Force for this purpose.

(c)  The details of communal incidents that took place in Madhya Pradesh and Bihar during 2016 and current year are as follows:-

| State          |   2016 |   2017 (upto May) |
|----------------|--------|-------------------|
| Madhya Pradesh |     57 |                29 |
| Bihar          |     65 |                23 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Fake Afforestation
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO.  2563

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2017

## Fake Afforestation

## 2563.   SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  from  any  State  including  Uttar  Pradesh regarding bogus/fake afforestation;
- (b) if so, the details of such complaints, State-wise; and
- (c) the details of the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

(a) to (c) The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forests  &  Climate  Change  has  received  no complaints of fake afforestation from any State including Uttar Pradesh.   However, a case of mis-appropriation  of  about  Rs.  2  crores  of  central  grant  released  during  2012-13  for  800 hectares of plantation of 'Herbs and Shrubs of Medicinal Value' in Munnar Forest Division of Kerala under National Afforestation Programme, has come to the notice of the Ministry.   The matter  has  been  inquired/investigated  by  the  Vigilance  Wing  of  the  Kerala  State  Forest Department (KSFD) and the Ministry has directed KSFD to hand over the case to State AntiCorruption Bureau (ACB) to take further legal action against the accused officials and recovery of mis-appropriated central fund.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Issuance of Caste Certificates for SCs and OBCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2562 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2017

## ISSUANCE OF CASTE CERTIFICATES FOR SCs AND OBCs

## †2562. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  persons  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs)  and  Other  Backward  Classes (OBCs) residing outside their home State face many problems in obtaining caste certificates;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to simplify the relevant rules to facilitate these deprived sections of the society; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

(a)  to  (c):  In  order  to  remove  the  difficulty  faced  by  persons    belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), who have migrated from one State/ Union Territory (UT) to another,  in  obtaining  caste  certificate  from  the  State/  UT  to  which  they  have  migrated,  it  had been clarified to all State Governments and UT Administrations, vide Ministry of Home Affairs letters dated 18.11.1982 and 06.08.1984, that the prescribed authority of a State Government/ UT Administration  may  issue  the  SC/  ST  certificate  to  a  person  who  has  migrated  from  another State/UT, on the production of a genuine certificate issued to his father/ mother by the prescribed authority of the State/ UT of the father's/mother's origin, except where the prescribed authority feels that detailed enquiry is necessary through the State of origin before issue of the certificate. The certificate will be issued irrespective of whether the caste in question is scheduled or not in relation to the State/UT to which the person has migrated.

For  OBCs  similar  instructions  were  issued  to  States  and  UTs  in  Ministry  of  Welfare's  letter dated 08.04.1994.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2561 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Split Ration Cards
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2561

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  AUGUST, 2017

## SPLIT RATION CARDS

## 2561. ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA:

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- (a) whether the Government plans to issue split ration cards according
- to  family members in the same family, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  plans  to  issue  ration  cards  of  different colours to the beneficiaries, if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a)to(c):      Under  the  provisions  of  National  Food  Security  Act,  2013  and Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2015, the responsibility of identification of beneficiaries in a State/UT and issuance of ration cards to them lies on the concerned State/UT Governments.

Targeted  Public  Distribution  System  (Control)  Order,  2015  issued under Section 3 of the Essential Commodities Act,1955 prescribes, inter-alia, the following for issuance of ration cards:

- (i) The  State  Government  shall  issue  ration  cards  to  the  eligible households.
- (ii) The State government shall issue a ration card only to a citizen of India who is resident of that State and who fulfills the conditions for  getting  a  ration  card  as  may  be  prescribed  by  the  State
- Government.
- (iii) The  State  government  shall  issue  separate  and  distinct  ration cards to the Antyodaya households and the priority households.
- (iv) The State government shall designate the authority and office for receiving, registering, acknowledging and processing of application
- for issuance of ration card or modification in ration card.
- (v) The list of the ration card holders shall be displayed in the public domain  including  in  the  office  of  the  local  authority  and  on  the State  web  portal,  showing  the  category-wise  names  of  eligible
- households and their members.
- (vi) The State government shall make all endeavors to eliminate bogus or ineligible ration cards as a continuous exercise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Seeds Bill
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2560

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2017

## SEEDS BILL

2560.  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make necessary changes in the Seeds Bill 2004 to ensure the rights of the farmers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  required  changes  have  been  incorporated  in  the  proposed  bill,  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (d) the  present  status  of  the  seeds  bill  alongwith  the  time  by which  the  bill  is  likely  to  be implemented?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a)  to (c): Yes,  Madam.  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  and  Farmers  Welfare (DAC&FW)  has  accepted  major  recommendations  of  the  Standing  Committee  and  made necessary amendments in the Seeds Bill, 2004 to ensure the rights of the farmers. The official amendments in the bill includes exemptions of farmers from registration of farmers' varieties, clarity  in  the  definition  of  the  farmers,  complete  freedom  to  farmers  on  selling  of  farm  saved seed  as  well  as  bartering  of  seeds  in  conformity  with  the  Protection  of  Plant  Varieties  and Farmers Rights Acts, 2001, expansion of Central Seed Committee by having more representation from farmers, reducing the period of registration of seed varieties, regulation of sale  of  transgenic  varieties,  formation  of  compensation  Committee  for  failure  of  seed,  doing away with provision of self certification, rationalization of power of seed inspectors, improved functioning and performance of Seed Testing Laboratories etc.

- (d): The Seeds Bill, 2004 was introduced in Rajya Sabha on 9 th December, 2004.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: BS-IV Norms for Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2559 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2017

## BS-IV Norms for Vehicles

## 2559. SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government  has  decided that only BS-IV  compliant vehicles will be manufactured from April 1,2017and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  allowed  the  registration  of  Non-BS-IV  vehicles  after  April, 2017 and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Environment Pollution Prevention and Control Authority (EPCA) has directed that vehicle  manufacturers should exhaust their stock of Non -BS-IV vehicles before April,2017 and the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers are raising the issue of inventory of NonBS-IV vehicles and has said it is impossible for them to meet the April 1 deadline, due to the impact of demonetisation; and
- (d)  if  so,  whether  unsold  Non-BS-IV  vehicles  have  been  allowed  to  register  after  April  1  or would have to be scrapped?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has amended Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 by mandating Mass Emission Norms, Bharat Stage-IV from 1 st April,  2017  all  over  India  for  four wheeled vehicles vide notification GSR 643(E) dated 19 th August, 2015, for three wheeled vehicles vide GSR 487(E) dated 12.06.2015 and for two wheeled vehicles vide GSR 431(E) dated 04.07.2014. As per the notifications, the Mass Emission Standards for Bharat Stage IV shall come into force all over the country in respect of all the three category of vehicles manufactured on or after the 1st April, 2017.  As  per  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  decision  dated  29.03.2017,  'All  the  vehicles  registering authorities under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 are prohibited for registering such vehicles on and from 1 st April, 2017 that do not meet BS-IV emission standards, except on proof that such a vehicle has already been sold on or before 31 st March, 2017'.

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