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Lok Sabha Question No. 4088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Promotion of AYUSH
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4088 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH DECEMBER, 2016

## PROMOTION OF AYUSH

## 4088. ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

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

- (a) whether the country has more allopathic doctors or AYUSH practitioners;
- (b) whether the Government agrees that promotion of AYUSH will be helpful to treat various diseases;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether  the  Government  is  planning to  integrate  National  Health  Mission (NHM)  with AYUSH; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard till now by the Governm nt?

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

- (a):        As  per  information  provided  by  Medical  Council  of  India,  there  are  a  total allopathic doctors registered with the State Medical Council/Medical Council of India as th June, 2016. As informed by Ministry of AYUSH there are 7,44,563 registered AYUSH doctors/ practitioners as on 01 st January, 2015 in India.
- (b) to (e):     Under NHM, the principle of 'Mainstreaming of AYUSH' was adopted to enhance the choice of services for beneficiaries of public health fa cilities and also revitalize local health care  traditions.  Accordingly,  NHM  Implementation  Framework  envisages  co - location  of AYUSH services in health facilities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Shortage of Physiotherapists in Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4087 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH DECEMBER, 2016

## SHORTAGE OF PHYSIOTH ERAPISTS IN HOSPITALS

4087. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  sanctioned  post  of vari us  grades  of  Physiotherapists  in various  Central Government hospitals in the country;
- (b) whether there is a shortage of Physiotherapists in the hospitals across the c untry and if so, the details thereof, hospital - wise; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to fulfil the said shortage?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) to (c): -As  far as three Central Government Hospitals in Delhi i.e. Safdarjung Hospital RML Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals are concerned, th details of vacant posts of Physi otherapists in these Hospitals is as under:

| Name of Hospitals                                            |   Sanctioned strength |   Filled posts | Total posts   | vacant   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------|---------------|----------|
| Dr. RML Hospital                                             |                    14 |             06 | 08            |          |
| Lady Hardinge Medical and Kalawati Saran Children's Hospital |                    05 |             05 | -             |          |
| Safdarjung Hospital including Sports Injury Centre (SIC).    |                    44 |             36 | 08            |          |

Necessary  action  has  already  been  taken  to  fill  up  these  vacant  posts  on  regula outsourced basis as per existing Recruitment Rules.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Indo-China Joint Military Training Exercise
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4086

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## INDO-CHINA JOINT MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE

4086.  SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether 'Hand in Hand 2016', the Indo-China joint military training exercise that began  in  Pune  recently  acquainted  both  the  armies  with  their  respective  operating procedures during counter-terrorism operations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  organize  more  such  exercises  with other countries also to make familiar and update the training skills with each country?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

( डा . सुभाष भामरे )

(a) to (c): Exercise HAND-IN-HAND 2016 held with China recently in Pune was  a  joint  exercise  under  the  theme  of  Counter-terrorism  operations specifically  under  UN  mandate.    The  exercise  was  aimed  at  confidence building  measures  to  showcase  perspectives  of  both  Armies.    Joint Exercises  are  also  held  with  several  other  countries  to  update  training skills and enhance defence cooperation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: CGHS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4084 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH DECEMBER, 2016

## CGHS

## 4084. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes to  provide  medicine  to  the  patients  of Dengue  and Chikungunya through CGHSand if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps so far in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) to (d): Instructions have already  been issued in this regard to all the CGHS Welln C entres to provide consultation and out - patient primary medical care to the general public with symptoms of Dengue fever and Chikungunya fever.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4083 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Construction of Medical Colleges under PMSSY
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: OM BIRLA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4083 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH DECEMBER, 2016

## CONSTRUCTION OF MEDI CAL COLLEGES UNDER PMSSY

## 4083. SHRI OM BIRLA:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up medical colleges at Kota, Udaipur, Bikaner and Jaipur under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY);
- (b) if so, the present status thereof along with the time by which the construction of he said medical colleges is likely to be completed by the Hospital Service Consultancy Corporation;
- (c)  the  manner  in  which  proposed  super speciality  blocks  in  Jodhpur,  Jhal wad  and Ajmer medical colleges will be made operational; and
- (d) the manner in which super specialist human resources will be made available for the super speciality blocks?

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

- (a) : Government has approved upgradation of existing Government Medical Colleges at Kota, Udaipur and Bikaner under Phase III of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). Government has also approved upgradation of  SMS Medical Coll ege at Jaipur under Phase IV of PMSSY.
- (b): Work has been awarded in respect of upgradation of existing medical colleges at Ko Udaipur and Bikaner. Gap Analysis Committee has been constituted for upgradation of SM Medical  College  at  Jaipur.  Timeline for  completion  of  the  upgradation  work  depends  upon various  factors  like  approval  of  authorities  concerned,  approval  of  DPR  and  issu notification of award. The timeline for completion of work is mentioned in the notifica award and is generally f or a period of 16 to 24 months from date of award of work depending upon the size of the project and local site specific conditions.
- (c): The  Government  has  not  taken  up  construction  of  super  speciality  blocks  at  medi colleges in Jodhpur, Jhalwad and Ajmer under PMSSY.
- (d): Recruitment  and  deployment  of  Super - Specialist  human  resources  to  run  the  Super Speciality  Blocks  built  under  PMSSY  is  the  responsibility  of  the  State  Government/Medi College concerned, which is responsible for running of t he facilities created under upgradation work.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4082 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Compaign to Tackle Malnutrition
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 4082

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2016

## CAMPAIGN TO TACKLE MALNUTRITON

## 4082.  SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has started any campaign to tackle malnutrition in the country in cooperation  with  All  India  Institute  of  Medical  Science  (AIIMS)  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;

- (b) whether the Government has conducted any evaluation of the campaign in eradication of malnutrition in the country;

- (c) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and

- (d) the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  for  implementation  and  monitoring  of  the campaign effectively?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a) No, Madam.  However, a Nutrition Awareness  Programme was conducted by Food and Nutrition Board in 2014 in cooperation with All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

- (b) to (d):  Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Indo-Russian Military Cooperation
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: HUKUM SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4081

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## INDO-RUSSIAN MILITARY COOPERATION

4081.  SHRI  HUKUM SINGH:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

j{kk ea=h

- (a) whether the Government has signed agreement with Russia to broad-base military cooperation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has signed agreement to procure spares directly from Russian equipment manufacturers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

( डा . सुभाष भामरे )

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.    An  Agreement  between  the  Government  of  the Republic  of  India  and  the  Government  of  the  Russian  Federation  on Defence  Cooperation  was  signed  on  28.01.1993.    Another  Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Russian Federation on the Program for Military and Technical Cooperation (MTC) 2011-2020 was signed on 7.12.2009.  This agreement is effective for 10 years from 1.1.2011 to 31.12.2020.
- (c) & (d): Yes,  Madam.    Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has signed agreements  to  procure  spares  with  authorized  Russian  agencies,  which include Original  Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)  like  URAL Optical  and Mechanical  Plant,  OEM  holding  companies  like  Aerospace  Equipment Corporation, AHC Sukhoi and United Engine Corporation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4080 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Fake Stamp Papers
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4080 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE DECEMBER, 2016 18 AGRAHAYANA, 1938 SAKA 9TH

## FAKE STAMP\_PAPERS

## 4080. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware about resurfacing of fake stamp papers like Telgi scam of 2000 in Mumbai back during the past few months in Mumbai; again
- b) if so, the details and modus operandi thereof;
- whether any investigation has been initiated into the scam and persons guilty has been identified; and
- (d) if the details and present status thereof ? SO,

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) : No Sir:
- (6), (c) & (d): Question does not arise in view of reply to part (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Warning Labels on Fast Foods
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED, ASADUDDIN OWAISI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4078 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH DECEMBER, 2016

## WARNING LABELS ON FA ST FOODS

## 4078. MOHAMMED FAIZAL: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is con idering to put warning labels on fast food in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the countries where such warning labels on fast food are prevalent and has legal support;
- (d) whether the Ministry has advised to all the stakeholders to introduce warning labels on fast food on the lines of tobacco products; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  response  of  the stakeholders  and  further  steps  taken  or being taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) & (b): 'Fast Food' has not been defined under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and  Regulations  thereunder. However,    the  Food    Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India (FSSAI)    has  issued  draft  Guidelines  titled  'Guidelines  for  making  available  wholesome, nutritious,  safe  and  hygienic  food  to  school  children  in  India'  on  12.10.2015  wherein  the availability of m ost common HFSS (High in Fat, Salt and Sugar) Foods in schools and an area within 50 meters thereof has been restricted/limited.
- (c): The World Health Organization has recently developed guidelines on 'Sugar intake for Adults and Children' and the adverse impact of high sugar in foods.
- (d) & (e): No  advice  has  been  given  by  the  Ministry  to  introduce  warning  labels  on  f food. The need to avoid food high in fat, salt and sugar; aerated beverages; promotion of lifestyle and various other aspects o f food safety are disseminated  to all concerned  through workshops, media campaigns, documentary films, educational booklets, stalls fairs/melas /events, mass awareness campaigns; etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Relaunch of Income Declaration Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO, NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 4077 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 9 TH    DECEMBER, 2016 18, AGRAHAYANA, 1938  (SAKA)

## RELAUNCH OF INCOME DECLARATION SCHEME

4077: DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO: SHRI NANA PATOLE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  relaunch  the  Income  Declaration Scheme 2016 to give another chance to the persons who did not declare their accumulated black money;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Apex  Court has issued any guidelines/directions to the Government regarding black money; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken/being taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) & (b)  There is no such proposal under consideration at present.

(c) & (d)  The Apex Court, vide its orders dated 4 th July 2011 & 1 st May 2014 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 176 of 2009,  directed the Government to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Black Money.  Accordingly, the SIT chaired and vice-chaired by two former judges of Hon'ble Supreme Court was constituted by the Government vide Notification dated 29 th May 2014.    The  SIT  has  since  been  monitoring  various  cases  and  has  so  far  submitted  5 reports to the Apex Court.

The recommendations/observations of the SIT received from time-to-time have been duly considered by the Government in investigations as also policy prescriptions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4076 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: NCPCR Report
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4076

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2016

## NCPCR REPORT

## 4076. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has submitted any report for bringing school dropouts children back to school;
- (b) if so, details thereof indicating the recommendations made by it; and
- (c) the follow-up action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a) to  (c  )  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  (MHRD),  National  Council  of Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT)  and  National  Commission  for  Protection  of Child  Rights  (NCPCR)  organized  a  Consultation  cum  Review  Meeting  on  04th  and  05th April, 2016 and has prepared recommendations on 'Devising Pathways for Re-engagement of Out of School Children-(OoSC)'. NCPCR has already forwarded its report to the Ministry of Human  Resource  Development  , Department of School Education and Literacy, Government of India for necessary action.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4074 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Joint Military Exercise with Japan
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4074

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER, 2016

## JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE WITH JAPAN

4074.  SHRI  CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: DR. RATNA DE (NAG):

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to carry out joint military exercise with Japan in the near future; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with its strategic importance for the region?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

( डा . सुभाष भामरे )

(a) & (b): The  Joint  Naval  Exercise  MALABAR  between  India  and  the United States was expanded last year to include Japan on a regular basis. This exercise is held annually.  Such exercises help in enhancing defence cooperation  and  understanding  concept  of  operations  of  each  other  to learn best practices.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-09
Subject: Tax from Power Distribution Companies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

(a)  to (d):

Though data of income declared and tax paid by all taxpayers is available in the computer system of  Income  Tax  Department,  there  is  no  MIS  or  periodic  report  generated  in  respect  of  taxpayers engaged in a particular line of business or assessed at a particular station. However, advance tax data of important/large sectors is monitored centrally. Moreover, the officers having jurisdiction over specific taxpayers can access all information relating to that particular taxpayer for the purpose of investigation, assessment, recovery and monitoring.

Taxes paid by the taxpayers are regularly monitored by Income Tax Department through its field offices.  The  field  offices  to  take  various  measures  for  augmentation  of  tax  collection  including monitoring  of  advance  tax  payments  by  top  taxpayers,  collection/recovery  of  outstanding  demand, monitoring payment of tax deducted at source by top deductors, monitoring of Dividend Distribution tax etc. Significant decline in tax payment or change in compliance behaviour may attract remedial action through scrutiny, survey, search & seizure, etc.

Transmission or distribution of electricity by an electricity transmission or distribution utility is in the negative list of services and therefore, no Service Tax is payable/paid on transmission or distribution of electricity. There is also no Central Excise duty on electricity.

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## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4073

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2016 AGRAHAYANA 18, 1938 (SAKA)

## TAX FROM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES

4073: SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE: SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  does  not  have  the  data  regarding  the  tax  collected  form  the  power distribution companies in Delhi;
- (b) if so, the reasons  therefor;
- (c) the  manner in which the Government assesses/reviews that tax is being regularly paid by the said companies; and
- (d) the remedial steps taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)