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Lok Sabha Question No. 2200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Water Crisis in Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK   SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2200

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 31, 2018

## WATER CRISIS IN CITIES

No. 2200.  SHRI HARISH MEENA:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that many cities in the country have witnessed
- severe water crisis in the current year;
- (b) if so, the details of action taken by the Government in this regard;
- and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to make strict regulation for water conversation in 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) & (b Urban Water Supply is a State subject and it is the responsibility of the State Governments/ Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to maintain water supply. The Government of India, through Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT),  supplements  the  efforts  of  the States/  Union  Territories  (UTs)  in  providing  drinking  water  in  urban areas.

Under  AMRUT  Mission,  individual  projects  are  selected,  appraised, approved and implemented by the concerned State Government. The Government of India only approves State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) and  releases  Central  Assistance  (CA)  as  per  the  Mission  guidelines. SAAPs  for  the  entire  Mission  period  have  been  approved  for  all  the States/UTs for Rs. 77,640 crore, including the Central Assistance of Rs. 35,990 crore. Out of the total SAAPs of Rs. 77,640 crore, Rs. 39,011 crore have been provided for water supply.

(c): Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has issued Model Building Bye Laws, 2016, which have incorporated the provisions of Rainwater Harvesting. The Ministry has also issued Urban and Regional Development  Plans  Formulation  and  Implementation  (URDPFI),  2014 which promotes rain water harvesting and ground water recharge and also provides for preservation/conservation of natural drainage system and retaining water bodies. The reform agenda under AMRUT Mission also encourages the States/UTs to formulate a policy and action plan for  having  rain  water  harvesting  structures  in  all  commercial,  public buildings  and  new  buildings  on  plot  size  of  300  square  meters  and above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Immigration Counters at Delhi Airport
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2199

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 ST   JULY, 2018/SHRAVANA 9, 1940 (SAKA)

IMMIGRATION COUNTERS AT DELHI AIRPORT

2199. PROF. PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government has recently ordered the closure of exclusive immigration counters at Delhi Airport;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government is considering to extend this scheme to other International Airports;

(d) if so, the details thereof, State and Airport-wise particularly in Punjab;

(e)  whether  the  new  scheme  is  causing  hardships  to  premium  class passengers; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and corrective steps proposed in this regard?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): There is no proposal to close the exclusive immigration counters provided at Delhi Airport. Separate immigration counters for Business/First class  passengers  are  available  at  Delhi  and  Mumbai  airports.  In  order  to facilitate passengers and fast track the immigration process, Govt. Of India is  increasing  the  number  of  departure/arrival  counters  and  man-power  at major airports on need basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Fund for Agricultural Machinery
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH, BHARAT SINGH

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2194

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 ST   JULY, 2018

## FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY

2194.   SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI: SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE: SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has released/proposes to release additional funds apart from the present allocation for agricultural machinery to the farmers in Uttar Pradesh; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be allocated?

## ANSWER

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

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

(a) & (b): Ministry of Agriculture  and Farmers Welfare has released Rs. 36.58 crore and Rs. 148.60 crore under Sub- Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) for promotion of agricultural mechanization activities and under  a new Central Sector Scheme on 'Promotion of Agricultural  Mechanization  for  In-Situ  Management  of  Crop  Residue  in  the  States  of  Punjab, Haryana,  Uttar  Pradesh  and  NCT  of  Delhi'  for  in-situ  management  of  crop  residue  activities during 2018-19 to Government of Uttar Pradesh respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Housing for All
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2193 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 31, 2018 HOUSING FOR ALL

No. 2193 SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  or  proposes  to formulate any scheme to provide houses to all Jhuggi dwellers living  near  railway  lines  in  different  railway  zones  of  the country  before  removing  them  from  such  areas  under  the scheme of Housing for All by 2022;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (c):   The Government of India through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) {PMAY(U)} - Housing for All Mission on June 25, 2015 to assist States/Union Territories (UTs) in providing all weather pucca houses to  all  eligible  urban  households.  The  PMAY(U)  scheme  guidelines advocate that Central Government land owning agencies should also undertake 'in-situ' slum redevelopment in their lands occupied by

slums by using it as a resource for providing houses to slum dwellers.

Pursuant  to  the  issuance  of  the  scheme  guidelines,  the MoHUA has written to all State Governments and Central Government land owning Ministries/Departments including the Ministry of Railways to explore the possibilities of rehabilitation of slums on their land and seek Central Assistance under the PMAY(U).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Cyber Security
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2192

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 ST   JULY, 2018/SHRAVANA 9, 1940 (SAKA)

CYBER SECURITY

2192.

SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Joint  Working  Group  on  cyber  security  has  submitted  its report;
- (b) if so, the salient features of the recommendations made therein along with  the  action  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  regarding  setting  up  of  an autonomous body on cyber security;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to check hacking and cyber crimes?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): At present there is no Joint Working Group on Cyber Security.

(c) & (d):   No Madam.

(e):

- (i) Section 43, 43A, 66, 66B, 66C, 66D, 66E, 66F, 67, 67A, 67B, 70, 72, 72A  and  74  of  the  Information  Technology  Act,  2000  deal  with hacking and cyber crimes.
- (ii) Government  approved  a  'Framework  for  enhancing  security  in cyberspace'  for  cyber  security  in  the  Indian  cyberspace,  with  the National Security Council Secretariat as nodal agency.

## LS.US.Q.NO.2192 FOR 31.07.2018

- (iii) National  Technical  Research  Organisation  has  been  designated  as the nodal agency for taking all measures for protection of national critical  infrastructure  and  to  handle  cyber  security  incidents  in critical sectors.
- (iv) Further,  Indian  Computer  Emergency  Response  Team  (CERT-In)  is designated  as  the  national  agency  for  incident  response  including analysis, forecast and alerts on cyber security breaches.
- (v) Advisories  have  been  issued  by  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA)  to States/UTs for taking steps for prevention of cybercrime, which are available on the website of MHA (www.mha.gov.in).
- (vi) Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  is  implementing  the  'Cyber  Crime Prevention against Women & Children' Scheme with the objective of handling issues of cyber crime against women and children.
- (vii) Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  constituted  an  Inter-Ministerial Committee on Phone Fraud and has issued advisories dated 13.01.2018  &  dated  12.02.2018  to  States/UTs  for  taking  steps  to check phone frauds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Landing Centre on Bay of Bengal for Relief Operation
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, PR. SENTHILNATHAN, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2191

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 ST   JULY, 2018/SHRAVANA 9, 1940 (SAKA)

LANDING CENTRE ON BAY OF BENGAL FOR RELIEF OPERATION

2191.

SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to build deep sea landing centres and helipads in the Bay of Bengal to facilitate search and relief operations during cyclones;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide adequate  infrastructure  facilities  for  effective  search  operations  to  find missing persons during cyclones; and
- (d) the total amount allocated for the same?

ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):    At  present  Government  has  no  plan  to  build  deep  sea  landing centres  and  helipads  in  the  Bay  of  Bengal  to  facilitate  search  and  relief operations  during  cyclones.  However,  Air  Stations  and  Air  Enclaves  are available  at  various  places  on  East  Coast  to  facilitate  air  operation  for search and rescue operations.

(c) : Indian  Navy,  Indian  Air  Force  and  Indian  Coast  Guard  are  fully equipped and capable to carry out effective search and rescue operations to find missing persons during cyclones.

## LS.US.Q.NO.2191 FOR 31.07.2018

Presently,  03  Maritime  Rescue  Coordination  Centres  (MRCCs)  and      10 Maritime  Rescue  Sub  Centres  (MRSCs)  have  been  established  by  Indian Coast Guard (ICG). MRCCs coordinate promulgation of Distress and Safety Messages through International Safety Net (ISN) and NAVTEX.

ICG has 136 ships and 63 aircraft which are deployed to undertake search and  rescue  activities  to  provide  immediate  succor  to  fishermen  and mariners at sea. ICG also effectively utilized Coastal Surveillance Network System which includes radar chain and communication network to promulgate safety  messages  to  fishermen  and  mariner  operating  close  to coasts.

(d): No specific fund has been allocated in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2190 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Sedition Law
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS, SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2190

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 ST   JULY, 2018/SHRAVANA 9, 1940 (SAKA) SEDITION LAW

2190. SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS: SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is demand for complete ban on sedition law in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  review  the  sections  of  the  Indian  Penal Code pertaining to sedition;

(d) whether the Law Commission after evaluating section 124A of IPC in 1971 in its 42nd  report  recommended  stringent  action  against  the  perpetrators  who  are involved in questioning the unity of the nation, judicial system and Parliament of the country; and

(e)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  a  legislation  afresh  after inviting suggestions from the Law Commission ?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Amendment of criminal law is a continuous process and the Government is  aware  that  it  has  to  be  in  sync  with  social  changes.  On  the  request  of  the Ministry  of  Home  Affairs,  the  Ministry  of  Law  &  Justice  requested  the  Law Commission of India in the year 2013 to undertake a review of the criminal justice system and give a comprehensive report in the matter so that, suitable amendments can be considered in the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act. Regarding section  124A  of  the  IPC  (Sedition),  MHA  took  up  the  matter  on  09.05.2012  with Ministry  of  Law  &  Justice  to  request  the  Law  Commission  of  India  to  study  the usage  of  the  provisions  of  section  124A  and  hold  consultations  and  suggest amendment, if so required, to the said provision, so that the Government can take necessary steps. The report of the Law Commission is awaited.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Caste based Census
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2189

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 ST   JULY, 2018/SHRAVANA 9, 1940 (SAKA)

CASTE BASED CENSUS

2189.

SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted caste based census in the year 2011 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  National  Commission  for  Backward  Classes  (NCBC)  has suggested to the Union Government and passed an unanimous resolution in 2016 seeking to make the census data public and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the details regarding the said census have not been released so far, if so, the details thereof and the reasons for non-disclosure of the same to the public so far;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  formed  an  Expert  Group  under  the Chairmanship of Vice-Chairman, NITI Aayog for classification and categorization of OBCs;
- (e)  whether  eleven  States  have  already  compiled  database  of  OBCs  and based on that, they are extending reservations to these communities at local level; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  up  census  for  OBCs  nationwide and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  Madam;  the  Socio  Economic  and  Caste  Census  (SECC),  2011  was conducted by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) in rural areas and

the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) in urban areas.

(b): National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) in 2014 appealed to the  Government  for  taking  appropriate  policy  decisions  pertaining  to  OBC data.

## LS.US.Q.NO.2189 FOR 31.07.2018

(c)to(e):  The  SECC  data  excluding  the  caste  data  have  been  finalized  and published  by  MoRD  and  HUPA  in  2016.    The  raw  caste  data  have  been provided to Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, who is to form the Expert Group for classification and categorization of data.

(f):  Census  questionnaire  for  2021  will  be  finalized  in  consultation  with various stakeholders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2186 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: DAY-NULM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2186 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 31, 2018

## DAY-NULM

## NO. 2186      SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

Will the Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has implemented Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAYNULM);
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  beneficiaries  of  the  said  scheme  in Jharkhand at present;
- (c) whether the number of beneficiaries of the said scheme in
- Jharkhand is less than the national average of beneficiaries;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor and the steps taken to improve the
- same; and
- (e) the other initiatives/ steps taken by the Government in this
- regard?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) The  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  has  launched National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) in September 2013  to  reduce  poverty  and  vulnerability  of  urban  poor households  by  enabling  them  to  access  gainful selfemployment and skilled  wage  employment  opportunities, for improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable basis.

The  mission  also  aims  at  building  strong  grassroot  level institutions of the urban poor. Further, the mission aims at providing shelter equipped with essential services to the urban  homeless.  In  addition,  the  Mission  also  aims  at addressing livelihood concerns of the urban street vendors by  facilitating  access  to  suitable  spaces,  institutional credit, social security, etc. The Mission has been renamed as Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)  and  extended  to all statutory towns in the country in February 2016.

- (b) Since 1st April 2014 till 25th July 2018, 91,868 persons have been provided skill training, 3,192 beneficiaries have been assisted for setting up individual or group microenterprises,  7,201  Self-Help  Groups  (SHGs)  have  been formed, 3,744 SHGs have been given Revolving Fund and 358  SHGs  have  been  disbursed  loans  under  SHG  Bank Linkage Programme under DAY-NULM in Jharkhand. Further, 27,779 Street Vendors have been identified under "Support to Urban Street Vendors (SUSV) component and 27 shelters are operational under Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH) component in Jharkhand.
- (c) The  beneficiaries  under  DAY-NULM  are  the  urban  poor below poverty line identified by the State/UTs. The criteria may vary from State to State. The State may also broaden the  coverage  to  include  disadvantaged  groups  like  SCs, STs, Women etc. subject to maximum 25% of urban poor population.
- (d) & (e)  The Ministry is regularly monitoring implementation of the Mission in all the States/UTs including Jharkhand through
- meetings, video conferences and correspondences.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2185 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Compensation to Fishermen
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE& FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMNAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2185 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st JULY, 2018

## Compensation to Fishermen

## 2185. MOHAMMED FAIZAL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  grant  compensation  to  the  fishermen  of Union Territory of Lakshadweep;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the funds which have been sanctioned and allocated by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE:

(SMT. KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a),  (b)  &  (c)  Yes,  Madam.  As  per  the  details  received  from  the  Department  of  Fisheries, Union Territory of Lakshadweep (UTL), there is a proposal to grant compensation to the 'Ockhi' effected fishermen of Union Territory of Lakshadweep. Under this, an amount of Rs.1.25 crore (Rupees One crore twenty five lakhs only) was allocated and sanctioned by the UTL Administration and released to District Panchayat.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: GM Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2184

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 ST   JULY, 2018

## GM CROPS

2184.    SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that India's Genetically Modified (GM) crop area is the 5th largest in the world;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to introduce other genetically modified crops apart from Bt-cotton; and
- (d) 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 SEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): As per report of International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications, 2018, India ranks 5 th in  global cultivation of GM crops. Bt. cotton is the only GM crop approved for commercial cultivation in the Country. The State wise area under Bt. cotton cultivation during last three years is at Annexure-I.
- (c) & (d): The approval of any new genetically modified crop is given on a case to case basis after thorough scientific evaluation of health and environment safety as per applicable guidelines made under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Rules, 1989.

Annexure-I

State wise area under Bt. cotton cultivation during last three years:

## (Area in lakh hectare)

| STATE          |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Andhra Pradesh |      6.5  |      4.59 |      6.41 |
| Telangana      |     16.61 |     13.8  |     18.84 |
| Madhya Pradesh |      4.86 |      5.39 |      4.82 |
| Gujarat        |     26.23 |     20.25 |     22.49 |
| Maharashtra    |     34.4  |     32.35 |     37.86 |
| Karnataka      |      4.87 |      3.03 |      4.5  |
| Tamil Nadu     |      0.99 |      1.08 |      1.8  |
| Punjab         |      3.33 |      2.43 |      2.86 |
| Haryana        |      5.27 |      3.64 |      6.21 |
| Rajasthan      |      3.56 |      2.87 |      4.96 |
| Total Area     |    106.62 |     89.43 |    110.75 |

Source: Directorate of Cotton Development, Nagpur

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