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Lok Sabha Question No. 4070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Social Audit Report under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4070

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 .08.2017

## SOCIAL AUDIT REPORT UNDER MGNREGS

## 4070. DR. BHOLA SINGH:

W ill the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether it has been revealed that funds worth nearly Rs. 1000/ - crore  have been  identified  as  having  been  'misappropriated'  according  to  the  latest Government data on the performance of social audits under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (b) if so, the details of the social audit report;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  any  effective  steps  to  plug  the loopholes on the functioning of MGNREGS; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ( SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV )

(a)& (b): According to Report No. 8 of 2016 - Union Civil Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee - Social  Audit,  the  misappropriated  amount  pointed  out  by Social Audit is Rs. 111.86 Crore in three States.

(c)& (d): Major steps have been taken by the Mi nistry to strengthen the functioning of MGNREGA are as under:

- i . Implementation  of  National  electronic  Fund  Management  System  (Ne -FMS)  and focus  on  Aadhaar  Based  Payment  system,  streamlining  fund  flow  mechanism,  and monitoring of timely payment of wages to w orkers.
- ii . Training  of  Barefoot  Technicians,  capacity  building  of  MGNREGA  functionaries such  as  State  technical  resource  team  /  District  technical  resource  team  / technical  resource  team  on  Mission  Water  Conservation  works,  training  on  Geo -MGNREGA, trai ning to Finance officers of States on preparation of fund proposa etc.
- iii . Monitoring framework developed and advisories issued for inspection of MGNREGS works by State, District and Block level officials and National Level Monitors.
- iv . The  Ministry  has  initia ted  Job  Cards  (JCs)  verification  of  MGNREGA  workers  to weed out the bogus JCs, duplicates, migration etc.
- v. Auditing  Standards  have  been  issued  and  States  have  been  advised  to  establ independent Social Audit Units, conduct Social Audit as per Audit of Scheme Rules, training of Village resource persons for conducting Social Audit etc.
- vi . A  path  breaking  initiative  for  improved  planning,  effective  monitoring  and  gr transparency with the use space technology for geo - tagging of MGNREGA assets was launchedin FY 2016 - 17.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4069 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Textile Meet
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## TEXTILE MEET

## 4069.  SHRI RATAN LAL KATARIA:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a textile meet was held in Gandhinagar in Gujarat recently;
- (b) if so, the details in this regard;
- (c) the number of the MoUs signed therein: and
- (d) the number and details of the MoUs signed with domestic and international organisations, separately?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र      मंरी (श्री अज      )

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

(a) & (b): Yes  Madam.  The  Ministry  of  Textiles  had  organised  a  3  day  mega  textile exhibition namely, Textiles India-2017 from 30 th June,  2017 to  2 nd July,  2017  at  Mahatma Mandir, Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat.  This event was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on  30 th June,  2017.    National  and  international  exhibitors  showcased  their  products.  The event  witnessed  participation  of  buyers  from  105  countries,  international  delegates  and representatives and artisans and weavers and provided an excellent platform for B2B  interactions  and  for  exploring  investment  and  technological  tie-ups  across  various segments in the textiles value chain.  During the event, 3 Country Sessions, 7 State Sessions, 6  conferences  chaired  by  Union  Ministers,  01  Conference  of  ASEAN countries,  26 Round table Conferences and Fashion Shows were held.

(c) & (d): During the event, 65 MoUs were signed out of which 32 international MoUs were signed between industry bodies, private agencies and Government. organizations from 18 overseas countries i.e., China(3), Vietnam(2), Poland(3), Japan(4), Sweden(1), Switzerland(1), Sri Lanka(3), Australia(3), UAE(1), Bangladesh(2), South Africa(1), Turkey(1), United Kingdom(UK)(2), Czech Republic(1), United States of America (USA)(1), Afghanistan(1),  Malaysia(1)  and  Slovakia(1).    The  remaining  33  MoUs  were  signed  with domestic industries, agencies and organizations.

*Figures in brackets are number of MoUs signed .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4067 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: NITI Aayog Report on Rural Electrification
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4067 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## NITI AAYOG REPORT ON RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

4067. KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether NITI Aayog in its recent report has stated that the rural electrification  drive  has  not  improved  the  situation  since  many  households  in electrified villages continue to live without power;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  remarks  made  by  NITI  Aayog  in  their  report  of  rural electrification, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  on  the  basis  of  report  of  NITI  Aayog  has taken or proposes to take any action to ensure that each and every household in rural areas across the country gets uninterrupted power supply; and
- (d) if so, the details in this regard?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : As reported by NITI Aayog, no such report on rural electrification has been released by them.

- (b) to (d) : In view of reply to (a) above, question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Purchase of Aircraft by Air India
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: HARINDER SINGH KHALSA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTIQN NO. : 4063

## PURCHASE OF AIRCRAFT BY AIR INDIA

'' . :

## 4063\_ SHRI HARINDER SINGH KHALSA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of aircraft purchased by the Air India during the last three years and the current year, year-wise;
- (c) the basis and vision for such purchase; and
- (b) the cost of such purchase and the financing ageney therefor;
- (d) whether the disinvestment process that the Government is mulling would affect the fiscal discipline and the purchase of the planes and if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): During the last three years, Air India Ltd. has not purchased any aircraft:

(b) & (c): Do not arise in view of (a) above:

- (d): Madam, during the disinvestment process, Government would continue to support Air India as per approved Turnaround Plan and would honour committed financial obligations till any further direction: No,
Lok Sabha Question No. 4062 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Rain Water Harvesting Policy
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †4062

ANSWERED ON 10 .0 8.201 7

## RAIN WATER HARVESTIN G POLICY

## †4062. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE

## Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is contemplating to implement rain water harvesting policy in Than of Maharashtra in future and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any workshops have been organized for the purpose; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

## ( DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BA LYAN )

(a) to (c) Water is a state subject. Initiatives on water management including conservation a are states' responsibility. Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR has circulated a Model Bill to a States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground water legislation for its regulation an which includes provision of rain water harvesting. So far, 15 States/UTs ha ve adopted and implemented the g round water legislation on the lines of Model bill. 30 States/UTs, including Maharastra, have made rain water harvesting mandatory by enacting laws or by formulating rules & regulations or by including provisions in b uildin g bye - laws or through suitable Government Orders.

Implementation for rain water harvesting system has been made mandatory for the con buildings since 2005 having plot area more than 300 sq.m in Thane Municipal Corporation area

As perinformation received from Thane Municipal Corporation, no workshop has been org for the purpose. However, the Central Government under its various schemes extends assista Governments for rain water harvesting and artificial recharge.

Und erMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), r ainw ater harvesting  structures,  watershed  management  works  and  renovation  of  traditional  water undertaken to improve the ground water situation. In 2016 - 17, an expenditur e of Rs. 1294.14 crore was made under the Natural Resource Management works in Maharashtra under MGNREGS.

Department of Land Resources is currently implementing the Watershed Develop Component  (WDC)  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY )  principally  for development of rainfed portions of net cultivated area and culturable wastelands. The major activities taken up under the WDC - PMKSY, inter - alia, include ridge area treatment, drainage line affore soil and moisture conservation, r ain water harvesting, etc. In 2016 - 17, an amount of Rs. 186.97 crore was released to Maharashtra under WDC - PMKSY.

Government  of  Maharashtra  has  also  launched  a  flagship  program  called  'Jalyukt  Shivar Abhiyan', under which large numbers of water conservatio n structures have been constructed.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Promotion of Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: JANARDAN MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4061 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## Promotion of Sports

## †4061. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any new action plan for sports from NITI Aayog;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  reaction  of  the Government thereto; and
- (c) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  and promote sports in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a) to (c): The NITI Aayog has recommended an action plan for the short-term  and  for  medium  to  long-term  for  revitalizing  sports  in India.    The  short-term  measures  include  identification  of  priority sports, engagement  of  world  class coaches,  strengthening of recovery and rehabilitation facilities, strengthening of sports governance  and  promoting  professional  leagues.    The  medium  to long-term  measures include making sport a compulsory subject in school, introducing long-term athlete development programme, etc.

The  Government  is  already  working  on  these  lines.    Some  of  the major initiatives are as follows:

- -Selection  of  priority  sports  for  Olympics,  Asian  Games and Commonwealth Games completed.
- -Selection  of  athletes  for  support  under  Target  Olympic Podium Scheme underway
- -Engaging  world  class  coaches  for  priority  disciplines completed
- -Introducing a Talent Hunt Portal
- -Establishment of National Sports Academies in selected disciplines  [10  already  established,  besides  5  regional academies (4 in Football; 1 in Badminton)].
- -Introduction  of  National  School  Games  and  National University Games
- -Government has also set up an Olympic Task Force for making further recommendations to make India a leading sporting nation.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 4059 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: National Water Quality Sub-Mission
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4059

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10/08/2017

## National Water Quality Sub-Mission

4059.

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA: SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated the National Water Quality Sub-Mission under National Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP) for focused funding to implement piped water supply schemes in arsenic and fluoride affected habitations for providing safe drinking water on a long term substainable basis;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  allocate  special  funds  to  the  State  of Rajasthan, Karnataka and Maharashtra as the same have higher number of affected areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATEFOR MINISTRY OF DRINKING   WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) to (d) The Ministry of drinking water and sanitation has launched the National Water  Quality  Sub-Mission  (NWQSM)  under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme  (NRDWP)  on  22 nd   March  2017  to  provide  safe  drinking  water  to about 28,000 arsenic and fluoride affected habitations. Under NWQSM, focused funding will be provided to schemes / projects meant for mitigating arsenic and fluoride  contamination.  States  can  take  up  three  types  of  schemes,  i.e  Surface water based piped water supply scheme, Safe ground water based piped water supply  scheme  and  Ground  water  with  treatment  technology  based  scheme  / Community Water Purification Plants (CWPPs).

During February / March 2017 under National Water Quality Sub-Mission funds to  an  extent  of  Rs.  814.13  Crore  has  been  released  to  complete  588  ongoing piped water supply schemes. Out of which Rajasthan, Karnataka and Maharashtra States have been provided an amount of Rs.490.64 Crore, Rs. 8.28 Crore and Rs. 14.83 Crore central share respectively to complete 57, 75 and 49 ongoing schemes respectively. During the current financial year 2017-18 under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), Rs. 1000 Crore has been earmarked for National Water Quality Sub-Mission on arsenic & fluoride.

To get the funding under National Water Sub-Mission for new projects, States  have  to  submit  the  proposal  online  in  the  Ministry's  web  portal  with requisite  documents.  As  on  07 th   August,  2017,  Government  of  Rajasthan, Government  of  Karnataka  and  Government  of  Maharashtra  States  have  not submitted online any proposals under NWQSM.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Centre for Cotton Excellence
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, PARESH RAWAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4058 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## CENTRE FOR COTTON EXCELLENCE

4058. SHRI D.S. RATHOD: SHRI PARESH RAVAL:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the Government  of  Gujarat  for  the establishment  of a Centre for  Cotton Excellence at Junagadh in the State; and
- (b) if so, the present status of approval of the proposal ?

## उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र राज्य मंरी ( श्री अजय टम्टा )

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI  AJAY  TAMTA)

- (a) & (b): No such proposal has been received by the Ministry of Textiles. However, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India  had  received  a  letter  from  Government  of  Gujarat.    Ministry  of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India is of the view that the establishment of a regional research station  will meet the regional demand, considering that Gujarat is a leading cotton producing state in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Identification of BPL Beneficiaries
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: BALABHADRA MAJHI, RITA TARAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4057 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## IDENTIFICATION OF BPL BENEFICIARIES

4057. SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI: SHRIMATI RITA TARAI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government proposes to use Socio Economic and Caste Census  (SECC), 2011 for identifying beneficiaries under rural electrification  scheme instead of 1997 survey to have a better and wider coverage of eligible  beneficiaries  as  SECC,  2011  has  shown  57  lakh  BPL households in Odisha which was shown as 44 lakh BPL households in 1997 census; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which this proposal is likely to be implemented?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) :   Socio Economic & Caste Census (SECC) is a subject being dealt with  by  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  and  hence  it  was  decided  that Ministry  of  Rural  Development  would  seek  approval  of  the  competent authority for using SECC data for schemes of Government of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4056 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: CRF Proposals from Jharkhand and Bihar
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: HARI MANJHI, JANAK RAM

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government had returned the proposals forwarded by Jharkhand and Bihar Governments for getting funds from Central Road Fund for the year 2016-17;
- (b) if so, the details in this regard alongwith the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether this Ministry has received any revised proposals so far;
- (d) if so, the details in this regard; and
- (e) the status of the said proposals as on date?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (e)  This Ministry had not returned any CRF Proposals forwarded by Jharkhand and Bihar Government for getting funds for the year 2016-17. The Ministry has released Rs.110.55 crore and 169.699  crore  in  Jharkhand  and  Bihar  respectively  under  CRF  scheme  in  year  2016-17  as  per utilization certificate submitted by the State Governments.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4056

ANSWERED ON 10 TH  AUGUST, 2017

## CRF PROPOSALS FROM JHARKHAND AND BIHAR

4056.      SHRI HARI MANJHI: SHRI JANAK RAM:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4055 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Underutilised Ports
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4055

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10

## LOK SABHA th AUGUST, 2017 UNDERUTILISED PORTS

†4055. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN: SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that a number of ports in the country are underutilised and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (b) he steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether any review of the working/efficiency of the officials dealing with administrative and operational issues has been done so far;
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor and the remedial measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a)&(b):In 2016-17, Major Ports handled 647.76 MT of cargo against the capacity of 1065.83 MTPA. Thus the overall capacity utilization by Major Ports is more than 60%.

(c)to(e):The working and efficiency of the employees of Major Port Trusts is reviewed from time to time. A committee was constituted to benchmark, evaluate and recommend parameters of training of Port officers of Major Ports and develop for the same reference group a comprehensive performance management/skill enhancement  system.  The  JNPT  Antwerp  Port  Training  and  Consultancy Foundation at JN Port is offering a wide range of Port related training courses with a long term strategy for development of manpower resource at Ports. The officials  of  Major  Port  Trusts  are  also  nominated  to  Antwerp,  Belgium  for training on different issues for improving their skill and efficiency.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4050 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Census of Weavers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4050 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2017

## CENSUS OF WEAVERS

## 4050. SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to conduct a census of weavers in the  country  with  a  view  to  have  factual  information  about  their  actual situation;

(b) if so, whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme for weavers in Bihar after the census and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  issue  I-cards  to  weavers  after the census and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज्य मंरी ( श्री अजय टम्टा)

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

(a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.    During  the  celebration  of  second  National Handloom Day, the Hon'ble Minister of Textiles had announced conducting of 4 th Nation-wide Handloom census at Varanasi on 07.08.2016. As a follow up of the said announcement, Office of the Development Commissioner for Handlooms,  Ministry  of  Textiles  has  invited  request  for  proposal  (RFP) from the reputed agencies on-line for conducting Fourth nation-wide Census for  Handlooms  and  issue  of  Photo  Identity  cards  to  Handloom  weavers through Central Public Procurement Portal.  An agency has been selected and  assigned  the  task  on  04.01.2017.  The  entire  work  is  likely  to  be completed within one year. The Data of Handloom sector to be enumerated during the  ensuing  Census  shall  be  used  in  formulation  of  developmental and welfare policies for the Handloom Sector of the country including Bihar State.

(c): The households / weavers enumerated during the ensuing census will be issued Photo Identity Cards.

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