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Lok Sabha Question No. 507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Tax on Immovable Property
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 507 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 18 TH  NOVEMBER 2016 27 KARTIKA SAKA 1938

## TAX ON IMMOVABLE PROPERTY

## 507.  SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether there is any provision to deduct tax at source on payment received on transfer of certain immovable property worth Rs. 50 lakh and above;
- (b)    the  number  of  persons  filed  their  Income  Tax  Returns  with  compliance  of  the  above provisions along with the rate of compliance over all such cases;
- (c)  the number of grievances/complaints received by the Government/Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT) during the last three financial years, the number of cases of them redressed and the number of cases pending as on date along with the reasons for delay;
- (d) whether there is any provision of imposing penalty on day to day basis on late filing of such cases, if so, the justification thereof; and
- (e) the measures taken or proposed to be taken by the Government/CBDT to clear the hitch and bring about tax case and cooperation?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## ANSWER (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a)  Yes Madam. Under the provisions of Section 194-IA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act), the buyer of an immovable property ( other than agricultural land), which is valued at Rs 50 lakh or more is required to deduct  1%  of the consideration payable to the seller and deposit the same in the Government account.

(b)  The liability to deduct tax at source under section 194-IA is on the buyer of the property or payer of the consideration.  The level of compliance of section 194-IA cannot be judged from the filing of income tax return by such deductor or buyer.

(c)      During  the  last  three  financial  years,  i.e.  2013-14,  2014-15  &  2015-16  total  number  of grievances received on CPGRAMS was 42,025 whereas the total number of grievances disposed off during the same period was 41,258 which represents 98.17% of the total grievances received.

(d) & (e) Under the provisions of section 234 E of the Act, a fee of Rs. 200/- for each day of delay is chargeable where a statement of TDS is filed beyond the due date of filing.  This fee is charged to ensure that TDS statements are filed in time so that the deductee gets the credit for the tax deducted at source. The taxpayers and deductors are regularly educated about their duties under the Act including their liability to file TDS statements in time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Supply Chain of Vaccines
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 506 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## SUPPLY CHAIN OF VACC INES

## 506. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the vaccine supply chain in the country wastes about 25 percent vaccines, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Government is aware that vaccines lose their efficiency due to lack of monitoring of quality in the supply chain, if so, the details thereof, vaccine - wise; and
- (c) whether any clinical complications are reported due to vaccination in the country for the last three years, if so, the details thereof, year -wise?

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

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a) : It is not true that 25 percent vaccines are wasted due to supply chain. Infact vaccine supply chain including cold chain system exists und er immunization programme.
- (b) : Vaccines  may  lose  efficacy  due  to  lack  of  monitoring  of  quality  of  supply  ch however, there is a system to monitor and ensure the quality of supply chain which include
- I. Availability of Vaccine Vial Monitor (VVM) on the vaccine, which changes colour wi the exposure to higher temperature.
- II. Cold  chain  equipment  are  provided  with  temperature  monitoring  devices  and  stora temperature is monitored and recorded daily.
- III. Conti ngency plan for use of cold boxes at cold chain points for alternate arrangeme case of power failure, equipment breakdown, etc.
- IV. Adequate systems are in place at all levels for cold chain maintenance.
- V. Overall, sickness rate of cold chain equipment in the country is below 2 % at any point of time. Sickness rate denotes the functionality of cold chain equipment.
- (c) : There is a system for monitoring of Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFIs) i the  country.  An  adverse  event  following  immuni zatio   is  any  untoward  medical  occurrence which follows immunization and which does not necessarily have a causal relationship wit usage of the vaccine. The adverse event may be any unfavourable or unintended sign, abno laboratory finding, symptom or disease. (Source: National AEFI Surveillance Guidelines 2015). The  reporting  of  an  adverse  event  following  immunisation  does  not  necessarily  mean  i associated with vaccine or vaccination process.  The reported number of serious/severe reporte d to the program are as follows:

|   S.No. | Financial Year   |   Total reported AEFI |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | 2013- 14         |                   610 |
|       2 | 2014- 15         |                   841 |
|       3 | 2015- 16         |                   963 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 505 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Tibetan Medicine System
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: PREM DAS RAI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 505 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## TIBETAN MEDICINE SYS TEM

## 505. SHRI PREM DAS RAI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the Tibetan Medicine System being practised in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether the  Government  proposes to  include/conserve  the  said  traditional practice  under AYUSH system of medicines?

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

(a) to (c) : Yes.  This system is known as Sowa Rigpa (Amchi). The System of Sowa Rigpa i practiced in many parts of India, including Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir); Sikkim; Darjeelin Kalimpong  (West  Bengal);  Mon  Tawang  and  West  Kameng  regions  of  Arunachal  Pradesh; Lahaul,  Spiti,  Kangra  and  Kinnaur  regions  of  Himachal  Pradesh.  Sowa  Rigpa  has  been recognised by Government of India by amending the Indian Medicine Central Council (IMCC) Act, 2010. The Government has approved the establishment of National Institute of S owa Rigpa at Leh (Jammu & Kashmir) in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Anti Smoking Campaign
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 504 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## ANTI SMOKING CAMPAIG N

## 504. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

(a) the details of deaths causedby smoking during each of the last three years, State/UT - wise; and

(b) the details of various anti - smoking campaign launched to target various age groupsand the amount spent thereon?

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

(a): No such State/UT - wise data is available with this Ministry.

However, as per the 'Report on Tobacco Control in India' published in 2004, about 8 - 9 lakhs Indians die of tobacco related diseases every year.

As per the ICMR study 'Assessment of Burden of Disease due to Non -Communicable Diseases  (2006)',  based  on  analysis  of  published  literature  till  2004,  the  risk  of  diseas e attributable to tobacco use was 78% for stroke, 65.6% for tuberculosis, 85.2% for ischemi disease, 52% for acute myocardial infarction, 43% for oesophageal cancer, and 16% for cancer, respectively.

A  nationally  representative  study  on  smokin g  and  death  in  India  (published  in  2008) found that smoking causes a large and growing number of premature deaths in the country. study  estimated  that  in  2010,  the  annual  number  of  deaths  from  smoking  in  India  would around 10 lakhs.

(b): The stakeholders are being made aware on a regular basis about the adverse effec tobacco  usage  on  health  through  various  anti -tobacco  campaigns  vide  different  mode  of communication including TV, Radio, Print media, social media, films, train wrap etc. and by displaying awareness material in trade fair, mela etc.

Government of India has notified rules to regulate films and TV programmes depict scenes of tobacco usage to spread awareness. Such films and TV programmes are statuto required to run a nti - tobacco health spots, disclaimers and static health warnings.

Further, to spread awareness on adverse impact of consumption of tobacco products, size  of  specified  health  warnings  on  packages  of  tobacco  and  tobacco  products  has increased to 85% w.e.f. 1 st April, 2016.

The  amount  spent  under  the  National  Tobacco  Control  Programme  on  the  awareness campaigns from 2012 - 13 till date is Rs. 88.72 crore.
Lok Sabha Question No. 503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Ponzy Schemes
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 503 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2016/ KARTIKA 27, 1938 (SAKA) PONZY SCHEMES

## 503. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of State (Finance) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the High Level Inter Ministerial Group for identifying gaps in the existing regulatory  framework  for  deposit  taking  activities  has  suggested  measures  to tackle various ponzy schemes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any draft Bill has prepared to control unregistered Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) activities;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time by when the said Bill is likely to be finalized?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b): The  Government  had  constituted  an  Inter-Ministerial  Group  (IMG)  for identifying gaps in the existing regulatory framework for deposit-taking activities   and to suggest  administrative/  legislative  measures,  including  formulation  of  a  new  law,  to cover  all  relevant  aspects  of  'deposit-taking'.  The  IMG  has  finalized  its  Report  and recommended a number of measures including enactment of new Central Act to curb illegal deposit taking activity.

(c)  to  (e): The  draft  Bill  seeks  to  provide  a  comprehensive  code  to  ban  unregulated deposit schemes to protect the interest of depositors. A copy of the draft Bill has been placed on the website of the Department of Financial Services for wider consultation. It makes all deposit taking activity an offence unless otherwise permitted under the draft Bill.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 502 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Women in NDA
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.502

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## WOMEN  IN  NDA

## 502. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to accommodate women in National Defence Academy (NDA) and Sainik Schools; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## 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) No, Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 499 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Investment Bottlenecks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 499

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2016 KARTIKA 27, 1938 (Saka)

## Investment Bottlenecks

## 499. SHRI  KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state :

- a) whether the projects of foreign investors/companies are delayed due to investment issues bottlenecks pertaining to taxation and environmental clearance discouraging the potential foreign investors;
- b) if so, the details thereof; and
- c) the steps taken by the Government to address the above issues and expedite the timely clearance of projects of foreign investors/companies and boost investor sentiments?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a)  to  (c)  The  projects  of  foreign  investor/companies  are  not  delayed  due  to  investment bottlenecks pertaining to taxation.

There  are  39  categories  of  projects  in  the  schedule  which  require  Environmental Clearance.  These proposals are processed as per the provisions under the Environmental Impact Assessment Notification, 2006.  These projects are accorded approval within the stipulated time frame after receiving documents from the Project proponent and State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: National Medical Commission
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: HUKUM SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 498 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## NATIONAL MEDICAL COM MISSION

## 498. SHRI HUKUM SINGH:

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

- (a) whether NITI Aayog has prepared a draft National Medical Commission Bill to set up a new body replacing Medical Council of India (MCI);
- (b) if so, the details and objectives th reof; and
- (c)  whether it  is  likely  to  be  helpful  to eradicate  the  large - scale  corruption  in granting  the approvals for establishment of new medical colleges in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a)to  (c)  Yes,  a  draft  National  Medical  Commission  Bill  is  under  consideration  of Aayog. The proposed National Medical Commission shall have four boards, viz. Under -Graduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB), Post - Graduate Medical Education Board (PGMEB), Medical  Assessment  And  Rating  Board  (MARB)  and  Board  For  Medical Registration (BMR). UGMEB and PGMEB shall determine and prescribe standards and oversee  all  aspects  of  medical  education  at  undergraduate  and  postgraduate  l respectively. MARB shall deter mine the process of Assessment and Rating of Medical Educational Institutions as per the standards laid down by the UGMEB and PGMEB.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: RRBs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 497

To be answered on the November 18, 2015/Kartika 27, 1938 (SAKA)

Subject:   RRBs

## Question

†497: SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether  the  Regional  Rural  Banks  (RRBs)  have  adequate  infrastructure  as  of  other commercial banks;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)    whether  the  Government  proposes  to  create  a  national-level  apex  body  for  RRBs  in association with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) so as to expand its credit facilities in rural areas;
- (d)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)   the steps taken by the Government to strengthen RRBs?

## Answer

## Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) & (b): By March 2016, 56 RRBs are in operation with a network of 20,904 full-fledged branches  and  more  than  6300  Ultra  Small  branches  covering  644  notified  districts  in  27 States and the Union Territory of Puducherry.

All the RRBs have adopted appropriate technology and migrated to core banking solutions (CBS) for better customer services. Further, as on 31 May, 2016, 50 out of 56 RRBs are having Point of Sale (PoS) certification. With increasing computerization, RRBs are now able to  offer  NEFT/RTGS,  RuPay  KCC,  ATM  Cards  and  other  technology  enabled  Banking services to their customers on the lines of Commercial Banks.

All the Head Offices, Regional Offices and branches of RRBs are generally housed in pucca premises either own or rented. Further, opening of about 36000 Customer Service Points (CSPs)/Business  Correspondents  (BCs)  outlets  by  the  RRBs  has  created  rural  outreach, infrastructure and has resulted in better performance.

Some of the RRBs have set up their own training infrastructure for internal training of staff

(c) & (d):  There is no such proposal.

(e):  The  Government  of  India  based  on  the  recommendations  of  Dr.  K.C.  Chakrabarty Committee (Report of Committee on Recapitalisation of RRBs for improving CRAR) report, identified  40  RRBs  for  recapitlisation  assistance  of  Rs.2200  crore  -  (GoI  Rs.1100  crore, Sponsor  Banks  -  Rs.770  crore  and  State  Governments  -  Rs.330  crore).    An  amount  of Rs.2208.62 crore has been released to 38 RRBs in 20 States as on 31 st  March, 2016.

RRBs(Amendment) Act, 2015 notified on 12.05.2015, has inter-alia enhanced the authorized capital of RRB from Rs.5 crore to Rs.2000 crore.

All  the  officers  including  the  Chairpersons of RRBs are being provided training on several key  functional  areas  like  financial  management,  organizational  development,  IT  and  HR related aspects.  This has helped in knowledge, skill and attitude development of the staff of RRBs to meet the emerging challenges.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Study by NCPCR
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 496

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2016

## STUDY BY NCPCR

## 496. SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

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

- a. whether the Government has taken note that children living in the areas of unrest in the country face  multiple problems, including health related problems;
- b. if  so,  whether  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR)  has investigated and studied the issues of these children; and
- c. if so, the details thereof along with the action taken to provide these children with basic care and health facilities?

## ANSWER

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

(a) : Yes , Madam.

(b) & (c ): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has not conducted any study on the issue of children living in the areas of unrest. However, a policy Document on 'Protection  of  Children's  Rights  in  Areas  of  Civil  Unrest  '  laid  down  guidelines  and recommendations addressed to different Ministries and State Governments which was published by  NCPCR  in  2010.  Further, the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  is  implementing various programs/ interventions under its National Health Mission(NHM) all across the country for providing care and health facilities to children, including those living in the areas of unrest viz  :  Janani  Shishu  Suraksha  Karyakaram  (JSSK), Universal  Immunization Programme  (UIP), Rashtriya Bal Swasthya  Karyakram (RBSK), Iron and folic acid (IFA) &  Vitamin-A Supplementation to vulnerable age group, Nutrition Rehabilitation Centres etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Exit Exam for MBBS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 495 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## EXIT EXAM FOR MBBS

## 495. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes Exit Exam for MBBS pass out students, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the extent to which it is likely to help in addressing the concerns over the standard of medical colleges and quality of doctors;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to have separate exam for foreign medical graduates and Indian medical graduates;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the extent to which it is likely to help in ending Inspector Raj in the medical education sector?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

(a) to ( e): In  the  draft  National  Medical  Commission  Bill  considered  by  NITI  Aayog,  an Exit Exam has been provided for at the under graduate level.  It is expected to help as for quality certification of graduating doctors.  No separate exam for foreign gradu ate is provided for in the draft bill. Exit exam would be an outcome based quality control mechanism ins focusing on verification of infrastructure.
Lok Sabha Question No. 494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Indian Air Force Training Command
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.494

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## INDIAN AIR FORCE TRAINING COMMAND

494. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:
2. (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  State Government of Karnataka to alter its property to accommodate a steel bridge in Indian Air Force Training Command Headquarters in Bengaluru;
3. (b) if so, the details thereof; and
4. (c) the action taken by the Government thereon?

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

j{kk ea=h

## 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) No, Madam.

(b) & (c):

Do not arise.

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