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Lok Sabha Question No. 2244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Price Rise of Fruits and Vegetables
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2244

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## PRICE RISE OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

2244.  SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  the  prices  of  fruits  and vegetables  being  sold  in  the  mandis  of  the  cities  increase  manifold  when  they  reach retail markets;
- (b) if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government to solve this problem;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to cap the indiscriminate margin on fruits and vegetables and fix their maximum selling margin; and
- (d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã  ½ãñâ  Àã·¾ã  ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): The prices of fruits and vegetables increase from mandis to retail markets due to various factors such as transportation cost, loading/unloading expenses, grading/sorting,  wholesaler's  margin,  wastages  during  movement/waiting,  location  of retail shops, fixed overhead expenses of retailers and margin of retailers etc.
- (b): Government  has  launched  National  Agricultural  Market  (e-NAM)  on  14 th April, 2016 with the objective to reduce the price gap, induce competition and transparency in sale transactions.

Besides, to address the price rise of essential food items Government has taken measures like allowing imports of onions at zero duty, using Minimum Export Prices on some food items as and when required, Government has also set up a Group of Offices involving enforcement agencies for regular monitoring and exchange of information on hoarding, cartelization, etc.

Government  has  also  set  up  Price  Stabilization  Fund  (PSF)  scheme  to  tackle inflationary  trends  of  important  agri-horticultural  commodities  like  onion,  potatoes  and pulses through market intervention to protect the interests of consumers. Such market intervention initiatives by Government would not only help send the appropriate market signal but also deter speculative/hoarding activities.

(c) & (d): Under  the  Essential  Commodities  Act,  1955  State  Governments  are empowered to control the prices at which any essential commodity may be bought or sold.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Compassionate Ground Appointments under DDE Quota
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: NANDI YELLAIAH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2243

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  November, 2016

## COMPASSIONATE GROUND APPOINTMENTS UNDER DDE QUOTA

## 2243. SHRI NANDI YELLAIAH:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of persons waiting for compassionate ground appointments under DDE quota in FCI;
- (b) whether  in  view  of  the  recent  orders  dated  06.09.2016  issued  by DoPT allowing married sons eligible for employment under compassionate grounds,  the  Government  has  taken/proposed  to  take  steps  to  appoint them; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  list  of  persons  waiting  for employment under compassionate grounds in each zone?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  Number  of  persons  waiting  for  compassionate  ground  appointments under DDE quota in FCI is 2259.
- (b)  &  (c)      Necessary  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Food  Corporation  of India (FCI) for implementing the DoPT's order dated 06/05.09.2016. FCI has circulated the O.M. among its Zonal Offices for implementation.

Zone wise number of persons waiting for compassionate ground appointment under DDE quota in FCI is as under:

East Zone               -       507

West Zone              -       643

South Zone             -       166

North East Zone      -       354

North Zone              -       589

Total                              2259

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Fund for Agricultural University
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2239

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29/11/2016

## FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

## 2239. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k ,oa fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has allocated funds for the improvement/upgradation  of  the  Agricultural  University  at  Sadanandapuram  in Kerala; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the details of the funds sanctioned by the Government during the last three years and the current year?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k ,oa fdlku dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

(SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

(a) & (b): There  is  no  Agricultural  University  at  Sadanandapuram  in  Kerala. However,  there  is  a  Farming  System  Research  Station  of  Kerala  Agricultural University (KAU), Mannuthy (Thrissur) at Sadanandapuram and allocation of funds for the station is made by KAU.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2234 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Assistance for Crop Loss in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2234

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## ASSISTANCE FOR CROP LOSS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

2234.  SHRI Y. S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE      ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान कयाण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  sent  any  proposal  to  Union Government seeking financial assistance for the State as it has suffered a great loss due to unseasonal rains recently, and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government has taken any decision on the proposal and if so, the details thereof and the interim financial assistance given to Andhra Pradesh so far?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं  कसान  कयाण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè (  SHRI  S.S. AHLUWALIA)

- (a) & (b): Unseasonal  Rain  is  not  a  calamity  notified  by  the  Central  Government. However, as per the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) instructions dated 20 th March 2015, State-specific disasters within the local context which are not included in the Government  of  India  notified  list  of  disasters,  are  eligible  for  assistance  from  State Disaster Response fund (SDRF) subject to a ceiling of 10 percent of the funds available under the SDRF.  This flexibility would be applicable only after the State has formally listed  the  disasters  for  inclusion  and  notified  transparent  norms  and  guidelines. However, Government of Andhra Pradesh has submitted a memorandum to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), projecting a demand of Rs. 1139.03 crores for floods of 2016. An Inter-Ministerial Team (IMCT) has visited the affected areas to carry out an assessment of the situation to suggest the quantum of assistance to be made available to the State from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) by way of relief.

In  order  to  support  the  affected  people  of  the  State,  Government  of  India  had released Rs.173.25 crores from SDRF and 344.88 crores from NDRF in April 2016 for management  of  relief  necessitated  by  notified  natural  disasters  in  the  affected  areas during 2016-17.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Air Purifiers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2233

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2016

## Air Purifiers

## 2233. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

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

- (a)   whether the Government is planning to install air purifiers in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR) in view of high air pollution;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof
- (c)   whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  introduce  Wind  Augmentation  and  Air Purifying  Unit  (WAYU)  developed  by  IIT,  Bombay  and  National  Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) in Delhi and NCR; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) & (b) Government of NCT of Delhi has reported that no decision has been taken to install air purifying systems till date.
- (c) & (d) No such proposal is under consideration of the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Vision Document for Development of Vulnerable Sections
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNEMTN OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (DIVYANGJAN) LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2232 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2016

## VISION DOCUMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF VULNERABLE SECTIONS. 2232: SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to prepare Vision Document for the development of other vulnerable sections such etc:
- (b) if the details thereof; and SO,
- (c) ifnot; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## (MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT) (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

(a) to (c) The subject matter of this question is dealt by NITI Aayog: As per NITI Aayog:

The NITI Aayog has initiated an exercise to formulate vision and strategy for the beyond the Twelfth Five Year Plan (which ends in March 2017), under which the following inter connected documents, with differing time horizons, are proposed to be prepared: period vision  document keeping in view the social goals set andlor proposed and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for about 15 years i.e. upto 2030 which is co-terminus with the period to achieve SDGs,

7 year strategy from 2017-18 to 2023-24 to convert the long term vision into implementable policy and action as a part of < National Development Agenda" with a mid-term review after 3 years i.e. the year ending March 2020.

3 year Action document for 2017-18 to 2019-20 aligned to the predictability of financial resources during the 14 th Finance Commission Award This is to help translate into actions the goals of the Government to be achieved by 2019. period.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Clearance for Mines
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RITA TARAI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2230

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2016

## Clearance for Mines

## 2230.  SHRIMATI RITA TARAI:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Ministry has not considered the applications for issuance of Term of Reference for Environmental and Forest Clearance for iron and manganese ore  mines  from  Odisha  on  the  ground  that  Carrying  Capacity  Study  has  not  been completed so far;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  applications  returned  by  the  Ministry  on  the  ground  of  noncompletion of carrying capacity study; and
- (c) the  date  on  which  the  Carrying  Capacity  study  has  been  commissioned  and  the expected date for completion of the study and final policy decision in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a)  &  (b):  Twenty  seven  (27)  proposals  of  Terms  of  Reference  (TOR)  /  Environmental Clearance  (EC)  for  the  Iron  and  Manganese  Ore  mining  in  the  State  of  Odisha  have  been received  in  the  Ministry.    Out  of  this  three  (3)  proposals  have  been  placed  before  Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC). The remaining proposals have not been placed before EAC for want of Carrying Capacity Study and no application has been returned.  As per the procedure prescribed EC is granted only after Stage-I Forest Clearance.
- (c): The Carrying Capacity Study was entrusted on 05.08.2014 to National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI).   The NEERI has submitted its interim report.  The matter has been reviewed in the Ministry to expedite submission of Report.  The exact date of completion  of  the  Study  is  not  available.    However,  the  expected  month  of  completion  is December 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Buffer Stock of Dal and Mustard
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

## Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2228 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2016

## BUFFER STOCK OF DAL AND MUSTARD

2228.  SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

(OIH)

## Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make buffer stock of arhar dal and mustard oil by procurement to control the prices of Arhar Dal and mustard oil;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has procured or propose to procure the arhar dal and moong dal according to the target fixed for procurement of one lakh tonne of pulses during the rabi crop 2016-17, and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k jkT; ea=h ¼Jh Lkh vkj pkS/kjh½

## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c)  : The Government has approved creation of buffer stock of pulses upto 20 lakh tonnes including Arhar. For Mustard oil, there is no proposal to maintain buffer stock through procurement.

For  the  buffer  stock  of  pulses,  the  tentative  targets  fixed  for  procurement  of  Arhar and Moong are 2.65 lakh tonnes and 1.03 lakh tonnes respectively. The Procuring agencies have procured around 204,030.859 tonnes of Arhar and 82,859.59 tonnes of Moong.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Anti-Conversion Law
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2227.

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH    NOVEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 8, 1938 (SAKA)

ANTI-CONVERSION LAW

2227. DR. BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  frame  an  anti-conversion law;

(b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  discussed the issue with various political parties and other stakeholders;

(c) if so, the reaction of the political parties/stakeholders in this regard;

(d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  seek  the  views  of  prominent religious leaders in this regard; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e):    As  per  the  available  information,  some  of  the  States  viz. Arunachal  Pradesh,  Gujarat,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Madhya  Pradesh  and Odisha have enacted laws providing for the prohibition of the conversion from one religious faith to any other religious faith by the use of force or inducement or by fraudulent means etc.  The Central Government have not initiated any discussion or sought  views  from the political parties/ prominent  religious  leaders  on  the  matter  of  framing  an  anti-conversion legislation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Guidelines on Padma Awards
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: REKHA ARUN VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2225.

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH    NOVEMBER, 2016/ AGRAHAYANA 8, 1938 (SAKA)

GUIDELINES ON PADMA AWARDS

†2225. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether there are guidelines regarding giving Awards to citizens of India;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  the  procedure  for  selection  of  the  members  of  the  Padma  Award Committee;

(d) whether the minutes of this committee are recorded; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): In terms of extant rules and regulations governing the Padma awards,  Padma Vibhushan is awarded for 'exceptional and distinguished service';  Padma  Bhushan  for  'distinguished  service  of  a  high  order'  and Padma  Shri  for  'distinguished  service',  in  any  field  of activity. Besides

nominations for Padma Awards from State Governments/ UT Administrations,  Central  Ministries/Departments,  Institutes  of  Excellence, Bharat Ratna awardees and Padma Vibhushan awardees, a large number of recommendations  are  also  received  from  various  other  sources  like Governors,  Chief  Ministers,  Cabinet  Ministers,  Members  of  Parliament, Private  institutions/bodies  and  individuals,  etc.  The  constitution  of  the Padma Awards committee is approved by the Prime Minister each year. All the nominations/recommendations including the self nominations received upto  the  last  date  of  nominations  are  placed  before  the  Padma  Awards Committee  headed  by  the  Cabinet  Secretary  for  its  consideration.  The Padma Awards Committee considers    all  the  nominations  and  makes  its recommendations which are then submitted for approval of the President of  India.  As  per  practice,  minutes  of  the  meetings  of  the  Padma  Awards Committee are not recorded.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Tiger Reserve
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2221

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2016

## Tiger Reserve

2221.  SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI: ADV. JOICE GEORGE: SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  for  the  creation  of  more  tiger  reserves  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) details  of  the  action  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  respond  to  the  challenges  in  the rehabilitation of the local people surrounding the Tiger reserves?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) & (b) As per statutory powers of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 as amended in 2006, the NTCA has accorded inprinciple  approval  for  creation  of  new  tiger  reserves  at  Ratapani  (Madhya  Pradesh), Sunabeda (Odisha) and Guru Ghasidas (Chhattisgarh).  Further, the State Governments have been advised to send proposals for declaring tiger reserves at (i) Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary  (Uttar  Pradesh),  (ii)  Mhadei  Wildlife  Sanctuary  (Goa),  (iii)  Srivilliputhur Grizzled Giant Squirrel / Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuaries / Varushanadu Valley (Tamil Nadu),  (iv)  Dibang  Wildlife  Sanctuary  (Arunachal  Pradesh),  (v)  Cauveri-MM  Hills Wildlife Sanctuary (Karnataka) and (vi) Nandhaur Wildlife Sanctuary (Uttarakhand).
- (c) Funding assistance is provided to the tiger reserves for various activities which inter alia includes  voluntary  village  relocation  from  core/critical  tiger  habitat  of  tiger reserves to make it inviolate and eco-development works in buffer or peripheral areas of tiger reserves.  Besides, local workforce comprising of villagers from in and around tiger  reserves  is  deployed  in  anti-poaching  operations  and  other  works  thereby generating around 25 lakh man days annually.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-29
Subject: Fortified and Neem Coated Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: MAUSAM NOOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2219

TO BE ANSWERED ON:

29.11.2016

## Fortified and Neem Coated Urea

## 2219   SHRIMATI  MAUSAM NOOR :

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  production  of fortified and neem coated urea in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has removed the cap and restrictions for production of neem coated urea in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  use  of  neem  coated  urea  is  proven  to  increase  yields  and  lower input cost to farmers as per any authentic and scientific study; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS AND SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) & (b): Based  on  the  CCEA  decision,  vide  notification  dated  25 th May,2015, Department of Fertilizers has made it mandatory for all the domestic producers of urea to produce 100% as Neem Coated Urea with an extra MRP of 5% (of Rs. 5360/- per MT) to be charged by the fertilizer manufacturing entities from farmers. Entire quantity of  indigenously  produced  urea  and  imported  urea  is  being  neem  coated  w.e.f  1 st September, 2015 and 1 st December, 2015 respectively. Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare  (DAC&FW)
- (c) & (d): has been entrusted to conduct a study to determine the impact of Neem Coated Urea. DACFW  has  submitted  an  interim  report  prepared  by  Agricultural  Development  and Rural Transformation Centre (ADRTC). The relevant findings of said study are as under:

- Reduction in costs with respect to plant protection chemicals
- Reduction in pest and disease attack.
- An increase in yield of paddy to an extent of 5.79 per cent.
- An increase in yield of sugarcane to extent of 17.5 per cent.
- An increase in yield of maize to the extent of 7.14 per cent.
- An increase in yield of Soybean to the extent of 7.4 per cent.
- An increase in yield of Tur/Red Gram to the extent of 16.88 per cent.

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