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Lok Sabha Question No. 2813 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Tiger Reserve Project
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2813

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.03.2021

## Tiger Reserve Project

## 2813.  SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any proposal/scheme with regard to Bhoramdev tiger reserve project in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the present status of the said project;
- (c) whether  the  State  Government  of  Chhattisgarh  has  sent  any  proposal  to  the  Union Government regarding the implementation of the said project;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time by which the said project is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) No Sir.
- (b) Question does not arise.
- (c) No Sir.
- (d) & (e) Question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2812 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Nutritional Targets
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2812

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## NUTRITIONAL TARGETS

## 2812.    SHRI LALLU SINGH:

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

- (a) the targets set by the Government to reduce stunting, wasting and anemia under Poshan Abhiyan;
- (b) the reasons for worsening poverty and hunger levels in the recent past; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to achieve nutritional targets in a time bound manner?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c) Poshan Abhiyaan seeks to convert the agenda of improving nutrition into a Jan Andolan involving panchayati raj institutions/village organizations, etc. Jan Andolan aims to address the issue of malnutrition through behaviour change by adopting a convergent approach.

For  alleviation  of  malnutrition,  Government  has  taken  measures  to  strengthen nutritional content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with focus on developing practices that nurture health, wellness and immunity to disease and malnutrition. Steps have been taken to improve nutritional quality and testing in accredited labs, strengthen delivery and leverage  technology  to  improve  governance.  Government  has  advised  States/UTs  to ensure that the quality of supplementary nutrition conforms to prescribed standards laid down under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and regulations made there under. States/UTs  have  been  advised  to  promote use  of  AYUSH  systems  for prevention  of malnutrition  and  related  diseases.  A  programme  to support  development  of  Poshan Vatikas  at  Anganwadi  centres  to  meet  dietary  diversity  gap  leveraging  traditional knowledge in nutritional practices has also been taken up.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: National Polio Immunisation Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan, T.N. Prathapan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2811 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH March , 2021

## NATIONAL POLIO IMMUN ISATION PROGRAMME

## 2811. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:

SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  National  Polio  Immunisation Programme  (NPIP)  has  been  deferred  or suspended if so, the details thereof a nd reasons therefor;
- (b) the dates on which national polio immunisation drive originally scheduled for January 17, 2021 and later postponed will now be conducted;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the potential  adverse  impact  that  suspension  or deferment of the programme is likely to have on preventing polio in children, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government as part of its initiative to sustain a polio free status has targeted 17 crore children o f less than five years of age this time, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether any new cases of polio have come to the notice of the Government in the country during the last three years, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)& (b) : The  National  Polio  Immunisation  programme  was  rescheduled  from  17th January 2021 to 31st January 2021 since the massive countrywide COVID - 19  vaccination drive which is world's largest immunization exercise was rolled out from 16th January 2021. The National Immunisation Day (NID) was conducted successfully on 31st January 2021.
- (c) : There  was  no  adverse  impact  due  to  rescheduling  of  NID  which  was  successfully conductedwithin two weeks and more than 15.8 crore children were vaccinated during th NID.
- (d) : Yes, National Immunisation Day (NID) conducted on 31st January 2021 targeted to cover 17 Crore children of less than 5 years across all States/UTs.
- ( e) : No new Polio case has been reported during the last three years in the country.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2810 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Nasal Vaccine for COVID-19
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Nihal Chand Chauhan, Jaskaur Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2810 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH March , 2021

## NASAL VACCINE FOR CO VID - 19

## 2810. SHRI NIHAL CHAND: SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  manufacture a  nasal  vaccine  to  protect  against COVID - 19;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the tests done and the outcome in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has adequate mechanism to carry out the vaccination across the country in a timely manner, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government is working on a scheme for prevention from this deadly disease in near future and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)  &  (b): Central  Drugs  Standard  Control  Organisation  (CDSCO),  under  the  Ministry  of Health &Family Welfare in consultation with Subject Expert Committee (SEC), has grante permission on 12.02.2021 to M/s Bharat Biotech International Limited for conduct of Phase -I clinical  trial  of  Chimpanzee  Adenovirus  Vectored  COVID - 19  Vaccine  (BBV154)  for Intr anasal route of administration.

- (c): Yes.  The  COVID- 19  vaccination  has  been  ongoing  across  the  country  since 16.01.2021  using  the  infrastructure  available  under  Universal  Immunization  Program which  has  further  been  augmented  through  inclusion  of  Private COVID - 19  Vaccination Centres (CVCs) from 01.03.2021.
- (d): The  Integrated  Disease  Surveillance  Programme  (IDSP)  under  National  Center  for Disease Control, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is mandated with disease surveill activities through establi shment of surveillance units at Centre, State and District level a with a laboratory based IT enabled disease surveillance system for epidemic prone disea monitor disease trends and to detect and respond to outbreaks in early rising phase, t timely and effective public health actions can be initiated in response to public heal like  COVID- 19.  Also  under  the  Integrated  Health  Information  Platform  (IHIP),  a  we -enabled near - real - time electronic information system, has been launched to provide state - of the - art single operating picture with geospatial information for managing disease out and related resources.

Further in context of COVID - 19 prevention, a number of advisories and SOPs have been issued by Ministry of Health & Family Welfare wherein adherence to COVID appropriate behavior  i.e.  physical  distancing,  use  of  mask,  hand  hygiene  has  been  recommend Government  of  India  has  also  been  initiated  COVID - 19  vaccination  initiative  since 16.01.2021.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2809 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Excessive Fluoride in Water of Wildlife Sancturies
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2809 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## Excessive Fluoride in Water of Wildlife Sanctuaries

## 2809.  SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether  the  excessive  levels  of  TDS  (fluoride)  present  in  water  in  certain  wildlife sanctuaries in the country has resulted in harmful effects on the wildlife;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any study has been conducted by the Government in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the harmful effects on animals and birds noticed during the last three years; and
- (e) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) and (b) There  are  no  reports  in  the  Ministry  indicating  excessive  levels  of TDS(fluoride) in water in Wildlife Sanctuaries.
- (c) The Ministry has not conducted any study in this regard.
- (d) and (e) Does not arise in view of (c) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2808 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Acid Attack Victims
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.  2808

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## ACID ATTACK VICTIMS

## 2808.  SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of reports that the acid attack victims have not been paid  compensation  in  799  out  of  1,273  cases  across  the  country  as  per assessments made by the National Commission for Women and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  advisories  or  notices  to  the  State Governments  for  the  immediate  resolution  of  the  same  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) the details of States that have not been paid the compensation mandated under National Legal Service Authority Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/Survivors  of  Sexual  Assault/other  crimes  till  date  along  with  dues pending till date; and
- (d) whether the Government is yet to disburse the component share of disbursals to be made under the compensation for States and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d):  'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. The responsibility to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including women  are with the respective State Governments. The State governments are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provision of law. As per provisions of Section 357A of Cr.PC, States/ Union Territories (UTs) must notify the Victim Compensation Scheme. In terms of 'Compensation Scheme for Women Victims/ Survivors of Sexual Assault/ Other Crimes - 2018', amount of compensation, as decided by the State Legal Services Authorities or  District  Legal  Services  Authorities,  shall  be  paid  to  the  women  victims  or  her dependents  who  have  suffered  loss or injury of an offence and  who  require rehabilitation.

However,  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  released  financial  assistance  of  Rs.200.00 crores as one time grant out of Nirbhaya Fund to States and UTs during 2016-17 to support and supplement their existing Victim Compensation Schemes under the Central Victim Compensation Fund (CVCF).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2806 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Health and safety hazards of mineral oil usage
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2806 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH March , 2021

## HEALTH AND SAFETY HA ZARDS OF MINERAL OIL USAGE

## 2806. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of various studies that highlight health and safety hazards  of  usage of  mineral  oil  in  cosmetics  and  other  similar  products,  if so, the details t hereof;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that mineral oil, an indu strially produced derivative of crude oil, is arbitrarily used in a variety of cosmetics including hair oil and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  crude  oil  contains  many  toxins  an d carci ogenic  materials  and  poorly manufactured mineral oil can retain some of these toxins if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to check the use of such adulterated mineral oil;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to make it legally binding for manufacturers to print health warning labels describing the harmful effects of mineral oils on their products using text and/or pictures and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Go vernment to encourage manufacturers promote usage of natural oil in such products?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) to (e) Information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2805 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Non- implementation of Ayushman Bharat Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jual Oram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2805 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH March , 2021

## NON -IMPLEMENTATION OF AY USHMAN BHARAT YOJANA

## 2805. SHRI JUAL ORAM:

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

- (a) the names of States/UTs where the centrally sponsored Ayushman Bharat Yojana is not beingimplemented;
- (b) the reasons cited by those States for non- implementation of said Yojana;
- (c) whether any effort is being made by the Government to provide the benefit of the scheme to the deprived people; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- ( a) : As  on  10.03.2021,  Ayushman  Bharat - Pradhan  MantriJan  Arogya  Yojana  is  not being implemented in National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal States.
- ( b) : The Government of NCT of Delhi had announced during the budget session of 2020 that AB - PMJAY would be implemented in the State. However, no further action has been intimated by them regarding the same.
- AB - PMJAY was being implemented in the State of West Bengal from 23 rd September 2018 till 10 th January 2019 for which an amount of Rs. 31.28 crore was released as Centr share of the scheme related expenses. However, State government decided to withdraw fr the implementation of the scheme on 10 th January2019.

As  regards  to  Odisha  and  Telangana,  constant  discussions  are  ongoing  with  t respective State Government to convince them to implement the AB - PMJAY.

- ( c) &( d) : Public  health  being  a  State  subject,  the final  decision  regarding implementation o f AB- PMJAY rests with the concerned State government.

Several efforts have been made including visits to meet the leadership at the level of the non - implementing States to implement AB -PMJAY. Further, Hon'ble Minister for Health & Family Welfare has also written to the Chief Ministers of these State requesting them to implement AB - PMJAY.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2804 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Unutilised Funds due to COVID-19 Related Disruption
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2804

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## UNUTILISED FUNDS DUE TO COVID-19 RELATED DISRUPTION

2804.    SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:
2. Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the details of funds remained unutilised under various schemes launched by the Ministry during the COVID-19 epidemic period; (b) if so, the details thereof, scheme-wise; (c) whether the development of sectors concerned has been adversely affected owing to such non-utilization of funds and if so, the details thereof; and the  steps  taken  to  compensate  for  the  situation  and  speed  up  the  progress  of

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b) :    No Scheme was launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development during the COVID-19 epidemic period. (c) & (d) :       Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2801 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: EIA Notification
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2801

TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## EIA Notification

## 2801. SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

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

- (a)   whether  the  Environmental  Impact  Assessment  (EIA)  notification  was  not  issued  in  all official languages as mentioned in Eight Schedule;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to review the Delhi High Court order on translating the EIA notification; and
- (d)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) and (b) The draft EIA Notification, 2020 has been issued in accordance with the Article 346 of  Constitution  of  India;  Official  Languages  Act,  1963  and  Official  Languages  Rules,  1976. Further, Rule 5(3) of the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 mandates notification in Official Gazette . Therefore, as per the requirement under Article 346 of Constitution of India; Official Languages Act, 1963 and Official Languages Rules, 1976, the Central Government published the draft notification both in Hindi and in English through the Official Gazette.

(c)  and (d) The Ministry has already filed a Review Petition No. 131 of 2020 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 3747 of 2020 in the matter of Vikrant Tongad Vs. Union of India in the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2800 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Integrated Child Development Services
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2800 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES

## 2800.  SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

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

- (a) whether 68 percent of child deaths in India are due to malnutrition;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has taken note that women with low education and the poorest households are relatively more excluded by lack of access to benefits of Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS);
- (d) if so, the reasons therefore; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Ministry to specifically target the weakest sections of the society?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b) Malnutrition is not a direct cause of death among children under five years of age.  It  can  increase  morbidity  and  mortality  by  reducing  resistance  to  infections.  The overall under five child mortality rate was 49.7 as per NFHS-4. However, the preliminary data of NFHS-5 released for 22 States/UTs shows a declining trend in under 5 mortality rate.

(c) to (e) Anganwadi Services is a self-selecting Scheme which is universal and open to all beneficiaries without any pre-condition, so as to extend services under the Scheme to all  the  habitations including  SC/ST  and  Minority  across  the  country.  States/UTs  have been  requested  time  to  time  to  optimize  coverage  of  beneficiaries  including  child beneficiaries. Further, directions have been issued to all States/UTs for conducting local survey of Anganwadi Centres under their jurisdiction and get the children of appropriate age  enrolled  at  the  AWCs,  if  not  already  enrolled.  States/UTs  were  also  advised  to ensure that any child, pregnant woman or lactating mother, coming to the AWC must be provided age appropriate supplementary nutrition, irrespective of their enrollment at the AWCs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-12
Subject: Mega Textiles Parks Near Ports
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2798 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2021

## MEGA TEXTILES PARKS NEAR PORTS

## 2798. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to set up mega textile parks near ports;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

- (c) the present status of this proposal and the time by which this project is likely to be set up?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c): In  the  Union Budget 2021-22, it has been announced that a scheme of Mega Investment Textile Park will be launched. Under the scheme, seven Mega Textile Parks will be  set  up  in  the  country  over  3  years.  Ministry  of  Textiles  is  in  the  process  of  obtaining approval of the cabinet for the scheme.

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