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Lok Sabha Question No. 2725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-10
Subject: Ban on Mobile Apps
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2725

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 10.07.2019

## BAN ON MOBILE APPS

## 2725.     SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

Will the Minister of Electronics & Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  the  fact  that  several  mobile applications like TikTok are reportedly deteriorating our culture and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) whether it has come to the cognizance of the Government that the said application is having  adverse  effects  on  children  and  that  girls  and  women  have  been  killed  in many  families  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to ban such vulgar and indecent applications; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) to (d):    The Government is aware  of some media  report about  the impact  of mobile applications.  TikTok App is an intermediary as per the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000.  The IT Act has provisions for removal of objectionable online content.  Section 79 of the Act and The Information  Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2011 require that the Intermediaries shall observe due diligence while discharging their duties and shall inform the  users  of  computer  resources  not  to  host,  display,  upload,  modify,  publish,  transmit, update or  share  any  information  that  is,  inter  alia,  grossly  harmful,  harassing,  defamatory, libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically objectionable, disparaging, or otherwise unlawful in any manner.  The Government will  examine  and take suitable action.

They  are  also  expected  to  remove  any  unlawful  activity  relatable  to  Article  19(2)  of  the Constitution of India as and when brought to their knowledge either through a court order or through a notice by an appropriate government or its agency. In addition, Section 69A of the Information  Technology  Act,  2000  empowers  Government  to  block  any  information generated, transmitted, received, stored or hosted in any computer resource in the interest of-

(i)  sovereignty  and  integrity  of  India,  (ii)  defence  of  India,  (iii)  security  of  the  State,  (iv) friendly relations with foreign States, (v) public order, or (vi) for preventing incitement to the commission of any cognizable offence  relating  to  above  following  due  process  as  defined under the The Information  Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information by Public) Rules , 2009.

A writ petition (Civil) No. No.7855 of 2019 has been filed in Hon'ble High Court of Madras (Madurai Bench). The matter is sub-judice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-10
Subject: SEZ in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2724 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th JULY, 2019

## SEZ IN TAMIL NADU

## 2724. SHRI SU. THIRUNAVUKKARASAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  has  any  proposal  to  set  up  a  Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the proposed SEZ is likely to be set up and made functional;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the total number of SEZs being set up by the Union Government in Tamil Nadu during the last three years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

( ) okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h Jh ih;w'k xks;y THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d): No Sir, presently  there  is  no  proposal under consideration to set up  a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Tamil Nadu.  Setting up of SEZs is primarily private investment driven initiative.  Central Government has not set up any SEZs during the last three years in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-10
Subject: RoB in Farrukhabad
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mukesh Rajput

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2723 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.07.2019

## ROB IN FARRUKHABAD

†2723. SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state the time by which the financial sanction for the construction of Rail Over Bridge in the parliamentary  constituency  of  Farrukhabad  as  announced  in  the  Budget 2016-17 is likely to be granted?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

Work for construction of four No. of Road over Bridges (ROBs) in lieu of Level Crossings (LCs) has been sanctioned in Farrukhabad parliamentary  constituency  in  2016-17.  In  2  ROBs,  General  Arrangement Drawing (GAD) and estimate are awaited from State Government of Uttar Pradesh  and  for  another  2  ROBs  consent  for  sharing  of  cost  is  awaited from  State  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh.  Financial  sanction  of ` 70.04 Crore is granted for the same.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 240 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Food Corporation of India
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande, Giridhari Yadav

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  JULY, 2019

## FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA

†*240. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION उपभोक्ता त मल , ाखतद्ा औा तावर्ज�ाका्औता  मंा be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the  number  of  officers  of  the  Food  Corporation  of  India  suspended during the period from the year 2016 to June 2019;
- (b) whether more than half of such suspended officers have been taken back into service and if so, the reasons for taking such suspended officers back into service;
- (c) whether  such  an  action  on  the  part  of  the  Government  is  not encouraging corruption and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAMVILAS PASWAN)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  THE STARRED QUESTION NO.*240 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 09.07.2019 IN THE LOK SABHA

(a) to (d): A total  of  42  Number  of  officers  were  suspended  on Vigilance/Administrative grounds during the period 2016 to June 2019:

| Year        |   Officers |
|-------------|------------|
| 2016        |         10 |
| 2017        |         20 |
| 2018        |          9 |
| 2019        |          3 |
| Grand Total |         42 |

Out of  42  cases,  32  suspended  officers  have  been  taken  back  into service as per Section 10 of Central Civil Services (Clarification, Control & Appeals) Rules, 1965. The order of suspension is reviewed by the authority competent  to  modify  or  revoke  the  suspension,  before  expiry  of  ninety days from the effective date of suspension, on the recommendation of the Review Committee constituted for the purpose. An order of suspension is not valid after a period of ninety days unless it is extended after review, for a further period before the expiry of ninety days. Subsequent reviews are  required  to  be  made  before  the  expiry  of  the  extended  period  of suspension. Extension of suspension cannot be for a period exceeding one hundred and eighty days at a time.

Out of 42 cases, 7 Officers have been dismissed from Service against whom charges are established and 09 officers have been charge-sheeted. Since, suspension is not a penalty, it has to be resorted to sparingly and only  with  a  view  to  facilitating  the  enquiry  pending  against  the  officers concerned.

FCI follows the rules/guidelines issued by DoP&T, CVC and FCI Staff Regulations,  1971  strictly  in  regard  to  disciplinary  proceedings  against officers/officials.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 236 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Forecast of Cyclones
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur, Rama Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *236

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 09 TH  JULY, 2019/ ASHADHA 18, 1941 (SAKA )

FORECAST OF CYCLONES

†*236. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR: SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  number  of  cyclone  occurrence  is  increasing  and  the Government is unable to make correct forecast regarding cyclones;

(b) whether cyclones cause huge loss to property and life;

(c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  projects  to  mitigate the risk of cyclones in coastal areas of the country so that the sufferings of the people living in such areas may be ameliorated; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (d):      A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *236 FOR 09.07.2019

(a): Based on the statistics during 1891-2017, on an average 5 cyclones develops over north Indian Ocean (NIO) in a year. There is no such trend indicating an increase in number of cyclones during recent years.

The forecasting of cyclones is done by the India Meteorological Department  (IMD).  IMD  has  developed  the  appropriate  mechanisms  and technology  for  early  warning  on  cyclones.  IMD  has  one  of  the  best forecasting systems using high resolution advanced mathematical models for  predicting  tropical  cyclones  crossing  both  west  and  east  coasts  of India and associated adverse weather over India.

The  cyclone  forecast  accuracy  of  IMD  has  improved  significantly  in  the recent  years  as  demonstrated  during  cyclones  Phailin,  Hudhud,  Vardah, Titli and Fani.

(b): Damages from Cyclones depends upon its intensity accompanied by destructive  wind,  storm  surges  and  torrential  rainfall.  However,  with  the improved forecasting, better preparedness and mitigation measures, loss of the human lives from Cyclones has been significantly reduced.

(c) & (d): Central Government is implementing the  National  Cyclone Risk

## L.S.S.Q.NO. 236 FOR 09.07.2019

Mitigation Project (NCRMP) in 8 coastal states with a total outlay of ₹ 4903 crore to mitigate the sufferings of  the  coastal  community  who  are generally  poor  and  vulnerable  to  various  types  of  disasters.  Cyclone shelters and early warning system created under this project proved to be of great help during cyclones 'Phailin' in 2013, 'Hud-Hud' in 2014, 'Titli' in 2018 and recent cyclone 'Fani'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 235 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Sustainable Resource Management for Vegetables
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 235

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE   9 TH  JULY, 2019

## SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR VEGETABLES

- *235.     SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  long  term  action  plan  to  acquire sustainable resource management to provide a long-term solution in order to augment the production of green vegetables like onion, potato and tomato in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether it would result in increase of percentage production of green vegetables and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 235   DUE FOR REPLY ON 9 TH  JULY, 2019.

(a) to (c): Yes Sir, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is implementing Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) for holistic development of horticulture  which  includes  development  and  production  of  vegetables.  The  scheme also  provides  for  sustainable  management  of  resources  through  Integrated  Nutrient Management (INM)/Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and other programmes of the Ministry  like  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee Yojana  (PMKSY),  Soil  Health  Card  etc.  The  implementation  of  these  programs  has resulted in increased production of vegetables including Tomato, Onion, Potato (TOP) as under:

Production in '000 metric tonnes

| Crops                |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 (2 nd Adv. Est.) |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
| Onion                |     18927 |     20931 |     22427 |     23262 |                      23284 |
| Potato               |     48009 |     43417 |     48605 |     51310 |                      52959 |
| Tomato               |     16385 |     18732 |     20708 |     19759 |                      19660 |
| All Other Vegetables |     83245 |     85984 |     86432 |     90063 |                      91463 |

Further  for  post  production,  storage  and  marketing  of  Tomato,  Onion,  Potato (TOP),  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan SAMPADA  Yojana,  has  formulated  a  new  Central  Sector  Scheme  i.e.  'Operation Greens':  A  scheme  for  integrated  development  of  Tomato,  Onion  and  Potato  (TOP) value    chain  with  a  budgetary  allocation  of  Rs.  500  crore  spread  over  2018-19  and 2019-20.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 231 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Food Processing Plant
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Nayab Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. † *231

ANSWERED ON 09 TH  JULY, 2019

## FOOD PROCESSING PLANT

## †*231. SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  the  proposal  for  setting  up  any  new  'food processing plant' in the Kurukshetra district of Haryana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SMT. HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL)

- (a) to (c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *231  FOR ANSWERED  ON  09 TH  JULY,  2019 REGARDING FOOD PROCESSING PLANT

(a)  to  (c):  No,  Sir  the  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  has  not  received  any proposal to set up food processing plants in Kurukshetra. The MoFPI does not set up any food processing industries/ units/projects/plants on its own. It provides financial assistance as capital subsidy  in  the  form  of  grant-in-aid  to the  individuals,  farmers,  Farmer  Producer  Organisations (FPOs), Entrepreneurs, Cooperatives, Societies, Self Help Groups (SHGs), Private Companies and Central/ State PSUs etc. under its umbrella scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) for setting up of food processing industries/ units/ projects/plants.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 225 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Depot Online System
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 225 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  JULY, 2019

## DEPOT ONLINE SYSTEM

*225. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION उपभोक्ता त मल , ाखतद्ा औा तावर्ज�ाका्औता  मंा be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the  number  of  the  Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI)  and  the  Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) depots/ godowns working in the country at present;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  introduced  the  Depot  Online  System Programme in FCI and CWC;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  aims  and  objectives  of  the programme;
- (d) the present status of implementation of the programme and the time by which it is likely to be completed; and
- (e) the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  check leakage of foodgrains from FCI and CWC godowns?

A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAMVILAS PASWAN)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE STARRED QUESTION NO.*225 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 09.07.2019 IN THE LOK SABHA

(a) to (e): As on 01.06.2019, Food Corporation of India (FCI) has 563 depots  /  godowns  across  India.    Out  of  these,  532  are  operational, while  remaining  are  either  let  out  to  State  Governments  or  nonoperational due to various reasons.  Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC)  operates  421  warehouses  for  storage  of  foodgrains  and  other notified commodities.

Depot  Online  System  Application  has  been  implemented  to automate  all  the  operations  at  FCI  Depots  with  the  objective  to transform the food supply chain management through innovative use of technology for ensuring transparency, efficiency in  procurement, storage and distribution operations. The project aims at standardization  and  automation  of  depot  level  processes,  real  time monitoring  of  operations,  timely  data  reporting  and    data  based decision support system.

Depot  Online  System  (DOS)  has  been  implemented  in  all  532 operational depots of FCI and 144 CWC Depots hired by FCI.

Other steps taken to check leakage of foodgrains from FCI and CWC  godowns are as follows:

- i.       Installation  of  barbed  wires  fencing  on  boundary  walls  and provision of high mast lights in the godowns/ complexes.
- ii.      Deployment of Security staff of FCI as well as other agencies.
- iii.     Security Inspections as well as surprise checks of the depots.
- iv. Installation of CCTV cameras to enhance electronic Surveillance.
- v. Disciplinary action, including police cases, in case of leakage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2721 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Calamity Relief to Tamil Nadu
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2721

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 09 TH  JULY, 2019/ ASHADHA 18, 1941 (SAKA)

CALAMITY RELIEF TO TAMIL NADU

2721. DR. M.K. VISHNU PRASAD:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  amount  of  assistance  given  to  Tamil  Nadu  for  the  natural calamities and super cyclones during each of the last three years along with the amount requested by the State;
- (b) whether the Government would consider the request of increasing the grants for the State of Tamil Nadu;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  give  more  financial  aid  to mitigate and rebuild the properties and compensate the crops damaged during the super cyclones in the last two years; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (d): The primary responsibility of disaster management rests with the  State  Government.  To  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  State,  the Government  of  India  extends  logistics  and  financial  support  to  assist them  in  the  rescue  and  relief  efforts in the event  of a disaster. Government  of  India provides financial assistance to the affected States

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2721 FOR 09.07.2019

from State Disaster Response  Fund  (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as per laid down procedure for immediate relief. Rebuilding and mitigation measures, have to be undertaken by the State Governments from their own resources/ State schemes.

None of the cyclones that hit the coastal areas of India during the last  three  years,  was  of  the  level  of  'super  cyclone'.  The  details  of allocation and releases from SDRF and NDRF for natural calamities during the last three years to the State of Tamil Nadu are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial   | Under SDRF       | Under SDRF             | Amount              | Total                |
|-------------|------------------|------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
| Year        | Amount allocated | Central share released | released under NDRF | financial assistance |
| 2016-17     | 713              | 534.75                 | 1813.66             | 2348.41              |
| 2017-18     | 748              | 561.00                 | 351.81              | 912.81               |
| 2018-19     | 786              | 707.40                 | 900.31              | 1607.71              |
| Total       | 2247             | 1803.15                | 3065.78             | 4868.93              |

The  allocation  to  States  under  SDRF  are  fixed  based  upon  the recommendations of the successive Finance Commissions (set-up under the Article 280 of Constitution from time-to-time).  The present allocation for the Award Period 2015-16 to 2019-20 is based on the recommendations of the Fourteenth Finance Commission and the annual allocation of all States including Tamil Nadu increases 5% every year.

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