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Lok Sabha Question No. 4231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: International Yoga Day
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## INTERNATIONAL YOGA D AY

## 4231. SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

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

- (a) the details of the programmes organised by the Government on International Yoga Day;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any stu dy regarding impact of Yoga consequent to the programmes organized on the International Yoga Day during the last year;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the names  of  State  Governments  who  have  submitted  proposals  regarding  the  location  t celebrate the next International Yoga Day; and
- (e) the details of such proposals, State/UT - wise including West Bengal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  the  mandate  of  being  the  Nodal  Ministry  for  the observation of International Day of Yoga (IDY) and it encourages other Ministrie s, the governments of the States & UTs and other Stake - holders to observe International Yoga Day in a befitting manner.

The main event of Mass Yoga Demonstration for the observation of 5 th IDY was held at Prabhat Ta ra Ground, Ranchi, Jharkhand on 21.06.2019.

The Ministry of AYUSH has also organized events of Mass Yoga Demonstrations for IDY at following places in NCT of Delhi: -

- i. Rajpath, New Delhi
- ii. Lodhi Garden, New Delhi
- iii. Talkatora Garden, New Delhi
- iv. District Park, Sector - 11, Dwarka, New Delhi
- v. Swarna Jayanti Park, Sector - 10, Rohini, Delhi.
- vi. Nehru Park, New Delhi.
- vii. Yamuna Sports Complex, Surajmal Vihar, Delhi.
- viii. Lal Quila, Delhi

(b) & (c):No suchstudyhas been conducted by the Ministry specifically f or the impact of International Day of Yoga.

(d)& (e): There is no such proposal received by the Ministry in this regard from any State Government including West Bengal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Creation of Physiotherapy Council
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4228 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## CREATION OF PHYSIOTH ERAPY COUNCIL

## 4228. DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware of  the  popular  demand  for  creation  of  a separate governing council for physiotherapy colleges in India;
- (b) if so, the status of such proposals;
- (c)if not, the existing institutions that govern the standards of physiotherapy education and physiotherapy practice;
- (d) whether a physiotherapy graduate can use the prefix 'Dr.' for their name boards; and
- (e) if so, the criteria/conditionalities attached to the use of prefix 'Dr.' before the names?

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

(a) & (b): Yes. In  the  absence  of  any  central  regulatory  body  for  Allied  Healt Professionals, this Ministry has taken the initiative for creation of a Central Council of and Healthcare Professions and The Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2018 has been introduced  in  the  Rajya  Sabha  on  31.12.2018. The  Bill  is  for  maintaining  standards  of education and practice through the constitution of Central and corresponding State Co for more than 50 Allied and Healthcare Professions including Physiotherapists.

- (c): Only a few States like Delhi, Mahara shtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh etc. have statutory mechanisms regulating allied and healthcare professions (Physiotherapy Occupational Therapy Councils/ paramedical councils).
- (d) & (e): No, The  Central  Government  had  constituted  a  'Standing Committee  of Experts' under the Chairmanship of Director General, Indian Council of Medical Research to consider and give its recommendations to the Government on the efficacy/merits of var streams of alternative medicine. The Committee had made vario us recommendations on the subject  given  to  it  and  also  suggested  that  the  term  'Doctor'  should  be  used  only  by practitioners  of  system  of  medicine  recognized  by  the  Government  of India.  T recommendations were accepted by the Government and an Executive O rder in this regard was  issued  on  25 th November,  2003.  Therefore,  the  prefix  'Dr.'  can  be  used  by  the practitioners of modern allopathic system of medicine, dentistry, and recognized sys medicine.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Integrated Textile Park
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4227 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2019

## INTEGRATED TEXTILE PARK

## 4227.   SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government has any plans to set up more schemes for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) in the state of Punjab;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any SITP is under consideration for the City of Amritsar; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्मृ तत ज़ू बिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d): No Sir.  No proposal for setting up Textile Park in Amritsar, Punjab is pending for consideration in Ministry of Textiles However, the Government is implementing the Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) which provides support for creation of world-class infrastructure facilities for setting up of textile units, with a Government of India grant upto 40% of the project cost  and Government of India grant upto 90% of the project cost for first two projects (each) in the  States  of  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Tripura, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu  &  Kashmir;  with ceiling limit of Rs.  40.00  crores  for  each  textile  park.  The  Special  Purpose  Vehicle  (SPV)  formed  by  the representatives  of  local  industry,  Financial  Institutions,  State Industrial  and  Infrastructural corporations  and  other  agencies  of  State  and  Central  Governments    registered  as  a  Corporate Body under Companies Act would submit their proposal directly to the Ministry for consideration. SITP is a demand driven scheme. A total of 3 textile parks have been sanctioned under SITP by the Ministry of Textiles in Punjab the details of which is placed at Annexure .

## ANNEXURE

|   S. No. | Name of the park                                       | District     |   GOI share (In crores) |   Total govt grant released (In crores) | Status             |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------|
|        1 | Ludhiana Integrated Textile Park Ltd, Ludhiana, Punjab | Ludhiana     |                      40 |                                      36 | Under construction |
|        2 | Lotus Integrated Tex Park, Punjab, Barnala, Punjab     | Barnala      |                      40 |                                      40 | Completed          |
|        3 | Rhythm Textile &Apparel Park Ltd, Nawanshehar, Punjab  | Nawanshe har |                      40 |                                      36 | Under construction |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Anti-Human Trafficking Units and Women Help Desks
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Bhagwanth Khuba

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 4225

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2019

## ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNITS AND WOMEN HELP DESKS

4225.  SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has considered to set up and strengthen Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) and Women Help Desks (WHDs) across the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has allotted funds to strengthen AHTUs and WHDs, if so, the details thereof along with the State-wise allocation; and
- (c) if  not,  whether the Government is planning to use Nirbhaya Fund to strengthen AHTUs and WHDs, if so, the details thereof along with the details of the funding pattern?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) The Empowered Committee (EC)  of officers under Nirbhaya Framework in its meeting held on 22.10.2019, appraised and recommended the proposal of setting up and strengthening of Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) in districts of States/ UTs and setting up of Women Help Desks (WHDs) in Police Stations in States and UTs. The proposal of setting up / strengthening AHTUs will focus on safety and security of women and girls. Psycho-socio counselling and legal counselling will also be made available in these AHTUs as recommended by the EC. WHDs in Police Stations will be headed by a women police officer and training orientation and sensitization of Police Officials working in  relation  to  WHDs  will  be  taken  up.  Both  AHTUs  and  WHDs  will  be  provided infrastructure  support  for  procuring  office  furniture,  vehicle,  computers,  digital  camera for  evidence  collection,  land-line  and  mobile-phone,  broadband/  internet-facility,  legal books, awareness generation material, legal services, counselling etc. Funding of Rs. 100 crore each for AHTUs and WHDs,has been approved under Nirbhaya Fund.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: International Recognition of AYUSH Systems
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4220 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## INTERNATIONAL RECOGN ITION OF AYUSH SYSTE MS

## 4220. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

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

- (a) whether AYUSH systems of medicine have been recognised internationally;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, whether any steps have been taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government recognises AYUSH medicines and practices at par with Allopath medicines and practices; and
- (f) if so, the det ails thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d):    Ayurveda system is recognized  in  Nepal and Sri Lanka; Unani system is recogniz in Bangladesh and  Siddha system is recognized  in  Sri Lanka.

Ministry of AYUSH has signed Country to Country Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for Cooperation in field of Traditio nal Medicine and Homoeopathy with foreign governments with the mandate of promotion and recognition of AYUSH in the international practice of medicin

As of now, the Ministry of AYUSH has signed Country to Country MoUs with 22 countries namely  Nepal,  Ba ngladesh,  Hungary,  Trinidad  &  Tobago,  Malaysia,  WHO,  Mauritius, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Myanmar, Germany (Joint declaration), Iran, Sao Tome & Príncipe Equatorial Guinea, Cuba, Colombia,  Japan  (MoC), Bolivia, Gambia, Republic of Guinea, Ch and St. Vi ncent

- (e)  &  (f):          Practices  of  Ayurveda,  Siddha  and  Unani  are  recognised  under  'The  Indian
- Medicine  Central  Council  Act,  1970'  (IMCC  Act  1970)  and  practice  of  Homoeopathy  is

recognized under 'The Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973' (HCC Act 1973).  T he rights of practitioners are defined in   section  17 (2) and section 29 of IMCC Act 1970  and secti and section  26 of HCC Act  1973 which is equivalent to the rights of practitioners de section  15 (2) and section 27 of 'The Indian Medical Council Act, 1956'  (IMC Act 1956). The  pay  structure  of  General  Medical  Duty  Officer  (GDMO)  under  CGHS  for  Ayurvedic,

Homoeopathic, Unani, Siddha & Allopathic doctors is at par.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Automated Weather Stations
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4219 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019

## AUTOMATED WEATHER STATIONS

4219. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up more automated weather stations in  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)
- the stations likely to be set up, location-wise;
- (c) whether  the  personnel  deployed  in  these  stations  are adequately trained to monitor the data and provide accurate information, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  regular  monitoring  is  done  to  ensure  quality control, calibration and use of data provided by automated weather  stations  for  forecasting  and  developing  weather forecasting models and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) & (b) Yes Sir.  Government proposes to set up more Automated Weather Stations (AWSs) across the country. The details of proposed installation of AWSs are as follow:
-  For Kerala - 100 AWSs
-  For North East India - 200 AWSs
- For replacement of old AWSs installed across India - 200
-  AWSs
- 
- For District Agriculture Meteorological Units - 200 AWSs
- 
- For tourism places across India - 100 AWSs
-  For  measurement  of  snow  fall  and  snow  depth  along Himalayas and North East India - 80 AWSs.

(b) & (d) Yes Sir. The Surface Instrument Division of India Meteorological  Department  (IMD),  Pune  has  a  workshop which is ISO 9001-2008 certified. All manufactured instruments  are  tested  and  calibrated  at  this  workshop. The workshop also carries out research and development of instrumentation and brings out new designs. The Division maintains detailed instruction  manuals  and  engineering drawings  on  all the instruments. It  maintains a large network  of  Automatic  Weather  Stations  (AWS)  and  other meteorological  equipment  across  the  country.  To  ensure quality  of  the  data,  all  surface  meteorological  equipment installed  at  conventional  observatories  are  checked  and compared with portable standards once a year for ensuring accurate measurements. Portable standards are traceable to  national  standards.  National  standards  are  regularly compared  and  calibrated  against International  /  WMO standards. The data is ingested into the forecasting model after quality control to avoid erroneous data in the computation procedure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Public Health Spending
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi, Karti P. Chidambaram, M. Selvaraj

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4218 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDI NG

## 4218. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI: SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM: SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

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

(a) whether as per the National Health Profile, 2019 (NHP - 2019) report the country's public expenditure on health continues to remain the lowest globally i.e. 1.28 per cent of the GDP, if thereof;

(b) whether the Government has fixed a target of 2.5 per cent of the GDP for public health by the year 2025, if so, the details thereof;

- (c)  whether  the  Government proposes  to  increase  the  publi c  healthexpenditure ,  if  so,  the details thereof and if ot, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) if so, the steps being taken or proposed to be taken to achieve the desired target by the year 2025?

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

- (a) As per National Health Profile -2019 (NHP- 2019) report the Public Expenditure on health as percentage of GDP for 2017 - 18(BE) is 1.28.

As per the Global Health Expenditure database (GGHE - D), 2016  of WHO, India ranks 170 out of 188 countries in Domestic General Government Health Expenditure as a percentage of GDP.

- (b) to (d) The National Health Policy, 2017 envisages raising public health expenditure 2.5% of GDP by 2025 in a time bound manner.

The  budget  allocation  (BE)  for  the  Department  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  has  bee constantly increasing, which is indicated below:

| Year     | Budget Allocation (BE) (Rs in crores)   |
|----------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2016- 17 | 37,061.55                               |
| 2017- 18 | 47,352.51                               |
| 2018- 19 | 52,800.00                               |
| 2019- 20 | 62659.12                                |
Lok Sabha Question No. 4217 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Forest Rights Act, 2006
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Raju Bista

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4217

TO BE ASWERED ON 13.12.2019

## Forest Rights Act, 2006

## 4217. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  IRCON  has  begun  construction  on  the proposed  Sevoke-Rangpo  Rail  Line  without  getting  due  clearance  from  concerned authorities including  Local Gram Sabha as required under Forest Rights Act, 2006; and
- (b) the details of environment clearances and impact studies conducted for the construction  of  the  said  railway  line  which  passes  through  wildlife  corridors  and biodiversity hotspots?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Sevoke-Rangpo Rail Line covers two States namely Sikkim and West Bengal. Stage-II/Final approval for Sikkim portion involving 11.8862 ha of forest land under Forest (Conservation) Act. 1980 has been accorded on 17 th August, 2015 after getting Forest Rights Act, 2006 certificate. In portion pertaining to West Bengal, Stage-I/inprinciple  approval  for  86.6255  ha  of  forest  land  under  Forest  (Conservation)  Act. 1980 was accorded on 28 th November, 2017 subject to certain  conditions including compliance of Forest Rights Act, 2006.
- (b) Construction  of  railway  line  does  not  attract  provisions  of  Environment  Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006 as amended from time to time. The said project was  considered  and  recommended  by  Standing  Committee  of  National  Board  of Wildlife in its 34 th meeting held on 02 nd June, 2015 with certain conditions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Mission Ardram in Kerala
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4214 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH DECEMBER, 2019

## MISSION ARDRAM IN KE RALA

## 4214. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

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  'Mission  Ardram'  project  launched  by  the Government  of  Kerala  aimed  at  delivering  patient - friendly  quality  healthcare  services  in Government hospitals and to develop Primary Health Centres into Family Health Centres;
- (b) if so, whether the Government proposes to establ ish nation - wide project in similar model to enhance health infrastructure at primary level through Local Self Government;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) : Yes,  'Mission  Ardram'  project  is  undertaken  by  the  Government  of  Kerala  aimed  at delivering patient friendly quality healthcare services in Gove rnment hospitals and to develop Primary Health Centres into Family Health Centres.
- (b) to (d) : In order to enhance healthcare infrastructure and provision of comprehensive pri care  that  includes  preventive  healthcare  and  hea lth  promotion  at  the  community  level  with continuum of care approach, 1.5 lakh Sub Health Centres and Primary Health Centres across country are being transformed into Ayushman Bharat -Health and Wellness Centres (AB - HWC) by December 2022.

Under theAB - HWC , Comprehensive Primary Healthcare is being provided to include promotive, preventive, curative, palliative and rehabilitative services. Services like based enumeration of persons above 30 years of age and screening of individuals priori zing high risk cases for Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) -Hypertension, Diabetes and three common cancers (oral, cervix and breast) along with communicable diseases like TB and lep has been initiated at these AB - HWCs.  Operational  Guidelines  for scree ning of the five NCD conditions have been issued and shared with the States.

Self

To ensure people's participation and involvement of local community in Implementation of the programme, there is a Rogi Kalyan Samiti at AB- HWC - PHC  level  and  village  Health Committee at AB - HWC - HSC level headed by representative of Local Government/Panchayati Raj Institution.