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Lok Sabha Question No. 987 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Setting up and Running of Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 987 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH SEPTEMBER, 2020

## SETTING UP AND RUNNI NG OF MEDICAL COLLEG ES

## 987. SHRIMATI POONAM BEN MAADAM:

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

(a)  the  role  of  Medical  Council  of  India  in  the setting  up  and  operati onalization  of  medical colleges in the country;

(b)  whether  the  State  Governments  are  complying with  the  rules  laid down  by  the  Medical Council of India in running the medical colleges under their administrative control; and

(c) if so, mechanism in place to ensure strict complian e of the said rules by the respective State Governments?

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

(a) Permission to establishment/ renewal ofmedical colleges is governed by Section 10 (A) of Indian  Medical  Council  Act,  1956 .  P ermission  for  establishment / renewal  permission  to  a medical  college ' is  granted  by  Central  Government  on  the  basis  of  recommendations  by Medical Council of India (MCI) [currently by Board of Governors in supersession of Medi Council  of  India]  after  assessment  as  per  Minimum  Standa rd  Requirements  under  the  MCI Regulations, 1999. The permission is initially granted for one year and is renewed on basis subject to verification of achievements of annual targets.  Medical Colleges whic meet the minimum standards are not g iven permission/renewal permission.

After  the  promulgation  of  the  Indian  Medical  Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 the powers of the Central Government under section 10A of the IMC Act, 1956 are now exercised by the Board of Governors in s upersession of Medical Council of India.

(b)& (c): As per information provided by the Board of Governors in supersession of Medi Council  of  India,  for  ensuring  compliance  with  the  Regulations,  MCI  carries  out  re assessments, compliance verificati on assessment, etc. and incase of non compliance, MCI taken appropriate  against the concernedmedical  colleges  under  intimation  to  the  concerned  State Government.
Lok Sabha Question No. 984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Implementation of National Health Mission in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: P. Velusamy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 984 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## IMPLEMENTATION OF NA TIONAL HEALTH MISSIO N IN TAMIL NADU

## 984. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

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

- (a)  whether  his  Ministry  has  received  Programme Implementation  Plan  from  Tamil  Nadu State under National Health Mission;
- (b) if so, details thereof;
- (c) whether the State Government o f Tamil Nadu State has reported any shortfall of facilities pertaining to Primary Health Centre; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and corrective steps taken in this regard?

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

- (a) & (b): For the FY 2020 - 21, the Tamil Nadu Government has submitted the Program Implementation Plan (PIP) of Rs. 3331.23 Crore and administrative approval in the for Record of Proceedings (RoP) for an amount of Rs. 3107 .12 Crore has been issued.

The detailed PIP and RoP for the State of Tamil Nadu for FY 2020 - 21 is available in public domain at: https://nhm.gov.in/index4.php?lang=1&level=0& linkid=59&lid=72

- (c) & (d): As per Rural Health Statistics (RHS) 2019, there is no shortfall pertainin Primary Health Centre. Against the requirement of 1222 PHCs, 1422 PHCs are in positio in the State of Tamil Nadu.
Lok Sabha Question No. 980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: EIA Notification
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

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

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 980

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## EIA Notification

## 980. SHRI T.R. BAALU:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) notification 2020, issued by the Ministry has weakened the EIA process and may encourage environment violations in big irrigation projects; and
- (b) If so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that all the hydro-electric projects lesser than 25MW and other irrigation projects that have a command area between 2,000 and 10,000 hectares may not require EIA or a public consultation for their appraisal; 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 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2020, issued by the Ministry  neither  weakens  the  EIA  process  nor  encourages  environment  violations  in  any irrigation projects. No changes have been proposed in respect of irrigation projects in the Draft Environment  Impact  Assessment  Notification  2020  when  compared  to  the  EIA  Notification, 2006. The Draft EIA Notification, 2020 consolidates the developments that have taken place in the areas of  technology, institutional reforms and regulation.  It also incorporates the directions of the Hon'ble Court/Tribunal on various issues.

(c) and (d): No new changes have been proposed in the draft EIA Notification, 2020 in respect of   irrigation  projects  that  have  a  command  area  between  2,000  and  10,000  hectares  when compared to the EIA Notification, 2006. All the hydro-electric projects lesser than 25MW have been proposed to be brought under the ambit of EIA Notification, 2020 under Category-B2 as against such projects being exempted in EIA, 2006 framework. Therefore, the draft EIA, 2020 infact strengthens the environmental cause in respect of this category of projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 979 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Corona Affected Health Workers in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 979 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## CORONA AFFECTED HEAL TH WORKERS IN TAMIL NADU

## 979. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

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

- (a) the number of frontline warriors like doctors, nurses and para - medical staff etc. who have been found positive with COVID - 19 during their duty in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the number of such p ersons recovered and deaths occurred in Tamil Nadu so far;
- (c) whether the Government has announced any compensation for such persons;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the number of famili s of deceased workers who got compensation in Tamil Nadu so far; and
- (e) whether the Government has issued guidelines to the State Government in this regard 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) : Health is a State subject. Information sought for is not maintained at Ce level by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
- (c): No  scheme  for  compensation  for frontline  warriors  like  doctors,  nurses  and  para -medical staff etc. who have been found po sitive with COVID - 19 during their duty has been announced by the Government except for the 'Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package' for health workers fighting COVID - 19 and contracting the disease resulting in loss of life. T scheme provides an insurance c over of Rs. 50 lakhs to the insured person.
- (d): For Tamil Nadu, so far, a total claim of Rs. 3 crores have been disbursed coveri cases.
- (e): The government has issued detailed advisory including FAQs to all the states a the insurance scheme which has also been made available at the MoHFW website.
Lok Sabha Question No. 977 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Registration of Child Care Institutions
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) As per the report submitted by the States/UTs, there are 7039 institutions registered as on 31.01.2020 under Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act). In order to ensure that all Child Care Institutions (CCIs) are registered, the Minister of Women and Child Development had written to all the Chief Ministers of States/Administrators of UTs on 29.09.2017. The Minister has also written a letter to all the Member of Parliament and Member of Legislative Assembly of  India on 16.09.2020 and requested  them  to  monitor  the  functioning  of  these  institutions  in  their  constituency  and request  the  concerned  authority  to  get  all  the  institutions,  where  children  are  residing, registered under JJ Act. Minister also requested that related issues may be raised during the  quarterly  District  Development  Coordination  and  Monitoring  Committee  (DISHA) meetings.
- (c) & (d) As per section 27 of the JJ Act, 2015 each State/UT is required to constitute one or more Child Welfare Committee (CWC) for every district.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.977

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## REGISTRATION CHILD CARE INSTITUTIONS

977.   SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  directed  States  to  ensure  that  all  the  Child  Care Institutions  (CCIs)  are  to  be  registered  and  linked  with  the  country's  apex  body CARA;
- (b) if so, the details of all the registered and non-registered CCIs working in the country, State/UT-wise, including Uttar Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government has directed the States to set up Child Welfare Committees in each district; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)
Lok Sabha Question No. 975 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Financial Assistance to States for Pandemic
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Arun Sao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 975 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR PANDEM IC

## 975. SHRI ARUN SAO:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has extended  financial  assistance  to  the  State Governmentsfor taking safety measures and control the COVID - 19 pandemic;
- (b)  if  so,  the  the  financial  ass istance  provided  by the  Union  Government  to  States/UTs including the State of Chhattisgarh;
- (c)  the  names  of  the  schemes  through  which  the funds  are  being  provided  to  the  State Governments byhis Ministry;
- (d)  whether  State  Governments  have  also  been provided  support  through  National  Health Mission(NHM); and
- (e) if so, the district - wise  details thereof including Bilaspur, Mungeli and Gaurela - Pendra Marwahi districts of the State of Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): Yes. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has extended financial assistance the State Governments for managing COVID.

The  disbursement  from India  COVID- 19  Emergency  Response  and  Health system preparedness  Package through  NHM  the  States  including  that  for  Chhattisgarh  is  at Annexure.

All States and UTs are provided with necessary financial support through Natio Health Mission under 'India  COVID - 19 Emergency Response and Health system preparedness Package'. During FY 2020 - 21, funds of Rs. 4256. 79 crore have been released to States/UTs as on 10.09.2020.

- (e)        District -wise  allocations  are  decided  by  States,  based  on  need.  The  information district - wise allocation is not maintained b y Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Lok Sabha Question No. 974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Beds/Ventilators for COVID-19 Patients
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 974 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## BEDS/VENTILATORS FOR COVID - 19 PATIENTS

## 974. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of shortage of beds and ventilators for COVID - 19 patients in All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( A I I M S ) and central hospitals after 24 March, 2020 in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is a fact that due to insufficient beds and ventilators in hospitals, increase in deaths of patients have been registered;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  the details  of  availability  of  beds  and  ventilators for  Covid  patients  in  Government hospitals; and
- (f) the quantum of increase of the beds and ventilators from March 2020 onwards?

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

(a)& (b) : Sufficient number of beds and ventilators for Corona patients were availa after 24th March, 2020 in AIIMS and Central Government run hospitals of the country.

(c) & (d) : No.

- (e) & (f) : The details of availability of beds and ventilators for Covid - 19 patients in the 13 Covid dedicated hospitals of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the country increase in their numbers from March, 2020 to till date is given below:

| Month & Year    |   No. of Beds |   Ventilators |
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
| March, 2020     |          1707 |           292 |
| September, 2020 |          7403 |           906 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 972 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Conservation and Authentication of Forest
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 972

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## Conservation and Authentication of Forest

## 972. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a) whether  any  efforts  are  being  made  by  the  Government  for  the  conservation  and authentication of the forests through various committees;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details  of expenditure incurred on authentication of the forests through various institutions  along  with  other  private  agencies  and  committees  during  the  last  three years, State-wise including Bundelkhand?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) At  present  there  is  no  system  of  authentication  of  forests.  As  far  as  various committees concerning conservation of forests are concerned, it is stated that;
- i. Forest  (Conservation)  Act,  1980  and  rules  made  thereunder,  provide  for statutory  committees  such  as  Forest  Advisory  Committee  (FAC)  and Regional  Empowered  Committees  (REC),  which, inter  alia, examine  and deliberate on  proposals  for non-forestry use of forest land and  their recommendation to Government of India.
- ii. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 provides for Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SCNBWL) to examine proposals for regulation of  proposed  use  of  any  land  within  Protected  Areas  (National  Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries etc) which is not ancillary to conservation of wildlife.
- iii. The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  has  adopted National  Working Plan Code, 2014 for sustainable management of forests and  biodiversity  in  India.  The  code  provides  for  preparation  of  working plans  for  the  forests,  which  are  prepared  by  the  Standing  Consultative Committees  (headed  by  PCCF  of  the  concerned  state  and  has  head  of Regional Office of  MoEF&CC as one of the members). In addition, there are also committees in the forest fringe areas for Joint Forest Management, with an aim of partnering with Government for conservation of forest and forest resources.

There  is  no  specific  budget  head  for  incurring  expenditure  for  maintenance  of these committees.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 962 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Undertesting of Corona Cases in Telangana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay Kumar Bandi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 962 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## UNDERTESTING OF CORO NA CASES IN TELANGANA

## 962. SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Central Government has received report regarding undertesting of Corona cases in the State of Telangana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  i ssued  directives  to State s/UTs  to  increase  the  tests  and considered penal ction against the erring State Governments, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  average  number  of  test  conducted  in  the State  of  Telangana  in  comparison  with National average; and
- (e) the funds granted to the State of Telangana to control the Corona virus and its related activities, item wise?

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

- (a) & (b): Government of India is c ontinuously monitoring the COVID - 19  situation in the States/UTs and the public health response to it. As on 16 th September, 2020, Telangana has reported a total of 1,62,844 COVID - 19 cases and 996 deaths. A graph showing trend of cases and deaths reported from the State is at Annexure .
- (c): Government  of  India  has  followed  test - track - treat  strategy  for  early  detection  and containment of the COVID - 19 outbreaks in India. In t his regards, State Governments and UT Administrations  have  been  requested  repeatedly  through  video  conferences,  formal  le and during State visits to ensure adequate testing and full capacity utilization of a -19 testing laboratories.
- (d): Tel angana  is  testing  around  426  tests/million  population  per  day  which  is compared to the national average of 683 tests/million population per day (for the pe th September -15 th September 2020).
- (e): Funds  released  to  the  State  of  Telangana  for  ma nagement  and  containment  of COVID - 19  pandemic during FY 2019 - 20  and  2020 - 21  is  Rs.  33.40  crores and Rs. 256.89 crore respectively (as on 10 th September, 2020).

## Trend of w eeklyaverage of daily new cases for the State of Telangana

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## Trend of w eeklyaverage of daily deaths for the State of Telangana

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Lok Sabha Question No. 961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Procurement of Medical Equipments for Corona
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, Kani K. Navas

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 961 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## PROCUREMENT OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS F OR CORONA

## 961. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR: SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

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

- (a) whether the Government had planned to procure adequate number of PPE kits, sanitation equipment and material to prevent contamination and safegu ard the doctors, health workers and  para - medical  staff  and  others including  police  personnel  deputed  on  the  task  of combating Covid - 19 in the country, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether there has been an acute shortage of such preventive equipment, all along leading to large scale spread of disease among these health personnel; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and steps taken to tackle the situation especially when cases are being reported in large number throughout the country?

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

- (a): Yes.  The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare anticipating the spread of COVID - 19 pandemic  in  India  had  planned  to  procure  adequate  number  of  Personnel Protective Equipment including coveralls and N - 95  masks. By    31 st May     2020 orders had been placed  for  192  lakh  coveralls  and  459  lakh    N -95  masks.      As  on  15.09.2020,    140  lakh coveralls  and  344  lakhs  N - 95  masks  have  been  distributed  to  the  States/UT s  and  Central Institutions to enable them to equip their Covid related personnel.
- (b) & (c): No.      There  are  a  large  number  of  indigenous  manufacturers  of  qualit certified  coveralls  and  N - 95 masks  in  the  country  and  these  products  are  available  on Government e - market place (GeM) also.  States are being encouraged to procure the sam from the (GeM), anticipating the demand for these products in their State.