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Lok Sabha Question No. 1118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Treatment under Siddha Yoga
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: SAVITRI THAKUR

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1118 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## TREATMENT UNDER SIDD HA YOGA

## 1118. SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  facilities  made  available  for  treatment  under  Siddha  Yoga  system country; and
- (b) the places where the said faci lities are available under CGHS?

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

- (a):      Health services, especially matters related to treatment is a State subject and on  this  subject  fall  under  the  domain  of  the  concerned  State  Government.  However,  as available  information,  treatment  facilities  are  present in Siddha teaching  hospitals , all Government  Siddha  Hospitals and  National  Institute  of  Siddha, Chennai(Tamil  Nadu) .  The facilities available are: -free consultation, treatment in the OPD, diet and medicine provided f of cost to the patients admitted in Genera l Ward,  tests conducting at nominal/concessional rates.
- (b):CGHS has one Siddha Welness Centre at Delhi and two in Chennai as detailed below wher OPD facility and medicine are provided.

i. CGHS Siddha Welness  Centre, New Delhi. ii.CGHS Polyclinic Siddha Unit - Chennai(Tamil Nadu) iii.CGHS Polyclinic Siddha Unit, Chennai - Tamil Nadu.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Food and Nutrition Board
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SRIRAM MALYADRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1117 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2019

## FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD

1117.  SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

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

- (a) whether  the  Food  and  Nutrition  Board  proposes  to  implement  any  programme  for providing free nutritious food to the pregnant women and children in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) & (b):   No, Madam. There is no such proposal. The Food and Nutrition Board under this  Ministry,  through  its  regional  field  units,  is  engaged  in  conducting  training programmes  in  nutrition, in addition to generating  awareness  through  nutrition education programmes on the importance of healthy balanced diets especially through the use of locally available foods, mass awareness campaigns and use of electronic and print media.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Fake Currency Notes
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: FAIZAL P.P. MOHAMMED

## 1116. MOHAMMED FAIZAL :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state

- (a) Whether the Government has set up any squad to keep check on new fake currency notes circulation across the country;
- (b) If so, the details thereof; and
- (c) If not; the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI Pon. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) & (b) : () The Government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have taken several measures to check the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) into the country.

(I) Intelligence and Security Agencies of Centre and States keep a close watch on. the elements involved in the circulation of fake currency in the country and take action on any reported violation of law: various measures taken by the Central Government to check the smuggling and circulation of FICN The into the country inter-alia, include

- The Security at the international borders has been   strengthened by  using new surveillance technology, deploying additional manpower for round the clock surveillance, establishing observation posts along the international border; erection of border fencing and intensive patrolling:
- FICN Coordination Centre (FCORD) has been established by the MHA to share intelligencelinformation among the different security agencies of the Statesl Central Government to counter the problem of circulation of FICN in the country: A Terror funding and Fake Currency Cell (TFFC) has also been created in the National Investigation Agency to investigate terror funding and fake currency cases:
- iii\_ The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 has been amended to include the production or smuggling or circulation of High Quality Counterfeit Indian paper currency, coin or any other material as a "terrorist act"
- iv. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between India and Bangladesh to prevent and counter smuggling & circulation of Fake Currency Notes.
- (III) The various initiatives taken by RBI to reviewl upgrade the security features of their banknotes with a view to staying ahead of counterfeiters include
- Introduction of exploding font in numbering in 2016 in all banknotes:
- ii\_ Introduction of intaglio based bleedlines in all banknotes of Rs.100 and above.
- iii. Introduction of MG(New) Series banknotes from November; 2016.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1116 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8th February, 2019 / 19h MAGHA, SAKA, 1940.

## FAKE CURRENCY NOTES

## QUESTION

- iv. A global PQBN for supply of new security features for Indian Banknotes has been issued on July 17, 2017 .
2. (C) In view of the reply to part (a) & (b) above, the Question does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Adoption of AB-PMJAY Scheme by States
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1115 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## ADOPTION OF AB -PMJAY SCHEME BY STATES

## 1115. ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

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

- (a) whether all the State Governments have adopted Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (AB- PMJAY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of people who have benefited since the launch of the scheme, State/UT - wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b) : 33 States/UTs have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU ) with National Health  Agency,  the  agency  setup  by  Government  for  implementation  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Ja Arogya Yojana (PMJAY). Only State Governments of Telangana, Odisha, and Union Territory of Delhi have not signed the MoU. Out of these 33 State/UTs, 29 S tate/UTs are implementing PMJAY.
- (c): The number of hospitalization under PMJAY since its till 04.02.2019 is 10,59,693.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Irregularities in National Zoo Park, Delhi
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1113

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2019

## Irregularities in National Zoo Park, Delhi

## 1113:   SHRIMATI  RAKSHATAI  KHADSE

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

- (a) whether  the  Central  Zoo  Authority  has  filed  various  complaints  letters  and  the affidavits  for  the  irregularities  observed  and  recorded  from  time  to  time  during  the visits to the National Zoo Park, Delhi
- (b) if so, the details of the complaints filed along with the remedial steps the Government has taken in these regard;
- (c) whether the Government has constituted any Committee to look into the irregularities and complaints launched by CZA on various occasions and instances; and
- (d) the details of the report filed by the Committee and the corrective measures taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Yes, Madam.

(b), (c), (d) The  Government  of  India  has  constituted  a  committee  to  look  into  the complaints.  The findings of the committee are yet to be finalized.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Schemes of Corporate Affairs
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, PRABHATSINH PRATAPSINH CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1112 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 8 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019 MAGHA 19, 1940 (SAKA)

## SCHEMES OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## 1112.SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI P.P. CHAUHAN:

## Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the schemes launched by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs since the year 2014 till date along with the targets set and the achievements made under each of the said schemes, year-wise;
- (b) the details of the proposals received from various State along with the proposals approved by the Union Government under these schemes of the Ministry, Statewise;
- (c) the details of the funds allocated and utilized for implementation of various schemes of the Ministry during each of the last four years and the current year, scheme/State-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government has set any time-limit for completing the pending schemes and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                              (SHRI P.P.CHADUHARY)

- (a) The Ministry of Corporate Affairs deals with matters relating to corporate law. No schemes have been launched by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs since the year 2014 to till date.
- (b) to (d): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Childcare Homes run by NGOs
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1107

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2019

## CHILDCARE HOMES RUN BY NGOS

## 1107.   SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has recently directed States to inspect childcare homes run by NGOs;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has also asked the States to identify all childcare institutions that could be potentially involved in illegal adoptions which is equivalent to child trafficking; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT ( DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) &  (b):  The  Ministry  has  been  continuously  requesting  States  and  UTs  to  conduct  regular monitoring and inspection of the Child Care Institutions (CCIs) as mandated under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act) and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Model Rule, 2016 framed thereunder. All Chief Secretaries of States/UTs have been asked to inspect  all  the  facilities  claiming  to  be  the  Child  Care  Institutions  (CCIs) including NGOs and submit a report to the Ministry.  The States/UTs were asked to undertake these inspections under the supervision of District Magistrate/District Collector. The Ministry has also  issued  an  advisory  to  the  States  and  UTs  regarding  the  action  to  be  taken  in  case  of disruption to the life of children in case of any untoward incidence of abuse in any CCI.
- (c) & (d): Section 80 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 is about punitive  measures for  adoption without following  prescribed  procedures . This  says  that  if  any person or organisation offers or gives or receives, any orphan, abandoned or surrendered child, for the purpose of adoption without following the provisions or procedures  provided in this Act, shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend upto three years, or with fine of one lakh rupees, or with both, provided in case where the offence is committed by a recognized adoption agency, in addition to the above punishment awarded to the  persons  in-charge  of,  and  responsible  for  the  conduct  of  the  day-to-day  affairs  of  the adoption  agency,  the  registration  of  such  agency  under  section  41  and  its  recognition  under section 65 shall also be withdrawn for a minimum period of one year. As per Section 81, any person who sells or buys a child for any purpose shall be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine of one lakh rupees:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Independent Debt Management
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1105

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 8 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## MAGHA 19, 1940

## 'INDEPENDENT DEBT MANAGEMENT' QUESTION

## 1105.  SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE ( वित्त मंत्री ) be please to state:-

- (a) Whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  an  integrated  programme  in coordination with the States/UTs to increase savings and investments among the people, if so, details thereof?
- (b) Whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  setup  an  independent  debt management office instead of Reserve Bank of India for better servicing of loans which could lead to substantial reduction in India's interest payments; and
- (c) If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE  (SHRI RADHAKRISHNAN P. )

- (a) Madam,  there  is  no  such  proposal  under  consideration  in  this  Department. However, presently the Government is running Small Savings Schemes in all the States/ UTs to provide risk free investment platform to increase savings and investments among the people.
- (b) &(c) The Government plans to establish an independent Public Debt Management Agency  (PDMA)  which  will  take-over  the  debt  management  related  functions  from Reserve Bank of India. The setting up a public debt management agency  will enable consolidation of all public debt management components at one place. To achieve the objective, initially,  a  Public  Debt  Management  Cell  (PDMC)  was  established  in Department  of  Economic  Affairs,  Ministry  of  Finance,  in  October  2016.  PDMC  has currently been assigned public debt management related functions. Interest incidentals on the borrowings are directly linked and depend upon the prevailing market conditions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1099 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Treatment of Snake Bite
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAMA DEVI, LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1099 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## TREATMENT OF SNAKE B ITE

## 1099. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

## SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware of  a  new  medicine  that  has  been  developed for  the treatment of snake bite costing just rupees 60;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of persons who have fallen victim of snake bite in the country along with the number of persons died of snake bite every year; and
- (d) the efforts made by the Government to reduce the cost of treatment of snake bite?

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

- (a) & (b): The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) approves anti - snake venom for treatment of snake bite. CDSCO has not received any applicati on for manufacturing or import of any new medicine developed for snake bite.
- (c): Number of cases and deaths due to Snake bite reported during the last three years under:
- (d): To  reduce  the  cost  of  treatment  of  Snake  Bite,  the  National  Pharmaceutical  Pri Authority  (NPPA)  has  notified  the  ceiling  price  of  Snake  Venom  Antiserum  Lyophilize Polyvalent  (Powder  for  Injection)  at  Rs.  523  for  10  ml  p ack  and  Snake  Venom  Antiserum Soluble/Liquid  Polyvalent  (Injection)  at  Rs.  406.14  for  10  ml  pack,  these  being  sch formulations mentioned in the National List of Essential Medicines - 2015.

| Year   | Cases    | Deaths   |
|--------|----------|----------|
| 2016   | 1,78,433 | 1,068    |
| 2017 * | 1,42,366 | 948      |
| 2018 * | 1,19,488 | 689      |
Lok Sabha Question No. 1097 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Genome Editing
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1097 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## GENOME EDITING

## 1097. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has conducted  any  study  on  the  extent  of Research  and Development (R&D) being undertaken for Genome editing in India;
- (b) if so, the details and outcome thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  existing laws  andregulations  that  are  in  place  with  respect to  Genome editing for healthcare purposes;
- (d) whether the Government plans to bring in new legislation on Genome editing in India; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) & (b): The  Deptt.  of  Biotechnology  have  published    'Regulations  and  Guidelines  for Recombinant DNA Research and Biocontainment, 2017' on R & D programmes in area of Genome Engineering technologies and their applications.

The  Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  have  also  initiated  researc development activities on genome editing focussed at monogenic disorders including si cell anaemia, beta - th l assemia and haemophilia, which are prevalent in India. Early studies cellular  models  at  laboratory  conditions  have  shown  the  possible  developments  of  gen editing tools for these genetic disorders.

- (c): Rules, 1989 under Environment  Protection Act, 1986 provide adequate provisions for regulation of all gene technologies including genome editing
Lok Sabha Question No. 1094 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Online Sale of Food
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1094 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## ONLINE SALE OF FOOD

## 1094. SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

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

(a) whether the Government has received complaints regarding poor quality of food sold online and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether there are guidelines/ monitoring system to check the quality of foodsold online and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to sure the quality of food sold online?

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

(a): Instances of poor quality food being sold online  have come to the notice of Food S and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) . In this regard, FSSAI , in the month of  July directed  e - commerce  companies  who  are  involved  in  the  food  business  as aggregator  or facilitator  or  as  a  direct  dealer,  to  implement  the  guidelines  of  e - commerce  Food  Business Operators (FBOs) and delist  the FBOs that are not having license or registration under t Safety and Standards (FSS)  Act, 2006.

(b) & (c): FSSAI has formulated guidelines for operations of e - Commerce Food Business Operators and the  same have been  incorporated in Food Safety and Standards (Licensing Registration of Food Businesses) Regulations, 2011 through an amendment. These regulatio s provide for mandatory licence/registration of the  e - Commerce food business operators and  lay down various responsibilities of such entities  with the objective of ensuring  that f through online platforms is safe. The said amendment regulation has been operationalised on 15.2.2018 and is available on the website of FSSAI.

The  liability  of  FBOs  handling  consumer  complaints  and  the  responsibility e- Commerce  FBOs  towards  recall  are  also  provided  in  the  guidelines  for  opera tions    of e- Commerce Food Business Operators.

As the implementation and enforcement of FSS Act, 2006 , Rules and Regulations made thereunder primarily rests with State/UT Governments, the Commissioner of Food Safety of states/UTs have a lso been  asked to take necessary action  to  ensure that FBOs selling online also  obtain  license /registration , as the case may be , under Section 31 of the

Regular surveillance, monitoring, inspection and random sampling of food products are being carried out by the officials of Food Safety Departments of the respective States check compliance of the standards laid down under  FSS Act , 2006 and  Rules, Regulat made thereunder. In cases where the food samples are found to be non - conformi g , penal action is initiated  against the defaulting  Food Business Operators as per provisions of  the Ac