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Lok Sabha Question No. 5657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Licencing Policy for Ayurvedic Medicines
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Santosh Kumar, Rebati Tripura, Vijay Kumar Dubey, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5657 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## LICENCING POLICY FOR AYURVEDIC MEDICINES

## 5657. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  revamp  the  existing  licenc ing  policy  for AYUSH medicines;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of existing AYUSH treatment facilities in Bihar?

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

- (a) & (b): Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945  have exclusi provisions for regulation, quality control and manufacturing o f Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathic (ASU&H) medicines under license. Central Government makes and amends these provisions  in  consultation  with  the  respective  Drugs  Technical  Advisory  Board  followi stipulated  procedure  and  the  State  Governments are  responsible  to  enforce  these  provisions including  grant  and  renewal  of  license  for  manufacturing  ASU&H  medicines.    As  of  now Ministry  of  AYUSH  in  collaboration  with  National Informatics  Centre,  is  developi e- aushadhi portal to in troduce online licensing system for ASU&H medicines manufacturers in the states.

Contd…….

- (c):  As  per  available  information,  following  are  the  details  of  existing  AYUSH  trea facilities in Bihar state -

| System      | Hospitals & beds          |   Dispensaries |   Registered practitioners |
|-------------|---------------------------|----------------|----------------------------|
| Ayurveda    | 5 hospitals with 540 beds |           1082 |                      96841 |
| Unani       | 1 hospital with 200 beds  |            449 |                       7123 |
| Homoeopathy | 2 hospitals with 210 beds |            644 |                      32506 |
| Total       | 8 hospitals with 950 beds |           2175 |                     136470 |

In addition, 1384 AYUSH facilities are co - located in District Hospitals and other health centres under National Health Mission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Funds Released for WCD Schemes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5656

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## FUNDS RELEASED FOR WCD SCHEMES

## 5656.  SHRI Y.S.  AVINASH REDDY: SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposals for release of funds  under various schemes of the Ministry to the State of Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details  thereof;
- (b) whether any proposals are lying pending for release of funds under these schemes, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the cases of corruption in utilisation  of  these  funds  have  been  reported  in  some States and if so, the details  thereof; and
- (d) the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b):  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  releases  funds  under  different Schemes to the States, including Andhra Pradesh. Funds released in 2019-2020 under its schemes to Andhra Pradesh are at Annexure .
- (c) & (d):  Complaints received regarding corruption in utilization of funds are referred to State Governments to take action as appropriate.

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ANNEXURE

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  5656  for  26.07.2019  by  SHRI  Y.S.    AVINASH  REDDY  and  SHRI  RAJENDRA AGRAWAL.

## Funds released to the State of Andhra Pradesh during 2019-2020.

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Scheme                          | Fund Released   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|-----------------|
| 1 (i)     | Anganwadi Services(General)                 | 12260.00        |
| (ii)      | Anganwadi Services (SNP)                    | 11948.00        |
| 2         | Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) | 3375.00         |
| 3         | Child Protection Scheme (CPS)               | 1171.64         |
| 4         | Scheme for Adolescent Girl (SAG)            | 99.76           |
| 5         | Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)              | 98.23           |
| 6         | One Stop Centre (OSC)                       | 165.05          |
| 7         | Women Helpline(WHL)                         | 34.08           |
|           | Total                                       | 29,151.76       |
Lok Sabha Question No. 5653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: National Centre for Climate Research
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5653 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, JULY 26, 2019

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CLIMATE RESEARCH

5653. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY: SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Centre for Climate Research (NCCR) is  providing  scientific  and  technical  support  to  coastal States  for  conservation  and  sustainable  management  of the resources to address the blue economy; and if  so,  the  details  of  the  assistance  rendered  to  Andhra
- (b) Pradesh in this regard in the last one year?

## ANSWER

MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) Yes,  Sir.  National  Centre  for  Climate  Research  (NCCR) provides scientific and technical support to coastal States for conservation and sustainable management  of  the resources.
- (b) In Andhra Pradesh, the study of present state of ecosystem of Pulicat lake has been initiated by NCCR for formulating intervention/management strategy for its restoration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Textile Production
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Giridhari Yadav, Annpurna Devi

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5652 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## TEXTILE PRODUCTION

## 5652. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV: MS. ANNPURNA DEVI:

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

- (a) whether  India  is  lagging  behind  the  countries  like  Vietnam,  China  and Bangladesh in terms of textile production;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  current  share  of  Vietnam,  China  and  Bangladesh  in  textile  production globally viz-a-viz share of India therein?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्मृ तत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) & (b): India faces competition from countries like Bangladesh which have competitive  manufacturing  costs  and  enjoy  duty  free  access  to  major  textiles and apparel markets like EU. China and Vietnam's textile industry has attained economies  of  scale,  thereby  giving  competition  to  India's  textile  industry globally.
- (c): Global textile production data is not maintained.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Uniforms for Anganwadi Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Janardan Mishra, Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 5651

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## UNIFORMS FOR ANGANWADI CHILDREN

5651. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  organize  a  programme  to  distribute  school uniforms to children from Anganwadi Centres;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor along with the roadmap of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) is one of six services provided to children in the age group of 3-6 years at Anganwadi Centres. The service comprises of age appropriate activity book, contextualized curriculum and assessment cards. Funds are  being  provided  to  all  AWCs  and  Mini  AWCs  @  Rs.  5,000/-  per  annum  across  the country for effective implementation of ECCE in all Anganwadi Centres. However, under the existing norms of Anganwadi Services Scheme, there is no provision for distribution of school uniforms to children from Anganwadi Centres.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5648 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Paid News
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar

## PAID NEWS

5648.  SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK: DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received complaints about paid news in electronic and print media, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  various  complaints  received  about  paid  news  in  electronic  and print  media  and  those  lodged  by  the  Press  Council  of  India  by  taking  selfcognizance thereof;
- (c) whether it has not been possible to check this trend for lack of any special law on paid news, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  frame  any  law  or  policy  to  check  paid news and amend the Press Council Act; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; & MINISTER OF  INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING [SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR]

(a) & (b) Press Council of India (PCI) , a statutory autonomous body set up under the Press Council Act, 1978 , has received 58 cases of Paid  News  during  2018-19  from  Election  Commission  of  India  & others.  These  cases  are  dealt  in  accordance  with  Press  Council (Procedure for Inquiry) Regulation, 1979.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5648 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

No specific instance of paid news in electronic media (Private Satellite  TV  Channels)  has  been  brought  to  the  notice  of  this Ministry. Apart from PCI, Election Commission of India also has a well  structured  mechanism  to  receive  complaints  relating  to  Paid

(c) to (e) News.

The  Press  Council  of  India  has  recommended  amendment  to the  Representation  of  the  People  Act,  1951  in  order  to  make incidence  of  paid  news  a  punishable  electoral  malpractice.  The Election  Commission of  India has  also  recommended  for  including 'Paid  News'  in  the  category  of  corrupt  practices  or  electoral offences.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Patent Rights Granted to Academic/ R&D Institutions
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Vinod Kumar Sonkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5647 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019)

## PATENT RIGHTS GRANTED TO ACADEMIC/ R&D INSTITUTIONS

5647.  DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY विज्ञान एिं प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) the  number  of  patent  rights  granted  to  academic/R&D  institutions  including Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  (CSIR),  Indian  Institutes  of Technology  (IITs),  Indian  Institute  of Science  (IISc), Indian  Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs) in the country during the last five years;
- (b) new initiatives being taken by the Government to promote research works in the  country  in  this  modern  age  of  stiff  competition  and  Intellectual  Property Right regime;
- (c) the mechanism in place to prevent repetition and wasteful research works in the country;
- (d) whether  any  help  in  this  regard  has  been  sought  from  the  IITs  and  other institutions and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  any  funds  have  been  earmarked/proposed  to  be  earmarked  by  the Government to improve or to make the new technology  error  free,  if  so,  the
- details thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE;

MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

स्िास््य और पररिार कल्याण मंत्री विज्ञान एिं प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्री तथा पृ ्िी विज्ञान मंत्री

; ; ( डॉ. हर्ष िर्षन )

- (a) to (e) The Information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Urban Haats
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande, Bharti Pravin Pawar

5642.

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5642 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## URBAN HAAT

DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

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

- (a) the details including the number  of  urban handloom/handicraft haats functioning in Maharashtra at present, location-wise;
- (b) the volume of trade carried out in the said urban handloom/handicraft haats during the last three years;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to set up urban handloom/handicraft haats in various districts of Uttar Pradesh including  Etawah  and  Maharashtra including Latur, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the time by which same shall be setup, if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of the funds sanctioned therefor, location-wise?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी (श्रीमती स्त्म ृ तत ज़ूबिन इरानी)

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a): At present one Urban haat is functioning at Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra.
- (b): The volume of trade carried out during the last three  years in this Urban haat is as follows:
- (c) to (e): No such viable proposal has been received.

2016-17 :

Rs.247 lakh

2017-18

:

Rs.324 lakh

2018-19

: Rs.463 lakh

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Medical PG Courses
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5639 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## MEDICAL PG COURSES

## 5639. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to increase seats for Medical PG courses;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c) : As per information received from Board of Governors in supersession of Medica Council of India, 2158 PG Seats were increased under Section 10A of Indian Medical Coun Act, 1956 in the academic y ear 2019 - 20.

Also  as  per  Notification  dated  12.07.2018  issued  by  Medical  Council  of  India  (MC Ministry on the recommendation of Board of Governors in Supersess ion of Medical Council of Indiaallow ed eligible Medical Institutions/Colleges to convert their existing Diploma courses to Post  Graduate  Degree  Courses .  It  resulted  increase  of  2148  Post  Graduate  seats  in  lieu surrendering of equal number of existing Diploma Seats 2019 - 20.

Further, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has a Ce ntrally Sponsored Schemes for 'Strengthening  and  Up -gradation  of State  Government medical  colleges  for  starting  new  PG disciplines and increasing PG Seats.

Under  Phase - I  of  the  scheme  f or ' Strengthening  and  Up - gradation  of  State Government Medical Colleges for starting new PG disciplines and increasing PG seats ', a total of 72 Government Medical colleges in 21 States/UTs have been approved for increasing 4058 PG seats . Further, under Phase -II, a total of 5 Government Medical Colleges have be en approved under the scheme for increasing 98 PG seats till date.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: International Yoga Day
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5638 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## INTERNATIONAL YOGA D AY

## 5638. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a) whether there has been a growing reach and acceptance of yoga in the recent year country and across the world;
- (b) if so, the total number of countries that have recently participated in the Internatio Day on 2019;
- (c)  whether  ambassadors  of  different  countries  that  expressed  their  interest  in  yoga participated in the Yoga Day programme and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) the theme selected by the Government on the said occasion along with purpose thereof?

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

- (a) : Yes.
- (b) : Participation in observation of IDY is on voluntary basis. Hence, the Ministry of AY does not maintain any data on participation of other countries. However, t he Indian Council for Cultural  Relations  (ICCR)  has  supported  Yoga - related  events  in  172  countries  on  the International Day of Yoga, 2019.
- (c) : Yes. The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi, an autonomous institute of Ministry of AYUSH conducted Common Yoga Protocol Classes for Diplomats and their  family  members  at  Pravasi  Bharatiya  Kendra,  Chanakyapuri.  More  than  100  peopl participated in and benefited from the activity.
- (d) : The theme selected on the occasion of the 5 th International Day of Yoga (IDY) was ' Yoga for Heart Care' . There has been a substantial increase in the number of heart disease for  the  last  two  decades  in  India.  Practicing  Yogasanas  on  daily  basis  and  inculcating asanas into the daily routine minimizes the risk of heart diseases. Hence this theme was selected, considering its relevance to the lives of large sections of the population.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Super Speciality Hospital in Bihar
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5637 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## SUPER SPECIALITY HOS PITAL IN BIHAR

## 5637. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

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

- (a) whether the construction work of Super Speciality Hospital in Darbhanga, Bihar has completed;
- (b) if so, the time when the said work was completed; and
- (c) the name of the departments which are likely to be opened for general public?

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

- (a) & (b): Construction  of  Super  Speciality Block  at Government  Medical College, Darbhanga has been taken up under Phase -III of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY)  at  an  approved  outlay  of  Rs.  150  crore  (Central  share:  Rs.  120cr;  State  s Rs. 30cr).

As  informed  by  HITES,  Executing  Agency,  63%  of  ci vil  construction  work  has  been completed.

- (c): As per the approval DPR the new Super Speciality Block (SSB) comprises of eight ( departments, viz. Nephrology, Cardiology, Neurology, CTVS, Neurosurgery, Gastroenterolog & Hepatology, Burns, Plastic & Rec onstructive Surgery, Neonatology having 20 beds each, 40 ICU beds , 10 NICU & Dialysis beds and eight (8) OTs.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Deadly Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5634 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## DEADLY DISEASES

## 5634. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the large scale prevalence/outbreak of deadly dise the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any renewed action plan is envisaged by the Government to check such outbreaks; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) : O utbreaks of AES have been occurring in Bihar since the year 1995 almost every year during the same period/season of the year .

Nipah Virus outbreak was reported from Kozhikode,Malappuram and Ernakulum district of Kerala during the year 2018 and 2019. Zika V ir us D isease was reported from Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan during the years 2017 and 2018.

However, there has been no significant large scale prevalence/outbreak of deadly dis in the country in the recent past.

- (b) & (c) : As per constitutional provisions , Health is a state subject and  primary responsibility  to  control  any  outbreak  lies  with the respective  State  Government.  However , Government of India provides technical and financial support and training to health functionaries

of State Governm entfor more effective containment and management of any disease outbreak. The  Government  of  India  also  provides  regular  financial  and  technical  support  to  the Governments under National Health Mission (NHM) and various other Tertiary sector scheme for strengthening of healthcare infrastructure in the States/UTs.

Government of India is alsoimplementing Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP)  underNHM in  all  States/UTs  with  the  objective  to  detect  and  respond  to  dise outbreaks  due  to  ep idemic  prone  diseases  /  communicable  diseases  causing  outbreaks.  To prevent  the  spread  of  such  outbreaks,  States/UTs  are  provided  with  additional  manpo training  of  identified  Rapid  Response  Team  (RRT)  members  for  outbreak  investigation strengthening of laboratories for detection of epidemic prone diseases, IT equipment for entry, analysis and data transfer, and provision of funds under IDSPfor operationalization of the programme.