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Lok Sabha Question No. 5676 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: UTKALIKA
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 5676 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## UTKALIKA

## 5676. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU :

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

- a) whether Odisha State Cooperative Handicrafts Corporations Ltd. (UTKALIKA) has submitted a proposal to Government of India to set up a Craft Village at Sukhuapada and a Common Facility Centre (CFC) at Lalitgiri, Odisha; if so, the details thereof;
- b) whether  the  Government  of  India  is  considering  to  provide  financial  assistance  for establishment of Craft Village at Sukhuapada and a CFC at Laligiri of Odisha; and
- c) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

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

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a)  : Yes Sir, a proposal to set up a Craft village at Sukhuapada and Lalitgiri has been received from Odisha State Cooperative Handicrafts Corporations Ltd. (UTAKALIKA). However,  no  proposal  for  setting  up  of  Common  Facility  Centre  at  Lalitgiri  has  been received. The proposals for Craft village at Sukhuapada costing to amount Rs. 9.98 Crores and Craft village at  Lalitgiri  costing  to  amount  Rs.  4.51  crores  have  been  submitted  by State Cooperative Handicrafts Corporations Ltd. (UTAKALIKA).
- (b) & (c): The  proposals  are  incomplete  according  to  scheme  guidelines,  and  therefore Odisha  State  Cooperative  Handicrafts  Corporations  Ltd.  (UTAKALIKA)  has  been requested to submit the complete proposal as per scheme guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5675 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Norms for fixing Fees for MBBS Course
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, D.K. Suresh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5675 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## NORMS FOR FIXING FEE S FOR MBBS COURSE

## 5675. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

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

- (a) whether it is true that the fees charged for MBBS course is very high in comparison neighbouring countries including China, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  set  any  norms  for  fees  for  MBBS  course  charged  by  th Government colleges and various private medical colleges in India, if so, the details ther
- (c) whether the  Government  has  put  any  mechanism  in  place  to  regulate  the  fees  for  MBBS course charged by private and Government Medical colleges, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has received any complaints over the irregularities committe y the Medical colleges in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regar

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

(a) to (c): In the case of Government medical colleges, the respective State Government are responsible for fixation of fee and in the case of private unaided medical college structure  is  decided  by  a  Committee  set  up  by  the  respective  State  Governments  und er  the Chairmanship  of  a  retired  High  Court  Judge  in  pursuance  of  the  directions  of  the  Hon'ble Supreme  Court  of  India.  It  is  for  the  Committee  to  decide  whether  the  fee  proposed  b Institute is justified and the fee fixed by the Committee is binding on the Institute.  The fees charged in Government medical colleges in India is typically minimal. The fees in priva deemed colleges is higher but comparison with fee charged in neighbouring countries cannot made as the data regarding fees charged i n those countries including China for MBBS course is not maintained centrally.

- (d) & (e): As and when complaints regarding fees are received against medical colleges i this regard, such complaints are referred to the concerned State Governments.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5673 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Forest Academy
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5673

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## Forest Academy

## 5673.  SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

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

- (a) whether the  Government proposes to set  up  forest  academy  in  Andhra Pradesh and Telangana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any survey has been done in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change have no proposal to set up forest academy in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
- (c) & (d)  No Survey has been done in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Salary of Nurses
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Anto  Antony

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5672 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## SALARY OF NURSES

## 5672. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has issued any directives/guidelines to all the State Govern and Union Territories to fix the salary of nurses who are working in private sector, i details and current status thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received implementation reports from the concerned State/ Governments in this regard, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; a
- (c)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  urgent  impleme ntation  of  the  said directives/guidelines?

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

- (a): Hon'ble Supreme Court vide judgement dated 29 th January, 2016 in Writ Petition (C) No. 527/2011 directed Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to look into the grievances of working  in  private  hospitals/institutions  by  forming  a  committee.    Accordingly,  Minis Health and Family Welfare cons tituted a committee in February, 2016.  The Recommendations of  the  committee  relating  to  salary  and  working  conditions  of  nurses  working  in  pr hospitals / institutions have been sent to all States/UTs for making legislation/guideli regard .
- (b)& (c): A number of State Governments have already initiated action in the above matt Health  being  State  subject,  it  is  for  the  concerned  State  Governments  to  make  legisl guidelines for the purpose.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Health Index
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5671 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## HEALTH INDEX

## 5671. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  use  the  ranking  of  States  in  the  Healthy  S Progressive India Report, 2017 - 18 by NITI Aayog to give funds to the States under the National Health Mission;
- (b) if so, the manner in which the incentives for States are calculated; and
- (c)  whether  the  Tamil  Nadu  will  lose  their  incentives  because  of  poor  ranking  in  the mentioned study?

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

( a)& (b) : Each year a set of indicators are defined under conditionality framework al with the expected level of achievements in accordance with priorities of Ministry of He Family Welfare. For financial year  2017 - 18, the indicators for key conditionalities included NITI Aayog's ranking of states on 'Performance of Health Outcomes' and 50% weightage was given to it. In FY 2017 - 8, 10% of the total NHM budget of the states was linked to key conditionali The  framework  f or  key  conditionalities  includes  the  identified  indicators,  expected  le achievement for each indicator, weightage allotted to each indicator and source of verific assessment is done towards the end of the F.Y based on reports submitted by th e Sta / UTs and existing data sources to calculate the performance and the final fund released for the St adjusted as per the incentives/dis - incentives earned by the State/UT.  Incentive or penalty base on  NITI  Aayog's  ranking  of  states  was  give n  50%  weightage  in  FY  2017 - 18.  Based  on  the ranking, incremental changes of each state/ UT were measured and:

- (i) States showing overall improvement were incentivized
- (ii)States showing no overall increment got no penalty and no incentive
- (iii) States showing decline in overall performance were penalized

The percent of incentive / dis - incentive was provided in portion to overall improvement shown by the best performing state and the worst performing (ranging between +50% to - 50%)

state

- (c ): Overall incentive/ dis - incentive for a state is calculated based on weighted average sco against the set indicators. In FY 2017 - 18, Tamil Nadu has received an incentive of 5.5% based on the overall perfo rmance.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Medicinal Value of Camel Milk
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5667 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH JULY, 2019

## MEDICINAL VALUE OF C AMEL MILK

## 5667. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to study the use of Camel Milk having medicinal value the chronic diabetes disease;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  production  and  preservation  of  Ayur medicinal value of Camel Milk?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Central Council fo Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS) and Central Council for Research i Homoeopathy (CCRH) are autonomous  organisations under the Ministry of AYUSH which are responsible for research in AYUSH systems of medicine on the scienti fic lines.  No such study have been conducted by the AYUSH Research Councils.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Participation of Women in the Political Sphere
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5663 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN IN THE POLITICAL SPHERE

## 5663. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  any  schemes  to  ensure  increased participation of women in the political sphere for inclusive policy making;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  any  policy  implementation  to  ensure  adequate representation of women in mainstream politics;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has initiated any awareness programme at the grassroot level to encourage women to be politically responsive; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): It has been endeavor of the Government to provide for adequate representation in the  House  of  the  People  and  the  State  Legislative  Assemblies.  However,  the  issue  of adequate  representation  and  increased  participation  of  women  in  the  political  sphere needs careful consideration on the basis of the consensus among all political parties.
- (e) to  (f):  The  Government  of  India  has  been  undertaking  capacity  building  programmes  for Elected  Women  representatives  of  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  with  an  objective  of empowering them to serve as catalyst for social change with awareness on women rights within the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Mineral Resources in Forest Areas
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.5661

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## Minerals Resources in Forest Areas

## 5661.   SHRI DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  forest  areas  in  the  country  are  having  mineral  resources  such  as granite, bauxite and silica, etc.;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to extract these minerals from forest areas in an environment friendly manner; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Mineral  Resources  are  located  in  forest  and  non-forest  areas  subject  to favorable      geological  conditions.  The  forest  areas  in  the  India  has  rich mineral resources, such as Iron, Manganese, Chrome, Coal, Granite, Bauxite and Silica, etc.
- (c) & (d) Extraction  of  these  mineral  resources  from  forest  areas  involve  prior permission under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for using forest land for mining  purposes.  The  statutory  approvals  are  given  subject  to  certain general,  standard  and  specific  conditions,  wherein  conservation  related issues are specifically addressed. Moreover, in case of mining, proposals are also examined as per the provisions of under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, for environmental clearance wherein possible environmental impacts are addressed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Conservation of Forests
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Ravi Kishan Shukla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.5660

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## Conservation of Forests

## 5660.   SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  for  the  conservation  of  forests  and rehabilitation of the people displaced from forest areas;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  people  displaced  from  the  forest  areas  during  the  last  three  years, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the other steps taken/proposed to be taken for the rehabilitation of people displaced from forest areas?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) Ministry  of  Environment  Forest  &  Climate  Change  implements  number  of schemes for conservation of forests such as:
- i. Forest Fire Prevention and Management
- ii. Green India Mission
- iii. National Afforestation Program
- iv. Project Tiger
- v. Project Elephant
- vi. Development of Wildlife Habitat
- vii.
- Biodiversity Conservation

However  Ministry  does  not  does  not  have  any  specific  scheme  that  addresses conservation  of  forests  and  rehabilitation  of  the  people  displaced  from  forest areas.  There  are  provisions  under  Scheduled  Tribe  &  Other  Traditional  Forest Dwellers (Recognition Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (FRA, 2006), for protection/safeguard  of  rights  of  Tribals  and  Other  Forest  Dwellers.  There  are well laid down procedure in Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and FRA, 2006 to process the settlement/disposal of rights of Tribals  displaced  from  the  forest areas  that  are  permitted for non- forestry activities.

Moreover, Guidelines for relocation of villages was issued by the Government of India vide letter F. No. 8-34/2017-FC dated 20 th May 2019 as per direction of the Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  in  their  order  dated  28 th January,  2019,  regarding relocation/rehabilitation  of  the  villages  from  the  core/critical  Tiger  reserves  and core  of  the  Protected  Areas  (National  Parks  and  Wildlife  Sanctuaries)  to  the periphery of Reserved Forest/Sanctuaries/National Parks subject to certain conditions.

In case of any Project Affected Persons (PAP) needs to relocated from the forest area  proposed  to  be  diverted  under  Forest  (Conservation)  Act,  1980,  same  is addressed through a duly approved Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) package as per R&R Policy of the concerned State Government.

The  information  of  number  of  persons  displaced  from  forest  areas  is  not maintained at Ministry level.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Impact of Government Advertisement
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5659 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019)

## IMPACT OF GOVERNMENT ADVERTISEMENT

## 5659. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  plans  to  conduct  an  independent  study  to  gauge  the impact of Government advertisements on citizens, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the said move is aimed at drawing a strategy for judicious use of money for the Government related publicity work, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether Government has any plan to curtail expenditure on public advertisements and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The Bureau of Outreach and Communication (BOC) under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting undertakes Information, Education and Communication (IEC) campaigns  on behalf of the Ministries/Departments  of  Government  of  India  with  regard  to  their policies/programme. The Ministries/Departments undertake impact study on need basis.

(c) Expenditure on communication and awareness campaigns by Government of India is dynamic in nature and depends on the publicity programme/schemes and their budget allocation for the purpose, which keeps varying from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Protecting the Handloom Trade
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5658 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26-07-2019

## PROTECTING THE HANDLOOM TRADE

## 5658. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

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

- a) whether any steps have been taken by the Government towards protecting the handloom trade in Odisha and popularising the indigenous patterns and fabrics of Odisha;
- b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years;
- c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- d) whether  there  is  any  scheme  of  the  Government  to  reduce  the  plight  of  the  weavers  by protecting them from private players from India, abroad and duplicate products from outside the State; and
- e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

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

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (e): The  Government  has  introduced  'Handloom  Mark'  to  identify  products  woven  on handlooms.  Awareness  creation  activities  are  carried  out  from  time  to  time  to  popularise  these measures. Out of total 21328 registrations issued under 'Handloom Mark' Scheme, 668 registrations are in the State of Odisha. Further, 09 handloom products out of 65 handloom products registered under GI (Geographical Indications) Act are from the State of Odisha. Registered users of GI products have rights under the Act to approach the respective police authorities to safeguard their  interests  against illegal manufacturing / marketing of GI registered handloom products.

Govt  of  India  has  been  implementing  Handloom  Marketing  Assistance,  a  component  of National handloom Development Programme (NHDP) for popularising sale of handloom products from district  to  national  level.  State  of  Odisha  has  been  sanctioned  handloom  marketing  assistance  of  Rs 232.37  Lakh  during  the  last  three  years  for  organising  17  National  Handlooms  Expos,  Special Handlooms Expos and District  Level  Events  which  generated  sale  of  Rs  25.07  Crore  and  benefitted 37000 handloom weavers. Besides, out of 1232 registrations issued under 'India Handloom Brand', 32 registrations are from Odisha. 'India Handloom Brand' products are of high quality and these authentic traditional designs have popularised indigenous patterns and fabrics of Odisha.

The Government has been implementing the Handlooms  (Reservation of Articles for Production) Act, 1985 for production of reserved items only on Handlooms. 11 textiles articles with some  technical  specifications  are  exclusively  reserved  for  production  on  handlooms.  Inspections  are carried out in the field to enforce  the provisions of the Act.

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