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Lok Sabha Question No. 1072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: NOC from Forest Department
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Dharambir Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1072 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## NOC from Forest Department

1072.   SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  construction  of  several  National  Highways  which  pass  through  forest  areas  are delayed owing to non-receipt of 'No-Objection Certificate' from forest departments; and
- (b) if  so,  the  directions  given  by  the  Government  to  the  forest  department  to  resolve  this problem along with details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)

- & (b) The  construction  of  National  Highways  which  pass  through  forest  areas  requires prior approval of Central Government under Section 2(ii) of the Forest (Conservation)  Act  1980.  In  such  cases,  the  concerned  road  construction  agency first  submits a proposal through the concerned State Government/Union Territory. As  and  when  a  completed  proposal  in  all  respect  is  received  in  Ministry  of Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change,  the  same  is  considered  as  per  the procedure laid down in the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980.

For  expeditious  disposal  of  various  category  of  project  proposals,  including  for roads, the following special dispensations have been made  by  Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change:

- (i) Power  to  accord  approval  in  all  category  of  linear  projects  including  roads irrespective  of  the  extent  of  forest  area  involved  has  been  delegated  to  the Regional  Empowered  Committee  of  the  concerned  Regional  Office  of  the Ministry.
- (ii) In case of requirement of forest land for public utility infrastructures including roads involving forest land (up to 1 ha and felling of maximum 50 numbers of trees), Central Government has granted general approval to State Government/Union  Territory  to  issue  approval  under  Forest  (Conservation) Act, 1980.
- (iii) 'Working permission' may  be  granted by the  State  Government/Union Territory Administration for removal of trees and commencement of work by the user agency after grant of 'In-Principle' approval and payment  of compensatory levies.
- (iv) In the Left-Wing Extremism areas identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs, requiring  diversion  of forest  land  not  located  within  Protected  Areasfor construction  of  two-lane  public  roads  irrespective  of  area  of  the  forest  land involved, Central Government has granted general approval to State Government/Union  Territory  to  issue  approval  under  Forest  (Conservation) Act, 1980, subject to certain conditions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Illegal Cutting of Trees
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Chunni Lal Sahu

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1066

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.20

## Illegal Cutting of Trees

## 1066.  SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  reported  collusion  of  forest department officials in the illegal felling of trees in forests;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  officials  involved  therein,  during  the  last  three  years along with the action taken by the Govt. in this regard, State -wise; and
- (c) the details of such officials who are still in service despite found involved in such illegal activity along with the reasons for the same?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) Over the years there have been few instances where this Ministry has received information  through  different  sources,  related  to  collusion  of  forest  department officials in the illegal felling of trees in forests. The Ministry deals with Indian Forest Service Officers (IFS). As IFS is an All India Service, officers are placed with the different  State  Cadres  except  AGMUT  for  which  this  Ministry  is  the  Controlling Authority.  Under  the  AIS(D&A)  Rules,  1969,  the  State  Govt.  is  Competent Authority  to  initiate  and  take  action  against  the  IFS  Officers  for  any  violations  of rules. It is only where the State Govts. decide to impose the penalty of Compulsory Retirement,  Removal or  Dismissal  from  service,  that  the  case  is  forwarded  to  this Ministry for necessary action.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1064 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Fake News
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1064 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07/02/2020

FAKE NEWS

1064. SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of broadcast of fake news and sensationalization  of  news  by  various  news  channels    in  the  country and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) whether the Government has any mechanism to monitor the content of news being broadcast by various news channels and if so, the details thereof;  and
- (c) whether the Government has chalked out a plan to check such news and punish the guilty ;
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)  to  (d):  The  Programme  Code  framed  under  the  Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 inter alia prohibits telecast  of  a  programme  which  contains  anything    obscene, defamatory,  deliberate,  false  and  suggestive  innuendos  and half-truths.

An Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC), set up by Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, looks into violations of Programme  Code  and  recommends  action  against  the  TV Channels and appropriate action is taken against TV channels in  case  violation  of  the  Programme  &  Advertising  Codes  is established.    Action  against  TV  channels  may  extend  from issue of warnings or advisories to comply with the Programme/Advertising  Codes  or  directing  channels  to  run apology scrolls on their channels and can extend up to taking the channels off air temporarily for varying period depending on the gravity of the violation.

States have set-up District level and State level Monitoring  Committees  to  monitor  content  telecast  on  cable TV channels.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1063 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Installation of Lightning Arresters
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1063 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 07, 2020

## INSTALLATION OF LIGHTNING ARRESTERS

## 1063.      SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  or  proposes  to  take steps to install lightning arresters considering the cases of lightning  strikes  in  Maharashtra,  particularly  in  Buldhana Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND

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

- (a) & (b)  Yes  Sir.  National  Disaster  Management  Authority  (NDMA) has  recently  constituted  a  technical  committee  including India Meteorological Department  (IMD)  to explore the technological options of low cost Lightning Arrester Solution  in  certain  States  including  Maharashtra.  This initiative  is  taken under the World Bank assisted National Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project (NCRMP) Phase-II and the States of Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka and West Bengal are also supposed to get benefitted from this initiative.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1061 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Restoration of Wetlands/Lakes
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1061

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## Restoration of Wetlands/Lakes

## 1061.  SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

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

- (a) the number of wetlands/lakes dried up or are on the verge of drying up during the last two years in Maharashtra;
- (b) the details of number of wetlands/lakes restored during the last two  years under the National  Natural  Resources  Management  System  (NNRMS)  programme,  State/UTwise;
- (c) whether the funds sanctioned to States under the NNRMS programme are being fully utilised by the State/UT Governments;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if  not,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  toachieve  its  objectives  under  the  said programme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)    As  informed  by  the  Government  of  Maharashtra,  the  wetlands  dry  up  due  to  various reasons  like  variation  in  monsoon  season,  unplanned  development  around  water  bodies resulting  in  blockage  of  seasonal  and  perennial  water  channel,  disposal  of  local  untreated sewage along with municipal solid waste and depletion in ground water recharge.
- (b)  to  (e)      The  National  Natural  Resources  Management  System  (NNRMS)  is  a  Central Sector  Scheme  providing  grant  for  research  projects  to  Academic  institutions,  Universities, National  institutes,  recognized  R&D  institutions  and  reputed  NGOs.  No  specific  funds  are given to the particular State/UTs Government. During the last two years,no research project has been sanctioned on restoration of Wetlands / Lakes under the NNRMS scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Type-I Diabetes
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jai Prakash

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1047 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th FEBRUARY, 2020

## FAMILY PLANNING -2020

## 1047. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a) whether the Government as part of Family Planning2020 (FP 2020) has committed to 'enabling young people to access sexual and reproductive health information and services, if so, the details thereof';
- (b) the p rogress made on indicator related to adolescent birth rate of FP 2020 from 2012 to 2019; and
- (c) the details of plans, policies and programmes to furth r reduce adolescent birth rate in keeping with the commitment to reduce adolescent birth rate as part ofthe SDGs?

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

- (a): Yes,  India  has  committed  to ' enabling  young  people  to  access  sexual  and reproductive health information and services ' in FP 2020.
- ( b): As pertheN ational FamilyH ealth Surveys , teenage pregnancy has reduced from 16% in 2005 - 06 (NFHS3) to 7.9% in 2015 - 16 (NFHS4).
- (c): Government  is  implementing Rashtriya  Kishor  Swasthya  Karyakram  (RKSK) to address theneed and concerns of more than 25 crore adolescents of the country.  RKSK is a paradigm  shift  from  the  existing  clinic - based  services  to  promotion  and  prevention  and reaching adolescents in their own environment, such as in schools, families and communi s.

Addressing  Sexual  and  Reproductive  health  needs  of  adolescent  is  an  importa component  of  RKSK.  The  program  is  implemented  through  Facility  based  Adolescent Friendly  Health  Clinics  (AFHCs)  and  Community  based  Peer  Education  Programme.  A dedicated  24 - hour  curriculum  has  been  developed  for  roll - out  in  the  country  in  a  phased manner by training two teachers in every school as Health and Wellness Ambassadors.

Besides  these,  under  National  Health  Mission,  all  contraceptives  including  ne contraceptives as Injectable contraceptive (A ntara) and Centchroman (Chhaya) are available to  women.  TheScheme  forHome  delivery  of  contraceptives  by  ASHAs at  doorstep  of beneficiaries has also been introduced to increase the access of beneficiaries to contraceptives. Counsellors,  placed at various  levels  of  health  institutions  are  speciall trained to provide services and information about contraception .
Lok Sabha Question No. 1056 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Study about Earth Poles
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1056

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 07, 2020

## STUDY ABOUT EARTH POLES

## 1056. MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:

## Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to study the mysteries of the poles of the earth and if so, the details and findings thereof;
- (b) whether any collaboration is thought of or has entered into in this field; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) Yes Sir. India has two active research stations 'Maitri' and 'Bharati' in Antarctica and one research station 'Himadri' in Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway,  in  the  Arctic.  Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences  (MoES)  through  its autonomous Institution National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)  launches  multi-institutional  annual  scientific  expeditions  to the Antarctic and Arctic to study the earth poles in disciplines such as atmospheric and ocean sciences, geo sciences and glaciology, biology and environmental sciences. Every year about 80 researchers take part in  these expeditions. More than 50 institutes and universities from all over the country have taken part in these expeditions.

One  of the focus research  area is the teleconnection of Indian Monsoons with the global climate and how different regions influence the  Indian  Monsoon  at  present  and  during  the  past.  A  sediment  core from Southern Ocean was reconstructed for sea-ice variation over the last 70,000 years using diatoms and the diatom-based sea-ice variation was compared with the Indian monsoon records. The results indicated that  the  increase  in  sea-ice  extent  during  the  glacial  stage  (colder period)  corresponds  to  a  lower  summer  monsoon  intensity  while  the lowered sea-ice extent during the interglacial (warmer period) corresponds  to  intense  summer  monsoon.  The  Arctic  Climate  teleconnection  studies  indicate  as  to  how  the  Arctic  Ocean  warming affected  monsoons  in  the  past,  more  specifically  in  the  geological epoch 5.33 million to 2.58 million years before Present. This time slice in the geological past is an analogue for our current warming scenario.

(b) Yes Sir.

(c) National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has collaboration with the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) for scientific and logistic cooperation in the Arctic. NCPOR has cooperation with National Institute  of  Polar  Research  (NIPR)  of  Japan  and  Arctic  and  Antarctic Research Institute (AARI) of Russia in the area of polar research.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: New Regional Centres of IIMC
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Subhas Sarkar, Rampreet Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1054 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07/02/2020

## NEW REGIONAL CENTRES OF IIMC

1054.   DR. SUBHAS SARKAR SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL

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

- a)  whether his Ministry has any plan to open new regional centres of Indian Institute of Mass Communication in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- b)  whether such a centre is also proposed in Bihar to create opportunities for the youth living in Eastern parts of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- c) the  time  by  which  the  said  institute  is  likely  to  be  opened  keeping  in  view  the great need of employment, skill development and quality journalism;
- d)  whether IIMC proposes to start courses in Bengali, Gujarati, Assamese, Maithili, Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Punjabi, Nepali and Santhali; 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 & BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## [SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR]

(a)  to  (e)    The  Indian  Institute  of  Mass  Communication (IIMC), New Delhi has regional campuses at Jammu, Amravati, Aizawl, Dhenkanal and Kottayam for covering students from various parts of the country.  These campuses impart diploma  courses  in  various  Indian  languages  including  Hindi,  Urdu,  Odia, Marathi  and  Malayalam.    At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  open  more campuses of IIMC in other parts of the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Unique Identification Number for Nurses
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1049 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th FEBRUARY, 2020

## UNIQUE IDENTIFICATIO N NUMBER FOR NURSES

## 1049. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

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

- (a) whether the Government intends to provide unique identification number to nurses in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c)  whether  it  is  mandatory  for  nurses  to  renew  their registration  every  five  years  after obtaining the unique id ntification number, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether Indian Nursing Council has issued any guidelines in this regard, if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) : Yes.
- (b): Nurses Registration & Tracking System (NRTS) has been initiated with the objecti to develop a Computerized Live Regi st r for all ca tegories of Nursing Personnel.  Some of the steps taken in this regard are:
- I. All  the  State  Nursing  Councils  (SNCs)  have  been        provided  required  Compute Hardware and Manpower.
- II. Enrolment Agency has been deployed in all the States to collec t the data of all the nurses in association with SNCs.
- ( c): Yes. Renewal of Licence has been linked with Continuous Nursing Education (CNE) withcredit hours .  For renewal of registration, the Registered Nurse would login and ap online in NRTS portal and upload CNE certificate alongwith the requisite fee.
- (d): Indian Nursing Council (Nurses Registration & Tracking System) Regulations, 201 has been notified by Indian Nursing Council on 7 th May, 2019.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1048 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-07
Subject: Increase in Particulate Matter (PM 10)
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Deepak Baij

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

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION N0. 1048

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2020

## Increase in Particulate Matter (PM 10)

## 1048.  SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

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

- (a) the names of the cities of the country where Particulate Matter (PM10) is more than the standard limit in air, city-wise;
- (b) whether the people are becoming victims of untimely death due to several diseases caused by air pollution;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  names  of  the  diseases  being  caused  by  air pollution;
- (d) whether the targets set for controlling air pollution are not being achieved as a result of which air pollution is increasing day by day and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the funds spent and measures taken for controlling air pollution during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a)    to  (e)  The  Central  Government launched National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) as a long-term, time-bound, national level strategy to tackle the air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner with targets to achieve 20 % to 30 % reduction in PM10 and  PM2.5  concentrations  by  2024  keeping  2017  as  the  base  year  for  the  comparison  of concentration. Under NCAP, 102 non-attainment cities, those having PM10>60 µg/m 3 ,  have been identified based on ambient air quality data for the period 2011 - 2015 and WHO report 2014/2018.  The  city  specific  Action  Plans  have  been  prepared  which  inter-alia  include measures for strengthening the monitoring network, reducing vehicular/industrial emissions, increasing public awareness etc.

For  the  cities  with  million  plus  population  and  PM10>90µg/m³,  MoEF&CC  has earmarked  ₹10  Crores  for  various  components  that  inter-alia  includes  Installation  and commissioning  of  Continuous  Ambient  Air  Quality  Monitoring  Stations  (CAAQMS), Creating green buffer zone along the roads, Mechanical street sweeper, Mobile Enforcement Unit, Public awareness and capacity building activities, Water sprinkler.  For the cities with population, less  than  5  lakhs,  funds  of  ₹10  lakhs  per  city  has  been  allocated  and  for  cities with a population of 5 to10 lakhs, ₹20 lakhs per city has been allocated for capacity building and public awareness programs.

There is no conclusive data available in the country to establish direct correlation of death/disease  exclusively  due  to  air  pollution.  Air  pollution  is  one  of  the  many  factors affecting  respiratory  ailments  and  associated  diseases.  Health  is  impacted  by  a  number  of include food habits, occupational habits, socio-economic status, medical history, immunity, heredity, etc., of the individuals apart from the environment.

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