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Lok Sabha Question No. 360 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Complaints under PM Kisan Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.360

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## COMPLAINTS UNDER PM KISAN SCHEME

## 360. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  complaints  have  been  reported  of  certain  farmers  eligible  for  direct benefit transfers under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Yojana not receiving the benefits due to errors in the data entry resulting in the farmers being connected to villages other than their own;
- (b) if so,the number of such complaints received from Satara district of Maharashtra;
- (c) the measures taken to correct the errors; and
- (d) the time-frame in which these farmers will receive the pending benefits?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): Yes  Sir.    32  villages  comprising  5,964  beneficiaries  in  Satara  District  of Maharashtra faced the issue  of non-receipt  of  benefit  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kissan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana due to errors in the data entry resulting in the farmers being connected to Satara District of Maharashtra State.
- (c): The State was provided with the functionality to correct the locations of beneficiaries  on  the  PM-KISAN  Portal,  by  the  National  Informatics  Centre  (NIC)  at  the Centre.    The  correction  activity  was  initiated  immediately  for  updating  the  data  of  the respective beneficiaries.
- (d)): PM-Kisan is a continuous and ongoing Scheme, in which the financial benefits are transferred to the bank accounts of the identified beneficiaries as and when their correct and verified data is uploaded by the concerned States / UTs on PM-Kisan web-portal. The data  of  beneficiaries  so  uploaded  by  them  undergoes  a  multi-level  verification  and validation by various concerned agencies, including the banks, and only then the amount is released into the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Sub Categorisation of SCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.359 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.09.2020

## SUB CATEGORISATION OF SCS

+359. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Constitutional Bench of' Supreme Court has directed to review its decision of 2004 (EV Chinnaiah vs State of Andhra Pradesh);
- (b) if so. the details thereof:
- (c) whether the States have been directed t0 sub-categorise it further: and
- (d) if so. the policy thereof and if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) & (b): A Constitution Bench of Supreme Court in its order dated 27.08.2020 in Civil Appeal No. 2317 of 2011 filed by the State of Punjab against Davinder Singh and Ors. has opined that its decision dated 05.11.2004 in E.V. Chinnaiah Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2005) 1 SCC 394) is required to be revisited by a Bench of Seven Or more as considered appropriate. Judges

- (c) & (d): No. Sir: As of now deeision of Supreme Court in E.V. Chinnaiah'$ case holds the field.
Lok Sabha Question No. 356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Action Plan for Agriculture under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.356

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## ACTION PLAN FOR AGRICULTURE UNDER AATMANIRBHAR BHARAT ABHIYAN

356. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any action plan under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan to double farmer's income;
- (b) the sources of income which have been identified to double farmer's income;
- (c) whether  any  target  has  been  set  to  double  the  income  of  marginal  farmers  under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) the number of marginal farmers who have achieved doubling of income, district-wise in the State of Gujarat in the last three years; and
- (e) the  details  of  quantum  of  fund  allocated  under  various  schemes  to  the  State  of Gujarat under Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): Government of India has launched the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (ABA) to strengthen  Infrastructure,  Logistics,  Capacity  Building,  Governance  and  Administrative Reforms for Agriculture. The components of the ABA for DAC&FW are as follows -
-  Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under Agri Infrastructure Fund. The aim is creation of infrastructure to reduce post harvest losses.
-  National  Bee  and  Honey  Mission  (NBHM)-  Rs.500  crore  from  2020-2021  to  20222023.
-  'The Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance 2020'.This  will  allow  liberal  trade,  provide  more  options  to  farmer  for  sale  of  their farming produce, promote barrier free inter-state and intra State trade.

-  The  Farmers  (Empowerment  and  Protection)  Agreement  on  Price  Assurance  and Farm  Services  Ordinance,  2020.The  main  objectives  of  the  Farming  Agreement Ordinance are -Risk mitigation for farmers, Equity or inclusiveness, Public Accountability and Innovation.
-  Concessional credit boost to 2.5 crore farmers through Kisan Credit Card.

These  steps  would  lead  to  betterment  of  the  farming  community  in  the  country  including enhancement of their income.

(d): As  of  now,  there  is  no  latest  estimate  of  annual  income  of  farmers  in  the  country including from Gujarat since the base year 2015-16.However the Ministry is implementing various interventions which are having a positive impact on growth of agriculture and income of farmers .

(e): For Gujarat under AIF,151 projects for a project cost of rupees 62.02 crore have been sanctioned with  a  loan  element  of  Rs.55.66  crore.  For  other  components,  no  funds  have been allocated as of now.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: FDI in Heavy Industry Sector
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 354 ANSWERED ON 15.09.2020

## FDI IN HEAVY INDUSTRY SECTOR

## 354. SHRI P. RAVEENDRANATH KUMAR:

## Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES भारी उद्योग एवं ऱोक उद्यम मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  encourage  more  FDI  Equity  in  the  Heavy  Industry Sector in the country, during the next four years, to align with its 'Make in India Initiative';

(b) if so, the details thereof, industry-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  reduce  its  equity  in  the  public  sector  heavy Industry, during this current FY 2020-21; and

(d) if so, the details in this regard, industry-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)  &  (b):  Government  has  put  in  place  a  liberal  and  transparent  policy  for  attracting  Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), wherein most of the sectors are open to FDI under the automatic route. Government reviews FDI policy on an ongoing basis and changes are made in the FDI policy regime,  from  time  to  time, to  ensure  that  India  remains  increasingly  attractive  and  investorfriendly  investment  destination.  FDI  in  various  sectors  including  heavy  Industry  Sector  is allowed in a calibrated manner after having consultations with stakeholders including concerned Ministries/  Departments,  State  Governments,  apex  industry  chambers,  Associations  and  other organizations taking into consideration their views/comments.

(c)  &  (d):  The  Government follows a policy of disinvestment through minority stake sale and Strategic disinvestment. Strategic Disinvestment implies substantial sale of Government shareholding  of  a  CPSE  along  with  transfer  of  management  control.  The  policy  of  strategic disinvestment  is  followed  in  respect  of  the  CPSEs  which  are  not  in  'priority  sector'.  For  this purpose,  NITI  Aayog  has  been  mandated  to  identify  such  CPSEs  based  on  the  criteria  of  (i) National Security; (ii) Sovereign functions at arm's length, and (iii) Market Imperfections and Public  Purpose.  In  certain  other  CPSEs,  policy  of  minority  stake  sale  without  transfer  of management  control  through  various  SEBI  approved  methods,  is  being  followed  in  order  to unlock  the  value,  promote  public  ownership  and  higher  degree  of  accountability.  The  various modes  of  disinvestment  commonly  used  for  minority  stake  sale  includes  Initial  Public  Offer (IPO), Offer for Sale (OFS), Buyback of shares and Exchange Traded Funds (ETF). Disinvestment policy covers the heavy industry as well.

Disinvestment  is  an  ongoing  process,  and  timing  of  transactions  depend  upon  the prevailing market conditions and investors' appetite.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Merger of CAPART &amp; NIRD
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 350

ANSWERED ON 15/09/2020

## MERGER OF CAPART & NIRD

## 350. DR.VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved the merger of Council of Advancement of People's Action and Rural (CAPART) with the National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD);
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time likely to be taken in merging of CAPART with NIRD?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): Yes  Sir

(b)&(c):    CAPART  has  already  been  merged  in   NIRD&PR,  Hyderabad  with  effect  from 01.05.2020 as per the provisions of the Gazette notification dated 13.04.2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: CIPET in Deoghar
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 346 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.09.2020

## CIPET in Deoghar

## 346          SHRI  NISHIKANT DUBEY

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a)  Whether the proposed Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology
- is to be set up at Deoghar District of Jharkhand;
- (b)  If so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  The steps taken by the Government for its speedy completion?

## ANSWER MINISTER FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

( SHRI D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

(a) to (c)         There is no proposal to set up a new Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering  and  Technology  (CIPET)  (formerly  known  as  Central  Institute  of  Plastics Engineering and Technology) Centre at Deoghar District of Jharkhand.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Ban on Insecticides
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS

## LOK SABHA

## Question No. 345 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.09.2020

## Ban on Insecticides

## 345: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has objected to the Ministry of Agriculture's ban on three basic insecticides-Monocrotophos, Methomyl and Carbofuran  which  are  declared  extremely  toxic/hazardous  by WHO  and  European Union (EU);
- (b)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  inspite  of  recommendations  of  Anupam  Verma Committee's report constituted in 2013 which reviewed 66 insecticides and pesticides which were barred or restrictions were put on their use in 112 countries, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers ignored the extreme toxicity and potentially fatal nature of these pesticides and insecticides; and
- (c)  if  so,  whether  short-term  profits  for  the  industry  should  be  the  reason  to  take away the right to life of agricultural workers and farmers, or to do irreparable harm to the environment?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a). No. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has requested Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare to hold wide-ranging stakeholder consultation before finalizing the Draft Order called the 'Banning of Insecticides Order, 2020' notified on 14/05/2020, wherein  27  pesticides  are  proposed  to  be  banned  for  import,  manufacture,  sale, transport, distribution etc.
- (b) & (c). Banning of a particular pesticide by a few countries based on some studies somewhere may not provide enough ground to take similar action in India without having adequate scientific evidence in Indian context. If a chemical poses unmanageable and unacceptable risk to human and animal safety or the environment, it may be banned after due socio-economic impact assessment. Any

such  chemical  evaluation  should  be  done  using  risk-based  (not  hazard  based) approach  which  considers  exposure  for  assessing  risk  to  the  human  and  animal health & environment due to specific use of the chemical.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Digital Devices for Differently Abled Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENI DEPARTMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.34 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.09.2020

## DEVICES FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED STUDENTS DIGITAL

- 343: SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:Will the Minister of SOCIAL

- of action on the development of whether the Government has evolved any programme (a) devices for the differently abled students; digital
- (b) Ifso, the details thereof;
- MoU with other countries for the skill (c)whether tte Government has entered into any abled students; and and technology development of differently development
- (d) if so, the detailsthereof?

## MINISTER

## ANSWER

## OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE A ND) EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir: The Department of Persons with Disabilities Act; 2016 under the Scheme for (SIPDA) which inter-alie supports research on of Persons with Disabilities. Further; initiative, Artificial Limbs under Make in India and ATMANIRBHAR Public Sector   Enterprise Manufacturing   Corporation of India (ALIMCO), Disabilities has recently device, which is   under prototype Smart Cane, a digital developed its own indigenous production will start:

- MoU with other countries for the No, Sir. The Government has not entered into &y disabilities. (c) and technology development of students with skill development

extensive trial following which its in - house

- (d) Does not arise in view of answer to (c) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Ensuring MSP to Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.342

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## ENSURING MSP TO FARMERS

342. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the measures being taken to ensure that the Indian farmers get Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their produce;
- (b) the way through which the Minimum Support Price with respect to one market one price will be protected in the States of India;
- (c) whether any statutory arrangement is proposed to be made to maintain Minimum Support Price, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): As per prescribed guidelines of present procurement mechanism, Government,  through  Central  Nodal  agencies,  procures  notified  farm  produce  of  Fair Average  Quality  (FAQ)  at  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  in  consultation  with  the concerned State Government when market price of these farm produce goes below the MSP. However, if farmers gets better price in comparison to MSP, they are free to sell their produce in open market.
- (c): No Sir.
- (d): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Deaths of CAPFs in J&amp;K
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj, S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 340

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020/ BHADRAPADA 24, 1942 (SAKA)

DEATHS OF CAPFs IN J&K

340. SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ: SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of security personnel and para-military personnel killed/gunned-down  in  Jammu  and  Kashmir(J&K)  during  the  last  six months;
- (b) the circumstances that led to their deaths;
- (c) the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  given  any  compensation  to  the bereaved families; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (c) Jammu and Kashmir is affected by terrorism sponsored and supported  from  across  the  border  for  more  than  last  three  decades. The  Government  has  adopted  a  policy  of  zero  tolerance  towards terrorism. Security forces are taking effective and continuous action

in countering terrorism. As a result, 138 terrorists have been neutralized  in  Jammu  and  Kashmir  from  01.03.2020  till  31.08.2020. During  this  period  of  six  months,  50  security  force  personnel  have attained martyrdom in terrorist related incidents and ceasefire violations/cross border firings in Jammu and Kashmir.

(d)  & (e) Ex-gratia relief is given to the Next of Kin (NoK) as per the extant rules of the security forces concerned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Joint Action Plan against Terrorism
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 339

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020/ BHADRAPADA 24, 1942 (SAKA)

JOINT ACTION PLAN AGAINST TERRORISM

†339. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government has taken or is considering to take  any steps  to  formulate  a  joint  action  plan  to  put  a  check  on  global terrorism affecting India, Russia, United States of America and other countries;

(b) if so, the details thereof as on date; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a)  and  (b)  :    The  United  Nations  Global  Counter  Terrorism  Strategy was adopted by the Members States on 08.09.2006,  this Strategy is in the form of a resolution and has an annexed Action Plan.  The Global Counter Terrorism Forum (GCTF) serves as a mechanism for furthering the  implementation  of  the UN Global Counter terrorism  strategy and

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## LSUS Q. No. 339 for 15.09.2020

complements  and  reinforces  existing  multilateral  counter  terrorism efforts.  India is one of the founding members of GCTF, which has 30 members,  including  United  States  of  America  and  Russia.    Besides, India has also established Joint Working Groups on Counter Terrorism with  25  countries  and  with  BIMSTEC,  BRICS  and  EU.    Meetings  of these Joint Working Groups are convened from time to time to discuss counter terrorism issues and to share intelligence, experience, expertise, good practices and issues of mutual concern.

(c): Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Implementation of new Consumer Protection Act
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

- (b)

## Government of India Department of Consumer Affairs

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 338 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.09.2020

## IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

## 338. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

## Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND DISTRIBUTION उपभोक् तामाम  ,खाद्यऔरसार्वजनिकनर्तरणमंत्री be pleased to state:

## PUBLIC

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  an  authority  for  implementation  of  new
- Consumer Protection Act;
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## उपभोक् तामाम  ,खाद्यऔरसार्वजनिकनर्तरणराज् यमंत्री

## )श्रीदािर् रार्साह बदादारार्(

## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a)  to (c) : The Central Government has established the Central Consumer Protection Authority under section 10 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 with effect from 24 th July, 2020.

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