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Lok Sabha Question No. 1157 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Hike in Pension
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1157

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## HIKE IN PENSION

## †1157. SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHRYA MAHASWAMIJI:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether there is any proposal under consideration of the Government  with  regard  to  hike  in  pension  of  employees  from organised and unorganised sectors in Solapur;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)if  not,  whether it  is necessary for the Government to increase the
- pension of employees keeping in view its meagre amount; and
- (d)whether  the  Ministry  proposes  to  consider  any  proposal  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (d): Government  of  India  in  February,  2019  launched  Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM), a voluntary and contributory pension  Scheme,  for  the  benefit  of  unorganised  workers,  as  per eligibility. The scheme assures minimum monthly pension of Rs. 3000 to the beneficiaries after attaining the age of 60 years. All unorganised workers,  in  the  age  group  of  18-40  years,  whose  monthly  income  is upto  Rs.  15,000  and  who  are  not  members  of  Employees'  Provident Fund  Organisation  or    Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation  or National  Pension  System  (Government  contributed)  and  are  also  not income  tax  payers,  are  eligible  to  enroll  under  the  Scheme.  The

subscriber  is  required  to  pay  the  prescribed  monthly  contribution amount  and  the  Central  Government  provides  the  equal  matching contribution.  This  Scheme  is  implemented  through  Life  Insurance Corporation  of  India.  Enrollment  under  the  Scheme  can  be  done through any of the Common Service Centres across the country.

Further, vide notification No. G.S.R. 593 (E) dated 19.08.2014, a minimum pension of Rs. 1000 per month has been fixed with effect from 01.09.2014 for the pensioners under Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 framed under the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous  Provisions  Act,  1952,  applicable  to  establishments which  belong  to  industries  and  classes  of  establishments  listed  in Schedule-I and where number of employees is 20 or more. No decision has  been  taken  at  present  to  further  enhance  the  minimum  pension under EPS, 1995.

Further,  Atal  Pension  Yojana  (APY)  was  launched  in  May, 2015, by the Government of India, and Indian Citizens between the age group of 18 to 40 years are eligible to join APY through their savings bank account or post office savings bank account. Depending upon the pension  plan  selected,  each  subscriber  under  APY  shall  receive  a guaranteed minimum pension of Rs. 1000/- per month or Rs. 2000/- per month or Rs. 3000/- per month or Rs. 4000/- per month or Rs. 5000/- per month, after the age of 60 years until his/her death.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1156 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: National  Mineral  Development Corporation
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Bhola Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1156 FOR ANSWER ON 25/11/2019

## NATIONAL MINERAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

1156.  DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK: SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  is aware that National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) Ltd.'s cancellation of the mine lease of the Dorimalai mine by the State Government has cast a shadow over its business model and could further hurt its stock valuation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the Union Government's reaction thereto;
- (c) whether  the Government  is  aware  that the cancellation could hurt its reputation  as  it  hinges  on  renewal  of  mine  leases  from  State  Governments  and NMDC-operated several mines in Chhattisgarh are due for renewal in early 2020;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the Government's reaction thereto;
- (e) whether the NMDC Ltd. has sought relief from the Union Government in this regard and if so, the Government's reaction thereto; and
- (f) the total business done by the NMDC during the last five years?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

## THE MINISTER OF STEEL

(a)to(e): NMDC has filed a Revision Petition under Section 30 of Mines and Minerals (Development  and  Regulation)  Act,  1957,  before  the  Revisionary  Authority  in  the Ministry  of  Mines  against  the  Government  of  Karnataka's  order  to  put  the  mining block for  e-auction  which  was  previously  held  by  NMDC.  The  revisionary  authority has stayed the order of the Government of Karnataka in his quasi judicial capacity. In Chhattisgarh, NMDC has already applied to the State Government for renewal of 4 Iron  ore  mining  leases  that  are  expiring  on  31.3.2020.  Further,  Ministry  of  Mines, Government of India has amended the Minerals (Mining by Government Company) Rules, 2015 and substituted 'may' for reasons to be recorded in Rule 3, in sub-rule (2)  and  rule  4,  in  sub-rule  (3)  with  'shall'  for  reasons  to  be  recorded  vide  Gazette Notification No. GSR 695(E) on dated 27.9.2019 which will ensure seamless renewal of leases for Government PSEs.

- (f) The total business done by NMDC Ltd during last 5 years is furnished below:-

| Year                 | 2018-19   | 2017-18   | 2016-17   | 2015-16   | 2014-15   |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Turnover (Rs. Crore) | 12,153    | 11,615    | 8,830     | 6,457     | 12,356    |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1152 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: GoM for Revenue Mobilisation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

(a):- Yes Sir.

- (b) - To consider the proposal of Kerala Government for allowing the state to impose 10 percent cess on SGST in Kerala as a special revenue mobilisation by the State for rehabilitation and flood affected works, GST Council in its Meeting held on 28.09.2018 decided to constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM) with Shri Sushil Kumar Modi, Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Bihar as Convener and Finance Miriisters of State Government of Assam, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab and Uttrakhand as Mernbers to examine modalities for revenue mobilization for natural calamities and disasters.
- questionnaire and sent to all States seeking views/suggestions with a view to decide a holistic course of action for mobilisation of additional revenue to help the State in case f natural calamity and d saster in GST regime: Views have been received in this regard from states like Gujarat; Karnataka and Tamnil Nadu specifically on revenue mobilisation by imposition of cess within state\_
- (e) to (f):- The GoM held final meeting on 06.01.2019 and submitted its report with recommendation for allowing of a cess on intra-State supply of goods and services within the State of Kerala at & rate not exceeding 1% for & Feriod not exceeding two years The GST Council in its 32n Council Meeting held on 10.01.2019 has approved recommendation of the GoM allowing levy of a cess on intra-State supply of and services within the State of Kerala at a rate not exceeding 1% for & period not exceeding two years and the same has been conveyed to Government of Kerala to take action accordingly: levy goods

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.1152 th

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 25' NOVEMBER, 2019 AGRAHAYANA 4, 1941 (SAKA)

## GoM for Revenue Mobilisation

## 1152. SHRI K MURALEEDHARAN

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine modalities for revenue mobilisation for natural calamities and disasters;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the aforesaid group has consulted the State Governments on the issue;
- (d) if so, the outcome thereof;
- (e) whether the aforesaid GoM has submitted its report to the Government; and

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Shri Anurag Singh Thakur)

- (f) if so, the details thereof?
Lok Sabha Question No. 1151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Inclusion of Boya Community into ST List
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1151

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## INCLUSION OF BOYA COMMUNITY INTO ST LIST

1151.  SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  for  inclusion  of  Boya community into ST category;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether the Government has taken any decision on the proposal and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) to  (c)  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  vide  letter  No.266113/TW.GCC/2015 dated 15.12.2017has furnished proposal for inclusion of Valmiki/Boya community in list of STs of Andhra Pradesh.

The Government of India on 15.6.1999 (further amended on 25.6.2002), has laid down the modalities for determining the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from and other modifications in the Orders specifying list of Scheduled Tribes. According to these modalities, only those proposals which have  been recommended  and  justified  by  the  concerned  State  Government/  Union Territory Administration and concurred with by the Registrar General of India (RGI) and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes are to be considered for amendment of legislation.

All actions on the proposal are taken as per these approved modalities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 98 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: International Film Festival of India
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *98 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## INTERNATIONAL  FILM  FESTIVAL  OF  INDIA

* 98:

SHRI VINAYAK RAUT : SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE :

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

- (a) whether India is going to host the 50 th  International Film Festival of India (IFF) in Goa and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number and the details of films from various countries that will be screened in the festival along with the focus countries in the festival;
- (c) the number of Indian feature and non-feature films that will be screened during the festival;
- (d) whether the Government has taken many new initiatives to promote Indian Cinema in the  International  Film  Festival  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  benefits derived therefrom till date; and
- (e) whether the festival has helped Indian Cinema to spread globally and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE 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 (e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *98 FOR ANSWER ON 22.11.2019

- (a) Yes Sir, India is hosting 50 th  International Film Festival of India (IFFI, Goa)  from  20 th   -  28 th November,  2019  at  Goa.    The  Inauguration ceremony and the Closing Ceremony will be held on 20 th  November, 2019 and 28 th  November, 2019 respectively.
- (b) 180 International Films from 76 different countries will be screened at the festival. Russia is the country of focus for the 50 th  edition of IFFI.
- (c) The  flagship  section  of  IFFI,  Indian  Panorama  is  a  package  of  26 feature films and 15 non-feature films.  In the Indian Section of IFFI, out  of  total  73,  54  feature  films  and  19  non-feature  films  will  be screened.
- (d) Film Promotion Fund set up by the Government in 2017 provides for financial assistance to the independent Indian filmmakers to promote their  films  at  International  film  festivals  across  the  world,  thereby promoting Indian cinema in the International arena. Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) is the nodal agency for processing of applications for financial assistance under the Film Promotion Fund.

Also, Film Promotion Fund works out to help filmmakers monetarily to promote  their  films  once  they  are  selected  in  International  Film Festivals or events like Oscars.

- (e) Yes Sir. IFFI is a medium to showcase the cultural influence of Indian  cinema  and  its  soft  power.  Every  year,  more  than  70 countries from all over the world participate in IFFI. In IFFI 2019, 180 international films from 76 different countries will be screened at the festival. Russia is the country of focus this year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 97 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Temporary use of Forest Land
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 97

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019

## Temporary use of Forest Land

## *97. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has allowed the forest land to be used 'temporarily' by any person, firm or organisation, except the 'protected areas';
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has decided upon a specific definition of 'temporary' use of forest land and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has evaluated the environmental impact of the decision on  the  forests,  nearby  regions,  forest  dwellers,  wildlife  and  the  ecosystem  in general; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the plans of the Government to mitigate such impact?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (e) The Ministry with a view to allow temporary work of emergent nature, issued guidelines  on  07.10.2014,  allowing  use  of  the  forest  land  for  a  short  period without  involving  felling  of  tree,  breaking  of  land,  assigning  it  on  lease  or otherwise. While taking such decisions, the State Government shall ensure that such use of forest land is for public purposes andallowed for a period of not more than two-week time. Before  allowing such use, it shall  be  ascertained that there is no alternate non forest land available.

This guideline has been issued with a view to allow use of forestland during  emergent  and  unavoidable  situations  without  causing  any  adverse impact  on  forest,  forest  dwellers,  wildlife  and  ecosystem.  Keeping  this  in view, it is specifically stipulated to ensure that there is no tree felling, breaking of land and involvement of 'protected areas'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 93 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Prasar Bharati Archives
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*93

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019)

## PRASAR BHARATI ARCHIVES

## *93.   SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Prasar Bharati has decided to offer its treasure of music, plays and documentaries for online sale, if so, the details including the present status thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether several rare  music recordings of maestros  like M.S. Subbulakshmi, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Bismillah Khan, Gangubai  Hangal  and  many  others  are  proposed  to  be  made available by Prasar Bharati on e-commerce portals,  if so,  the details and the present status thereof;
- (c) whether the Prasar Bharati  has mulled over the feasibility of a tie-up with the e-commerce giants to push sales following poor response to offline sales raising doubts about the capability of

Prasar Bharati to manage its affairs, if so, the details thereof; and

- (d) whether the decision to sell online has been taken  following discussion over several years on the recommendations proposed  by  several  committees  including  the  Sam  Pitroda Committee and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE 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):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *93 FOR ANSWER ON 22.11.2019 (a)  &  (b):  Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  approximately  35000 hours  and  38000  hours  of  recordings  of  AIR  and  DD  respectively including those of maestros have been preserved in digital format in the Prasar Bharati Archives. The  collection  of  rare  music  recordings  of  maestros  are  on  sale through PB Archives' own website - https://archives.prasarbharati.org and through 3 rd  party e-commerce sites.

(c) & (d): Prasar Bharati has informed that they have tied up with ecommerce site Amazon and have earned approximately Rs. 1,94,165/-  between  1 st   April  2019  to  31 st   Oct  2019.  The  Archives content  is  also  monetized  through  'YouTube'  Channel  since  01 st March, 2017 and approximately Rs. 3,27,376/- has been earned so far. The monetization of archival contents is as per the recommendations of Sam Pitroda Committee.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Customers of Free of Cost DTH
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Ravindra Kushawaha, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Umesh G. Jadhav, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1143

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019)

CUSTOMERS OF FREE OF COST DTH

1143. SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

- (a) whether  the  number  of  customers  of  free  of  cost  DTH service  of  Doordarshan  is  quite  less  as  compared  to  the customers availing services in a private manner by paying charges;
- (b) if so, the reasons for the people not giving priority to using free of cost DTH service of Doordarshan;
- (c) the details of efforts made by the Government to attract the customers for using free of cost DTH service of Doordarshan; and
- (d) whether any norms have been fixed for this purpose, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Prasar Bharati has informed that as per KPMG- India's Media and Entertainment report 2019 and performance indicator of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for the period  April-June,  2019,  Doordarshan's  Direct-to-Home  (DTH) service known as 'DD FreeDish has largest customer base.   'DD FreeDish' is free service to the customer unlike private DTH service.

As per these reports, approx 33 million households have access to DD Free Dish whereas four private DTH operators (Tata Sky, Dish  TV,  Airtel,  &  Sun)  combined  together  have  67  million households in the country. (c) & (d): Prasar Bharati has further informed that new Policy for DD FreeDish had been notified by Prasar Bharati on 15 January 2019, for making DD FreeDish bouquet rich with emphasis on representation of all genres channels including regional channels,  and  also  of  the  channels  of  foreign  public  service broadcasters. Based on this new policy, private channels to be carried on DD FreeDish are selected through a transparent eauction process. DD  authorized  Set-Top-Boxes  (STBs)  are  being  promoted  to attract more households. ***********************
Lok Sabha Question No. 1140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Community Radio Stations
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi, Janardan Singh Sigriwal, Andimuthu Raja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1140 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019)

## COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS

## 1140. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY; SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL; SHRI A. RAJA

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

- a) the number of Community Radio Stations (CRS) functional/operational at present in the country, State/UT and location-wise targets set and response thereto;
- b) whether the Government has identified the places to set up CRS in various parts of the country especially in rural and backward areas of the country and the funds sanctioned for the same;
- c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Bihar and Tamil Nadu along with criteria fixed to set up the same and the time by which the proposed CRS would be set up;
- d) whether the Government has any proposal to simplify the application process for setting up CRS; 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; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES [SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR]

(a) At present there are 274 operational Community Radio Stations (CRSs) in the country. Setting up of CRS is a voluntary effort involving community participation. Hence, there are no set targets.

(b) & (c) Ministry has been maintaining a list of Community Radio (CR) dark districts in the country. The State/UT-wise list of 237 CR dark districts is available on Ministry's website www.mib.nic.in. Ministry organizes workshops at regional level for creating awareness amongst prospective applicants of Community Radios about CR Policy and the Community Radio Support Scheme. Every year Awareness Workshops are usually conducted.

(d) & (e) Simplification of application process is a continuous process, which is done from time to time after consultation with all stakeholders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1129 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.11.2019)

## PRESS AND REGISTRATION OF BOOKS ACT, 1867

## 1129. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

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

- (a) the status of the proposed amendments to the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 as proposed for amendment in 2013 and then again in 2017;
- (b) whether the 2017 draft of the bill contain penal provisions to check the menace of paid news as were incorporated in the 2013 draft and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  influential  sections  of  the  media  industry  have  a  problem  with  the provisions  to  check  paid  news  in  the  Draft  amendment  bill  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, indicating the objections/ representations received in this regard?

## 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 (c) Press and Registration of Books and Publications (PRBP) Bill, 2011  was  introduced  in  Lok  Sabha  to  replace  the  existing  Press  and Registration of Books (PRB) Act, 1867. The Bill lapsed on conclusion of the 15th Lok Sabha in May, 2014.

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