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Lok Sabha Question No. 3377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Fraud in Scholarship for SC Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3377 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## FRAUD IN SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS

## 3377. SHRIMAT HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL:

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

(a) whether the Government*s attention is drawn to the reports of alleged fraud published in the media regarding alleged bungling of crores of rupees and diversion of Rs. 2400 crores earmarked for Scheduled Caste (SC) scholarship to poor students belonging to SC categories in Punjab;

(b) if so. whether the Government has taken cognizance of the scam and initiated any action so that funds earmarked to help students belonging to SC communities are not siphoned off by the State Government of Punjab officials: and

(c) if so. the details thereof and if not. the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): No Sir. no such information specifically regarding alleged bungling and diversion of Rs. 2400 crore earmarked for Scheduled Caste (SC) scholarship to poor students belonging to SC categories in Punjab has been reported to the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment;

However in August, 2020\_ the Department has received a complaint   regarding   alleged misappropriation of funds under the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students in the State of Punjab for the disbursals made for the upto 2016-17. period

Considering the seriousness of the complaints   the  Department   constituted a three   member Committee to examine the various allegations of wrongful payments made to private institutions other misappropriations and to recommend a further course of action in the matter:

monitoring and total transparency. the scheme has been revised recently. Some of the features include:

- Starting from 2021-22. the Central share in the scheme would be released on DBT mode directly into the bank accounts of the students.
- shall be run on an online   platform with robust security measures eliminating any chance of misuse of the scholarship. cyber
- Further: awareness drives  shall be  undertaken by the State Governments/UTs about the scheme through the Gram Panchayats Notice Boards, school committees, and discussions in the parent-teacher association meetings and other awareness measures in order to minimize any misuse. public
Lok Sabha Question No. 3375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Missing Bridges under PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3375 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## MISSING BRIDGES UNDER PMGSY

## 3375.   SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has prepared the list of missing bridges under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the year 2019-2020 in regard to Darbanga Constituency and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether this list has been uploaded on the portal of PMGSY by the Government;
- (c) whether construction in respect of all items included in the list is essential in view of the fact that Darbhanga Constituency is most affected in this regard, and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to construct bridge at the said place; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) The Government of Bihar had submitted a proposal of 166 left out Bridges under Pradhan Mantri  Gram  SadakYojana-I (PMGSY-I)  and  97  Bridges under Pradhan Mantri  Gram SadakYojana-II  (PMGSY-II) in the  year  2019-20.  The  same  was  sanctioned  in  year  2020-21. Out of total 263 left out bridges sanctioned, 03 bridges pertain to Block Baheri under Darbhanga district. The details of these bridges are as under:-

|   S.No | Name of the bridge                                                        |   Length (mtrs) |   Total Cost (in lakh) |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|      1 | RCC BRIDGE INL075-R.E.O ROAD TO BIHARAUNA, YADAV TOL (VR75)Over KamlaNadi |           26.44 |                  58.09 |
|      2 | RCC Bridge In L027-P.W.D. TRIMUHANI TO KOPI (VR27) Near Trimuhani Village |           59.42 |                 224.81 |
|      3 | L071-P.W.D. TO GOBRAHI (VR71) over kamlanadi                              |           24.34 |                  49.19 |

(b) The  details  of  03  bridges  of  Block  Baheri  under  Darbhanga  district  of  Bihar  under PMGSY  has  been  uploaded  on  Online  Monitoring  Management  and  Accounting  System (OMMAS) portal and the same may be seen omms.nic.in-> Proposals->List of roads.

(c)  to  (e)  The  construction  takes  place  as  per  the  detailed  items  sanctioned  in  the  respective Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPR).The  3  bridges  are  to  be  constructed  by  the  State  Rural  Road Development Agency (SRRDA) at the places proposed by the State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3372 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: PMS Scheme for EBC Students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.3372 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## PMS SCHEME FOR EBC STUDENTS

3372. SHRI Y.S: AVINASH REDDY:

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

(a) whether the Government has any plan for extending the Post Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Caste (SC) students to the Economically Backward Classes (EBC) students belonging to the general category;

- (b) if so. the details thereof; and

the stand of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR )

(a) to (c) No such proposal is under consideration in the Ministry. However, the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Dr. Ambedkar Post Matric   Scholarship for EBC students is being implemented through the State Government and Union Territories w.e.f: 2014-15. The objective of the   scheme is to provide financial   assistance to the EBC students   studying at   postmatriculation or post-secondary stage.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3369 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Aquaculture in Gujarat
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3369 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2021

## INLAND FISHERIES AND FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE IN GUJARAT

## 3369. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will  the  Minister  of  FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  AND  DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  amount  of  subsidy  has  not  been  released  to  the  Fishermen  under  the  Centrally sponsored schemes of Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Aquaculture in the State of Gujarat;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the delay in release of the said amount of subsidy is adversely affecting the fishermen of the State of Gujarat; and
- (d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

(a) to (d) :  The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during  the  last  5  years  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme(CSS)  on  Blue  Revolution: Integrated  Development  and  Management  of  Fisheries  has  approved  fisheries  development projects to the tune of Rs 130.55 crore to Government of Gujarat and central funds of Rs.48.26 crore  have  been  released.    The  activities  approved inter-alia includesfreshwater  finfish/prawn hatcheries and construction of new ponds for fish culture. Besides, during 2020-21, under Pradhan Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY),  a  new  flagship  scheme  being  implemented  by  the Department of Fisheries for a period of 5 years with effect from the financial year 2020-21, the fisheries developmental proposal of Government of Gujarat at a total cost of Rs. 63.75 crore with central share of Rs. 17.87 crore have also been approved.Selection of beneficiaries and release of subsidy  is  done  by  the  state  government.  The  Government  of  Gujarat  releases  subsidy  to beneficiaries based on progress of works and submission of claims with the requisite documents by the beneficiaries and as such no delay has been reported by the stategovernment in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3367 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: e-Commerce Sites
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3367 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## E-COMMERCE SITES

## 3367.   SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

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- (a) whether e-commerce sites are being regulated under Consumer Protection Laws;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor along with the measures to enforce such regulations?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  :  Under  the  provisions  of  the  Consumer Protection Act,  2019, E-Commerce Rules, 2020 have been notified by the Central Government for prevention of unfair trade practice in ecommerce and protection of the interest and rights of the consumers. The E-Commerce Rules, 2020 specify duties and liabilities of the e-commerce entities (market place & inventory model) and sellers on e-marketplaces.

As  per  these  Rules,  every  e-commerce  entity  is  required  to  provide  details  on  its platform  about  the  sellers  offering  goods  and  services  including  the  name  of  their  business, whether registered or not, their geographic address, customer care number, any rating or other aggregated  feedback  about  such  seller  and  any  other  information  necessary  for  enabling consumers to make informed decisions at pre-purchase stage.

The  e-commerce  entities  are    also  required  to  provide  information  relating  to  return, refund, exchange,  warranty  and  guarantee,  delivery  and  shipment,  modes  of  payment, grievance redressal mechanism, payment methods, security of payment methods, any fees or charges payable by users, charge-back options etc. to its users at the appropriate place on its platform.

As per the amended Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, all the ecommerce entities are required to display on the digital and electronic network, the mandatory declarations like name and address of the Manufacturer/ Packer/ Importer; common or generic name of the commodity; net quantity; MRP; consumer care details, best before or expiry date for the commodity which may become unfit for human consumption, including the country of origin.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3366 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Norms for Inclusion of Languages
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kishan Kapoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3366

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH   MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 25, 1942 (SAKA)

NORMS FOR INCLUSION OF LANGUAGES

†3366.  SHRI KISHAN KAPOOR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of norms for including dialects/ language under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution; and

(b) the  name of the State whose language was included last time in the said Schedule including the name of the language along with the year of inclusion?

## ANSWER

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

(a) As  the  evolution  of  dialects  and  languages  is  a  dynamic  process, influenced  by  socio-cultural,  economic  and  political  developments,  it  is difficult to fix any criterion for languages, whether to distinguish them from dialects,  or  for  inclusion  in  the  Eighth  Schedule  to  the  Constitution.  The earlier attempts, through the Pahwa (1996) and Sitakant Mohapatra (2003) Committees, to evolve such fixed criteria have been inconclusive. Therefore, there are no fixed criteria for any language to be considered for inclusion in the  Eighth  Schedule  to  the  constitution.  The  Government  of  India  is conscious  of the sentiments  and  requirements  for inclusion of other languages  in  the  Eighth  Schedule.  Such  requests  have  to  be  considered keeping in mind these sentiments, and the other relevant considerations.

(b) At  present,  the  Eighth  Schedule  to  the  Constitution  specifies  the following 22 languages:-  (1) Assamese, (2) Bengali, (3) Gujarati, (4) Hindi, (5) Kannada, (6) Kashmiri, (7) Konkani, (8) Malayalam, (9) Manipuri, (10) Marathi, (11) Nepali, (12) Oriya, (13) Punjabi, (14) Sanskrit, (15) Sindhi, (16) Tamil, (17) Telugu,  (18)  Urdu  (19)  Bodo,  (20)  Santhali,  (21)  Maithili  and  (22)  Dogri.  Of these  languages,  14  were  initially  included  in  the  Constitution.  Sindhi language  was  added  in  1967.  Thereafter,  three  languages,  viz.,  Konkani, Manipuri  and  Nepali  were  included  in  1992.  Subsequently,  Bodo,  Dogri, Maithili  and  Santhali  were  added  in  2004.  Several  of  these  languages  are spoken in several States and their use is not restricted by State boundaries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Export of Sugar
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMEiIT  OF INDIA

## MtNtsTRy oF GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIEUTION DEPARTIUIE]IT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTTON

## LOI( SABHA

## UNSTARRED OUESTION 1{O. 3365 TO BE A]{SWERED ON {6rh MARCH,2O2{

## EXPORT OF SUGAR

## 3365. SHRI GIIANATHIRAVTAM  S.:

Will the Minister of GOilSUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD AilD  pUBLtC DISTRIBUTION  Jcrrtfar ar{il, Er{c st{  grffifi fufior f* be pteased to state:

- (a)  whether it is a fact that about 25 lakh tonnes of sugar have been contracted  for exports so far during lhe 2O2O-2O2{  sugar season and if
- so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether it is also true that over 7 lakh tonnes of sugar had been physically  expofted between 1.1O.2O2O and 31.1.20121 and if so, the
- details thereof;
- (c) whether this includes expods against the 2O{9-2O2O sugar seasonts Maximum Admissible Export Quota which was extended  till the end of December, 2O2O; and
- (d) if so the details thereofil

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MtNtSTRy  OF CONSUMER  AFFA|RS, FOOD &

## ANSWER PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION (sHRr DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

- (a): As per information received from industry/trade  sources, against the export target of 6O Lakh Metric Tonne (LMT) for export during Sugar Season 2O2O-21,  a quantity of about 39 LMT has been contracted between the period from OI.O{.2O21 to 1O.O3.2O21, out of which a quantity of about '14 LMT has been exported.
- (b)  to (d): As per information  received  from sugar mills through on.line pottal as well as from trade sources, a quantity of about 7.97 LMT has been exported between the period from Ol.1O.2O2O  to 3{.O{.2O2{; out of which 2.97 LMT was exported between O{.{O.2O2O  to 31.12.20,20 lor export against Maximum  Admissible Export Quota (MAEQ) of sugar season 2O19-2O. Further, a quantity of about 5 LMT has been expotted for export against Maximum Admissible Export Quota (MAEQ)  of sugar season 2O2O-21  LL 31.lJ1.2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Burning of Paddy Stubble
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3363

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  MARCH 2021

## BURNING OF PADDY STUBBLE

3363. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  policy  to  curb  the  practice  of burning of paddy stubble/ crop residue;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  provided  incentives,  new  technologies  and infrastructural assistance to the farmer to stop them from burning crop residue during the last two years; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) to (d): To support the efforts of the Governments of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh  and  NCT  of  Delhi  to  address  air  pollution  and  to  subsidize  machinery required for management of crop residue, a Central Sector Scheme on 'Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi' is being implemented from 201819.  Under  this  scheme  financial  assistance  @  50%  of  the  cost  of  machinery  is provided  to  the  farmers  for  purchase  of  crop  residue  management  machinery  and financial  assistance  @  80%  of  the  project  cost  is  provided  to  the  Cooperative Societies of Farmers, Farmers Producers Organization (FPOs), Registered Farmers Societies and Panchayats for establishment of Custom Hiring Centres of crop residue management  machinery.  During  the  period  from  2018-19  to  2020-21,  more  than 30900 Custom Hiring Centres have been established and a total  of more than  1.5 lakh crop residue management machines have been supplied to these custom hiring centres and individual farmers of these four States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Guidelines by NPPA
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3362 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  March, 2021

## Guidelines by NPPA

## 3362. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  given  any  guidelines  for  discontinuing  the  medicines manufactured by the Pharma companies by the Nationa Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) especially the essential drugs;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any specific proposal to bring guidelines for the uninterrupted supply of essential drugs in the interest of the general public and if so, the details thereof; and (d) the number of pharma companies producing essential drugs in Karnataka State along with the details of their discontinuance of production, if any?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI D.V. SADANANADA GOWDA)

- (a) & (b): The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) under the Department of Pharmaceuticals monitors the production and availability of scheduled formulations, including requests received from manufacturers of Scheduled formulations for discontinuation, as per Para 21 of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013). NPPA has issued detailed guidelines on 14.08.2020 for dealing with cases of discontinuation of scheduled formulations. These stipulate a minimum notice of six months to NPPA prior to discontinuation, information through newspaper advertisement to enable other manufacturers to step into production. The period  of  notice  may  vary  from  six  to  twelve  months  based  on  market  share  of  the manufacturer.
- (c): Complaints regarding shortage of essential drugs and other drugs received from various sources  like  individual  complaints,  State  Drugs  Controllers,  Pharma  Jan  Samadhan  Portal, NPPA Helpline and PMOPG/CPGRAMS are addressed promptly. NPPA has been delegated powers to issue directions under Para 3 of the DPCO, 2013 to achieve adequate availability and to regulate distribution of drugs in case of emergency in public interest. Through rigorous monitoring and liasioning with all stakeholders, the Government ensured no shortage of Drugs even during the challenging periods of Lockdown and Unlock Phases of COVID pandemic.
- (d): License for manufacture, sale and distribution of drugs is granted by the State Licensing Authorities  appointed  by  the  respective  State  Governments.  However,  as  per  available information provided by the Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation ( CDSCO ), as on May, 2020, there are 376 Pharma manufacturing units located in the State of Karnataka. So far, no discontinuation request has been received from these companies by NPPA.

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