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Lok Sabha Question No. 126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Permission to Learn Yoga on Tourist Visa
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †126

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018/ AGRAHAYANA 20, 1940 (SAKA)

PERMISSION TO LEARN YOGA ON TOURIST VISA

†126.

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS: SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government allows foreign citizens on tourist visa to learn yoga in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the date from which it was allowed;
- (c)  whether  there  has  been  a  comparative  increase  in  the  number  of foreign tourists arriving in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether the Government has informed the concerned FROs and other concerned agencies; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (f): Attending a short term yoga programme was included in the list of  permissible  activities  under  Tourist  Visa  on  30 th   May,  2016.  These instructions were circulated to all Foreigners Regional Registration Officers  (F.R.R.O.s),  Foreigners  Registration  Officers  (F.R.O.s)  and  other concerned  stakeholders.  Details  of  foreign  tourists  who  arrived  in  the country during last three years are as under:

| Year                    | Foreigners Arrival on Tourist Visa   |
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2016                    | 43,97,592                            |
| 2017                    | 54,63,642                            |
| 2018 (up to 30.11.2018) | 51,33,355                            |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Flood Prone Areas
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 122

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018/AGRAHAYANA 20, 1940 (SAKA) FLOOD PRONE AREAS

122.  SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of various proactive measures taken by the Government in the flood-prone areas in 14 States;
- (b)  whether the search and rescue teams of the National Disaster Response Force have been stationed in the most vulnerable areas of various States;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the National Disaster Response Force rescue teams are experiencing shortage of equipment and transportation facilities; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken to correct the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

The  subject  of  flood  management  falls  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  State Governments and all the schemes related to flood management are formulated and executed by the concerned States as per their own priority and resources. The  Union  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State  by  providing technical guidance and promotional financial assistance in critical areas. The following proactive measures have been taken by the Government:

- i. The  Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  and  Ganga Rejuvenation  had  launched  Flood  Management  Programme  (FMP)  with an outlay of Rs.8,000 crore in XI Plan which was continued with outlay of Rs.10,000 crore during XII Plan.

## LS.US.Q.NO.122 FOR 11.12.2018

- ii. Central  Water  Commission  (CWC)  has  been  issuing  flood  forecasts  at locations  identified  by  State  Governments  in  various  river  systems  of the country. Presently CWC  is  maintaining 249 flood forecasting stations.
- iii. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) released Guidelines on 'Management of Floods' and 'Management of Urban Flooding' in January, 2008  and  September,  2010  respectively  to,  inter-alia,  assist  State Governments in preparation of their flood/urban flood management plan.
- iv. NDMA  has  approved  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme  for  Training  of Community Volunteers in Disaster Response in selected 30 most flood prone districts of India (Aapda Mitra) in May 2016.
- v. NDMA & NDRF regularly conduct mock drills in flood prone States/Districts.
- vi. Pre-positioning of NDRF during monsoon season in flood prone areas.
6. (b) & (c) NDRF has 12 Battalions which are deployed in various places of the country  as  per  vulnerability  profile.  Besides,  26  Regional  Response  Centres (RRC)  are  also  established  for  quick  and  timely  response  during  disasters. NDRF  prepositioned  their  teams  during  the  monsoon  season  in  flood  prone areas as per the requirement/ requisition of the State Governments for quick response.
7. (d)  &  (e)  No,  Madam.    The  availability  of  equipment  and  transportation  facility provided to NDRF is adequate.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Decline in NDRF
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, Shrirang Appa Barne, DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 120

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018/AGRAHAYANA 20, 1940 (SAKA)

## DECLINE IN NDRF

120.  DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL

SHIVAJIRAO:

## Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Disaster Response Fund has been declining over the last few years and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Union Government has formed a Group of Ministers (GoM) to examine  the  modalities  for  revenue  mobilisation  for  natural  calamities  and disasters;
- (c) if so, whether the aforesaid group has consulted the State Governments on the cess issue;
- (d) if so, the outcome thereof;
- (e) whether the aforesaid GoM has submitted its report to the Government; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)    As  per  information  received  from  Department  of  Expenditure,  National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) is a cess based fund and the budget provision for  the  Fund  is  linked  to  the  collections  in  the  form  of  National  Calamity Contingency Duty (NCCD) imposed on specific goods under Central Excise and Customs. With the introduction of GST, the scope of NCCD is shrinking thereby reducing  the  tax  receipts  on this account.  However,  any  expenditure  from

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## LS.US.Q.NO.120 FOR 11.12.2018

NDRF  beyond  the  funds  available  under  NCCD  has  an  direct  impact  on  the finances of Government of India.

(b) to (d)  Yes Madam, as per recommendation of GST Council headed by Union Finance Minister, a Group of Ministers (GoM) has been constituted to examine modalities for revenue mobilization for natural calamities and disasters. Shri Sushil Kumar Modi, Hon'ble Deputy Chief Minister, Government of Bihar is the Convener  and  Finance  Ministers  of  States  of  Assam,  Kerala,  Maharashtra, Odisha, Punjab and Uttrakhand are Member of this GoM.

As per discussion/ deliberation of GoM  on 15.10.2018, a set of questionnaire  has  been  prepared  and  sent  to  all  States  seeking  views/ suggestions on this issue with a view to decide a holistic course of action for mobilization of additional revenue to help the State in case of natural calamity and disaster in GST regime.

- (e)  No Madam.
- (f)  Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 119 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Publication of Government Info in all Languages
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 119 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018/AGRAHAYANA 20, 1940 (SAKA) PUBLICATION OF GOVERNMENT INFO IN ALL LANGUAGES 119.  SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU: Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any proposal to publish the Government Information in all languages that are recognized by the Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) to (c): There is no proposal to publish the Government information in all languages  that  are  recognized  by  the  Government.  However,  as  per  the provisions  of  the  Constitution,  the  Official  languages  of  the  Union  are  Hindi and English, hence the Government information pertaining to the Govt. of India are  to  be  published  in  Hindi  and  English.  As  far  as  the  publication  of  the Government information pertaining to the State is concerned, those are to be published  in  the  official  languages  of  the  respective  States,  by  the  States concerned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Problems faced by Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 117

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## PROBLEMS FACED BY FARMERS

117. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  main  problems  faced  by  farmers  are  high  cost  of  labour, agriculture,    equipment,    seeds,  chemicals,    water  crisis,    inter-State    water  disputes,  lack  of awareness, lack of direct integration  with  the  market  and  climate change;
- (b) whether the Government has any plan to launch a programme for farmers' awareness;
- (c) the number of schemes launched by the Government for farmers during the last three years alongwith the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (d) the  action  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) & (b): Yes.      High  costs  of  farm  inputs,  non-availability  of  irrigation,  water  disputes among states, market imperfections and abrupt change in weather are the challenges before the  farmers.  To  overcome  these  challenges,  the  Union  Government  supplemented  the  State Governments'  efforts  towards  tackling  these  problems  by  special  initiatives.  These  includes Krishi  Kalyan  Abhiyan  started  from  1 st June,  2018  till  31 st July,  2018;  and  extension  efforts under Krishi Vigyan Kendras and Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Kisan Call Centre and information dissemination under various other agricultural production schemes; MKisan, Farmers portal and development of mobile apps.
- (c) & (d): Agriculture being a State subject, the State Governments are primarily responsible for  addressing these issues.

Government  of  India,  however,  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments through  implementation of various Schemes/ Programmes. These include, inter alia , Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY), Soil Health Card, Neem Coated Urea, National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Pradhan Mantri Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY),  National  Agriculture  Market  scheme  (e-NAM),  Mission  for Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  National  Bamboo  Mission,  Blue  Revolution, Rashtriya Gokul Mission, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Progress of Naga Negotiations
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Tokheho

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 114 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018/AGRAHAYANA 20, 1940 (SAKA) PROGRESS OF NAGA NEGOTIATIONS 114.  SHRI TOKHEHO: Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) the progress of Naga Negotiations; and (b) the time by which it is likely to be finalised? MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU) (a) & (b) : Naga  negotiations  are  at  an  advanced  stage.  The  Government  is trying to finalize it as early as possible. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Special Category Status
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 106

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018/AGRAHAYANA 20, 1940 (SAKA)

SPECIAL CATEGORY STATUS

106.  SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of States in the country granted Special Category Status (SCS);
- (b)  the  criterion  for  grant  of  SCS  and  the  reason  for  not  granting  SCS  to  the State of Andhra Pradesh;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  bring  amendments  in  the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 on this issue; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) to (d) :  As per the information  provided by the NITI Aayog, 11 states namely, Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand were granted special  category  status.  Special  Category  Status  for  plan  assistance was granted in the past by the National Development Council to the States that are characterized by a number of features necessitating special consideration. These features included: (i) hilly and difficult terrain (ii) low population density and /or sizeable share of tribal population (iii) strategic location along borders with  neighbouring  countries  (iv)  economic  and  infrastructural  backwardness and (v) non-viable nature of state finances. Special Category Status was granted based on an integrated consideration of these criteria.

## LS.US.Q.NO.106 FOR 11.12.2018

Following the recommendations of 14th Finance Commission, the Special Category States cease to exist and thus, no special category status has been granted to  any  State.  However,  the  Central  Government  has  agreed  to  give  a special assistance to the State of Andhra Pradesh to make up for the additional Central share the State might have received during 2015-16 to 2019-20, if the funding of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) would have been shared at the ratio of 90:10 between the Centre and the State. The special assistance is to be provided  by  way  of  repayment  of  loan  and  interest  for  the  Externally  Aided Projects (EAPs) signed and disbursed during 2015-2016 to 2019-20 by the State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI, RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.103

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND

103. SHRI B.VINOD KUMAR : SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD :

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि और षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has created Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund  (FIDF)  with  an  approved  fund  of  Rs.  7552  crore  to  attract  investment  in  creation  and management of fisheries infrastructure facilities; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the benefits accrued therefrom?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

(a) and (b) :  Yes, Madam.  The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, Ministry of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare,  Government  of  India  has  recently  created  a  Fisheries  and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs 7522.48 crore for providing concessional finance to the Eligible Entities(EEs), including State Governments/UTs and State  entities  for  development  of  identified  fisheries  infrastructure  facilities. Under  the  FIDF, concessional finance is provided by the Nodal Loaning Entities(NLEs) namely (i) National Bank for  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development(NABARD),  (ii)  National  Cooperatives  Development Corporation (NCDC), and (iii) All scheduled Banks.  Under the FIDF, the Government of  India provides  interest  subvention  up  to  3%  per  annum  for  providing  the  concessional  finance  by  the NLEs at the interest rate not lower than 5% per annum.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: FAME India Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 102 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2018

## FAME India Scheme

## 102. SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of Phase-II of  the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of  Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme and the time-line for launching the same;
- (b) the  details  of  the  charging    infrastructure  for  e-vehicles  that  the  Government  plans  to  set  up, State/UT and  location-wise;
- (c) whether any special provisions  exist for tourism centric States for setting up of these charging units and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is conducting R&D for improving the  technology used in the electric buses for public transportation under Phase-II of the FAME India scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the measures taken by the Government to promote indigenous development of evehicles in the country; And
- (f) whether the Government is offering incentives on the use of electric vehicles  and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) to  (f):  The  Phase-II  of  the  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  (Hybrid  &)  Electric Vehicles  (FAME-India)  Scheme  proposes  to  give  a  push  to  electric  vehicles  (EVs)  in  public transport  and  seeks  to  encourage  adoption  of  EVs  by  way  of  market  creation  and  demand aggregation.  The  draft  scheme  has  envisaged  the  holistic  growth  of  EV  industry,  including providing  for  charging  infrastructure,  research  and  development  of  EV  technologies  and  push towards  greater  indigenization.  The  scheme  has  not  been  finalized  yet.  At  present,  in  order  to promote  manufacturing  of  electric  and  hybrid  vehicle  technology  and  to  ensure  sustainable growth of the same, Department of Heavy  Industry is  implementing a scheme namely  FAMEIndia  Scheme  [Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  (Hybrid  &)  Electric  Vehicles  in  India] w.e.f.  1 st April  2015  (Phase-I),  which  was  initially  upto  31 st April  2017.  The  scheme  has  been extended upto 31 st March, 2019 or till Notification of FAME-II, whichever is earlier.

Under Demand Creation focus area, the purchaser of electric/hybrid vehicles is given an upfront reduction in purchase price by the dealer at the time of purchase of xEVs. The details of the demand incentives available for purchase of xEVs is provided at Annexure 13 of the Gazette Notification of the Scheme,  as amended from time to time, which is available in the website of Department of Heavy Industry (www.dhi.nic.in).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 98 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Empowerment of Differently Abled Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## 98.

## DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (Divyangjan)

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 98

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

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2018

## Empowerment of Differently Abled Persons

## SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

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

(a) the estimated number of persons with disabilities in the country;

(b) whether the Government has created any database of differently abled persons in the country and if SO, the details thereof;

(c) whether there are provisions for reservation for differently abled in Government employment and educational institutions and if the details thereof; and SO,

(d) whether the Government has   any scheme to achieve universal   accessibility for   persons with disabilities and if SO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

(a) As per Census 2011, there are 2.68 crore persons with disabilities in the country.

Disability  Identity(UDID) Card   project; a web-based software project, which aims to create a National  database for persons with  disabilities, issue UDID card and certificate of disability for persons with  disabilities with the help of State   Authorities   The Project envisages identification and certification of persons with disabilities through campaign mode also and State Governments/UTs are the main implementing agencies. Unique

So far 14.2 Lakh e-UDID cards have been generated.

(c) Section 34(1) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act; 2016 (RPwD Act, 2016) mandates reservation of not less than four per cent: of the total number of vacancies in Government Establishments for persons with benchmark disabilities of which; one percent  each shall be reserved for persons with one per cent: for persons with  benchmark disabilities under clauses (d) and (e);

namely:

(a) blindness and low vision;

(h) deaf and hard of hearing:

muscular dystrophy;

(d) autism; intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness;

(0) multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness in the posts identified for each disabilities.

Section 32(1) of the Act mandates not less than five per cent  reservation in seats in all Government and Government aided institutions of higher education for persons with benchmark disabilities

(d) The Ministry has   launched Accessible India Campaign  for creating barrier-free environment for persons with disabilities in the field of physical infrastructure, transportation system, and ICT eco system. Under this campaign, the Ministry provides financial assistance to States/UTs for installation of barrier free features in identified   public   buildings under the umbrella scheme, namely; Scheme for Implementation of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act; 2016 (SIPDA)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 95 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Centrally Sponsored Industries
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, BHARAT SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 95 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2018

## Centrally Sponsored Industries

## 95.  SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI: SHRI BHARAT SINGH :

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up centrally sponsored industries in the country particularly in the State of Uttar Pradesh to provide better employment to  the youth;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, area and State-wise; and
- (c) the number of people likely to get employment from the said industries?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) Department of Heavy Industry does not have any proposal to setup centrally sponsored industries in any state including Uttar Pradesh.
- (b) & (c) Does not arise.