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Lok Sabha Question No. 1415 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Tracing of WhatsApp Rogue Message
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1415

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 27.11.2019

## TRACING OF WHATSAPP ROGUE MESSAGE

## 1415. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

Will the Minister of Electronics & Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  introduce  a  mechanism  to  trace  WhatsApp rogue messages and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether this mechanism will curb the circulation of such messages and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE)

(a) and (b):  WhatsApp is intermediary within the definition of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000. Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) had proposed to amend  Information  Technology  (Intermediaries  Guidelines)  Rules,  2011  notified  under section  79  of  the  IT  Act,  2000.  The  proposed  amendments  were  published  on  MeitY website on 24.12.2018.  The proposed amendments, inter alia ,  included Intermediaries to enable traceability of the originator of the information which is expected to curb circulation of rogue messages,

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Overall Share of Gross Value Added
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1413.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 27 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019.

## OVERALL SHARE OF GROSS VALUE ADDED

## 1413.  SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether there is a steady drop in the growth rate of overall share of Gross Value Added (GVA) in the manufacturing sector in the year 2017-18;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  more  policy  or administrative support to the manufacturing sector under the 'Make in India' vision?

## ANSWER वाणिज ् य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल ) THE MINISTER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b): No sir, there is no steady drop in growth rate of overall share of Gross Value  Added  (GVA)  in  the  Manufacturing  sector  during  the  years 2017-18.
- (c): Government of India launched the 'Make in India initiative' in 2014 with the  objective  of  facilitating  investment,  fostering  innovation,  building best  in  class  manufacturing  infrastructure,  making  it  easy  to  do business  and  enhancing  skill  development.  Government  has  taken several  initiatives  to  create  a  conducive  atmosphere  for  investments and to boost Make in India which, inter-alia,  includes  liberalization  of Foreign  Direct  Investment  regime,  Ease  of  Doing  Business,  Startup India, Skill India and sectoral schemes/programmes to improve competitiveness in the country.

The Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017 has an  enabling  provision  to  promote  domestic  value  addition  in  public procurement.  Make  in  India  initiative  is  focused  on  27  sectors  -  15 manufacturing sectors and 12 champion service sectors. The sectoral action plans under the initiative include measures to promote infrastructure,  fiscal  incentives,  skill  development  etc  in  each  sector. The Action plans for each of the sectors is implemented and monitored by the concerned administrative Ministry/ Department. Activities under the  initiative  are  also  undertaken,  through  schemes/  programmes  by several Central Government Ministries/Departments and various State Governments from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Completion of ROBs
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1412 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## COMPLETION OF ROBs

1412.    ADV. A. M. ARIFF:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) the steps taken by the railway authorities for the completion of ROBs in  Kuthirapanthi  and  Malikamukku  as  part  of  the  Alappuzha  bypass Road;
- (b)  the  present  status  of  ROBs  at  Thuravoor,  Cherthala,  Chittumoola, Malikamukku and Vavvakkavu Road under Thiruvananthapuram division; and
- (c) the time by when the work of these ROBs are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS  (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1412 BY ADV. A. M. ARIFF TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.11.2019 REGARDING COMPLETION OF ROBs

(a): Works of Road Over Bridges (ROBs) in Kuthirapanthi and Malikamukku  as  part  of  Alappuzha  bypass  which  fall  on  National Highway (NH) are being taken by NH wing of Kerala State Government on deposit  terms  and  not  in  lieu  of  any  existing  level  crossings  (LCs). Railway portion is under supervision of Railway.  Completion of ROBs in Kuthirapanthi  and  Malikamukku  has  to  be  done  by  NH  wing  of  Kerala State Government.

(b) & (c): Works for construction of ROBs at Thuravoor in lieu of LC No. 23,  at  Cherthala  in  lieu  of  Level  crossing  (LC)  No.  33  on  ErnakulamAllappuzha-Kayankulam  section  and  at  Vavvakavu  in  lieu  of  Level crossing (LC) No. 48 on Kayankulam-Kollam section has been proposed by  State  Government  on  cost  sharing  basis.    Effort  will  be  made  for inclusion of these works in Budget 2020-21.

The  ROB  at  Chittumoola  in  lieu  of  LC  No.  50  on  Kayankulam-Kollam section  has  been  sanctioned  on  cost  sharing  basis.    The  General Arrangement Drawing of this ROB is under scrutiny by Railways.

LC  at  Malikamukku  (LC  No.  55)  between  Mararikulam  and  Allappuzha stations  on  Ernakulam-Allappuzha-Kayankulam  section  does  not  qualify for its replacement by Road Over Bridge (ROB) on cost sharing basis as traffic density at this LC is less than one lakh Train Vehicle Unit (TVU).

Normally,  Railway  undertakes  construction  of  ROBs  in  Railway  portion whereas approaches are being constructed by State Government. Generally, there is no problem of construction of ROBs in Railway portion.

However,  it  is  difficult  to  construct  ROBs  on  approaches  because  it depends  upon  many  factors  such  as  availability  of  land,  removal  of encroachments, fixing the alignment of approaches, allocation of requisite funds, etc.  Therefore, it is not possible to fix the time schedule for construction of ROB projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Slowdown in Commerce and Industrial Sector
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1410 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th NOVEMBER, 2019

## SLOWDOWN IN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

## 1410. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a slowdown in commerce and industrial sector;
- (b) if so, the details of the current growth rate and the growth rates in each of the last five financial years in both the sectors; and
- (c) the growth rate in 2010, 2014 and 2018 respectively in both the sectors?

## ANSWER

## okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) to (c): The growth rates in both exports and imports in merchandise are shown below:

| India's Trade                        | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   |
|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Merchandise Export Growth (%)        | 4.66      | -1.29     | -15.48    | 5.17      | 10.03     | 8.75      |
| Merchandise Import Growth (%)        | -8.26     | -0.48     | -14.96    | 0.88      | 21.13     | 10.41     |
| Sources: India's merchandise Trade : | DGCI&S    | DGCI&S    | DGCI&S    | DGCI&S    | DGCI&S    | DGCI&S    |

## Table on Growth rates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) is placed below:

Index of Industrial Production (% change)

Base 2011-12

2015-16

2016-17

3.3

4.6

2013-14

Overall growth of IIP

3.3

Source: National Statistical Office

2014-15

4.0

2017-18

4.4

2018-19

3.8

In  the  financial  year  2009-10 merchandise  export  growth  was  -3.53%  and merchandise  import  growth  was  5.05%. Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in the financial year 2009-10 * grew by 5.29%.

In the last three years, merchandise exports have been growing on a secular basis and reached at USD 330.07

billion in 2018-19 despite the slowdown in global trade.

*Figure for the year 2009-10 for the IIP is with the base year 2004-05 .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Utilisation of Red Mud
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, A.K.P. Chinraj, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Supriya Sadanand Sule

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1409 ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## UTILISATION OF RED MUD

1409. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE: SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE: DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE: SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ: SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the total amount of red mud generation in India per year;
- (b) whether the Ministry of Mines has organized any workshop on the effective utilization of red mud recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of representatives who have attended the workshop;
- (d)  the  present  status  regarding  the  generation  of  red  mud  and  its  safe  disposal  and utilization;
- (e) whether the stakeholders came up with a solution as it is an environmental concern; and
- (f)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  effective  utilization  of  red  mud  and  its  safe disposal?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) to (f): As per available estimate, red mud generation in India is around 9 million tons per year.  Workshops on effective utilization of red mud viz "WASTE TO WEALTH - Productive Utilisation  of  Red  mud  (bauxite  residue)"  and  "Resource  Efficiency  in  the  Aluminium Industry  with  a  Focus  on  Effective  Utilization  of  Red  Mud  (Bauxite  Residue)"  were organised.  Representatives from Ministry of Mines,  Ministry of Environment and Climate Change,  Central  Pollution  Control  Board,  Odisha  State  Pollution  Control  Board,  Bhabha Atomic  Research  Centre,  Indian  Bureau  of  Mines,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport,  National Highway  Authority  of  India,  Bureau  of  India  Standard,  Jawaharlal  Nehru  Aluminium Research  Development  and  Design  Centre  (JNARDDC),  National  Aluminium  Company Limited (NALCO), Vedanta Ltd., Hindalco Industries Ltd., Cement Manufacturer Association and Indo-European etc.  attended  workshops.  Various methods are used for disposal of Red  Mud  such  as  dry  disposal,  thickened  tailing  disposal,  etc.    Ministry  of  Mines  has constituted  a  group  to  support  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  in  formulation  of guidelines for safe storage, disposal standard etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Supreme Court Collegium
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1408

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 27.11.2019

## Supreme Court Collegium

1408. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state :

- (a) the  number  of  recommendations  of  collegiums  which  are  pending with the Union Government, as on date, and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of recommendations of collegiums which have not been approved by the Union Government in the last three years along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the names of all such persons recommended by the collegiums in the last three years for elevation as Supreme Court Judges, High Court Judges and Chief Justice(s) which were not approved by the Union Government?

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) to (c) : There are 239 proposals  recommended by various High Courts

Collegiums for appointment of High Court Judges, which are under various stages of processing with the Government and Supreme Court Collegium

as per the procedure  prescribed in Memorandum of Procedure (MoP). At  present,  no  proposal  of  elevation  of  Supreme  Court  Judge  and appointment of Chief Justice of High Court is pending.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Procurement Policy
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1407

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## PROCUREMENT POLICY

## 1407.  SHRI DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the present Procurement Policy of Small Track Machines by Indian Railways encourages monopoly in procurement and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether people's representative have brought the facts of cartelization and monopoly of one company regarding procurement of abrasive rail cutter;
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the action taken by the Railways to end this monopoly and evolve a mechanism so that more companies can enter in the bidding?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a): No, Sir.

- (b)  &  (c):  References  were  received  from  an  Honourable  Member  of Parliament on procurement policy of Small Track Machines with specific reference to Abrasive Rail Cutters which are used for cutting of rails. A

detailed reply furnishing the position on availability of multiple vendors for procurement of abrasive rail cutter was sent.

(d): Presently multiple vendors (13 Nos including 5 Part-I & 8 Part-II i.e. Approved & Vendor for developmental order) are available for procurement  of  abrasive  rail  cutter.  However,  with  an  aim  to  avoid suspected    monopoly/cartelization,  if  any,  and  to  further  increase  the vendor  base  by  facilitating  more  companies  in  the  bidding  process, guidelines  have  already  been  issued  vide  circular  No.2001/RS(G)/779/7 Pt.I dt. 29.06.2017 which stipulate that in suspected cartel situations or where  available  rates  from  approved  source/sources  are  adjudged unreasonably  high,  despite  fair  efforts  as  permissible,  after  recording reasons, Railways may  consider placing orders outside Approved vendors list, even beyond prescribed limits, if any, subject to rates being reasonable and firms otherwise considered capable.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: BPO Scheme
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1406

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 27.11.2019

## BPO SCHEME

## 1406.   SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether the Government proposes to expand Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Units Scheme to rural areas and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)    whether  the  Government  has  given  approval  for  India  BPO  Promotion  Scheme  for promoting BPO operations across the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)    the details of incentives given/being given by the Government for these BPOs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI  SANJAY  DHOTRE)

(a)  to  (c):  To  create  employment  opportunities  and  dispersal  of  IT/ITES  industry  in  small cities and towns including rural areas (excluding metro locations), Government had launched two BPO promotion schemes, namely India BPO Promotion Scheme (IBPS, launched 28 th December 2015)  and  North  East  BPO  Promotion  Scheme  (NEBPS,  launched  30 th January 2015). These schemes aim to incentivize setting up of 53,300 seats BPO/ITES operations by providing financial support up to Rs. 1 lakh per seat in the form of viability gap funding for capital and operational expenditure along with special incentives like encouraging employment to women and physically disabled persons, promoting local entrepreneurs etc. The disbursements of financial support are directly linked with the objective i.e. employment generation  by  the  units.  Since  the  inception  of  these  schemes,  257  units  have  started BPO/ITES  operations  for  a  total  of  48,519  seats  across  28  States/UTs  of  the  country, providing direct employment to approx 34,000 persons. The duration of IBPS and NEBPS was  up  to  31.03.2019.  After  review,  NEBPS  has  been  extended  by  1  year  i.e.  up  to 31.03.2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Postal Ballot
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Jai Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1404

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 27 th  NOVEMBER 2019

## Postal Ballot

1404. SHRI JAI PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  recommendation  from  the Election Commission of India to allow senior citizens and persons with disabilities to cast their vote through postal ballot;
- (b)   if so, whether the Government has studied the recommendations with regard to amending the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961; and
- (c)  if  so, the details thereof and the time by which the Government would announce the decision?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a)   to (c) : Based on a proposal from the Election Commission of India, the Conduct  of  Election  Rules,  1961  has  been  amended  vide  Notification dated  22 nd October,  2019  to  provide  for  postal  ballot  facility  for  senior citizens above eighty years of age and persons with disability (PWDs) and also for those who are not in a position to be present in their polling station on the day of poll owing to exigencies of their service conditions, such as those on duty in the aviation sector, trains, shipping sector, long distance Govt.  Road  transport  corporation  buses,  fire  services,  medical  services, traffic, media personnel authorized for coverage of elections, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Misuse of Export Promotion Scheme
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Pashupati Nath Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1401 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th NOVEMBER, 2019

## MISUSE OF EXPORT PROMOTION SCHEME

## 1401(H). SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

## SHRI PASHUPATI  NATH SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  companies  that  were  identified  for  misuse  of  facilities  under  Export Promotion Scheme against which action has been taken during the last three years;
- (b) the outcome of the action taken thereof;
- (c) the details of the number of companies of which export codes were cancelled on the basis of above results along with their names during the last three years;
- (d) the details of the number of companies enlisted under unapproved units list;
- (e) whether no penal action on such crimes by companies misusing the above mentioned facilities are initiated and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the reaction of the Government on the above reasons?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y )

## THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (f): Action for misuse of facilities under Export Promotion Scheme during the last three years has been taken against 1271 companies by Directorate General of Foreign Trade.  The details are available in  DGFT  website at  the following  link:  http://dgftcom.nic.in/exim/2000/Penalty2019.pdf .  The  details includes companies whose Importer Exporter Code has been cancelled or put under Denied Entity List. For  misuse  of  facilities  companies  have  been  denied  further  facilities  under  the  Export  Promotion Schemes,  their  Importer  Exporter  Code  (IEC)  has  been  cancelled/  suspended;  financial  penalty imposed; and recovery proceedings initiated.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Reviewing Decision on RCEP
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: M. Selvaraj, K. Subbarayan, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Anto  Antony

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1400 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th NOVEMBER, 2019

## REVIEWING DECISION ON RCEP

## 1400.  SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  attended  but  decided  to  withdraw  from  the  Regional  Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP);
- (b) if so, the reasons for such withdrawal and time taken to get out of the RCEP negotiations;
- (c) whether the Government is likely to review its decision and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has any pressure from any outside country to sign the agreement and if s o, the details thereof;
- (e) the details of the issues raised for not signing the RCEP and whether any assurance was given by the member countries to resolve the issues raised by India; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y )

## THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (f): During the 3 rd RCEP Leaders Summit which was held on 4 November, 2019 in Bangkok, India stated that the current structure of RCEP did not reflect the RCEP Guiding Principles or address the outstanding issues and concerns of India, in the light of which India did not join RCEP. While RCEP was intended to provide mutually  beneficial  outcomes  for  RCEP  countries  including  India,  the  current  structure  did  not  adequately address ambition and concerns of India's stakeholders.

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