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Lok Sabha Question No. 1435 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Promotion of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Industry
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1435 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## PROMOTION OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRY INDUSTRY

## 1435. SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  ample  scope  for  promotion  of  animal  husbandry  and  dairy  industry  in Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of the study conducted in this regard; and
- (c) the  efforts  made  by  the  Government  keeping  in  view  the  above  potential  and  the  progress achieved due to the efforts made in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to (c)  Yes, Sir. There is ample scope for promotion of animal husbandry and dairy industry in Rajasthan. As per 20 th Livestock Census-2019, there are approximately 13.94 million cattle, 13.69 million buffaloes, 7.90 million sheep, 20.84 million Goats and 0.15 million Pigs in Rajasthan. In order  to  complement  and  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  States/UTs  including  Rajasthan  for promotion and development of animal husbandry and dairying sectors, the Government of India is implementing various schemes, namely, Rashtriya Gokul Mission, National Programme for Dairy Development, Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme, Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund, Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations engaged in dairy activities, National Livestock Mission and Livestock Health & Disease Control.

The  milk  production  in  Rajasthan  is  increased  from  16.93  million  tonnes  in  2014-15  to 23.67 million tonnes in 2018-19 and artificial insemination is increased from 32.90 lakh in 201516 to 44.07 lakh in 2018-19. The egg production in Rajasthan is increased from 13,202 lakh in 2014-15 to 16,616 lakh in 2018-19.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1433 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Training to Youth for Agro Processing Industries
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1433

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## TRAINING TO YOUTH FOR AGRO PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

1433.  SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) the details of scheme executed and announcement made by the Government to provide industry-based training to youths for promotion of agro processing industries in the country; and
- (b) the number of districts from where youths have been selected so far for this training in Bihar under this scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b): Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is  implementing  a flagship  scheme  namely  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  2015-20.    The scheme is outcome-based with the objective to encourage and promote Skill Development for the youth throughout the country. Skilling in food processing is being undertaken under PMKVY Short term training and Recognition of Prior Learning program, 49 Job roles are approved under the  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework  covering  sub-sectors  like  fruits  and  vegetables processing,  dairy  products  processing,  milling,  bakery  etc.  All  training  programs  also  include specialised  modules  on  entrepreneurship.  In  Bihar,  5638  persons  have  been  skilled  under PMKVY till date in 20 districts.

Central  Institute  of  Agricultural  Engineering,  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research (ICAR) under Ministry of Agriculture, is conducting self sponsored entrepreneurship training (6 days)  in  the  field  of  'Soybean  Processing'.  The  Institute  provides  customized  training  to participants from all over the country. Around 3500 persons across India have been trained. The youth  from  twelve  districts  of  Bihar  have  participated  in  the  self-financed  entrepreneurship development  programme for production of soy milk, tofu and bakery products.

The Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  formulated  a  scheme  in  2017,  for Human  Resources  and  Institution-Skill  Development  (SHRISD)  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan SAMPADA Yojana, for assisting skill infrastructure and development of course curriculum. As part of the scheme, assistance is provided to training partners for the development of course curriculum  for  training  modules  and  its  translation  based  on  the  qualification  packs  (QPs) validated  by  the  National  Skill  Development  Council  (NSDC),  in  various  sectors  of  food processing industries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Amendment of Foreigner Order
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi, Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1432

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020/ MAGHA 22, 1941 (SAKA)

AMENDMENT OF FOREIGNER ORDER

1432. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI: SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government has amended the Foreigners (Tribunal) Order by setting  up  a  time  frame  of  120  days  in  Assam  to  decide  on  appeals  against exclusion from the final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC);

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether it is a fact that people in Assam are facing hardship in checking their  names  in  the  NRC  as  the  time  set  by  the  Union  Government  for  this purpose is very short and their names are likely to be left out of the NRC;

(d) if so, whether the Government proposes to extend the deadline to facilitate citizens to check their names in the NRC; and

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

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (e) :     On the direction of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, hard copies of the supplementary list of inclusions and online family-wise list of exclusions have been published on 31 st  August, 2019 at the NRC Seva Centres, Circle Offices and Offices of the District Magistrates of Assam. A total of 3,11,21,004 persons have  been  found  eligible  for  inclusion  in  the  National  Register  of  Indian Citizens (NRIC) in the State of Assam leaving out 19,06,657 persons.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 1432 FOR 11.02.2020.

In  terms  of  The  Foreigners  (Tribunals)  Order,  1964  and  para  8  of  the Schedule  appended  to  the  Citizenship  (Registration  of  Citizens  and  Issue  of National  Identity  Cards)  Rules,  2003,  any  person,  not  satisfied  with  the outcome of the decisions of the claims and objections during the process of preparation of final NRIC in Assam, may prefer appeal before the designated tribunal  constituted  under  The  Foreigners  (Tribunals)  Order,  1964,  within  a period of one hundred and twenty days from the date of such order; and on the disposal of appeal by the Tribunal, the names shall  be included or deleted, as the case may be, in the NRIC in the State of Assam.

The persons excluded from the final list of NRIC in Assam, will be given fair opportunity to prove their case.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: New Urea/Fertilizer Uni
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1431 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 11.02.2020

## New Urea Fertilizer Unit

## 1431. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up new urea fertilizer units using indigenously developed technique particularly in Gujarat;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether such project will help in ensuring overall and holistic development in the fertilizer sector; and
- (d)

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

(SHRI D V SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a) & (b): No Sir, Government of India has no such proposal to set up new urea fertilizer units by using the technology developed in the country especially in Gujarat State\_

However, Government of India is reviving 5 closed fertilizer plants of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd\_ (FCIL) and Hindustan Fertilizer  Corporation Ltd \_ (HFCL) namely  Talcher; Ramagundam, Gorakhpur and Sindri plants of FCIL and Barauni plant of HFCL by setting up new Urea Ammonia plants of 12.7 Lakh metric tonne per annum capacity each, in the following states:

|    | Name of Fertilizer plant                | Name of location & State where plant is located   |
|----|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|    | Talcher Fertilizers Ltd_                | Talcher, Odisha                                   |
| 2  | Ramagundam Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd_ | Ramagundam, Telangana                             |
| 3  | Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd_        | Gorakhpur,_Uttar Pradesh                          |
| 4  | Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd_        | Sindri, Jharkhand                                 |
| 5  | Hindustan Urvarak & Rasayan Ltd.        | Barauni, Bihar                                    |

In addition to above, the Cabinet in its meeting held on 21.05.2015 has decided to install a new urea plant of 8.648 LMTPA in the existing premises of Brahmaputra Fertilizers Corporation Limited (BVFCL), which will subsequently replace the existing urea plants Namrup-II (capacity 2.20 LMTPA) and Namrup-III (capacity 2.70 LMTPA) Valley

(c) & (d): These projects upon implementation/ operationalization will bridge the gap between demand and supply of urea in the country, and will rejuvenate the fertilizer sector. Subsequent to commissioning/ start of the above plants, the indigenous urea production will be enhanced by 72.148 Lakh Metric Tonne per  year leading to corresponding reduction in import of urea:
Lok Sabha Question No. 1430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Leasing out of Plants
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Pratima Mondal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1430 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2020

## Leasing out of plants

## 1430.  SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has leased out any public sector plant under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the list of plants that have been leased out?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS.

## (D V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a): Sir . Government has not leased out any public sector plant under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. No,
- (b) & (c): In view of the above, question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1421 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Payment to Sugarcane Farmers
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MtNlsrRy oF col{suMER AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtc  DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD A]IID PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1421 TO BE A]IISWERED ON {{th FEBRUARY, 2O2O

## PAYMENT TO SUGARCANE FARMERS

## t1421.  SHRI MALOOK  NAGART

will the Minister of coNsuMER  AFFAIRS, FooD AND PUBLtc DISTRIBUTION  5qtfrrdr rrfiil, stqq st{ Trftrfro frfior ri* te pleased to state:

- (a)  the steps being taken by the Government to make payment to the sugarcane farmers as the Government has not provided the amount of export subsidy to the sugar mills during the yearc 20{8-{9 which is in crores as informed  by a sugar mill in writing;
- (b)  whether the Government is aware that a huge amount of money of sugarcane farmerc is due against sugar mills for purchase  of sugarcane for the last two years; and
- (c)  if so, the time by which the said payment is likely to be made?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINTSTRY OF GONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD &

PUBLIG DISTR]BUTION (sHRr DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

- (a): ln order to improve the liquidity of sugar mills thereby enabling them to clear the cane dues of farmers,  the Gentral Government is providing assistance to sugar mills under various schemes in 2O{8-19 sugar season viz. Assistance to sugar mills @Rs.{3.E8/quintal  of cane crushed for sugar season 20{8-{9 to offset the cost of cane; and assistance  to sugar mills for defraying  expenditure towards internal transport,  freight, handling and other charges to facilitate export of sugar etc. So far, about Rs 1574 Gr has been disbursed to sugar mills under these schemes.
- (b)&(c): As on O5.O2.2O2O, out of total cane dues of above Rs 85OOO Grore and Rs 87OOO Grore payable against the cane purchased by sugar mills during sugar seasons 21017-18  and 2O{8-19  respectively, about Rs E49OO Grore and Rs A47OO Grore have been paid to sugarcane  farmerc in the respective seasons . Gane price dues of only about Rs {OO Crore for the sugar season 2[J17-18 and Rs 23OO Grore for the sugar season 2O1E'19 are pending with the sugar mills.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1420 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Spending under PM Kisan Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1420

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## SPENDING UNDER PM KISAN SCHEME

1420.  SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

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

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of this Ministry that the State Government of Andhra Pradesh  is  paying  highest  amount  (Rs.  13,500)  in  the  country  under  YSR-RythuBhorasaPMKISAN for more than 50 lakh farmers in the State as input subsidy;
- (b) whether  there is any request from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh received in the Ministry for providing it additional money under PM-KISAN to Andhra Pradesh in view of the increased assistance to farmers and also in view of fragile economy of the State;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if  not,  whether the  Ministry  will  consider  giving  additional funds  and  implement Andhra Pradesh's scheme across the country by starting it on pilot basis in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (d): Under the Rythu Bharosa scheme Government of Andhra Pradesh proposed to give Rs.12,500 per year to each farmer family inclusive of benefit of Rs.6000 per  year given under PM-KISAN by Government of India. The Scheme of the State also aimed to cover the tenant  farmers.  State  Government  had  requested  to  release  the  payments  under  PM-KISAN Scheme as a lumpsum amount instead of payments in installments.

The above request of Government of Andhra Pradesh was not accepted since income support under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN) Scheme to  all  land holding farmers' families in the country, subject to certain exclusions, paid in three equal installments of Rs.  2000/-  each,  to  enable  them  to  take  care  of  expenses  related  to  agriculture  and  allied activities  as  well  as  domestic  needs  so  as  to  protect  them  from  falling  in  the  clutches  of moneylenders for meeting such expenses and ensure their continuance in the farming activities is uniformly applicable to all State/UTs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Agricultural Growth Rate
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1418

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## AGRICULTURAL GROWTH RATE

1418. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government considers the use of fertilizers and pesticides necessary;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the agriculture growth rate recorded during the last five years;
- (d) whether it is also a fact that the agriculture growth rate has been negative this year; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) & (b): Fertilizers  are  essential to improve Soil Health  and to sustain higher  agricultural productivity in the country.    The Government of India (GoI) has been promoting soil test based Integrated Nutrient Management for balanced and judicious use of fertilizers. Soil Health Card Scheme  has been implemented since 2015-16. Soil Health Card provides crop-wise recommendation on appropriate dosage of fertilizers to be applied.

Pesticides play an important role in sustaining agricultural production by protecting crops from pests.  GoI has been implementing 'Sub-Mission on Plant-protection and Plant Quarantine' Scheme, under which Integrated Pest Management is promoted to educate the farmers about judicious  use  of  chemical  pesticides.  Bio-pesticides  and  bio-control  measures  are  also  being promoted.

(c) to (e): The Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Growth rate recorded during last 5 years are as under:Year                       Percentage change over previous year 2014-15                              -0.2 2015-16                               0.6 2016-17                               6.8 (Third Revised Estimate) 2017-18                                5.9 (Second revised Estimate) 2018-19                                2.4 (First revised Estimate)

Gross Value Added (GVA) of Agricultural and allied sectors' share in total GVA of the country has increased from 16.1% in 2018-19 to 16.5% in 2019-20.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1417 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Digital Marketplace for Agro Products
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Rebati Tripura

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1417

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## DIGITAL MARKETPLACE FOR AGRO PRODUCTS

1417. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal for setting up of digital marketplace for Agro based products in the near future in the country including Tripura;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of implementation procedure and time limit for any such proposal in the near future?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (d): In order to promote organic products, a dedicated web portal (www.Jaivikkheti.in) has been created to encourage organic farming by directly connecting the farmers in the country including that of Tripura to the  consumers to get a better price for their products. This portal has been  developed  as  both  an  information  platform  and  a  marketing  platform.  Total  2.12  lakh farmers have been registered under Jaivikkheti portal. Further,  Government  is  implementing  National  Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM)  scheme wherein regulated whole sale mandis are integrated/linked through virtual platform to facilitate online trading of Agriculture  and horticulture commodities through transparent price discovery for produce of farmers through competitive online bidding system. It is a reform linked scheme and the States have to carry  out three mandatory reforms in their State Agricultural Produce Market Committee Acts to be eligible to integrate their Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs) to e-NAM platform. So far, 585 regulated wholesale mandis of 16 States and 2 Union Territories  have  been  integrated  with  e-NAM  platform  which  does  not  include  Tripura  as  the State  is  yet  to  carry  out  mandatory  reforms  for  e-NAM.  More  than  1.66  crores  farmers  have been registered in e-NAM platform.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: De-Radicalisation Camps
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Venkatesan, Rajmohan Unnithan, Asaduddin Owaisi, Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1416

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020/ MAGHA 22, 1941 (SAKA)

DE-RADICALISATION CAMPS

1416. SHRI S. VENKATESAN: SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  Chief  of  Defence  Staff  (CDS)  has  recently  given  statement  and DGP, J&K has also supported the existence of de-radicalisation camps in the country especially in Jammu and Kashmir;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;

(c) the number of such camps in the country and the number of persons in the said camps;

(d) the number of persons in such camps de-radicalised so far;

(e) whether the Government has taken a step further in harassment of youth in the country especially in J&K through these camps; and

(f) if so, the response of the Government thereto?

ANSWER

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

(a)  There  is  no  report  of  existence  of  any  de-radicalisation  camps  in  the country especially in the Jammu and Kashmir.

(b) to (f)    In view of (a) above, the question does not arise.

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