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Lok Sabha Question No. 235 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Fast Track Courts in M.P.
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †235

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 12 th  DECEMBER, 2018

## Fast Track Courts in M.P

## †235.  SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

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

- (a) whether fast track courts have been set up in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether funds are not being released for the proper operation of fast track courts along with the reaction of the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the amount of funds released for the said purpose to Madhya Pradesh during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State for Law & Justice and Corporate Affairs (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (b): Setting up of subordinate courts including Fast Track Courts (FTCs) falls within the domain of the State Governments,  who set up such courts as per their need and resources, in consultation with the concerned High Courts.

In  its  judgment  dated  19.04.2012  in  Brij  Mohan  Lal  &  Others  Vs  Union  of India & Others case, the Hon'ble  Supreme Court observed that continuation of FTCs is within the domain of the states and has further directed the states that they need to decide  either  to  bring  the  FTC  scheme  to  an  end  or  to  continue  the  same  as  a permanent feature in the state.

At  present,  as  per  available  information,  no  funds  have  been  released  to Government of Madhya Pradesh for the said purpose, in the last three years and no FTCs are functioning in Madhya Pradesh at present. th

(c) to (d): The 14 Finance Commission (FC) endorsed the proposal of the Union Government  to  strengthen  the  judicial  system  in  States  which  included,  inter-alia, establishing FTCs for cases of heinous crimes, cases involving senior citizens, women, children  etc.  The  State  Governments  were  urged  to  use  the  additional  fiscal  space provided  by  the  Commission  in  the  form  of  enhanced  tax  devolution  (from  32%  to 42%)  to  meet  such  requirements.  Hence  the  entire  funding  for  establishment  and operations of the FTCs is being provided by the respective State Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Expenditure in Election
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 233

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 12 th  DECEMBER, 2018

## EXPENDITURE IN ELECTION

†233. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  put  the  burden  of expenditure incurred in elections on the candidate contesting from two seats  in  State  Assembly  and  Parliamentary  elections  in  case  he/she resigns from one seat;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  whether the Government has taken any action in this regard so far and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P.P.CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  to  (c):  No,  Madam.  No such proposal is under consideration of the Government at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 232 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Whistleblowers Act
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 232

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2018)

## WHISTLEBLOWERS ACT

## 232. SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the time by which the Government intends to bring the Whistleblowers Act, 2011 into force;
- (b) whether  the  Act  does  not  provide  any  incentive  to  disclose  any  information  under  the private sectors;
- (c) if  so,  the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government to afford similar protection to whistleblowers in the private sector;
- (d) whether the Government is taking any step towards including 'anonymous disclosures' under the purview of the Act; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a):      The    Whistle  Blowers  Protection  Act,    2011  (No.  17  of  2014)  has  been  notified  on  12 th May, 2014.  In terms of section 1(3) of the Act, the provisions of the Act shall come into force only  on  such  date,  as  the  Central  Government  may  notify.    The  said  Act  requires  some amendments  aimed  at  safeguarding  against  disclosures  affecting  sovereignty  and  integrity  of India, security of the State, etc., before it is brought into force.  To make these amendments to the Act, the Government introduced the Whistle Blowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in the Lok Sabha on 11 th May, 2015 which has been passed by the Lok Sabha on 13 th  May, 2015 and  the  said  Bill  is  presently  before  the  Rajya  Sabha.  Thus,  the  matter  is  presently  under  the domain of the legislature.

(b):    The  Act  does  not  provide  any  incentive  to  disclose  any  information  under  the  private sectors.

- (c):    Does not arise.
- (d) & (e):    No, Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Creation of Indian Judicial Service
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## 231. DR. UDIT RAJ

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

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal for creation of an All India Judicial Service on lines of the Indian Administrative Services;
- (b) whether creation of such a service was ordered by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in 2009; and
- (c) if so, the status of implementation of the proposal?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) : A comprehensive proposal was formulated for constitution of All India Judicial Service (AIJS)  which  was  recommended  by  the  Committee  of  Secretaries  in  November,  2012. The proposal along with views received from High Courts and States was included in the agenda for the Joint Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices of High Courts held on 05 th April, 2015.

- (b) : The Supreme Court of India, vide its judgment of 13.11.1991 in the matter of All India Judges  Association versus Union  of  India  and  others,  recommended  that  Government should examine  the feasibility of implementing the recommendations  of the  Law Commission for setting up of All India Judicial Service.  They have reiterated this later in their judgment of 24.11.1993 in the same case.
- (c)  :  Keeping  in  view  the  divergence  of  opinion  among  the  States  and  High  Courts  on constitution  of  All  India  Judicial  Service  (AIJS),  the  Government  has  undertaken  the consultative process to arrive at a common ground. However, no progress has been made on the subject.

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 231

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 12 th  DECEMBER, 2018.

## Creation of Indian Judicial Service
Lok Sabha Question No. 19 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Procurement of Coarse Grains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 19 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 DECEMBER, 2018

## PROCUREMENT OF COARSE GRAINS

- *19.  SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any action plan for purchasing/procuring  coarse  grains, particularly jowar  and  bajra at the support price announced in this regard; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAMVILAS PASWAN)

(a) & (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE STARRED  QUESTION  NO-19  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  11.12.2018  IN THE LOK SABHA

(a) & (b): Government of India (GoI) has already issued Guidelines for procurement of coarse grains by the State Government Agencies.  Under  these  Guidelines,  States  are  allowed  to  procure coarse  grains,  including  Jowar  and  Bajra  for  Central  Pool  from farmers  at  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  subject  to  the  prior approval  by  Department  of  Food  and  Public  Distribution  (DFPD), Government  of  India.  The  coarse  grains  so  procured  are  to  be distributed  under  TPDS  (Targeted  Public  Distribution  System)/OWS (Other Welfare Schemes) in the State/UT within three months from the date of end of procurement period and the combined allocation of  wheat  and  rice  stands  automatically  reduced  to  the  equivalent extent.

2. During  the  current  Kharif  Marketing  Season,  on  the  basis  of proposals  received  from  State  Governments,  Government  of  India has approved procurement of  5,00,000 MT Jowar and 1,67,000 MT Bajra.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 16 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Notices to Drug Manufacturers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG)

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *16

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  December, 2018

## Notices to Drug Manufacturers

- *16. DR. RATNA DE (NAG):

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

- (a) whether the Government has issued any notices to drug manufacturers regarding non-compliance  of  pharmaceutical  norms  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year;
- (b) if so, the details of such notices issued during the said period;
- (c) the details of the outcome in this regard; and
- (d) the details of action taken/likely to be taken against such drug manufacturers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CHEMICALS  &  FERTILIZERS  AND  MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION  (SHRI D.  V.  SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *16 for answer on 11/12/2018 regarding Notices to Drug Manufacturers.

(a) to (c): Yes, Madam. The details of notices issued to pharmaceuticals companies for non-compliance of Drugs (Prices Control) Order (DPCO) are as under:

| Year                       |   No. of Demand Notices issued |   Amount of demand notices (In Crore) |   Amount recovered Crore) | (In   |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|-------|
| 2015-2016                  |                            263 |                                931.63 |                     12.32 |       |
| 2016-2017                  |                            137 |                                333.97 |                    302.08 |       |
| 2017-2018                  |                            221 |                                704.12 |                    148.42 |       |
| 2018-2019 (till Sept.2018) |                            125 |                                194.81 |                     17.43 |       |

The  detailed  list  of  overcharging  cases  where  demand  notices  have  been  issued  is available  on  the  website  of  National  Pharmaceutical  Pricing  Authority  (NPPA)  i.e. www.nppaindia.nic.in.

- (d): Action for recovery of the overcharged amount is taken as per the provisions of DPCO,  1995  and  DPCO,  2013.  However,  in  some  cases,  the  demands  raised  for overcharging  have  been  challenged  in  courts.  NPPA,  as  an  ongoing  process,  pursues these court cases. Where the demand raised by NPPA has not been challenged in the court and the concerned company does not deposit the amount of demand, the matter is referred  to  the  respective  District  Collector  for  recovery  of  the  overcharged  amount  as arrears of land revenue under Essential Commodities Act, 1955. The cases referred to Collectors are also followed up by NPPA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 15 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Impact of Climate Change
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kunhalikutty, P.K., JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 15

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11/12/2018

## IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

## *15. SHRI P.K. KUNHALIKUTTY: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether an annual review by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has  recently  revealed  that  crops,  plantations  and  livestock  in  around  150  districts  or slightly  more  than  one-fifth  of  the  total  districts  in  the  country  are  susceptible  to  the impact of climate change;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the annual agricultural income of farmers may fall in the range of 15-18 per cent on average and upto 20-25 per cent in un-irrigated areas; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  by  ICAR  to  make  use  of  better scientific methods for increasing productivity in the farm sector?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

(a) to (d)

:

A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 15 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11/12/2018 REGARDING 'IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE'

(a) & (b): ICAR-Central  Research  Institute  for  Dryland  Agriculture  established  in 1985  has  assessed  relative  vulnerability  of  agriculture  to  climate  change  for  572  rural districts of India during 2011 under National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA)  and  revealed  that  151  districts  are  highly  vulnerable.  Accordingly,  climate resilient technologies are being demonstrated in those districts under NICRA to cope up with any extreme climatic aberrations.

(c) & (d): As per 'Economic Survey 2018', the climate change could reduce annual farm incomes in the range of 15-18 per cent on average and  up to 20-25 per cent for unirrigated areas. In order to minimize the impact of climate variability, climate resilient technologies are being popularized through demonstrations. A number of climate resilient crop  varieties  have  also  been  developed.  In  addition,  institutional  interventions  like establishment of seed bank, fodder bank, custom hiring centres, commodity groups and introduction  of  climate  literacy  through  setting  up  of  village  level  automatic  weather station have been made.  The ICAR has also developed district agricultural contingency plans  for  633  districts  and  providing  real  time  agro-advisories  to  farmers  to  minimize risk.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 11 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Shortage of Housing in Urban Areas
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 11

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 11, 2018

## SHORTAGE OF HOUSING IN URBAN AREAS

NO.  11* SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV : SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether two crore and fifty lakh houses are required in the urban areas  of  the  country  and  95  per  cent  of  the  people  belonging  to economically  weaker  sections  in  the  urban  areas  are  deprived  of housing facility;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has prepared any action plan to address the shortage of housing in the urban areas, especially the shortage of housing for the people belonging to the economically weaker sections; (d) if so, the details thereof along with the works carried out under the
- said action plan; and
- (e)  the  success  achieved  by  the  Government  in  addressing  the  said problem as a result of these works?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

[SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI]

- (a) to  (e):  A statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.

STATEMENT REFRRED TO IN THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 11* DUE FOR 11.12.2018 REGARDING 'SHORTAGE OF HOUSING IN URBAN AREAS'.

(a) to (e): In pursuance of the Government's vision of 'Housing for All by  2022',  the  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  is  implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)] for providing assistance to States/Union Territories (UTs) in addressing the housing requirement of the urban areas of the country for the people belonging to  Economically  Weaker  Sections  (EWS),  Lower  Income  Group  (LIG) and Middle Income Group (MIG) categories. The PMAY (U) Guidelines provides for undertaking demand survey by States/UTs for assessing actual demand of housing under the Scheme. The housing requirement is dynamic due to factors like rapid urbanization,  increase  in  working/employed  population,  inclusion  of new planning/development areas in the urban agglomeration etc.  The demand validated and reported by States/UTs under the PMAY (U) to this Ministry so far is around 100 lakhs.

As on 03.12.2018, total  65,43,970  houses  have  been approved  under the PMAY(U) across the country; out of which 35,49,531 houses have been grounded for construction, 12,26,530 houses have been completed and 12,19,549 houses have been occupied by the beneficiaries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 10 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Macro Irrigation Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 10

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## MACRO IRRIGATION MISSION

## *10.    SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to increase the grant given to the farmers in order to make the State Macro Irrigation Mission scheme more effective;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

- (a) to (c):

(SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  10    DUE FOR REPLY ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2018.

(a) to (c): To  enhance  the  water  use  efficiency,  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  on Micro Irrigation,  to  promote  Drip  &  Sprinkler  Irrigation  system,  was  launched  in 2005-06, which was implemented as National Mission on Micro Irrigation (NMMI) from 2010-11. This was  thereafter  subsumed  under  'On  Farm  Water  Management'  (OFWM)  component  of National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) during 2014-15.  From 2015-16, Micro Irrigation  is  being  assisted  under  'Per  Drop  More  Crop  (PDMC)'  component  of  Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).

The  details  of  central  assistance  released  to  States  during  last  three  years  and allocation during the current year for PMKSY- PDMC is as under:

[Rs. in crore]

| Year               |   2015-16 (Release) |   2016-17 (Release) |   2017-18 (Release) | 2018-19 (Allocation) (BE)                              |
|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Central assistance |             1556.73 |             1991.24 |             2819.49 | 4000.00 (Released Rs. 1877.06 crore as on 05.12.2018 ) |

From the above, it is observed that the release of funds under PMKSY- PDMC has consistently increased  which has resulted in record coverage of area under Micro Irrigation during 2017-18 which is 10.48 lakh hectare.

Besides,  Government  has  approved  a  dedicated  Micro  Irrigation  Fund  (MIF)  with National  Bank  for  Agriculture  &  Rural  Development  (NABARD)  with  an  initial  corpus  of Rs.5000  crores  for  2018-19  &  2019-20  with  the  objective  of  facilitating  the  States  in mobilising the resources for expanding coverage of micro irrigation by taking up special and innovative  projects  and  also  for  incentivising  micro  irrigation  beyond  the  provisions available  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana-Per  Drop  More  Crop  (PMKSYPDMC) to encourage farmers to install micro irrigation systems.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-11
Subject: Sale of Pulses
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: VEENA DEVI

## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

## Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## Department of Consumer Affairs

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *6 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2018

## SALE OF PULSES

## *6. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

(OIH)

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  announced  to  sell  pulses  from  the  buffer  stock  to  the  State Governments at discounted rates;
- (b) if so, the facts in this regard along with the quantum of pulses sold till October, 2018; and
- (c) the quantum of pulses remaining in the buffer stock during the said period?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h ¼Jh jke foykl ikloku½

## THE MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*6 FOR 11.12.2018 REGARDING SALE OF PULSES.

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(a) to (c) Government has approved a scheme for release of pulses  at discounted rates for utilization by States/UTs under various welfare schemes like Mid Day Meal (MDM), Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Public Distribution System (PDS), etc. Under this scheme, of the total stock of pulses procured by Government of India, 34.88 Lakh MT (LMT) is being offered to States/UTs with central subsidy  of  ₹15  per  kg.  This  subsidy  will  be  available  to  States/UTs  on  the  aforesaid  stock  up  to September  2019  or  till  the  stock  last,  whichever  is  earlier.  Based  on  the  demand  received  from States/UTs  for  their  welfare  schemes,  89,843  MT  of  pulses  were  allocated  to  them  till  October,2018 leaving a balance of about 33.98 LMT for release under this scheme.

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