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Lok Sabha Question No. 4018 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Access to Research Published in International Journals
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sanjay Kumar Bandi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4018 ANSWERED ON 19/03/2021

ACCESS TO RESEARCH PUBLISHED IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS 4018.  SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY वान और ौयोगक मंी be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether  the  Science,  Technology  and  Innovation  Policy  (STIP) aims  to  facilitate  researchers  to  access  research  published  in  top international journals at no cost; and
- (b)     if so, the details thereof and the manner in which the said policy would be useful to the researchers/ general public in matching the pace of  global  changes  in  the  field  of  Science  and  Technology  and  ensure private participation in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE; MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

वाय और परवार कयाण मंी , वान और ौयोगक मंी और पृवी वान मंी (डॉ . हष वधन)

- (a)  &  (b)    Yes  Sir,  the  draft  new  Science,  Technology  and  Innovation Policy  (STIP)  aims  to  facilitate  free  access  of  data  used  in  and generated from public-funded research on findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable (FAIR) terms, that includes providing access to  the  outputs  of  all  publicly-funded  research  including  manuscripts, research  data,  supplementary  information,  research  protocols,  review articles,  conference  proceedings,  monographs,  book  chapters,  etc. Providing  free  access  to  publicly  funded  research  outputs  to  all,  will help researchers in the country to build greater capacity to match the global  best  in  the  field  of  Science  and  Technology  and  would  enable greater  transparency  and  accountability  in  research,  inclusiveness, better  resource  utilisation  through  minimal  restrictions  on  reuse  of research  outputs  and  infrastructure,  ensure  constant  exchange  of knowledge  between  producers  and  users  of  knowledge  and  also  help increasing private participation in the R&D in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Changes in Coastal Regulation Zone Notification
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Pratima Bhoumik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4017

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021

## Changes in Coastal Regulation Zone Notification

## 4017. MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that  the Government has made changes in the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification, 2011;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it is a fact that after such changes in CRZ rules, any Industry can launch their project without obtaining a valid Coastal Regulation Zone clearance; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) & (b) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has received representations  from  various  coastal  States  and  Union  Territories,  besides  other stakeholders, regarding certain provisions in the Coastal Regulation  Zone Notification, 2011 related to management and conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems,  development  in  coastal  areas,  eco-tourism,  livelihood  options  and sustainable  development  of  coastal  communities  etc.  In  view  of  reasons  stated above and in order to streamline the process of clearance under CRZ regulations, the Ministry in supersession of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 has notified a new Coastal Regulations vide G.S.R 37(E), dated 18 th January, 2019 as CRZ Notification, 2019.
- (c) & (d) All permitted or regulated project activities attracting the provisions of this new CRZ regulations issued on 18.01.2019, shall be required to obtain CRZ clearance prior to their commencement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4013 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Recognision of Medical Degrees of Foreign Institutions
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTI ON NO. 4013 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH MARCH, 2021

## RECOGNISION OF MEDIC AL DEGREES OF FOREIG N INSTITUTIONS

## 4013. SHRI M. SELVAR AJ:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WE LFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the current policy of the Government for recognition of graduate and post - graduate medical degrees  of  foreign  countries  along  with  the  exemptions, if  any,  made  in  this  regard  and  the reasons therefor;

(b) whether a number of Indian students who have graduated from medical institutions abroad have  notbeen  awarded  registration  in  India  for  their  failure  to qualify  the  screening  test conducted by Natio nal Board of Examinations for the purpose; and

(c) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of students who appeared in the said screening test  and the  number  out  of  them  who  succeeded  during  each  of the  last  three  years  and  the current year?

## ANSWE R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a):  Section  36  of  National  Medical  Commission  (NMC)  Act  provides  for  the  process  to followed by the National Medical Commission (NMC) for recognition of medical qualification granted by medical institutions outside India. Also, its sub - section (4) provides that all medical qualifications which have been recognized before the date of commencement of NMC Act sha also be recognized medical qualifications fo r the purposes of this Act. Further, Section 39 & 40 provides  for  recognition  &  de - recognition  of  any  medical  qualification  granted  by  a  medical institution outside India.

(b):  S ection 13(4A) of the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 prescribes that any Indian student who obtains medical qualification from a country outside India shall have to qualify Sc Test i.e. Foreign Medical Graduate Exam ination (FMGE) to be enrolled with the State Medical Council .

(c): The number of students appeared and qualified in the Screening Test in the last three years as under: -

| Session        |   Appeared |   Qualified |
|----------------|------------|-------------|
| June- 2018     |       9274 |        2480 |
| December- 2018 |      12077 |        1969 |
| June- 2019     |      12934 |        2992 |
| December- 2019 |      15663 |        4444 |
| June- 2020     |      17198 |        1999 |
| December- 2020 |      18576 |        3928 |
| Total          |      85722 |       17812 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 4011 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Survey of Forest Area
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Soni, Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4011

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021

## Survey of Forest Area

## 4011.    SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  conduct  Survey  of  Forest  resources  and  forest area with the help of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or any other modern technology;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether obstacles are being faced by the Government in surveying the forest areas across the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of techniques being used/likely to be used by the Government for survey of forest resource and forest area?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) to (d)   The Forest Survey of India (FSI), Dehradun, an organization under the Ministry carries out the assessment of forest cover of the country biennially since 1987 and the findings are published in India State of Forest Report (ISFR). The forest cover assessment is a wall-to-wall mapping exercise based on remote sensing supported by intensive ground verification and field data from National Forest Inventory.As per ISFR 2019, the total forest and tree cover of the country is 8,07,276 square kilometers which is 24.56 % of the geographical area of the country. There is an  increase of 13,209 square kilometer of forest and tree cover at the national level in the ISFR-2019 as compared to the ISFR2015.

Over the last three decades, FSI has regularly improved methodology for forest cover mapping. Up to the  year  1999,  the forest  cover  mapping  used  to  be  done  largely  by visual  interpretation  method.  In  the  year  2001,  a  complete  switch-over  to  the  digital interpretation based approach was adopted. In the ISFR-2019, significant improvements in  methodology  of  satellite  data  interpretation  for  forest  cover  mapping  has  been undertaken.  However,  at  present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  conduct  survey  of  forest resources and forest area with the help of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4009 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Jute Mills in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4009 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021

## JUTE MILLS IN TAMIL NADU

## 4009.  SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

(a) whether investments have been made in the handloom, textiles, and handicrafts sector in Tamil Nadu since 2019;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the number of textile/jute mills in Tamil Nadu, area-wise;

(d) whether the Government has any proposal for establishing new textile/jute mills in Tamil Nadu and revive the sick and closed mills as part of Public Sector Undertakings restructuring or through PPP Model; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

## MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): Investment  in  the  textile  sector  is  by  and  large  in  the  private  sector.  Financial assistance  in  the  form  of  grants-in-aid  is  provided  by  Government  of  India  to  the  eligible handloom/textiles/handicrafts  agencies/weavers/artisans  for  raw  materials,  purchase  of  looms  and accessories, design innovation, product diversification, infrastructure development, skill upgradation, marketing in domestic as well as overseas markets. No state-wise investments data is maintained by Government of India.

(c): There are  979  cotton  and  man-made  textiles  mills(Non  SSI)  at  various  locations  in  Tamil Nadu. Government of India is operating 7 National Textile Corporation (NTC) Limited mills in the state of Tamil Nadu at various locations viz. Kamudakudi, Kalayarkoil, Coimbatore(5 nos.).

(d) & (e): The  role  of  the  government  is  to create  a  conducive  environment  and  provide enabling  conditions  for  textile  manufacturing  in  the  country  through  its  various  textile  schemes aimed at promotion/upgradation of textile industries/units. There is no proposal at present for revival of sick and closed mills.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4008 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: State Animal Welfare Boards
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Amar Singh, Behanan Benny, Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4008

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021

## State Animal Welfare Boards

4008.  SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

DR. AMAR SINGH:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the number of State Animal Welfare Boards thathave been established currently, as per the  SupremeCourt's directive in 2011 and  re-issuance of samedirectives in 2015, 2017 and 2020;
- (b) whether the established Boards are currentlyoperational;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;
- (d) the number of vacancies on said Boards, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the number of states that are yet to set upAnimal Welfare Boards along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a) As per information received from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying,  all  the States and UTs have established the State Animal Welfare Boards.
- (b) and (c) As per information received from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, only few State Animal Welfare Boards are currently operational. The Animal Welfare Board  of  India  is  regularly  addressing  the  concerned  authorities  of  State Governments/UTs  to  establish  /  re-constitute  the  State  Animal  Welfare Boards and District SPCA in every district to prevent unnecessary pain or suffering to animals.

The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has also taken steps by conducting the Regional Review meetings with all the States /UTs to see that the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and its Rules are implemented in letter and spirit.

- (d) As  informed  by  the  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying, Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying,  the  number  of vacancies on said  Boards, State/UT-wise is not available with the Animal Welfare Board of India.
- (e) As  per  information  received  from  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, the State Animal  Welfare  Boards  set  up  in  their  respective  States/UTs  are  to  be effectively  made  functional  to  address  the  issues  related  to  cruelty  to animals and to prevent unnecessary pain or suffering to animals at grass root level.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4007 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4007

## ANSWERED ON 19/03/2021

## NATIONAL DATA SHARING AND ACCESSIBILITY POLICY

## 4007.  SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will  the  Minister  of  SCIENCE  AND  TECHNOLOGY वान और ौयोगक मंी be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy is still in use and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)       whether  any  amendment  to  the  said  policy  is  proposed  to  be released, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)      whether any Ministry/Department is yet to release its data, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d)      whether  timely  update  of  the  data  by  the  Ministry/  Department takes place; and
- (e)     if so, the details thereof including the mechanisms in place to keep a check on it?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE; MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

वाय और परवार कयाण मंी , वान और ौयोगक मंी और पृवी वान मंी डॉ . हष वधन

- (a)      Yes,  the  National  Data  Sharing  and  Accessibility  Policy  (NDSAP) notified  on  17 th   March  2012  is  still  in  use  and  is  under  implementation since October 2012.
- (b)     There is no such proposal to amend the National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy (NDSAP) at this stage.
- (c) A total of 86 Ministries/Departments/Organizations of Government of India  are  contributing  datasets  to  the  Open  Government Data Platform established under the Policy.
- (d)     Datasets are being updated on a daily/weekly/monthly/yearly basis  as  per  the  frequency  decided  and  set  by  the  respective Chief Data Officers (CDOs) of the concerned Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations.
- (e) In line with the provisions of the implementations guidelines for the Policy, the CDOs from the respective Ministries/ Departments/ Organisations are responsible for identifying,  cleaning,  publishing  and  updating  datasets  on  a  proactive and voluntary basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4005 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Seperate Block for Elderly in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTI ON NO. 4005 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH MARCH, 2021

## SEPERATE BLOCK FOR E LDERLY IN AIIMS

## 4005. SHRIMATI RANJA NBEN DHANANJAY BHATT :

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WE LFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering to construct a separate block for elderly persons in AIIMS, Delhi;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken any steps in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) to (d):      Yes.    The  Government  has  approved  setting  up  of  National  Centre  of  Ageing AIIMS, New Delhi under National Programme for Health Care of Elderly (NPHCE). The Centre includes 200 bedded hospital, with cutting age research facilities for ageing popu lation.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Saree Industry in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4004 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.03.2021

## SAREE INDUSTRY IN MADHYA PRADESH

## 4004.  SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) the schemes being run by the Government for Saree Industry in Madhya Pradesh; and
- (b) whether any special scheme is being run for Maheshwari Sarees along with the details of schemes for textiles in Madhya Pradesh?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): Government of India, Ministry of Textiles is implementing the following schemes for development of handlooms and welfare of weavers across the country, including the handloom saree Industry of Madhya Pradesh:

- 1) National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP)
- 2) Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS)
- 3) Handloom Weavers' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme (HWCWS)
- 4) Yarn Supply Scheme (YSS)

Under  the  above  schemes,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  eligible  handloom agencies/weavers  etc.  for  raw  materials,  purchase  of  looms  and  accessories,  design  innovation, product  diversification,  infrastructure  development,  skill  upgradation,  lighting  units,  marketing  of handloom products in domestic as well as overseas markets and Mudra loan at concessional rates:

Apart  from  implementation  of  above  schemes,  following  activities  have  been  taken  for handloom weavers of  Maheshwari Sarees in Madhya Pradesh: -

- i. Two Block Level Clusters have been sanctioned under NHDP in Khargone district covering more than seven thousand beneficiaries.
- ii. During  Financial  Year  2020-21,  56  weavers  were  trained  in  weaving  under  SAMARTH Scheme. Earlier 160 weavers were trained under NHDP.
- iii. Under  Hathkargha  Samvardhan  Sahayata,  161  upgraded  looms  and  accessories  have  been provided to weavers.
- iv. 07  Chaupals  were  organized  by  Weavers'  Service  Centre  Indore  in  Maheshwar  and neighbouring  areas  to  educate  the  weavers  about  the  benefits  available  under  various handloom schemes.  140 weavers participated in  these Chaupals.
- v. In Maheshwar, 14 number of entities have been registered under India Handloom Brand, and 76 number of Handloom Mark Certificate have been issued to weavers.
- vi. Over 1300 weavers have been registered under GeM portal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4002 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-19
Subject: Free Treatment of Poor Patients in Private Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTI ON NO. 4002 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH MARCH, 2021

## FREE TREATMENT OF PO OR PATIENTS IN PRIVA TE HOSPITALS

## 4002. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WE LFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total numbers of beds available for EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) patients in various private hospitals of Tamil Nadu;
- (b)  whether concessional  treatment  is  being  provided in  these  private  hospitals  to  the  EWS patients, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether as per the existing norms, private hospitals are mandated to reserve 25 percent quota forproviding free treatment to patients in the OPD (Outdoor Patient Department) and 10 percent quota to admit poor patients;
- (d) whether the Government imposes penalty for non compliance of the directives issued in this regard from time to time and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  whether  th e  Government  is  having  any  proposal to  cancel  the  lease  deed  given  to  these private hospitals on violation of the directives thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

( a) to  (e):Government  of  India  has  enacted  the  Clinical  Establishments  (Registration  a Regulation) Act, 2010 under which per se there are no such stipulations for the total number of beds  available  for  Economically  Weaker  Sections  (EWS)  patients  in  private  hospital s  or  for concessional treatment in private hospitals for EWS patients, or for 25% reservation in hospitals for free treatment to patients in Outdoor Patient Department (OPD) and 10% for Patient Department (IPD).  However, the clinical establ ishments are required to comply with among other conditions, with the laws prevailing in the State/Union Territory (UT), wher are located on any such matters, if any.  Further, implementation of the provisions of th lies with the State/UT Gov ernment, where the said Act has been adopted. The details regarding EWS  beds etc.  in  respect  of  States/UTs  including  Tamil  Nadu  are  therefore not  maintained centrally.