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Lok Sabha Question No. 293 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Sanskrit as Official Language
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *293

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 25, 1942 (SAKA)

SANSKRIT AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

†*293. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH  CHANDEL: SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government proposes to make Sanskrit as link language and official language alongwith Hindi;

(b) whether the Government has received any proposals in this regard; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *293  FOR ANSWER ON 16.03.2021 REGARDING 'SANSKRIT AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE'

- (a)  No  Sir,  Government  does  not  propose  to  make  Sanskrit  as  link  language and official language. As per Article 343, the Official Language of the Union is Hindi in Devnagari script.
- (b) No Sir.
- (c) Does Not Arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 288 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Crop Loan Waiver Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 288

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  16 TH  MARCH, 2021

## CROP LOAN WAIVER SCHEME

- *288.    SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

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

- (a) the  total  amount  of  outstanding  loans  waived  in  the  States/districts  during  the  last three years and the current year along with the criteria adopted in this regard;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  distribution  of  benefits,  number  of beneficiaries  and  the  amount  of  outstanding  loans  of  farmers  waived  under  the  crop  loan waiver scheme across the States is skewed/ uneven;
- (c) whether  some  States/districts  have  not  been  given  equitable  benefits  under  the scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the corrective steps taken/proposed to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  288   DUE FOR REPLY ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2021.

(a) to (e): Government of India has not announced any farm loan waiver during the last three years and is also not in favour of the same.  However, States announce their own Farm Loan Waiver Schemes as per their own policy from their own resources. Government of India does not maintain the information pertaining to loan waivers by State Governments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 287 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Issue of Domicile Certificates in J&K
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *287

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 25, 1942 (SAKA)

ISSUE OF DOMICILE CERTIFICATES IN J&K

*287. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  applications  for  issue  of  domicile certificates for the purpose of applying for local jobs in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir;
- (b) if so, the details thereof as on December 31, 2020;
- (c)  the  number  of  applicants,  out  of  them,  who  have  been  issued  domicile certificate;
- (d) the total number of domicile certificates that have been issued to holders of the erstwhile Permanent Resident Certificate; and
- (e)  the total number of applications that have been rejected as on December 31, 2020 and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

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

STATEMENT IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 287 FOR ANSWER ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2021 RAISED BY SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN  DHANORKAR  REGARDING  ISSUE  OF  DOMICILE  CERTIFICATES  IN J&K.

(a) to  (c):    As  per  information  provided  by  the  Government  of  Jammu  & Kashmir,  a  total  of  35,44,938  applications  for  issue  of  Domicile  Certificates have  been  received  as  on  31 st   December,  2020,  out  of  which  32,31,353 applicants have been issued Domicile Certificates.

(d): As  on  31 st   December,  2020,  a  total  of  31,08,682  Domicile  Certificates have been issued to the dependents/holders of erstwhile Permanent Resident Certificates in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.

(e): A total of 2,15,438 applications have been rejected as on 31 st  December, 2020.

Rule  5  of  the  Jammu  and  Kashmir  Grant  of  Domicile  Certificate (Procedure) Rules, 2020 mandates certain documents to be annexed with the application.  The  applications  which  lack  the  prescribed  documents  are rejected.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 286 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Setting up of Turmeric Board at Nizamabad, Telangana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 286

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  16 TH  MARCH, 2021

## SETTING UP OF TURMERIC BOARD AT NIZAMABAD, TELANGANA

*286.   SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  Turmeric  Board  in  Nizamabad, Telangana for the procurement and marketing of turmeric;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and;
- (c) the time frame within which it will be set up and the details of funds sanctioned for the same?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

- कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR) (a) to (c): 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.   286  DUE FOR REPLY ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2021.

(a)  to  (c):        Ministry  of  Commerce  and  Industry,  Government  of  India  has  upgraded  its Divisional  office  at  Nizamabad  (Telangana)  to  Regional  Office  cum  Extension  Centre    in February, 2020 under Spices Board for promotion of turmeric as well as other spices with focussed attention on research, development,  post harvest operations, marketing and export in the region. Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) with the assistance

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India implements several development  programmes  for  spices  including  turmeric  through  State  Departments  under for development  of  infrastructure  for  post-harvest  management  and  marketing  of  horticulture produce at farm/market level to enable farmers to get remunerative prices to turmeric crop. National  Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM)  scheme  is  also  implemented  to  lower  the  transaction costs to buyers and stable prices. DAC&FW, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare is implementing  Market  Intervention  Scheme  (MIS)  to  protect  the  growers  of  perishable horticulture commodities from making distress sale in the event of a bumper crop during the peak arrival period.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 285 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: PMMSY in Bihar
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.†*285 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH MARCH, 2021

## PMMSY IN BIHAR

## †*285. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND  DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालनऔरडेयरीमंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  State  of  Bihar  has  been  benefited  under  the  Pradhan  MantriMatsyaSampadaYojana (PMMSY); and
- (b)    if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES,ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

A Statement is placed on the Table of the House.

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- (a) and (b):

Statement referred to in reply to the LokSabha Starred Question No †* 285 put in by Shri  DileshwarKamait, Honourable Member of Parliament for answer on 16 th March, 2021 regarding PMMSY in Bihar.

(a) and (b): Yes Sir. The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing a flagship scheme namely 'Pradhan MantriMatsyaSampadaYojana  (PMMSY) -to bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable  and  responsible  development  of  fisheries  sector  in  India'  with  highest  ever investment of Rs.20050 crore in fisheries sector in all the States/Union Territories including Bihar for a period of 5 years with effect from the financial year 2020-21. Under the PMMSY, an  indicative  investment  of  Rs.1390  crore  has  been  envisaged  for  development  of  fisheries and  aquaculture  in  Bihar  during  the  period  of  five  years.During  the  current  financial  year (2020-21),  the  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying  has  accorded  approval  to  the  proposal  of  Government  of  Bihar  at  a  total  cost  of Rs.183.32crore under the PMMSY for development of fisheries in the State. The approved activities  primarily  include  construction  of  hatcheries,  rearing  ponds,  grow-out  ponds  with inputs,  biofloc  ponds  with  inputs,  stocking  of  fingerlings  in  reservoirs  and  wetlands, ornamental fish culture, Re-circulatory Aquaculture System, installation of cages in reservoirs, ice plants, fish transport vehicles, fish markets, fish feed plants, mobile fish kiosks, MatsyaSeva Kendra, brood bank, aquatic referral labs etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 284 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Action Plan for Sick PSUs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## Lok SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. *284 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## Action Plan for Sick PSUs

*284. SHRI E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to address the sickness of Public Sector Enterprises/Units; and
- (b) the details of the outcome thereof along with the action plan envisaged to improve the same?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES ( SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR )

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

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## Statement referred to in Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*284 for reply on 16.03.2021 on 'Action Plan for Sick PSUs'

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(a) & (b): Department of Public Enterprises (DPE), being a general policy making Department for CPSEs, has issued on  29 th October, 2015 guidelines for 'Streamlining the mechanism for revival and restructuring of sick/ incipient sick and weak Central Public Sector Enterprises: General principles and mechanism of restructuring".  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs)  function  under  the administrative control of concerned Ministries/Departments and all matters relating to  revival/  restructuring  of  CPSEs  are  dealt  by  the  concerned  administrative Ministry/ Department on a case-to-case basis.

In terms  of these guidelines, the administrative ministries/  departments monitor the health of CPSEs and identify the sick/weak/incipient sick CPSEs as per  the  criteria  laid  down  therein  based  on  their  performance  and  take  redressal measures. The criteria laid down in the guidelines facilitate pre-emptive corrective actions  to  check  onset  of  sickness  and  take  timely  appropriate  steps  to  put  the CPSEs  back  to  good  financial  health.  The  concerned  administrative  Ministries/ Departments  are  also  responsible  to  formulate  revival/restructuring/closure  plans for such CPSEs based on the principles outlined therein on a case-to-case basis in consultation with stakeholders and after obtaining the approval of the competent authority and implement the plan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 283 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Fish Farmers Producer Organisations
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Meenakashi Lekhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.*283 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH MARCH, 2021

## FISH FARMERS PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS

## *283.   SHRIMATI MEENAKSHILEKHI:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND  DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is extending support to promote Fish Farmers Producer Organisations (FFPOs);
- (b) if so, the details of the support being provided to FFPOs including financial support; and
- (c) the total number of FFPOs registered in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

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

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## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  the  LokSabha  Starred  Question  No  *283  put  in  by Shrimati Meenakshi  Lekhi, Honourable  Member  of  Parliament for answer on 16 th March, 2021 regarding Fish Farmers Producer Organisations

(a) and (b): Yes sir. The  Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries,  Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAHD) under the new flagship scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Matsya  SampadaYojana  (PMMSY)  provides  financial  assistance  for  setting  up  of  Fish Farmers  Producer  Organizations  (FFPOs)  to  economically  empower  the  fishers  and  fish farmers  and  enhance  their  bargaining  power.  The  financial  support  provided  under  the PMMSY to each FFPOs primarily includes cost of formation, management, training and skill development and equity grant.

(c): The  Department  of Fisheries,  MoFAHD  through  Small  Farmers  Agri-Business Consortium of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoAFW), Government of India assisted setting up of 5 FFPOs in the states of Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh  on  pilot basis under  the erstwhile  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  Blue Revolution-Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries and these 5 FFPOs have already  registered.  Further,  under  PMMSY,  the  Department  of  Fisheries,  MoFAHD  has accorded  approval  to  the  proposal  of  National  Cooperative  Development  Corporation, MoAFW for setting  up  of  50  FFPOs  at  a  total  cost  of  Rs.24.50  crore  during  the  current financial  year  (FY  2020-21).Besides,  approval  has  also  been  accorded  during  the  current financial year  to the proposal of National Fisheries Development Board(NFDB) for setting up of 22 FFPOs at total cost of Rs. 10 crore under the PMMSY.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: New Medical Device Parks
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3449 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 th  MARCH, 2021

## New Medical Device Parks

## †3449. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

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

- (a) the criteria fixed for development of Medical Device Park in AURIC Bidkin area;
- (b) whether a proposal from the State Government of Maharashtra for release of financial assistance for developing Meidcal Device Park in AURIC Bidkin is pending with the Union Government;
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor along with the present status thereof; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government on the said proposal, if any?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI D.V. SADANANADA GOWDA)

- (a): The Government has not fixed any criteria for development of Medical Device Park in AURIC Bidkin area.
- (b)  to  (d):  The  Government  of  Maharashtra,  through  Maharashtra  Industrial  Development Corporation has submitted a proposal for setting up of a Medical Device Park at AURIC Smart City,  Bidkin,  Aurangabad  seeking  financial  assistance  under  the  scheme  'Promotion  of Medical Device Parks'. Under this scheme, financial assistance will be provided for setting up of 4 medical device parks in the country. The Government has received 16 proposals from States/UTs under the scheme. The proposals are under evaluation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: NRC in Assam
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3448

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2021/ PHALGUNA 25, 1942 (SAKA)

NRC IN ASSAM

3448.      SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that the NRC in Assam excludes over one lakh Gorkhas;

(b) whether the Government is also aware that Gorkhas are being marked as D voters arbitrarily;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  for  relief  of  the community and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has taken any measures to ensure implementation of any such relief measures and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Government has taken any step to expedite the grievance redressal mechanism of members excluded from the NRC?

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, the hard copies of  the  supplementary  list  of  inclusions  and  online  family-wise  list  of exclusions  in  National  Register  of  Citizens  (NRC),  Assam  have  been published  on 31 st    August, 2019.   A total of 3,11,21,004 persons are found

eligible  for  inclusion  leaving  out  19,06,657  persons.    The  decision  of eligibility of 'D' Voters and their descendants has been kept on hold on the direction of Hon'ble Supreme Court. Separate list of exclusion of Gorkhas has not been published. Any person not satisfied with the outcome of the decisions of claims and objections leading to publication of final NRC may prefer  an  appeal  before  the  Foreigners  Tribunal  constituted  under  the Foreigners  (Tribunal)  Order,  1964  within  a  period  of  one  hundred  and twenty days from the date of such order. On the disposal of appeal by the tribunals the names shall be included or deleted, as the case may be, in the NRC. The State Government was requested on 24.09.2018 to direct all concerned that only those Gorkhas who have come from Bangladesh and are  living  in  the  State  of  Assam  can  be  treated  as  from  the  'specified territory' in accordance with Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

Two hundred appellate Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) in addition to the existing One hundred FTs have been established in 2019. State Government of Assam has made necessary arrangements to provide legal aid  to  the  needy  people  amongst  those  excluded  from  final  NRC  by providing all assistance through the District Legal Services Authorities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Reservation for EWS
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Subrata Pathak, Ravindra Kushawaha

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3444 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## RESERVATION FOR EWS

## +3444.SHRI RAVI KISHAN: SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK: SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

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

- (a) whether 10 per cent reservation for   Economically Weaker   Sections   (EWS) has been implemented completely in the country;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide any age relaxation to the people belonging to general category living below poverty line under 10 per cent reservation for EWS;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir. The 10 per cent reservation to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) has been  implemented by the Government for persons who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs.
- (c) to (e): No Sir. The rules framed by the Government regarding reservation to EWS do not provide for Age Relaxation or Relaxation in number of attempts to the candidates at present and no such proposal is under consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-16
Subject: Setting up of Public and Private Sector Heavy Industries
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3436

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2021

## SETTING UP OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## 3436.  DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEAVY  INDUSTRIES  AND  PUBLIC  ENTERPRISES भारी उद्योग एवं ऱोक उद्यम मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of public and private sector heavy industries set up in various States/UTs particularly in Maharashtra during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the number of families displaced due to setting up of such industries during the said period;
- (c) the number of families out of them rehabilitated in such States/UTs so far, State/UTwise; and
- (d) the  number  of  persons  employed  directly  and  indirectly  in  such  industries  so  far, State/UT-wise particularly in Maharashtra?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) to (d): Setting  up  of  Industries  is  a  State  subject  and  the  Department  of  Heavy Industry (DHI) does not maintain the data as sought.  The Ministry has not set up any heavy industries in the public sector in the last three years in any State or UT.

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