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Lok Sabha Question No. 934 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: C-Section Deliveries
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, NAGARAJAN P.

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 934 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## C - SECTION DELIVERIES

## 934. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

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

- (a)  whether  as  per  a  recent  survey  conducted  by  IIM  (Indian  Institute  of  Manageme Ahmedabad,  a  large  number  of  caesarean  deliveries  are  done  in  private  hospitals  with motive;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to take any action against such malpractices by pr hospitals; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) &(b) : The study conducted by IIM was based on National Family Health Survey -IV (2015- 16), which indicates birth in Health Facility by Caesarean Section (%) in private health facility is 40.9% which is higher than public health facility where it is 11% .
- (c)&  (d) : Government  of  India  has  taken  several  measures  to  curb  down  unnecessary  C sections. The centre provides continuous guidance, strict mon itoring and directives to the states for the regulation of high caesarean section rates.

WHO in its statement released in April 2015 states that at population level, caesarean rates higher than 10% are not associated with reductions in maternal and new - born  mortality rates.

- In this regard a communication vide OM M.12015/182/2015 - MCH has been sent to all the State Principal Secretaries and Mission Directors of all States and UTs urging them t the WHO statement with all the Obstetricians and Gy necologists working in their respective states.  In  addition  States  have  been  suggested  to  conduct  periodic  prescription  au private sector which could also be extended to public sector.

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- Government of India also has written vide OM M.12015/182/2015 - MCH  to  Federation of Obstetrical  and  Gynecologists  in  India  (FOGSI)  to  share  the  WHO  statement  among  th Obstetricians and Gynecologists under the umbrella of FOGSI.
- All CGHS empanelled hospita ls are directed to display the information regarding ratio deliveries by caesarean section vis - à- vis normal deliveries. A communication was sent in this regard vide OM Z15025/2017 to all the CGHS empanelled hospitals.
- Caesarean  Section  rates  in  public and  private  facilities  are  also  being  monitored  through HMIS, which captures caesarean sections occuring at both public and private instutions issue of highcaesarean sections on HMIS data, if flagged during the state review meetings .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 933 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 933 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH FEBRUARY, 2019

## MEDICAL COLLEGES

## 933. SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

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

- (a) whether any action has been taken by the Government to upgrade various medical colleg Kerala under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY);
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the correctiv e measures taken to upgrade Alleppey medical college?

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

- (a)  &  (b):      Yes.  Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Swasthya  Suraksha  Yojana  (PMSSY),  various Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) in Kerala have been taken up for upgradation. Details are given in the Annexure.
- (c): Gov ernmentTD Medical College, Alappuzha has been taken up for upgradation under Phase - III of PMSSY at a total cost of Rs. Rs.173.18C rore(Central share: Rs. 12 0 Crore ; State share: Rs. 53.18 Crore ) .  Scope  of  work  includes construction of 279 bedded Super Speciality Block including 62 ICU beds with 8 OTs and procurement of medical equipment.

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## ANNEXURE

|   S. No. | Project                                                                                                                       | Ap proved Outlay o fthe Project                                                   | Status      |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|        1 | Upgradation of Gov ernment Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram under Phase -I of PMSSY                                        | Rs. 1 20 C rore (Central share: Rs. 100 Crore ; State share: Rs. 20 Crore )       | Completed   |
|        2 | Upgradation of Gov ernmentTD Medical College, Alappuzha under Phase -III of PMSSY                                             | Rs. 1 73.18C rore (Central share: Rs. 12 0 Crore ; State share: Rs. 53.18 Crore ) | In Progress |
|        3 | Upgradation of Gov ernment Medical College, Kozhikode under Phase -III of PMSSY                                               | Rs. 1 95.93 Crore (Central share: Rs. 120 Crore ; State share: Rs. 75.93 Crore )  | In Progress |
|        4 | Upgradation of Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences & Technology, Thiruvananthapuramunder Phase - V (A) of PMSSY | Rs. 230 Crore (MoHFW share: Rs. 120 Crore; DST share: Rs. 110 Crore)              | In Progress |
Lok Sabha Question No. 932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Development of Ayad River
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.932

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2019

## Development of Ayad River

932. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has allocated funds for the development of Ayad river;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the item-wise details of the funds spent so far; and

(c) the details of the works being undertaken for the beautification of Ayad river in Udaipur along with the time by which the said work is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) to (c)  A project proposal for 'Abatement of pollution, river flow channelization and river  front  beautification  of  Ayad  River  in  Udaipur'  was  received  in  May,  2015  from Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Finance Development Corporation Limited (RUIFDCO), for  its  consideration  under  National  River  Conservation  Plan  (NRCP).    The  proposal was sent to the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation on 4 th September, 2015 for consideration, as river Ayad falls in the Ganga River Basin. Therefore, this Ministry could not consider the project proposal for allocating funds for the Conservation and Rejuvenation of Ayad River at Udaipur in Rajasthan under NRCP.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: SAARC Development Fund
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.929

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 08,2019

## SAARC Development Fund

## 929. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) The salient features of SAARC Development Fund;
- (6) Whether SAARC Development Fund is in the process of developing an e-commerce platform to enable seamless trade of goods and services across SAARC member states the details thereof including the regulatory and operational framework of the platform; and SO,
- (c) Whether SAARC Development Fund is working on a roadmap to strengthen its credit full-fledged
- portfolio and the  financial market before converting itself into a SAARC Development Bank and if s0, the details thereof? tap

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- a) The SAARC Development Fund (SDF) was established in 2010 by the SAARC member countries to promote the welfare of people of the SAARC region, to improve their quality of life and to accelerate economic growth, social progress and poverty alleviation in the The SDF aims to serve as the umbrella financial institution for SAARC projects and programmes, which are in fulfilment of the objectives of the SDF Charter: It aims to contribute to regional cooperation and integration through project collaboration: The SDF operates   through three windows namely; Social Window, Economic Window and Infrastructure Window. region.

The SDF governance structure consists of SDF Governing Council comprising of the SAARC Ministers   of Finance and a Board of Directors   comprising of one member nominated by each Member country: The Permanent Secretariat of the SDF is at Bhutan. Thimphu;

- b) The SDF has circulated a proposal titled 'SAARC B2B Project of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI)' to provide USD 54,705 (United States Dollars four thousand, seven hundred five only) to SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry to develop an online platform; where the business persons, investors especially the Small and Medium Enterprises ofthe South Asian region; could share information; hold meetings and do trade with each other. The portal aims to facilitate access to trade-related information, including commercial laws and regulations governing regulatory import, export and transit of commercial goods, procedures and requirements for processing licenses and provide samples of various permits. Fifty-;
- C) SDF takes various measures to a pipeline of projects from member countries in accordance with SDF Charter and the SDF Bye Laws allows it to access capital market with the approval of the Governing Council: SDF has prepared a Strategic Plan to be able to better execute the objectives of the SDF Charter: However; there is no under proposal consideration to the financial market Or convert SDF into SAARC Development Bank develop tap

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Lok Sabha Question No. 928 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Negotiable Instruments Act
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 928

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2019/MAGHA 19, 1940 (SAKA)

## NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT

## 928. SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  amend  the  Negotiable  Instruments  Act  to check piling of cheque bounce cases in courts; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which such proposal is likely to be considered?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

(a)  and  (b): The  Negotiable  Instruments  (Amendment)  Act,  2018,  has  already  been passed by Parliament and received the assent of the President on 02.08.2018. The Act addresses the issue of undue delay in final resolution of cheque bounce cases, with an object  to  provide  substantial  relief  to  payees  of  dishonoured  cheques  and  also discourage frivolous and unnecessary litigation with respect to cheque dishonor cases, which would save time and money.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 927 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Mitigating Greenhouse Effect by Organic Agriculture
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 927

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2019

## Mitigating Greenhouse Effect by Organic Agriculture

## 927. SHRI D.K. SURESH:

## SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that organic agriculture contributes to mitigating the greenhouse effect and global warming through its ability to sequester carbon in the soil;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  it  is  also  true  that  a  number  of  studies  revealed  that  soil  organic  carbon contents under organic farming are considerably higher and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is taking any measures to work in collaboration with other Ministries to mitigate the greenhouse effect and global warming; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a)  to  c)  The  government  has  launched  the  schemes  of  Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana (PKVY)  and  Mission  Organic  Value  Chain  Development  for  North  Eastern  Region  ( MOVCDNER  )  to  promote  organic  farming  to  ensure  long  term  soil  fertility  buildup, resource conservation and helps in climate change adaptation and mitigation. The National Horticulture  Mission  was  launched  in  2005-06  as  centrally  sponsored  scheme  to  promote holistic  growth  of  the horticulture sector  through  area-based  regionally differentiated strategies. The quantum of carbon sequestered due to this mission is estimated to be 137.72 MtCO2 from  2010  to  2016  (India's  Biennial  Update  Report  submitted  to  United  Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change {UNFCCC}).

(d)  and  e)  In  order  to  mitigate  the  greenhouse  effect  and  global  warming,  Government  of India  is  implementing  the  National  Action  Plan  on  Climate  Change  (NAPCC)  which comprises  eight  National  Missions  being  implemented  by  different  ministries  in  specific areas of Solar Energy, Enhanced Energy Efficiency Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Habitat, Water,  Sustaining  the  Himalayan  Ecosystem,  Green  India,  Sustainable  Agriculture  and Strategic knowledge for Climate Change. 32 States and Union Territories have also prepared the State Action Plan on Climate Change to address state-specific issues.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Currency Swap Agreement
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## Government of lndia Ministry of Finance

## Department of Economic Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION No.926 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 8TH FEBRUARY, 2019 (MAGHA  19, 1940, SAKA}

## CURRENCY  SW AGREEMENT

## 926. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

Will the fVlinister  of FINANCE  be pleased  to state

- (a) whether the Government  has approved Currency Swap Agreement with Japan recently,  if so, the details  thereof;
- (b) whether  this bilateral  Currency Swap Agreement is a milestone in mutual  economic cooperation and special strategic and global partnership between two countries, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the Currency  Swap Agreement is likely to benefit  lndia; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY  OF FINANCE (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on January 10,2019 has approved the proposal for entering  into an Agreement  for Bilateral Swap Arrangement between  lndia and Japan and authorizing the Reserve Bank of lndia to sign the Agreement with Bank of Japan for a maximum swap amount of USD 75 billion. This arrangement  is another milestone in mutual economic cooperation between the two countries as the present agreement is for USD 75 billion,  which is 50% over and above the last agreement  between the two countries.

- (c) and (d):  Ihe Currency Swap Agreement between lndia and Japan is for the strategic objective of assisting each other in times of difficulty and for restoring international confidence. This facility will enable the agreed amount of capital being available to lndia for use as and when required. Availability  of such swap line will help lndia tide over difficulties arising out of Balance  of Payments and greatly enhance the Reserve Bank of lndia's ability to manage  exchange  rate volatility.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Know Your Budget Series
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 925 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 8th FEBRUARY, 2019 [MAGHA 19, 1940 (SAKA)]

## KNOW YOUR BUDGET SERIES

## 925. SHRI C.MAHENDRAN :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government has started the Know Your Budget Series on social media to educate the general public about the budgetary process;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) whether the Government has any mechanism to monitor the implementation of budget declaration;
- d) if so, the details thereof; and
- e) whether majority of such declarations have totally failed to achieve targets and if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MNISTER QE STATE IN THE MNISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

| Question   | Reply                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
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| (a) & (b)  | Know Your Budget Series was started to educate and create awareness among the general public through different social media   platforms   regarding various Budgetary Terms. In this series, total 27 budgetary terms, which inter-alia includes Vote on account, Capital Budget and Outcome Budget; were explained through info-graphics over a period of 14 days during 15-29 January_2019 |
| (c) to (d) | The Status 0f Implementation of Budget Announcements are regularly reviewed by the Government and status report on implementation of the announcements is laid on the Table of the House:                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| (e)        | No, Madam: The announcements made during the presentation of Budget during the last 3 years have either been fully implemented or are under various stage of implementation                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
Lok Sabha Question No. 923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-08
Subject: Export Credit
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## Government of India

## Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 923

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  FEBRUARY, 2019/ MAGHA 19, 1940 (SAKA) 'EXPORT CREDIT'

## 923 : SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the export credit has declined 26 per cent during the last financial year which was followed by 21 percent fall during the first quarter of the current financial year;
- (b) if so, the extent to which recent frauds are responsible for low credit to small exporters;
- (c) whether Federation of Indian Exports Organizations has urged Government to increase credit flow to exporters which are already reeling under high oil prices and repeated delays of Goods and Services Tax reforms; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken or being taken by the Government to rescue the small exporters and increase credit inflow and timely reforms in GST etc.?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) & (b)     Export Credit extended by scheduled commercial banks has continued to reflect a steady  increase.  As  per  data  compiled  by  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI),  the  Export  Credit Balance Outstanding in respect of all Scheduled Commercial Banks at the end of financial year 2016-17  &  2017-18  stood  at  Rs.  2,43,505  Cr.  and  Rs.  2,43,890  Cr.  respectively.  It  declined marginally  by  0.56%  to  Rs.  2,42,523  Cr.  in  the  first  quarter  of  current  financial  year  before registering an increase of 4.59% to Rs. 2,53,676 Cr. in  second quarter ending Sept. 30th, 2018.
- (c)  &  (d) Federation  of  Indian  Export  Organisation  (FIEO)  has  urged  the  Government  to increase  the  flow  of  credit  to  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprise  (MSME)  exporters. Government  has  taken  various  steps  in  this  regard.  These,  inter-alia,  include  raising  interest equalization rate under Interest Equalisation Scheme (IES) from 3% to 5% for MSME exports; including  Merchant  exporters  under  IES  for  Pre  and  Post  Shipment  Rupee  Export  Credit; facilitating export under GST by permitting Letter of Undertaking in place of bond with no bank guarantee for exporting goods or service or both; allowing Merchant exporters to procure goods, from domestic suppliers, for export, with nominal GST of 0.1%; Provisional sanction of   90% refund amount within 7 days in case of exports etc.