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Lok Sabha Question No. 272 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: National Research Centre on Camels
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Darshana Vikram Jardosh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 272

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15/09/2020

## NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON CAMELS

## 272.  SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

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

- (a) the steps taken/proposed by the Government to set up a branch of National Research Centre on Camels (NRCC) in Gujarat, so far;
- (b) the steps taken/proposed to protect Kharai camels; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed by National Research Centre on Camels to protect double humped camel in Ladakh?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) For setting up of a branch of National Research Centre on Camel (NRCC), Bikaner,  an  appropriate  size  of  land  and  other  resources  on  nominal  cost/lease basis is desired from the Government of Gujarat.

(b)

1.  Kharai  camel  has  been  characterized,  registered  and  gazette  notified  as breed by DARE/ICAR.

2. NRCC has signed an MoU with Kamdhenu University, Gujarat for further breed conservation and development by (i) Training of farmers for scientific camel  husbandry;  (ii)  Organizing  Scientist-farmers  interaction  meetings; (iii)  Holding  animal  health  camps;  (iv)  Providing  technical  support  for development of the entrepreneurship towards the camel milk.

(c) Following is being carried out by NRCC, Bikaner to protect double humped camel in Ladakh:-

1. Camel health management by organizing health camps in Nubra valley.
2. Nutritional management by utilizing local feed resources.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Impact of Lockdown on Harvesting
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.268

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## IMPACT OF LOCKDOWN ON HARVESTING

268.     SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

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

- (a) whether  the  harvesting  process,  which  usually  starts  in  mid-April,  was  thrown completely off-balance due to the nation-wide lockdown;
- (b) if so, the reasons for the same; and
- (c) the details of loss in crops, crop-wise and State-wise?

## ANSWER

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(a) to (c): No, Sir.  In order to ensure timely and safe harvesting of rabi crops during the lockdown period due to pandemic COVID-19, the Ministry of Home affairs, Government of India had issued comprehensive guidelines vide their letter No. 40-3/2020-DM-1(A) dated 15.04.2020 on the measures to be taken for containment of Covid-19, which also ensured smooth  functioning  of  Agricultural  operations.    Besides,  the  Ministry  of  Agriculture  & Farmers Welfare had issued the Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs) dated 18.04.2020 for farmers for their safety and keeping social distancing while undertaking farm related activities. All the harvesting of rabi crops was completed timely.

As a result, the production of rabi foodgrains  increased from 143.70 million tonnes in rabi 2018-19 to 153.27 Million tonnes  in rabi 2019-20 (4th Advance estimates).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Deaths of Police Personnel due to COVID-19
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Prasun Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 265

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020/BHADRAPADA 24, 1942 (SAKA)

DEATHS OF POLICE PERSONNEL DUE TO COVID-19

265.  SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of police personnel who died due to COVID-19 across the country, State-wise; and

(b) the number of personnel of CAPFs who died due to COVID-19, force-wise?

ANSWER

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

(a)    &  (b)    The  force-wise  details  of  deaths  due  to  Covid-  19  in  CAPFs  as  on 10.09.2020 is  given below:-

| Name of the Force   |   Deaths |
|---------------------|----------|
| BSF                 |       23 |
| CRPF                |       35 |
| CISF                |       24 |
| ITBP                |        7 |
| SSB                 |        6 |
| NSG                 |        0 |
| ARs                 |        5 |
| Total               |      100 |

The  data in  respect  of  Police  personnel  who died due to COVID-19 across the country is not maintained centrally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Assistance for Combating Illicit Trafficking inDrugs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Talari Rangaiah, M V V Satyanarayana, Adala Prabhakara Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 264

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020/BHADRAPADA 24, 1942 (SAKA) ASSISTANCE FOR COMBATING ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN DRUGS

264.  SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  Revised  Guidelines  of  the  Scheme  for 'Assistance to States and UTs' for strengthening their enforcement capabilities in combating illicit trafficking in Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic substances;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the amount allocated and released to the State of Andhra Pradesh under the above scheme during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Home Affairs had issued revised guidelines in respect of the scheme for 'Assistance to States and UTs' vide communication No. I-12020/52/2017-NCB-I  dated  05 th   January,  2018.  Under  the  scheme,  financial assistance is provided to States for strengthening their enforcement capabilities in combating illicit trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and for  capacity  building  activities  including  training  of  personnel.  Assistance  is provided for procurement of (i) Surveillance equipment; (ii) Laboratory equipment; (iii)  Vehicles  for  patrolling/surveillance;  (iv)Computers  and  accessories;  (v)  Fax machine  and  photocopiers  and  (vi)  Training  &  other  equipments  useful  for enforcement.

LS.US.Q.NO.264 FOR 15.09.2020 (c) During the period from 2017-18 to 2019-20, a total amount of   Rs. 1,10,94,111/has been released to the State of Andhra Pradesh  as financial assistance under the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 262 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: MSP of Rabi Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: DNV Senthilkumar. S., Supriya Sadanand Sule, Manickam Tagore B, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 262

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## MSP OF RABI CROPS

262.     DR.DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

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

- (a) the total quantum of wheat production in Rabi Crop during this year;
- (b) whether the wheat produced by the farmers as Rabi crops have been procured by the Government at the prescribed Minimum Support Price (MSP) in the country and if so, the total quantum of wheat procured;
- (c) whether the wheat harvested and taken by farmers to Mandi could not be procured due to delay in procurement by Government agency resulting in rotting of wheat in open and loss to farmers;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken against the responsible officers;
- (e) whether  the  farmers  had  also  incurred  losses  due  to  non-availability  of  agricultural labourers and scarcity of machines due to covid-19 pandemic during harvesting of rabi crop; and
- (f) if so, whether the Government will compensate the losses incurred by farmers through some financial assistance?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): The wheat production in the country is estimated at 107.59 million tonnes as per the Fourth Advance Estimates, 2019-20.
- (b): Yes, the Wheat produced by the farmers as Rabi crops have been procured by the Government at the prescribed Minimum Support Price in the country.

Total procurement of Wheat during RMS 2020-21 for Central Pool is 389.85 LMT.

- (c) & (d): There  has  been  no  loss  to  the  farmers  due  to  delay  in  procurement  by Government  agency.    Extensions  in  procurement  period  and  relaxations in  Uniform Specifications  have  been  granted  by  Government  of  India  on  the  requests  of  State Governments.
- (e) & (f): No, such losses have been incurred by the farmers and all time record high of 389.85 LMT wheat has been procured from farmers at MSP.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Social Welfare Schemes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Pradeep Kumar Singh, John Barla, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Shantanu Thakur

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.258 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.09.2020

## SOCIAL WELFARE SCHEMES

+258. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI JOHN BARLA:

SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

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

- (a) the details of the social welfare   schemes being implemented by the Government under public private partnership:
- (b) whether the Government proposes to organize any national level programme to popularize the said schemes;
- (c) if so. the details thereof: and
- (d) the action taken so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a): No sir. there is no social welfare scheme implemented by the Department of Social justice and Empowerment under public private partnership. being
- (b) to (d): Dose not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: City Compost
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS LOK SABHA

UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 257 TO BE ANSWERED ON : 15.09.2020

City Compost

## 257 SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) whether Government's efforts to   produce and promote compost from city garbage has yielded desired results;
- (c) whether  fertilizer   companies and  marketing entities are   actively involved in producing and promoting compost from city garbage; and
- (b) if sO, the details thereof;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and if not, reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (D.V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a) to (d) The Government is encouraging Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to manage municipal solid waste in scientific manner including processing waste ~to-compost and other process: The Government has introduced a policy on promotion of City Compost wherein a Market Development Assistance (MDA) of 1500/- MT in the form of subsidy has been provided for scaling up production and consumption of city compost made out from waste Initially, marketing and promotion f city compost was done through the  existing fertilizer  marketing   companies. Subsequently to increase the volume of sale and to make compost available at affordable prices to farmers, compost manufacturers willing to market compost were allowed for sale compost in bulk directly to farmers and claim MDA: The fertilizers companies have adopted 498 villages for promoting use of city compost: With the concerted efforts of the Government as well sale of city compost has increased consistently over the years. The exact year-wise production and sales position for the !ast four is as under: city city years

in MT)

| Year    |   Production of city compost |   Sale by marketing companies | Bulk Sale by manufacturing companies   |   Total sale |
|---------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------|
| 2016-17 |                       196999 |                         96584 |                                        |        96584 |
| 2017-18 |                       338701 |                        123570 | 75492.04                               |       199062 |
| 2018-19 |                       363261 |                        195551 | 111078.99                              |       306630 |
|         |                       327791 |                        215726 | 108872.57                              |       324598 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Definition of Farmer
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 253

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## DEFINITION OF FARMER

253.    SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether there is a definition of who exactly a farmer is;
- (b) if so, the exact definition of the farmer prescribed by the Government;
- (c) the manner in which the Government will be able to ascertain who exactly a farmer is in the absence of such definition; and
- (d) whether  there  are  any  plans  for  revising  the  existing  definition  of  farmers  or introducing a new definition of farmers after close consultation with the State Governments?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a)  to  (c):          As  per  National  Policy  for  Farmers  2007,  the  definition  of  a  farmer  is  '  A person actively engaged in the economic and / or livelihood activity of growing crops and producing other primary agricultural commodities and will include all agricultural operational holders, cultivators, agricultural labourers, sharecroppers, tenants, poultry and livestock rearers, fishers, bee keepers, gardeners, pastoralists, non-corporate planters and planting  labourers,  as  well  as  persons  engaged  in  various  farming  related  occupations such  as  sericulture, vermiculture, and  agro-forestry.  The  term  also includes tribal families/persons engaged in shifting cultivation and in the collection, use and sale of minor and non-timber forest produce'.

The benefits of  a scheme being extended to a farmer depends on the scope of scheme  and eligibility criteria fixed for the scheme eg. Kisan Credit Card (KCC), benefit is extended to land holding farmers, cultivators, agricultural laboures, share croppers, tenant farmers  etc.,  while  in  PM-Kisan  the  benefit  is  extended  to  farmers  with  operational holdings.

Agriculture being a State subject, the State Governments undertake implementation of  programmes  /schemes  for  the  development  of  the  sector.  Government  of  India supplements the efforts of the State Governments through various schemes/programmes. Land records are under the purview of the State Governments/ UTs.

- (d):       At present, there is no plan to revisit the definition of farmers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Special Grant for Door Delivery Programme
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, Talari Rangaiah, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, M V V Satyanarayana

## MlNlsrRY  oF coNsuMER AFFAIRS' FooD & PuBLtc DIsrRIBUTtoit

## GOVERiIMENT  OF INDIA DEPARTMET{T  OF FOOD AND PUBLTG DTSTRIBUTIOil

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIOI{  NO. 249

TO BE ANSWERED  ON 15rh SEPTEMBER, 2O2O

## SPEI}IAL GRANT FOR DOOR DELIVERY  PROGRAMME

249.

SHR! SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

SHR! KURUVA GORANTLA IUIADHAV:

SHRI TALAR! RA]{GAIAH:

SHR! M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

SHRI POGHA BRAI{MANANDA REDDY:

Will the Minister of  GONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD AND PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTION  rcsrttril rrri, ar<-u dtf  grffi6,  fimur l,*  be pteased  to state:

- (a)  whether the Government ptans  to take a decislon regalding special grant of Rs. {,4O9 crores to imptement  door delivery prognam  in Andhm Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof;
- (c)  whether the Goventment will adopt this as a nationa! program in the light of GOVID-{9  pandemic  for door to door delivery of essentiat food items to ration card holderc in the Iight of the success of this pitot program  of the Andhta Pradesh State Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereofil

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MtNtSTRy OF GONSUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBL!C DISTR!BUTION

(sHRt DAilVE RAOSAI|EB DADARAO)

- (a): No proposal regarding special grant of Rs.{4O9 crores to lmplement door delivery program in Andhra Pradesh ls under conslderatlon of the Government.

(b)&(d): Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Crop Loss due to Floods in Bihar
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 248

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020/BHADRAPADA 24, 1942 (SAKA)

CROP LOSS DUE TO FLOODS IN BIHAR

248.  SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government is aware of losses of crops of farmers during heavy flood in more than 16 districts of North Bihar;

(b) if so, whether the Government has any plan to provide financial assistance to more than 20 lakh farmers who have lost their crops in heavy floods;

(c) if so, the amount decided as relief/compensation;

(d)  whether  the  State  Government  of  Bihar  has  submitted  any  reports  on  recent floods in Bihar; and

(e) if so, the status of those reports?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  Yes sir.  The primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the  State  Governments.  The  concerned  State  Governments  undertake  relief measures  according  to  the  magnitude  of  the  ground  situation,  in  the  wake  of natural calamities, including flood, from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already placed at their disposal in accordance with Government of India approved items  and  norms  without  any  discrimination.  For calamity  of  a  severe  nature,

## LS.US.Q.NO.248 FOR 15.09.2020

additional assistance is supplemented by Government of India from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as per assessment made by the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT).

The extant  norms inter-alia  provide  for  assistance  to  the  farmers  in  the  form  of agriculture input subsidy (where crop loss is 33% and above) for damage caused to all  types agriculture/ horticulture crop areas due to the notified natural disasters including  flood.  In  addition,  the  farmers  are  entitled  for  compensation  under  the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY) of the Ministry of Agriculture, which is being implemented by the concerned State Governments.

(d) & (e): Yes Sir,  in  the  instant  case,  even  before  the  receipt  of  memorandum from State Government of Bihar, an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) visited the affected areas of the State for on the spot assessment of damages.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Detention of Political Leaders in J&amp;K
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 247

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020/BHADRAPADA 24, 1942 (SAKA) DETENTION OF POLITICAL LEADERS IN J&K

247.  PROF. SAUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of house arrests/detention of political leaders in Jammu & Kashmir since the abrogation of special status;

(b) the details of political leaders under house arrest as of now;

- (c)  the  details  of  political  leaders  detained  under  the  National  Security  Act  in Jammu & Kashmir so far; and

(d)  the  number of terrorist attacks in J&K after the re-organization of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh?

ANSWER

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

(a)  The  Government  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  has  reported  that  in  view  of  the constitutional changes effected by the Parliament with regards to the erstwhile State  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  in  August,  2019,  various  measures  were  taken  to maintain public order which included preventive detention of certain persons. As on 11.09.2020, 223 persons are under detention.

(b) No person is under house arrest in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.

(c) Nil.

## LS.US.Q.NO.247 FOR 15.09.2020

(d) After reorganization of the State of Jammu and Kashmir on 5 th  August, 2019, the number of terrorist incidents have reduced significantly as under: -

|   Before 5 th August, 2019 from 29.06.2018 to 04.08.2019 (402 days) |   After 5 th August, 2019 from 05.08.2019 to 09.09.2020 (402 days) |
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|                                                                 455 |                                                                211 |

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