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Lok Sabha Question No. 924 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Establishment of Mega Employment Zones
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 924 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17TH DECEMBER, 2018

## ESTABLISHMENT OF MEGA EMPLOYMENT ZONES

## 924.   SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  plans  to  establish  mega  employment  zones  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the features of the said employment zones;
- (c) whether these zones are proposed to be set up in all the States of the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the time by which these zones will be fully functional and operational and the number of employment opportunities likely to be created therefrom?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) to (e): Fourteen Coastal Employment Zones (CEZ) have been identified along the coastline  of  the  country  under  National  Perspective  Plan  (NPP)  of  Sagarmala Programme.  The  CEZ  under  Sagarmala  Programme  is  spatial  economic  regions spread over multiple coastal districts with strong port linkage. Some of the features of the proposed CEZ are as:
-  Support for industries that use the port for either inbound or outbound (or both) movement of cargo;
-  Support for industries that are critically dependent on sea/coastal location;
-  Support  to  employment  intensive  industries  as  against  capital  intensive industries to generate employment for coastal communities.

CEZs will be spread over an area of 2,000 to 3,000 acres. This entails employment of about 89000 persons in a span of 20 years after the proposed Prototype CEZ is finalised. The State wise CEZs as proposed in NPP is at Annexure.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (E)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  924  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  17-12-2018  BY  SHRI  R. GOPALAKRISHNAN REGARDING 'ESTABLISHMENT OF MEGA EMPLOYMENT ZONES'.

## THE STATE-WISE CEZs AS PROPOSED IN NPP ARE AS UNDER:-

| Sl. No.   | State          |   Number of CEZs planned |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------|
|           | Andhra Pradesh |                        2 |
|           | Gujarat        |                        3 |
|           | Karnataka      |                        1 |
|           | Kerala         |                        1 |
|           | Maharashtra    |                        2 |
|           | Odisha         |                        1 |
|           | Tamil Nadu     |                        3 |
|           | West Bengal    |                        1 |
|           | Total          |                       14 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Jobs under Make in India Programme
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 922. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2018.

## JOBS UNDER MAKE IN INDIA PROGRAMME

## 922.   SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) the total expenditure incurred in advertisements, publicity and brand ambassadors of Make in India Programme during the period 2014-2018;
- (b) the investments per year received under the Make in India Scheme during the said period; and
- (c) the number of jobs generated annually under the said Scheme during the said period?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज् यमंत्री (श्री सी.आर. चौधरी) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): Investment  promotion  activities  post  launch  of  Make  in  India  initiative  are being  under  taken  by  several  Central  and  State  Government  departments from time to time. The details of the expenditure incurred in this regard are not compiled centrally.
- (b): The Financial year wise details of FDI Inflow reported after the launch of Make in India Programme i.e. October, 2014 till March, 2018 is as follows:
- (c): No  such  data  is  maintained  centrally.  However,  Government  has  taken several steps to enhance manufacturing competitiveness in the country since 2014  which,  inter-alia, includes  providing  quality  infrastructure,  reducing logistics  cost,  skill  development  and  adoption  of  technology.  Programmes such as Make in India, Skill India and Start  Up  India have,  therefore,  been undertaken.

| Sl. No.   | Year                | FDI (in US$ million)   |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------------|
| 1         | 2014-15 (Oct - Mar) | 23,961                 |
| 2         | 2015-16             | 55,559                 |
| 3         | 2016-17             | 60,220                 |
| 4         | 2017-18             | 60,974                 |
|           | Grand Total         | 200,714                |

Labour Bureau in  the  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  conducts  Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) with the objective to measure relative change in employment situation over successive quarters in sizeable segment of Nonfarm  Industrial  economy  covering  8  major  sectors  having  10  or  more workers. The results of the VIIth Round of the QES, shows an increase of 3 percent during the period from 1 st April 2016 to 1 st Oct 2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Disinvestment of Steel Plant
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.921

FOR ANSWER ON 17/12/2018

## DISINVESTMENT OF STEEL PLANT

921. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the State Government of Chhattisgarh has requested the Ministry to reconsider the disinvestment proposal of underconstruction steel plant at Nagarnar (Bastar) by the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the proposal for disinvestment will not act as a Jolt to the people of Naxal affected Bastar region;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (e) whether the Government would reconsider or likely to reconsider this proposal with  the  participation  of  common  people  in  construction  of  the  said  public  sector undertaking plant; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

(a)&(b): Yes, Madam. State Government of Chhattisgarh has requested to reconsider the strategic disinvestment of Nagarnar steel plant of NMDC Ltd.

(c)to(f):  Core  Group  of  Secretaries  on  Disinvestment  (CGD)  in  its  meeting  held  on 28.2.2018 decided for deferment of the process of Strategic Disinvestment of NISP.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 79 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Nikshay Poshan Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 79 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH DEEMBER ,2018 NIKSHAY POSHAN YOJAN A

## *79. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:

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

- (a) the details of the scheme formulated under the National Strategic Plan 2 - 25 to streamline the process for TB patients approaching private doctors or hosp
- (b) the percentag e of the registered TB patients seeking treatment in Governme and  private  institutions  who  have  received  benefits  under  the  Nikshay  Po Yojana along with the amount transferred to the patients;
- (c) the efforts made by the Government to inform the patients about the s along with the obligations imposed on private institutions to inform the e registered and future patients about the scheme;
- (d) whether the Government intends to provid e nutritional supplements in addition to the direct transfer of funds to the patients; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 79* FOR 14 TH DECEMBER , 20 18

(a) Initiatives formulated under the National Strategic Plan 2017 - 25 to streamline the process for TB patients approaching private doctors or hos are:

- Free -Drugs
- Free Diagnostics including molecular testing
- Treatment follow - up
- Nutritional assistance
- Treatment support through treatment supporters

(b) Payment of benefits under Nikshay Poshan Yojana is an ongoing process The total amount transferred to TB patients as on date  is Rs 49.37 crores.

(c) For dissemination of information on the NIKSHAY Poshan Yojana Scheme to TB patients, awareness material has been designed and disseminated thr Radio,  TV  and  social  media  platforms.  The  State/Union  Territori es  are  also publicising the scheme at the local level.

The  Government  has  initiated  two  projects  to  target  private  providers disseminating  information  of  newer  strategy  under  the  RNTCP  includin NIKSHAY  Poshan  Yojana  through  Indian  Medical  Association (IMA)  and Civil  Society  Partners  under  the  Joint  Effort  for  Elimination  of  TB  ( Project. Apart from this efforts are made specifically by RNTCP field st inform all TB patients about the scheme.

(d) & (e) The  Government  is  encouraging  the  State/UTs  to provide  nutrition supplements. National Guidelines on Nutrition Support TB patients have b developed  and  disseminated  to  all  State/UTs.  A  mobile  application  cal 'N -TB' has also been developed to guide patients on appropriate nutritio n.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 75 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Smuggling of Gold
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †75

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 14 th  DECEMBER, 2018 AGRAHAYANA 23, 1940 [SAKA]

## Smuggling of Gold

## †75. SHRI BHARAT SINGH :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Customs  authorities  are  contemplating  to  increase  the  use  of  videoscope  for checking smuggling of gold ornaments and precious metals goods and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  extent  to  which  smuggling  of  the  said  articles  is  likely  to  be  checked  by  the  use  of videoscope along with the likely benefits thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE FINANCE MINISTER (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF THELOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION  NO.  75  ASKED  BY  SHRI  BHARAT  SINGH  FOR  ANSWER  ON DECEMBER 14, 2018

- (a) Yes Madam. 90 videoscopes were procured by CBIC in 2017, in the first phase. Further, order for another 74 videoscopes has been placed in November, 2018, in the second phase.
- (b) Videoscope is  an  inspection  tool  which  enables  Customs  officers  to  view  inaccessible areas during examination of goods/vessels/aircraft and thereby assist in detection of concealed contraband. Detection of contraband including gold etc results in safeguarding the revenue and prevention of smuggling.
- (c) Does not arise in view of (b) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 72 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Polio Immunisation
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 72 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH DEEMBER ,2018 POLIO IMMUNISATION

## *72. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

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

- (a) whether it is true that the Government has ordered an inquiry into the polio  virus  contamination  detected  in  the  vials  used  for  immunisation  in States;
- (b) if so, the d etails thereof, State/UTwise;
- (c) whether it is also true that the Government has ordered additional immun in these States; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 72* FOR 14 TH DECEMBER , 20 18

(a) & (b). Two samples of Poliomyelitis Vaccine, Live, Oral Indian Pharmacopoeia (I.P) Bivalent (Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine /bOPV) manufactured by a particular company, drawn in Uttar Pradesh were declared as not of standard quality and deemed to be adulterated by the Government analyst, Central Dr Laboratory ( CDL ), Kasauli as per the provisions o f the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 as the samples were found to contain Polio Virus Type 2.

Pursuant  to  above,  CDSCO  had  iss ued  a  show  cause  notice  and order ed the particular company on  27/09/2018 to  stop  production  of  all  Human  vaccines manufactured at said facility, till further order s.Simultaneously, as a part of further investigation, the Drugs Inspector of CDSCO had filed a complaint with Sta House Officer (SHO), Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad.

Subsequently, CDSCO has issued an office orde r n 01.10.2018 wherein all the CDSCO field offices  were  requested  for  carrying  out  sampling  of  Poliomyeli Vaccine, Live, Oral Indian Pharmacopoeia (I.P) (Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccine /bOPV) available in the di stribution channel for te st or analysis at CDL, Kasauli.

(c)& (d) Yes, i n the identified districts of Uttar Pradesh and Telangana, where the suspected  batch  of BivalentOral  Polio  Vaccine ( B OPV ) were  used,  special vaccination campaigns with Inactivated Po lio Vaccine (IPV) were carried out to boost immunity against Type 2 Polio Virus. During these campaigns, a total of 2,12,866 children were vaccinated out of which 1,32,947 children are from st Uttar Pradesh and 79,919 children are from state of Telan gana.
Lok Sabha Question No. 69 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KRISHN PRATAP SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 69 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH DEEMBER ,2018 RASHTRIYA SWASTHYA B IMA YOJANA

## †*69. DR. KRISHAN PRATAP:

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

- (a) whether the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) has been implemented to help the poor and provide social security/welfare to the unorganised work over the country;
- (b) if so, the details regarding the implementation of RSBY in Uttar Pradesh the number of hospitals in the State registered under the scheme during the years;
- (c)  whether the  Government  has  listed  various  insurance  companies  under  thi scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 69* FOR 14 TH DECEMBER , 20 18

- a) Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), a centrally sponsored scheme,  is  being  implemented  by  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare (MoHFW) to provide health insurance coverage to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families  and  11  other  categories  of  Unorganized  Workers(UOWs)  namely MGNREGA Workers, Construction Workers, Domestic workers, Sanitation Workers,  Mine  Workers,  licensed  Railway  Porters,  Street  Vendors,  Beedi Workers,  Rickshaw Pullers, Rag Pickers and Auto/Taxi drivers. Each family enrolled  in  the  scheme  is  entitled  to  hospitalization  benefits  of  upto  INR 30,000 per annum in Government as well as empanelled private hospitals. With  the  launch of  Ayushman  Bharat  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana (PMJAY) on 23.09.2018, RSBY stands subsumed in it in the states where the PMJAY is being implemented.
- b) During the last two years, RSBY was not being implemented in the state of Uttar Pradesh and no hospitals were empanelled under RSBY.
- c) &  d)  RSBY  has  been  essentially  implemented  at  state  level  and  the States  concerned  were  engaging  insurance  companies  through  open tendering process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 68 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Demonetisation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LOK SABKA STARRED QUESTIONNO.68

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14th December, 2018 AGRAHAYANA, SAKA, 1940. 23rd

## DEMONETISATION

68. SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO; SKRI DHARMENDRA YADAV :

## QUESTIQN

## Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state

- (a) whether the Reserve Bank of India   (RBI) rejected two justifications of demonetisation i.e. curbing black money and counterfeit notes while giving its approval to this decision; kev
- (b) if s0, details thereof and the reaction ofthe Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government had estimated Rs: 400 crore counterfeit currency of denomination of Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 in circulation;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the quantum of counterfeit notes that were detected after demonetisation till October, 2018 and the fate/manner of disposal of the fake currency impounded as a result thereof ?

## ANSWER MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the table ofthe House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO [OK SABKA STARRED QUESTION NO, 68 RAISED BY SKRI ADKALRAO PATIL SKIVAIIRAO; SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV; KON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2018 REGARDING DEMONETISATION

- (a) and (b) No Sir . Central Board passed a resolution supporting two justifications of demonetisation i.e. curbing black money and counterfeit notes. key
- As per 3 study done by the indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata in 2016 counterfeit currency worth Rs.411 Crores of denomination of Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 were in circulation in 2014-15. year
- (e) A total of Rs. 29.47 crore of counterfeit/ fake Notes have reported to have been detected and seized between 9/11/2016 to 30/6/2018 (after demonetisation). However, no fake Icounterfeit note of Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 has been detected after demonetisation. On detection of counterfeit Notes, the bank authorities report to the local police authorities for investigation and taking further necessary action. All Counterfeit Notes received back from the police authorities (when investigation has been completed and are no more required for any purpose) courts are carefully preserved in the safe custody of the bank and a record thereof is maintained by the branch concerned. counterfeit Notes are preserved for a period of three years from the date of receipt from the police authorities and thereafter sent to the Issue Office of Reserve Bank of India concerned with full details Counterfeit Notes, which are the subject matter of litigation in the court of law are preserved with the branch concerned for three years after conclusion of the court case\_ In RBI, the notes are disposed off in due course after  following the prescribed procedure. been they
Lok Sabha Question No. 67 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-14
Subject: Excess RBI Reserves
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

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

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.* 67.

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2018 {AGRAHAYANA 23, 1940 (SAKA)}

## EXCESS RBI RESERVES

## QUESTION

##  67. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY: SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) during its recent Board meeting has taken any decision to constitute a Committee/panel to decide on the issue of transfer of excess reserves  to  the  Government  and  examine  the  Economic  Capital  Framework  (ECF)  to determine the appropriate level of reserves the Central Bank should hold and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the said Committee has been constituted and if so, the details thereof indicating the membership and terms of reference of the Committee/ Panel;
- (c) the time by which the Committee/ Panel is likely to take a decision to transfer excess reserves to the Government;
- (d) whether the Government is examining the option of using the powers of the RBI Board to override the Governor; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOKSABHA STARRED  QUESTION  No.  *67  FOR  14 th   DECEMBER,  2018  RAISED  BY  SHRI GOPAL SHETTY: SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR  REGARDING  EXCESS RBI RESERVES.

(a) to (c): The Central Board of Reserve Bank of India, in its meeting held on November 19, 2018, has decided to constitute an Expert Committee to examine the Economic Capital Framework (ECF) of RBI and make recommendations on appropriate level of reserves the Central Bank should hold as well as other connected matters.

As per the decision of the Central  Board of Reserve  Bank of  India in its meeting held on November 19, 2018, the membership and terms of reference of the Expert Committee will be jointly determined by the Government and the RBI.

The time within which the Committee would be expected to submit its report would be included in the order constituting Committee along with its terms of reference.

(d) and (e): No, Sir. The Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 entrusts the general superintendence  and  direction  of  the  affairs  and  business  of  Reserve  Bank  of  India  in  the Central Board which is empowered to exercise all powers of RBI under section 7 and to make all regulations under section 58 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.