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Lok Sabha Question No. 1275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1275 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JUNE, 2019

## PRADHAN MANTRI SWAST HYA SURAKSHA YOJANA

## 1275. SHRI SRINIVAS KESINENI:

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

- (a) the aims and objectives of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY);
- (b) the AIIMS like hospitals established under PMSSY scheme, State/ UT - wise;
- (c) the number of AIIMS like hospitals proposed to be established under phase - II/III of PMSSY; and
- (d)  the  funds  estimated,  sanctioned, released  and  proposed  to  be  released  for AIIMS  at Mangalagiri in Andhra Pradesh?

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

- (a): PradhanMantriSwasthyaSurakshaYojana (PMSSY) aims at correcting the imbalances in  the  availability  of  affordable  healthcare  facilities  in  the  different  parts  of  th general, and augmenting facilities for quality medical education in the under - served  States  in particular. PMSSY, a Central Sector Scheme, has two components -
- (i) Setting up o f AIIMS- like institutions; and
- (ii) Up - gradation of existing State Government Medical College/Institutions
- (b): Six (6) new AIIMS in Patna (Bihar), Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh ), Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Jodhpur (Rajasthan) and Rishikesh (Uttaranchal) have been established under PMSSY and are functional.
- (c): An AIIMS in Rae Bareli has been approved to be established under Phase -II of PMSSY. However, no AIIMS was proposed to be es tablished under Phase -III of PMSSY.
- (d): AIIMS Mangalagiri was approved in Phase -IV at a sanctioned cost ofRs. 1618 crore. Out of which ,Rs. 385.54 crore have been released so far. Fund utilized till date is Rs. 367.7 c
Lok Sabha Question No. 1274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Unauthorised Pathological Labs and Diagnostic Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1274 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JUNE, 2019

## UNAUTHORISED PATHOLO GICAL LABS AND DIAGNOSTIC CENTRES

## 1274. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware about the mushrooming of diagnostic centres in country including Mumbai, which are functioning without having requisite infrastructure and qualified staff;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action Government has taken or proposes to take against such diagnostic ce tres in the country?

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

(a)to (c): The Government is aware of the reports appearing in the media from time t time about functioning of some diagnostic centres without having requisite infrastructu qualified  staff.  Since,  health  is  a  State  subject,  it  is  the  responsibility  of the  State/Union Territory  Government  to  regulate  diagnostic  centres  in  their  State/UT under  the  appropriate statutory provisions applicable in the respective State/UT including taking action in case of any violation. Details in this regard are not maintai ned centrally.

The  Government  of  India  has  enacted  the  Clinical  Establishments  (Registration Regulation) Act, 2010 and notified Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules, for registration and regulation of clinical establishments, includ ing diagnostic laboratories.  In the States/UTs where the said Act is in force, the clinical establishments are required t norms such as minimum standards of facilities and services, minimum requirement of person maintenance of records and re ports  and displaying of rates at a conspicuous place. The clini establishments  are  also  required  to  follow Standard  Treatment  Guidelines issued  by  the Central/State Governments and charge rates for each type of procedure and service within th range of rates determined from time to time. The implementation and enforcement of the said Act falls within the ambit of the State/UT Governments.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Naturopathy Wellness Centre
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Balak Nath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JUNE, 2019

## NATUROPATHY WELLNESS CENTRE

## 1273. SHRI BALAK NATH:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up any naturopathy wellness centres in various of the country, especially in Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which such centres are likely to be set up;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether specific guidelines have been set in this regard, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether a new naturopathy policy is likely to be formulated in the near future and if details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEO PATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) to (d):Public Health is a State subject. Setting up of N aturopathy Wellness C entres comes under  purview  of State/UT  Governments.  However,  Central  Government is  implementing Centrally  Sponsored Scheme  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM) in th e  country  including Rajasthan under which there is a provision for financial assistance to States/UTs for setti AYUSH Wellness Centres including Yoga & Naturopathy. However, no proposal received from the S tate of Rajasthan for this purpose under National AYUSH Mission.

- (e):      There is no such proposal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Epidemic Disease
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1270 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JUNE, 2019

## EPIDEMIC DISEASE

## 1270. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a) the criteria set by the Government for declaring any disease an epidemic;
- (b) the names of diseases spreaded in the country during the last five years; and
- (c) the details of disease out of the same declared epidemic across the country, State/UT - wise?

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

- (a): Government of India has not set criteria for declaring any disease epidemic. However ,as per World He alth Organization, a  epidemic is occurrence in community or region of cases of an illness,  specific  health  related  behaviour  or  other  health  related  events  in  excess expectancy.
- (b) &(c) : Government of India initiated Integrated Disease Survei llance Programme (IDSP) in all States/UTs with the objective to detect and respond to outbreaks due to epidemi diseases. Under IDSP, weekly data on morbidity for epidemic prone is collected and analysed detect early rising phase of disease outbre aks, which is reported and responded to by trained Districts/States Rapid Response Teams.

Outbreaks  reported  and  responded  in  the  last  five  years  are Acute  Diarrheal  Diseas es (ADD), Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, Anthrax ,Chickenpox,Chikungunya,Cholera ,CrimeanCongo Haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) , Dengue,Diphtheria ,Dysentry ,Enteric Fever ,Fever with Rash,Food Poisoning ,Influenza A H1N1 ,Influenza A H3N2 ,Influenza B ,Jaundice ,Kala Azar , Kyasanur Forest Disease ,Leptospirosis ,Malaria ,Measles ,Measles & Rubella ,Mumps ,Nipah Viral Encephalitis ,Pertussis ,Rubella ,Scrub Typhus ,Viral Fever ,Viral Hepatitis ,Viral Hepatitis A ,  B,  C  &  E, Zika  Virus  Disease    (ZVD) , Mushroom  Poisoning , Fever  with  Arthralgia , Filariasis , etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1267 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Research Work for Social Benefits
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1267 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/6/2019

## RESEARCH WORK FOR SOCIAL BENEFITS

## †1267.  SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has urged the scientists to redefine the research work for the benefit of the society;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the action plan prepared by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the present status of the proposal regarding extension of retirement age of the scientists;
- (d) the number of scientists likely to be benefited therefrom; and
- (e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government 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 पृ वी वान मंी

(bÉ. c­ÉÇ ´ÉvÉÇxÉ)

(a) & (b):  Yes, Sir. Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) through its various wings namely, Department of  Science and Technology (DST), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Department of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) urged the scientists to  do innovative research for the benefit of society which has been very well articulated in Science Technology and Innovation (STI)  policy.  In  this  endeavor,  MoST  with  its  departments  have  specific  programs  and  various  schemes designed to  promote  science  and  technology  interventions  for  societal  benefits  as  actionable  plan  to  support grant-in-aid projects.

Some schemes/programmes are exclusively designed to address challenges pertaining to grassroot and vulnerable sections of the society particularly, Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Women, Divyangjan & Elderly through involvement of Science and Technology (S&T). The major initiatives of DST in this area are Technological  Advancement  for  Rural  Areas  (TARA), Technology  Interventions  for  Disabled  and  Elderly (TIDE), Technological Intervention for Addressing Societal Needs (TIASN),Science and Technology for Women and S&T Hubs for SC and ST population. These schemes and programmes primarily support technology driven actionable  projects.  S&T  based  knowledge  institutions,  field  based  developmental  agencies and  S&T  driven Voluntary Organizations are given support for projects in this area.

DST is also encouraging young researchers and women scientists with break in career to take up societal issues/challenges for their research and adaptive R&D through Scheme for Young Scientists and Technologists (SYST) and Women Scientist Scheme-B (WOS-B).

- (c) There is no such proposal regarding extension of retirement age of the scientists.
- (d) & (e):   Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Campaigns of Ayurveda
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1266 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JUNE, 2019

## CAMPAIGNS OF AYURVED A

## 1266. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the campaigns being organized by the Union Government for taking Ayur to every village in the co untry; and
- (b) the efforts being made by the Government for bringing Ayurveda at par with Allopathy?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

( a) &  (b): Central  Government is  implementing Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Promotion  of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) in AYUSH, under which the Ministry takes up  initiatives  for  propagation,  promotion  a nd  awareness  of  AYUSH  systems  of  medicine including  Ayurveda  by  organizing  Arogya  Fairs,  Ayurveda  Parvs,  Conferences,  Exhibition Seminars, Workshops, Symposium, celebration of important days viz. Ayurveda Day and als undertaking publicity activities thr ough electronic media, print media and social media amongst the  citizens  all  over  the  country.  The status of  Ayurveda  Parvs  organized is  furnished  at Annexure .

Further,  the  Central  Government is  implementing  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of National AYUSH  Mission  (NAM) through  States/UTs to  promote  AYUSH  systemsof  medicine includingAyurveda through  cost  effective  AYUSH  services,  strengthening  of  educational systems,  facilitate  the  enforcement  of  quality  control  of  Ayurveda,  Siddha  and  Una & Homoeopathy (ASU &H) drugs and sustainable availability of ASU & H raw - materials.

## Annexure

## The status of Ayurveda Parvs organized

|   S. No | State         | Location         | Date                          |
|---------|---------------|------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | Bihar         | Patna            | 16 th -18 th March, 2018      |
|       2 | Delhi         | New Delhi        | 7 th - 10 th September, 2017  |
|       3 | Goa           | Kala Mandir, Goa | 3 rd to 4 th March, 2019      |
|       4 | Gujarat       | Ahmadabad        | 22 nd - 25 th December, 2017  |
|       5 | Karnataka     | Bengaluru        | 16 th - 18 th March, 2018     |
|       6 | Maharashtra   | Nagpur           | 7 th -9 th October, 2017      |
|       7 | Odisha        | Puri             | 23 rd - 25 th November, 2018  |
|       8 | Punjab        | Patiala          | 25 th - 27 th November, 2017  |
|       9 | Rajasthan     | Jaipur           | 14 th - 16 th September, 2017 |
|      10 | Uttar Pradesh | Kanpur           | 19 th - 20 th January, 2019   |
Lok Sabha Question No. 1261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Jai Prakash Narain Apex Trauma Centre in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Deepak Baij

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1261 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JUNE, 2019

## JAI PRAKASH NARAIN A PEX TRAUMA CENTRE IN AIIMS

## 1261. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

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

- (a) whether renovation work of Jai Prakash Narain Apex Trauma Centre in AIIMS which caught fire in the month of March has not been undertaken yet due to which patients who require to be operated upon second time are not being admitted, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of operation theatres rendered non - functional after the said fire along with the present status thereof;
- (c) whether there is undue delay in the work of renovation of the said operation theatres; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  arrangements  made  by the  Government  to  ensure  that  the  patients re  not inconvenienced?

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

(a) to (d): A major fire incidence occurred in Jai Prakash Narain (JPN) Apex Trauma Centr in AIIMS, New Delhi on 24.03.2019 due to which 5 Operation Theatres (OTs) had to be clos for repair works. However, restoration of operation Theatres (OTs) were s tarted immediately and at present, all Operation Theatres (OTs) in JPN Apex Trauma Centre in AIIMS, New Delhi a fully functional.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Private Satellite TV Channels
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1260 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.06.2019

## PRIVATE SATELLITE TV CHANNELS:

## 1260. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state: (a) the  numbers  and  details  of  Private  Satellite  TV  Channels permitted to telecast in India in the last five years, year-wise; (b) the  number  and  names    of  Private  TV  Channels  raided  by different Government Agencies during the last five years; and (c) the number and names of Private TV Channels whose Licence has been cancelled during the last five years; and the number of pending cases against the TV Channels as on

- (d) date, if any?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; AND MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR) (a)  Year-wise  details  of  number  of  Private  Satellite  TV  Channels permitted in India in the last five years are as under:-

| Year    |   No. of TV channels permitted |
|---------|--------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                             40 |
| 2015-16 |                             74 |
| 2016-17 |                             53 |
| 2017-18 |                             34 |
| 2018-19 |                             57 |

Details of the permitted TV channels are available on this Ministry's website on the link https://www.broadcastseva.gov.in/webpage-Usertvchannels

(b) & (c) There is no provision of conducting raids on TV channels in the Policy Guidelines for Uplinking / Downlinking of Private Satellite TV Channels, 2011. However, permission granted to TV channels are cancelled  for  violating  the  said  guidelines.    During  the  last  five years,  permission  has  been  cancelled  in  respect  of  102  cases, details of which are available on this Ministry's  website on the link https://www.broadcastseva.gov.in/webpage-TV-cancelled

(d)  The Ministry issues Show Cause Notices to the TV channels as and when violations / contraventions of the Uplinking / Downlinking

Guidelines  (2011)  come  to  notice.    During  the  current  year,  show cause notices have been issued in 14 cases.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Internal Complaints Committee
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor, Sanjay Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1256

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.06.2019

## INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE

1256.  DR. SHASHI THAROOR: DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  all  the  Central  Government  Departments  and  PSUs  have  constituted Internal Complaints Committees (ICCs) to prevent sexual harassment at workplace, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the total number  of sexual harassment  complaints  filed by employees  of departments of the Central Governments before the respective ICCs since 2013;
- (c) whether  it  is  true  that  ICCs  have  not  completed  the  investigation  into  such complaints  within  the  statutorily  mandated  period  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof along with the number of such pending cases;
- (d) the  action  taken  or  being  taken  against  such  ICCs  of  Central  Government/ departments that have failed to submit their investigation reports within statutorily mandated period;
- (e) the number of employees of Central Government/departments officials that have been suspended or dismissed on charges of sexual harassment, since 2013; and
- (f) whether the judiciary falls under the purview of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition  and  Redressal)  Act,  2013  and  if  so,  the  details  of  ICCs  in  Higher Courts and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (f): The information is being collected and will be laid on the table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1254 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Protection of Forest Areas
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1254

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.06.2019

## Protection of Forest Areas

## 1254. SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

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

- (a) the methods adopted by the Government to demarcate the forest areas to make them out of bounds for mining or protect them against illegal mining;
- (b) whether the Government has carried out any fresh forest survey to determine the extent to which targets have been achieved in plantation of trees over the years; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the area under the green cover at present?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  forest  areas  are  normally  demarcated  by  creating  permanent  boundary  pillars  at appropriate points to segregate them from other areas. However, additional precaution is taken  while  according  approval  for  mining  in  forest  areas  by  invariably  inserting following conditions:
- (i) The project area shall be demarcated on ground at the project cost, using four feet high RCC pillars, with each pillar inscribed with the serial number, forward and backward bearing and distance between two adjacent pillars.
- (ii) Fencing, protection and regeneration of the safety zone area (7.5 meter strip all along the outer boundary of mining lease area) shall be done at the project cost.
- (b) &  (c)    The  Government  of  India  has  not  conducted  any  survey  to  assess  the survival  of  the  plantation  undertaken  in  States.  However,  Forest  Survey  of  India  under Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change carries out forest survey at every two years to assess the forest cover of India and it publishes India State of Forest Report (ISFR) showing different statistics related to forest cover of the country. As per the latest estimate by India State of Forest Report-2017, the area under forest and tree cover is 80.20 million hectare which is 24.39% of the geographical area of the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Medical Devices
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1251 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JUNE, 2019

## MEDICAL DEVICES

## 1251. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has put in place any automated and unified system to ensure the traceability and authenticity of medicines and medical devices manufactured in the country in view  ofrising  instances  of  count erfeit  medications and  devices  being  given  to  unsuspecting users;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c): Department of Pharmaceuticals under the Ministry of Chemical & Fertilizers vi Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order, 2017 (revised) dated 14.01.2019 pharmaceutical  formulations  had  made  it  mandatory  for  all  medicines  procured  unde r  Public Procurement to have barcode/ QR code at primary level packaging from 01.04.2019.

Subsequently,  Department  of  Pharmaceuticals  has  decided  to  give  pharmaceutica industry a transition time of one year for universal implementation of such te chnologies from April 2020.