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Lok Sabha Question No. 3459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: PM Vaya Vandana Yojana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury, Y. S. Avinash Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3459

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## PM Vaya Vandana Yojana

3459. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU: SHRI ABU HASEM KHAN CHOWDHURY: SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that age for availing Central Government schemes like PM Vaya Vandana Yojana schemes implemented for senior citizens is fixed as 60 years age but at the same time State Government employees are retiring at the age of 58 years, thereby retired State Government employees could not avail these schemes properly because of age difference;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan of revising the age for all schemes as 58 years so as to enable all the retired employees to avail the benefits of the schemes meant for senior citizens;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the stand of the Government in this regard to remove this anomaly in the senior citizen age?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) to (e): Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) is designed to protect elderly persons aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to the uncertain market condition. Since PMVVY is meant for protecting the financial loss due to possible fall in the interest rate, to elderly person which is defined in PMVVY as 60 years and above, it has no linkage with retirement age.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Foreign and Domestic Debt Burden
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3458

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 16, 2020

## FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DEBT BURDEN

3458. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of per capita foreign and domestic debt burden of the country at present;
- (b) whether India's external and internal debts have witnessed a rapid increase during the recent time; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reason therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a)  India's  per  capita  external  debt  as  on  31 st March,  2019  is  estimated  at  Rs. 28,627. Per capita domestic liabilities of the Central Government as on 31 st March, 2019 is estimated at Rs. 67,390.
- (b) & (c) As may be observed from the data presented in table below, India's external debt  along  with  domestic  liabilities  of  the  Central  Government  have  remained  low and stable, in relation to GDP.

| Year end   | External debt   | Domestic Liabilities of the Centre   | External debt to GDP ratio   | Domestic Liabilities of the Centre to GDP ratio   |
|------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|            | (Rs. crore)     | (Rs. crore)                          | Per cent                     | Per cent                                          |
| 2014-15    | 29,71,542       | 60,45,007                            | 23.8                         | 48.4                                              |
| 2015-16    | 32,18,875       | 66,91,709                            | 23.4                         | 48.6                                              |
| 2016-17    | 30,57,013       | 72,16,970                            | 19.9                         | 47.0                                              |
| 2017-18    | 34,41,960       | 80,09,349                            | 20.1                         | 46.8                                              |
| 2018-19    | 37,74,924       | 88,86,520                            | 19.8                         | 46.6                                              |

Source: External Debt Status Reports, D/o Economic Affairs and Reserve Bank of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Audit of CSR Funds
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3456 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 16 TH  MARCH, 2020 PHALGUNA 26, 1941 (SAKA)

## AUDIT OF CSR FUNDS

## QUESTION

3456. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS: Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether Corporate Social Responsibility activities are required to be audited;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the percentage of companies who got their CSR spending audited during each of the last three years and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the percentage of companies that did not fulfil their CSR requirements during the said period; and
- (d) the other steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                                         (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य  मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री ( श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

(a) to (d):  Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) mandates every company having net worth of Rs. 500 crore or more, or turnover of Rs. 1000 crore or more, or net profit of Rs. 5 crore or more during the immediately preceding financial year, to spend at least two per cent of the average  net  profits  of  the  company  made  during  the  three  immediately  preceding  financial years, towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in any of the eligible activities enlisted in Schedule VII of the Act.  Pursuant to Schedule-III (Form of Financial Statement), every company covered  under  Section  135  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013  is  required  to  provide  additional information in its Profit & Loss Account regarding amount of expenditure incurred on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities. The Financial Statement is required to be audited by the Statutory Auditor under Chapter X of the Companies Act, 2013. Further, CSR is a Board driven process and the Board of the company is empowered to plan, decide, execute and monitor the CSR activities of the company based on the recommendation of its CSR committee. The entire CSR architecture is disclosure based and CSR mandated companies are required to file details of  CSR  expenditure  annually  in  MCA21  registry.  All  data  reported  in  the  MCA21  registry  by companies on CSR is available on National CSR Data Portal at www.csr.gov.in . Whenever any violation  of  CSR  provisions  is  reported,  action  against  such  non-compliant  Companies  are initiated  as  per  provisions  of  Companies  Act,  2013  after  due  examination  of  records  and following due process of law. So far, sanction for prosecution has been accorded in 366 cases. All CSR related offences are compoundable. So far 121 applications for compounding have been made and 37 cases have been compounded.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3454 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: National Minimum Wage
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3454

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE

3454. SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

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

- (a)whether the Government has received any request or suggestion to increase National Minimum Wage from Rs.178 to Rs.375;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): No such request or suggestion to increase National Minimum Wage from Rs.178 to Rs.375 has been received.

However,  there  is  a  provision  for  fixation  of  basic  rate  of floor  wage  as per  Section  9  of  the  Code  on  Wages,  2019 notified  on 08.08.2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Reclassification of Reservation in STs List
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3453

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## RECLASSIFICATION OF RESERVATION IN STs LIST

3453. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government is planning  to  delay the reclassification  of  Reservation criteria to include some communities in the STs list and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  decision  to  reclassify  the  reservation criteria  to  include  the  fresh  demands  from  the  communities  deprived  of  reservation and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the stand of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a):    There  is  no  proposal  for  revision  of  the  criteria  followed  for  inclusion community/caste/tribe in the lists of Scheduled Tribes.
- (b):  No Sir.
- (c):  Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 299 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: PF Contribution for Handloom and Handicraft Artisans
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Ranjan Singh Rajkumar

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *299 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## PF CONTRIBUTION FOR HANDLOOM AND HANDICRAFT ARTISANS

## *299.  DR. RAJKUMAR RANJAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  bear  the  entire  12  per  cent  of employer's  contribution  to  the  Employee's  Provident  Fund  and  Employee's  Pension Scheme under Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) for the Handloom Weavers and Handicraft artisans as is done for the employees of garment and made-up units;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the requirement for a work-shed cum house for Handloom and Handicraft artisans in the North Eastern States; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  such  work-shed  cum  homes sanctioned during the last three years, State-wise?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

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

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *299 FOR ANSWER ON 13.03.2020

(a)  &  (b): Provisions  of  Employees'  Provident  Funds  and  Miscellaneous  Provisions Act,  1952  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana  (PMRPY)  are  applicable  to formal sector where employer-employee relationship exists.  Handloom and Handicraft Sectors  are  mostly  unorganised  and  decentralized,  with  characteristics  of  Cottage Industry. These enterprises are often operated out of home rather than from a purposebuilt facility, with very little investment in Plant and Machinery.

(c)  &  (d): Under  National  Handloom  Development  Programme  (NHDP),  financial assistanceof Rs. 1.20 lakh per unit is extended to handloom weavers by the Government of India for construction of workshed to house their looms across the country, including in North Eastern States. Weavers falling under BPL/ST/SC/Women category are fully funded by Government of India and other weavers are funded upto 75% per unit cost, not exceeding Rs.90,000.

During the last three years, 60 Worksheds in Arunachal Pradesh and 489 Worksheds in Assam have been sanctioned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 298 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Restructuring Package for Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, Pratima Bhoumik

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *298

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## RESTRUCTURING PACKAGE FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY

- *298.   SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether the Government has received any demand for a restructuring package for textile and garment units, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  nearly  25-30  per  cent  of  textile  and  garment  units  are  facing  capital issues/crunch, if so, the reasons therefor along with the funds allocated during the last three years to the industry; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

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

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  No.*298  for  13.03.2020  REGARDING  RESTRUCTURING  PACKAGE  FOR TEXTILE  INDUSTRY  ASKED  BY  SHRI  SUNIL  KUMAR  SINGH,  MS.  PRATIMA BHOUMIK;

- (a) Government has not received demand for a restructuring package for textile and garment units.
- (b) Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF) in partnership with CRISIL Ltd had conducted a study on the financial health of the textile industry in India wherein it was revealed that there is sever working  capital  stress  in  the  industry  and  that  Textile  and  garment  units  are  facing  capital crunch. As per the study, reasons for working capital stress are tepid demand growth on global front,  pressure  on  profitability,  cotton  price  volatility  and  erosion/  unavailability  of  working capital .

Year wise funds allocated under Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) during last three year is as follows:

(In Rs. Cr.)

| Year    |   BE |      RE |
|---------|------|---------|
| 2016-17 | 1480 | 2621.98 |
| 2017-18 | 2013 | 1913.15 |
| 2018-19 | 2300 |  622.63 |

- (c) However,  to boost  exports  in  textile  sector,  Government  has  introduced  the  new  RoSCTL (Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies) scheme w.e.f 7th March 2019. Government has also notified a special one-time additional ad-hoc incentive of upto 1% of FoB value to be provided for exports of apparel and made-ups to offset the difference between RoSCTL and RoSL  +  MEIS@4%,  from  7.3.2019  to  31.12.2019.  To  boost  exports  in  MMF  sector, Government has removed anti-dumping duty on PTA, a key raw material for the manufacture of MMF fibre and yarn. Exporters are also provided assistance under Market Access Initiative (MAI)  Scheme.  Interest  equalization  rate  for  pre  and  post  shipment  credit  for  exports  by MSMEs of textile sector has been enhanced from 3% to 5% w.e.f. 02.11.2018. Benefits of Interest Equalization Scheme has been extended to merchant exporters from 02.01.2019 which was earlier limited to only manufacturer exporters.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 297 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Ayushman Bharat Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 297 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH MARCH AYUSHMAN BHARAT YOJA NA

## †*297. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

## SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  problems/  hurdles  in execution/implementation of the Ayushman Bharat Yojana due to complication in the software d eveloped for the same;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the corrective steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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

## , 2020

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 297 FOR 13 TH MARCH, 2020

(a) to (c) Under Ayushman Bharat -Health and Wellness Centers (AB - HWCs) , services are free and universal to all individuals in the service area.

There are no problems/hurdles in the execution/implementation of t Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana due to any complications in the software developed for the same. Under the scheme, the implementation is fully made on robust IT systems to work nationally. State of - the - art  advanced IT platforms, which are fully customizable as per Sta UTs requirements are made available, completely free - of - cost. The States have choice  to  use  PMJAY  IT  Systems  or  use  their  own  IT  systems  and  share respective data with National Health Authority.

To ensure efficiency, effectiveness and reliability of the IT syst strong feedback, grievance and ticketing management system has been put in place  to  ensure  taking  proactive  and  regular  inputs  from  beneficia stakeholders and users of the IT Systems and accordingly make changes as a when required. The systems are also utilized by States/stakeholders to rai issue faced on real - time basis resolution.

These feedbacks are evaluated in detail and the changes are done on the IT Systems. Accordingly, all concerned are informed.

A proactive check is kept on issues, if any, with the IT Systems .Regionwise as well as State - wise reviews and consultations are done on regular basis Whatever issues are highlighted, are resolved on priority basis.

In  addition,  a  comprehensive  Learning  Management  System  is  being implemented to ensure training and capacity building of all users of the system.

The applications and the performance are kept under regular checks. systems  are  under  24x7x365  monitoring  at  infrastructure  (on  Governmen Community Cloud) and systems (Application Performance Management tools being used). User - based testi ng is done in a regular manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 296 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Revision of Fee Structure of Doordarshan
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: C. Lalrosanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.*296

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020)

## REVISION OF FEE STRUCTURE OF DOORDARSHAN

*296. SHRI C. LALROSANGA:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a)    Whether  the  fee  being  paid  by  Doordarshan  to  performing artists/ casual assignees/resource persons has not been revised for the last several years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  Whether  a  high  level  committee  constituted  for  the  purpose submitted its recommendations and proposals to Prasar Bharati a few years back;
- (c) if so, the details and the present status of those recommendations /proposals;
- (d)  whether  Prasar  Bharati  has  any  plan  to  revise  the  fee structure of artists/casual assignees/resource persons in Doordarshan; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE CHANGE;  MINISTER  OF  INFORMATION  AND  BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(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 LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.*296  FOR  ANSWER  ON 13.03.2020

a)   Prasar Bharati revised fee paid by Doordarshan to performing artists/  casual  assignees/resource  persons  in  years  2012  and 2014.

(b)  &  (c)  The  fee  revision  was  based  on  the  recommendations made by  a  Committee  constituted  to  rationalise  fee  structure. All payments to performing artists/ casual assignees / resource persons are made based on revised fee structure.

(d)  &  (e)  There  is  no  proposal  in  Prasar  Bharati  at  present  to revise  the  fee  structure  of  Artists/Casual  assignees/Resource persons. They are engaged on need basis for specific assignments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 295 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Madhav National Park
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Krishna Pal Singh Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. *295

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020.

## Madhav National Park

## *295.   DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  develop  Madhav  National  Park  in  Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh and resume tiger safari project in the park;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the said project is likely to be initiated?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b)AND  (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *295 REGARDING 'MADHAV NATIONAL PARK' BY DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV DUE FOR REPLY ON 13.03.2020

- (a) to (c) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provides funds to Protected Areas  in  the  country  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme-  'Development  of Wildlife Habitats'. Accordingly, an amount of Rs. 100.44 lakhs has been sanctioned for    Madhav  National  Park  in  Madhya  Pradesh  under  this  scheme  during  the  year 2019-2020.

Further,  the  Ministry  has  not  received  any  proposal  from  the  State  Government  of Madhya Pradesh for resuming Tiger Safari project in Madhav National Park.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 290 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Deaths due to Illegible Prescriptions
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Mahendrabhai Kalubhai Munjpara

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 290 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH MARCH , 2020 DEATHS DUE TO ILLEGI BLE PRESCRIPTIONS

## *290. DR. MUNJPARA MAHENDRABHAI KALUBHAI:

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

- (a) whether the Government maintains records of any death or disability c as  a  result  of  medication  errors  occurred  on  the  part  of  pharma cies  due  to misreading of the prescription written by doctors in illegible handwriting
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise along with the national data/figures thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 290 FOR 13 TH MARCH, 2020

(a) &(b) Health is a State subject and no such data is maintained cent However,  Clause  1.5  of  Indian  Medical  Council  (Professional  Conduct Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 prescribes that every physician s prescribe drugs with generic names legibly and preferably in capital letters an he/she shall ensure that there is a rational prescription and use of drug Medical  Council  of  India  (MCI)  has  issued  Circular  dated  21.04.2017  vi which all the Registered Medical Practitioners have b een directed to comply with  the  aforesaid  provisions.  The  MCI  or  the  appropriate  State  Medi Councils have been empowered to take disciplinary action against a doctor violation of the provision of the aforesaid Regulations. As and when compl arereceived against the violation of code of ethics for doctors, such com are  referred  by  MCI  to  the  concerned  State  Medical  Councils  where  t doctors/medical practitioners are registered.

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