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Lok Sabha Question No. 2682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Domestic Violence against Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi, Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.2682

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

## 2682.  SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

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

- (a) whether the cases of domestic violence against women have increased over the years;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  such  cases  in  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of protection officers appointed under Domestic Violence Act;
- (d) whether any financial assistance is being provided by the Government to States to enforce various Acts enacted for the protection of women; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  further  steps  taken  or  being  taken  by Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b) : As per the data published by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), in the  past  three  years,  the  number  of  cases reported/  registered of  domestic  violence against women under 'The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005' is 437 in 2016, 616 in 2017 and in the year 2018 is 579.

(c) :  As per section 8 of 'The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the State Governments are authorized to appoint such number of Protection Officers in each district as it may consider necessary.

(d) to (e) :In order to ensure better implementation, States/UTs have been requested by Ministry of Women & Child Development to appoint sufficient number of Protection Officers having independent charge, allocate separate budget for smooth functioning of  Protection  Officers  (PO),  providing  suitable  support  to  survivors,  training  and capacity  building  of  Police,  Judiciary,  Medical  Officers,  Service  Providers  and  for creating mass awareness on the provisions of the said Act.

In  addition,  the  Ministry  of  Women  &  Child  Development  is  implementing  the schemes of One Stop Centre (OSCs) and Universalisation of Women Helpline (WHL) to  provide  integrated  support  and  assistance  to  women  affected  by  violence.  As  of now, a total of 680 OSCs are operational in the country and WHL is operational in 32 States/UTs. So far, more than 50 lakh women have benefitted from these Schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2679 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Drugs and Cosmetics Amendment Rules, 2018
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2679 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH MARCH, 2020

## DRUGS AND COSMETICS AMENDMENT RULES, 201 8

## 2679. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to take necessary measures to create new rules under the Drugs and Cosmetics Amendment Rules, 2018;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) to (c): Amendment  of  Drugs  &  Cosmetics  Rules  for  incorporating  new  provisions  in accordance  with  the  changing  requirements  is  a  continuous  process.  A  number of  such amendments  have  been  carried  out  during  the  year  2018  which  include  incorporation provision  for  mandatory submission  of  stability  data  of  drugs,  certain  exemption manufacturing of Oxygen 93%, labelling requirements for the drugs, etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Customs Duty on Newsprint
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2677 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020)

## CUSTOMS DUTY ON NEWSPRINT

## 2677. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

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

- (a) whether his ministry has taken note that small and medium newspapers and magazine  publishers  will  go  into  deeper  losses  due  to  imposition  of  10% customs duty on newsprint and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  any  representation  has  been  received  in  the  Ministry  from  INS  to withdraw 10% customs duty on imported newsprint, uncoated paper used for printing of newspapers and lightweight coated papers used for magazines;
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  issue  has  been  taken  up with the Finance Ministry for its resolution; and
- (d) if so, the response of the Finance Ministry thereto?

## ANSWER

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 (d): Representations from various Newspaper  Industry Associations  like  The  Indian  Newspaper  Society  (INS),  Indian Languages Newspaper Association (ILNA) and major media houses had  been  received  in  the  Ministry  for  withdrawal  of  10%  Basic Custom Duty imposed in Finance Bill 2019, on Newsprint uncoated paper (Glazed) and Light-weight coated paper (LWC) used for prints of  newspapers and magazines. These representations were taken up with Finance Ministry for appropriate decision.

Finance  Ministry  has  informed  that  after  considering  all  relevant factors, including the needs of the domestic newsprint manufacturers,  it  has  been  decided  to  reduce  the  basic  custom duty on newsprint from 10% to 5%.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2675 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Control on News Web Portal
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2675 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## CONTROL ON NEWS WEB PORTAL

## 2675. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

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

- (a) whether there is any provision to take permission from his Ministry for news web portal prevalent on social media and youtube;
- (b) if  not,  whether  the  Government  is  considering  for  mandatory registration of such portals on the lines of RNI to put a control over them; and
- (c) if so, the time by which such a decision is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; AND

MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES {SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR}

(a) to (c): The draft 'Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019'  has  been  prepared  by  Ministry  of  Information  and Broadcasting to replace the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867. The draft Bill inter-alia provides that publishers of news  on  Digital  Media  shall  register  themselves  with  the Registrar  of  Newspapers  of  India.    The  draft  Bill  has  been placed on the website of the Ministry for seeking comments of the stakeholders and general public.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Plantation of Trees on Banks of River Ganga
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Khagen Murmu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO.  2672

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## Plantation of Trees on Banks of River Ganga

## 2672.  SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme to plant trees on the banks of the river Ganga in view of soil erosion in Malda, West Bengal every year;
- (b) if so, the details of the scheme in this regard; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c): As  per  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti,  National  Mission  for Clean  Ganga  (NMCG)  has  sanctioned  project  'Forestry  Intervention  for  Ganga'  to  West Bengal Forest Department at a cost of Rs.35.46 crores for the period from 2016 to 2020, for plantation of trees on  Ganga Bank districts including Malda district of West Bengal as per the Detailed Project Report (DPR) prepared by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun.  Details of sanctioned project are given below:

Sanctioned cost

| Year    |   Total area sanctioned (in Ha.) |   Sanctioned cost (Rs. in crores) |
|---------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                           830    |                             11.16 |
| 2017-18 |                          2785    |                              8.48 |
| 2018-19 |                           819.77 |                             10.09 |
| 2019-20 |                          1030.96 |                              5.73 |
| Total   |                          5465.73 |                             35.46 |

As per the information received from State Project Management Unit, Namami Gange Project, West Bengal,  Malda Division has taken up River Bank Plantation over 10 ha at Balupur (5 ha) and Bhutni (5 ha), both on the bank of River Ganga, in the year 2017-18 under 'Namami Gange Project', but due to heavy flood both the plantation have been damaged.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2671 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## INDIRA GANDHI MATRITVA SAHYOG YOJANA

## 2671.  SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

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

- (a) whether the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana focuses on the pre-natal and post-natal nutrition related problems of women in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the  pregnant  and  lactating mothers especially in rural and hilly areas; and
- (d) whether the  Government  has  any  proposal to  increase  the  financial  assistance under this scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) The Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY) was implemented on pilot  basis  in  two  Districts  of  Madhya  Pradesh,  namely,  Chhindwara  and  Sagar  till 31.12.2016. The Scheme has been discontinued since 31.03.2017.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 2668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Environmental Clearance to Construction Companies
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Prathap Simha

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2668

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## Environmental Clearance to Construction Companies

## 2668.     SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

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

- (a)   whether the Government has imposed a ban on the issuance of No-Objection Certificate for environmental clearances to the various construction companies and industries in the country, including Karnataka;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether the Ministry had formed any high-level committee for conducting inspection and probe the concerned realtors and companies;
- (d)   if so, whether the committee has submitted its report to the Ministry and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)   whether the National Green Tribunal has taken note of the said cases and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  has  not  imposed any  ban  on  issuance  of  No-Objection  Certificate  (NOC)  for  environmental  clearances  to construction  companies  and  industries  in  the  country,  including  Karnataka.  The  Ministry accords prior environmental clearance for projects or activities listed in the Schedule to the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 (and its amendments) after having followed the prescribed process in the said notification.
- (c) No Sir.
- (d) Does not arise.
- (e) No Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Integrated AYUSH Hospital
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2667 TO BE ANSWERED ON  6 TH MARCH, 2020

## INTEGRATED AYUSH HOS PITAL

## 2667. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  approved  the  setting  up  of  a  50 - bedded  integrated  AYUSH hospital in Anantgiri, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy District of Telangana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether DPR has been prepared for the said project; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, the funds allocated for the same and the time by which t is likely to become operational?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d): Under  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM), Government of India has approved setting up of upto50-bedded integrated AYUSH hospital in Anantgiri, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy District of Telangana during 2016 - 17.

State  Government  has  prepar ed  the  DPR  for  Rs.  600.00  lakhs  and  submitted  to Government  of  India.  Accordingly,  proposal  of 50- bedded  integrated  AYUSH  hospital  in Anantgiri, Vikarabad, Ranga Reddy District of Telangana has been approved and grant - in - aid of Rs  360.00  lakhs  has  been  rel eas d  as  central  share  during  the  year  2016 - 17.  Further,  as  per information received from State Government of Telangana, this hospital is to be made functional after recruitment of manpower.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Cancer Hospital at Bargarh
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2664 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH MARCH, 2020

## CANCER HOSPITAL AT B ARGARH

## 2664. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

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

- (a) whether the Government received any proposal from the State Government of Odisha for setting up of Level 1 Cancer Hospital at Bargarh, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Gov ernment proposes/plans to approve Cancer Hospital at Bargarh; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? ,

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (c): No proposal has been received from the Government of Odisha for setting up o Level 1 cancer Hospital at Bargarh.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Soil Erosion at River Banks
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N

## NO.2660

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## Soil Erosion at River Banks

2660.  SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating any scheme to encourage people in the country for afforestation to stop soil erosion at river banks due to incessant floods every year;
- (b) if so, the measures taken to tackle soil erosion during the last three years and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  approximate  area  of  such  lands  earmarked  and  targets  envisaged  to  prevent  soil erosion during the next financial year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c):  As per information received from Ministry of Jal Shakti, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under the Namami Gange Programme is implementing 'Forestry Interventions in Ganga' project as per the Detailed project report (DPR) prepared by Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun.  The DPR has projected site-specific  plantation  along  the  banks  of  river  Ganga  and  its  tributaries  in  the five States namely Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal in over 1.34 lakh hectares of area.  The DPR provides 43 numbers of plantation models in four major heads viz. Natural landscape, Agricultural landscape, Urban landscape and Conservation intervention which includes soil and water conservation. During the financial year 2016 to 2020, plantation over 26,764 ha. Land has been carried out under Namami Gange scheme by the five Ganga bank state forest departments, for which NMCG has funded Rs. 337.22 crore.

In addition, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has assigned a technical  study  to  ICFRE  to  assess  the  need  of  interventions  and  measures  to reduce soil erosion, improve quality of forests, enhance soil moisture regime to augment continuous supply of water to the streams, etc. along the river landscape of 13 major Indian rivers and prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for forestry mediation for rejuvenation of the river basins. The study includes Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej, Loni, Brahmaputra, Yamuna, Mahanadi, Narmada, Krishna, Godavari and Cauvery rivers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Scientific Social Responsibility
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2658 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/03/2020

## SCIENTIFIC SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

## 2658. SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY fv 3k be pleased to state:

- whether the Government has allocated funds to the Scientific Social Responsibility policy
- (a) and if so, the details thereof;
- the manner in which the Scientific Social Responsibility policy will be implemented (b) and monitored;
- (c) whether the scheme has outreach programmes for the marginalized communities; and specific
- (d) if s0, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE; MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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- The Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR) Policy is in draft stage: The draft SSR (a) to (d): utilisation of institutional resources with a mechanism of implementation and Policy envisages and   having an outreach towards all sections of the   societys  including the assessment marginalised communities.

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## ANSWER
Lok Sabha Question No. 2657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Compensatory Afforestation
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Kani K. Navas, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2657

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## Compensatory Afforestation

## 2657.   SHRI  K. NAVASKANI: SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARYAN DHANORKAR

## :

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

- (a) whether the compensatory afforestation mechanism instituted to balance the devastating loss of natural forests has not made the desired impact in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year, State-wise and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to address the situation in each State?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) (b) & (c) No, Sir.The  Compensatory  Afforestation  (CA)  scheme is  one of  the  essential conditions  stipulated  in  the  proposals  approved  'in-principle'  under  Forest (Conservation)  Act,  1980.  CA  is  done  as  per  the  approved  Annual  Plan  of Operations  (APOs)  of  the  States/UTs.  Consistent  efforts  have  yielded  good results in addressing the problem of deforestation, besides keeping the pace of development, which is evident from the fact that the forest cover has stabilized and has been constantly increasing over the years. As per the biennial edition of India  State  of  Forest  Report  (ISFR)  of  Forest  Survey  of  India  (FSI),  ISFR 2015(updated), the forest and tree cover increased by 4902.6 square kilometre (sq.  km.)  over  2013  assessment  while  as  per  ISFR,  2017,  the  forest  and  tree cover has increased by 8021 sq. km. of total forest and tree cover as compared to that of ISFR, 2015(updated). As per ISFR 2019 there is an increase of 5188 sq. km. in the forest and tree cover over that of ISFR  2017 in the country. A study by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA has also stated that India and China are leading the increase in greening on land.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Migration of MBBS Doctors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2650 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH MARCH, 2020

## MIGRATION OF MBBS DO CTORS

## 2650. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

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

- (a) the details of doctors who have proceeded abroa  after completing their MBBS degree from thecountry;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  implemented  any policy  regarding  compulsory  service  after completing t heir degree in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is also contemplating to recover compensation from the doctors who areproceeding to other countries, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time likely to be taken in implementation of such orders in this regard?

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

- (a): Some  medical  practitioner  migrate  to  other  countries  for  pursuing  higher  studies employment. H owever, such data is not maintained centrally.
- (b) & (c): Health  is  a  state  subject  and  it  is  for  the  State/UT  Government  to  decid compulsory service of doctors after completing the degree in the State/UT .
- (d): No.
- (e): Does not arise.