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Lok Sabha Question No. 2006 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2006 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## RASHTRIYA SWASTHYA BIMA YOJANA

## 2006. SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

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

- (a) the number of people enrolled in Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) in the State of Telangana, district - wise;
- (b) the number of people who have claimed free medical treatment unde r RSBY in the State of Telangana, district - wise; and
- (c) the total funds claimed for free medical treatment under RSBY in the State of Telangana, district - wise?

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

- (a) to (c) : Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana was not being implemented in Telangana at the time of launch of Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB - PMJAY). With the launch of AB - PMJAY on 23.09.2018, RSBY has been subsumed in it .

Further, the State of Telangana is not implementing AB - PMJAY.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2004 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Duties of AYUSH Medical Officers
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Pratima Mondal

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2004 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## DUTIES OF AYUSH MEDI CAL OFFICERS

## 2004. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

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

- (a) whether there is any such regulation which stipulates assigning a fixed slot of duty officers who also happen to be teachers in medical institutes for ensuring proper discharge of both the functions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) to (c):    No. National Institutes namely National Institute of Ayurveda - Jaipur and National Institute  of  Homoeopathy -Kolkata  have  designated  sets  of  Doctors  as  Teachers  and  M edical Officers.

National Institutes namely All India Institute of Ayurveda - New Delhi, National Institute of Unani Medicine -Bangalore and National Institute of Siddha - Chennai have fixed  timings of OPD schedule/hospital duties for the Medical Officers who also happen to be teachers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2002 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Diagnostic Facilities for Genetic Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2002 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIE S FOR GENETIC DISEASES

## 2002. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

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

- (a) the details of diagnostic facilities being provided in Government hospitals to diagnose the genetic diseases among infants;
- (b) the number and names of hospitals in Uttar Pradesh whi ch are equipped with the aforesaid facilities and the time by which rest of hospitals are to be provided these facilities;
- (c) number of children found affected with the genetic diseases and the steps taken to treat them since year 2015 to 2019 along with the details thereof;
- (d) the annual budget being spent in UP to diagnose genetic diseases among infants; and
- (e) whether such diseases are on rise day by day among children, if so, the details thereof from 2014 to 2019?

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

(a )to( e) : The  Government  of  India  under  National  Health  Mission  is  implementing Rashtriya Bal Swasthaya Karyakram. Under this programme 30 selected health conditions have been identified for screening including specific genetic disease samong newborn namely Congenital hypothyroidism and Congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Down Syndrome, glucose - 6phosphate dehydrogenase ( G6PD )defficiency.

I n Financial Year 2019 -20, under National Health Mission as proposed by State/UT, proposals for newborn screening for selected genetic diseases were approved for Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Delhi.

In  Uttar  Pr adesh,  Department  of  Medical  Genetics,  Sanjay  Gandhi  Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow has a lab for conducting screening for inborn error of metabolism including specific genetic diseases . From Dec 2015 to March 2019, as reported by  Stat e,  more  than  66,750  samples  have  been  screened  under  this  program  from  distri hospitals of Barabanki, Raebareli and other public hospitals of Lucknow like King Ge Medical  University,  Rani  Laxmibai  Hospital,  Veerangana  Jhalakari  Bai  Mahila  Hospita A vantibai  Mahila  Hospital.  Babies  diagnosed  with  the  disorders  are  being  provi management and follow up.

There  is  no  centralised  information  available  on  occurrence  of  genetic  diseas children. However, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has recently initiated steps to set up rare disease registry which will include selected genetic diseases.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2000 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Facilities in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Khagen Murmu, Ajay (Teni) Misra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2000 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## FACILITIES IN AIIMS

## 2000. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU: SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes to  formulate  any  scheme  to  provide  worldclass educational facilities in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and also world - class medicalfacilities for the treatment of more number of patients in view of their increasing number in this nstitute;
- (b) if so, the extensive 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): Government  has  accorded  in -principle  approval  for  implementation  of Master Plan  to convert All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi i world class Medical University. Master P lan envisages redevelopment of the main campus of AIIMS to cater to the present and future needs of patients care, education and researc Institute.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Delayed Monsoon
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1997

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2019

## DELAYED MONSOON

1997.     SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any study has been conducted on the delayed pattern of arrival of monsoon in the country for several years now, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) country; and
- (c) positive pattern of monsoon hits?

whether any advance scientific upgrades and advanced equipment have  been  made  for  progressive  predictions,  if  so,  the  details thereof and the reasons for delayed occurrences of monsoon in the the details of the steps taken by the Government to ensure a near

## MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND

## ANSWER MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) Yes Sir. The arrival (onset) of monsoon over the country is always being monitored. There is no such pattern observed on the late arrival of monsoon over Kerala. However, this year monsoon onset over  Kerala  was  delayed,  but  it  was  predicted  by  the  India Meteorological Department (IMD) in May 2019. The dates of onset of  monsoon over Kerala for the last 10 years are given in table below:

|   Year | Date of onset over Kerala   |
|--------|-----------------------------|
|   2009 | 23 May                      |
|   2010 | 31 May                      |
|   2011 | 29 May                      |
|   2012 | 5 June                      |
|   2013 | 1 June                      |
|   2014 | 6 June                      |
|   2015 | 5 June                      |
|   2016 | 8 June                      |
|   2017 | 30 May                      |
|   2018 | 29 May                      |
|   2019 | 8 June                      |

(b) & (c)  India Meteorological Department has the state of the art prediction models  and  other  tools  for  monitoring  and  predicting  various characteristics of monsoon. Under the National Monsoon Mission, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) has implemented two state of the art dynamical  prediction  systems  for  short,  medium  & extended  range  forecasts  and  seasonal  forecasts.  All  these initiatives  have  helped  to  improve  the  accuracy  of  weather forecasts.  An  improved  suite  of  prediction  models  has  already been implemented operationally at IMD for enhanced short range forecast  through  assimilation  of  all  available  Indian  and  global satellite data on real time.

The delay in onset of monsoon happens in some years due to the identified  factors  such  as,  ElNino,  the  phase  of  Madden-Julian Oscillation  and  enhanced  influence  of  mid-latitude  westerlies. Even though there is a method for predicting monsoon onset over Kerala, the prediction of progress of monsoon across the country is  made by considering spatial continuity of rainfall pattern and satellite imageries and other meteorological data.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1995 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: National Facility for Airborne Research
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1995

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2019

## NATIONAL FACILITY FOR AIRBORNE RESEARCH

## 1995. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

## Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to deploy a dedicated aircraft that will function  as  India's  National  Facility  for  Airborne  Research  (NFAR)  for research related to air pollution in India, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is considering procuring such an aircraft at the earliest instead of the targeted plan of procuring it in 2021, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the kind of data that such an aircraft is likely to provide to the Government relevant to air pollution?

## ANSWER MINISTER FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) Yes Sir. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is in the process of procuring a research aircraft to function as the National Facility for Airborne Research (NFAR). This aircraft will be used for airborne atmospheric research in the country including air pollution related observations.
- (b) Procurement process of research aircraft has already been initiated through a global tender published in October 2019. The instrumented aircraft system procurement  is  complex  and  it  involves  various  stages  such  as,  aircraft manufacturing, modification,  scientific  instrument  integration,  calibration and aircraft registration/ certification. The delivery of aircraft will take 2 year period from the date of signing the contract with the successful bidder.
- (c) Scientific instrumentation to measure concentration of trace gases in the atmosphere  along  with  aerosol  concentration  and  size  distribution  is planned on board the aircraft. Also, the meteorological parameters such as temperature,  pressure,  relative  humidity,  wind  speed/  direction  and  the aircraft parameters such as aircraft speed, pitch/ roll angel, true heading, will  be  recorded.  The  cloud  properties  such  as  cloud  particle  number concentration, size distribution, cloud condensation nuclei concentration, precipitation particle images will also be collected.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1990 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Rabies Vaccination
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1990 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER, 2019

## RABIES VACCINATION

## 1990. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has di bursed  any  fund  to  State  Governments for  rabies vaccination  under  National  Health Mission,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along with  the distribution of aid sanctioned so far, St ate/UT - wise;

(b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware of  the  situation  where  domestic  demand for  rabies vaccines are not met in spite of its excess production, if so, the details ther of and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken any  steps  to  control  the  export  quantity  of rabies vaccines so that the domestic demand can be met; and

(d) 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 ASHW INI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a): Under  National  Rabies  Control  programme(NRCP)  funds  are  not  provided  for procurement  of  Anti - Rabies  vaccine(ARV).  Funds  under  NRCP  are  only  provided  for training,  surveillance,  laboratory  strengthening  and  advocacy  etc.  However  for rabies vaccination  all  the  states/UTs  have  been  communicated  to  include  Anti - Rabies  vaccine ( ARV) and  Anti  Rabies  serum  (  ARS  )  under  essential  drug  list  and  to  undertake procurement of ARVand ARS under National Free Drug service initiative under N ational H ealth M ission .

(b): As there is rabies elimination drive by 2030 globally, there is significant demand Anti Rabies Vaccine and Serum from the neighboring courtiers like Myanmar, Malaysia an Philippines  and  these  countries  are  importing  vaccin e  from  India. Many  states  and stakeholders  have  pointed  out  that  preferential  export  of  ARV  by  Indian  Manufacture escalated  prices  to  the  neighboring  countries  has  resulted  in  nonresponse  and -participation by the manufactures in domestic tenders.

(c) & (d): Drug  Controller  General  of  India (DCGI) was directedto  monitor  the pharmaceutical  firms  producing  ARV  for  ensuring  regular  supply  of  ARV  to  the  State DCGI requested all the manufacturers to furnish monthly details of the quantities o manufactured,  exported,  sold  in  the  domestic  market  and  supplied  to  the  governm institutions.

All  the  rabies  vaccine  manufacturers  were  also  requested  to  ensure  that manufacturing of ARV is carried out with full capacity and first preference may be accorded to meet domestic requirements including Government Institutional supplies in the cou
Lok Sabha Question No. 1989 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Outdoor Advertisements
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1989 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

OUTDOOR ADVERTISEMENTS

1989.  SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

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

- (a) the  amount  of  money  spent  by  the  Government  of  India  and Central  PSUs  on  Print,  Broadcasting,  Social  Media  and  Outdoor Advertisements between 26.5.2014 to 30.9.2019, year-wise, Ministrywise, CPSU-wise, genre-wise and recipient entity-wise;
- (b) the share of the Government advertising in the revenue streams of the top 20 Indian Media companies between 1.4.2014 to 30.9.2019, year-wise and recipient entity-wise, the top twenty media companies to be indexed in terms of their total annual turnover;
- (c) the amount of money spent on advertising in the International media  namely  foreign  newspapers,  television  channels  and  social media platforms by Ministries/CPSUs between 1.4.2014 to 30.9.2019, Ministry/CPSU and recipient entity-wise; and
- (d) whether any cost benefit analysis has been done to benchmark the  efficacy  of  the  Government's  media/publicity/  communications outreach  programmes/  strategies  in  terms  of  money  spent  on advertising and if so, the details thereof?

## 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) The  Bureau  of  Outreach  and  Communication  (BOC)  under Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  releases  notices  for tenders, auctions, recruitments etc. and also undertakes awareness campaigns and dissemination of information about the Government schemes  and  programmes  through  various  media.  The  year-wise, Ministry-wise details of expenditure by BOC on release of advertisements  through  various  media  between  26.05.2014  and 30.09.2019 are available on the website of BOC i.e http://davp.nic.in. During  2013-14  to  2019-20,  the  per  sq  cm  rate  of  advertisements released  in  print  media  has  increased  from  Rs  42.31  to  Rs  62.13. However, the average per year print media space of advertisement given by BOC has gone down from 11.88 crore sq cm during the year 2009-10 to 2013-14 to 10.95 crore sq cm for 2014-15 to 2018-19.
- (b) Details  regarding  revenue  of  private  media  houses  are  not maintained by Government of India.
- (c) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting does not issue advertisements in foreign newspapers and foreign television channels.

(d) The Bureau of Outreach and Communication (BOC) undertakes Information,  Education  and  Communication  (IEC)  campaigns  on behalf  of  the  Ministries/Departments  of  Government  of  India  with regard  to  their  policies/programme.  The  Ministries/Departments undertake impact assessment studies on need basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Creches and Day Care Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rita Bahuguna Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1985

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## CRECHES AND DAY CARE CENTRES

## 1985.  SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken steps to increase the number of creche and day care centres especially in areas with high female labour force participation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government towards formulating laws, rules and regulations for registration, establishment and maintenance of the creches and day care centres especially in matters of hygiene, first-aid, breastfeeding and nutrition?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)to(c) As per Ministry of Labour & Employment, under the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017, it has been made mandatory for the establishments employing 50 or more employees to provide crèche facility, either separately or along with common facilities within a prescribed distance. The Central Government is administering the provisions of the Act in Mines & Circus industry, while the State Governments are responsible for its administration in factories, plantations and other establishments. Time to time, advisories are issued to State Governments for strict enforcement and compliance of the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.

Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  the  National  Crèche Scheme  as  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  through States/UTs  with  effect  from 01.01.2017  to  provide  day  care  facilities  to  children  (age  group  of  6  months  to  6 years) of working mothers. As per National Crèche Scheme guidelines, the concerned States/UTs undertake an analysis of the requirement of crèche services at the district level based on a survey and a proper mapping of the existing crèches so as to assess the demand of crèches in the State/UT.

A baseline survey is conducted by State Government in the month of March every year to ascertain the requirement/willingness of children to attend the crèches. Also, the  Implementing  Agencies  conduct  field  surveys  for  assessment  of  needs  of community, identifying location of the crèches and also eligible children.

The Norms for registration, establishment and maintenance of the creches especially in  matters  of  hygiene,  first-aid,  breastfeeding  and  nutrition  have  been  stipulated under National Creche Scheme guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-29
Subject: Policy for Environmental Conservation
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, Kani K. Navas

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1984

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2019

## Policy for Environmental Conservation

## 1984.     SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR: SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  some  policy  for  environmental  conservation and to prevent felling of trees during housing constructions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has proposed afforestation drives in the colonies established by the Government to help maintain the green cover in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  & (b) Environmental Clearance to housing construction projects is granted with project specific and general conditions related to conservations and environment  protection, including  a  condition  that  no  tree  shall  be  cut/transplanted  unless  exigencies  demand  and where absolutely necessary, tree cutting/transplantation shall be with prior permission from the concerned State Forest Department. Old trees at site are required to be retained based on girth and age regulations, as may be prescribed by the Forest Department. A compensatory plantation of at least three trees in lieu of every tree felled is mandated in cases where such permission is granted.
- (c)  &  (d)  National  Afforestation  and  Eco-Development  Board  (NAEB)  of  this  Ministry administers  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  'National  Afforestaion  Programme  (NAP)'  for regeneration  of  degraded  forests  and  adjoining  area  through  people's  participation.  The scheme  is  implemented  through  a  decentralized  mechanism  of  State  Forest  Department Agency (SFDA) at State level, Forest Development Agency (FDA) at Forest Division level and Joint Forest Management Committees (JFMCs) at village level.

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