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Lok Sabha Question No. 3755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Action Against Fraudsters
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3755

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2020

## ACTION AGAINST FRAUDSTERS

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- (a) whether the Government is contemplating to take concrete action against the fraudsters who commit frauds against the consumers;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken any steps so far in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI DANVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a) to (d) : Under the existing Consumer Protection Act, 1986, a consumer can file a complaint against manufacturers/sellers/service  providers  relating  to  defective  products  or  deficient  services  in  a Consumer Forum of appropriate  jurisdiction.  If  the  complaint  is  upheld,  the  Consumer  Forum  can order  for  removal  of  defect,  replacement  of  goods,  return  of  price  and  award  compensation  to  the consumer for any loss or injury suffered. The Consumer Forum can also grant punitive damages in such circumstances as it deems fit. The Act also provides for imprisonment or fine or both in the case of non-compliance of its order by a trader or a person against whom a complaint is made.

The Consumer Protection Act, 2019, published in the official  gazette  on  09 th August,  2019, provides  for  punishment  for  manufacturing  for  sale  or  storing,  selling  or  distributing  or  importing adulterated products/spurious goods.

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## ORIGINAL IN HINDI
Lok Sabha Question No. 3754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Contingency for Sub-par Monsoon
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Durga Prasad Rao Balli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3754 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17/03/2020

## CONTINGENCY FOR SUB-PAR MONSOON

3754. SHRI BALLI DURGA PRASAD RAO:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  Government's  contingency  plans  to  deal  with  a  sub-par monsoon as the Indian Meteorological Department predicted average monsoon rains this year and Indian agriculture is said to be a 'gamble on the monsoon'; and
- (b) the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  for  ensuring  adequate  insurance coverage against crop losses and a pro-active trade policy on agri-commodities?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  along  with  different  State Agricultural  Universities  and  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  has  prepared  the  District Agriculture  Contingency  Plans  for  650  agriculturally  predominant  districts  of  the country.  All  these  district  agricultural  plans  are  shared  with  the  States  for  holding need based State Level Interface Meetings and for their implementation.  All these plans are also uploaded on the websites of the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of  India  (http://agricoop.nic.in/agriculture-contingency-plan-listing)  and  also  on  the ICAR - CRIDA website (http://www.crida.in).
- (b) Government  has  introduced  yield  based  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana (PMFBY)  and  weather  index  based  Restructured  Weather  Based  Crop  Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) from Kharif 2016 to provide financial support to farmers suffering crop loss/damage arising out of natural calamities, adverse weather incidence and to stabilize  the  income  of  farmers  etc.      Under  PMFBY,  immediate  relief  is  also provided to insured farmers in case of adverse seasonal conditions during the crop season due to which expected yield during the season is likely to be less than 50% of the Threshold Yield in the concerned insurance unit.

Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) including representatives of Department of Commerce,  Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food &  Public Distribution and Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  &  Farmers  Welfare  has  been  constituted with the mandate to monitor closely both the domestic and global price situation for different  commodities,  and  recommend  to  Government  the  needed  changes  in  agri trade  policy  keeping  in  mind  the  conflicting  interests  of  the  producers  and  the consumers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Crisis in Food Processing Industries
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3753

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2020

## CRISIS IN FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## 3753.   SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any crisis in the food processing industries;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof;
- (c) the details of the proposals from FPI units still pending for tax exemption; and
- (d) the details of the remedial steps proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) & (b): No, Sir.
- (c)  &  (d):  The  proposal  pertaining  to  direct  taxes  including  those  seeking  concessions  or exemptions are received every year and are examined during the budgetary exercise for the Union Budget. The outcome of the examination of the proposals is reflected in the Finance Bill  which is  tabled before  the Parliament  along with the Budget. The Finance Bill, 2020 was presented in the Lok Sabha on 1 st  February, 2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Funds for Promotion of FPI
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Kunar Hembram, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3750

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2020

## FUNDS FOR PROMOTION OF FPI

## 3750.   SHRI KUNAR HEMBRAM: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of funds allocated by the Government to promote food processing in Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal during the last two years;
- (b) whether the Government is formulating any scheme to set up Mega Food Parks in Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has set up any deadline in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) does not make any state-wise fund allocation  under  its  central  sector  schemes  of Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY) for  providing  financial  assistance  to  promote  food  processing  in  the  country. The schemes of PMKSY viz; (i) Mega Food Parks, (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure,  (iii)  Infrastructure  for  Agro-processing Clusters, (iv) Creation of Backward and Forward Linkages (v) Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities, (vi) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure, (vii) Human Resources and Institutions and (viii) Operation Greens are demand driven. Under PMKSY, financial assistance is provided to the eligible applicants such as farmers, entrepreneurs, organizations like Central and State PSUs/Joint Ventures/Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs)/NGOs/Cooperatives/SHGs/ Public and Private Companies etc. from all the States and Union Territories including Jammu & Kashmir and West Bengal against the Expression of Interest (EoI) issued by MoFPI from time to time. During the last  two  years  18  food  processing  projects  have  been  approved  with  a  total  grants-in-aid  of Rs.64.51 crore in Jammu & Kashmir and 5 such projects with grants-in-aid of Rs.33.70 crore crore in West Bengal.

(b)  to  (e):  Under  the  scheme  of  Mega  Food  Parks  (MFP)  of  PMKSY,  one  project  has  been sanctioned in the district of Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir and one in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal with approved grants of Rs.50 crore each.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: National Policy for Heavy Industries
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma, Riti Pathak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3749

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2020

## NATIONAL POLICY FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## 3749. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA: SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES भारी उद्योग एवं ऱोक उद्यम मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government has formulated any  National Policy for the development of heavy industries in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  number  of  heavy  industries  functioning  in  various  parts  of  the  country  including Madhya Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir;
- (d) whether there is any scheme to set up new heavy industries in the country including Madhya Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir so  as to check the migration of  unemployed youth in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## ANSWER (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a)  &  (b):  The  Department  of  Heavy  Industry  (DHI)  launched  a  scheme  for  the 'Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector' in the year 2014 to strengthen  technology  development  infrastructure  in  the  Capital  Goods  Sector.  This  is  a Pan-India scheme.

DHI has also launched a Mission Plan relating to Heavy Electrical Industry Sector, i.e., Indian Electrical Equipment Mission Plan 2012-2022.

- (c): This Department does not maintain data regarding number of heavy industries functioning in various parts of the country.
- (d) & (e):  This Department does not have any such scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Licences under FCRA to NGOs
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3748

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2020/PHALGUNA 27, 1941 (SAKA)

LICENCES UNDER FCRA TO NGOS

3748. SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has granted licences under the Foreign Contributions Regulation Act (FCRA) to NGOs during the last three years;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  year-wise  and  category-wise  (religious,  cultural, educational);
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  cancelled  any  FCRA  licences  during  the  said period;

(d) if so, the details thereof, year-wise and category-wise; and

(e) the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)  &  (b)  Yes  Sir.  Details  of  Registration  granted  under  Foreign  Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 2010 during the last three years for the three  categories (religious, cultural, educational) are as follows:-

|   Year |   Number of NGOs granted FCRA Licence |
|--------|---------------------------------------|
|   2017 |                                  1011 |
|   2018 |                                   520 |
|   2019 |                                   683 |

Category-wise  details  of  NGOs  granted  registration  are  available  in  the  public domain on the web portal of FCRA i.e. www.fcraonline.nic.in

## LS.US.Q.NO.3748 FOR 17.03.2020

(c), (d) & (e)     Yes Sir. For violation of various provisions of the FCRA, 2010, the Central Government has cancelled registration certificates of 6676 associations.

## Year-wise and category-wise details of cancelled FCRA Licences are as under:

| Year      | Number of                  | Category-wise*   | Category-wise*   | Category-wise*   |
|-----------|----------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|           | cancelled                  | Religious        | Cultural         | Educational      |
|           | associations (includes all |                  |                  |                  |
|           | five categories)           |                  |                  |                  |
| 2017 2018 | 4866 01                    | 627 ---          | 1817 ----        | 3316 01          |
| 2019      | 1809                       | 273              | 714              | 1297             |

*  Many  association(s)/NGOs  have  obtained  registration  certificate  under  the FCRA,  2010  for  more  than  one  programme;  thus  they  figure  in  more  than  one category  in  the  relevant  year.  Due  to  such  overlap,  the  category-wise  total number may differ from the actual total.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Detention of Political Leaders
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3745

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2020/PHALGUNA 27, 1941 (SAKA)

DETENTION OF POLITICAL LEADERS

3745. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  number  of  political  leaders  belonging  to  various  political  parties  in Jammu  and  Kashmir  house  arrested  for  the  last  four  months  along  with  the reasons for their arrest;

(b) the total number of such house arrested leaders who were released after their detentions as on date;

(c)  whether  the  Union  Government  is  likely  to  release  the  remaining  house arrested leaders;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) & (b)  The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has reported that in order to prevent  commission  of  offences  involving  breach  of  peace  and  tranquility, activities prejudicial to the security of the State and maintenance of public order, nearly 450 persons including stone pelters, miscreants, over ground workers(OGWs), separatists, etc. are presently under preventive detention and are lodged in various jails and subsidiary jails. (c)  to  (e)  Regular  review  is  undertaken  on  case  to  case  basis  and  accordingly, extension in detention or revocation is made based on reports of field agencies and ground situation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Revamp of PM Kisan Scheme
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3744

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2020

## REVAMP OF PM KISAN SCHEME

3744. SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government is in the process of revamping PM Kisan scheme which is  a  flagship  income  support  scheme of the  Government  with a  move  to  enroll  more farmers under this scheme and issue more Kisan Credit Cards to farmers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the reasons for revamping the said scheme and the extent to which the revamp process will help the farmers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): PM-KISAN Scheme aims to enrol all eligible farmers for providing income support of Rs. 6,000 per annum. The scheme is not being revamped. PM-KISAN and Kisan Credit Card are two different Schemes. The data of beneficiaries of PM-KISAN is being leveraged to provide them  benefits  under  other  Schemes.  To  achieve  this,  a  joint  campaign  with  Department  of Financial Services and Banks has been taken up to provide Kisan Credit Cards to all PM-Kisan beneficiaries who do not have the facility as of now.
- (b) & (c): Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Notice to Pharma Giants
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Rebati Tripura, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3736

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  March, 2020

## Notice to Pharma Giants

## 3736.  SHRI REBATI TRIPURA: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  some  notices  to  pharmaceutical  giants regarding non-compliance of the pricing norms, specially in Tripura and Delhi/NCR;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details and the name of said companies and the response of the Government on their replies, so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

(a) to (d): The  National  Pharmaceutical  Pricing  Authority  (NPPA)  monitors  the prices  of  medicines  on  a  regular  basis  to  check  overcharging  by  pharmaceutical companies. Whenever any company is found to be overcharging consumers for a medicine above the ceiling price notified by the NPPA, the NPPA issues a notice to such  company  to  deposit  the  overcharged  amount  along  with  applicable  interest under section 7A of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

The  NPPA  examines  and  considers  the  reply  of  the  companies,  if  given, before issuing notices. The NPPA  does not maintain state-wise record of overcharging by pharmaceutical companies. However, company wise detailed list of overcharging  cases,  where  demand  notices  have  been  issued  is  available  on  the NPPA's website www.nppaindia.nic.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Panchayati Schemes in Assam
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3735

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2020

## PANCHAYATI SCHEMES IN ASSAM

†3735. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the funds allocated by the Ministry to the State Government of Assam during the last three years including the purposes of the said funds;
- (b) whether the Government has taken proper steps to eliminate the irregularities in Government schemes at Panchayat level and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of funds allocated by the Union Government for BTC sector including the areas where the said funds have been utilized; and
- (d) the details of the schemes by which BTC sector is being benefited?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d) The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) had implemented Capacity Building-Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (CB-PSA) during 2016-17 to 2017-18 for strengthening of Panchayats and to address the critical gaps that constrain the functioning of Panchayats. Further w.e.f. from 2018-19, Ministry has been implementing Centrally   Sponsored   Scheme   of   Rashtriya   Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) for strengthening of    governance   capabilities   of   Panchayati   Raj Institutions in part IX area of the country as well institutions of rural local government in nonpart IX areas where Panchayats do not exist including those in State of Assam to   deliver   on Sustainable   Development   Goals. The funds released during the last three years under CBPSA/RGSA to the State of Assam are as under:

| Year                        |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Funds Released (Rs. in Cr.) |     49.08 |     27.59 |     39.21 |

Under the scheme of RGSA, funds are released to States/UTs as a whole for implementation of  activities  approved  in  the  respective  Annual  Action  Plans  (AAPs).  For  monitoring  the utilization of funds released to States/UTs under the Scheme, an online monitoring and reporting system  (MIS)  has  been  developed  and  operationlised.  Moreover,  transaction  based  Public Financial Management System (PFMS) has been introduced for release and tracking of funds under RGSA. Further, the MoPR is implementing e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) wherein a suite of core software applications has been developed to address various aspects of Panchayats' functioning including planning, budgeting, implementation, accounting, monitoring, social audit and delivery of citizen centric services like issue of certificates, licences, tax collection etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Agriculture University in Maharashtra
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3734

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17/03/2020

## AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY IN MAHARASHTRA

## 3734. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any action plan for setting up of an Agriculture University in Marathwada region of Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  identified  any  land  somewhere  for  the  said purpose; and
- (d) the deadline fixed for setting up of this Agriculture University?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d):

No, Sir.  Currently there is no such proposal.

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