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Lok Sabha Question No. 4568 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: ‘Mann ki Baat’ Programme
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4568 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020)

## 'MANN KI BAAT' PROGRAMME

4568. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that there has been an increase in the number of listeners of All India Radio after the inception of 'Mann ki Baat' programme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to monetize this increased popularity?

## 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) & (b): Mann ki Baat  was started on All India Radio (AIR) from October, 2014, and is being broadcast in 21 regional languages, 31 local dialects and 16 foreign languages on the last Sunday of every month and is the most popular Radio Program in India. It is broadcast on 326 channels of AIR Network on MW, SW, FM and DRM besides,  24x7  live,  live  streaming  on  NewsOnAir  App  and YouTube  channel  of  AIR.    It  is  simultaneously  broadcast  on

All  India  Radio  carried  out  a  Telephonic  Quick  Feedback  study spread over 15 States in November, 2018 which showed that the popularity of Mann Ki Baat has also increased the popularity of

( Radio, TV and Digital Platforms of Prasar Bharati. AIR.

Besides,  BARC  data  of  Television  viewership  show  that  the viewership of Mann Ki Baat on the DD Network increased from 100  million  viewers  between  June,  2018  to  December,  2018  to 132 million between June, 2019 to December, 2019. (c):  Marketing  and  Programme officials of  AIR  and  Doordarshan have been sensitised to take the advantage of the popularity of Mann Ki Baat by providing popular programmes around Mann ki Baat slots. ***********************
Lok Sabha Question No. 4567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Local Textile Workers
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4567

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## LOCAL TEXTILE WORKERS

## 4567.   SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

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

(a) whether the Government is contemplating to connect the local textile workers to the internet by training them in e-commerce;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the steps 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): Government  of  India  has  engaged  23  e-commerce  agencies  for  online marketing  of  Handloom  products  as  per  the  extant  policy  framework.    An  amount  of Rs. 93.79 crore has been generated for online marketing of Handloom products as on Feb,  2020.    E-commerce  agencies  are  onboarding  weavers/handloom  producers  for online  marketing  by  organizing  awareness  programme/workshops  in  the  handloom clusters.

In addition, weavers/handloom producers are also being onboarded on Government e-Market place (GeM) for on-line marketing through GeM portal to the Indian  Railways  and  other  Central  Govt.  Departments  after  imparting  necessary training.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Plastic Waste
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Mukesh Rajput

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4566

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20/03/2020

## Plastic Waste

## 4566. SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme for providing incentives to the small entrepreneurs engaged in scientific recycling of plastic waste;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the measures taken by the Government to rehabilitate and dispose of plastic waste from those units that have been closed down by the National Green Tribunal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) The Government has notified Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. For proper regulation and sound recycling of plastic waste, provisions have been made for registration of all plastic  recyclers  with  respective  State/UT  Pollution  Control  Boards/Committees.  Further,  the rules  mandate  the  producers,  importers  and  brand  owners  to  work  out  modalities  for  waste collection systems based on the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) according to which the primary responsibility for collection of used multi-layered plastic sachets, pouches or packaging is fixed on the producers, importers and brand owners who introduce the products in the market.

The producers, importers and brand owners have now initiated setting up of material recovery facilities  for  collection  of  plastic  waste  and  are  tying  up  with  the  registered  recyclers  for  the recycling of plastic waste on their own or through the Producers Responsibility Organizations (PRO). The EPR mechanism is thus an additional source of income for recyclers.

In response to several petitions filed in the NGT, the Hon'ble Court has directed the Pollution Control  Boards/Pollution  Control  Committees  to  take  stringent  action  against  plastic  waste recycling units operating in residential areas andthose which are operating without any license or consent. Such units weresealed and electric connections were disconnected. The plastic recycling units which are registered with the Pollution Control Boards /Pollution Control Committees shall continue to operate in designated areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4564 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Stone Craft Village
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Rajashree Mallick

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4564

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## STONE CRAFT VILLAGE

## 4564.   SHRIMATI RAJASHREE MALLICK:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering to establish craft village at Raghurajpur in Puri district to develop stone craft work of Odisha;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated during the last three years; and

(c) the steps 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): Yes  Sir, the Government  has  already  sanctioned craft village at Raghurajpur,  Puri  district  to  develop  stone  craft  work  of  Odisha  during  the  year 2014-15. The Government has so far released Rs. 6.00 crore for setting-up of craft village at Raghurajpur in Puri district of Odisha under the component of Infrastructure  and  technology  development scheme. The major works executed are house-cum-work  shed  improvement  (for  136  units),  common  facility  renovation (includes  renovation  of  existing  society  building  etc.),  new  construction  (includes guest house, cafeteria, toilets etc.), internal roads in the village/renovation of internal roads,  infrastructure  (includes  external  water  supply  system,  external  sewerage system,  storm  water,  rain  water  harvesting  &  internal  electrification  for  village), external development (includes pathway in the rear side on both sides of the craft village), signage landscape & interiors.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Salaries and Allowances of Media Staff
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4563 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES OF MEDIA STAFF

## 4563.  SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION & BROADCASTING be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  constituted  any  committee  to  regularly  examine  and monitor the salaries and allowances of the staff and journalists working for small and big print and electronic media in India;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether any special allowance is given to journalists and photographers for attending to the task involving risk;
- (d)  if so, the criteria fixed in this regard; and
- (e)   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)  :  The  'Working  Journalists  and  Other  Newspaper  Employees (Conditions  of  Service)  and  Miscellaneous  Provisions  Act,  1955'  (WJ Act)  provides  for  the  constitution  of  Wage  Board  for  the  purpose  of fixing or revising rates of wages in respect of working journalists and non-journalists.    Presently,  the  Majithia  Wage  Board recommendations are  in  vogue  w.e.f.  11.11.2011.    As  per  the  WJ  Act,  the  respective State/UT Government are enjoined to implement these recommendations by every newspaper establishment.

The  WJ  Act  has  now  been  subsumed  into  the  'Occupational,  Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2019' which was introduced in Lok Sabha on 23.07.2019. The definition of 'Working Journalist' in the said Code includes journalists working in newspaper establishments as well as those working in the electronic media and such other media.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Organically Grown Kitchen Gardens in Anganwadis
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4562

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## ORGANICALLY GROWN KITCHEN GARDENS IN ANGANWADIS

4562.   SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI :

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

- (a) the number of Anganwadi Centres that are growing healthy organic vegetables in their own kitchen-gardens in India; and
- (b) whether the Government has proposed any plan to implement kitchen-garden initiative for State-wide replication in Anganwadis?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Based on the information furnished by all the States/UTs except West Bengal, total number of Anganwadi Centres with kitchen gardens are 1,61,250.
- (b) At  present  there  is  no  separate  proposal  to  implement  the  kitchen-garden initiative  by  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development.  Under  the Innovation  component  of  POSHAN  Abhiyaan,  one  of  the  suggested  items  is Nutri  Gardens.  Kitchen/Nutri-  Gardens  are  implemented  under  the  Innovation component  of    POSHAN  Abhiyaan  and  from  other  schemes  of  the  States. States/UTs are at their liberty to choose  any  activity under Innovation component of POSHAN Abhiyaan as per the scheme guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: De-empanelment of Hospitals from the AyushmanBharat Scheme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Chandra Sekhar Bellana

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4560 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## DE - EMPANELMENT OF HOSPI TALS FROM THE AYUSHM AN BHARAT SCHEME

## 4560. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

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

- (a)  whether  171  hospitals  in  the  country  have  been de- empanelled  under  Ayushman  Bharat Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State /UT-wise including Andhra Pradesh; and
- (c)  the  reasons  for  de -empanelling  the  hospitals  and the  provisions  made  to  prevent  such instances in the country especially in Andhra Pradesh?

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) : As  on  16.03.2020,  205  hospitals  have  been  de - mpaneled  under  Ayushman  Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB - PMJAY).
- (b) : State/UT - wise  details  of  de - empaneled  hospitals  are  available      on  the    AB - PMJAY website at the link https://www.pmjay.gov.in/de - empanelled
- (c) : The hospitals referred to in the reply for part (a) & (b) above have been de - empanelled as they were found to be indulging in activities incons stent with the stated policies and guidelines issued for implementation of AB - PMJAY from time to time. For preventing such instances, the following steps have been taken -
- Relevant  guidelines/advisory  have  been  issued  to  prevent  misuse/abuse  inclu ding  for pecuniary gains.
- Suitable  mechanisms,  which  include  reservation  of  abuse  prone  packages    for  pub hospitals or  mandatory pre - authorization and submission of detailed documentation, for claim settlement have been put in place
- Capacity building of the states is done on medical audits of hospitals  to identify misuse/abuse
- Bio- authorization has been made mandatory at the time of admission and discharge of beneficiary patients
Lok Sabha Question No. 4559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Textile Mills
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4559 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## TEXTILE MILLS

## 4559.   SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

- (a) the number of textile mills functioning at present in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether some mills have been closed down in Uttar Pradesh during the last three years and current year; and
- (c) if so, whether there is any proposal to restart these closed mills?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a): As on 30.09.2019, there are 1347 operational Cotton/man-made fibre textile mills in the country. The details of State-wise number of operational mills are at Annexure .

(b): As far as NTC is concerned, no textile mill has been closed down in the State of Uttar Pradesh during the last three years and current year. As per the Non-Small Scale Industry (NonSSI) units registered with Office of the Textile Commissioner, only one cotton and man-made fibre mill was closed in Uttar Pradesh, during year 2016-17. No mill has been closed during the year, 2017-18, 2018-19 and current year, 2019-20.

(c): There  is  no  proposal  for  revival  of  the  private  closed  mill  at  present.  However,  the Government is implementing several schemes to support the Textile Industry which include the Amended  Technology  Up  gradation  Fund  Scheme  (ATUFS);  Scheme  for  Integrated  Textile Parks (SITP); Integrated Skill Development Scheme (ISDS); Technology Mission on Technical Textiles (TMTT) etc. The industry could avail benefits under the above schemes for upgrading/ reviving textile units.

|   S. No | State            |   No of Mills |
|---------|------------------|---------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh   |           107 |
|       2 | Assam            |             0 |
|       3 | Bihar            |             0 |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh     |             0 |
|       5 | Delhi            |             0 |
|       6 | Goa              |             1 |
|       7 | Gujarat          |            53 |
|       8 | Haryana          |            28 |
|       9 | Himachal Pradesh |            15 |
|      10 | Jammu &Kashmir   |             1 |
|      11 | Jharkhand        |             1 |
|      12 | Karnataka        |            16 |
|      13 | Kerala           |            17 |
|      14 | Madhya Pradesh   |            38 |
|      15 | Maharashtra      |           134 |
|      16 | Manipur          |             0 |
|      17 | Orissa           |             3 |
|      18 | Punjab           |            96 |
|      19 | Rajasthan        |            38 |
|      20 | Tamil Nadu       |           739 |
|      21 | Telangana        |            26 |
|      22 | Uttar Pradesh    |            14 |
|      23 | Uttaranchal      |             6 |
|      24 | West Bengal      |            14 |
|      24 | T o t a l        |          1347 |

Note: Excluding UTs

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Return of Adopted Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gangasandra Siddappa Basavaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4557 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## RETURN OF ADOPTED CHILDREN

## 4557. SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJ:

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

- (a) whether the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) has recorded 264 instances  of  disruption  over  a  period  of  five  years  ending  2018-19  which translates into six in every 100 children being returned at an advanced stage of adoption and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  such  children  returning  to  the  institution  after  being  placed  with  a family  face  rejection  and  are  scarred  for  a  long  time  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (c) whether the CARA has constituted a panel of child rights activists, members of SC appointed Child Welfare Committees and adoptive parents to sort out the problem faced by such children and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) As per the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System (CARINGS), an Online Portal of Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), 246 cases of disruption have been reported as compared to a total of 16859 In-country Adoptions  during  the  last  five years.  However,  these  children  returned  after disruption are counselled and are placed for adoption with another adoptive family. Out  of  the  246  children  returned  back  due  to  disruption,  165  children  have been rehabilitated through adoption with an adoptive family.

(c) CARA has formed a Sub-Committee of Experts who have been travelling to the States and UTs for capacity building of social workers and child protection staff on adoption counselling at the District level. Emphasis is being given for preparation of  parents  adopting  older  children  as  well  as  the  older  children  being  placed  in adoption.  Advisories  and  instructions  have  been  issued  to  all  States  and  UTs  for addressing the disruptions cases.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Health Research Institutes
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4556 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## HEALTH RESEARCH INST ITUTES

## 4556. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

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

- (a) the number of public funded health research institutes and apex public institutions established underthe Department of Health Research for strengthening healthcare policy in the country;
- (b) the number of Government and privately run medical institutes that are engaged in doing research on health policies;
- (c) the amount of funds allocated to these institutions to continue health research activities an the outcome thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government plans to establish more such institutes in the country in next two years, if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (c) : Indian  Council  of Medical  Research  (ICMR),  an  autonomous  body  under Department of Health Research spearheads planning, formulation, coordination, implementat and promotion of biomedical research in the country. It has 26 research institutes situat the nation whi ch are either disease specific or address regional health challenges. Their r output  has  led  to  understanding  of  various  diseases  of  national  importance  such  as  m Japanese encephalitis, tuberculosis, AIDS, Kala -azar, Filariasis, Leprosy and P oliomyelitis and also of current public health concerns including nutrition, reproduction and maternal a health, occupational and environmental health and health systems research. During 2019 - 2020, ICMR  has  allocated  an  amount  of  Rs  818  Cr  for  intr amural  research  through  its  affiliated institutes.

- (d): ICMR has informed that as of now it has no plans to establish more such Institutes.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4551 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Vacant Posts in CBFC
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Shiromani Ram, Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4551 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## VACANT POSTS IN CBFC

4551.  SHRI RAM SHIROMANI: SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of vacant posts in the advisory committee of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC);
- (b) the time by which these posts are likely to be filled up; and
- (c) the number of former Members of Parliament and mayors who have written letters  for  the  advisory  committee  of  the  CBFC  and  the  action  taken  in  this regard?

## 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) and (b): The Central Government constitutes an advisory panel at each  of  the  nine  regional  offices  of  the  Central  Board  of  Film Certification  (CBFC)  for  the  purpose  of  enabling  the  Board  to efficiently  discharge  its  functions  under  the  Cinematograph  Act, 1952.

(c): During the Seventeenth Lok Sabha, references from four former Members  of  Parliament  have  been  received  for  appointment  of advisory  panel  members  in  the  CBFC.  All  such  references  are examined as per extant rules.

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