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Lok Sabha Question No. 3368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Mission Parivar Vikas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Anupriya Patel

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3368 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH MARCH, 2020

## MISSION PARIVAR VIKA S

## 3368. SHRIMATI ANUPRIYA PATEL:

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

- (a)  whether  any  studies  have  been  undertaken regarding  progress  made  in  relation  to  the expected outcomes of the Mission Parivar Vikas launched in 2017;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reason stherefor;
- (c) the number of individuals who have availed of the HFD Compensation Scheme during the last two years, gender -wise; and
- (d) the details of expenditure incurred on promotional schemes and advertising campaigns with respect to Mission Parivar Vikas during the last two years?

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

(a) &b): Mission Parivar Vikas was rolled out in 146 high fertility districts in 2017 wi the following objectives:

- Delivering assured services
- Initiating Promotional Schemes
- Ensuring commodity security
- Capacity building for enhanced service delivery
- Creating enabling environment.

The  Government  reviews  progress  in  these  districts  by  monitoring  and  studying  th performance.  The  districts  have  shown  increased  uptake  of  family  planning  services  u Mission Parivar Vikas:

- Almost 56% districts out of 146 have shown an increase in Sterilization services in 2018 - 19 compared to 2017 - 18.
- Male sterilization cases have increased by 36.4%, from 2017 - 18 to 2018 - 19.
- PPIUCD acceptance Rate has increased from 11.3% in 2017 - 18 to 12.1% in 2018 - 9.
- Over  5  lakh  doses  of  injectable  contraceptive Medroxy  Progesterone  Acetate  (Antara program) given in 2018 -19.
- (c) : Performance of Female and Male Sterilization during last 2 years is 17,05,661 and 18 respectively.  However,  the  data  regarding  whether  all  have  availed  the  compensation  i maint ained centrally since Health is a state subject.
- (d) : The expenditure incurred on promotional schemes and advertising campaigns in Missio Parivar Vikas states during last two years is Rs. 144,18.02 lakhs
Lok Sabha Question No. 3367 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Alien Species in Riverine Ecosystem
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3367

TO BE ANSWERED ON  13-3-2020

## Alien Species in Riverine Ecosystem

## 3367.  SHRI DM KATHIR ANAND:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware about the presence of alien species in the riverine ecosystem of the country including Western Ghats;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the areas which are more prone to it;
- (c) whether the Government has estimated the loss of wildlife and vegetation due to these invasive species especially in Tamil Nadu;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) A number of alien  plants  and  animals  get  variously  introduced  in  the  Indian riverine  system  from  time  immemorial.  Few  such  introduced  species  such  as Water Hyacinth, Water cabbage, Giant salvinia, Nile/red tilapia, African catfish, common carp etc. have emerged as affecting the aquatic  biodiversity of some of the sites in the riverine ecosystem in India including in Western Ghats.
- (c) and (d) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has not undertaken any assessment of loss of wildlife and vegetation due to invasive species in the country including Tamil Nadu.
- (e) The National Wildlife Action Plan (2017-2031) has  considered this matter  and has indicated priority project for management of Invasive Alien Species so as to protect the native biodiversity.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3366 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Jute Development Fund
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3366 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## JUTE DEVELOPMENT FUND

## 3366.   SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government had set up a Special Jute Development (SJD) Fund for the revival and integrated development of the Jute Industry;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the amount released from the SJD fund to the Jute Corporation of India for disbursement  of  subsidy  to  State  level  cooperative  procurement  agencies  was  lying unutilized;
- (d) if so, the quantum thereof during the last two years; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to utilize the unutilized fund?

## उत्तर ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir. Government of India had set up a Special Jute Development (SJD) Fund for all round development of jute sector.
- (c) to (e): Jute Corporation of India (JCI) Limited had received Rs. 2.00 crores under SJD Fund out of which  Rs. 83.44 lakhs were disbursed and the remaining fund was refunded to Government of India as State Apex Cooperative Societies did not approach JCI for disbursement of subsidy.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Increase in Number of Tigers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3361

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## Increase in Number of Tigers

## 3361.  SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the  tigers  often  trespass  into  populated  areas  and  attack  domesticated  animals and humans despite the availability of plenty of prey in the forest;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study regarding such behavior of tigers and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether ecological balance of wildlife is being affected by such actions of the tigers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme to rehabilitate the tigers to new natural habitats in other forest areas of the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Tiger land tenure dynamics governs spillover of tigers from source areas in the event carrying capacity is exceeded, to adjoining habitats which are often interspersed with human  settlements.    This  forest-human  landscape  mosaic  causes  negative-human tiger interactions which results in death of an average 38 people per year as observed over the last ten years, while 11 tigers have been eliminated by authorities in the last 8 years in such events.
- (c) No such study has been conducted.
- (d) No  such  ecological  imbalance  has  been  observed  vis-à-vis  fundamental  tenets  of tiger biology.
- (e) The  Government  through  the  National  Tiger  Conservation  Authority  has  issued  a Standard Operating Procedure for active management towards rehabilitation of tigers from source areas at landscape level which is based on tiger conservation genetics and prescribes the landscapes between which tigers can be rehabilitated.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3360 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Textile Park in Guwahati
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Queen Oja

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3360 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## TEXTILE PARK IN GUWAHATI

## 3360.   SHRI DILIP SAIKIA: SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

## be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up a textile park in Guwahati to promote the traditional styles of North Eastern States including Assam;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Union Government has received any proposal in this regard from the Government of Assam and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्रीमती स्मृतत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c): The Government has not received any proposal for setting up of textile parks in Guwahati to promote  the  traditional  styles  from  the  North  Eastern  States  including  Assam.  However,  the  Government  is implementing Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP) which is demand driven and it provides support for creation of world-class infrastructure facilities for setting up of textile units, with a Government of India grant upto 40% of the project cost  and Government of India grant upto 90% of the project cost for first two projects (each) in the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh; with ceiling  limit  of  Rs.  40.00  crores  for  each  textile  park.  The  Special  Purpose  Vehicle  (SPV)  formed  by  the representatives  of  local  industry,  Financial  Institutions,  State  Industrial  and  Infrastructural  Corporations  and other agencies of State and Central Governments  registered as a Corporate Body under Companies Act would submit their proposal directly to the Ministry for consideration. SITP is thus a demand driven scheme. 1 textile park has been sanctioned under SITP by the Ministry of Textiles in State of Assam the details of which is placed at Annexure.

## Annexure

|   Sl. no. | Name of the park               | District   |   GOI share (In crores) |   Total govt grant released (In crores) | Status             |
|-----------|--------------------------------|------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------|
|         1 | Prag Jyoti Textile Park, Assam | Darrang    |                      40 |                                      12 | Under construction |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3359 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Cancer Block for Treatment of Cancer
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. 3359 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH MARCH, 2020

## CANCER BLOCK FOR TRE ATMENT OF CANCER

## 3359. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

## SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

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

- (a)  whether  in  view  of  the  increasing  number  of cancer  patients  and  for  their  better  and convenient treatment, the Government proposes to open cancer block for treatmen t of cancer in Lady Harding Hospital in New Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the time by which the said block is likely to be operational; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d) : The setting up of an Oncology and Radiotherapy Block for treatment of Cancer patients  in  Lady  Harding  Medical  College  (LHMC)  &  Associated  Hospitals  as  part  of  th Comprehensive Redevelopment Plan of LHMC was approved by the Government.

The  construction  of  building  has  been  substantially  completed  (95  to  100%).  Th chemotherapy and various oncology clinics would be made operational shortly once the loc body approvals including water and electricit y connections are in place.  With the installation of Radiotherapy equipment, the building is likely to be fully operational by end of 2020.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3358 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Medical Colleges on PPP Model
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3358 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH MARCH, 2020

## MEDICAL COLLEGES ON PPP MODEL

## 3358. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering the proposal of introducing Public Private Partnership Model for construction of Medical Colleges alongside District Hospitals of the States, if so the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has invited private parties from the medical field for participation in suchmodel, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the concerns like fee structures, sharing of medical seats and cost of treatment in such Hospitals has been addressed or not; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a)  to ( d): The  regulations  of  Medical  Council  of  India  (MCI)  allow  establishment  of medical college under Public Private Partnership (PPP) model. Clause 2(5)  of  MCI's Establishment of Medical College Regulations, 1999, prescribes that the appropriate Govern may allow the utilization of the facilities of a hospital owned and managed by it for es a Medical College by a person/agency /trust/society /company by entering into a Memorand of Understanding for this purpose. The hospital to be transferred sho uld be minimum 300 beds with necessary infrastructural facilities capable of being developed into teaching insti the proposed medical college. It has also been prescribed that while transferring the Gov Hospital facility, the State Governm ent may safeguard the interest of State particularly in resp of  admission  of  students  under  Government  Quota  in  the  medical  college,  patient  care implementation  of  all  government  health  programmes  in  affiliated  Hospital  of  the  med college.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Forest Area in Gujarat
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3357

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## Forest Area in Gujarat

## 3357.    SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) the share of forest area out of total geographical area of Gujarat at present;
- (b) the mandated forest area as per the various guidelines laid down in this regard;
- (c) whether Surat and Mandvi districts of  Gujarat have  the  forest  area required  as  per  the guidelines; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per information provided by State Forest Department of Gujarat, the total recorded forest area  in  Gujarat  State  is  21859.22  square  kilometre  (km 2 )  out  of  total  geographical  area 196,244 km 2 .
- (b) As per the National Forest Policy, 1988, a minimum of one-third of the total land area of the country should be brought under forest or tree cover . Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, an organization  under  the  Ministry  carries  out  the  assessment  of  forest  and  tree  cover  of  the country biennially and the findings are published in India State of Forest Report (ISFR). The total  forest  and  tree  cover  of  the  Gujarat,  as  per  the  ISFR  2019  is  21,769  km 2 which  is 11.09% of the total geographical area of the State .
- (c) & (d)  As per ISFR-2019, the total forest cover of Surat district is 500.06 km 2 which is 10.99% of the  total  geographical  area  of  the  district.  The  forest  cover  is  reported  in  the  ISFRs  upto district level in terms of administrative units.

To  increase  the  forest  and  tree  cover  further  in  the  country  including  State  of  Gujarat, Ministry  has  been  taking  several  initiatives.  These  include  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes such  as  National  Afforestation  Programme,  National  Mission  for  a  Green  India  and Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats.  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Rules,  2018  also contain  provisions  for  taking  up  assisted  natural  regeneration,  artificial  regeneration  and Silvicultural operations in forests which contribute to increase in forest cover.

Afforestation and tree planting activities, including non-forest areas, are also taken up under various programmes/funding sources of other ministries, such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana and under the schemes/plans of States and Union Territories (UTs).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3356 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Rejuvenation of Wetlands
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Hema Malini

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3356

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## Rejuvenation of Wetlands

## 3356. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

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

- (a) whether rejuvenation  of  wetlands  can  aid  in  storage  of  millions  of  gallons  of  flood water and in recharging ground water resulting in enhancing the river flow during lean period;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  running  projects  for  rejuvenation  of  wetlands  in  the country; and
- (d) whether the said projects are running successfully in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Yes Sir. Rejuvenation and restoration of wetlands help in enhancing the river flow during  lean  period  as  the  wetlands  are  vital  parts  of  the  hydrological  cycle  and  highly productive  ecosystems  which  provide  a  wide  range  of  ecosystem  services  such  as  water storage,  water  purification,  flood  mitigation,  erosion  control,  aquifer  recharge,  microclimate regulation, etc.
- (c) & (d) Ministry of  Environment,  Forest  &  Climate Change  is  supporting  the States  and Union  Territories  for  conservation  and  management  of  wetlands  in  the  country  through  a centrally sponsored scheme namely, National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA).  Under  the  scheme,  financial  support  is  provided  on  cost  sharing  basis  between Central Government  and  respective  State Governments  for  various activities such as interception, diversion and treatment of wastewater, shoreline protection, lake front development,  in-situ cleaning i.e.  de-silting  &  de-weeding,  storm  water  management, bioremediation,  catchment  area  treatment,  lake  beautification,  survey  &  demarcation,  biofencing, fisheries development,  weed  control,  biodiversity conservation,  education  and awareness creation, community participation, etc. This Ministry has sanctioned 155 projects for  conservation  of  wetlands  since  1987-  88  for  achieving  the  desired  water  quality enhancement, besides improvement in biodiversity.

The Ministry recently took up work for restoration and rejuvenation of 130 wetlands. A four pronged strategy was prepared and the nodal officers of these wetlands were trained in preparing focused management plans and also in working out the health of the wetland. For the first time in the country, wetlands were graded between A to E as per their health.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-13
Subject: Conservation of Lakes
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3355

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2020

## Conservation of Lakes

## 3355. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to conserve and prevent water pollution of natural lakes of Rajasthan including Udaipur;
- (b) the  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  to  various  States  and  districts  for  conserving lakes along with the funds utilized so far by the State Governments;
- (c) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Rajasthan to check the pollution in various lakes of Udaipur; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (d)  Ministry  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  Plan  for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems for conservation and management of wetlands in the countryon cost sharing basis between the Central Government  and respective State Governments/Union  Territories (UTs). The  scheme  aims  at holistic conservation and restoration of wetlands including lakes for achieving the desired water quality enhancement, besides improvement in biodiversity and ecosystem through an integrated and multidisciplinary approach and a common regulatory framework.

Different activities under the scheme include pollution abatement through interception, diversion and treatment of wastewater, shoreline protection, lake front development,  in-situ  cleaning,  storm  water  management,  bioremediation,  catchment  area treatment,  lake  beautification,  survey  &  demarcation,  bio-fencing,  fisheries  development, weed  control,  biodiversity  conservation,  education  and  awareness  creation,  community participation, etc.

Under  the  scheme,the  Ministry  has  sanctioned  155  projects  for  conservation  of wetlandsand an amount of Rs.1009.44 crores has been released to the State Governments/UTs since 1987-88 which includes the Pichhola lake system and Fatehsagar lake in Udaipur.

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