Lok Sabha Question No. 4314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-07
Subject: Model Salt Farms
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4314.

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 7 TH  JANUARY, 2019.

## MODEL SALT FARMS

## 4314.  SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has developed model salt farms in some parts of the country  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  financial  assistance provided to such farms;
- (b) the details of proposals, received from various State Governments for setting up of such model farms in their States, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  grant  50  percent  assistance  to  State Governments for  the  development  of  salt  industry  and  welfare  activities  for agarias and if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated therefor during the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to promote export of salt in the country along with funds/facilities provided/being provided by the Government to the exporters of salt in the country?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज् यमंत्री (श्री सी.आर. चौधरी) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): Yes Madam. Government of India has established three Model Salt Farms in the  country.  The  details  of  Model  Salt  Farms  alongwith  financial  assistance provided are at annexure-I .
- (b): No such proposal has been received in the Ministry.
- (c): There  is  no  such  proposal  under  consideration.  However,  Government  of India allocates fund for implementing various welfare activities for salt workers through  Salt  Commissioner's  Organization  (SCO),  Jaipur  an  attached  office under this Ministry. The details of budget allocation for last three years and current year are at annexure-II .
- (d): There are no rewards under the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme for the HS Code 2501, which is for salt.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO    PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4314 FOR ANSWER ON 07.01.2019

## Details of financial assistance provided by Government of India for setting up of Model Salt Farms

(Amount in Rs Lakh)

|   S. No. | Name of Model Salt Farm & State   |   Total Cost |   Financial Assistance provided by Union of India |
|----------|-----------------------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Nawa (Rajasthan)                  |         33.5 |                                             11.17 |
|        2 | Ganjam (Odisha)                   |         10.8 |                                              3.65 |
|        3 | Markanam (Tamil Nadu)             |         34   |                                             24    |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO    PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4314 FOR ANSWER ON 07.01.2019

Financial year-wise allocation of funds for the welfare activities of salt workers

(Amount in Rs Lakhs)

| S.   | Name of the Salt region                                             | Funds allotted   | Funds allotted   | Funds allotted   | Funds allotted   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| No.  |                                                                     | 2015-16          | 2016-17          | 2017-18          | 2018-19          |
| 1.   | Ahmedabad (Gujarat)                                                 | 24.50            | 24.50            | 20.10            | 24.50            |
| 2.   | Jaipur (Rajasthan)                                                  | 10.00            | 10.00            | 10.30            | 10.00            |
| 3.   | Chennai (Including States of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha) | 19.90            | 19.90            | 5.95             | 22.45            |
| 4.   | Mumbai (Maharashtra)                                                | 2.05             | 2.05             | 2.05             | 2.05             |
| 5.   | Kolkata (West Bengal)                                               | 2.55             | 2.55             | -                | -                |

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