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Lok Sabha Question No. 1222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Cancellation of Land Allotment
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1222

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2018

## CANCELLATION OF LAND ALLOTMENT

## 1222.     SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

## Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) Whetherit is a fact that the Government is considering to take back the lands from organisations and individuals allotted in the National  Capital  and  in  other  urban  areas  in  the  country  for
- violation of conditions on which the land was allotted;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has already issued notices for cancellation in this regard; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

( SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI )

- (a) To  (d)  The  land  owning  agencies  of  the  Government  (Delhi Development  Authority,  Land  and  Development  Office  etc.) have leased out properties to organizations and individuals in the National Capital and other urban areas in the country with a  set  of  terms  and  conditions.  These  agencies  by  taking cognizance  of  violation  of  lease  terms  or  non-payment  of Government  dues  issue notices to lessee to rectify the violation.  The  failure  to  do  so  entails  cancellation  of  lease deed.  This  is  an  ongoing  process  in  lease  hold  properties allotted by these agencies. The details of cases where notices have been issued are being collected and will be  laid  on  the table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Funds Claimed by FCI
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1221

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 DECEMBER, 2018

## FUNDS CLAIMED BY FCI

1221. SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  funds  claimed  by  the  Food  Corporation  of  India  (FCI)  as subsidy and the funds released by the Union Government during the last five years, yearwise; and
- (b) the  details  of  foodgrains  allocated  to  Bihar  during  the  years  2011-12  to 2016-17, year-wise?

A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR  CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a): The  details  of  subsidy  claimed  by  FCI  and  released  by  central government during the last five years are as under:-

(Amt. in Rs. Crore)

| Year      | Subsidy Claimed      | Subsidy Released   |
|-----------|----------------------|--------------------|
| 2013-14   | 89410                | 75500.02           |
| 2014-15   | 105016               | 91995.35           |
| 2015-16   | 103383               | 112000.00          |
| 2016-17 * | 109600               | 103334.61          |
| 2017-18   | 112862               | 101981.69          |
| (RE) **   | (95% of Provisional) |                    |

- (b): Allocation  of  foodgrain  (Rice  and  Wheat)  to  Bihar  under  TPDS  is  as given below:

(Qty. in thousand tons)

| Year      | BPL               | AAY              | APL   | NFSA     | Total    |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------|-------|----------|----------|
| 2011-12   | 1689.372 1050.420 | 910.520          | 0     | 3650.312 |          |
| 2012-13   | 1689.372          | 1050.420 964.080 | 0     |          | 3703.872 |
| 2013-14   | 1548.591          | 1372.460 883.740 |       | 0        | 3804.791 |
| 2014-15 0 | 0                 |                  | 0     | 4914.900 | 4914.900 |
| 2015-16 0 | 0                 |                  | 0     | 5241.275 | 5241.275 |
| 2016-17 0 | 0                 |                  | 0     | 5493.860 | 5493.860 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Border Fencing
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: S.SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1220

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 th  DECEMBER, 2018 / AGRAHAYANA 27, 1940 (SAKA)

BORDER FENCING

1220. SHRI S. SELVAKUMARA CHINNAYAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  erect  fencing  on  the border throughout the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) & (b): No  Madam.  Only  India-Pakistan  and  India-Bangladesh  borders are being fenced. There details are as under:

| Border   |   Length of IB (in Kms) Fence (in Kms) |   sanctioned |   Fence Completed (in Kms) |
|----------|----------------------------------------|--------------|----------------------------|
| IPB      |                                 2289.7 |      2069.05 |                    2004.66 |
| IBB      |                                 4096.7 |      3326.14 |                    2785.55 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Reduction in Price of Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1219 TO BE ANSWERED ON : 18.12.2018

## Reduction in Price of Fertilizers

## 1219.  SHRI OM BIRLA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has received any representation to reduce the prices of fertilizers in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action taken/being taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING  AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CHEMICALS  & FERTILIZERS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) & (b):     Yes Madam.  Few representations to reduce the prices of Urea and P&K fertilizers  in  the  country  have been received in the Department of Fertilizers through Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS), an online web-enabled system.   A Representation for reducing prices of P&K fertilizers has also been received from Andhra Pradesh Government.
- (c): Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC), constituted under the Nutrient Based Subsidy scheme  for  recommendations  of  NBS  rates  for  P&K  fertilizers  for  decision  of  the Government  has  examined  the  data  of  international  prices  of  these  commodities, exchange rate variation, MRP of these fertilizers and inventory level and recommended for keeping the NBS rates at its present level.

Since, there is no proposal to reduce the price of Urea and to increase subsidy rates for P&K fertilizers, the representations have been appropriately replied to.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Foreign Investment for FPI
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1214

ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOR FPI

## 1214.  SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

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

- (a) whether a number of proposals for foreign investment for setting up food processing units in the country including the State of Jammu and Kashmir have been accepted during the last few years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the impact of this investment on domestic small food processing industries?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)  &  (b):   Government  has  allowed  100%  Foreign  Direct  Investment  (FDI)  in  the  food processing sector through automatic route subject to applicable laws/sectoral rules/regulations/security conditions and as such proposals are not subject to approval/acceptance of the Government.According to the data provided by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), the food processing industries sector in the country has received US$  2.65 billion  worth  of  Foreign  Direct  Investment  (FDI)  equity  inflows  during  the  period  2014-15  to 2017-18. The year-wise details of FDI equity inflow into the food processing sector since 201415 are given in the following table:

| Financial Year (April-March)   |   FDI Equity inflows (US $ Million) |
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2014-15                        |                              515.86 |
| 2015-16                        |                              505.88 |
| 2016-17                        |                              727.22 |
| 2017-18                        |                              904.9  |

- (c):         Analysis  of  number  of  food  processing  industries  in  the  organized  and  unorganized sectors  during  the  two  comparable  years  2010-11  and  2015-16    for  which  the  latest  data  are available shows increase  in 2015-16 over 2010-11 as detailed below:

| By Year   | Number of Food Processing Units in OrganisedSector   | Number of Food Processing Units in Un-organised Sector   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2010-11   | 35, 838                                              | 22.41 lakhs                                              |
| 2015-16   | 39,320                                               | 24.59 lakhs                                              |

Source: Annual Survey of Industries for Organised Sector and NSSO for Un-organised Sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1213 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Rules under RERA
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION ADMITTED NO. 1213

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2018

## RULES UNDER RERA

No. 1213

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI :

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether it  is  a  fact  that  some  State  Governments  have  diluted norms  in their draft rules of Real Estate (Regulation and Development)  Act  (RERA)  keeping  most  of  the  uncompleted projects out of the ambit of law;
- (b) if so, the names of such States;
- (c) whether  lakhs  of  home  buyers  have  opposed  this  move  of  the State  Governments  and  if  so,  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto;
- (d) whether it is mandatory for the States to frame their rules under the ambit of RERA; and
- (e) if  so,  the  further  instructions  issued  by  the  Government  to  the States  in  this  regard  and  the  legal  action  likely  to  be  taken against those States going against RERA provisions?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (e) : Section 84 of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) provides that the appropriate Government i.e. States/Union Territories (UTs) shall make and notify rules, for carrying out the provisions of RERA. The rules framed by the States/UTs have to be in consonance with RERA.

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has requested the States through various communications, workshops and review  meetings  to  ensure  that  the  rules  framed  by States are in accordance with the provisions of RERA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1211 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Fencing of Borders
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1211

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 th  DECEMBER, 2018 / AGRAHAYANA 27, 1940 (SAKA)

FENCING OF BORDERS

1211.     SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of pendency  in  fencing  of borders in the following zones/borders i.e. North-Western border of India, Eastern parts of India and North Eastern region of India; and

(b)  the  estimated  date  of  completion  of  fencing  of  the  said  stretches  of borders?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) & (b): The details of fencing  along  International borders  of our country are as under:

(Length in Kms)

| Border                 |   Length of International Border |   Fence sanctioned |   Fence Completed |   Balance | Probable date of completion   |
|------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|
| Indo-Bangladesh Border |                           4096.7 |            3326.14 |           2785.55 |   540.586 | March, 2019                   |
| Indo-Pakistan Border   |                           2289.7 |            2069.05 |           2004.66 |    64.386 | March, 2020                   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1209 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Flagship Programmes
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1209 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2018

## Flagship Programmes

## 1209.  SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL: DR. P.K. BIJU:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIE

S & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

a)  the details of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) including flagship programmes being

- implemented in the Ministry at present; and

(b)  the  details  of  targets  and  allocations  made,  scheme-wise,  funds  allocated,  disbursed and utilized under these schemes during the last three years and the current year, State and UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a)  &  (b):  The  Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  &  Public  Enterprises  is  not  implementing  any Centrally Sponsored Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1207 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Setting up of NIPER
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1207 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## Setting up of NIPER

## 1207.  SHRI GODSE HEMANT  TUKARAM :

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

- (a) whether the Government has set up any National Level Institute of Pharmaceutical Education Research (NIPER) in various States for the establishment of pharmaceutical units and focusing on the pharmaceutical sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  for  setting  up  of  NIPER  in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) ) the time by which approval is likely to be accorded?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS; MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) & (b): Yes Madam, the Government has established seven National Institutes of Pharmaceutical  Education  &  Research  (NIPERs)  at  Mohali  (Punjab),  Ahmedabad (Gujarat),  Hajipur  (Bihar),  Hyderabad  (Telangana),  Guwahati  (Assam),  Kolkata  (West Bengal) and Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh) to nurture and promote quality and excellence in pharmaceutical education and research in India.
- (c) The Government has announced setting up of three new NIPERs in the States of Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh during 2015-16.
- (d)          NITI  Aayog,  after  evaluation  of  the  existing  NIPERs,  has  recommended  that instead  of  opening  new  NIPERs,  the  limited  budgetary  resources  be  used  for  upgrading the existing NIPERs. Subsequently, the Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) in  its  meeting  held  on  26.3.2018  has  also  recommended  to  defer  setting  up  of  the proposed new NIPERs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1205 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: New Rakes for Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1205+ TO BE ANSWERED ON: 18.12.2018

## New rakes for urea

## †1205  DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to create new rakes of urea in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  number  of  rakes  of  urea  in  the  country  at  present,  State-wise  including Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING  AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  CHEMICALS  & FERTILIZERS

( RAO INDERJIT SINGH )

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): Creation of commodity-wise rake points are neither operationally required nor financially viable. Existing rake point facilities are enough to handle various commodities throughout the Indian Railways.
- (c): There  are  no  dedicated  rake  points  especially  for  urea  handling  on  Indian Railways, including Jharkhand.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Extraction of Fuel from Surplus Agricultural Produce
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI, RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1204

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## EXTRACTION OF FUEL FROM SURPLUS AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE

1204.  SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT: SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has extended the ambit of the Ethanol Blended Petrol  (EBP)  programme  to  extract  fuel  from  surplus  quantities  of  maize,  jowar,  bajra  and fruit/vegetable waste and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  strategy  for  the  easy  procurement  of  surplus quantities of maize, jowar, bajra and fruit/vegetable waste from the farmers and if so, the details thereof along with the MSP if any, fixed for the same;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to open special counters/centers to procure surplus quantities of maize, jowar, bajra and fruit/vegetable waste and if so, the details thereof, Statewise; and
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any target for the purchase of surplus quantities of maize, jowar, bajra and fruit/ vegetable waste from the farmers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): Yes, Madam.  Government of India has already approved National Biofuel Policy 2018 in this regard.  The policy include the scope of raw material for ethanol production by allowing use of  sugarcane  juice,  sugar  containing  materials  like  sugar  beet,  sweet  sorghum,  starch containing  materials  like  corn,  cassava,  damaged  food  grains  like  wheat,  broken  rice,  rotten potatoes, unfit for human consumption for ethanol production. Besides, the policy allows use of surplus  food  grains  for  production  of  ethanol  for  blending  with  petrol  with  the  approval  of National Biofuel Coordination Committee held under the Chairmanship of Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas.
- (b): Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare has not made any strategy in respect of National Biofuel Policy 2018.
- (c): No, Madam.
- (d): Question does not arise in view of above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Selling of Counterfeits by e-Commerce Companies
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Tejpratap Singh,Yadav, K. MARAGATHAM

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## Government of India Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1203

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2018

## SELLING OF COUNTERFEITS BY E-COMMERCE COMPANIES

## 1203.   SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV: SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

## Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether one in five products sold by e-Commerce companies is fake, according to a survey by local circles, a private local social network;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  issued/proposes  to  issue  guidelines  to  e-Commerce  companies selling counterfeit products to provide full refund to the customers and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is considering to impose heavy fines on such e-Commerce companies so as to check sale of counterfeit products in the future and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  accountability  of  e-Commerce  companies  and authenticity of products sold by them?

## ANSWER

## miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k jkT; ea=h ¼Jh lh- vkj- pkS/kjh½

## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a ) & (b) :  In a survey conducted by Local Circles, a private social network, 19 % percent of   only 8518 persons contacted have admitted having received fake products from e commerce sites.
- (c)  to  (e)  :  Under Section 14 of the Consumer Protection Act 1986, if after the proceeding conducted, the District Forum is satisfied that the goods complained against, suffer from any of the defects specified in the complaint or that any of allegations contained in the complaint about the services are proved, it shall issue an order to the opposite party directing him to do one or more of the following:
- (i) to remove the defect pointed out
- (ii) to replace the goods
- (iii) to return to the complainant the price
- (iv) to pay such amount as may be awarded by it as compensation to the consumer.

The District Forum has also power to grant punitive damages in such circumstances as it deems fit.

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