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Lok Sabha Question No. 2841 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Contaminated Blood
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2841 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH DECEMBER, 2018

## CONTAMINATED BLOOD

## 2841. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  information  about  contaminated  and  non - certified blood being sold at various places in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the hospit als and persons involved in such activities, State/ UT - wise along with the action taken against them during the last one year and the current year; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a) to (c):        Information in this regard as provided by the State Licensing Autho contaminated  and  non -certified  blood,  hospital/person  involved  and  action  taken  is Annexure.
- (d): The requirements for the functioning and operati on of blood bank and/or for preparation of blood components are given in the Drugs & Cosmetics Rules 1945. Blood Banks are inspect by  the  State  Drugs  Control  Department  and/or  Central  Drugs  Standard  Control  Organizati (CDSCO) time to time to verify c ompliance with the provisions of said rules.

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## Annexure

(d) Strong vigil on illegal blood collection/distribution.

|   S.No. | State/UT wise Information as required for Lok Sabha Unstarred 2841 for reply on 28.12.2018   | State/UT wise Information as required for Lok Sabha Unstarred 2841 for reply on 28.12.2018                                                                                                                                                                         |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Punjab                                                                                       | (a) Yes (b) Gulab Devi Hospital Blood Bank, Jalandhar (c ) Gulab Devi Hospital Blood Bank, License cancelled on 04.09.2018 (d) Periodical Inspection                                                                                                               |
|       2 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                | (a)NA (b)NA (c) 2017 - 18: In district Prayagraj, one FIR against 3 persons involved in illegal blood 2018- 19: In Lucknow, one FIR was lodged and persons were arrested who were involved in blood collection and distribution. (d) Strong vigil on illegal blood |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Pollution in Damodar River
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KHAN SAUMITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2840

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2018

## Pollution in Damodar River

## 2840. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:

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

- (a) whether Damodar river in West Bengal has become highly polluted and is considered a threat to the health of the people living along its banks;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is a need to do desilting and dredging of Damodar river and removing the effluents from Damodar Barrage area;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the stringent mechanism in place to see that all rivers are maintained clean and not become the dumping ground for effluents from industries located nearby these rivers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) to (d) Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  in  collaboration  with  the  State Pollution  Control  Boards  monitor  the  water  quality  of  rivers  across  the  country  through  a network of monitoring stations, including 11 monitoring stations on Damodar river in West Bengal, under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme.

As per the report published by CPCB in September 2018,  351 polluted river stretches have been identified  on 323 rivers based on Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), a key indicator  of  organic  pollution.  As  per  this  report,  the  stretch  of  river  Damodar  from Durgachakm to Dishergarh in West Bengal has been identified as polluted. However, CPCB has not conducted any specific assessment with regards to the need for desilting and dredging of Damodar river and removing the effluents from Damodar Barrage area.

(e) The  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  the  pollution  of  rivers, inter  alia , include  formulation and notification of standards for effluents from industries, enforcing of the  discharge  standards  by  State  Pollution  Control  Boards/Pollution  Control  Committees through  consent  mechanism  and  regular  monitoring,  setting  up  of  monitoring  network  for assessment of water quality, installation of Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring systems (OCEMS)  to  check  the  discharge  of  effluents  into  rivers  and  water  bodies,  promotion  of cleaner production processes in industries, installation of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) for cluster of small scale industrial units, issuance of directions for implementation of Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) in certain categories of highly polluting industries, issuance of directions under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Section 18(1)(b) of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 to the States for setting up of sewage treatment plants and industrial pollution control for abatement of pollution of rivers, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2838 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Income Tax Raids
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VINCENT H PALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2838 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 2018 POUSHA 7, 1940 (SAKA) 28TH

## INCOME TAX RAIDS

2838: SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of Income Tax raids conducted in the last five years; and
- () the total amount of money collected in the last two years through raids and seizures?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a): The number of search & seizure operations conducted by the Income Tax Department during the last five Financial Years is as under:
- (b): The Income Tax Department seizes unaccounted/ undisclosed/ unexplained assets during the  search & seizure operations. After  giving due   opportunity of heard  under the provisions of Income Tax Act; 1961, the Income-tax Department assesses the income and levies taxlinterest/penalty thereon, if any: The assessments can be treated as conclusive oly when appeals, ifany, preferred before CIT(A), ITAT, High Court and Hon'ble Supreme Court are decided. Hence; the final quantum of tax collection can be determined only after the finalization of these appeals. However; the total value of assets seized during the last two Financial Years is as under: being

| F.Y.    |   Number of search & seizure operations_ |
|---------|------------------------------------------|
| 2013-14 |                                      569 |
| 2014-15 |                                      545 |
| 2015-16 |                                      447 |
| 2016-17 |                                     1152 |
| 2017-18 |                                      582 |

|         |   Total value of assets seized in Rs. crores |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                                      1469.62 |
| 2017-18 |                                       992.52 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2837 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Money Laundering and Black Money
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2837

PAUSHA 07 , 1940 (SAKA)

## Money Laundering and Black Money

## 2837. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

Will the Mirister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the money laundering investigations severely delayed; get
- (b) if 80, the details thereof and the remedial action taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (c) the names of the black money account holders in various foreign banks along with the likely action taken / proposed to be taken by the Governmert in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF' STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) Sir. No,
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) Disclosure of information regarding specific taxpayers is prohibited except as provided under section 138 of the Income-tax Act; 1961, Further , information received under the provisions of Tax Treaties with foreign countries is governed, inter alia; by the confidentiality clause in such instruments.

The Government has taken several measures to effectively tackle the issue of black money, particularly black money stashed abroad. Such measures include policy-level initiatives, more effective enforcement action on the ground, putting in place robust legislative and administrative frameworks, systems and processes with due focus on capacity building and integration of information and its mining through increasing use of information technology.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2835 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Reduction in Inflation Rate
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAKESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2835

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 28, 2018

## REDUCTION IN INFLATION RATE

† 2835. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the prices of crude oil have come down in International Market, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the rate of inflation has also come down as the prices of petrol and diesel have reduced in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the steps taken by the Government to control the inflation?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) The average monthly price of Indian basket of crude oil in the international market since June, 2018 is presented in Table 1.
- (b)  &  (c)  Inflation  based  on  Consumer Price Index  - Combined (CPI-C) during the last six months is presented in Table  2.  It  is  seen  that  the  headline  inflation  based  on  CPI-C  has declined from 4.9 per cent in June, 2018 to 2.3 per cent in November, 2018.
- (d) Does not arise.

Table 1: Indian basket of crude oil ($/bbl)

|                            |   Jun-18 |   Jul-18 |   Aug-18 |   Sep-18 |   Oct-18 |   Nov-18 |   Dec-18 |
|----------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| Indian basket of crude oil |    73.83 |    73.47 |    72.53 |    77.88 |    80.08 |     65.4 |    58.85 |

Note: Figure for December, 2018 is till 20.12.2018.  Source: Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

Table 2: Inflation based on CPI-C (in per cent)

|       |   Jun-18 |   Jul-18 |   Aug-18 |   Sep-18 |   Oct-18 |   Nov-18 (P) |
|-------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
| CPI-C |      4.9 |      4.2 |      3.7 |      3.7 |      3.4 |          2.3 |

Note: (P) - Provisional.  Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO)
Lok Sabha Question No. 2834 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Exploitation of Children in Orphanages
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2834

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2018

## EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN ORPHANAGES

## 2834.  SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  hostels  for  children  as  envisaged  for  the children in need of care & protection in wake of the increasing incidences of exploitation of children  in  orphanages  or  the  institutions  created  by  Government  system  or  by  the  civil society organisations across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to formulate guidelines with minimum standards of care required for such children living in any facility either created by Government system or by the civil society organisations and even in all school hostels in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) & (b): As per Section 2 ( 21 ) of JJ Act, 'child care institution' means Children Home, open shelter, observation home, special home, place of safety, Specialised Adoption Agency and a fit facility recognised under this Act for providing care and protection to children, who are in need of such services. The children in need of care and protection (CNCP) are mandated to get Institutional care or Non-Institutional care as prescribed by Child Welfare Committee (CWC)  on  case  to  case  basis  under  the  powers  and  responsibility  vested  in  CWC  vide section 29 and 30 of the JJ Act, 2015. The primary responsibility of execution of the Act, lies with the State/UTs. The Ministry is running 'Child Protection Services' to support institutional care inter alia.
- (c) & (d):  The  Juvenile  Justice  (Care  and  Protection  of  Children)  Model  Rules,  2016  framed under JJ Act provide detailed guidelines for setting up and monitoring of CCIs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Coverage of Scheme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2832

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28th DECEMBER, 2018 (FRIDA YYPAUSHA 7, 1940 (SAKA)

## Coverage of Scheme

## 2832. DR KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- Dhan Yojana (PMJDY):
- (b) the total amount of subsidies deposited in these accounts by the Government;
- c) the steps taken under the scheme to improve financial literacy; and
- d) whether all Sub Service Areas across all villages of the country have been covered by either a bank branch or a Bank Mitr (Business Correspondent) under the component of the scheme that focuses on the geographical coverage of banks?

## Answer

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) As per information provided by banks, as on 12.12.2018 a total of 33.55 crore accounts have been opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY)
- Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) from the Government the    beneficiaries Jan-Dhan accounts. DBT may also be remitted into accounts, other than Jan-Dhan accounts of beneficiaries. DBT Mission, Cabinet Secretariat has informed that as per status reported by the schemes' running Ministries/Departments on DBT Bharat Portal, Rs: 1,70,292 crore was directly transferred in the bank accounts of the   beneficiaries in the FY 2017-18\_ These bank accounts, however; include but nol limited t0 Jan-Dhan accounts.
- (c) Following advisory issued by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Financial Literacy Centres (FLCs)  operated by banks and rural branches of banks conduct   special camps for imparting financial literacy in the country.
- (d) Under PMJDY all villages in the country are mapped into 1.59 lakh Sub Service Areas (SSAs), where each SSA covers 1,000 to 1,500 households. Out of 1.59 lakh SSAs, while 0.33 lakh SSAs with bank  branches, approximately 1.26 lakh SSAs are covered with inter-operable Bank Mitras.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Rotational Transfer for AYUSH Doctors
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2829 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH DECEMBER, 2018

## ROTATIONAL TRANSFER FOR AYUSH DOCTORS

## 2829. SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the rotational transfer policy has been framed for AYUSH doctors from Minist AYUSH to CGHS and vice- versa, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there are large number of CGHS AYUSH doctors who have been working in the Ministry of AYUSH for more than 10 - 15 years and are due for posting, if so, the details thereo
- (c) whether the transfer guidelines issued by the Central Vi gilance Commission or Department of Personnel and Training are not being implemented in letter and spirit; and
- (d) if so, the time by which the rotational transfer policy would be implemented?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a)Yes. The rotational transfer policy (RTP) has been framed for AYUSH Physicians .As per RTP, AYUSH Physicians shall be placed at the disposal of the CGHS for further posting afte serving in the Ministry for a period of three years.
- (b) SomeAYUSH Physicians have been working in the Ministry of AYUSH beyond the laid down period of three years. Such Physicians have been ret ained in the Ministry due to exigencies of work in public interest. The details of these Physicians are as follows:
- (c):      No.    T he RTP has been formulated in compliance of CVC and DoPT guidelines.
- (d):      The RTP is being implemented.

|   Sr. No. | Name & Designation                     | Date of Posting in the M/o   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Dr. M.K. Nesari, Adviser (Ayurveda)    | 25.03.2008                   |
|         1 | Dr. A. Raghu, Joint Adviser (Ayurveda) | 20.02.2002                   |
|         2 | Dr. I.G. Mandal, Asst. (Homeopathy)    | Adviser 10. 12.2007          |
|         3 | Dr. S.R. Chinta, Asst. (Homeopathy)    | Adviser 19.12.2007           |
|         4 | Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Qasmi, Joint (Unani) | Adviser 08.06.2001           |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Tax Sharing
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

2828. Shri D.K. SURESH

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether some of the States have been vocal about the false positives and negatives from tax sharing and if so, the details thereof; (b)  whether  the  said  States  have  submitted  their  grievances  or  representations  to review the tax sharing mechanism and if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether the Government has taken measures to address the concerns of the State
- Governments in this regard, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) No Madam.
- (b) & (c) Do not arise in view of (a) above.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2828

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 28 th  DECEMBER, 2018 / 7 PAUSHA, SAKA 1940

## TAX SHARING
Lok Sabha Question No. 2827 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: Direct Benefit Transfer
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2827

## Friday, December 28, 2018/Pausha 7, 1940 (Saka) Direct Benefit Transfer

## 2827. DR. BOORA NARSAIAH GOUD:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of each of the scheme that is covered under Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) along with the amount so far transferred under DBT in the last three years, and scheme-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  targeted  to  pay  out  Rs.  1  lakh  crores  through  DBT  in  the current fiscal
- (c) if so, the details of new schemes likely to be brought under DBT;
- (d) the time by which the Government is likely to take to transfer the entire Rs. 3.5 lakh crores of Government subsidy to the beneficiaries; and
- (e) the amount/fund Government can save through the proposed Rs. 1 lakh crores transfer?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (e):   As of 26 th December, 2018, 434 schemes of 56 Ministries / Departments have been onboarded on the DBT  portal. Further, details are available on the DBT  Bharat Portal www.dbtbharat.gov.in. Many Ministries / Departments have reported savings on account of DBT because of de-duplication of beneficiaries' database and better targeting. DBT schemes are not limited to the subsidy but also includes others benefits such as scholarships, pension, wages and other social benefits under various Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Central Sector Schemes. Year-wise details of DBT are tabulated below:

| Year    |   Schemes (No.) |   Beneficiaries (No. in crore) | DBT (In Cash) (Rs. In crore)   | DBT (In Kind) (Rs. In crore)   | DBT (Total) (Rs. In crore)   |
|---------|-----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2013-14 |              28 |                           10.8 | 7,367.7                        | -                              | 7,367.7                      |
| 2014-15 |              34 |                           22.8 | 38,926.2                       | -                              | 38,926.2                     |
| 2015-16 |              59 |                           31.2 | 61,942.4                       | -                              | 61,942.4                     |
| 2016-17 |             142 |                           35.7 | 74,689.4                       | -                              | 74,689.4                     |
| 2017-18 |             437 |                           77.7 | 1,70,292.2                     | 20,578.7                       | 1,90,870.9                   |
| 2018-19 |             434 |                           76.3 | 1,35,462.3                     | 54,637.9                       | 1,90,100.2                   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-28
Subject: National TB Prevalence Survey
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2826 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH DECEMBER, 2018

## NATIONAL TB PREVALEN CE SURVEY

## 2826. SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

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

- (a) whether the National TB Prevalence Survey has been initiated in India;
- (b) if so, the details and present status thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to initiate the survey in near future; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the said survey is likely to b

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

- (a) & (b): Yes,  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  has  initiated  the  Nation Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey in collaboration with the Department of Health Research Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The survey is planned for the period 2018 - 19 to 2020- 21.   The preparatory phase of the survey is nearing completion.
- (c ) to (e):      Question does not arise in the light of answer of (a) and (b) above.

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