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Lok Sabha Question No. 661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Underpass between Konch-Ait Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.661 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## UNDERPASS BETWEEN KONCH-AIT RAILWAY LINE

†661. SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the underpass in between the Konch-Ait Railway Line is under construction;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether complaints have been received regarding irregularities in the construction of the said underpass and of water-logging during rainy season; and
- (d) if so, the action taken on the said complaints?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. 8 Road Under Bridges (RUBs) are sanctioned on AitKonch  section,  out  of  which  3  RUBs  have  been  completed  and commissioned during the year 2018-19. Construction of one RUB is in progress. Balance 4 RUBs are technically not feasible.

(c)  &  (d):  Earlier  complaint  was  received  regarding  probable  water logging after construction of Subway. Cover shed has been provided to avoid ingress of water in the underpass.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: New Railway Museum
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.  660 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## NEW RAILWAY MUSEUM

660. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to build new railway museums in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, Statewise;
- (c)  whether  any  proposal  is  pending  with  the  Government  for  the development  or  initiating  any  kind  of  activities  at  the  Ernakulam Terminus Railway Station which is in an abandoned State now; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  &  (b)  The  current  policy  of  the  Government  is  to  develop  Digital Museums  at  important  Railway  stations  of  the  country  subject  to justification/feasibility.  The  work  has  been  entrusted  to  M/s  Railtel Corporation of India Ltd. (RCIL), a Public Sector Undertaking under the Ministry  of  Railways.  Further,  museums,  as  per  the  requirement,  may also be developed at various places including Railway stations. (c) & (d) A proposal has been received from the Kerala Rail Development and Government  of  Kerala  for  developing  the  erstwhile  Ernakulam  Goods

Corporation Ltd. (KRDCL), a joint venture between Railway Station under Public Private Partnership mode.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Quota for Students Appearing in Exams
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kaushal Kishore, Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 659 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## QUOTA FOR STUDENTS APPEARING IN EXAMS

659. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce any scheme to help the students appearing for various examinations to get any special quota for confirmation of their railway tickets;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons thereof?

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## ANSWER (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (c):  Separate  YUVA quota has been earmarked  in four trains i.e. 12247/48 Bandra Terminus-Nizamuddin and 12249/50 Howrah-Anand Vihar Terminal for unemployed youths aged  15-45  years  who  fulfil  the    stipulated  criteria.    For emergent  requirements,  passengers  can  book  their  tickets under Tatkal Quota which is available for booking at 1000/1100 hours on the previous day of journey excluding the date  of  journey  from  the  train  originating  station  for  AC(Airconditioned)/non-AC classes respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Unmanned Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.658 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

†658.   SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  convert  unmanned  railway crossings into R.O.B. and R.U.B.;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total number of R.O.B. and R.U.B. targetted to be constructed in the country;
- (d) the funds approved and spent for the purpose;
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  new  policy  for constructions of R.O.Bs. and R.U.Bs.; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  658  BY  SHRI  RAHUL  KASWAN  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 26.06.2019 REGARDING UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

(a) & (b): All unmanned level crossings (UMLCs) on Broad Gauge (BG) have been eliminated on 31 st  Jan 2019.

(c):  In  2018-19,  1477  Road  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  and  Road  Under  Bridges (RUBs) were constructed over Indian Railway.  In 2019-20, 1500 ROBs/RUBs have been targeted for construction out of which 195 ROBs/RUBs have been constructed till May 2019.

(d): In 2018-19, ₹ 3543 crores were spent on construction of ROBs/RUBs.  In 2019-20, ₹ 4100 crores have been allocated for construction of ROBs/RUBs out of which ₹ 640 crores have been spent till May 2019.

(e)  &  (f):  Policy  for  construction  of  ROBs/RUBs  to  eliminate  manned  level crossings (MLCs) on Golden Quadrilateral/Golden Diagonal (GQ/GD) is under discussion.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Mandatory Registration of Indians going abroad
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.657

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## MANDATORY REGISTRATION OF INDIANS GOING ABROAD

## 657. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  or  proposes  to  make mandatory registrations for Indians opting to go for employment  in  the  United  Arab  Emirates  and  certain  other countries through the e-Migrate portal;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  and  intended  objectives  of  the  mandatory registration;
- (c) whether there are any restrictive or punitive provisions including deportation in the event of non-compliance by error or otherwise and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is setting a deadline for the registration process and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  awareness  programmes  conducted  and  made  in  various languages  for  the  benefit  of  the  non-ECR  (emigration  check required) passport holders through media?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) & (b)  Currently only Emigration Check Required (ECR) passport holders seeking employment to UAE and other ECR countries (18 in total)  need  to  compulsorily  obtain  clearance  for  the  same  through the eMigrate portal. Hence their cases automatically get registered in  the  system.  In  case  of  Emigration  Check  Not  Required  (ECNR) passport  holders  going  for  employment,  such  clearance  is  not mandatory. They can voluntarily register at present in the eMigrate.

## (c ) & (d) Does not arise.

(e) The Government, through the media campaign 'Surakshit Jao Prashikshit  Jao'  in  All  India  Radio,  Doordarshan,  National  Film Development Corporation, Lok Sabha TV, Rajya Sabha TV and State Government TV in Hindi and regional languages, conducts awareness campaigns on safe and legal migration, and to make the people aware of the precautions to take while emigrating abroad. Hoardings in Hindi and regional languages have been installed in the offices of Regional Passport Offices (RPOs) and Protector of Emigrants (PoEs) Offices for educating the people on safe and legal migration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-26
Subject: Common Service Centres
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 652

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.06.2019

## COMMON SERVICE CENTRES

## 652     SHRI RAJESHBHAI  CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  enable  all  2.9  lakh  Common  Service  Centres (CSCs) in the country, to operate as business correspondent of banks;
- (b) if so, the  details thereof; and
- (c) whether these centres will be allowed to perform many more services and;
- (d) if so, the  details thereof

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) and (b):   M/s CSC e-Governance Services India Limited (CSC -SPV) has been engaged as  a  corporate  Business  Correspondent  (BC)  by  26  Banks  (Public  Sector  Banks,  Regional Rural Bank and Private Sector Banks) for enabling its Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) to become Business Correspondent Agents/Customer Service Points to deliver various banking and financial services across the country. As of now, 31 st May, 2019, total 12,242 VLEs out of 3,65,918 functional CSCs (Urban & Rural) are engaged as Business Correspondent (BC).

(c) and  (d):  The key objective of CSCs is to deliver various citizen centric services, such as, Government  to  Citizen  (G2C),  Business  to  Citizen  (B2C)  services,  financial  inclusion services,  educational  services,  skill  development  services  etc.  At  present  CSCs  are  already providing  a  number  of  services  which  includes  Aadhaar,  Birth  Death,  Caste,  Income, Domicile certificates,  NERGA services,  Health  services,  Banking  &  Insurance  services,  eLearning & Digital Literacy and Tele-medicine etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 58 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanisation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 58

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE   25 TH  JUNE, 2019

## SUB-MISSION ON AGRICULTURAL MECHANISATION

- *58.    SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

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

- (a) whether the People's representatives Members of Parliament from Maharashtra had held any discussion with the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Sub-Mission on agricultural mechanisation on 16th February, 2015;
- (b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any remedial steps in this regard; and
- (d)      if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 58  DUE FOR REPLY ON 25 TH  JUNE, 2019.

On 16 th

(a) to (d): February 2015, a meeting was proposed at Mumbai with Chief Minister , Minister of Agriculture, Members of Parliament of Vidharbha and Marathwada region  of  Maharashtra  regarding  issues  of  farmers  of  the  region.  There  is  no  record related to the above meeting available with Government of India.

Agricultural  implements  and  machinery  are  essential  inputs  for  modern agriculture.  It  enhances  productivity  besides  reducing  human  drudgery  and  cost  of cultivation. It also helps in improving utilization efficiency of other inputs.

Taking  into  consideration  the  above,  to  boost  the  farm  mechanization  in  the country,  a  special  dedicated  scheme    Sub  Mission  on  Agricultural  Mechanization (SMAM) has been introduced , under which subsidy is provided for purchase of various types  of  Agricultural  implements  and  machinery  used  for  tillage,  sowing,  planting, harvesting, reaping, threshing, plant protection, inter cultivation and residue management.

Funds  of  Rs.20.34,15.96,  15.00,  34.13  and  145.5  crore  have  been  released under  SMAM to  Government  of  Maharashtra  during  the  period  of  2014-15,  2015-16, 2016-17,  2017-18  and  2018-19  respectively  for  distribution  of  agricultural  machinery and equipment and establishment of Custom Hiring Centers. There is a considerable increase in release of funds to the Government of Maharashtra.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 56 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Kharif Crop Loss in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 56

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE   25 TH  JUNE, 2019

## KHARIF CROP LOSS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

- *56.     SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

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

- (a) whether Central Team visited Andhra Pradesh to assess the Kharif Crop loss in the State and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  it  is  true  that  the  State  has  put  the  loss  at  Rs.  1,869  crore  in  13.6  lakh hectares;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  State  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  requested  the  Union Government for exempting input subsidy for agriculture; and
- (e) if so, the action taken by the Union Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

- कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR) (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 56  DUE FOR REPLY ON 25 TH  JUNE, 2019.

(a) to (c): The State Government of Andhra Pradesh declared drought in 09 districts covering an area of 13.6 lakh hectare spread over 347 mandals during Kharif 2018 and submitted  a  Memorandum  seeking  financial  assistance  of  Rs.  1466.91  crore  from National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF).  An  Inter-Ministerial  Central  Team  (IMCT) visited the drought affected areas of the State during 5 th to 7 th December, 2018. Based on the findings of the IMCT and the recommendations of the Sub-Committee of National Executive Committee (SC-NEC), the High Level Committee (HLC) in its meeting held on 29.01.2019, approved an assistance of Rs.900.40 crore from NDRF. (d) & (e):

No, Sir. However, assistance towards agriculture input subsidy is normally provided to farmers as per State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF)/NDRF norms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 51 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Delimitation in J&K
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi, Ajay (Teni) Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *51

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JUNE, 2019/ ASHADHA 4, 1941 (SAKA )

DELIMITATION IN J&K

*51.       SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI: SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS Will the be pleased to state:

(a) whether Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) had not been included in the delimitation exercise undertaken in the country;

(b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  undertake delimitation  exercise  in  Jammu  and  Kashmir  with  a  view  to  remove regional imbalance in the State;

(c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with    the  time  by  which  the  work related  to  constitution  of  Delimitation  Commission  is  likely  to  be completed;

- (d) the details of the present voting population in Jammu and Kashmir separately; and

(e)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  hold  election  in  the State only after delimitation, if so, the reasons therefor and the time by which  a  people's representative Government  is  likely to be established in Jammu and Kashmir?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (e):      A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *51 FOR 25.06.2019

(a)  to  (c):  The  State  of  Jammu and  Kashmir was not included within the  purview    of  the  Delimitation  Act  2002  as  article  170  of  the Constitution of India that deals with delimitation of constituencies for State  Legislative  Assemblies  has  not  been  extended  to  Jammu  and Kashmir.  Delimitation  of  Legislative  Assembly  Constituencies  in  the State of Jammu and Kashmir is carried out under sections 47 and 141 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir.

(d):    At  present,  there  are  37,33,111  voters  in  Jammu  Division, 40,10,971  voters  in  Kashmir  Division  and  1,79,147  voters  in  Ladakh Division.

(e):    Election  Commission  of  India  has  not  yet  fixed  the  dates  for holding of Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 50 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Impact of Flood on Dairy Industry in Kerala
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.50 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th

JUNE, 2019

## IMPACT OF FLOOD ON DAIRY INDUSTRY IN KERALA

## *50.  SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

मात्स्यिकी

,

पशुपालन

और

be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the severe impact on the dairy industry in Kerala following the floods in 2018;
- (b) whether the Government is further seized of the losses suffered by the industry of approximately Rs. 400 crore and the reduction of milk production to half of its previous capacity;
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  introduce  a  special  package  to  support  the  dairy sector of Kerala and take measures to recoup the losses in the sector; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मात्स्यिकी, पशुपालन और डेिरी मंत्री

(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

डेिरी

मंत्री

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 50 PART (a) TO (d) ON 'IMPACT OF FLOOD ON DAIRY INDUSTRY IN KERALA' TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.06.2019

(a) & (b) Yes Sir.

Consequent  to  the  floods  in  2018  in  Kerala,  State  Government  of  Kerala  has  made  an assessment of the losses suffered by dairy industry.

(c) and (d) State Government of Kerala submitted a project proposal with an outlay of Rs. 54.81 crore during 2018-19 to Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (now Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying), Government of India,in order to support and recoup the losses in the dairy sector. The proposal sought central assistance of Rs. 39.34 crore under Central Sector Scheme, National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development  (NPDD).  This  Department  has  sanctioned  the  project under  NPDD  on  20.11.2018  at  a  total  project  outlay  of  Rs.44.03  crore  and  with  central  share  of Rs.33.03 Crore. The project is being implemented by Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, Kerala (MILMA). An amount of Rs. 10.74 crore as first instalment has been released to MILMA on 20.11.2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 49 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: Setting-up of Food Processing Industries
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *49 ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JUNE, 2019

## SETTING-UP OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## *49. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

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

- (a) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  setting-up/expansion  of  food processing industries in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted any study regarding setting-up and expansion of such industries in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  other  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  expansion  of  food processing industries in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SMT. HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL)

- (a) to (d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *49 ANSWERED ON 25 TH JUNE, 2019 REGARDING SETTING-UP OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

(a): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) implements various central sector Schemes for  overall  promotion  and  development  of  Food  Processing  Sector.    The  Central Sector Umbrella Scheme- PRADHAN MANTRI KISAN SAMPADA YOJANA (PMKSY) consists of (i) Mega Food Parks, (ii) Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure, (iii)  Infrastructure  for  Agro-processing  Clusters,  (iv)  Creation  of  Backward  and  Forward Linkages (v) Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities, (vi) Food Safety and Quality Assurance Infrastructure and (vii) Human Resources and Institutions.  The Ministry  is  also  implementing  the  scheme  "Operation  Greens"  as  a  vertical  of  PMKSY since November, 2018 for integrated development of value chain of tomato, onion and potato (TOP) crops.

Financial  assistance  as  capital  subsidy  in  the  form  of  grants-in-aid  is  given  to  the individuals,  farmers,  farmer  producer  organisations  (FPOs),  entrepreneurs,  cooperatives, societies, self-help groups (SHGs), private companies and central/ state PSUs etc. under the schemes for setting up and expansion of food processing industries.

(b)  &  (c):  No  study  has  been  conducted  in  regard  to  setting-up  and  expansion  of  food processing industries.

(d): The other supportive measures taken by the Government include permission for 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) through automatic route in manufacturing of food products; creation of a special fund of Rs.2000 crore with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) for lending to food processing industries, classification of food & agro-based processing units and cold chain infrastructure as agricultural activity for Priority Sector Lending (PSL) and 100% exemption of Income Tax on profit for new food processing units for first five years.

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