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Lok Sabha Question No. 1040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Qualification of Anganwadi Workers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1040

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## QUALIFICATION OF ANGANWADI WORKERS

## 1040.  SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

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

- (a) the number of Anganwadi workers (AWWs) who have passed 10+2/below 10+2 level in Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts of Jharkhand;
- (b) the  detailed  steps  envisaged  by  the  Ministry  to  impart  training  to  AWWs  for ensuring quality Early Childhood Care and Education?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) Number of Anganwadi workers (AWWs) who have passed 10+2/ below 10+2 level in Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts of Jharkhand is as under:
- (b) POSHAN  Abhiyaan  focuses  on  building  the capacity of front-line  ICDS functionaries in effective and consistent service delivery by using Incremental learning approach (ILA). Under ILA, functionaries are trained on thematic modules following the cascade of training of State Resource Group (SRG), District Resource Groups (DRGs) a Block Resource Groups (BRGs). Total 21 ILA modules have been provided to the States/UTs.  The content focuses on the maternal, child health and nutrition umbrella as well as other nutrition interventions under the POSHAN Abhiyaan.

| District   |   10+2 Passed (AWW) |   Below 10+2 (AWWs) |
|------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Hazaribagh |                 879 |                 876 |
| Ramgarh    |                 642 |                 396 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Registry for COVID
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1039 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH SEPTEMBER, 2020

## REGISTRY FOR COVID

## 1039. DR. T. SUMATHY (A) THAMIZHACHI THAN GAPANDIAN:

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

(a) whether the Government has any plans to create a nationwide data base and COVID regi for further research and analysis and for instant availability of data as ready reference roof  as  proposed  by  World  Health  Organisation  and  Indian  Counci l  of  Medical  Research Guidelines;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the effective steps taken so far by the Government to create a Nation wide COVID Reg to  collect,  store  and  analyse  the  socio  economic  and  medical  conditions  of  people  wh in fected  and  suffered  due  to  corona  virus  infection,  covering  details  regarding  the  t given, recovered people, people who have lost their lives due to the infection etc.?

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

(a)  The  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR),  an  autonomous  organisation  of  th Department of Health Research (DHR), has informed that a nationwide database titled 'National Clinical  Registry  of  COVID -19'  is  being  created under  the  aegis  of  Ministry  of  Health  and Family Welfare, ICMR and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and funded ICMR. The data obtained will be collated as periodic reports to be uploaded in public doma

(b) ICMR has informed that the registry is being rolled out in phases; the first phase include satellite sites mentored by 14 regional registry sites. Data will primarily be captured i data capture platform by the satellite sites as well as the registry sites. The data will flow from satellite sites to registry sites to the central data management team at ICMR. ICMR - National Institute of Medical Statistics (ICMR - NIMS)  is  responsible for developing the electronic data capture platform and data management.

(c) According to ICMR, the National Clinical Registry of COVID - 19 has a detailed case record form,  prepared  primarily  by  AIIMS,  Delhi  which  captures  the  socio - economic  status,  co -morbidities, treatment received, complications and outcome of hospitalized, confirmed COV -19  patients.  These  data  will  be  collected  in  an  electronic  data  capture  platform  prep ICMR - NIMS and analyzed by the data management team of the Registry.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1038 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Special Aircraft for Weather Forecast
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1038 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

## SPECIAL AIRCRAFT FOR WEATHER FORECAST

## 1038. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether his Ministry is considering any proposal to purchase dedicated aircraft to carry out experiments related to weather forecast;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the cost of the special aircraft to be purchased and the benefits likely to be accrued therefrom;
- (d) the details of organisation which will be the Nodal Agency to maintain and provide information to the public; and
- (e) whether these aircrafts can be utilized for other purposes and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) Yes Sir. Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) is considering to procure an instrumented research aircraft for atmospheric process studies in the country.
- (b) MoES envisages the establishment of a National Facility for Airborne Research (NFAR) in India to cater the scientific needs of the research community in the country for the advancement of atmospheric process studies to improve the skills of weather and climate models. The facility is likely to comprise an Instrumented Aircraft System equipped with a suite of scientific instrumentation for the measurements of different atmospheric parameters of meteorology, cloud physics, aerosols and air chemistry.
- (c) The cost of the instrumented aircraft system could be approximately Rs. 250 crores. The aircraft is likely to be utilized for addressing various atmospheric research problems in different seasons/environments, at different parts of the country. A wealth of meteorological, aerosol and cloud physics data generated might be useful to validate the cloud schemes for improving the model physics of the monsoon/tropical clouds. Also it will be useful for addressing air pollution assessment and associated impacts over India (health, visibility, climate), environmental and hydrological studies. This facility is likely to enhance the research and developmental activity (human resources and technology), and also create opportunities for national/international collaborations.
- (d) Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune an autonomous institution under the MoES, will act as the Nodal Agency to maintain and provide information to the public.
- (e) The proposed aircraft is envisaged only for research purposes.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Protection for Women in Shelter Homes
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Navneet Ravi Rana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1029 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## PROTECTION FOR WOMEN IN SHELTER HOMES

1029: SMT. NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

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

- (a) whether the government has taken note of the increase in crimes reported from shelter homes, if so, details thereof alongwith the steps proposed/undertaken by the government in this regard;
- (b) whether it is a fact that there is little transparency and hardly any monitoring in the activities of the shelter homes;
- (c) the corrective measures taken/to be taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether it has also come to the notice of the Government that the abuse is not only sexual  but may  also  include  denial  of  food, verbal  abuse,  corporal punishment and other forms of harassment; and
- (e) if so, the action taken/to be taken by the government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (e) The Government is aware of the safety and wellbeing of women in shelter homes.  In  Swadhar  Greh  and  Ujjawala  schemes,  there  is  a  provision  of  three  tier monitoring  mechanism  at  District,  State  and  Central  levels.  The  unlawful  activities including  denial  of  food,  verbal  abuse,  corporal  punishment  and  other  forms  of harassment by the members of management and staff result in stoppage of grant and blacklisting of the implementing agency without prejudice to criminal action.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Protection of Children from Sexual Abuse
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kaushal Kishore, Sunil Kumar Singh, Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO.1027 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## PROTECTION OF CHILDREN FROM SEXUAL ABUSE

1027.  SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH: SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

- (a) the  number  of  instances  of  sexual  abuse  of  children,  that  were  accounted  for during the last three years, district and State-wise;
- (b) the steps taken to address the menace of child sexual abuse;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to amend the POCSO Act;
- (d) whether the Government has taken measures to fastrack investigation into such cases; if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the assistance given to victims of such crimes during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) The  State/UT-wise  and  District-wise  details  of  the  number  of  cases  of  sexual abuse of children reported from 2017 to 2018, is available at https://ncrb.gov.in/en/crime-india.
- (b) to (e): The Government of India implements the 'Protection of Children from Sexual Offences  (POCSO)  Act,  2012',  which  provides  for  mandatory  reporting,  child  friendly recording  of  statement  and  evidence  and  speedy  trial  of  the  cases.  It  is  stipulated  in Section 44 (1) of POCSO Act, 2012 that National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) shall monitor  the  implementation  of  the  provisions  of  the  Act.  Recently,  the  Protection  of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 has been amended and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act, 2019 has been notified on 06.08.2019.  The amendments provide for more stringent punishments in case of child sex abuse.

The Government implements a scheme for setting up of 1023 Fast Track Special Courts  (FTSCs),  including  389  exclusive  POCSO  Courts,  for  expeditious  trial  and disposal of cases related to rape and POCSO Act. The Government also provides aid to such victims under the victim compensation schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Violence Against Women and Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. Jothimani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.1025

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN

1025:  MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

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

- (a) whether there has been rise in the number of cases of domestic abuse, rape or other forms of violence against women in the last six months and if so, details thereof, State/district-wise;
- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  crimes  against  women  during the said period;
- (c) whether there  is  a  rise  in  the  incidence  of  crimes  against  children  during  the said period and if so, the details thereof, State/district-wise; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to address crimes against children during the said period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d) : 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Maintenance of law and order, protection of life and property of citizens  including  prevention  of  crime  against  women  and  children  is  primarily  the responsibility of the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations. Nevertheless,  giving  high  priority  to  safety  of  women  and  children,  the  Central Government  has  also  taken  a  number  of  initiatives  in  this  regard  during  the  last  six months. The Government has ensured that their schemes of One Stop Centres (OSCs), Universalisation  of  Women  Help  Line  (WHL),  Ujjawala  Homes,  Swadhar  Greh,  Child Care Institutions, Child Line (1098), Emergency Response Support System (112) and various  authorities  under  women  and  child  centric  laws  such  as    'The  Protection  of Women from  Domestic  Violence  Act,  2005',  'The  Dowry  Prohibition  Act,  1961',  'The Prohibition  of  Child  Marriage  Act,  2006',  'The  Protection  of  Children  from  Sexual Offences Act, 2012' etc.  remain operational  and  available for  providing  assistance  to women  and  children  during the  period.  The  Government  has  also  undertaken sensitisation programs for the concerned officials of States and UTs for this purpose.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Revenue Earned by DD/AIR
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1020

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020)

## REVENUE EARNED BY DD/AIR

## 1020. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will  the  Minister  of  INFORMATION  AND  BROADCASTING  be pleased to state:

- (a) The  details  of  revenue  earned  by  the  Akashvani  Kendras  and Doordarshan  Kendras  from  the  advertisements  and  serials  and other programmes during each of the last three years;
- (b) whether Doordarshan/Akashvani has any outstanding amount for telecast of advertisement against some private companies;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken or being taken to recover the said outstanding amount as on date, company-wise?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING AND MINISTER OF HEAVY  INDUSTRIES  AND  PUBLIC  ENTERPRISES  (SHRI  PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)  Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  the  revenue  earned  by  the Akashvani and Doordarshan Kendras from advertisements and serials and other programmes during each of the last three years is as under:

(Figures in Rs. Crore)

| FY      |   Akashvani |   Doordarshan |
|---------|-------------|---------------|
| 2017-18 |      465.41 |        607.08 |
| 2018-19 |      460.95 |        553.55 |
| 2019-20 |      305.23 |        348.83 |

- (b)  &  (c):  Yes,  Sir.  Details  in  respect  of  outstanding  amount  of Akashvani and Doordarshan for telecast of advertisement against the private companies are as under:

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(Figures in Rs. Crore)

| Description   |   Principal amount |
|---------------|--------------------|
| Akashvani     |               6.15 |
| Doordarshan   |             241.44 |
| Total         |             247.59 |

(d) Prasar Bharati has informed that they have a system in place to monitor the collection of outstanding dues regularly and they follow up  with  private  companies  for recovery  of  the  outstanding  dues. Various actions such as encashment of Bank Guarantee, invocation of arbitration, etc. are also resorted to.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1017 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: NCW and Safety of Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1017 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.09.2020

## NCW AND SAFETY OF WOMEN

1017. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  timeline  provided  by  National Commission of Women (NCW) and its utility in reaching out to woman in distress, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (b) the steps taken/being taken in this regard to help women in distress in times of need and action plan to tackle such situations in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) &(b)  :  National  Commission  for Women  (NCW)  (Procedure)  Regulations,  2005 prescribes for procedure to deal with complaints received by the Commission and NCW has  also  developed  a  Standard  Operating  Procedure  (SoP)  for  dealing  with  the complaints.  In  addition  to  handling  complaints  through  regular  mode,  NCW  helps women in distress through a dedicated WhatsApp Number 72177 35372 for reporting domestic violence cases. Since the launch of this number on 10.04.2020, 1434 cases of domestic violence have been reported on this number. Further, NCW takes cognizance of  the  grievances  relating  to  domestic  violence  reported  in  social  media.    The complaints received by NCW are acted upon by coordinating with victims, police and other authorities to provide necessary assistance. The Commission has also constituted a special task force to assist elderly people.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1014 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Ayurvedic Drugs and Protocol for COVID-19
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Sougata Ray, Sumedhanand Saraswati, Sunil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1014 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## AYURVEDIC DRUGS AND PROTOCOL FOR COVID - 19

## 1014. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

PROF.SAUGATA RAY:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

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

- (a) whether any proposal on Ayurvedic Drug and Protocol developed for Covid 19 by a team of eminent Ayurvedic physicians for clinical trials is under consideration of the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the reasons for inordinate delay in granting permission for clinical trials; and
- (c) the remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

(a)& (b): Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  formed  an  Inter - disciplinary  AYUSH  R& D  Task Force. Task Force has formulated and designed clinical research protocols for prophy studies and add - on interventions in COVID - 19 positive cases through thorough review and consultative process of experts of high repute from different organiza tions across the country for studying four different interventions viz. Ashwagandha, Yashtimadhu, Guduchi + Pip and  a  poly  herbal  formulation  (AYUSH - 64).  Ayush  Sanjivani  mobile  app  developed  by Ministry of AYUSH has also been launched to generate data on acceptance and usage of AYUSH  advocacies  and  measures  among  the  population  and  its  impact  in  prevention  of COVID - 19  targeting  05  million  population.  All  these  studies  are  at  various  stag conduction.

Further, a total of 247 proposals of Ayurveda in terventions have been received under modified Extra Mural research (EMR) Scheme for SARS CoV - 2  infection and COVID - 19 disease. Out of 247 proposals, 21 research proposals recommended by competent author on Ayurveda for SARS/COVID cases have been approve d for funding.

- (c) : In view of (a) & (b) above, the question does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1013 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-18
Subject: Ban on Wet Markets
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1013 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH SEPTEMBER, 2020

## BAN ON WET MARKETS

## 1013. SHRI JAGDAMBIK A PAL:

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

- (a) the number of wet markets operating in the country, State/UT wise;
- (b) whether the Government has taken cogniance of the unsafe and disease - prone nature of wet markets if so, the plan formulated to tackle the same;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to regulate or ban wet markets in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has any plans to identify spots in the country which can i zoonotic diseases related to consumption of animal meat and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) Public health and hospitals being a State subject, no such data is mai ntained centrally.
- (b)To  (d)Surveillance  for  early  detection  &  response  is  coordinated  through  One  Hea approach  on  priority  zoonotic  diseases  by  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare coordination with Animal Husbandry Department.

Under  the  Integrate d  Disease  Surveillance  Programme ( IDSP ) of  Ministry  of H ealth  and FamilyW elfare , Govt .of India , which is  being implemented in 36 states / UTs in the country, food  borne  outbreaks  including  non - zoonotic  and  zoonotic  diseases  outbreaks , for example Anthrax, Brucellosis, are being reported .