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Lok Sabha Question No. 180 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Reuse of Disposable Medical Devices
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SANKAR PRASAD DATTA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 180 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST DEEMBER ,2018 REUSE OF DISPOSABLE MEDICAL DEVICES

## *180. SHRI SANKAR PRASAD DATTA:

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

- (a) whether complaints/cases related to reuse of disposable medical devices/ especially  in  cardiology  and  other  super  specialities  in  private  hospital country have been rec eived/detected;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of such complaints r cases detected during the last two years, hospital and State - wise; and
- (c) the corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  safeguard  the  health  of patients along with the action taken against such hospitals?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 180* FOR 21 ST DECEMBER , 20 18

(a)  &  (b) Health  is  a  State  subject  and  such  complaints  would  generally addressed to the State/Union Territory concerned for taking appropriate act per the provisions of Act and Rules applicable in the concerned State/UT. regarding the complaints rece ived by States is not maintained centrally.

(c) The Government of India has enacted the Clinical Establishments (Registra and Regulation) Act, 2010 and notified Clinical Establishments (Cent Government) Rules, 2012 for registration of Clinical Est ablishments with a view to prescribe  the  Minimum  Standards  of  facilities  and  services  provided  by  t Under the said Act, the National Council for clinical establishments has ap Minimum Standards for different levels of Hospitals. These minimum sta ndards inter - alia provide that the hospitals should have adequate drugs, medical de and  consumables  commensurate  to  the  scope  of  services  and  number  of  beds These  standards  further  provide  that  the  quality  of  drugs,  medical  devic consumables sh all be ensured. The Hospitals are also required to follow stan precautions and infection control practices including compliance to Bio - Medical Waste  Management  Rules.    Currently,  the  Act  has  been  adopted  by  11  Stat namely,  Sikkim,  Mizoram,  Arunachal Pradesh,  Himachal  Pradesh,  U.P,  Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Assam and Haryana and all Union Territor except Delhi. The implementation and enforcement of the said Act falls withi ambit of the States/Union territories.

Further,  Central  Government  has  published  Medical  Devices  Rules  2017 which is effective from 01.01.2018. As per the said rules, if the Medical De intended for single use, it should be labeled appropriately.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 174 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Online Pharmacies
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 174 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST DEEMBER ,2018 ONLINE PHARMACIES

## †*174. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  ban  online  pharmacies  or  formula stringent rules for them;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 174* FOR 21 ST DECEMBER , 20 18

(a) to (c): -The Governmenthas published draft rules vide G.S.R. 817 (E) dated 28th Aug 2018 for inviting comments from public/stakeholders for amendmen to the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 for incorporating provisions relati regulation of sale and distribution of drugs thro ugh e - pharmacy. The  draft  rules  contain  provisions  for  registration  of  e - pharmacy, periodic inspection of e - pharmacy, procedure for distribution or sale of drug through e - pharmacy, prohibition of advertisement of drugs through e - pharmacy, complaint redressal mechanism, monitoring of e - pharmacy, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Quality of Medicines
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL, A.T. (NANA) PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 173 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST DEEMBER ,2018 QUALITY OF MEDICINES

## *173. SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

## SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  to  look  into  the  qua aspects of medicines being distributed in the Government hospitals disp ensaries;
- (b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c)  the  percentage  of  poor  quality  medicines  being  sold  in  the  marke comparison  with  the  percentage  of  such  medicines  being  given  in  Governmen hospitals and dispensaries;
- (d) the reasons for a large quantity of medicines available in Government ho and dispensaries being of poor quality as compared to private chemist shop private hospitals; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  action  in  this  regard  and if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 173* FOR 21 ST DECEMBER , 20 18

(a) to (c): -A nation - wide survey (2014 - 16) was conducted to assess the extent of Not of Standard Quality (NSQ)/Spurious drugs. Out of a total 47012 d samples  drawn  from  both  government  and  private  sources,  the  estimate percentage of N SQ and spurious drugs from retail outlets was 3% and 0.023% respectively,  while  that  from  Government  sources  was  10.02%  and  0.059% respectively. (d):  In some of the States, the percentage of NSQ drugs is much higher the  National  average  which  points to  certain  deficiencies  in  the  existing procurement processes. Lack of uniform levels of enforcement may be leadi to  difference  in  the  extent  of  NSQ  in  retail  outlets  and  Government  s chain in different States/UTs. However, in so far as the drugs pr ocured by the Hospitals under the purview of Central Government and those procured by t Medical  Store  Organization  (MSO)  are  concerned,  stringent  quality  cont procedures are in place to ensure the quality of drugs being procured.

(e):The  report  has been  shared  with  all  the  State  Governments  and  Union Territories  Administrations  and  they  have  been  requested  to  take  ur remedial measures to improve the quality of drugs in the country includi way of taking legal samples of the same batches of dr ugs as were declared NSQ, for testing.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 168 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: External Commercial Borrowings
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2018 AGRAHAYANA 30, 1940 (SAKA)

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO: *168

## EXTERNAL COMMERCIAL BOROWINGS

## Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently liberalized noms governing External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) for infrastructure creation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the move comes amid concerns   surrounding availability ' of' funds following liquidity squeeze and the difficulties being faced by non-bank lenders, especially those facing asset liability issues due to heavy reliance on short-tem funding for long-term assets; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO\_ *168 RAISED BY SHRI: NATTERJEE, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TO COMMERCIAL BORROWINGS" .

- of India (Gol), has  liberalised norms for infrastructure sector: The specific measures taken are:
- The minimum average maturity  requirement for ECB raised by companies in infrastructure sector has been reduced from 5 years to 3 years irrespective of the amount of borrowing:
- (i) The minimum average maturity requirement has been reduced from extant 10 years to 5 years for mandatory hedging provision applicable to ECB raised by eligible corporates from infrastructure sector:
- () For the ECB raised with minimum average maturity period of 3 to 5 years for infrastructure; it has been stipulated that; the corporates will have to meet 70% mandatory hedging requirement instead of earlier 100%.
- (c) and (d): No Madam: Liberalisation of ECB norms for infrastructure is not related to concerns surrounding availability of funds following liquidity squeeze experienced since September and consequential difficulties faced by many non-bank lenders.
Lok Sabha Question No. 167 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Deactivation of DIN
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 167

ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 21 st  DECEMBER, 2018 [AGRAHAYANA30, 1940 (SAKA)]

## DEACTIVATION OF DIN QUESTION

*167.  DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN :

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

(a) Whether the Government  has  deactivated a number  of Director Identification Numbers (DINs) after the expiry date of filing of DIR-3 KYC and if so, the details  thereof; and

- (b) the  details  of  other  action  to  be  taken  against  those  non-filing  DIR-3 KYC for their non-compliance along with the remedial measures taken for  reactivation of DIN?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

कारपोरेटकार्यमंत्री

(SHRI. ARUN JAITLEY)

(

श्री अरुणजेटली )

(a) to (b) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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कारपोरेटकार्यमंत्री

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (b) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO. 167 FOR ANSWER IN LOK SABHA ON 21-122018

- (a) Yes  Madam.  As  on  30 th   November,  2018  16,71,167  DIN  holders  were deactivated due to non filing of KYC.
- (b) As per Rule11(2) of the  Companies(Appointment  &  Qualification  of Directors)    fourth  Amendment  Rules,  2018  the  DIN  of  the  individual  who does not file e-form DIR-3 KYC within stipulated time will be deactivated and   as  per  Rule  11(3)  in  the  Companies(Appointment  &  Qualification  of Directors)  fourth Amendment Rules, 2018  'The de -activated DIN shall be re-activated  only  after  e-form  DIR-3  KYC  is  filed  along  with  fee  as prescribed  under  the  Companies  (Registration  Offices  and  Fees)  Rules, 2014 ' .  After  the  extended  deadline  of  05 th   October,  2018  and  upto  15 th December, 2018, 8000 DINs have been Re-activated after filing e-form DIR3 KYC. The DIN holder whose DIN is de-activated will not be able to file any e-forms in MCA21  portal. The KYC  drive for professionals (Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries and Cost Accountants) and Companies will also be commenced shortly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 165 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: One-Stop-Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, SUSHMITA DEV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 165 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2018

## ONE-STOP-CENTRES

165.    SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

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

- (a) the number of One-Stop- Centres (OSCs) intended to support women affected by violence, proposed under the Nirbhaya Fund scheme which have been set up till date since April, 2015;
- (b) whether the National Commission for Women (NCW) has conducted any nationwide  survey  of  implementation  of  women  centric  Central  Government  schemes across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of districts in which OSCs have been set up and the manner in which these centres are functioning; and
- (d)       the time by which OSCs are likely to be set up in each district of the country?

## ANSWER

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

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.165 FOR 21.12.2018 ASKED BY SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA AND KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV REGARDING ONESTOP-CENTRES

- (a) Till  date  a  total  of  234  One-Stop-Centres  (OSCs)  intended  to  support  women affected by violence, proposed under the Nirbhaya Fund scheme, have been set up since April, 2015;
- (b) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has not conducted any nation-wide survey of implementation of women centric central government scheme across the country;
- (c) OSCs have been set up in 234 districts till now. These OSCs provide integrated support  and  assistance  under  one  roof  by  facilitating  immediate  emergency  and non-emergency  access  to  a  range  of  services  including  medical  help,  police facilitation,  legal  and  psychological  counselling  and  temporary  shelter  to  women affected by violence;
- (d) OSCs are being set up in a phased manner in all the districts of the country. So far, the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  of  the  Govt.  of  India  has  given approval to State Governments and Union Territory administrations for setting up 654 One-Stop-Centres. Also, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India has directed on 11 th   December, 2018 that all the States/ Union Territories should set up at least one OSC in every district within one year from the date of judgment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 162 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Health Report
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: G. HARI

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 162 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST DEEMBER ,2018 HEALTH REPORT

## *162. SHRI G. HARI:

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

- (a) whether a comprehensive health report has been prepared by the joint ini of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Public Health Foundation India  (PHFI)  and  Institu te  for  Health  Metrics  and  Evaluation  (IHME),  in collaboration  with  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  and  expe stakeholders associated with over 100 institutions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the  insights  provided  by  these  findings  have  been  utilized  for planning of Ayushman Bharat -the National Health Protection Mission; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 162* FOR 21 ST DECEMBER , 20 18

(a) Yes.

(b) The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) ,under the aegis of Ministry of  Health  & Family  Welfare , released  the  report  'India:  Health  of  the  Nation's States -The India State -Level Disease Burden Initiative' in November 2017 and is available on the website of the Indian Council of Medical Research. The primarily dealt  with  the  burden  of  diseases  in  different  States  of  India associated risk factors. Some of the major findings of the report are as foll s:

- (I)  Life expectancy at birth improved in India from 59.7 years in 19 70.3 years in 2016 for females, and from 58.3 years to 66.9 years for males.

(II)  Of the total disease burden in India measured as Disability Ad Life  Years  (DALYs),  61%  was  due  to  communicable,  maternal,  neonatal,  and nutritional diseases in 1990, which dropped to 33% in 2016;

There was a corresponding increase in the contribution of no -communicable diseases from 30% of the total disease burden in 1990 to 55% 2016, and of injuries from 9% to 12%;

(III)  Among the leading non - communicable diseases, the largest disease burden was from the following top three causes:

- (i) Ischaemic Heart disease (IHD)
- (ii) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- (iii)Stroke

(c)  &  (d)    While  planning  the  Ayushman  Bharat - Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya Yojna (earlier known as National Health Protection Mission), the insights pro by the findings of various studies including the above mention report were u The packages include treatment for those disease condition that contribute Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs).
Lok Sabha Question No. 2070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Income and Assets of Bank Employees
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2070

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st  DECEMBER 2018/AGRAHAYANA 30, 1940 (SAKA)

## INCOME AND ASSETS OF BANK EMPLOYEES

## 2070. SHRI GANESH SINGH :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any assessment of income and assets of the bank employees is likely to be  carried  out  to  assess  the  parity  between  their  income  and  assets  as  per  Office Memorandum (OM) of 1993 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is considering each matter on case to case basis and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  reasons  for  the  Government  not  to  accept  it  when  the  banks  has  issued appointment and promotion letters while determining parity in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): No, Madam.   However, the Government of India, Department of Personnel & Training  (DoP&T)  vide  O.M.  No.36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT)  dated  08.9.1993,  inter-alia, provided that son(s) and daughter(s) of persons having gross annual income of Rs.1 lakh or above for a period of three consecutive years fall under the creamy layer and would not  be  entitled  to  get  the  benefit  of  reservation  available  to  Other  Backward  Classes (OBCs).  Further, vide DoP&T's O.M. No.36033/1/2013-Estt.(Res.) dated 13.9.2017, the income limit for determination of creamy layer amongst the OBCs have been raised to Rs.8 lakhs w.e.f.  01 st   September,  2017  and  the  same  has  been  informed  to  all  Public Sector Banks (PSBs)/Public Financial Institutions(PFIs)/Public Sector Insurance Companies (PSICs) etc.

The  Government  has  approved  principles  for  determining  the  equivalence  in respect  of  PSBs/PFIs/PSICs,  as  conveyed  vide  DoP&T's  O.M.  No.41034/5/2014Estt.(Res.) Vol.IV-Part dated 06.10.2017, which inter-alia, provide as follows:

- (a) Junior Management Scale-I of PSBs/PFIs/PSICs will be treated as equivalent to Group A in the Government of India and
- (b) Clerks and Peons in PSBs/PFIs/PSICs will be treated as equivalent to Group C in the Government of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2066 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Low-Cost Medical Facilities
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2066 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST DECEMBER, 2018

## LOW - COST MEDICAL FACILIT IES

## 2066. DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes to  develop  low - cost  medical  facilities  for heart, kidneys and cancer patients; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Gov ernment in this regard?

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

- (a)  &  (b):    Ayushman  Bharat - Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (PMJAY)  has  been launched.  This  scheme  provides  coverage  of  up  to  Rs .  5  lakh  per  family  per  year  for secondary and tertiary hospitalisation to over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families 50 crore families).

Health  is  a  State  subject.  However,  for  providing  affordable  medical  facil initiatives have been take n by the Central Government.

The  Central  Government,  under  the  National  Health  Mission  (NHM),  provides financial and technical support to the States/UTs for strengthening their healthcare including  for  prevention  and  management  of  non - communicable diseases  including  heart diseases, kidney diseases and cancer.

National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascula Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) is being implemented under National Health Mission (NHM) for interventions upto the district level under which NCD Clinics are set up at District Community Health Centre (CHC) level.

Population  based  screening  of  common  NCDs,  i.e.  hypertension,  Diabetes  and common cancers (Oral, Breast and Cervical cancer) has also been initiate d under National Health  Mission  (NHM).  The  initiative  will  help  in  early  diagnosis  and  will  gene awareness on risk factors of NCDs.

To  enhance  the  facilities  for  tertiary  care  of  cancer,  the  Central  Governme implementing Tertiary Care Cancer Cen tre Scheme to support the setting up of State Cancer Institutes (SCI) and Tertiary Care Cancer Centres (TCCC) in different parts of the coun

Under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojna (PMSSY), new All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) are b eing set up and many institutions are being upgraded. Many of  these  institutions  have  specialities  dealing  with  Heart  Diseases,  Kidney  Diseas Cancer.

Setting up of National Cancer Institute at Jhajjar, Haryana and of Second Campu Chittaranjan N ational Cancer Institute has been approved.