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Lok Sabha Question No. 447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Arrest of Journalists
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mala Roy

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 447

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  JULY, 2022/ ASHADHA 28,1944 (SAKA)

ARREST OF JOURNALISTS

447. SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of journalists arrested in the country since 2019 along with the details of all the individual charges against these journalists; and

(b) the total number of journalists currently facing prosecution?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (b): 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and State Governments  are responsible for prevention, detection and investigation of crimes and for prosecuting  the  criminals  through  their  law  enforcement  agencies.  The National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  does  not  maintain  specific  data with respect to arrest of journalists.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Development of Clusters under SPMRM
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 445

## ANSWERED ON 19/07/2022

## DEVELOPMENT OF CLUSTERS UNDER SPMRM

## 445. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  has  considered  to  develop  clusters  on agriculture, education, health, horticulture, organic farming and service under Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission (SPMRM) in Gopalganj districts of Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)  to  (c)  :  There  is  no  Rurban  cluster  under  Shyama  Prasad  Mukherjee Rurban  Mission  (SPMRM)  in  Gopalganj  District  of  Bihar. However,  the State  of  Bihar  has  been  allocated  11  clusters  in  three  phases, which are as follows:

| FY 2015-2016 (Phase I)             | FY 2016-2017 (Phase II)                         | FY 2017-2018 (Phase III)              |
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Cluster Bairia District Patna      | Cluster Khoka, District Purnea                  | Cluster Saksohara, District Patna     |
| Cluster Nauranga, District Gaya    | Cluster Karain, District Samastipur             | Cluster Tankuppa, District Gaya       |
| Cluster Kuchhila, District Rohtas  | Cluster Barbat Pasrain, Distrcit West Champaran | Cluster Piparyia, District Lakhisarai |
| Cluster Kuchhila, District Rohtas  | Cluster Barbat Pasrain, Distrcit West Champaran | Cluster Tori,                         |
| Cluster Sonbarsa, District Saharsa | Cluster Barbat Pasrain, Distrcit West Champaran | District Kaimur (Bhabua)              |

The Programme is on way to its closure, therefore, no new cluster is  being considered.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: PM-KISAN for Landless and Tenant Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 444

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th JULY, 2022

## PM-KISAN FOR LANDLESS AND TENANT FARMERS

444.  SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

Will  the  Minister  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  true  that  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN) Yojana does not cover landless/tenant farmers who cultivate thousands of acres of land on lease in the country;

(b) if so, the reasons for not covering such farmers under the yojana;

(c) whether the Government proposes to include tenant farmers thereunder;

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the provisions and procedures for the same and the time by which such benefit will largely begin; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  to  (e): The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Scheme is a Central Sector Scheme. PM-KISAN provides an income support of Rs. 6000 per year in 3 equal instalments to all farmer families who own cultivable landholding irrespective of the size of the landholding, subject to certain exclusion criteria.Ownership of a cultivable landholding remains the basic criteria to avail the benefit under the Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Beneficiaries of DDU-GKY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 442

ANSWERED ON 19/07/2022

## BENEFICIARIES OF DDU-GKY

## 442. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  beneficiaries  of  the  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) in Pollachi constituency; and
- (b) the amount of funds allocated, disbursed and utilised from 2019 by the State of Tamil Nadu, districtwise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) Under DDU-GKY,  so far 139 candidates have been benefited in Pollachi Constituency.
- (b) As DDU-GKY is a demand driven scheme, no specific State-wise budget allocation is made. However, details of funds released and utilized by the State of Tamil Nadu from 2019-20 is given below:

## (Rs. in crore)

| Year-wise Funds (Central + State Share) released for DDU-GKY in Nadu State   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Tamil                                                                        |    123.81 |     84.65 |      0    |      0    |
| Year-wise Funds utilized under DDU- GKY in Tamil Nadu State                  |     43.06 |     97.17 |     28.36 |     12.64 |

All  expenditures  related  to  the  training  under  DDU-GKY  are  carried  out  at  State  level through  Project  Implementing  Agencies  (PIAs)  and  hence  no  allocation/  disbursement  is made to the Districts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 441 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Improvement in Functioning of Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 441 ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022

## IMPROVEMENT IN FUNCTIONING OF PANCHAYATS

## †441.  SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any steps have been taken by the Government to promote digital usage in Panchayats and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  assessed  and  noticed  any  improvement  in  functional efficacy after digitization of Panchayats; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) Under Digital India Programme, Ministry is implementing e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project (MMP) with the aim to transform the functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), making them more transparent, accountable, and effective as the crucial link in decentralized local  self-governments.  Building  on  the  achievements  in  the  past,  the  Ministry  launched eGramSwaraj, a work-based comprehensive application for PRIs under the e-Panchayat MMP on 24th April 2020. This application encompasses all aspects of Panchayat functioning viz. planning,  budgeting,  accounting,  monitoring,  asset  management  etc,  on  a  single  digital platform including online payments. The Ministry constantly engages with the States through virtual and physical training and enablement for States to adopt the eGramSwaraj application.

(b) and  (c)  So  far,  2.48  lakh  GPs  have  prepared  and  uploaded  their  Gram  Panchayat Development Plans (GPDPs)for 2022-23. Under 14th Finance Commission, 1.44 lakh GPs and 91,607 GPs have carried out online transactions during 2020-21 and 2021-22 respectively. Similarly,  1.93  lakh  GPs  have  carried  online  transactions  under  15 th Finance  Commission during 2021-22. This is a substantial improvement. All States are making efforts to implement e-Panchayat MMP, based on their available resources. However, due to differentials in the level of preparedness of Panchayats across the country, States are at different stages of implementing these applications.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Sexual Offenses against Women and Children
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 440

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  JULY, 2022/ ASHADHA 28, 1944 (SAKA)

SEXUAL OFFENSES AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN

440. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether it is a fact that the Government proposes to contemplate an early investigation of sexual offenses against women and children in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken in this direction till date; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a)  and (b):  The Government has enacted the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act,  2018,  which  inter-alia  provides  for  completion  of  investigation  in cases of sexual assault in two months. Since 'Police' and 'Public order' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, the  States/  Union  Territories  concerned  are  responsible  for  maintaining law  and  order,  protection  of  life  and  property  of  citizens,  including investigation in cases of sexual assaults against women and children.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 440 FOR 19.07.2022

However, in order to facilitate the States/ Union Territories, the Ministry of Home Affairs has provided an online module called 'Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences' to monitor and track time-bound completion of investigation.

(c): Does not arise in view of reply above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Listing of Newspapers under DAVP
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 436 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022)

## LISTING OF NEWSPAPERS UNDER DAVP

## 436. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

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

- (a) the details and the number of newspapers listed by the Directorate of Advertising and  Visual  Publicity  (DAVP)  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the DAVP has made any amendment in the guidelines for listing/renewal of newspapers for advertisement and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there has been a decline in the number of newspapers listing/renewal during the current year; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS {SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR}

(a):  The  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  newspapers  empanelled  with Central Bureau of Communication (CBC, erstwhile Bureau of Outreach and  Communication  (BOC))  during  the  last  three  years  and  current year are available at CBC's website i.e. www.davp.nic.in.

(b): The Print Media Advertisement Policy of the Government of India2020 came  into effect from 1 st August 2020. Since then, no amendments have been made in these guidelines.

(c) & (d): The number of publications empanelled with CBC during the last three years and the current year is as under:

| Year    | No. of Publications      |
|---------|--------------------------|
| 2019-20 | 6,622                    |
| 2020-21 | 7,400                    |
| 2021-22 | 7,752                    |
| 2022-23 | 6,703 (as on 11.07.2022) |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 432 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Advance Estimates of Agricultural Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 432

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  JULY 2022

## ADVANCE ESTIMATES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

## 432.    SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare कृ िष एवं कसान कल् याण मंी be pleased to state;

- (a) the details regarding the source of data for the Government towards arriving at the advance estimates of agricultural production in the country;
- (b) the method through which the Government arrives at the advance estimates;
- (c) the different source for the agricultural statistics in the country;
- (d) the  steps  being  taken  the  Government  to  ensure  that  agricultural  statistics become more advanced;
- (e) the  details  of  problem  identified  by  the  Government  in  the  ongoing  agricultural statistics system?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ िष एवं कसान कल् याण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (e): Government of India has a statistically sound system of estimation of crop area,  production  and  yield.  For  every  agricultural  year  (July-June),  Department  of Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  releases  four  Advance  Estimates  (AE)  followed  by Final  Estimates of  production  of  identified  28  major  and  3  minor  agricultural  crops  at state and national level. The crop production estimates at all-India level are prepared on the  basis  of  crop-wise  data  on  area,  production  and  yield  furnished  by  State/UT Governments. The State/UT Governments prepare their crop production estimates on the  basis  of  village  wise  data  of  crop  area  sown  during  each  seasons  collected  by Primary workers of Revenue Department i.e. Patwari/Lekhpal as per their Land Records manuals.

For timely reporting of Advance Estimates data by the State/UTs, the Department of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  implements  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  namely Improvement of Agriculture Scheme (IAS). Under the scheme, State/UT Governments provide  data  of  crop  area  coverage  on  the  basis  of  complete  enumeration  of  20% villages  selected  through  statistical  sampling  on  priority  basis.  The  yield  of  crops  is estimated on the basis of Crop Cutting Experiments (CCEs) conducted under General Crop Estimation Survey (GCES) by the states Governments.

Government  also  implements  'Forecasting  Agricultural  output  using  Space Agro-meteorology  and  Land  based  observations  (FASAL)'  scheme  for  the  use  of advanced  technologies  like  Remote  Sensing,  Agromet  and  Econometric  models  for generation  of  crop  production  estimates  to  supplement  the  existing  efforts.  Further, some states have also started plot level data collection by using advanced technologies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Model By-laws for PACS
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIONNO.429 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  JULY, 2022

## Model By-laws for PACS

## 429. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

## Will the Minister of COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री be please to state:

(a) whether the Union Government is all set to bring in model by-laws to govern around 63,000 Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) across the country and is also formulating a national level policy forcooperatives, if so, the details thereof and present status thereof;

(b) whether  the  Government  held  National  Conference  on  Cooperation  Policy  and discussed  ways  to  promote  new  cooperatives  and  revitalise  the  defunct  ones,  cooperation among co-operatives and ways to increase membership; and

- (c) if so, the details thereof and progress made in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

(a), (b) & (c):  Yes,  Sir.  In  order  to  make  Primary  Agricultural  Credit  Societies  (PACS) multipurpose vibrant business entities, draft model bye-laws are being prepared in consultation with  the  State  Governments,  National  Cooperative  Federations  and  all  other  stakeholders. These  Draft  Model  Bye-Laws  contain  various  provisions  for  bringing  professionalism, transparency and accountability in their operation. It is to mention that PACS registered and administered under the respective State Cooperative Laws.

The Government is also formulating a new national level policy for cooperatives and two-day National Conference on new Cooperation Policy was held on 12 th and 13 th April, 2022 with Cooperation Secretaries/ RCSs from all the States/UTs, wherein discussions were inter alia held on legal framework, identification of regulatory, policy & operational barriers; ease of  doing  business;  reforms  for  strengthening  governance;  promoting  new  and  social cooperatives;  revitalizing  defunct  ones;  making  cooperatives  vibrant  economic  entities; cooperation among cooperatives and increasing membership of cooperatives.

Also,  a  centrally  sponsored  project  for  Computerization  of  63,000  PACS  has  been launched  to  further  help  them  in  their  digitalization  and  end-to-end  automation  of  their businesses. It will bring transparency and enhance trustworthiness in the working of PACS and will also help them become nodal service delivery point for Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS), PMFBY, Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT)  for  various  services  and  provision  of  inputs  like fertilizers, seeds etc. This pan India IT project and legal reforms through adoption of model bye-laws by PACS will create enabling environment for PACS to become vibrant multipurpose business entities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: DAVP Empanelment
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 427 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2022)

## DAVP EMPANELMENT

## 427. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that more than thousands of applications are pending to empanel with Bureau of Communication (BoC) for Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity (DAVP) since February 2021 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  and  the  number  of  publications  and  special  media  pending  for DAVP empanelment since 2021, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to support the media organizations and clearing of all such applications pending from 2021 to March 2022; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS {SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR}

(a) to (d) At present there are 1154 fresh applications of newspapers and  periodicals  (magazines)  for  empanelment  with  Central  Bureau of Communication (CBC, erstwhile BOC) since August, 2021. There is  no  category  of  Special  media  in  CBC  empanelment.  State-wise details  of  such  applications  for  CBC  empanelment  is  available  on the  website  of  http://www.davp.nic.in/.  Exercise  of  empanelment  of publications is an ongoing process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-19
Subject: Crop Diversification
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kani K. Navas, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 426

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 th  JULY, 2022

## CROP DIVERSIFICATION

426. SHRI K. NAVASKANI DR. G. RANJITH REDDY

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

- a) whether the Government  is working on any concrete road map  for gradual diversification from paddy to more sustainable high value crops:
- b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- c) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  crop  diversification  programme  in  the country to divert area of water intensive paddy crop to alternative crops like pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereals, cotton etc. and if so, the details thereof;
- d) whether  the  above  programme  has  been  implemented only  in  Haryana,  Punjab  and UP;
- e) if so, the reasons for non-implementation of the above scheme in Telangana; and
- f) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  implement  this  scheme  in  Telangana  from current year, if not, the reasons thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b) Government  of  India  is  supplementing  the  efforts  of  state  governments  to encourage diversified production of crops such as pulses, coarse cereals, nutri cereals, cotton & oilseeds under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and high value horticultural crops under  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH).  Government  of  India also provide flexibility to the states for state specific needs/priorities under RKVY. The state can promote crop diversification under RKVY with the approval of State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) headed by Chief Secretary of the State.

(c) to (f) The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DA&FW) is implementing  Crop  Diversification  Programme  (CDP),  a  sub-scheme  of  Rashtriya  Krishi Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  in  Original  Green  Revolution  States  viz;  Haryana,  Punjab  and Western  Uttar  Pradesh  since  2013-14  to  divert  the  area  of  water  intensive  paddy  crop  to alternative  crops,  like  pulses,  oilseeds,  coarse  cereals,  nutri  cereals,  cotton  etc.  CDP  was extended to diversify tobacco crop in 10 tobacco growing states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal from 2015-16. CDP for replacing tobacco is also being implemented in the above 10 states including Telangana during the current year 2022-23.

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