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Lok Sabha Question No. 4852 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Fast Track Courts in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Rajveer Diler

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 4852.

TO BE ANSWRED ON FRIDAY, THE 31 st  MARCH 2023

## FAST TRACK COURTS IN UTTAR PRADESH

## †4852 SHRI RAJVEER DILER:

Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is contemplating to set up Fast Track Courts in Uttar Pradesh for early disposal of pending cases in the courts of the State;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  speedy  justice  in  cases  of heinous  crimes  committed  against  women  in  all the States  of  the  country particularly in Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a to c): Setting up of Fast Track Courts (FTC)lies within the domain of the State Governments  who  set  up  such  courts  as  per  their  need  and  resources,  in consultation with the respective High Courts. The 14 th Finance Commission (FC)

had  recommended  for  setting  up  of  1800  FTCs  including  212  FTCs  for  Uttar Pradesh during 2015-2020 for speedy trial of specific cases of heinous nature, civil cases related to women, children, senior citizen, disabled persons, persons infected with  terminal  ailments  etc  and  property  related  cases  pending  for  more  than  5 years. The FC had further urged State Governments to utilize enhanced fiscal space available  through  tax  devolution  (32%  to  42%)  for  this  purpose.  The  Union Government has also urged the State Governments to allocate funds for the setting up  of  FTCs,  from  the  financial  year  2015-16  onward.  As  per  information  made available by Allahabad High Court, 372 FTCs are functional in the State of Uttar Pradesh as on 31.1.2023.

Pursuant to the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2018, the Central Government is implementing  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  for  setting  up  1023  Fast  Track Special  Courts  (FTSCs)  including  389  exclusive  Prevention  of  Children  from Sexual  Offences  (e-POCSO)  Courts  for  speedy  disposal  of  cases  related  to  rape and POCSO Act since October 2019. The Scheme, initially, was for a period of one year which has been extended up to 31 st March 2023 with a budgetary outlay of Rs.1572.86 Cr. including Rs.971.70 Cr. as Central Share. 218 FTSCs including 74 exclusive POCSO Courts are allocated to the State of Uttar Pradesh under this Scheme. As per information made available by High Courts, as on 31 st January, 2023,  764  FTSCs  including  411  exclusive  POCSO  courts  are  functional  which

have  disposed  more  than  1,44,000  pending  cases.  All  allocated  218  FTSCs including 74 exclusive POCSO Courts are functional in the State of Uttar Pradesh which  have  disposed  41,053  cases.  For  further  extension  of  FTSCs  beyond  31 st March  2023,Third  Party  Evaluation  of  the  scheme  has  been  undertaken  by  the Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Supply of APIs for Life Saving Drugs
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Tapir Gao, Santosh Kumar Gangwar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4850

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 st  March, 2023

Supply of APIs for Life Saving Drugs

## 4850.   SHRI TAPIR GAO:

## SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Department of Pharmaceuticals has adopted any measures to ensure steady supply  of  Active  Pharmaceutical  Ingredients  (API)  necessary  for  production  of  life  saving drugs across the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a)  to  (b):  The  Government  of  India  has  taken  several  measures  to  encourage  domestic manufacturing and steady supply of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in the country. The schematic interventions to support domestic manufacturing of APIs are as follows;
- i. The Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for promotion of domestic manufacturing of critical Key Starting Materials (KSMs)/ Drug Intermediates (DIs) and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) in India, with a financial outlay of Rs. 6,940  crores  and  the  tenure  from  FY  2020-2021  to  FY  2029-30,  provides  for  the financial  incentive  for  41  identified  products.  A  total  of  51  applications  have  been selected under the scheme. Out of these, 22 projects have already been commissioned with the installed capacity of 34,255 MT.
- ii. PLI Scheme for Pharmaceuticals ,  with  a  financial  outlay  Rs.  15,000  crores  and  the tenure  from  FY  2020-  2021  to  FY  2028-29,  provides  for  financial  incentive  to  55 selected applicants for manufacturing of identified products under three categories for a period of six years.  This scheme also covers the APIs, other than those covered under the PLI scheme under Bulk Drugs as mentioned at Point (i).
- iii. Under the Scheme for Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks, proposals of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh have been approved for financial support to facilitate setting up of three (3) Bulk Drug Parks in the country. The total financial outlay of the scheme is Rs. 3000 crore and the tenure of the Scheme is from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The financial assistance by the centre is subject to a maximum limit of Rs.1000 Crore per park or 70% of the project cost of CIF (90% in case of North Eastern States and Hilly States), whichever is less.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Provisions under National Creche Scheme
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4847

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## 'NATIONAL CRECHE SCHEME'

## 4847.   SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL

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

- (a) whether any special  provision  has  been  made for  women  in  the  budget,  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) the details of provision has been made under Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme (RGNCS) and expenditure incurred thereon during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  reduction  in  the  funding  of  Rajiv  Gandhi National Creche Scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the grant has not been paid to many creches and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  :  The  Government  of  India  has  launched  'Mission  Shakti'  -  an  integrated  women empowerment programme as umbrella scheme for the safety, security and empowerment of women for implementation during the 15th Finance Commission period 202l-22 to 2025-26. The budget allocated to Mission Shakti for FY 2022-23 is Rs. 3184.11 Crore.

As per the Gender Budget Statement (Statement XIII), a budget allocation of Rs. 2.23 lakh crore has been reported by 43 Ministries/Departments for the financial Year 2023-24 against the budget allocation of Rs. 1.71 lakh crore reported by 41 Ministries/Departments for the financial year 2022-23. Thus, the quantum of gender budget allocation for the financial year 2023-24 is 30% more than that for the financial year 2022-23.

(b) to (d) :  Rajiv Gandhi National Creche Scheme for the Children of Working Mothers was launched as a central sector scheme w.e.f. 1st January, 2006 which was later discontinued and National Creche Scheme was implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme through the States/UTs with effect from 01.01.2017. The erstwhile National Creche Scheme has now been included as Palna Scheme of Samarthya sub-scheme under Mission Shakti. The year wise budget allocation and its utilisation under National Creche Scheme now revamped as Palna is as below:

## ( Rupees in Crores )

| Year    |   BE | Utilisation                           |
|---------|------|---------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |   50 | 38.77                                 |
| 2020-21 |   75 | 11.6                                  |
| 2021-22 |   53 | 0                                     |
| 2022-23 |   75 | 8.68 (Pertaining to past liabilities) |

The creches were closed during the Covid period.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4845 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Migration of Indian Citizens
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil, M. K. Raghavan, Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

ANSWERED ON- 31/03/2023

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 4845

## MIGRATION OF INDIAN CITIZENS

## 4845. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-

(a) whether the Government has maintained any data regarding the number of Indians who have renounced their Indian citizenship and settled abroad since 2019 till date, if so, the details thereof indicating the number of High Net Worth individuals out of the above, State-wise including Kerala;

(b) the number of citizenship granted by India, since 2019;

(c) the number of people who have migrated to foreign countries during the year 2021-22 in search of employment, State-wise including Kerala;

(d) whether the Government has observed large scale brain drain of educated youths from Kerala to foreign countries, if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and

(e) the steps taken to check this outflow of Indian Citizens and country's wealth?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN)

(a & b) As per the information available with the Ministry, the number of Indians who renounced their Indian citizenship was 1,31,489 (in 2015); 1,41,603 (in 2016); 1,33,049 (in 2017); 1,34,561 (in 2018); 1,44,017 (in 2019); 85,256 (in 2020); 1,63,370 (in 2021) & 2,25,620 (in 2022). For reference purpose, numbers were 1,22,819 (in 2011); 1,20,923 (in 2012); 1,31,405 (in 2013); 1,29,328 (in 2014). From 2019-2022, citizenship of India has been granted to 5590 applicants.

(c) Bureau of Immigration (BoI), MHA maintains departure and arrival data of Indians. Details are captured manually based either on their verbal disclosure or the type of visa of the destination country produced by them at the time of according immigration clearance. As per available records with BoI, the number of Indians who departed to foreign countries for the purpose of employment was 8,33,880 (in 2021) and 23,44,860 (in 2022). State-wise data is not available.

(d & e) There are no restrictions on Indian nationals, including from Kerala regarding travelling to foreign countries for employment. Some of them settle down in their country of employment and acquire foreign nationality for personal reasons.

The Government has brought about a transformational change in its engagement with Indian diaspora. A successful, prosperous, and influential diaspora is an asset for India. India stands to gain a lot from tapping its diaspora networks and productive utilization of the soft power that comes from having such a flourishing diaspora. The Government's efforts are also aimed at harnessing the diaspora potential to its fullest including through sharing of knowledge and expertise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4844 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Women in Artillery Units
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4844

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st  March, 2023

## WOMEN IN ARTILLERY UNITS

## 4844.  SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to include women in the Artillery Units;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government has taken any steps in this regard so far; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI AJAY BHATT) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(a) to (d):  Government has approved the induction of women in the Regiment of Artillery on 20 th March, 2023.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4839 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Additional Benches of High Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4839

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 31.03.2023

## Additional Benches of High Courts

## 4839. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has received proposals from various States for  setting  up  additional  benches  of  High  Courts  for  which  a  decision  is pending and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  sanction  additional  benches  of  any High  Court  given  that  the  e-court  programme  is  in  the  last  phase  of implementation; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (c): High Court Benches are established in accordance with the recommendations made by the Jaswant Singh Commission and judgment pronounced  by  the  Apex  Court  in  W.P.  (C)  No.  379  of  2000  and  after  due consideration  of  a  complete  proposal  from  the  State  Government  which  has  to provide necessary expenditure and infrastructural facilities and the Chief Justice of the concerned  High  Court  who  is  required  to look after the  day to day administration of the High Court. The proposal to be complete should also have the

consent of the Governor of the concerned State. At present there is no complete proposal pending with the Government for setting up of Bench (es) in any High Court. E-Court programme has no direct bearing on establishment of Bench (es) of

High Courts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4838 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Share Fixation for Ordnance Factory
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Santosh Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE PRODUCTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4838

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st  March, 2023

## SHARE FIXATION FOR ORDNANCE FACTORY

4838.  SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has fixed the shares of all the Ordnance Factories operational under the Department of Defence on the lines of PSUs, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Department of Defence has been removed from the purview of audit despite the  full  shares  of  these  Ordnance  Factories  being  with  the  Government,  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (c)  whether the Government proposes to sell its full shares, if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a):  All the companies are 100% government owned. Shares are issued by the companies to the government as per the Paid up Capital.
- (b):  The companies are being audited as per extant guidelines.
- (c):  No such proposal is under consideration of this department.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4837 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Complaints against Indian Embassy
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

ANSWERED ON- 31/03/2023

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4837

## COMPLAINTS AGAINST INDIAN EMBASSY

## 4837. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-

(a)   whether   the   Government   has   received   any   complaint/adverse   report   about   the working/activity of any of the embassies abroad; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the actions taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN) (a to b) Indian nationals contact Indian Embassies for assistance, if and when required, through CPGRAM portal, MADAD portal, personal visits/walk-ins, 24x7 emergency phone numbers/helplines, email, social media, by post, SMSs, and open house meetings. From time to time, Embassies have received some complaints related to consular services and others. The complaints are dealt in a timely manner and are resolved in accordance to relevant rules and guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Protection of High Seas
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

4836. SHRI A. RAJA

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-

(a) whether any international treaty to protect high seas was concluded recently at the UN Headquarters.;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether ocean ecosystems would be improved due to this treaty and if so, the details along with the number of countries that have ratified this treaty; and

(d) whether the equity between the poorer global South and richer North is ensured in the implementation of the treaty and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN)

(a & b) The 5 th UN Intergovernmental Conference [UNIGC] on 4 th March 2023 agreed on the text of a new international legally binding instrument on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS). The UN General Assembly had, through resolution 72/249 dated 24 December 2017, mandated the convening of the UNIGC.

The Government of India participated in these negotiations through a composite delegation comprising of all stakeholders Ministries/ Departments including the Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Ministry of Environment Forests and Climate Change, National Biodiversity Authority and the Department of Fisheries.

(c   &   d)  From   the   perspective   of   developing   countries,   the   agreement   provides   for:   i) Protection of marine biodiversity; catalogue of species; ii) Provides access to marine genetic resources; iii) Transparency in the governance of marine diversity-protection, preservation, and its exploitation; iv) capacity building and sharing of marine technology and v) Research opportunities for experts in exploration of marine biodiversity.

The text needs to be formally adopted in the coming months before ratification by any country.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4836

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 31/03/2023

## PROTECTION OF HIGH SEAS
Lok Sabha Question No. 4835 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: A New Cervical Cancer Vaccine
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sudheer Gupta, Prataprao  Jadhav, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4835 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2023

## A NEW CERVICAL CANCER VACCINE

4835: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

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

- (a)  whether  India  has  recently  developed  and  launched  a  new  Cervical  Cancer  Vaccine, particularly for women;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the salient features of the said Vaccine;
- (c)  whether  the  said  Vaccine  has  been  approved  by  the  Drugs  Controller  General  of  India (DCGI) and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether the Government has fixed its selling price in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  started  its  manufacturing  and  if  so,  the  total  quantity  of Vaccines likely to be produced in the next three years to cater to the need of the public in the country; and
- (f) the time by which this Vaccine will be available in the market?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (f): The  Central  Drugs  Standard  Control  Organisation  (CDSCO)  has  granted permission  for  manufacturing  and  marketing  of  Quadrivalent  Human  Papilloma  Virus (Serotypes 6, 11, 16 & 18) Vaccine (Recombinant) (qHPV) to M/s Serum Institiute of India Pvt. Ltd., Pune for prevention of the disease caused by Human Papilloma Virus types 6, 11, 16 and 18.

As informed by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) under Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals, the ceiling price of cervical cancer vaccine has not been fixed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4834 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Assistance for Port Development
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF PORTS,  SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO- 4834

ANSWERED ON 31/03/2023

## ASSISTANCE FOR PORT DEVELOPMENT

## 4834. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister  of PORTS,  SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS be pleased  to state: Tr{,+dqfu{f{ofrrs{cFf  d*

- (a)
- (b)
- whether  the movement  of cargo through lndian Ocean has been adversely affected because  of Russia-Ukraine  war;
- if so, the details  thereof;
- (d)  the port-wise and year-wise details of external assistance/loan  for the development  of ports during the last three years and the current  year;  and
- (c) whether the Government  has made any assessment  of the losses incurred/being  incurred  by the ports because  of the disruption  of ports related commercial  activities  in the above scenario,
- (e) the port-wise details of the developmental activities carried out at ports under
- external  assistance?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (sHRt SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

- (a)
- The volume of cargo handled  by the Major Ports during the current  year vis-dvis previous year does not indicate any adverse impact on the movement of cargo through  lndian  Ocean  due to Russia  Ukraine war.
- (b)&(c) Do not arise.
- (d)&(e) No external assistance  / loan has been obtained by Major Ports for development  of Ports during the last three  years  including  the Current  Year.