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Lok Sabha Question No. 2825 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: PLI Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Lorho S. Pfoze

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2825 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## PLI SCHEME

## 2825. SHRI LORHO S. PFOZE:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether there is a PLI scheme for the textile industry and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the manner in which the PLI scheme help the States in textile; and
- (c) the number of companies selected for assistance under the PLI scheme?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): To promote production of MMF Apparel, MMF Fabrics and Products of Technical Textiles in the country, the Government has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles with an approved outlay of Rs. 10,683 crore. The selected companies will be eligible to get incentives on achieving the threshold investment and threshold/ incremental turnover. The Scheme has two parts: Part-1 & Part-2. Under Scheme Part-1, 15% incentive will be provided on attaining required turnover in Year-1. Under Scheme Part-2, 11% incentive will be provided on attaining required turnover in Year-1. Incentive will be reduced by 1% every year from Year-2 onward till the Year-5 under both parts of the Scheme.
- (b): The investment made by the selected participants  in different States will increase total textile production of States and create employment opportunities.
- (c): Government has approved 64 applications under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2824 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Repurpose of Abandoned Mines
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, C. R. Patil, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Rajbahadur Singh, P.P. Chaudhary, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Pratap Chandra Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2824

ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## REPURPOSE OF ABANDONED MINES

2824.  SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH: SHRI C.R. PATIL: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA: SHRI RAJBAHADUR SINGH: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI: SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to introduce any policy to sustainably repurpose abandoned mines;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  details  of  any  global  best  practices  that  the  Government  has  adapted  to repurpose abandoned mines for economic usage?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) to (c): There are provisions in the Mineral Conservation and Development Rules (MCDR), 2017, prescribing procedures for abandonment of mines which inter alia, require carrying out protective, reclamation and rehabilitation work in accordance with the mine closure plan.

As per Rule 24 of MCDR 2017, a Final Mine Closure plan is required to be submitted by the lessee to the Competent Authority for approval two years prior to the proposed closure of the mine. The Final Mine Closure Plan envisages type of land use proposed by the lessee after complete extraction of mineral which includes proposals for proper reclamation and rehabilitation of the area affected by mining. Mine Closure has to be completed within the specified time period. The mine owner has the responsibility to ensure that the protective measures including reclamation and rehabilitation works have been carried out in accordance with the approved mine closure plan. After the mine closure, the land can be put to alternate use.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2823 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Proposal to sell on GeM
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2823 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## PROPOSAL TO SELL ON GEM

## 2823. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government has received proposals to sell ponduru khadi products on the Government e-marketplace (GeM) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government made any efforts to get a Geographical Indicator (GI) tag for any textile product in India and if so, the details, thereof; and
- (c) the details of financial assistance including the amount received and number of beneficiaries from Srikakulam, under social security schemes for artisans?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): Ponduru Khadi falls under the purview of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. The concerned ministry has informed that Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has not received  any  proposal  to  sell  Ponduru  Khadi  products  on  the  Government  e-marketplace  (GeM)  till date.
- (b): Handloom products are promoted and protected by registering these products under Geographical  Indication  (GI)  Act,  1999.  So  far,  72  handloom  products  and  6  product  logos  are registered under the GI Act. Recently the process of filing application for GI tag for Ponduru Khadi has been initiated by KVIC.
- (c): Under Social security schemes for artisans, Government provides financial support to artisans in indigent circumstances.

Under  the  said  component,  financial  support  @  Rs,5,000/-  per  month  is  provided  to  those artisans who are recipients of State Award/National Award /Shilp Guru Award in handicrafts, are above 60 years of age, and having annual income up to Rs.1 lakh.

Every  year  applications  are  invited  through  wide  publicity  in  the  craft  cluster  pockets  and eligible artisans are selected for extending the financial support.

No eligible application has been received from Distt. Srikakulam of Andhra Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2821 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: 5G Network in the Country
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2821 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  AUGUST, 2022

## 5G NETWORK IN THE COUNTRY

## 2821.   SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has granted 5G network in the country if so, the details and the salient features thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has provided adequate infrastructure to operate 5G network in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the States/ locations identified for 5G trials;
- (d) the name of the companies authorised to provide 5G services in the country so far; and
- (e) the time by which the said network will likely to be started in all parts of the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

- (a) The launch of 5G network is likely during 2022-23 by Telecom Service Providers (TSPs). The 5G technology offers enhanced mobile broadband, ultra-reliable low latency and massive machine-type communication.
- (b) The Government has taken several policy initiatives  to  facilitate  infrastructure  growth. These  include sharing/ trading/ liberalisation of spectrum  and  sharing of passive/active infrastructure.
- (c) The  Department  of  Telecommunications  has  granted  permission  to  M/s  Bharti  Airtel Limited, M/s Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited, M/s Vodafone Idea Limited and M/s Mahanagar Telephone  Nigam  Limited  for  conducting  5G  trials  in  Delhi,  Mumbai,  Kolkata,  Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh (East) and Punjab Licensed Service Areas.
- (d) The licenses issued and the spectrum allocated to TSPs by the Government are technology neutral.
- (e) The 5G services are expected to be introduced gradually and advance to a full range of services as ecosystem and demand for services grows.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Protocol for Administrative Activities
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2819

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022)

## PROTOCOL FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES

## †2819. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  framed  protocols  for  the  administrative  activities  and programs in respect of the Hon'ble Members of Parliament;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the guidelines issued in this;
- (c) whether there is any provision for action to be taken against the bodies/officials violating the  protocols  during  such  administrative  activities  and  programs  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether information of any incident of protocol violation in the Balaghat district falling under Balaghat Parliamentary Constituency has been received; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  of  person(s)  responsible  for  violation  of  protocol  including  the  action taken or likely to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a)  to  (e):  Comprehensive  guidelines  regarding  observance  of  proper  procedure  in  official dealings between Administration and Members of Parliament and State Legislatures were issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions in 2011 to all the Ministries/Departments and to Chief Secretaries of all Sates/UTs, with the request  to circulate these instructions to all State Government officials at the State/Division and District levels, in order to  sensitize  them  with  regard  to  their  duties  and  obligations  in  relation  to  dealings  with Members of Parliament and State Legislatures.  These instructions have also been reiterated from time  to  time,  to  be  followed  by  all  Government  officials,  both  in  letter  and  spirit.  In  case  a Government Servant fails to comply with these instructions, he is liable to be proceeded against for action under the applicable Rules.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2818 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Tailing Dams
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Abhishek Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2818

ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## TAILING DAMS

## 2818. SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the number of beneficiation plants, tailing ponds and tailing dams, State-wise;
- (b) the number of tailing dam failures that occurred over the past ten years;
- (c) whether timely analysis of the safety procedures of tailing dams are being done by the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the operating standards for tailing dam designs; and
- (e) whether these standards have been updated in line with the global best practices; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a): As per the records available with Indian Bureau of Mines, a subordinate office of Ministry of Mines, the State-wise information related to number of beneficiation plants, tailing ponds and tailing dams is as under:
- (b):  As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  Directorate  General  of  Mines  Safety (DGMS) under Ministry of Labour and Employment, the information is NIL.
- (c):  The  regulation  and  monitoring  of  tailing  dams  including  its  design  and  safety aspects is carried out by the DGMS under Ministry of Labour and Employment as per the Regulation 130 of the Metalliferous Mines Regulations, 1961.
- (d) to (f): The operating standards and the design of the tailing dam are framed by the mine  managements  in  consultation  with  the  scientific  agency  /  institution  on  site specific basis. The operating standards are updated by the Mining companies.

|   S No | Name of the State   |   Number of beneficiation plants |   Number of tailing ponds |   Number of tailing dams |
|--------|---------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh      |                               01 |                        01 |                       00 |
|      2 | Chhattisgarh        |                               05 |                        02 |                       00 |
|      3 | Madhya Pradesh      |                               14 |                        12 |                       02 |
|      4 | Odisha              |                               09 |                        04 |                       10 |
|      5 | Rajasthan           |                               07 |                        00 |                       07 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Procurement of Minor Millets
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2814 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  AUGUST, 2022

## PROCUREMENT OF MINOR MILLETS

2814.  DR. TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTION उपभोᲦा मामले , खा᳒ और सावᭅजिनक िवतरण मंᮢी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has planned to encourage the farmers who are  cultivating  minor  millets  by  procurement  through  public  distribution scheme in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)&(b): As per guidelines  for  procurement, allocation, distribution  and disposal  of  coarse  grains,  States  are  allowed  to  procure  coarse  grain (Jowar, Bajra, Maize & Ragi etc.)  from farmers at Minimum Support Price (MSP) under central pool with the prior approval of Government of India.

To encourage the farmers who are cultivating coarse grains/millets, Government of India has recently revised guidelines wherein the distribution  period  of  these  commodities  has  been  increased  to  6-10 months  from the earlier period of 3 months. This would increase procurement and consumption of millets as the States would have more time  for  their  distribution  in  Target  Public  Distribution  System/  Other Welfare Scheme.

At  present,  Major  millets  (Jowar,  Bajra  and  Ragi)  are  distributed through Public Distribution System in the country.

- (c): Only those millets which are covered under MSP (Jowar, Bajra and Ragi), allowed for procurement under Central Pool.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2809 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Nemom Coaching Terminal Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2809 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## NEMOM COACHING TERMINAL PROJECT

## 2809. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has taken any decision on the Detailed Project Report  (DPR)  submitted  in  2019  for  the  development  of 'Nemom Coaching Terminal Project' in Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons for delay in granting approval for the same;
- (d) whether the Government is likely to take measures for the development  of  Nemom  terminal  which  is  crucial  for  the  railway needs of the State; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (c):  Yes,  Sir.  The  work  of  Nemom  Satellite  terminal  in  Kerala  was identified  under  Umbrella  Work.   Accordingly,  the  Detailed  Project  Report (DPR)  was  prepared.  After  examination  of  DPR,  the  coaching  terminal  at Nemom was not taken forward.
- (d) and (e): Railway has taken up a comprehensive study for requirement of Coaching Terminal in  Thiruvananthpuram  area  to take  care  of  present  and projected traffic in this area.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2808 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Rake Points
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajveer Diler

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2808 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## RAKE POINTS

†2808   SHRI RAJVEER DILER:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up separate rake points on stations such as Aligarh and Hathras to provide reasonable price for their produce to the potato farmers;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b)  Does not arise.
- (c)  Aligarh  and  Hathras  are  existing  rake  points  and  are  having required infrastructure for handling agricultural produce such as food grains and potato in either railway freight wagons or parcel vans under Kisan Rail Scheme etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2807 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Self-Regulatory Industry Framework
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2807

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## SELF-REGULATORY INDUSTRY FRAMEWORK

## 2807.   SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI: SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

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

- (a)  whether the Government plans to have a self- regulatory industry framework for social media companies to formalize the content in the moderate way;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the steps taken by the Government to set up an appellate grievance redress panel to deal with  unsatisfactory  response  from  grievance  officers  of  social  companies  regarding content takedown?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(c) to (c): Government's objective is to ensure an Open, Safe & Trusted and Accountable Internet  for  its  users.  To  address  the  evolving  concerns  and  also  to  ensure  that  the intermediaries including the social media intermediaries remain accountable and transparent to the citizens, the Government has been amending the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Codes) Rules, 2021 ('IT Rules, 2021'). The Government has received representation from citizens and consumers on various aspects of regulation of the objectives of Open, Safe & Trusted and Accountable Internet.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2806 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Ranking of States
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2806

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  AUGUST, 2022

## RANKING OF STATES

2806.  SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION उपभोᲦा मामले , खा᳒ और सावᭅजिनक िवतरण मंᮢी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether recently the Government has ranked States in terms of food and nutrition;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is open to replicate the food and nutrition models of best category States at national level; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND

CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) & (b): Yes  Sir,  to  evaluate  the  implementation  of  the  National  Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) and Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) operations across the States and Union territories (UTs), the Government has released first ever State Ranking Index for the NFSA on 5th of July, 2022.
- (c) & (d):   The Index rests upon three pillars that consider various facets of  food  security  and  nutrition.  Each  pillar  has  parameters  and  subparameters that support this evaluation. The first pillar measures coverage of  NFSA,  rightful  targeting  of  beneficiaries,  and  implementation  of  all provisions  under  NFSA.  The  second  pillar  analyses  the  delivery  platform while considering the allocation of food grains, their movement, and lastmile  delivery  to  Fair  Price  Shops.  The  third  pillar  focuses  on  nutrition initiatives of the department.

States/UT Governments are free to adopt best practices from better performing States/UTs under the overall architecture of NFSA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2804 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: Import of GM Maize
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2804 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  AUGUST, 2022

## IMPORT OF GM MAIZE

## 2804.  SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has received any representation for permission to import to Genetically Modified (GM) maize and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Ministry is not considering to give permission to import of GM maize, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) &(b): Yes.  Representations  have  been  received  for  permission  to  import  Genetically Modified (GM) corn/broken corn/maize.  The representations have been submitted to Ministry of Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC),  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  & Dairying (DAH&D), Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for their comments and will be processed as per existing policy.

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