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Lok Sabha Question No. 3105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Funds Allocated to Panchayat of Odisha
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 3105 ANSWERED ON 22.03.2022

## FUNDS ALLOCATED TO PANCHAYAT OF ODISHA

## †3105. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has allocated funds to Panchayat of the State Government of Odisha during the last three years;
- (b) If so, the purpose or the scheme for which funds have been allocated; and
- (c) the details of funds utilized by the State Government of Odisha including Kalahandi and Nuapada districts of Odisha?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) to (c) An amount of Rs.6931.07 crore was allocated as grants under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Finance Commissions for the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the State of Odisha during the  last  three  years.    Of  the  allocated  grants,  Rs.6415.98  crore  was  released  for  the  socioeconomic development of Panchayats that includes water supply, sanitation, waste management, maintenance of community assets, maintenance of roads, foot paths, providing street light and the like. Under the    schemes of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) and Incentivisation of Panchayats (IoP), Rs.10.10 crore was released (no prior allocation is made under  the  schemes)  to  the  State  Government  of  Odisha  during  the  last  three  years  for strengthening of the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the State and incentivising the Panchayats doing  good  developmental  works  for  which  they  have  been  awarded  under  the  National Panchayat Awards. Funds under the Schemes of Ministry of Panchayati Raj is not released to any Districts including the Districts of Kalahandi and Nuapada.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Sick Heavy Industries in Public Sector
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3103

ANSWERED ON 22.03.2022

## SICK HEAVY INDUSTRIES IN PUBLIC SECTOR

## 3103.  SHRI JUAL ORAM:

- Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) the details and the number of heavy industries set up in the public sector in different States in the country; (b) the details of the performance of those units; (c) whether any of these units has fallen sick; (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to resume those units?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

(a): Setting  up  of  industries  is  a  State  subject  and  therefore,  the  Ministry  of  Heavy Industries (MHI) does not maintain any centralized data on setting up of public sector heavy industries in different States in the country.

- (b) to (e): Does not arise.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 3102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: SVAMITVA Scheme
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 3105 ANSWERED ON 22.03.2022

## FUNDS ALLOCATED TO PANCHAYAT OF ODISHA

## †3105. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has allocated funds to Panchayat of the State Government of Odisha during the last three years;
- (b) If so, the purpose or the scheme for which funds have been allocated; and
- (c) the details of funds utilized by the State Government of Odisha including Kalahandi and Nuapada districts of Odisha?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) to (c) An amount of Rs.6931.07 crore was allocated as grants under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Finance Commissions for the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the State of Odisha during the  last  three  years.    Of  the  allocated  grants,  Rs.6415.98  crore  was  released  for  the  socioeconomic development of Panchayats that includes water supply, sanitation, waste management, maintenance of community assets, maintenance of roads, foot paths, providing street light and the like. Under the    schemes of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) and Incentivisation of Panchayats (IoP), Rs.10.10 crore was released (no prior allocation is made under  the  schemes)  to  the  State  Government  of  Odisha  during  the  last  three  years  for strengthening of the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the State and incentivising the Panchayats doing  good  developmental  works  for  which  they  have  been  awarded  under  the  National Panchayat Awards. Funds under the Schemes of Ministry of Panchayati Raj is not released to any Districts including the Districts of Kalahandi and Nuapada.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: ICAR Projects in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3101

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  MARCH, 2022

## ICAR PROJECTS IN ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS

3101. SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the projects being run/ implemented under the auspices of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in Andaman and Nicobar Islands during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) Central  Island  Agricultural  Research  Institute  (ICAR-CIARI)  established  by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), at Port Blair conducts and coordinates Research and Development activities in field and horticultural crops, fisheries, animal husbandry,  management  of  natural  resources,  agricultural  engineering  and  social sciences.  The details of projects run/implemented at ICAR-CIARI, during each of the last three years and the current year in various areas of agriculture are given below:

| Year    | No of Projects   |
|---------|------------------|
| 2018-19 | 85               |
| 2019-20 | 89               |
| 2020-21 | 106              |
| 2021-22 | 81*              |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3097 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Post Matric Schloarship for SC and EBC students
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3097 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2022

## POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC AND EBC STUDENTS

3097. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government has  approved   changes to post-matric   scholarship scheme for students from SC category to enable them to access higher education;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- whether the Government has any proposal to extend the same scheme to the Economically Backward Classes (EBC) students of general category; and
- (d) if the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard? SO,

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A: NARAYANASWAMY)

- (a) (b): Yes, Sir: The Government has revised the Post-Matric  scholarship scheme for SC students  in March 2020 in order to further strengthen the implementation of the scheme.

The main changes effected in the revised Post-Matric scholarship for SC students are as follows:

- i. The funding pattern has been revised from the concept of committed liability of the States to a fixed sharing ratio of 60.40 between the Centre and States (90:10 in case of NE states), thus reducing the financial burden on the States/UTs substantially.
- iii. Focus on coverage of the poorest households.
3. V Simplification of processes for quicker processing, greater transparency, controlling duplication and wrongful claims by institutions etc.
- iv. Fixed timelines for application, processing and disbursal.
5. (c) (d): This Ministry has been  implementing the Scheme of Post-Matric   Scholarship  for Economically Backward Classes through States/UTs. Since 2021-22, the Government has clubbed this scheme with Post-Matric Scholarship for OBCs & others under an umbrella scheme namely PM Young Achievers' Scholarship Award Scheme for vibrant India for OBC, EBC and DNT (PM-YASASVI):

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3093 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Funds for Projects under MGNREGS in Kerala
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3093

ANSWERED ON 22/03/2022

## FUNDS FOR PROJECTS UNDER MGNREGS IN KERALA

## 3093.   SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether funds for any project like Cattle Shed, sheep shed, chicken coop, waste pit, compost pit etc.,  taken  up  under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in most of local self Government Institutions(Panchayats) of Kerala has not been made available since July 2021;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Union Government will take immediate action to resolve this issue; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which funds are likely to be provided to said State?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)   Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment programme which provide for the enhancement  of  livelihood  security  of  the  households  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

No work-wise financial allocation is made under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

Under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS),  States/UTs  submit  funds  release  proposals  to  the  Government  of  India.  Fund release to the States/UTs is a continuous process and Central Government is committed to making funds available to States/UTs for the implementation of the Scheme. The Ministry release  funds  periodically  in  two  tranches  with  each  tranche  consisting  of  one  or  more installments,  keeping  in  view  the  'agreed  to'  Labour  Budget,  demand  for  works,  opening balance, pace of utilization of funds, pending liabilities, overall performance and subject to submission of relevant documents by the State/UTs.

In  current  financial  year  2021-22  (as  on  17.03.2022)  an  amount  of  Rs.  2,913.84  crore  has been released  to the State of Kerala under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Elected Women Representatives in Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Prathap Simha, Umesh G. Jadhav, B. Y. Raghavendra, S. Muniswamy, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3092 ANSWERED ON 22.03.2022

## ELECTED WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES IN PANCHAYATS

3092.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  has  been  an  attempt  to  overcome  the  issue  of  the  Proxy  members representing the women members in all the systems of the Panchayat Raj and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of measures taken to motivate the elected women Panchayat Raj members to come out of their household activities and participate actively in the development works;
- (c) whether there are any cases of elected women Panchayat Raj members complaining about interference in the system from their immediate family members or the spouse and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of measures taken to stop such incidents and the means to make women elected representatives more powerful and self-dependant?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a)  to  (d)  'Panchayat',  being  'Local  Government',  is  a  State  subject  and  part  of  Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Accordingly, all Panchayat related matters, including the issue  of  proxy  members,  come  within  the  purview  of  States  and  complaints  pertaining  to interference by the family members or the spouse in the duties of women public representatives of Panchayats are forwarded to States for redressal.

Further,  the  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  seeks  to  end  the  practice  of  proxy  members representing the women members and the interference from family members or the spouse of the women members in Panchayat systems. Advisories, in this regard, have been issued by the Ministry from time to time to States/UTs. Also, the Ministry has been encouraging increased involvement of women in the functioning of Panchayats through active participation in the

Gram Sabha meetings  for  preparation  of  Gram  Panchayat  Development  Plans  and  various schemes being implemented by the Panchayats. This Ministry has also issued advisories to the States to facilitate holding of separate Ward Sabha and Mahila Sabha meetings prior to Gram Sabha  meetings,  enhancing  the  presence  and  participation  of  women  in  Gram  Sabha  and Panchayat meetings, allocation of Panchayat funds for women centric activities, combating the evil of women trafficking, female foeticide, child marriage etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Common Headquarter for Mutli-State Cooperative Societies
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3088

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2022

## COMMON HEADQUARTER FOR MUTLI-STATE COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

3088.  DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN: Will the Minister of COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to have a common Headquarter for several MultiRealtors and other multi varied sectors with their branches in various States;

State, nation-wide cooperative societies which deal with agriculture, textiles, Handicrafts, (b) whether these nation wide cooperative societies are allowed to operate their financial

- accounts and administrative works from any where in the country; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

(a) to (c): As per the provisions of the Multi State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 and rules made thereunder, every multi-State cooperative society shall have one principal place  of  business  which  shall  be  the  registered  office  of  the  society.  The  registered address of a society can be anywhere in the country as specified in its bye-laws.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Welfare of Tamil Migrants from Sri Lanka
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3084

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  MARCH, 2022/ CHAITRA 1, 1944 (SAKA)

WELFARE OF TAMIL MIGRANTS FROM SRI LANKA

3084. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  schemes  for  the  welfare  of  the  Tamil  migrants  from  Sri Lanka; and

(b) the details of the funds allotted along with utilization of these funds?

ANSWER

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

(a) Relief Assistance to Sri Lankan Tamil refugees staying in camps includes monthly  cash  assistance,  subsidized  rice,  free  clothing  materials,  utensils, cremation and shradh grants and infrastructural facilities in camps.

(b) Under the Scheme Rs. 80 crore has been allotted for the year 2021-22. So far, Rs. 74.82 crore has been released to the State Government of Tamil Nadu.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Area under Floriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3078

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  MARCH, 2022

## AREA UNDER FLORICULTURE

3078.      SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

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

- (a)     whether the area under cultivation in floriculture is decreasing every year;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof;
- (c)    the schemes formulated by the Government to promote floriculture in Madhya Pradesh; and
- (d)    the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  better  marketing  facility  and  also  to promote floriculture farmers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a & b):   The area under cultivation in floriculture is not decreasing every year.  The details  of area during last 03 years are given below :-

| Year                            |   Area in '000 Ha |
|---------------------------------|-------------------|
| 2018-19                         |            303.21 |
| 2019-20                         |            323.33 |
| 2020-21 (3 rd Advance estimate) |            329    |

O.I.H.

(c) Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  a  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme, is being implemented for holistic growth of the horticulture sector including flowers. All  states  (including  Madhya  Pradesh)  and  UTs  are  covered  under  MIDH  scheme.  Further, area expansion of hybrid flowers is also supported under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana for the year 2021-22 for promotion of floriculture in Madhya Pradesh State.

- (d) Assistance is provided  under MIDH for development  of marketing infrastructure for horticulture  commodities,  strengthen  existing  horticulture  markets  including  wholesale  and rural  markets,  focus  on  promotion  of  grading,  standardization  and  quality  certification  of horticulture  produce  to  enable  farmers  to  realize  better  price  of  their  produce  and  create general awareness among farmers, consumers, entrepreneurs and market related agricultural practices.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3076 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Return Path Data (RPD)
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3076 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2022)

RETURN PATH DATA (RPD).

3076. SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

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

- (a)  the  process  of  induction  of  independent  members  in  the  Board  and Technical Committee of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC); and
- (b) the composition of the Joint Working Group and methodology to study the potential for leveraging Return Path Data (RPD) from set top boxes?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a): M/s  Broadcast  Audience  Research  Council  (BARC)  has  been  granted permission by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on 28.07.2015 for providing  Television  Rating  Points  services,  in  accordance  to  the  'Policy Guidelines for Television Rating Agencies in India' dated 16.01.2014.    BARC being a private company decides its own process for induction of independent members  in  the  Board  and  Technical  Committee  in  compliance  with  the Companies Act, 2013.
- (b): A  Joint  Working  Group  has  been  constituted  on  12.01.2022  under  the Chairpersonship  of  Chief  Executive  Officer,  Prasar  Bharati  and  comprising representatives  from  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology,

Bureau of Indian Standards, BARC, Direct-to-Home (DTH) Association and All India  Digital  Cable  Federation,  etc.  to  study  different  aspects  of  the  data capturing  including  Return  Path  Data  (RPD)  in  context  of  the  audience measurement, international practices, security of the viewership data, etc. The Group is tasked to study successful global best practices in RPD, the models undertaken  in  India  by  BARC  and  other  independent  experiments  by  DTH operators  and  other  relevant  stakeholders  and  formulate  a  mandate  for combining  the  data  sources  including  RPD,  if  so  decided,  with  the  existing sampling methodologies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Training Facility for Police Force
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3072

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  MARCH, 2022/ CHAITRA 1, 1944 (SAKA)

TRAINING FACILITY FOR POLICE FORCE

3072. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that there are only 21 police stations guarding the 974km coastline of Andhra Pradesh with 18 fast interceptor boats lying defunct and no jetties built near the police stations and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) whether any additional funds been sanctioned other than Rs.3.5 crore for building jetties;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of establishment of a training facility at Machilipatnam for the police force to be upskilled as seafarers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK)

(a) to (c): Under the Coastal Security Scheme (CSS) phase-I and phase-II Andhra Pradesh has been sanctioned 21 Coastal Police Stations, 7 Jetties, 27 Four wheelers, 48 Two Wheelers and 18 boats.  The maintenance of 18 boats provided to Andhra Pradesh was undertaken by Government of India till 19.07.2017, after which it is the responsibility of the State Government. All components under the CSS phase-I and phase-II have been sanctioned in consultation with the respective states.

## LS.US.Q.NO.3072 FOR 22.03.2022

(d): Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  offered  land  at  Machilipatnam  for establishment of Marine Police Training Institute (MPTI) on the east coast for training of Coastal Police personnel. However, Government of India has decided  to  establish  only  one  MPTI  in  Gujarat,  renamed  as  National Academy  of  Coastal  Policing  (NACP),  for  training  the  Coastal  Police Personnel of all Coastal States/Union Territories instead of one academy each on the east and west coast.

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