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Lok Sabha Question No. 265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Fund Allocation for Modernization of Police Force
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 265

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  JULY, 2021/ ASHADHA 29, 1943 (SAKA)

FUND ALLOCATION FOR MODERNIZATION OF POLICE FORCE

265.    SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA: SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  funds  allocated  to  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  under  the Modernisation of Police Force Scheme during the last two years;

(b) whether the Government plans to introduce Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV's-drone) neutralizing systems for State Police Forces, and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): 'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India.  However, the Government of India supplements the efforts of the State Governments towards equipping and modernizing  of  their  police  forces,  under  the  scheme  of  'Assistance  to States for Modernisation of Police' [erstwhile scheme of Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF)]. The funds allocated to the State of Andhra Pradesh under this scheme during the last two years are as below:

## L.S.US.Q.NO.265 FOR 20.07.2021

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   Allocated amount |
|---------|--------------------|
| 2019-20 |              24.46 |
| 2020-21 |              24.46 |

(b)  and  (c):        The  State  Governments  are  free  to  formulate  proposals, including  that  of  UAV  neutralizing  systems,  in  accordance  with  their strategic priorities and requirements.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Processing of Agro-Products in Rural Areas
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, D.K. Suresh, Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 260

ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY, 2021

## PROCESSING OF AGRO-PRODUCTS IN RURAL AREAS

## 260. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK: SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  long  term  scheme  for  processing  of  agro products in the rural areas of Maharashtra?
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  providing  credit  linked  financial  assistance  in  the  form  of grants-in-aid to entrepreneurs for setting up of food processing / preservation industries;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government is planning to propose such type of project to come up in the larger  banana  growing belt of the northern part  of Maharashtra State, if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (e): The Ministry of Food Processing industries (MoFPI) has been implementing Central Sector  Umbrella  Scheme  -  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana  (PMKSY)  for  overall growth and development of food processing sector across the country including rural areas of Maharashtra.  Under  component  schemes  of  PMKSY,  MoFPI  provides  mostly  credit  linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form of grants-in-aid to entrepreneurs for setting up of food processing / preservation industries. So far, Ministry has approved a total of 3 Mega Food Parks,  62  Cold  Chain  projects,  12  Agro  Processing  Clusters,  39  Food  Processing  Units,  12 Creation of Backward & Forward Linkages Projects & 26 Food Test Laboratories in Maharashtra for assistance under corresponding component schemes of PMKSY.

As  part  of  the  Aatmanirbhar  Bharat  Initiative,  MoFPI  is  implementing  a  Centrally Sponsored Scheme-PM Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME) for providing financial, technical and business support for setting up/upgradation of 2 lakh micro food processing enterprises based on One District One Product (ODOP) approach through credit linked subsidy during five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs.10,000 crore. Out of this, a total of 20130 units have been allocated to Maharashtra with an outlay of Rs 921.53 crore. Banana has been approved as ODOP for Dhule & Jalgaon Districts of Maharashtra. In  the  budget  speech  for  2021-2022,  Government  has  announced  expansion  of  scope  of 'Operation Greens  scheme' from Tomato, Onion & Potato (TOP) to 22 perishable products, so as to boost value addition in agriculture and allied products. Banana has been included in these

perishables.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Abandoned Cattle
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Subrata Pathak, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Chandra Prakash Joshi

## 258 . श्री संजय भाविया:

- श्री रवि वकशन:
- श्री सुब्रत पाठक:
- श्री संगम लाल गुप्  ता:
- श्री सी.पी.जोशी:

## क्  या मत्  ्  यपालन और पशुपालन डेयरी मंत्री यह बताने की क ृ पा करेंगे कक:

- (क) क्  या डेयरी क्षेत्र क े  किए उपयोगी नहीीं रह गए मवेशी सड़कोीं , खेतोीं और जींगिोीं में आवारा छोड़ किए जाते हैं ;
- (ख) क्  या सरकार इन मवेकशयोीं क े  सींबींध में कोई शोध कर रही है कजससे कक डेयरी क्षेत्र में उनकी उपयोकगता क े  पश्  चात् क ु छ अन्  य कायों में उनका उपयोग ककया जा सक े  तथा यह सुकनकित ककया जा सक े  कक वे सड़कोीं , खेतोीं और जींगिोीं में आवारा मवेकशयोीं की भाींकत नहीीं घूमें ;
- (ग) यकि हाीं , तो तत्  सींबींधी ब्  यौरा क्  या है ; और
- (घ) उत्  तर प्रिेश और राजस्  थान राज  योीं में इस सींबींध में ककए जा रहें कायों का ब्  यौरा क्  या है ?

## उत्तर मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी राज्  य मंत्री (डॉ. संजीि क ु मार बावलयान)

े

- (क) जी , हाीं।
- (ख) और (ग) कवज्ञान और प्रौद्योकगकी मींत्रािय क े  सहयोग से कवज्ञान और प्रौद्योकगकी कवभाग  (डीएसटी) , जैव प्रौद्योकगकी कवभाग (डीबीटी) , वैज्ञाकनक  तथा  औद्योकगक  अनुसींधान  कवभाग  (डीएसआईआर)  वैज्ञाकनक  एवीं  औद्योकगक  अनुसींधान  पररषि (सीएसआईआर) ; आयुवेि , योग  और  नैचुरोपैथी , यूनानी , कसद्ध  और  हौम्  योपैथी  मींत्रािय  (आयुष) ; नवीन  और  नवीकरणीय ऊजाा  मींत्रािय  (एमएनआरई) , भारतीय  क ृ कष  अनुसींधान  पररषि  (आईसीएआर)  और  भारतीय कचककत्  सा  अनुसींधान  पररषि (आईसीएमआर) क े  माध्  यम से एक अींतर -मींत्राियी कनकधयन कायाक्रम ' अनुसींधान वृद्धद्ध क े  माध्  यम से वैज्ञाकनक उपयोग -िेशी गायोीं  से  मुख्  य  उत्  पाि ' ( सूत्र -कपक इींकडया) की योजना बनाई गई है।अनुसींधान एवीं कवकास काया करने क े  किए, प्रौद्योकगकी कवकास मेंस्थानीय स्तर पर क्षमता कनमााण से जुड़े,  अनुसींधान सींस्थानोीं , कशक्षाकविोीं , जमीनी सींगठनोीं क े  वैज्ञाकनकोीं/कशक्षाकविोीं कनम्नकिद्धखत पाींच कवषयगत क्षेत्रोीं क े  अींतगातपररयोजना प्रस्ताव आमींकत्रत ककए जाते हैंजैसे कक(क) िेशी गायोीं की कवकशष्  टता (ख) िेशी गायोीं  से  कचककत्  सा  और  स्  वास्  ्  य  क किए  प्रमुख  उत्  पाि  प्राप्  त  करना  (ग)  क कष अनुप्रयोगोीं  क े किए  िेशी  गायोीं  से प्रमुख  उत्  पाि  प्राप्  त  करना  (घ)  खाद्य  और  पोषण  क े किए  िेशी  गायोीं  से  प्रमुख  उत्  पाि  प्राप्  त  करना  (ड.)  िेशी  गायोीं  पर आधाररत उपयोगी वस्  तुओीं से सींबींकधत प्रमुख उत्  पािन प्राप्  त करना। कायाक्रम को कवज्ञान और प्रौद्योकगकी कवभाग द्वारा िागू ककया जा रहा है।

- (घ) ऐसी कोई सूचना उपिब्  ध नहीीं है।

## भारत सरकार

## मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्रालय पशुपालन और डेयरी विभाग लोक सभा अतारांवकत प्रश्न संख्या -258 विनांक 20 जुलाई , 2021 क े  वलए प्रश्न

## आिारा मिेशी

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Lok Sabha Question No. 257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Data on Suicide by Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: A. Chellakumar, M. Selvaraj

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 257

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH   JULY, 2021

## DATA ON SUICIDE BY FARMERS

257.       DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR: SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

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

- (a) whether  the  'Housewife'  category  of  suicides  recorded  in  the  country includes the suicides of women farmers of the country, as per the definition of farmer as given in National Policy for Farmers 2007; and
- (b) if so, the steps taken/being taken to correctly identify suicides by persons engaged in agriculture?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b): The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) under the Ministry of Home Affairs compiles and disseminates information on suicides in its publication titled  'Accidental  Deaths  and  Suicides  in  India'  (ADSI).  These  Reports  on suicides  upto  2019  are  available  on  its  website.  As  per  NCRB  report  for  year 2019, the suicide committed by Housewife does not include women farmers.

Government conducted a study titled 'Farmer Suicides: An All India Study' during 2016-17 to ascertain various reasons for the growing number of farmers suicide in the country. This Pan-India study was carried out in 13 major suicide prone  states  namely:  Uttar  Pradesh,  Tamil  Nadu,  Kerala,  Haryana,  Madhya Pradesh,  Chhattisgarh,  Punjab,  Maharashtra,  Gujarat,  West  Bengal,  Andhra Pradesh,  Telangana  and  Karnataka  covering  46  districts,  138  talukas,  388

villages and 528 sample victim households. The reference year of the study was decided  as  the  agriculture  year  2015-16  (June,  2015  -  May,  2016).  The  main objectives of the study were as follows:

- i) to  analyze  the  incidence  and  spread  of  farmer  suicides  in  selected states and to map the hotspots of suicide.
2. ii) to study the socio-economic profile, cropping pattern and profitability in the victim's households,
3. iii) to study the causes leading to suicides.
4. iv) to recommend suitable policies to avert farmer suicide.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Linking of Aadhaar with Ration Card
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Nitesh Ganga Deb

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFA!RS, FOOD &  pUBLIC  DTSTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 253 TO BE ANSWERED  ON z0T1r JULY,20.21

## L!NKING  OF AADHAAR WITH RATION CARD

## 253. SHRI NITES}I GANGA DEB:

Will the Minister of  GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTION  scfrffi  qrqt, qrq 3ik qrffi'm  ft-fi"r {* be pteased to state:

- whether all States in the country have completed linking up Aadhaar
- (a) card with beneficiaries  ration card till date;
- (b) if not, the name of these States and the reasons thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government has any plan to force these States to complete the linking up Aadhaar card with beneficiary ration card at a stipulated time to ensure easy availability of rations to migrant labourers
- who are lar away from their native placesl and
- (d) if so, the details  thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND GONSUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIC DISTR!BUTION

(sADHVr NTRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) & (b): So far, at the national level about 92.8Y" ration cards have been seeded with Aadhaar of beneficiaries.  28 States/UTs  have completed the Aadhaar seeding of respective ration cards. Further, Aadhaar seeding of ration cards is progressing slowly in other 8 States/UT of Jharkhand (97.5o/o),  Mizoram  (97o/ol,  Ladakh (94.7o/ol,  Nagaland (86%), West Bengal (79.8o/ol, Arunachal Pradesh  159.7o/ol,  Assam (18%) and Meghalaya  (16.50/0) due to multiple process in Aadhaar generation and their delivery to beneficiaries besides other reasons including technica! for seeding with ration  cards database.
- (c) & (d):  Presently, the timeline given to  all  StatesiUTs under the Notification dated O8/O2I2O17 (as amended from time to time) for linking the Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries with their ration cards has been extended up to 3O/O9/2O2{.
Lok Sabha Question No. 252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Setting up of Industries
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 252

ANSWERED ON 20.07.2021

## SETTING UP OF INDUSTRIES

## 252. SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to establish any industry in the public or private sector specially in the rural and backward areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  Since  Industry  is  a  State  subject,  no  centralized  data  regarding  establishing industries in various areas of the country is maintained by the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI).  There is no proposal in Ministry of Heavy Industries to establish industries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: MGNREGS in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 249

ANSWERED ON 20/07/2021

## MGNREGS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

249. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY: SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV: SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been a significant increase in the number of people employed under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in the State of Andhra Pradesh, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the percentage of increase compared to the previous years; and
- (c) the total number of assets and number of person days generated thereby in the State of Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Total  number  of  person  provided  employment  and  percentage  increase  from financial  year  2019-20 in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) during the last two financial years is given below:
- (c): The total number of works completed and number of person-days generated in the State of Andhra Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the last two financial years is given below:

| Total number of persons provided employment (in lakh)   | Total number of persons provided employment (in lakh)   | Total number of persons provided employment (in lakh)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| FY 2019-20                                              | FY 2020-21                                              | %increase from FY 2019-20                               |
| 65.02                                                   | 79.8                                                    | 22.73%                                                  |

Source: Management Information System

(Figure in lakh)

| Indicators            | FY 2019-20   |   FY 2020-21 | %increase from FY 2019-20   |
|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|-----------------------------|
| Person-days generated | 2002.25      |      2593.04 | 29.50%                      |
| Works completed       | 5 .00        |         7.78 | 55.6%                       |

Source: Management Information System

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Lok Sabha Question No. 248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: EWS Reservation
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Margani Bharat

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.248 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2021

## EWS RESERVATION

248. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the recent judgment of Supreme Court refusing to allow reservation above 50 percent; if the details thereof; SO,
- (6) whether 10 percent Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota given by the Government would also become null and void;
- whether   the   Government would consider   amending  necessary legislation and Constitutional provision; and
- (d) if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a): Yes Sir: Supreme Court in its Order dated 5th 2021 in Civil Appeal No.3123/2020- have confirmed the Orders of Supreme Court in Indra Sawhney case that imposed a overall limit of 50% on the reservations May
- (6): The reservations for the Economically Weaker Sections are not impacted by the above order: However, the reservation for the EWS category are   under  consideration of the Constitution Bench of Supreme Court separately.
- (c): No Sir:
- (d): Question does not arise in view of (c) above:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 247 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Decline in Production of Heavy Industries
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shrirang Appa Barne, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Sudheer Gupta, Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 247

ANSWERED ON 20.07.2021

## DECLINE IN PRODUCTION OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## 247. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether productivity of heavy industries has been affected drastically in the country due to Corona Pandemic;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government have formulated any action plan to increase the production; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The productivity of industrial sectors under the Ministry of Heavy Industries has been  affected  due  to  Corona  Pandemic  because  of  disruption  in  domestic/  global  supply chains, frequent disruptions in operations of factories and localised containment measures.

Steps taken to deal with the situation and increase production inter-alia include active dissemination  of  guidelines  related  to  containing  the  spread  of  Covid-19  and  adhering  to social  distancing  and  other  Covid-19  protocols,  vaccination  of  employees,  addressing liquidity issues of companies, thrust on faster adoption and manufacturing of electric vehicles, introduction  of  Production  linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for  manufacturing  Advanced Chemistry Cells (ACC) etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 243 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Pesticides in Bottled Drinking Water
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 243

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2021

## PESTICIDES IN BOTTLED DRINKING WATER

243. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT: (OIH)

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- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of pesticides found in bottled drinking water of various brands;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) proposes to change standard of tests in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) & (b)  : Standards for Packaged Mineral Water and Packaged Drinking Water (other than mineral water) , including limits of pesticide residues, are prescribed in subregulations 2.10.7 and 2.10.8 of Food Safety & Standards (Food Products & Food Additives) Regulations, 2011 respectively.

Further,  as  per  sub-regulations  2.3.14  (17)  &  2.3.14  (18)  of  Food  Safety  and  Standards (Prohibition and Restrictions on Sales) Regulations, 2011 'No person shall manufacture, sell or exhibit for sale packaged drinking water and mineral water except under the Bureau of Indian Standards Certification Mark'.

All  Food  Business  Operators  engaged  in  any  food  business  are  required  to  follow  the  standards prescribed under Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011.

Instances of sale of packaged mineral water/packaged drinking water not meeting the prescribed standards that come to the notice of FSSAI, are taken up with State Governments/UTs, as enforcement of provisions of Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules and Regulations made thereunder primarily lies with States/UT Governments. FSSAI has, from time to time, advised Commissioners of Food Safety of States/UTs to carry out regular enforcement/surveillance activities in their area of jurisdiction and to ensure that no bottling unit of packaged drinking water operates their business without FSSAI License and BIS Certification and that the packaged drinking water and mineral water meets the quality standards.

## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

Regular surveillance, monitoring and inspection are undertaken by food safety officials of State/UT Governments including lifting of random samples of food items, including packaged drinking water and mineral water, for analysis in the food testing labs. In such cases, where the samples are found to be nonconforming, penal action is initiated under the provisions of the FSS Act, 2006.

(c) & (d)   :   No such proposal has been received or is under discussion in BIS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 242 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Distribution Camps for Divyangjans
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 242t TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2021

## DISTRIBUTION CAMPS FOR DIVYANGJANS

## +242. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

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

- (a) whether  the Government  proposes setting up of a free  of cost medical  equipment distribution Yojana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- the current status of the free of cost medical equipment distribution camps in Wardha and Amarawati districts of Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a) to (c): The Rashtriya Vayoshree Yojana is for supply of physical aids for the senior citizens. It does not give any medical equipment for the divyangjans.

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