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Lok Sabha Question No. 4532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Youth Policy of India
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Department of Youth Affairs)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NUMBER 4532 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023

Youth Policy of India

4532. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  new  youth  policy  of  India  has  been  prepared  by  the Government;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  principles  of  social  inclusion,  keeping  in  view  the marginalized sections especially Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward  Castes  (OBCs)  and  Tribal  youth    have  been  amply  taken care of;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## ANSWER (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) to (d): The draft new National Youth Policy is under preparation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Financial Support to Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ramesh Chand Bind

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4530

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO FARMERS

4530.  SHRI RAMESH CHAND BIND:

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

- (a) whether  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY),  that  aims  to  provide financial support to farmers suffering crop loss/damage arising out of natural calamities, is  fulfilling  its  unique  objective  of  stabilizing  the  income  of  farmers  through  crop insurance;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether any significant steps are being taken to address the anomalies for smooth implementation of the Yojana and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b) :   The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) introduced in the country from  Kharif  2016  season  is  voluntary  for  States  and  farmers.  Comprehensive  risk coverage for crops of farmers against all non-preventable natural risks from pre-sowing to post-harvest stages of the crops at very minimum premium for the farmers is provided under  the  scheme.  The  PMFBY  is  successfully  fulfilling  the  objectives  of  the  scheme including providing financial support to stabilize income of farmers especially in natural calamity hit seasons/years/areas.   Since inception of the scheme in 2016-17 till 2021-22, against premium of Rs. 25,183 crore paid by farmers, claims of Rs. 1,30,403  crore have been paid under the scheme.
- (c) : The scheme is regularly reviewed in consultation with stakeholders especially to address  the  challenges  faced  in  its  operational  implementation.    Accordingly,  after detailed discussions with various stakeholders, the operational guidelines of the scheme were revised and revamped with effect from Rabi 2018 season and Kharif 2020 season respectively. The major improvements made include making the scheme voluntary for all farmers, compulsory use of atleast 0.5% of the gross premium collected by insurance companies for Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities; intensive use of  technology,   change in financial sharing pattern from 50 : 50 between Central and State  Government  in  NER  to  90  :  10;  long  term  i.e.  3  year  contract  to  insurance companies;  freedom  to  States  to  choose  risk  cover  as  per  requirements;  use  of technology etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Pending Issues pertaining to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4529

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2023/ CHAITRA 7, 1945 (SAKA)

PENDING ISSUES PERTAINING TO ANDHRA PRADESH AND TELANGANA

4529.      SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  settle  the  pending  issues pertaining to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as per AP Reorganisation Act;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the recently held meetings with the Ministry officials and Chief Secretaries of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in this regard; and

(d)  the  status  of  the  issues  resolved  or  proposed  to  be  resolved  as  on date?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): A large number of provisions of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (APR) Act, 2014 have been implemented and the remaining provisions of the APR Act, 2014 are at various stages of implementation. Some of the provisions relating to  infrastructure projects and educational institutions have long gestation period for which a time period of ten years has been prescribed in the Act.

The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  reviews  the  progress  of  implementation  of the various provisions of the Act from time to time with Ministries/Departments concerned as well as representatives of Government of Andhra Pradesh and Government of Telangana. So far, 30 such review meetings have been held.

The  approach  of  the  Central  Government  has  consistently  been  that bilateral  issues  can  be  resolved  only  with  the  cooperation  of  the  State Governments  concerned  and  that  the  Central  Government  acts  only  as facilitator  for  amicable  settlement  of  the  disputes  in  a  spirit  of  mutual accommodation and understanding.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: KCC Coverage for Landless Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4523

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  March, 2023

## KCC COVERAGE FOR LANDLESS FARMERS

4523.    SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष ए ं व िकसान काण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government proposes to cover landless farmers who want to purchase agriculture inputs under the Kisan Credit Card Scheme (KCC), if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) Whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  maximum  limit  of  short-term loan from Rs. 3 lakh to 5 lakh, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष ए ं व िकसान काण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): As per RBI's Master Circular on KCC dated 4 th  July 2018, the eligibility is as below:
-  Farmers - individual/joint borrowers who are owner cultivators;
-  Tenant farmers, oral lessees & share croppers;
-  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs)  or  Joint  Liability  Groups  (JLGs)  of  farmers  including tenant farmers, share croppers etc.
- (b):No such proposal is under consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4519 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Hindusthan Samachar Agency
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4519

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023)

HINDUSTHAN SAMACHAR AGENCY

4519. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether Prasar Bharati has entered into agreement with Hindusthan Samachar Agency, if so, the details of the agreement;
- (b)  whether  it  is  true  that  agreements  were  earlier  entered  with Hindusthan Samachar Agency by Prasar Bharati and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there will be any verification mechanism of the news being provided by Hindusthan Samachar Agency before publishing, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether Prasar Bharati has such agreement with any other news agencies nationally and internationally, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether as part of agreement Prasar Bharati has to pay money to Hindusthan  Samachar  Agency,  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and financial repercussions on Prasar Bharati as a result of this move?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER  OF  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  &  SPORTS  (SHRI  ANURAG  SINGH THAKUR) (a)  &  (b):  Yes,  Sir.  Prasar  Bharati  has  recently  signed  an  agreement with M/s Hindusthan Samachar for the period 14.02.2023 to 31.03.2025 for  providing  News  Feed  in  different  languages.  An  agreement  was signed between Prasar Bharati and M/s Hindusthan Samachar on 30 th January  2020  for  the  period  from  14.02.2020  to  13.02.2021  and  by another  agreement,  the  period  was  extended  for  further  two  years from 14.02.2021 to 13.02.2023. (c)  &  (d):  Yes,  Sir.  Prasar  Bharati  gets  news  feeds  from  multiple sources  nationally  and  internationally  which  includes  Asian  News International (ANI), Reuters & AVN. All the content broadcast/telecast on AIR and DD is in accordance with the objectives of Prasar Bharati Act of 1990 and in compliance with the approved guidelines of Prasar Bharati. (e):  The  services  of  Hindusthan  Samachar  have  been  engaged  by Prasar  Bharati  based  on  a  commercial  agreement  as  per  the  rates fixed after following due process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Ban on Registered/Unregistered Organisations
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4518

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2023/ CHAITRA 7, 1945 (SAKA)

BAN ON REGISTERED/UNREGISTERED ORGANISATIONS

4518.      KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether a number of registered/unregistered organizations have been banned by the Government during the last five years; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):     Section 14 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 provides for cancellation of certificate of FCRA  registration of an association for violations of provisions of the said Act. During the last five years i.e. from 2018 to 2022, total 1827 FCRA registration certificates have been cancelled under section 14 of the Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Algorithmic Bias in Artificial Intelligence Use
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4515 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023

## ALGORITHMIC BIAS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE

## 4515.  SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken into account algorithmic bias in the use of Artificial Intelligence for fake news and its potential consequences on the right to the freedom of expression;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government has any policy / mechanism / guidelines regarding algorithmic bias in Artificial Intelligence use; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) The Government has statutory and institutional mechanisms in place to combat fake news, including the following:
- i) A Fact Check Unit has been set up under Press Information Bureau  under  the  Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  in November, 2019 which takes cognizance of fake news relating to the Central Government both suo-motu and by way of queries sent by citizens on its portal or through e-mail and social media. The Unit  responds  to  the  relevant  queries  with  correct  and  updated information.
- ii) For  Print  Media,  Press  Council  of  India  (PCI),  a  statutory autonomous body set up under the Press Council Act, 1978, has framed  'Norms  of  Journalistic  Conduct'  for  adherence  by  the media. These norms inter alia stress upon Accuracy and Fairness, Pre-publications Verification, distinction between Conjecture, speculation, comment and fact avoiding sensational / provocative headings and justification for the matter printed under them, etc. In  case  of  violation  of  Norms,  as  per  section  14  of  the  Act, after holding an inquiry, PCI may warn, admonish or censure the newspaper,  the  news  agency,  the  editor  or  the  journalist  or disapprove the conduct of the editor or the journalists as the case may be. iii) For Television, all TV Channels are required to adhere to the Programme Code under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation)  Act,  1995,  including  that  programmes  should  not contain anything obscene defamatory, deliberate, false and suggestive innuendos and half-truths; iv) For digital news publishers, the Government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 under the IT Act, 2000 on 25 th  February, 2021, which inter alia provides for a Code of Ethics for adherence by digital news publishers. Appropriate  action  is  taken  by  the  Government  and  the  Press Council in case of violation of the Codes etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Sports facilities in Rural and Tribal Areas
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Nayab Singh, Gyaneshwar Patil

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4514 ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023

Sports facilities in Rural and Tribal Areas

†4514

. SHRI NAYAB SINGH: SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to  enhance the  sports  facilities in rural and tribal areas so as to encourage the talented youth of these areas;
- (b) the details of future plans of the Government to identify the talents of school students and to provide them suitable opportunities and training in Madhya Pradesh and Haryana to enable them to participate in international level;
- (c) whether the Government is preparing any plan for any dedicated sports facility in Khandwa and Kurukshetra Parliamentary Constituencies;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  if  not,  whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  establish  integrated sports facilities in Khandwa and Kurukshetra Parliamentary Constituencies?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR }

(a) 'Sports'  being  a  State  subject,  the  responsibility  of  development  of sports  facilities  in  rural  and  tribal  areas  so  as  to  encourage  the  talented youth  of  these  areas  rests  primarily  with  the  respective  State/Union Territory  Governments.  The  Union  Government  supplements  their  efforts. One of the sub-component of the Khelo India Scheme, ' Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games ' ,  is  specifically dedicated to the development of traditional sports in the country. The  indigenous/traditional sports disciplines  of  Mallakhamb,  Kalaripayattu,  Gatka,  Thang-Ta,  Yogasana  and

Silambam  have  been  identified  for  promotion  by  this  Ministry  under  the Khelo India Scheme.

(b)  The  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI)  has  90  Extension  Centres  most  of which are operational in schools across the country. Almost all the athletes under the SAI Sports Promotional Schemes  are school/college-going students who  are encouraged  to participate in the school/university competitions. They are also supported by SAI in their educational expenses as  per  the  norms  of  the  relevant  scheme.  This  Ministry  has  adopted  09 schools and 28 Army Boys Sports Companies under the Khelo India Scheme and  10  schools  are  covered  under  the  National  Sports  Talent  Contest Scheme of SAI.  Further,  under  the  Khelo  India  Scheme,  this  Ministry  has taken a number of initiatives to cater to young talents in the country, such as  conducting  of  Khelo  India  Youth  Games,  identification  and  training  of young talents as Khelo India Athletes, assessment of fitness of school-going children, etc.

(c) to (e) No such proposal is under consideration in this Ministry

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Newly sanctioned FM Centres
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4513

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023)

NEWLY SANCTIONED FM CENTRES

4513. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

Will  the  Minister  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)   the time by which the newly sanctioned Frequency Modulation (FM)  Centres  are  likely  to  be  operational  across  the  country including Karnataka and Kolar district;
- (b)   the reasons  for the delay over an year than the earlier stipulated time;
- (c)   whether  the  sanctioned  FM  Centre  at  Kolar  will  be  useful  to people from Sidlaghatta and Chintamani tehsils of Chikkaballapur district apart from the Kolar district; and
- (d)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND

MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) 154 numbers of All India Radio FM transmitters/centres approved across  the  country  under  Central  Sector  Scheme  'Broadcasting Infrastructure  and  Network  Development  (BIND)'  for  the  period 2021-26 are at various stages of operationalisation. (b)  The  commissioning of new transmitters including 100 Watt FM transmitter at KGF Kolar was impacted due to COVID-19 pandemic situation which caused shortage of labour and disruption in international and domestic supply chain. (c)  &  (d)  Sidlaghatta  and  Chintamani  tehsils  of  Chikkaballapur district do not fall under the coverage area of FM transmitter at KGF Kolar as it has a coverage in radial distance of 10 to 12 kms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4510 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: National Council for Cooperative Training
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4510 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/03/2023

## National Council for Cooperative Training

## 4510.  SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA: SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION ( सहकाįरता मंũी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the  mandates  and  the  performance  of  National  Council  for  Cooperative  Training (NCCT) for the last three years;
- (b) whether the NCCT is responsible for imparting education and training to cooperative personnel; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the achievements made by NCCT?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकाįरता मंũी (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

(a) to (c) : National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT), an autonomous society under the Ministry of Cooperation, has been mandated, inter-alia, to formulate overall policies and plans  relating  to  training,  assess  the  needs  of  training  for  personnel,  design  andorganize training programs, establish and manage training institutes and also conduct research studies in the cooperative sector.

NCCT also conducts collaborative programs with the National Bank for Agriculture and  Rural  Development,  Warehousing  Development  and  Regulatory  Authority,  Securities and  Exchange  Board  of  India,  Directorate  General  Resettlement,  etc.  in  the  cooperative sector.

Since  its  inception  in  1974,  NCCT  has  conducted  a  total  of  52,423  training  and member education programs and trained about 14.9 lakh personnel till 2021-22.

The number of programs conducted and the number of participants trained by NCCT in the last three years and the current year are as under:

|                             | Achievement     | Achievement         |
|-----------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
| Year                        | No. of Programs | No. of Participants |
| 2019-2020                   | 1,783           | 60,881              |
| 2020-2021                   | 1,100           | 40,288              |
| 2021-2022                   | 1,598           | 62,774              |
| 2022-2023 (up to Feb. 2023) | 2,624           | 1,44,879            |

The numbers during 2020-21 and 2021-22 were affected due to the then prevailing Covid-19 pandemic.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4509 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Indo-Israel Agri Cooperation
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Pallab Lochan Das

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4509

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## INDO-ISRAEL AGRI COOPERATION

## 4509.  SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that 75 villages across the country will be selected for Indo-Israel cooperation initiative in the field of agriculture;
- (b) if so, the details of procedure of the selection of the villages, State-wise; and
- (c) the number of the villages selected especially from Assam?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (c): Under  Indo-Israel  Cooperation,  75  villages  across  the  country  have  been selected to transfer the technology to farmers through Village of Excellence (VOE) Programme under which villages are selected in the vicinity of already established Centres of Excellence (COEs).  The  VoE  programme  is  implemented  in  phased  manner  and  in  the  first  phase,  75 villages are selected in the vicinity of 13 COEs in 8 States. The selection of villages is done on the recommendation of State Horticulture Mission based on their requirement, availability of established  Centre  of  Excellence  and  the  villages  having  majority  of  horticulture  crops  but lacking of awareness & knowledge of best cultivation practices.

No village from Assam has been selected under the programme in the first phase.

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