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Lok Sabha Question No. 4450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Facilities for Athletes
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4450 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023

## Facilities for Athletes

†4450. SHRI DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  improve facilities for athletes in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

(a) & (b) 'Sports' being  a  State  subject, the responsibility to promote and develop sports activities including the sports facilities for athletes rests primarily with the respective State Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations.  However,  the  Union Government  supplements  their  efforts  in  this  regard  through  its following schemes implemented throughout the country:

- (i) Khelo India - National Programme for Development of Sports;
- (ii) Assistance to National Sports Federations;
- (iii)  Special  Awards  to  Winners  in  International  sports  events  and their Coaches;
- (iv) National Sports Awards,
- (v) Pension to Meritorious Sports Persons;
- (vi) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons;
- (vii) National Sports Development Fund; and
- (viii)  Running  sports  training  centres  through  Sports  Authority  of India (SAI).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4448 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Cumin Seed Cultivation and Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Devji Mansingram Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4448

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## CUMIN SEED CULTIVATION AND PRODUCTION

## 4448. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a) the  total  area  in  which  Cumin  seed  is  cultivated  in  the  country  including  the acreage thereof particularly in Gujarat and Rajasthan;
- (b) whether the Cumin seed cultivation and production has been adversely affected in  the  country  including  Gujarat  and  Rajasthan  during  the  recent  years  due  to  the unpredictability of Monsoon;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government in view of the damage of crops due to the unseasonal rainfall in several parts of the country including Gujarat and Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि और षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) : Area under Cumin seed cultivation in the country including Gujarat and Rajasthan for the year 2021-22 (3 rd  Advance Estimate) are given below:
- (b) &  (c):  Cumin  seed  cultivation  and  production  has  not  been  adversely  affected  in Gujarat in recent years due to unpredictability of Monsoon. However, in Rajasthan,

| State     |   Area ('000Ha) |
|-----------|-----------------|
| Gujarat   |          322.29 |
| Rajasthan |          609.72 |
| All-India |          934.04 |

about  22%  area  under  cumin  cultivation  has  been  affected  due  to  heavy  rainfall, hailstorm, high-speed wind, frost, cold waves in 2022-23.

- (d)  :  The  State  Government  is  primarily  responsible  for  providing  necessary  relief measures in the wake of natural calamities. For undertaking relief measures, funds areavailable with the State Government in the form of the State Disaster Response Fund(SDRF). Additional financial assistance, over and above SDRF, is considered from theNational Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for natural calamities of a severe nature  and  isapproved  on  the  basis  of  a  Memorandum  received  from  the  State Government,  inaccordance  with  established  procedures.  The  financial  assistance includes agriculture inputsubsidy as one of the components, which is computed for the affected area having crop lossof 33% & above.

Government of Rajasthan has ordered a special Girdawari of Rabi Crops in the revenue  villages  of  affected  districts.  Further,  the  main  cumin  growing  districts  in Rajasthan  (Barmer,  Bikaner,  Jalore,  Sirohi,  Pali,  Jaisalmer,  Jodhpur,  Churu,  and Nagour) have been covered under PMFBY for cumin in current financial year 202223.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Monitoring of Schemes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Dileshwar Kamait

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4443 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023

## MONITORING OF SCHEMES

## t4443. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased t0 state:-

- a) the methodology to select monitoring team for the ongoing schemes of the Ministry; and
2. (b) whether any committee has been set up in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Ministry of Social   Justice and   Empowerment, Government of   India has constituted   Programme   Monitoring Unit for the purpose of field   inspection and  providing feedback to the Ministry on the ways schemes are being implemented   for ensuring efficient implementation and if need be mid-course correction.
- ii. For recruitment of these PMU Coordinators on contractual basis for a period of two years, an advertisement is issued by this Ministry seeking online application from eligible candidates The eligibility criteria for applying for the PMU position are:
- L. Young professionals under the age of 28
- II. Holding a graduate or post-graduate degree in social work from top 400 institutes (200 Colleges & 200 Universities) of country ranked by MHRD under NIRF 2021 ranking:
- iii. The selection process includes an online written examination (Essay writing) of an hour which is conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) through online mode. Subsequently, the answer sheets are evaluated through a panel of experts and eligible candidates are shortlisted for interview. The Interview Board comprises of a panel of officers and 0r experts duly nominated by the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Seafood Processing Industries under PMFME Scheme
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4442

ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## SEAFOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES UNDER PMFME SCHEME

## 4442. SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  funds  received,  allocated,  disbursed  and  utilized  under  Pradhan  Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PM-FME) Scheme during each of the last three years along with the targets achieved particularly for Andaman and Nicobar Islands;
- (b) whether the Government has any plans for the formalisation of cold storage and seafood processing industries under PM-FME Scheme across coastal areas of Andaman and Nicobar Islands; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a).  Since  the  Centrally  Sponsored  'Pradhan  Mantri  Formalisation  of  Micro  Food  Processing Enterprises  (PM-FME)  Scheme' was approved  by the  Government in  May, 2020 and  guidelines issued in June, 2020, no funds were released during Financial Year 2019-20. However, the details of the funds (Centre share) received, allocated, disbursed and utilized under the Scheme during the last two years are as under:

(Rs. in Crores)

| Financial Year   |   Funds allocated / received at RE (Revised Estimates) |   Funds disbursed / utilized |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2020-21          |                                                    400 |                       398.93 |
| 2021-22          |                                                    399 |                       328.7  |
| Total            |                                                    799 |                       727.63 |

Funds (Centre share) of Rs. 3.74 crores has been released to Andaman and Nicobar Islands till date and 11 loans have been sanctioned under credit linked subsidy component of the Scheme against target of 100 loans.

- (b) & (c). Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a centrally sponsored "PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme" for providing financial, technical  and  business  support  for  setting  up  /  upgradation  of  micro  food  processing  enterprises (which also include seafood processing enterprises) in the country including Andaman and Nicobar Islands. However, stand alone cold storages are not supported under the Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: PMGSY in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Margani Bharat, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4440

ANSWERED ON 28/03/2023

## PMGSY IN ANDHRA PRADESH

4440.   SHRI MARGANI BHARAT: SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of rural road construction projects approved, sanctioned and executed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during each of the last three years;
- (b) the details of the funds allocated, released and utilised for the development of roads in tribal areas in the State of Andhra Pradesh; and
- (c) the timeline for the completion of tribal road projects in the State?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)       The details of rural road construction projects sanctioned and completed under the various interventions/verticals of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during the last three years are given below:-

## Road length in Km

| Year    | Road Length approved   | Road Length constructed   |
|---------|------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2019-20 | 27,652                 | 27,304                    |
| 2020-21 | 44,018                 | 36,685                    |
| 2021-22 | 28,110                 | 41,974                    |

(b) & (c)       The release of funds to the State for implementation of PMGSY is done on the basis of  the  proposal  received  from  the  state  and  depends, inter-alia ,  on  works  in  hand,  execution capacity of the State and unspent funds available with the State.  The funds for implementation of the scheme are released by the Ministry to the State as whole. Further release of funds to the Programme Implantation Units (PIUs) at the district level, including tribal district (areas) is done by the respective State Governments depending upon the absorption capacity of the PIU.  The details  of  central  Share  of  funds  released  to  the  States  of  Andhra  Pradesh  and  expenditure incurred including the state share during the last three years are given below:-

Rs. in crore

| Year    |   Central Share of funds released |   Expenditure incurred (including State Share) |
|---------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                            476.27 |                                         338.84 |
| 2020-21 |                             53.2  |                                         396.75 |
| 2021-22 |                             50    |                                         508.86 |

On the requests of the State Governments/UTs, the time-line for completion of PMGSY-I and PMGSY-II was extended upto September, 2022 and that for RCPLWEA upto March, 2023. The implementation period for PMGSY-III is up to March, 2025.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Assistance to Stray Cattle under SDRF
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA ADMITTED QUESTION NO. 4437 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## ASSISTANCE TO STRAY CATTLE UNDER SDRF

## 4437.SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state?

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  provisions  under  State  Disaster  Response  Fund (SDRF) criteria to provide assistance to landless farmers in respect of their cattle;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which such provisions are likely to be cleared and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it is a fact that at present there is no provision to provide any assistance in respect of stray cattle under the SDRF criteria and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to provide any assistance in respect of stray cattle in rural areas under SDRF criteria as adequate resources are not available with the rural local bodies; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the time by which such assistance is likely to be provided and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e): No Sir. Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India does not propose to make provisions under SDRF criteria to provide assistance to landless farmers in respect to their cattle including assistance to rural local bodies in respect of stray cattle as it is not under the purview of  the  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying.  However,  as  gathered  from  Ministry  of  Home Affairs, the primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the State Governments concerned. The concerned State Government undertakes relief measures in the wake of natural disasters from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) already placed at their disposal in accordance with Government of India's  approved  items  and  norms.  Additional  financial  assistance  in  the  form  of  relief  (and  not compensation)  is  provided  from  the  National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF)  as  per  the  established procedure. Further, as communicated by MHA, assistance for the loss of milch animals, draught animals or animals used for haulage due to natural disaster is provided from NDRF as one of the components of the  entire  scheme.  The  Assistance  is  provided  as  per  the  recommendation  of  Inter-Ministerial  Central Team's  (IMCT)  report,  recommendation  of  the  Sub-Committee  of  the  National  Executive  Committee (SC-NEC) and subsequently approval of High Level Committee (HLC).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4435 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Aadhaar Card Mandatory under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4435

ANSWERED ON 28/03/2023

## AADHAAR CARD MANDATORY UNDER MGNREGS

## 4435.   SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Aadhaar Card has been made mandatory to take benefit under the MGNREGS, if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Ministry is aware of the verdict of the Supreme Court holding that Aadhaar Card is not mandatory for welfare schemes; and
- (c) if  so,  the  reasons  for  taking  policy  decision  in  contravention  of  the  directions  of  the Supreme Court?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):       After final Judgment of Hon'ble Supreme Court in the Writ Petition (Civil) No.494, wherein the Hon'ble Court has further  clarified  the  interpretation  of  Section  7  of  the  Original Aadhaar  Act,  the  matter  was  taken  up  with  the  UIDAI  to  clarify  as  to  whether  Aadhaar  is required  to  avail  the  wage  employment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  which  has  mandate  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005. UIDAI clarified that the benefit provided under the Mahatma Gandhi NREG Act, 2005 (in the nature of wage and employment) can be validly brought under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act, 2016. Government of India issued a Notification dated 3 rd January, 2017 vide which Aadhaar was made mandatory for all beneficiaries under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS.

Aadhaar Based Payment system (ABPS) has therefore been made mandatory w.e.f. 1 st Feb, 2023. However,  as  per  the  request  made  by  several  State  Governments,  it  has  been  decided  by  the Ministry that till 31 st March, 2023, the wage payment of the beneficiaries may be made either using ABPS or through the existing system of Account-based payment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Quality Assurance in Production of EVs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, Adala Prabhakara Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4431 ANSWERED ON 28.03.2023

## QUALITY ASSURANCE IN PRODUCTION OF EV s

## 4431. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI: SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  mechanism  used  for  quality  assurance  in  the  production  of  Electric Vehicles (EVs);
- (b) whether this mechanism is in-line with international standards;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  revise  this  mechanism  in  light  of  the  recent incidents of EVs catching fire; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (e): Sir,  as  per  the  information  received  from  the  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and Highways  (MoRTH),  the  prototypes  /  components  of  electric  vehicles  are  tested  by  the  test agencies  notified  under  Rule  126  of  Central  Motor  Vehicles  Rules,  1989,  for  compliance  to standards notified by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.

Further,  MoRTH  had  constituted  a  team  of  independent  experts  from  DRDO,  Indian Institute of Science (IISC) Bengaluru, and Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL) Visakhapatnam, IIT Chennai to revise the safety Standards for the battery and its components, BMS and related systems in electric vehicles.

Based  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Committee,  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and Highways  vide  S.O.  4567(E)  dated  28th  September,  2022  has  brought  amendment  to  the Automotive  Industry  Standards,  AIS:156  [Specific  requirements  for  L  (a  motor  vehicle  less than four wheels and quadricycle) category electric power train vehicles] and AIS:038 (Rev 2)

[Specific  Requirements  for  M  Category,  (a  motor  vehicle  with  at  least  four  wheels  used  for carrying  passenger) N Category (a motor vehicle with at least four wheels used for carrying goods)  Electric  Power  Train  Vehicles]  to  prescribe  Technical  Requirements  for  Traction Battery of L, M and N Category of Electric Power Train Vehicles.  The said Amendments are applicable from 1 st December, 2022 and some clauses of these AIS standards will be effective from 31 st March, 2023.

MoRTH vide G.S.R. 888(E) dated 19 th  December 2022 has amended sub rule 4 of Rule 124 of  CMVR (Central Motor Vehicles Rules), 1989  whereby the procedure for type approval and  establishing  conformity  of  production  for  components  related  to  Traction  Battery  for Electric  Power train Vehicles has been prescribed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Fodder Research and Development
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4426 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  MARCH, 2023

## FODDER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

## 4426.   SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  proposes to strengthen partnership in fodder research  & development as well as in fodder trade;
- (b) if so, the details of the steps that are proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard, and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that the supply of feed and fodder has always falls short of the aggregate demand in the country; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  remedial  measures  that  are  likely  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  this major issue?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) and (b).Yes Sir. Union Government is implementing National Livestock Mission with a Sub Mission on Innovation and Extension which aims to incentivize the Institutes, Universities, Organizations  carrying  out  research  and  development  related  to  livestock  sector  including feed and fodder. Under this sub-mission, assistance is  provided to the Central Agencies, ICAR Institutes and University farms for applied research required for the development of the sector
- (c) and (d).Yes Sir. The State Governments/Union Territories are primarily responsible for the assessment of feed and fodder in their respective States/UTs and its arrangement. The Union Government supplements the efforts taken by the State Governments/UTs under its various schemes.The Union Government is implementing following schemes/programmes for the feed and fodder sector
- i. Centrally Sponsored Scheme National Livestock Mission with a Sub Mission on Feed and Fodder Development.
- ii. Central Sector Scheme Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund. Further,  Indian  Grassland  and  Fodder  Research  Institute  (ICAR-IGFRI  Jhansi)  has  also prepared Fodder Development Plan for 25 States to enhance the feed and fodder availability in the respective States based on their cropping pattern and livestock species. States have been
- instructed to implement these fodder development plans in their respective areas.

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