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Lok Sabha Question No. 1139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Family Welfare Committees
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Mahendra Singh Solanky, C. R. Patil, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1139 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 22 nd  JULY, 2022

## Family Welfare Committees

## 1139.  SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has constituted Family Welfare Committees (FWCs) in every district  to  monitor  the  cases  registered  under  Section  -  498A  under  the  guidance  of District Legal Services Authority (DLSA);
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise along with district-wise details of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan;
- (c) whether the Government maintains data for cases referred to FWCs, if so, the details of these cases in which  amicable  settlement  is reached  between  the  parties or the investigation  report  leads  to  successful  conviction  under  Section-498A  of  the  Indian Penal Code (IPC);
- (d) whether the Government has quantifiable data to support the view that the constitution of FWCs in every district has reduced the misdeeds attracted through false implication in cases dealing with Section-498A IPC; and
- (e) if so, the details including the positive outcomes thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) to (e)  Yes, Sir. In compliance of order dated 27.07.2017 in case of Rajesh Sharma & Ors. Vs. State of UP and Anr. in Criminal Appeal no. 1265 of 2017 of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, the Family Welfare Committees (FWCs) were constituted by the District Legal Services  Authorities(DLSAs)  under  the  aegis  of  National  Legal  Services  Authority (NALSA).

Thereafter, a three judges bench of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Social Action Forum for Manav Adhikar and Another Vs. Union of India, Ministry of Law and Justice and Others in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 73 of 2015, with Criminal Appeal No. 1265/2017 and Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 156 of 2017 vide order dated 14.09.2018 modified  and  withdrew  the  directions  issued  vide  earlier  order  dated  27.07.2017.

Therefore, the Family Welfare Committees are no longer functional in the DLSAs. As directions  were  withdrawn  by  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  of  India  and  the Family Welfare Committees have not worked since then, there is no data available with

DLSAs on the number of cases received and settled amicably by the FWCs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Medical College in Leh-Ladakh
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1138 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  JULY, 2022

## MEDICAL COLLEGE IN LEH-LADAKH

## 1138. SHRI JAMYANG TSERING NAMGYAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  a  medical  college  in  Leh-Ladakh,  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reason therefor;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  initiated  the  construction  of  the  sanctioned  Medical Collage in Leh, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for the delay;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to run academic classes of the sanctioned Medical College in the existing District SNM Hospital in Leh or any other existing building until the  construction  of  full  infrastructure,  if  so,  the  detail  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether the Government has any targeted timeline for completion of the construction work of medical college and initiation of classes therein, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (d) The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely, 'Establishment of new  medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals'. Under Phase-III of the above Scheme, one medical college has been approved at Leh, Ladakh at a cost of Rs.325 crore to be shared between Centre and UT Administration of Ladakh in  the  ratio  of  90:10.  Out  of  Central  Share  of  Rs.292.50  crore,  Rs.127  crore  has  already  been released  to  the  UT  Administration  under  this  Scheme.  As  per  Scheme  guidelines,  the  UT Administration is the implementing agency and the planning, execution and commissioning of the project is to be done by the UT Administration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Registration in Medical Council
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2022

## REGISTRATION IN MEDICAL COUNCIL

## 1136 SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to stop the practice of qualified medical practitioners with due registration in Medical Council, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has given authority to National Medical Commission to pass rules to stop the practice of doctors duly qualified in Ayurveda, Homoeo etc. and obtained registration from respective Medical Council, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it comes to the notice of the Government that the Medical Commission has issued draft  regulation  restraining  the  practice  of  Doctors  duly  qualified  in  Ayurveda,  Homoeo  etc. without consulting the AYUSH;
- (d) if so, the action taken to stop further procedure on draft notification;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to give authority to the National Medical Commission to control and regulate AYUSH; and
- (f) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) As informed by National Medical Commission, there is no proposal to stop the practice of Registered  Medical  Practitioners  (RMPs)  of  Modern  Medicine.  The  Ethics  and  Medical Registration  Board  (EMRB)  of  the  National  Medical  Commission  (NMC)  is  mandated  to maintain National Register of all licensed medical Practitioners in modern medicine. NMC Act, 2019 allows for every State Medical Council to maintain and regularly update the State Register in the specified electronic format.
- (b) to (f): There is no provision under NMC Act 2019 to regulate practice of doctors qualified in Ayurveda, Homoeo etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Fertilizer Factories in Rajasthan
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1130 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 22.07.2022

## Fertilizer Factories in Rajasthan

1130: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of fertilizer factories and quantum of fertilizer production in Rajasthan at present;
- (b) whether the Government is considering to set up new fertilizer factories in Rajasthan; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, location-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTHKHUBA)

(a): There are 4 major fertilizer factories 0f Urea in Rajasthan namely Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd   atGadepan-I,GadepanGadepan-III andShriram Fertilizers & Chemicals at Kota and the quantum ofUrea production in Rajasthan during 2021-22and 2022-23 ( up to June 2022) are as under:

| Quantum of Urea Production in Rajasthan during2021-22 and 2022-23 up to June 2022) Figures in LMT)   | Quantum of Urea Production in Rajasthan during2021-22 and 2022-23 up to June 2022) Figures in LMT)   | Quantum of Urea Production in Rajasthan during2021-22 and 2022-23 up to June 2022) Figures in LMT)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                                 | 2021-22                                                                                              | 2022-23 (up to June 2022)                                                                            |
| Urea Production                                                                                      | 37.05                                                                                                | 8.70                                                                                                 |

(b) to (c): No Sir: Government of India has no such proposal to set 4p newUrea planter Rajasthan: of Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL) and Hindustan Fertilizer Corporation Limited (HFCL) namely\_Talcher Ramagundam; Gorakhpur and Sindrnplants of FCIL and Barauni   plant of HFCL by formation of Joint Venture Companies of nominated PSUs for setting up new Urea Ammonia plants of 12.7 Lakh metric tonne per annuna capacity each: The fertilizer plants at Ramagundam and Gorakhpurhave aeeady been   commissioned. Further, Cabinet in its meeting held on inter-alia of BVFCL, which has been notified   by Department of Fertilizers vide OM dated 12.06.2015. plants
Lok Sabha Question No. 1128 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Introduction of Menopause Policy
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 1128

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## INTRODUCTION OF MENOPAUSE POLICY

## 1128.  SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry is considering for introducing a menopause policy in public and private sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Ministry is going to roll out such a policy within the next year;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which the said policy is likely to be introduced in near future; and
- (e) the  current  provisions  in  the  Government  and  private  offices  to  increase awareness towards women health related issues like menopause?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (e): Menopause is a normal consequence of the process of ageing in women that generally takes place at the age of 45 to 55 years. Women are usually considered to be menopausal if they have not had a menstrual period for one year without any underlying cause. Some women experience mild problems or none at all but some women have severe symptoms in this period. It is an inevitable phenomenon in women's lives who further spend many years of life in the post menopausal phase.

The National Health Mission (NHM) envisages achievement of universal access to equitable, affordable and quality health care services that are responsive to people's needs, thereby including health issues relating to menopause also in its ambit.

Currently  there  is  no  menopause  policy  for  women  employees  in  Government and private sectors. For a decision on the issue of formulation of menopause policy for women  employees  in  government  and  private  sectors,  besides  consultations  with stakeholders  and experts,  and  careful  consideration  of  all  aspects  of  the  matter,  firm research findings  relating  to  the  subject  area  of  physical  and  mental  stress  faced  by such  women  employees  as  a  result  of  menopause  is  required.   Further,  awareness towards  women  health  related  issues  like  menopause  and  education  campaign  are carried  out  through  numerous schemes programmes of the Government of India and through advertisements / nukkad  natak etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Vacant Seats of NEET PG 2021
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1125 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2022

## VACANT SEATS OF NEET PG 2021

## 1125 SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that there was a total of 1456 vacant seats from NEET-PG 2021;
- (b)  whether the seats had remained vacant even after exhausting all the permissible rounds of counseling and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) Whether these vacant seats had been allocated to private and Government medical colleges;
- (d) if so the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the allocated seats were filled by the said private and Government medical colleges and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a)  to  (e):  Medical  Counseling  Committee  (MCC)  of  Directorate  General  of  Health  Services (DGHS),  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  has  been  entrusted  by  the  Hon'ble  Supreme Court of India to conduct counselling for 50% All India Quota/ 100% Deemed/ 100% Central Universities and 100% PG DNB seats of Post Graduate courses (MD/ MS/ Diploma/ PG DNB) as per the scheme devised by the Hon'ble Court.

According  to  the  order  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court,  the  MCC  of  DGHS  was  directed  to conduct 4 rounds online counseling. MCC conducted 05 rounds of counselling for PG seats for the academic year 2021 including a Special Round of counselling. 1456 seats remained vacant. The vacant seats in respect of Deemed Universities were reverted back to respective universities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Financial support to dependents of COVID casualties
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sangeeta Azad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1123 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## 'FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO DEPENDENTS OF COVID CASUALTIES' †1123. SHRIMATI SANGEETA AZAD

Will the Minister of HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- a) Whether the Government has rolled out any scheme to provide financial support to children who  lost  their  parents  or  guardians  to  COVID-19  and  help  families  who  lost  the  earning member due to the pandemic; and
- b) If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE ( DR BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) and (b): As per the information received from Ministry of Child Development, under the PM CARES for Children, a scheme has been launched to support children who have lost both the Parents  or  legal  Guardian  or  Adoptive  Parents  or  Surviving  Parent  to  COVID-19  pandemic during  the  period  starting  from  11th  March  2020.  The  objective  of  the  Scheme  is  to  ensure comprehensive  care  and  protection  of  Children  in  a  sustained  manner,  and  enable  their  well being  through  health  insurance,  empower  them  through  education  and  equip  them  for  selfsufficient existence with financial support on reaching 23 years of age

A pro-rata amount has been credited in the account of each identified child such that the corpus for  each  child  becomes  Rs.  10  lakhs  at  the  time  of  attaining  18  years  of  age.  Scholarship  of Rs.20,000/- is also provided to all school going children of class 1-12 under the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Direct Benefit Transfer for Fertilizer Subsidy
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1122 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## Direct Benefit Transfer for Fertilizer Subsidy

## 1122: SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) for fertilizer subsidy is provided to farmers, if so, the details thereof; being
- if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has assessed that DBT on fertilizer subsidy is likely to adversely affect the availability and production of fertilizer in the country;
- the number of farmers who have been given DBT as fertilizer subsidy during the last two years;
- (e) whether the Government has received complaints on alleged misuse of DBT from certain quarters , if the details thereof? SO ,

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a) & (d): Under the DBT in fertilizers' system, 100% subsidy on various fertilizer grades is released to the fertilizer companies on actual sales to the beneficiaries through PoS devices installed at each retail shop. Subsidized Fertilizer is sold on no denial basis' . The number of buyers who have bought fertilizers during 2020-21 and 2021-22 is 4.52 Crore and 6.66 Crore respectively:

(b) & (c): No Sir: In fact; under DBT in fertilizers the movement of all Subsidized fertilizers is monitored on real time basis throughout the country with the help of an online web based It enables Department and all stakeholders to assess the production, requirement; availability , movement and sales of Subsidized fertilizers in the country on real time basis and take an informed decision.

- (e): No no such complaints have been received in this Department: Sir ,
Lok Sabha Question No. 1121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Strength of Officers in Defence Forces
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1121

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  July, 2022

## STRENGTH OF OFFICERS IN DEFENCE FORCES

## 1121. SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  sanctioned  strength  of  commissioned  officers  and  other  ranks  of  the  Indian Army, Air Force and Navy;
- (b) whether there is any exercise underway in the Ministry to reduce the sanctioned strength of commissioned officers and other ranks in the Indian Army, Air Force and Navy and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the Ministry plans to fill the total sanctioned strength of commissioned officers and other ranks in the Indian Army, Air Force and Navy?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

- (a) Indian Army:  The total sanctioned strength of commissioned officers and other ranks of the Indian Army is as under:

| S. No.   | Categories       | Sanctioned Strength (Status as on 01.01.2022)   |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| (i)      | Officers         | 56,972                                          |
| (ii)     | Nursing Officers | 4,396                                           |
| (iii)    | JCOs/ OR         | 12,41,768                                       |

Indian Navy:

The  total  strength  of  officers  (excluding  medical  and  dental)  and  sailors  in  Indian Navy as on 31 st May, 2022 is tabulated below:

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

| S. No.   | Category                                |   Sanctioned Strength |
|----------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| (i)      | Officers (excluding medical and dental) |                 11821 |
| (ii)     | Sailors                                 |                 75866 |

## Indian Air Force:

| S. No.   | Category                                |   Sanctioned Strength |
|----------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| (i)      | Officers (excluding medical and dental) |                 12745 |
| (ii)     | Airmen/Non Combatants(E)                |                156362 |

- (b):    Review  of  manpower by the three Defence Services is an ongoing  process, based on changing  organisational  requirements,  as  also  technological  advancements  with  an  aim  to enhance 'Teeth-to-Tail' ratio.
- (c):    Recruitment in the armed forces are undertaken as per the organisational requirement considering  the  facts  like  annual  retirement,  exits  and  Premature  Retirement  etc.    It  is  the endeavor  of  the  Government  to  fill  up  all  vacancies  in  the  armed  forces  in  a  time  bound manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1117 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Restoration of Service Element of Disability pension
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1117

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  July, 2022

## RESTORATION OF SERVICE ELEMENT OF DISABILITY PENSION

1117. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether an order has been issued vide No. 1(9)/ 2006/D(Pen-C) dated 30th August, 2006 regarding restoration of service element of the disability pension of defence personnel;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  service  element  of  the  disability  pension  has  been  granted  to  the  affected officers who approached for its restoration;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a)  &(b):  Yes,  Sir.  Implementation  order  of  MoD  letter  No.  1(9)/2006/D(Pen-C)  dated 30.08.2006  in  respect  of  non-regular  officers  has  been  issued  to  all  Pension  Disbursing Agencies (PDAs) vide Principal Controller of Defence Accounts, PCDA(P) Circular No. 2 bearing No. G-1/M/02/ICOs/XII dated 17.11.2006.

- (c)  to (e): Yes, Sir. Service Element of disability pension has been granted in all cases.

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