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Lok Sabha Question No. 4431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Offensive Posts Online
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4431

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## OFFENSIVE POSTS ONLINE

## 4431. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  people  have  been  booked  for  posting offensive posts online under the repealed section 66A of Information Technology(IT) Act 2000;
- (b) if so, the details of the persons that have been booked and convicted so far after repeal of section 66A of IT Act, State-wise;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  persons  that  have  been  booked  and  convicted  under  aforesaid  law  in  the State of Odisha; and
- (d) whether the Government provides compensation to aforesaid persons for using repealed law against them for their so-called offensive post online and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to  (d):  The  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  through  its  order  dated  24 th March,  2015  has  struck down section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 making it null and void. This Ministry has approached the Chief Secretaries/ Administrators and Director General of Police of all States/UTs to ensure awareness of the said court judgment. Ministry of Home Affairs has also separately approached them on the same lines.

'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.  States/UTs  are  primarily  responsible  for  the  prevention,  detection,  investigation  and prosecution of crimes through their Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). It is expected that the LEAs withdraw any case filed under this section and not book any fresh case after the above stated Supreme Court order.

This Ministry does not  deal with booking/conviction of cyber crimes or compensation for the same and has  no specific details of the persons who have been booked and convicted so far after repeal of section 66A of IT Act, 2000.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Replacement of Coaches
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Suresh Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4430 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## REPLACEMENT OF COACHES

## 4430.   SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  is  planning  to  replace  the  coaches  of  KalkaShimla heritage train and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)    whether  it  is  likely  to  increase  the  speed  of  the  train  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (c) the likely impact on the cost of the journey as a result thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  Manufacture  of  30  Narrow  Gauge  (NG)  Vistadome  coaches  has  been taken up for Kalka-Shimla Railway with upgraded state-of-the-art passenger interface  areas  through  modifications  in  the  super  structures  without modifying  the  essential  subsystems  like  bogies,  brakes,  couplers  etc.    In addition to this, manufacture of NG Diesel Hydraulic Multiple Unit (DHMU) 3-car formation for Kalka-Shimla section has also been taken up. Replacement of rolling stock on railways is a continuous process.
- (b)    Operational speed may go up to 30 km/h with the new Rolling stock.
- (c)    As  per  extant  instructions,  Divisional  Railway  Managers  (DRMs)  are empowered to decide the fares of train services available over Hill Railway under their jurisdiction.  The fare of new coaches is decided on the basis of amenities and facilities provided in the coaches as and when such coaches are placed in service.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Loco pilot Training Centre at Hardoi or Sitapur
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4428 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## LOCO PILOT TRAINING CENTRE AT HARDOI OR SITAPUR

†4428.  SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  take  necessary steps to establish the latest Advanced Loco Pilot Training Center, Advanced Rail Path Training Center or Multi Departmental Training Center at Hardoi or Sitapur in the State of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) Does not arise.

(c) There  is  a  Zonal  Railway  Training  Institute  functioning  at Chandausi under the same Moradabad Division of Northern Railway which caters to Initial, Promotional & Refresher Training related to Operating, Mechanical and Commercial Department, including training of Assistant Loco Pilots / Loco Pilots. There is an Engineering  Training  Center  at  Haridwar  where  Railway  Track Training is imparted.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Coal Supply to Fertilizer Companies
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4425

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## Coal Supply to Fertilizer Companies

## 4425. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R:

## Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the coal is being needed and used in a fertiliser production;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  this  coal  raw  material  was  supplied  by  the  private  coal companies in the past;
- (c)  whether the prices of coal raw material is being increased often due to Foreign Direct Investment and privatisation of coal minings; and
- (d)  the  action  taken  to  contain  the  prices  of  coal  supplied  to  fertiliser companies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a) & (b): Urea manufacturing units use natural gas as feedstock and fuel. However,  some  urea  manufacturing  units  are  also  consuming  coal  partly along  with  natural  gas.  Domestic  coal  is  being  supplied  by  Public  Sector Units of Coal India Limited (CIL) and Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL).
- (c)  &  (d): Notified  prices  of  Non-Coking  coal  for  regulated  sector,  which includes fertilizers also, have not been increased by Coal India Limited since 09.01.2018 except for an increase of Rs. 10 per tonne on 01.12.2020.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Land Acquisition for Railway Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4423 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## LAND ACQUISITION FOR RAILWAY PROJECT

4423. SHRI RAMALINGAM S. :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether large quantum/area of land had been acquired from the private land  owners  by  the  Railways  for  execution  of  various  railway  line projects across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Railways  has  provided  any  employment  to  people  whose land had been acquired for execution of various railway projects;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4423  BY  SHRI  RAMALINGAM  S.  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 30.03.2022 REGARDING LAND ACQUISITION FOR RAILWAY PROJECT (a)  &  (b):  As  on  01.04.2021,  across  Indian  Railways,  484  Railway projects  (187  New  Line,  46  gauge  Conversion  and  251  Doubling)  of 51,165  Km  length,  costing approx. ` 7.53  lakh  crore  are  in  different stages of planning/sanction/execution, out of which, 10,638 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of approx. ` 2.14 lakh crore has been incurred upto March, 2021. For Railway Infrastructure projects such as construction of New Lines, Gauge  Conversion  and  Multi  tracking  works,  acquisition  of  land including  private  land  is  done  by  the  Railways  through  concerned State  Governments.  The  process  of  land  acquisition  for  Railway projects is continuous and there is no centralized compendium of the details of the quantum/area of land including private land acquired by the  Railways  for  execution  of  various  Railway  projects  across  the country. (c) to (e): Railways have provided appointment to land losers as per Ministry  of  Railways'  extant  instructions  subject  to  availability  of vacancies and fulfilment of eligibility criteria. However,  vide Ministry of  Railways'  letter  dated  11.11.2019,  policy  of  giving  jobs  to  land losers has been withdrawn. Now only Lump sum payment of ` 5 lakhs is to  be  provided  to  affected  families  who  are  primarily  dependent  on acquired land for livelihood i.e. cases where their livelihood is affected by such acquisition or where entire land holding of the affected family have been acquired.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4422 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Use of Explosive in Blasting the Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4422 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## Use of Explosive in Blasting the Mines

## 4422.   SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

## Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether coal mines use explosives for blasting the mines and source them through eight agencies which import material from Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Turkey;
- (b)      if so, the extent to which the Russia-Ukraine conflict has hit the material availability in the country;
- (c)      the alternative arrangements made by Indian coal mines for smooth production; and
- (d)      the extent to which the coal production has been hit due to these reasons?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) to (d) :   Presently, Coal India Limited (CIL) has Regular Running Contracts with 12 domestic private explosive  manufacturers  for  Bulk explosives; with 06  domestic  private explosive manufacturers for Large Dia explosives and with 04 domestic private explosive manufacturers for Permitted explosives. CIL also has a parallel Long Term Running Contract with M/s Indian Oil Corporation  Limited  for  supply  of  Bulk  explosives.  Eight  private  explosive  firms  are  supplying SME Explosives to SCCL. Further, SCCL has two captive explosive manufacturing plants of total capacity of 50,000 tonnes.

There are 4 manufacturers of High Density Ammonium Nitrate (HDAN) in the country and the domestic production of HDAN is not sufficient to meet the requirement for manufacturer of various  kinds  of  explosives  used  for  coal  mining,  non-coal  mining  and  infrastructure  projects. Therefore, explosive manufacturers use mix of domestic and imported AN for manufacturer of explosives. As per the information available in public domain, Russia has banned the export of Ammonium Nitrate (AN). This has affected supply of explosives to the some extent. In order to ensure uninterrupted supply of explosives for smooth production of Coal, Government has taken steps to increase domestic production of Ammonium Nitrate in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4420 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Raising Platform at Edakkad Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4420 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## RAISING PLATFORM AT EDAKKAD RAILWAY STATION

4420. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal for improvement of the platform surface along with raising the platform from  medium  level  to  high  level  at  Edakkad  Railway  Station  within Kannur Lok Sabha Constituency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Railway Board has approved the proposal to raise the platform at Edakkad Railway Station, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the expected timeline for execution of the project?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (d)  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4420 BY SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  30.03.2022 REGARDING RAISING PLATFORM AT EDAKKAD RAILWAY STATION

(a)  to  (d)  At  present,  Railway  stations  are  categorized  as  Non Suburban Grade (NSG)-1 to NSG6, Suburban Grade (SG)-1 to SG3 and Halt Grade(HG)-1 to HG3. Etakkot railway station is a NSG-6 category railway stations having medium level platform.

Considering  the  safety  aspects,  it  has  been  decided  to  provide railway stations with High Level Platforms irrespective of its category of station on Broad Gauge which was not the case earlier, as only erstwhile 'A1', 'A' & 'C' category stations were provided with High  Level  platforms.  However,  priority  are  accorded  to  higher category of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the work of raising the height of platforms.  The work for Etakkot railway station is not sanctioned at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4415 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Boiling Water Reactor
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4415

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## BOILING WATER REACTORS

## 4415.  SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  nuclear  plants  functioning  in  the  country  and  proposed  nuclear plants are having boiling water reactors;
- (b) if so, the number of plants having such type of reactors;
- (c) whether  the  Atomic  Regulatory  Commission  is  having  any  proposal  to  install filters after studying the Japan released radiation into the atmosphere;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether  boiling  water  reactors  without  the  filter  ensure  safety  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR.JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a)&(b)There  are  two  Boiling  Water  Reactors  (BWR),  TAPS  1&2  (2X160  MW)  in operation in the country, at Tarapur in Maharashtra.
- (c)&(d)The presently operating BWR  reactors have, in their original design, ventilation  system  for  normal  operation  and emergency ventilation  system  for emergency conditions. The emergency ventilation system has specially designed filters for handling emergencies.  Following the Fukushima incident in Japan,  the  Atomic  Energy  Regulatory  Board  (AERB)  had  constituted  a committee  to  review  the  safety  of  the  Indian  Nuclear  Power  Plants.  The committee  had  recommended  installation  of  Containment  Filtered  Venting System  (CFVS)  in  BWRs  to  further  enhance  the  existing  level  of  safety.  A Containment  Filtered  Venting  System  (CFVS)  was  accordingly  installed  in TAPS 1&2 and commissioned in March 2018.

- (e) TAPS-1&2 had been  operating  safely  and  reliably  since  the  year  1969  even without  the  CFVS.  The  installation  of  CFVS  was  carried  out  to  enhance  the safety to a higher level. This is in line with our practice of constant review of safety and implementation of improvements/upgrades based on evolving global standards, events and experience feedback to keep the reactors at the state of the art in terms of safety.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: ISRO Assets
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4413

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2022

## ISRO ASSETS

## 4413.  SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether New Space India Limited (NSIL) is leasing out ISRO assets to private companies;
- (b) if  so,  the details of the assets that have been leased out by NSIL till date to private sector companies;
- (c)
- if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  to  ensure  that  India's  sovereignty  is  not compromised by leasing ISRO assets to private companies by NSIL?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

## (a) , (b) & (c)

Till  date,  NewSpace  India  Limited  (NSIL)  has  not  leased  out any  ISRO  assets  to  private  companies.  However,  NSIL  is  in discussions  with  Indian  companies  especially  with  regard  to

'production  of  PSLV  through  Indian  Industry'  wherein  the requirement of utilizing some specific ISRO's assets/facilities is envisaged while they undertake this task.

(d) NSIL, before leasing ISRO's assets to Private Companies would carry out necessary due diligence process through its administrative Department, to ensure India's sovereignty is not compromised.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Digital India Scheme and Aadhaar
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4408

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## DIGITAL INDIA SCHEME AND AADHAAR

## 4408. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received several applications regarding problems of updating the details in Aadhaar and thus incorporating Aadhaar number with other Government documents;
- (b) if so, the details of the action taken therein and the measures being taken to ensure that the Digital India scheme is inclusive and accessible to senior citizens and people with disabilities;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  intends  to  accommodate  the  emerging  Web  3.0  into  the  Digital  India scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR  ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) and (b):Yes,Sir.  UIDAI has created various facilities as mentioned below for updating the details in Aadhaar by the Residents:

- I. UIDAI provides  Aadhaar  enrolment/update  facility  to  the  residents  through  more  than  55,000 Enrolment  Centres  working  throughout  India.    UIDAI  also  runs  79  State  of  the  art  Aadhaar SevaKendras  which  offers  a  comfortable  environment  to  the  residents  and  are  wheel-chair friendly having special provisions to service the elderly or specially-abled.
- II. Residents who have linked their mobile with Aadhaar have option to update their demographic data (Name, Age, Gender and Date of Birth) through online portal i.e. myaadhaar.gov.in
- III. UIDAI  on-boarded  India  Post  Payment  Banks  (IPPB)  as  Registrar  to  facilitate  residents,  for linking their Mobile/Email with their Aadhaar.  These services are offered through the Postmen and on an average more than 30,000 such postmen are working on daily basis.

Also,  Aadhaar  has  an  inclusive  approach  and  its  enrolment/update  processes  are  accessible  to  Senior Citizens and persons with disabilities.

Further, the various measures taken by Government of India to ensure that the Digital India scheme is inclusive and accessible to people with disabilities are- publishing of Guidelines for Indian Government

Websites (GIGW) that includes the guidelines on websites accessibility, publishing of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Accessibility Standard 'IS17802' Part-I is addressing the functional requirement  of  various  disabilities.  Also  regular  accessibility  awareness  programmes  for  capacity building are conducted.

(c) and (d):Government of India is aware of Web 3.0 and opportunities and challenges that it represents. The government is confident that with Digital India, the entrepreneurs will lead the change in innovating in Web 3.0.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Food Wastage Reduction Policy
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## Government of India

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4406

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## FOOD WASTAGE REDUCTION POLICY

## 4406.  SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

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- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey to determine the food wastage in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to develop a food wastage reduction policy in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce  food  wastage  in  government  offices,  canteens, food outlets, etc.; and
- (f) whether the Government has taken measures to incentivize a reduction in food wastage in private spaces and 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)  :  The  United  Nations  Environment  Programme  (UNEP)  has  released  a  Report  titled  'Food Wastage  Index  Report  2021'  in  the  month  of  March,  2021.  As  per  this  report,  household  food  waste estimate in India is 50 Kg/ capita/year which is less than that in many developed countries.

(c) to (f) : To reduce food wastage in government offices, canteens, food outlets, etc,. Government has carried out publicity campaigns through print and electronic media from time to time to sensitize people against food wastage. In addition, States/UTs were advised by the Central Government to include a chapter on prevention of food wastage in the school syllabi in order to inculcate awareness among young students and sensitize them on the subject.

Further,  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  has  launched  a  social  initiative known as 'Sava Food Share Food' to help promote donation of surplus food and reduce food waste by integrating various food distribution agencies and other stakeholders. FSSAI has also notified Food Safety and  Standards  (Recovery  and  Distribution  of  Surplus  Food)  Regulations,  2019  which  specify  the responsibilities of food donors and surplus food distribution organizations so that the donated food remains safe for human consumption.

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