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Lok Sabha Question No. 2698 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Agricultural Colleges under CPCRI
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2698

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  August, 2022

## AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES UNDER CPCRI

2698. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  scheme  to  set  up  an  agricultural college as an agriculture based centre under the Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any action has been taken to set up such agricultural colleges in various parts of the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  & (b): At present, there is no proposal to start an Agricultural College under Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI) as an Agricultural Based Centre.
- (c) & (d): Agriculture including Agriculture education being the state subjects, setting up of agricultural colleges comes under the purview of respective State Government. At present there are 63 State Agriculture (SAU) based Universities in different states. Besides,  there  are  three  Central  Agricultural  Universities  in  the  country  and  their names and locations are as below:
- i. Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur.
- ii. Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur, Bihar.
- iii. Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.

Apart from this there are four deemed agricultural universities under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) as below:

- i. ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, P
- ii. usa, New Delhi.
- iii. ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- iv. ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Uttar Pradesh.
- v. ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Gross Unique Viewership of DD Channels
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2697

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2022)

GROSS UNIQUE VIEWERSHIP OF DD CHANNELS

2697. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

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

- (a) whether  it is  a  fact  that  the  Gross  Unique  Viewership  of Doordarshan (DD) Channels has not increased during the last three years and the current year;
- (b)  if  so,  the  reason  therefor  and  the  details  of  the  Gross  Unique Viewership of DD Channels during the last three  years and the current year; and
- (c) the details of the steps taken/being taken by the Government to increase the viewership?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Prasar Bharati has informed that Doordarshan Channels have overall  maintained    almost  same  positions  in  their  genres  vis-a-vis private channels in the last three years as per  Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) ratings.  As per BARC data for the subscribed DD channels, Gross Unique viewership across the Network  for  last three years and the current year (upto week 28), is as under:

| Year   | Gross Unique Viewership (in Millions) for DD Channels (SD only)   |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019   | 760.4                                                             |
| 2020   | 747.0*                                                            |
| 2021   | 684.9*                                                            |
| 2022#  | 633.1                                                             |

* Viewership data for DD News and DD India till 02.10.2020 and then from Dec. 2021 and March 2022.
- # Till second week of July, 2022 (week 28)

Prasar Bharati is the public broadcaster and its primary duty is to carry out public broadcasting services to inform, educate and entertain the public and to ensure a balanced development of broadcasting on radio and television.  Its purpose is not solely commercial but to reach those areas where no private broadcaster would venture.

Doordarshan  is  committed  to  quality  content  and  have  accordingly taken several steps to produce and acquire high quality programmes for  its  network.    DD  has  also  launched  Content  Sourcing  Portal  for submission  of  suo-moto  proposals  under  Direct  Assignment  Process (DAP) by production houses.  Doordarshan Kendras across the country are upgraded with the introduction of latest equipments video walls etc.  for  quality  production.    The  quality  of  program  production,  post production and telecast/broadcast has improved with the modernization/upgradation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Chinese Citizens Residing without Visa
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2696

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 02 ND  AUGUST, 2022/SRAVANA 11, 1944 (SAKA)

CHINESE CITIZENS RESIDING WITHOUT VISA

2696.  SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of Chinese citizens residing in the country without visa or under expired visa; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard during the last three years and current year?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):   The Government maintains the records of such foreigners (including Chinese  nationals)  who  enter  with  valid  travel  documents.    Some  of  such foreigners overstay beyond visa period owing to ignorance or under compelling circumstances like medical emergency or other personal reasons.

In  genuine  cases,  where  overstay  is  unintentional  or  because  of  ignorance  or under  compelling  circumstances,  the  period  of  overstay  is  regularized  after charging  the  penalty  fees  and  visa  is  extended  if  required.    Where  overstay  is found  to  be  intentional  or  unjustifiable,  appropriate  action  is  taken  as  per  the Foreigners Act 1946 including issuance of Leave India Notice to the foreigner and charging penalty/visa fee.   During 2019 to 2021, 81 Chinese nationals were given Leave India Notice, 117 were deported and 726 were placed in adverse list for violating visa conditions and the other illegal acts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Training of Cooperatives Staff
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2695 TO BE ANSWERED ON  2 nd  AUGUST, 2022

Training of Cooperatives Staff

## 2695. SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI

Will the Minister of COOPERATION ( सहकारिता मंत्री) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is conducting any programme for the training of officers of cooperative societies and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs);
- (b) if so, the name of national level cooperative societies which have got its responsibility along with the details of the scheme; and
- (c) if not, whether there is any future plan of the Government for training and promotion of the officers of cooperative societies and FPOs?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

- (a), (b)& (c): Yes sir. Under the Scheme for 'Formation and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organizations  (FPOs)',  Laxmanrao  Inamdar  National  Academy  for  Cooperative  Research  and Development (LINAC), Gurugram, promoted by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) is designated as the Nodal training institution at Central level for FPOs registered under Cooperative  Societies  Act  and  promoted  by  NCDC.    Similarly,  the  Bankers  Institute  of  Rural Development  (BIRD)  Lucknow,  promoted  by  National Bank  for Agriculture and Rural Development  (NABARD) is  designated  as  nodal  training  institution  at  Central  level  for  FPOs promoted  by  NABARD  and  Small  Farmers  Agri-Business  Consortium  (SFAC)  and  other allowed/designated implementing agencies.

Besides the above, training to cooperative societies and FPOs is also imparted by National Council for Cooperative Training (NCCT) through its 5 Regional Institutes of Cooperative Management (RICMs), 14 Institutes of Cooperative Management (ICMs) spread across the country and Vaikunth Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM) Pune. Similarly, National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI) through its National Centre for Cooperative Education (NCCE) and its Cooperative Education Field Projects has also been organizing various skill development programmes for the cooperative societies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Broadcasting Infrastructure Network Development
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2694

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2022)

BROADCASTING INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK DEVELOPMENT

2694. SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  Rs.473  crores  to 'Broadcasting  Infrastructure  Network  Development'  scheme during 2019-20 for modernization of Broadcasting sector; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?;

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) & (b) Yes, Sir. An amount of Rs. 473 crore was allocated under Budget Estimates 2019-20 for the Central Sector Scheme 'Broadcasting  Infrastructure  Network  Development  (BIND)'  which aims  to  modernize  and  strengthen  the  basic  infrastructure  and network of Prasar Bharati.

The details of the allocation are as follows:

(in Rs. crore)

| Sub-head             |   Allocation in BIND Scheme under BE 2019-20 |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Capital              |                                        325.9 |
| Content              |                                        147   |
| Swachhta Action Plan |                                          0.1 |
| Total                |                                        473   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Pingali Venkaiah Doordarshan Centre
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2690 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2022)

## PINGALI VENKAIAH DOORDARSHAN CENTRE

2690. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

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

- (a) whether the Government has proposed to set up Pingali Venkaiah Doordarshan Centre at Vijayawada and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the estimated cost of the project; and
- (c) the time by which it is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) Doordarshan network in Andhra Pradesh includes two Doordarshan Kendras  (DDKs)  located  at   Vijayawada  and  Tirupati.  Doordarshan's 24X7 Regional Channel 'DD Saptagiri' originates from DDK Vijayawada.

Presently there is no approved scheme to set up any new Doordarshan centre at Vijayawada.

(b) & (c) Do not  arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2688 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: PM-KISAN in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Guharam Ajgalley

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2688

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  AUGUST, 2022

## PM-KISAN IN CHHATTISGARH

2688. SHRI GUHA RAM AJGALLEY:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of farmers registered under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKISAN) Yojana in Janjgir district of Chhattisgarh;
- (b) the number of farmers who have not received the last installment of PM-KISAN while they had received 4-5 installments and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  money  has  been  transferred  into  the  account  of  some  other  persons instead of actual beneficiary farmers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  As  on  28/07/2022,  a  total  of  5,13,574  farmers  are  registered  under  PM-KISAN  in Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh.
- (b) to (d) States/UTs identify and verify the beneficiaries under the PM-KISAN Scheme. Beneficiaries are entitled to receive benefits of the Scheme from the 4-monthly period in which they are registered under the Scheme. Benefits are transferred to the beneficiaries through Direct Benefit Transfer mode, on the basis of verified data received from the States/UTs on the PM-KISAN portal. To help the States/UTs for automated validation of the beneficiaries' data, PM-KISAN portal has been integrated with the portals of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for Aadhaar authentication; with Public Finance

Management System (PFMS) for validation of account and Government employees/pensioners data; with Income Tax department for validation of income tax payee  status;  and  with  National  Payment  Corporation  of  India  (NPCI)  for  account validation and Aadhaar based payments.

Eligible farmers are being enrolled and deceased/ineligible beneficiaries are being removed by way of continuous verification and validation of the beneficiary's data. The States/UTs  have  been  provided  with  the  option  to  mark  beneficiaries  as  eligible  to ineligible  and  vice  versa,  after  due  verification.  The  money  is  transferred  after  due verification  of  account  and  Aadhaar  seeded  account  as  per  data  provided  by  the States/UTs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2687 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Medical Facilities in Jails
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2687

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  AUGUST, 2022/ SRAVANA 11, 1944 (SAKA)

MEDICAL FACILITIES IN JAILS

2687. SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAY VASANTH:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  advised  prison  authorities  to  segregate first  time  offenders in  jails  from  repeated offenders in all  the  States and UTs;

(b) if so, the details along with the action taken by the States thereon; and

(c) whether the States and UTs have also been directed to strengthen the medical  facilities  in  the  jail  hospitals  and  dispensaries  and  also  to implement effective jamming solutions with the use advanced technology and if so, the action taken by the States and UTs on the directive of the Union Government, if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a)  to  (c):  Prison  Reforms  and  sharing  of  guidelines  with  the  States  and Union Territories (UTs) for efficient prison administration is a continuous process. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has advised the States and UTs that first time offenders and repeat offenders may be segregated and should be housed in separate wards/prison complex with a view to ensure that   habitual   offenders    are   not   able  to   negatively    influence    the first   time   offenders.   States   and    UTs   have   also   been   advised   to

## L.S.USQ.NO.2687 FOR 02.08.2022

strengthen and improve the medical facilities in the jail hospitals/dispensaries in such a manner that reduces the requirement of referral  of  inmates  outside  the  prison  complex.  They  have  also  been advised to ensure effective jamming solutions in prisons by making use of modern day advances in technology to restrict illegal access/use of mobile phones by inmates.

'Prisons'/'persons detained therein' is a 'State List' subject under Entry 4 of List II of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. Administration and management of prisons and prisoners is the responsibility of State Governments, who are competent to take necessary steps for implementation of the guidance provided to them in the matter of efficient prison administration .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: PMGSY Work in UP
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2686 ANSWERED ON 02/08/2022

## PMGSY WORK IN UP

## 2686.   SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the work of package no. UP33175 [the old work from GMM Road to Nevada Paras  (Mallawan)]  has  been  completed  and  the  renewal  work  and  the  five  yearly maintenance work is being carried out of the package no. UP 16R (Package-Group No.33-16R) through the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the year 2021-22  in  the  districts  under  the  Parliamentary  Constituency  of  Misrikh  of  Uttar Pradesh particularly in the Hardoi district;
- (b) if so, the details therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has received complaints from the public representatives in May 2022 to look into  the  matter  related  to  the  sub  standard  construction  material being used in the construction work of the above said packages by constituting a high level  technical  committee  at  Union  Ministry  level  and  to  ensure  the  departmental action  against  the  engineers  involved  after  through  investigation  along  with  request for stopping the misuse of central revenue with immediate effort;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the action taken or being taken by the Government on this matter?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) The work of package no. UP33175 [GMM Road to Nevada Paras (Mallawan)] was sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-III (PMGSY-III) in 2020-21 and the same  has  been  completed  on  24.04.2022.  The  said  road  is  under  Defect  Liability  Period (DLP) of 5 years.

(c)  to  (e)  No  such  complaint  has  been  received  in  the  Ministry.  However  as  per  the information received from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh, in the meeting of District Monitoring  Committee,  complaint  of  uprooting  of  ballast  on  the  said  road  was  raised  by Hon'ble Member of Parliament. State Government has further informed that the restoration work of the said road has now been completed by the concerned contractor. The road was also inspected by State Quality Monitor and has been found to be satisfactory. The concerned Chief Engineer, PMGSY of the State has also inspected the road and found it to be in order.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Amount Duped by Cooperative Societies
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2685 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST 2022

## AMOUNT DUPED BY COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES

## 2685. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION ( सहकारिता मंत्री ):

be  pleased  to  state  the  details  of  the  amount  duped  by  the  Multi-Purpose  Cooperative Societies in different States of the country along with the names of the cooperative thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

The  Co-operative  societies  with  members  from  one  state  are  registered  under  the provisions of concerned State Cooperative Societies Act and are regulated by the concerned State Registrars of the Cooperative Societies. The details of such societies including multipurpose cooperative societies registered under the State Cooperative Act is maintained by the concerned State Registrar of Cooperative Societies.

Cooperative  societies  including  multipurpose  cooperative  societies  with  members from  more  than  one  state  are  registered  by  the  Central  Registrar  of  Cooperative  Societies under the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002. A total of 1509 multi state co-operative societies are registered under the provisions of Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS)  Act,  2002  and  function  as  autonomous  cooperative  organizations  accountable  to their members. Whenever, complaints are received against any of the multi-State cooperative societies  for  violation  of  MSCS  Act  or  Rules  or  non-  repayment  of  deposits  on  maturity, action is taken by the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies as per MSCS Act, 2002 and Rules.  In  case  of  multi  purpose  multi  state  cooperative  Societies,  winding  up  proceedings have already been initiated against the following:

1. Samruddha  Jeevan Multi State Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society ltd., Pune, Maharashtra
2. S.P. Global Multipurpose Cooperative Society ltd., Pune, Maharashtra
3. Lakshya Multipurpose Cooperative Society ltd., Bathinda, Punjab
4. The Happy Future Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd., Chennai, Tamil Nadu
5. Janlaxmi Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd., Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh *********