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Lok Sabha Question No. 3041 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Special Package for Textile Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Krishna Pal Singh Yadav

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3041 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## SPECIAL PACKAGE FOR TEXTILE SECTOR

## 3041. DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

(a) whether the Ministry proposes to extend the special package for garments/apparel in home textile segment;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and its share in the special package thereof; and
- (c) the details of the process with regard to distribution of this special package, State/UT-wise?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (c): There is no proposal under consideration to extend the special package for garments/ apparel to home textile segment.

However,  to  boost  exports  and  enhance  competitiveness,  of  the  complete  textiles  sector including home textiles, Government had announced a Special Package for garments and made-ups sectors in 2016. The package offered Rebate of State Levies (RoSL), labour law reforms, additional incentives  under  Amended  Technology  Upgradation  Fund  Scheme  (ATUFS)  and  relaxation  of Section 80JJAA of Income Tax Act.

Government has sanctioned Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Man Made Fibre & Technical Textiles segment for 10683 Crore. Government has also announced setting up of Mega textiles  Park  to  help  Indian  Textiles  Industry  in  achieving  scale  and  efficiency  to  become  more competitive.  Government  has  also  launched  National  Technical  Textiles  Mission  (NTTM)  with support of Rs 1480 Crore for research in sunrise segment of Textiles Industry.

Further, the Government decided to rebate taxes/ levies by introducing Rebate of State and Central  Taxes  and  Levies  (RoSCTL)  w.e.f.  07 th March,  2019  for  garments  and  made-ups  (home textiles) replacing erstwhile RoSL. The Union Cabinet has given its approval on 14 th July,  2021 for continuation of RoSCTL with the same rate as notified by Ministry of Textiles vide Notification dated  8 th March,  2019  on  exports  of  Apparel/Garments  (Chapters-61  &  62)  and  Made-ups (Chapter-63)  in  exclusion  from  RoDTEP  scheme  for  these  chapters.  The  RoSCTL  scheme  will continue till 31 st March, 2024. The other textiles products (excluding Chapter 61, 62 and 63) which are  not  covered  under  the  RoSCTL shall  be  eligible  to  avail  the  benefits,  if  any,  under  RoDTEP along  with  other  products.  All  exporters  exporting  the  products  under  Chapter  61,  62  &  63  are eligible for benefits under RoSCTL, no matter from which States/UTs they belong to.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3040 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Laboratories for Testing Corona Vaccines
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3040 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  AUGUST, 2021

## LABORATORIES FOR TESTING CORONA VACCINES

## 3040. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

- Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: (a)  the  number  of  laboratories  in  which  COVID-19  vaccine  is  being  tested  throughout  the country; (b) whether the Government has developed or proposes to develop testing facilities in more laboratories to speed up the COVID-19 vaccination programme in the country; (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and (d) the time by which it is likely to be started including the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d): COVID-19 vaccines are being tested at Central Drugs Laboratory (CDL), Kasauli. Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  (MoHFW)  has  also  notified  National  Institute  of Biologicals (NIB), Noida an autonomous institute of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS), Pune an autonomous institute of Department of Biotechnology as additional Central Drugs Laboratory for testing and release of COVID-19 vaccines vide S.O 4206(E) dated 24.11.2020 and S.O 2609 (E) dated 28.06.2021 respectively.

National  Institute  of  Animal  Biotechnology  (NIAB),  Hyderabad  an  autonomous institute of Department of Biotechnology has been identified for upgradation as Central Drug Laboratory (CDL) for Covid vaccine testing.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3037 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Projects Commissioned on COVID-19 Prediction
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Mala Roy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. No 3037 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  AUGUST 2021

## PROJECTS COMMISSIONED ON COVID-19 PREDICTION

## 3037 SHRIMATI MALA ROY

Will the Minister of Health and Family Welfare be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of modelling studies/projects commissioned by the Government so far on COVID-19 prediction; and
- (b) the success achieved by the projects in accurately making the predictions?

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

(a) and (b)

Science  and  Engineering  Research  Board  (SERB),  a  statutory  body  under  the  Department  of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India has approved funding for projects under MATRICS scheme for studying mathematical modelling and computational aspects to tackle the COVID 19 pandemic.

Union Ministry of Health is also keeping constant track of national and international COVID-19 projection trends made by various institutions, universities, and independent groups through their modeling studies to aid public health actions at the field level.

COVID-19 is a relatively new infectious viral disease being faced by all countries in the world for which evidence is still evolving. Like any infectious disease the COVID-19 cases at the field level are influenced by a number of factors like efficacy of containment efforts in the field, ruralurban divide, immunity after natural infections and immunization, impact of variant mutants, risk of re-infections etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Sustainable Development Goals for Ocean Resources
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Narendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3034 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 06 T11 AUGUST, 2021

## SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS FOR OCEAN RESOURCES

## 3034. SHRI. NARENDRA KUMAR:

## Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set sustainable development goals for the sustainable use and conservation of ocean resources;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the quantum of funds allocated for the purpose during the last three years, State/UT wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. .HTENDRA SINGH)

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR), an attached office of MoES, provides scientific data for the Sustainable Development Goal-14 .· Life Below Water" targets 14.1 and 14.3. NCCR monitors 50 locations (coastal sites) covering the all the coastal states and Union Territories for parameters such as nutrients, dissolved oxygen, and pH. Coastal Water Quality Index (CWQI) has been developed based on these and shared with Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI), for implementation of Sustainable Development Goals-National Indicator Framework (SDG-NIF).
- (c) The budget allocated by MoES to NCCR for carrying out the research activities during last 03 years is given below.

| Year    |   Amount (Rs 111 crores) |
|---------|--------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                     3.4  |
| 2019-20 |                     6.42 |
| 2020-21 |                     4.33 |
| Total   |                    14.15 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Free Treatment of Poor in Private Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, Sunita Duggal, Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3031 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 AUGUST 2021

## FREE TREATMENT OF POOR IN PRIVATE HOSPITALS

## 3031 SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL:

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

- a)  whether there is provision of 25 percent reservation for free treatment of the poor in OPDs of private hospitals as per the existing norms;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) the details of the system framed by the Government to ensure or verify the implementation of the above provision by the private hospitals;
- d)  whether  there  is  any  provision  for  cancellation  of  license  of  private  hospitals  in  case  of violation of the provisions or norms prescribed by the Government; and
5. (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  punitive  action  taken  against  the  erring  hospital, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- a) to e) Health is a State subject. It is for the State/Union Territory (UT) Government to make and enforce such norms that provide for reservation for free treatment of the poor in Out Patient Departments (OPDs) of private hospitals.

Further,  the  Clinical  Establishments  (Registration  and  Regulation)  Act,  2010  (CE  Act,  2010), provides  for  registration  of  hospitals  located  in  the  States/  UTs,  wherever  the  said  Act  is applicable.  For  purposes  of  registration,  the  hospitals  are  required  to  comply  with  minimum standards of facilities and services, as approved  by the National Council for Clinical Establishments (NCCE). These minimum standards also include the need to comply with legal requirements  of  local/State  health  authorities.    The  CE  Act,  2010  provides  for  cancellation  of registration of hospitals, if the conditions of the registration are not complied with.

The  Clinical  Establishments  Act,  2010  as  on  date  is  applicable  in  11  States  namely  Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Assam and Haryana and all UTs except Delhi and Ladakh.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Upgradation/modernization of Medical Colleges in Karnataka
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sanganna Amarappa Karadi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3027 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  August 2021

## UPGRADATION/ MODERNIZATION OF MEDICAL COLLEGES IN KARNATAKA

## 3027:  SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA

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

- (a) whether the Government has received a number of proposals from State Government of Karnataka  for  setting    up  of  trauma  care  centres  and  up  gradation/  modernization  of medical colleges;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the progress made on such proposals by the Government along with the funds released for the purpose during the said period , proposal- wise ; and
- (d) the number of said proposals pending for approval with the Government along with the necessary steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (c)  :  During  11 th Five  Year  Plan  (2007-2012)  under  'National  Programme  for Prevention and Management of Trauma and Burn Injuries' proposals were received from State Government of Karnataka and eight hospitals/medical colleges were approved for setting up of trauma care facilities. All the eight trauma care facilities are reported to be functional  by  State  Government.  Details  of  fund  released  facilities  wise  attached  at Annexure-I.
- (d) In view of above reply, does not arise.

Details of financial assistance given to eight Trauma Care Facilities approved under 'National Programme for Prevention and Management of Trauma and Burn Injuries':

( Rs in crores)

|   S. No. | Name of the Trauma Care Facilities                      |   Funds released |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|        1 | District Hospital, Tumkur                               |           2.6474 |
|        2 | Taluq Hospital, Sira                                    |           1.8114 |
|        3 | Civil Hospital, Chitradurga                             |           6.1237 |
|        4 | Civil Hospital, Devangiri                               |           2.6474 |
|        5 | Karnataka Institute of Medical Science, Hubli, Dharward |           4.8717 |
|        6 | District Hospital, Haveri                               |           3.0036 |
|        7 | District Hospital, Belgaum                              |           1.2415 |
|        8 | District Hospital, Chickbalapur                         |           2.6045 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Development of Textile Units in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Vijay Baghel, Sunil Kumar Soni

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3025 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF TEXTILE UNITS IN CHHATTISGARH

## 3025.  SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) the amount of funds allocated by the Ministry for development of textile units in Chhattisgarh during the last three years;
- (b) the number of beneficiary textile units operating at present and the number of units shut down;
- (c) the reasons for closure of these units;
- (d) whether the Government has made any assessment in this regard, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the plan formulated by the Government for revival of these units in Chhattisgarh?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) to (e): Funds are allocated  Scheme-wise on pan-India basis.  Funds  under various  schemes  of Ministry of Textiles is not allocated state-wise. Further, textile sector is largely an unorganized sector which  is  also  scattered  in  rural  areas  of  the  country.  Hence,  no  specific  data  of  textile  units  in Chhattisgarh is available.

The  role  of  the  government  is  to create  a  conducive  environment  and  provide  enabling conditions for textile manufacturing in the country through its various textile schemes viz. Scheme for Integrated  Textile  Park,  Integrated  Processing  Development  Scheme,  Group  Workshed  Scheme, Common Facility Centre and Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (A-TUFS), Schemes for  the  development  of  the  PowerloomSector(Power-Tex),  National  Technical  Textiles  Mission, SAMARTH- The Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector (SCBTS), Comprehensive Handloom Cluster Development Scheme (CHCDS), Silk Samagra, Rebate of State and Centre Taxes and Levies (ROSCTL)  etc.  The  Government  is  supporting  the  Special  Purpose  Vehicle  (SPVs)  formed  by  the Textile entrepreneurs and individual textile units for development of common infrastructure, common facilities, Group Worksheds and Installation of Technologically upgraded machineries in the form of subsidies under these schemes.

The above schemes are aimed at promotion/upgradation of textile industries/units all over the country including State of Chhattisgarh.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3023 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Regional Office of DC Handicrafts
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3023 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## REGIONAL OFFICE OF DC HANDICRAFTS

## 3023. SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether there is any proposal to open a Regional Office  of  Development Commissioner  (Handicrafts)  at  Bhubaneswar  and  an  Office  of  Assistant  Director  at Koraput, Odisha considering the Handicrafts potential of the State; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a) & (b): The  Office  of  Development  Commissioner  (Handicrafts)  has  two  existing offices  in  the  State  of  Odisha  i.e.  Handicrafts  Service  Centre  at  Bhubaneswar  and Sambalpur  under  Eastern  Regional  Office  located  at  Kolkata  to  cater  to  the  needs  of handicrafts artisans including Koraput district. There is no proposal at present to open any new offices in Odisha.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Deadlines on Emission Levels
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Manne Srinivas Reddy, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3022 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## Deadlines on Emission Levels

3022.   SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY: SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY: SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is committed to any deadlines on emission levels or climate change goals, and had always been responsible in protecting the climate;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether India has remained committed to sustainable development and also reiterated support  for  a  joint  US-India  effort  called  the  'India-US  climate  and  clean  energy Agenda 2030 partnership' to help mobilize investments, demonstrate clean technologies and enable green collaborations, thus creating a corpus that would assist other  developing  countries  in  protecting  the  climate  by  adapting  clean  technology; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and progress made along with the future action plan finalized so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)& (b) India is a Party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), its Kyoto Protocol, and the Paris Agreement. Under the Paris Agreement, India has submitted its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) outlining eight targets for 20212030, including (i) to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 33 to 35 per cent by 2030 from 2005 level, (ii) to achieve about 40 per cent cumulative electric power installed capacity from non-fossil fuel-based energy resources by 2030 with help of the transfer of technology and low-cost international finance, (iii) to create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tonnes of CO2equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030.The other targets pertain to sustainable lifestyles; climate friendly growth path; and climate change adaptation. These goals have to be achieved between 2021 and 2030.

(c) & (d) India and the United States have launched a new high-level, 'US-India Climate and Clean  Energy  Agenda  2030  Partnership,'  at  the  Leaders'  Summit  on  Climate  on 22  April 2021. Through the Partnership, India and the United States are firmly committed to working together in achieving their ambitious climate and clean energy targets and to strengthening bilateral collaboration across climate and  clean energy, taking into account national circumstances and sustainable development priorities.The Partnership has two main tracks: the  Strategic  Clean  Energy  Partnership  (SCEP)  and  the  Climate  Action  and  Finance Mobilization Dialogue (CAFMD).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-06
Subject: Cultivation of GM Wheat and Rice
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3020

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2021

## Cultivation of GM Wheat and Rice

3020. SHRI RITESH PANDEY: Will the Minister of SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: (a)   whether  his  Ministry  is  in  favour  of  approving  commercial  cultivation  of  Genetically Modified (GM) wheat and rice; (b)   if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (c)   whether  the  Ministry  has  adequate  information  and  data  regarding  safety  tests  of  GM wheat and rice; and (d)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY & EARTH SCIENCES

## (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) & (b) Government has been supporting application of biotechnology tools in the area of Agriculture and allied sectors. The research and development activities are supported for  the  genetic  improvement  of  traits  of  interest  in  wheat  and  rice  using  different technologies.

The  commercial  cultivation  of  GM  crops  requires  clearance  from  Review Committee  on  Genetic  Manipulation  (RCGM)  and  Genetic  Engineering  Appraisal Committee (GEAC), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change as per Rules for the manufacture, use, import, export & storage of hazardous microorganisms, GE organisms or cells, 1989 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

(c)  &  (d) The  regulatory  assessment  of  the  Genetically  Modified  (GM)  crops  for commercial cultivation is considered on a case by case basis and involves examination of the data generated in the confined field trials, food & feed safety studies etc.  Following guidance documents on requirement of data generation have been developed:

- i. Guidelines  for  the  Safety  Assessment  of  Foods  Derived  from  Genetically Engineered Plants, 2008
- ii. Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Confined Field Trials of Regulated, Genetically Engineered (GE) Plants, 2008
- iii. Guidelines for the Environmental Risk Assessment of Genetically Engineered Plants (2016)

For each case which is considered by the committee, data is generated and examined based on above guidelines.

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