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Lok Sabha Question No. 5506 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Railway Hospital in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5506 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## RAILWAY HOSPITAL IN ANDHRA PRADESH

5506. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of railway hospitals in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  more  railway hospitals in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government has taken any steps  to modernise and improve existing railway hospitals in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and 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. 5506 BY SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  05.04.2023  REGARDING  RAILWAY HOSPITAL IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## (a) The details of the number of Railway hospitals in Andhra Pradesh :

|   S. No. | Zone                  | Division      | Name of Railway Hospital         | Name of Railway Hospital      |
|----------|-----------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        1 | South Central Railway | Vijayawada    | Divisional Vijayawada            | Hospital,                     |
|        2 | South Central Railway | Vijayawada    | Sub-Divisional Rayanapadu        | Hospital,                     |
|        3 | South Central Railway | Guntur        | Divisional Hospital, Guntur      | Divisional Hospital, Guntur   |
|        4 | South Central Railway | Guntakal      | Divisional Hospital, Guntakal    | Divisional Hospital, Guntakal |
|        5 | South Central Railway | Guntakal      | Sub-Divisional Tirupathi         | Hospital,                     |
|        6 | East Coast Railway    | Visakhapatnam | Divisional Railway Visakhapatnam | Hospital,                     |

(b) to (e) Establishment/ up-gradation of railway Hospitals is an ongoing process  and  Works  and  Equipments  are  sanctioned  to  improve  the existing infrastructure and add new facilities based on the needs of the Railway beneficiaries, subject to availability of funds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5497 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: LGD Seeds
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5497 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th  APRIL, 2023

## LGD SEEDS

## 5497.   DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY: SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मं त्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide research and development grant to one of the IITs to  encourage indigenous production of Lab Grown Diamonds (LGD) seeds and machines and to reduce import dependency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has proposed to review the custom duty rate on LGD seeds to reduce the cost of production; and
- (d) if so, the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) and (b) Yes Sir.  A research grant of Rs.242.96 crores over 5 years for establishment of India Centre  of  Lab  Grown  Diamonds  at  IIT  Madras  has  been  approved.  The  objective  is  to  promote Research and Development for indigenous manufacturing of LGD raw materials and machinery in order to reduce import dependency.

(c)and (d) Custom duty on Seeds for use in manufacturing of rough lab-grown diamonds has been reduced from 5% to 'NIL' for a period of two years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Funds allotted to Zones
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P. Velusamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5496 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## FUNDS ALLOTTED TO ZONES

5496. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the total number of zones that the Indian Railways are having as on date and the profitability of these zones;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  having  any  policy  or  guidelines  for  allotment  of development funds to Railway Zones as per their performance;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  present status of Southern Railway and the amount of development funds released to them during the past three years and the current year; and
- (e) whether the Government has any proposal to increase the number of zones in future and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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(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.5496 BY SHRI VELUSAMY P. TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2023 REGARDING FUNDS ALLOTTED TO ZONES

(a): There are 17 Railway Zones in the country including Metro Railway, Kolkata. Zonal  Railway-wise  details  of  profitability  are  not  maintained.  All  the  Railway Zones  are  performing  at  optimum  level  to  achieve  Indian  Railways'  primary objective  of  providing  safe,  efficient,  financially  viable,  customer-focused  and environment friendly integrated transportation solutions.

(b) & (c): Allotment of funds for development amongst railway zones is based on various factors including fund availability, projected requirement of railway zones, overall objectives of Indian Railways etc. and not on performance of any individual zone.

(d): Funds for development of infrastructure, acquisition of assets and renewal/replacement  activities  on  Indian  Railways  are  provided  under  Capital segment  of  Demand  No.85.    For  Southern  Railway,  Capital  expenditure  (Capex) during 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23, in Revised Estimates (RE), is given as under:

| Year       |   Outlay (Total Capex) ( ₹ in Cr.) |
|------------|------------------------------------|
| RE 2019-20 |                            6373.79 |
| RE 2020-21 |                            6097.41 |
| RE 2021-22 |                            8952.53 |
| RE 2022-23 |                            9969.64 |

(e): The Government has recently approved setting up of a new Railway Zone viz. South Coast Railway (SCoR) with its headquarter at Visakhapatnam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5495 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Electronic Gadgets
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5495

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.4.2023

## ELECTRONIC GADGETS

## 5495.   SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has framed any guidelines to protect the right to privacy of those whose electronic gadgets are seized by the enforcement agencies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to bar the law enforcement agencies from sharing and revealing information from such seized electronic gadgets?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  The Information Technology Act, 2000 provides for civil and criminal liabilities for  the  act  of  downloading,  copying  or  extracting,  without  the  permission  of  the  owner  or person incharge, any information from a computer. As per the definitions given in the Act, computer includes any electronic data processing device which performs logical, arithmetic and memory functions by manipulations of electronic impulses.

Clause (b) of section 43 of the Act provides that a person who does the aforesaid act shall be liable to pay damages by way of compensation to the affected person. Further, section 66 of the Act provides that any person who dishonestly or fraudulently does such an act shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine which may extend to five lakh rupees or with both.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5494 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Shortage of Semiconductor Chips
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Bhola Singh, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5494

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 05.04.2023

## SHORTAGE OF SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS

## 5494. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that there exists a shortage of semiconductor chips due to low level of manufacturing despite the Government semiconductor incentive scheme being launched in 2021 in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether an impact assessment report is being prepared to assess the same;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e)  whether the Government is aware that as a result of the same, the prices of electronics requiring such semiconductors and automobiles have gone up and there is a gap between the demand and supply; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a), (b), (c) and (d): The chip shortage has impacted many industries worldwide with auto and consumer electronics industries among the most affected sectors. The shortage first emerged after  the  Covid-19  pandemic,  due  to  lockdowns  and  restrictions.  The  supply  side  problem transformed in to a demand side problem as  economies started  recovering  which  increased

the consumption of electronic goods across various segments. Some key reasons behind the global  chip  shortage  were  supply  chain  disruptions  due  to  the  pandemic,  a  sharp  rise  in demand  for  consumer  electronic  goods  and  rapid  digitization  of  many  sectors  of  the economy. Government conducted multiple discussions on this topic with OEMs, ODMs, Tier 1 companies as well as distributors to mitigate the problem. As per various industry reports, the situation of shortages of semiconductors has already started easing out.

- (e) and (f): The chip shortage has exposed vulnerabilities in the semiconductor supply chain and  highlighted  the  need  for  increased  domestic  manufacturing  capacity.  Semicon  India programme  is  expected  to  surely  play  a  role  in  India's  semiconductor  chips  and  display requirements  in  the  medium  and  long  term.  The  programme  has  broader  objectives  of ensuring  a  globally  competitive  value  chain  that  is  based  in  India  but  supplies  electronics products, semiconductors and technology services and solutions to the world.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Contract Labourers in Telecom Circle
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5493 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  APRIL, 2023

## CONTRACT LABOURERS IN TELECOM CIRCLE

## †5493. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT: SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the contract labourers engaged in Maharashtra Telecom circle are being provided payment wages timely, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(b) the details of allocation of funds to Maharashtra circle by the Government and the time limit fixed to dispose of the claim related to pending salary/wages;

(c) whether thousands of contract labourers are engaged through approved contractors in BSNL and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government provides benefits of social security schemes like EPF and ESI to these contract labourers;

(e) if so, the details thereof during the last ten years and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(f) whether the Government has issued any order to implement the same and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) to (f) BSNL  employees  perform  the  core  jobs  like  the  installation, operation  and maintenance of equipment. However, keeping in view the administrative exigency of work, economy of  operations,  the  non-core  activities  such  as  housekeeping,  data  feeding,  cable  laying,  hiring  of vehicle, security services etc. are outsourced in which the services are rendered by the contractors through Service-Level Agreement (SLA) based contracts. BSNL including Maharashtra Circle (MH) is making timely payment to the vendors and contractors against their submitted bills.

BSNL is committed to its responsibility as a Principal Employer. It ensures that all statutory provisions under labor laws such as Employees' Provident Fund (EPF), Employees' State Insurance Corporation  (ESIC)  and  Minimum  Wages  Act,  etc.  are  incorporated  in  the  agreement  with  the contractors.  BSNL  follows  various  advisories  /  instructions  issued  by  Ministry  of  Labour  and Employment in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5492 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Applications received under PLI Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Mahendra Singh Solanky, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Anurag Sharma, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, P.P. Chaudhary

## APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER PLI SCHEME

## 5492. SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a)  State-wise  details  of  applications  received  and  approved  in  the  year  2022  for  Production  Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles including the States of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Prdesh, Odisha and Rajasthan;
- (b)  State-wise  details  of  the  amount  of  money  spent  on  PLI  scheme  for  textiles  and  the  number  of companies benefited from the scheme;
- (c) the details of total investment attracted under the said scheme Pan India during the last five years; and
- (d) the details of the total exports from textiles, year-wise and the number of jobs created during the last five years in the textile sector in the aforesaid State?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER (

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a) to (c): Government has approved the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles on 08.09.2021 with an approved outlay of Rs.10,683 crore over a five year period to promote production of MMF Apparel,  MMF  Fabrics  and  Products  of  Technical  Textiles  in  the  country  to  enable  textiles industry to achieve size and scale and to become competitive. Financial Year 2022-23 and 2023-24 are gestation periods under the PLI scheme for Textiles. Performance years commences from financial year 2024-25 to 2028-29. Government has approved 64 applications out of 67 applications received. In the approved 64 applications, the proposed total investment is  Rs.19,798 crore and projected turnover of Rs. 1,93,926 crore with a proposed employment of 2,45,362. A total of 12 companies have proposed to set-up  projects  under  the  said  Scheme  in  Madhya  Pradesh,  7  companies  in  Uttar  Pradesh  and  4 companies in Rajasthan.  There is no proposed project to be set-up in Odisha.
- (d): The details of India's textiles & apparel exports including handicrafts exports during the last five years are as follows:

(USD bn)

| Commodity                                                       |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| India's textiles &apparel exports including handicrafts exports |     37.55 |      38.4 |     35.18 |     31.59 |     44.44 |

Source: DGCIS provisional data, figures are rounded off.

The textile industry provides direct employment to around 45 million people in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5491 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Valuation of khadi Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari

## VALUATION OF KHADI INDUSTRY

## 5491. DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of the valuation of khadi industry, its production and profits since 2016;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote and develop khadi industry in India and abroad;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the expenditure incurred by the Government towards the same in the last three years?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a): Khadi Institutions are NGO promoted and assisted by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC),  which  are  engaged  in  production  and  sales  of  Khadi  products  and  provide  employment opportunities to Khadi artisans. The details of the production and sales of Khadi products from the year 2016-17 to 2021-22 are as follows:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    | Production of Khadi products   | Sales of Khadi products   |
|---------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 1,520.83                       | 2,146.60                  |
| 2017-18 | 1,626.66                       | 2,510.21                  |
| 2018-19 | 1,963.30                       | 3,215.13                  |
| 2019-20 | 2,324.24                       | 4,211.26                  |
| 2020-21 | 1,904.49                       | 3,527.71                  |
| 2021-22 | 2,558.31                       | 5,051.72                  |

- (b) & (c): KVIC  has  taken  various  initiatives  to  promote  khadi  products  in  the  national  and international market and include:
-  providing assistance through Khadi Vikas Yojana (KVY) to increase productivity & wages of Khadi artisans, secure their livelihood, improve infrastructure for increasing production, sales and employment.
-  setting  up  Center  of  Excellence  for  khadi  with  the  support  of  National  Institute  of  Fashion Technology (NIFT).
-  organising  exhibition  for  sale  and  display  of  products  of  Khadi  Institution  and  extending benefits to KVI products for their exports and domestic sales

(d): The Government through KVIC is implementing Khadi Vikas Yojana for the development of Khadi  sector.  The  disbursement  of  funds  under  Khadi  Vikas  Yojana  during  last  three  years  is  as follows:

| Year    | (Rs. in lakh) of funds under Khadi   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 | 33,505.82                            |
| 2020-21 | 26,692.50                            |
| 2021-22 | 34,408.56                            |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Make in India Programme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Jadon Chandra Sen

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5483 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## MAKE IN INDIA PROGRAMME

## 5483. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR: SHRI SANJAY JADHAV: DR. CHANDRA SEN JADON:

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

(a)  the  details  of  industries  which  have  been  brought  under  the  'Make  in  India'  Programme  in  the country and whether the textile industry is included or proposed to be included under it;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  the  details  of  jobs  and  businesses  related  to  textiles  that  have  been  promoted  by  the  Government under the said programme;

(d) whether the said programmes are being implemented in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra;

- (e) if so, the details thereof particularly of Firozabad and Parbhani Parliamentary Constituencies; and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a) to (f): ' Make in India' is an initiative which was launched on 25 th September, 2014 to facilitate investment, foster innovation, build best in class infrastructure, and make  India a hub for manufacturing,  design,  and  innovation.  It  is  one  of  the  unique  'Vocal  for  Local'  initiatives  that promoted  India's  manufacturing  domain  to  the  world.  'Make  in  India'  initiative  has  significant achievements and presently focuses on 27 sectors including Textile and Apparels.

Government is promoting employment and businesses under the broad objective of Make- inIndia  Programme  catering  to  various  sub-sectors  of  the  Textile  Sector  which  includes  Spinning, Weaving, Garmenting, Processing, Jute, Silk, Wool, Handicraft and Handloom. Various schemes such as  Pradhan  Mantri  Mega  Integrated  Textile  Region  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks,  Production Linked  Incentive  (PLI),  National  Technical  Textile  Mission  (NTTM),  Silk  Samagra,  Scheme  for Integrated  Textile  Park  (SITP),  National  Handicraft  Development  Programme  (NHDP)  and  National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP), etc are being implemented for overall promotion and development of Textiles Sector at Pan India level including various districts/parliamentary constituencies from the State of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.