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Lok Sabha Question No. 26 (STARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Hybrid Seed Mini Kits
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Kotagiri Sridhar

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 26

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021

## HYBRID SEED MINI KITS

- *26.     SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has distributed hybrid seed mini kits to farmers across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the seeds have been distributed in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA  SINGH TOMAR)

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

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  26  DUE FOR REPLY ON 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021.

(a) to (d): The  Government  has  approved  a  pilot  project  for  Hybrid  seed  mini  kits distribution of Mustard through National Seeds Corporation (NSC)during Rabi-2021-22 under National  Food  Security  Mission-Oilseeds  (NFSM-OS).  Hybrid  Mustard  seed mini  kits  have been  distributed  to  major  Mustard  growing  States,  such  as  Rajasthan,  Madhya  Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat.  The state of Andhra Pradesh has not been included for this pilot project since the climatic conditions in the state are not suitable for this crop.

The detail of distribution of Hybrid seed mini kits of mustard is given below:

| Sl No.   | State          | Allocation          | Allocation    | Supply              | Supply        |
|----------|----------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------------|---------------|
|          |                | Minikit (in Number) | Qty (in qtls) | Minikit (in Number) | Qty (in qtls) |
| 1        | Gujarat        | 20000               | 300           | 20000               | 300           |
| 2        | Haryana        | 15000               | 225           | 15000               | 225           |
| 3        | Madhya Pradesh | 30000               | 350           | 30000               | 350           |
| 4        | Rajasthan      | 20000               | 260           | 20000               | 260           |
| 5        | Uttar Pradesh  | 35000               | 480           | 35000               | 480           |
|          | Total          | 120000              | 1615          | 120000              | 1615          |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 22 (STARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *22

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 9, 1943 (SAKA)

ANDHRA PRADESH REORGANIZATION ACT, 2014

*22.      SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  assurances  made  to  Andhra  Pradesh as per the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  status  of  fulfillment  or  non  fulfillment  of  each  of  these assurances;
- (c)  the  details  along  with  reasons  for  non-fulfillment  of  the  assurances  which haven't been fulfilled as of today;
- (d)  the  date  by  which  the  Government  is  planning  to  fulfill  the  non-fulfilled assurances of the Act;
- (e)  the  details  of  the  unfulfilled  provisions  and  assurances  which  require  the consensus  of  the  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  and  the  Government  of Telangana; and
- (f) the time by which and how special category status is proposed to be granted to Andhra Pradesh?

ANSWER

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

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

STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  22*  FOR ANSWER ON 30.11.2021

(a) to (e): A large number of provisions of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (APR) Act, 2014 have been implemented and the remaining provisions of the APR Act, 2014 are at various stages of implementation. Some of the provisions relating to infrastructure  projects  and  educational  institutions  have  long  gestation  period for which a time period of ten years has been prescribed in the Act.

The  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  reviews  the  progress  of  implementation  of  the various  provisions  of  the  Act  from  time  to  time  with  Ministries/Departments concerned  as  well  as  representatives  of  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  and Government  of  Telangana.  So  far,  25  such  review  meetings  have  been  held. Continuous  efforts  are  made  to  build  consensus  between  the  two  States  to resolve bilateral issues amicably.

(f):  Following  the  recommendations  of  14 th   Finance  Commission,  the  class  of Special Category Status ceases to exist. However, the Central Government had agreed to give a special assistance to the State of Andhra Pradesh to make up for the additional Central share the State might have received during 2015-16 to 2019-20, if the funding of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) would have been shared  at  the  ratio  of  90:10  between  the  Centre  and  the  State.  The  special assistance  is  provided  by  way  of  repayment  of  loan  and  interest  for  the Externally Aided Projects (EAPs) signed and disbursed during the period 2015-16 to 2019-20 by the State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Shortage of Onion Seeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Balak Nath, Sumedhanand Saraswati

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.459

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  30TH NOVEMBER, 2021

## SHORTAGE OF ONION SEEDS

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

459.   SHRI BALAK NATH: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:
2. (a) whether there is a shortage of onion seeds in the country;
3. (b) if so, whether the Government has decided not to export onion seeds;
4. (c) if so, the reasons therefor and if not, the details of the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
5. (d) whether the Government provides subsidy for constructing storage facility for onions, and if so the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  to  (c):        Yes,  due  to  heavy  and  erratic  rainfall,  the  onion  seeds  production  crops  got affected in the major onion growing State i.e. Maharashtra resulting to shortage of onion seeds in  the  country.  Accordingly,  Govt.  of  Maharashtra  requested  to  withhold  the  export  of  onion seeds and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) vide Notification no.43/2015-20 dated 29th October, 2020 prohibited the export of onion seeds.
- (d):     Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare through Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) provides assistance for creation of low cost onion storage structure for which assistance is given @50% of maximum cost of Rs.1.75 Lakh/Unit having a capacity of 25 MT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Deployment of Police during VIP Movement
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 456

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 th  NOVEMBER, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 9,1943 (SAKA) DEPLOYMENT OF POLICE DURING VIP MOVEMENT

†456. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the guidelines for closure of roads and deployment of police personnel during the movement of VIPs in Delhi;

- (b)  whether  there  is  a  provision  in  the  law  to  ask  pedestrians  to  step  off  the footpath or stop and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and

(c)  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  hassle-free security measures for VIPs?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  :  The  Security  arrangements for the VVIPs (President, Vice President and Prime Minister) are governed by detailed instructions, which are documented  in  the  form  of  Instruction  books.  Similarly,  guidelines  have  been framed for security of other protectees. Route security arrangements, including regulation of traffic, pedestrian movement and deployment of police personnel for the VVIPs are made in accordance with the aforesaid instructions. Suitable traffic arrangement and police deployment are made during the visits of foreign Heads of State/Government in the interest of their security.

## LS.US.Q.NO. 456 FOR 30.11.2021

The aforesaid instructions prescribe that security restrictions should be enforced only for the shortest duration and in such a manner that they cause minimum inconvenience to the general public. Ministry of Home Affairs has also, from time to time, issued guidelines / advisories in this regard to the States/UTs and Delhi Police.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 446 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Strengthening Agriculture Produce Market Infrastructure
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.446

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  30TH NOVEMBER, 2021

## STRENGTHENING OF AGRICULTURE PRODUCE MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE

446.      SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is formulating any action plan to strengthen the infrastructure of agriculture produce market;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the agriculture infrastructure fund is being used to strengthen the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC), if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) &(b): Yes, Sir.  In order to strengthen the infrastructure in APMCs, they have been recognized  as  one  of  the  eligible  entities  under  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund.  Under  the AIF,APMCs  are  eligible  for  multiple  projects  (of  different  infrastructure  types)  within  their designated market area.

Further,  Government  of  India  has  launched  National  Agriculture  Market  (e-NAM) Scheme  on  14th  April,  2016  with  the  objective  of  creating  online  transparent  competitive bidding system to facilitate farmers with remunerative prices for their produce.Under the eNAM Scheme, Government is providing free software and assistance of Rs 75.00 Lakh per mandi for related hardware including quality assaying equipments and creation of infrastructure  like  cleaning,  grading,  sorting,  packaging  and  compost  unit  etc.So  far,  1000 mandis of 18 States and 3 UTs have been integrated with e-NAM platform.

O.I.H.

- (c) & (d): Yes, Sir. The details are as follows:
-  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  financing  facility  under  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund'  was launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India on 9 th August 2020.
-  The  scheme  provides  following  support  for  creation  of  post-harvest  management infrastructure and community farming assets;
-  Interest Subvention: All loans under this financing facility have interest subvention of 3% per annum up to a limit of Rs. 2 crores. This subvention is available for a maximum period of 7 years. APMCs are eligible for multiple projects (of different infrastructure types) within their  designated market area. In such cases, interest subvention for a loan up to Rs. 2 crores will be provided for each project of different infrastructure types e.g. cold storage, sorting, grading and assaying units, silos, etc. within the designated market area of the APMC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Multi Cooperative Societes Act
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 443

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  NOVEMBER 2021

## MULTI COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES ACT

## 443 : SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.

## Will the Minister of Co-operation ( सहकारता मंी) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  bringing  amendments  to  the  Multi  State Cooperative Societies Act;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to bring in a new policy for cooperatives, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is also considering amendments to the laws that govern the Primary Agricultural Credit Societies; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## Minister of COOPERATION सहकारता मंी (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

(a) & (b) Yes Sir. It is proposed to amend the Multi-State Cooperative Societies Act, 2002 so as to have a effective regulatory mechanism for the multi State cooperative societies, to keep the  legislation  in  tune  with  the  changing  economic  policies,  to  make  the  management accountable to the members of the societies and to protect the interests of the depositors and the shareholders of the societies.

(c) The new ministry 'Ministry of Cooperation' has been created with the mandate of inter alia realizing the vision 'from cooperation to prosperity', strengthening of cooperative movement and  deepening  its  reach  up  to  the  grassroots,  promotion  of  cooperative-based  economic development model including the spirit of responsibility among its members to develop the country, creation of appropriate policy, legal and institutional framework.

(d) & (e)  No Sir. The Primary Agricultural Credit Societies are registered and governed under the provisions of the respective State Cooperative Societies Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: FAME India Scheme
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Mahendra Singh Solanky, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Sandhya Ray, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 437

ANSWERED ON 30.11.2021

## FAME INDIA SCHEME

437. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY: DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV: SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  had  assessed  the  progress  and  impact  made  by  the  Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India (FAME-India) Scheme in Phase 1;

(b) if so, the findings of the same;

(c)  the  rationale  behind  extension  of  Phase  two  of  FAME  Scheme  by  two  years,  till  31 st March 2024;

(d)  whether  the  COVID-19  pandemic  had  hampered  the  implementation  of  the  scheme  by lowering the demand for electric vehicles; and

(e)  if  so,  the  proposed  new  targets  set  by  the  Government  and  incentives  provided  for  the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

(a) & (b): Yes Sir, the evaluation of Phase-I of FAME Scheme was done by an independent consultant. The main findings of the validation of outcome report as submitted by consultant are given below:

- (i) The Scheme has increased awareness which is in itself a notable achievement.
- (ii) Overall outcomes  of key parameters of Fuel saving and CO2  reduction are significantly below the target for FAME;
- (iii) Industry players have been cautious about developing capabilities players have chosen to operate adjacent to their core capabilities.
- (iv) Subsidy  structure  needs  to  be  revised  based  on  the  power  train  technology  (to incentivize cleaner technologies) and to establish parity across technologies.

(c): Yes, Sir. The second phase of FAME-India Scheme has been extended for further two years to Achieve the FAME II targets within the fund allocation.

(d)  &  (e): Yes, Sir. COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the domestic/ global supply chains and the demand of electric vehicles.

The phase-II of FAME India Scheme focusses on supporting electrification of public & shared transportation and aims to support, through subsidies, approx. 7000 e-Buses, 5 lakh e-3 Wheelers, 55000 e-4 Wheeler Passenger Cars and 10 lakh e-2 Wheelers for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 01 st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crores.  In addition, creation of charging infrastructure is also supported to address range anxiety among users of electric vehicles.

Further,  the  demand  incentive  under  Phase  II  of  FAME  India  Scheme  has  been increased to Rs. 15,000/KWh from Rs. 10,000/KWh with an increase in cap from 20% to 40% of the cost of vehicle from 11 th June, 2021, thus enabling cost of Electric two wheelers at par with that of ICE two wheeler vehicles.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Exclusive Reservation for OBCs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand, Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.434 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2021

## EXCLUSIVE RESERVATION FOR OBCs

## 434. SHRI DM: KATHIR ANAND:

## DR T: SUMATHY (A) THAMZHACH THANGAPANDIAN:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a demand for implementation of exclusive reservation for OBCs in both education and employment and in every Government organisation;
- (6) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the effective  steps  taken by the Government to ensure   social justice for the OBCs and economically, socially backward communities in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a) & (b): No Sir:   Already 27% reservation is available for the OBCs in direct recruitment to Central Government jobs and in admission to Central Government educational institutions
- (c): Details of the schemes being implemented by the Government to ensure Social Justice for the OBCs (including number of Beneficiaries ad Total expenditure during the year 2019-20) are:
- Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs 94.52 lakhs beneficiaries Rs.201.57 cr expenditure.
- (ii) Post-Matric   Scholarship for OBC students 40.94 lakhs   beneficiaries Rs.1294.32 cr expenditure.
- Rs.26.09 cr expenditure.
- (iv) National Fellowship for OBCs 1193 beneficiaries Rs.52.50 cr expenditure.
- Construction of Hostels for OBC Boys and Girls 1750   beneficiaries Rs.21.28 cr expenditure.
- (vi) Assistance for Skill Development of OBCs/DNTs/EBCs.
- (vii) Launch of Venture Capital Fund for OBCs.
- (viii)  Low Interest Loan/Finance Assistance Schemes of National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) for OBCs.
- (ix) For the EWS   Sections; 10%    reservation in Central  Government   appointments  and for admissions in the Central Government educational institutions

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Lok Sabha Question No. 431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: e-Governance of Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 431

ANSWERED ON-30.11.2021

## E-GOVERNANCE OF PANCHAYATS

## 431. SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  extent  of  implementation  of  e-governance  in  the  Panchayats  across  the  country,  at present;
- (b) whether the Government has provided financial assistance to the States for the purpose and if  so,  the  details  thereof  for  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  along  with  the utilisation thereof;
- (c) whether power shortage in rural areas is a major hindrance in the proper working of egovernance of panchayats;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other alternative measures adopted or are likely to be adopted by the Government to overcome the problem of power shortage in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) Under  Digital  India  Programme,  Ministry  is  implementing  e-Panchayat  Mission  Mode Project,  in  the  country  to  revamp  the  functioning  of  Panchayats  and  to  make  them  more transparent, accountable and effective. Ministry launched eGramSwaraj a simplified work-based Accounting  application  to  addresses  various  aspects  of  Panchayat  functioning  viz.  planning, accounting,  budgeting  including  online  payments  through  eGramSwaraj-PFMS  Interface  for services  delivered.    Currently,  2,58,694  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  have  prepared  Panchayat Development Plans for Financial Year 2021-22 and 2,75,252 Panchayati Raj Institutions have adopted  eGramSwaraj  for  the  purpose  of  accounting.      Further,  2,53,523  Panchayati  Raj Institutions have onboarded eGramSwaraj-PFMS Interface for carrying out online transactions.

(b) No direct financial assistant is provided to States / UTs for implementation of e-governance in the Panchayats under e-Panchayat Mission Mode Project.  Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) has been providing programmatic support for strengthening of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) and  capacity  building  of  Elected  Representatives  and  functionaries  of  PRIs  to  improve  their functioning and effectiveness and make them self-reliant.

(c)  to  (e)  Panchayat  being  a  State  subject,  providing  basic  infrastructure  facilities  including computers,  electric  power  supply  etc.  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  concerned  State Government / UT Administration for proper working of e-governance of panchayats.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Caste-Based Census
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 427

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 th  NOVEMBER, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 9,1943 (SAKA)

CASTE-BASED CENSUS

427.  SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI: SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has considered conducting a caste-based census in 2021-22;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme/policy  for  caste-based census in various States including Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e)  the  number  of  caste  communities  identified  across  the  country,  State-wise; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to include more castes/communities in the Scheduled Castes category, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): The  castes  and  tribes  which  are  specifically  notified  as  Scheduled Castes  (SCs)  and  Scheduled  Tribes  (STs)  as  per  the  Constitution  (Scheduled Castes)  Order  1950  and  the   Constitution  (Scheduled Tribes)  Order,   1950, as

## LS.USQ.NO.427 FOR 30.11.2021

amended from time to time, are enumerated in decadal Census. The Government of  India  has  not  enumerated  caste  wise  population  other  than  SCs  and  STs  in Census since independence.  The Census Schedule is designed in consultation with  various  stakeholders  including  Central  Ministries.    The  intent  of  the Government for conducting Census 2021 was notified in the Gazette of India on 28th March, 2019.  However, due to outbreak of Covid-19, the Census activities have been postponed.

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