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Lok Sabha Question No. 159 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Increasing the Number of Beneficiaries under NFSS in Rajasthan
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.159 To BE ANSWERED ON 7TH DECEMBER, 2022

## INCREASING THE NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES UNDER NFSS IN RAJASTHAN

## t159. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

- (a) whether the Government of Rajasthan has sent a proposal to the Union Government regarding increasing the number of beneficiaries under the National Food Security Scheme (NFSS);
- (b) if so, the details of the progress made on such proposal;
- (c) whether the Union Government proposes to take positive action in this direction to again review the number of beneficiaries to be covered under the NFSS according to the size of the population in the State of Rajasthan; and
- (d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done and if not; the reasons therefor? ANSWE R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER

AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) to (d): The exercise of State-wise coverage within the overall national coverage under the National Food Security Act; 2013 (NFSA) was done by the erstwhile Planning Commission (Now NITI Aayog) using the 68th round of National Sample Survey Organization Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (2011-12) A State-wise cut off level of monthly expenditure was arrived at separately for rural and urban areas and population below this cut off monthly expenditure was eligible for coverage under the Act: The methodology of Planning Commission was such that the percentage coverage under NFSA was not uniform across all States/Union Territories: Coverage was higher for those StateslUnion Territories, where the size of the population below the cut off level of expenditure was relatively large in proportion to their total population vis-a-vis those states where the proportion was smaller: Therefore; the coverage of some States like Rajasthan was lower vis-a-vis those States that had a higher poverty ratio as compared to Rajasthan.

Representations have been  received from various States/UTs   including Rajasthan regarding enhancement of beneficiary coverage under the NFSA: As the criteria for determination of coverage under the Act as arrived at by the erstwhile Planning Commission is uniformly applicable for all the States/UTs; no request of any of the State Government has been considered by the Central Government:

At present, no proposal for revision of beneficiary coverage of Rajasthan under NFSA is under active consideration of the Central Government:
Lok Sabha Question No. 158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Loans and Payment by RINL
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 158

FOR ANSWER ON 07.12.2022

## LOANS AND PAYMENT BY RINL

158.     SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of loans taken, bonds issued by Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) since 2000 along with the respective interest rates of these loans and bonds for the last three years;
- (b)  the  cost  of  debt  servicing,  interest  payments  made/borne  by  RINL  as  a percentage of total expenditure during the last three years, year-wise; (c) the cost of coal, iron ore bought by RINL from open market; and (d)  the  cost  of  raw  materials  borne  by  RINL  as  a  percentage  of  total  expenditure
- during the last three years, year-wise?

## ANSWER

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF STEEL

- (a) RINL has availed a total amount of loans of Rs. 31,357.00 Cr  between 200001  and    2022-23  (upto  25.11.2022)  and  repaid  an  amount  of  Rs.12,751.00  Cr towards loans during this period.  No bonds were issued by RINL since 2000.  The details of the interest rates on loans for the last three years are as under:-
- (b) The details of debt servicing  and interest payments made/borne by RINL as a percentage of total expenditure during the last three years are as under:-

| Interest                                | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Weighted average interest rate of loans | 8.31%     | 8.13%     | 8.34%     |

(Rs. In Cr)

| Particulars          |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Total Debt Servicing |      2285 |      2356 |      2895 |

| Particulars                                            | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Interest payment as a percentage of total expenditure. | 7.39%     | 7.80%     | 5.53%     |

- (c) The cost of coal, iron ore bought by RINL from open market are given below:-

(Rs. In Cr)

| Particulars      | 2019-20   |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Cost of Coal     | 6521.30*  |   4163.7  |   9051.13 |
| Cost of Iron Ore | 3867.84   |   4090.62 |   7213.17 |

- (d) The cost of raw materials borne by RINL as a percentage of total expenditure during the last three years is as under:-

| Particulars                                                | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Cost of raw materials as a percentage of total expenditure | 57.23%    | 47.08%    | 63.76%    |
Lok Sabha Question No. 154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Vitalising of the Handloom Community
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Kalyan Banerjee

## VITALISING OF THE HANDLOOM COMMUNITY

## 154. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

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

- (a) whether India is the world's largest producer of cotton;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government for the vitalising of the handloom community of the country including the present status of handloom cluster in the country; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to solve the competition with the cheaper chinese imported fabric and high input costs of the weavers and the artisans therein?

## उत्तर ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): India is the second largest producer of cotton in the world.
- (b) & (c): Government is implementing the following schemes for development of handloom sector:
1. National Handloom Development Programme under which financial assistance is provided to the eligible handloom agencies/weavers, Looms & Accessories, Infrastructure development, Design & Product  development,  Marketing  of  handloom  products  in  domestic/overseas  markets  etc.  600 handloom clusters  have  been  financially  assisted  from  2015-16  to  2022-23  (till  31.10.2022)  and Rs.389.62 crore has been released.
2. Raw Material Supply Scheme under which freight charges are reimbursed for all types of yarn and 15% price subsidy is provided for cotton hank yarn, domestic silk, wool, linen yarn & blended yarn of  natural  fibres  with  quantity  caps.  The  aim  of  the  scheme  is  to  make  raw  material  available  to handloom weavers at subsidized rates.

In addition, the following steps have been taken to compete with the cheaper imported fabric:

-  On-boarding weavers and artisans on Government e-Market (GeM) portal to enable them to sell their products directly to various Government Departments and organizations.
-  Organizing  domestic  marketing  events  in  different  parts  of  the  country  for  the  weavers  to market and sell their products. For promoting exports of handloom products, Handloom Export Promotion Council is participating/organizing international marketing fairs/events.
Lok Sabha Question No. 153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Integration of Systems
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 07, 2022

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 153 INTEGRATION OF SYSTMES

153. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government agrees with the view that for optimal utilization of facilities and resources, ISRO has to get industry to produce and integrate systems rather than be suppliers to ISRO, unlike in the past;
- (b) if  so,  the  efforts  made/being  made  by  the  Government to put together  systems  for  a  higher  level  of  integration  during  the past two years in order to create a model; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

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- (a) Towards  optimal  utilization  of  facilities  and  resources,  ISRO seeks enhanced participation of industries in producing and integrating  end-to-end  space  systems,  expanding their capabilities beyond the traditional supplier role.

(b) In  this  regard,  the  NewSpace  India  Limited  (NSIL),  a  Public Sector  Enterprise  under  Department  of  Space,  has  initiated  the process  of  enabling  Launch  Vehicle  Production  through  Indian Industries. NSIL has signed contract with M/s. HAL [Lead partner of M/s. HAL and L&T consortia] for end-to-end production of 5 nos. of PSLV.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Coal Gasification Plants
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Chandra Sekhar Bellana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 151 ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## Coal Gasification Plants

## 151 .    SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

Will the Minister of Coal be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of coal gasification plants currently operational in the country along with the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  measures  to  enhance  the  number  of  such  coal gaisification plants in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):     One coal gasification plant of Jindal Steel & Power Limited is currently operational in the State of Odisha on commercial scale for Steel making through DRI route. There are many small  scale  gasifiers  in  the  country  to  replace  furnace  oil  but  not  to  utilise  the  chemical properties of coal on commercial scale basis.
- (b)  &  (c):  Government  of  India  has  taken  following  measures  to  enhance  Surface  Coal Gasification plants in the country:
- i. Government, under commercial coal block auctions, has offered 50% rebate in revenue share applicable on coal sales by successful coal mining bidders on the volumes that may be utilised in coal gasification. Further, separate auction window under NRS sector has been created for making coal available for new coal gasification plants.
- ii. Talcher Fertilizer Ltd. (a   joint venture of CIL, GAIL, RCF and FCIL) has been formed which  is  engaged  in  setting  up  of  an  integrated  coal  gasification  based  urea  plant wherein high ash coal from nearby Talcher coalfields blended with Pet-coke shall be utilized to produce 1.27 Million Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA) neem-coated Urea.
- iii. Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) has planned to set up Coal gasification Plant at Majri Area under District: Chandrapur, Maharashtra wherein tender has been floated for selection of an entity to set up and run the plant on Build-Own-Operate (BOO) basis.
- iv. CIL has signed 03 MoUs with GAIL, IOCL and BHEL for undertaking 03 more Coal gasification Projects at ECL, SECL and MCL respectively.
- v. NLC  India  Limited  (NLCIL)  has  also  floated  a  tender  for  setting  up  a  Lignite Gasification Plant in Tamilnadu.
Lok Sabha Question No. 149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Trademark under Startups Scheme
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 149.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2022.

## TRADEMARK UNDER STARTUP SCHEME

## 149.   SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has made any provision to provide employment to the people by giving them a trademark under the startup scheme;
- (b) if so, the details of provisions thereof;
- (c) the  time  period  after  which  the  applicant  is  granted  a  trademark  from  date  of applying for the same;
- (d) whether there is any provision for taking action against the officials who do not give the trademark within a specified time frame;
- (e) if so, the State-wise details of the names of the officers against whom action has been taken along with the dates thereof; and
- (f) the  time  by  which  the  trademark  is  likely  to  be  given  to  all  the  eligible entrepreneurs?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) & (b) : The Government with an intent to build a startup ecosystem for nurturing innovation and startups in the country launched Startup India initiative on 16th January 2016. Startups receive 50% concession in the statutory fees for  filing  Trademark  applications  and  under  the  Start-ups  Intellectual Property  Protection  (SIPP)  Scheme  a  list  of  facilitators  is  provided  at https://ipindia.gov.in whose services may be availed by the startups to file

the registration of trademark and the professional charges are reimbursed by the Intellectual Property (IP) Offices to the facilitators.

Sustained  Government  efforts  under  the  Startup  India  initiative  have resulted in increasing the number of recognized startups from 452 in 2016 to 84,012 in 2022 (as on 30th November 2022). The recognized startups have self-reported creation of over 8.5 lakh direct jobs.

- (c) to (f) : Processing  of  registration  of  a  trademark  application  is  a  quasi-judicial process and is done in accordance with the provisions of The Trade Marks Act, 1999 and The Trade Marks Rules, 2017. Applicant has to comply with the necessary legal requirements mentioned in the Trade Marks Act and Rules. Internal guidelines are issued from time to time for quick disposal of applications, and, if any deliberate dereliction of duty is found on the part of any officer, appropriate action is taken as per the CCS Rules.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Relief Packages to BSNL
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B, Andimuthu Raja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 148 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## RELIEF PACKAGE TO BSNL

148. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.: SHRI A. RAJA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has approved a Rs.1.64 lakh crore package for the revival of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the package includes 4G spectrum and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government expects a turn around of BSNL with the revival plan will turn around and generate net profits in the next 3-4 years and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether any target fixed for BSNL to increase the mobile subscriber base; and
- (e) the details of facilities being provided to BSNL to compete in the market and to upgrade its technology to make it level playing field?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e) The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 27.07.2022 has approved revival package for BSNL/MTNL amounting to Rs. 1.64 lakhs crores. The Revival measures focus on infusing fresh  capital  for  upgrading  BSNL  services,  allocating  spectrum,  de-stressing  its  balance  sheet, augmenting its fibre network by merging Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited (BBNL) with BSNL and sovereign guarantees to BSNL/MTNL.
- 4G Spectrum to BSNL has already been approved by the Government as a part of its Revival  Package  on  23.10.2019.  Department  of  Telecommunications  vide  their  letter  dated 27.10.2022 has done re-assignment / Fresh assignment of frequencies to BSNL in the 900 MHz band in view of the Cabinet decision on 27.07.2022. With the implementation of approved revival measures by the Government, BSNL is expected to turn-around with net profit in FY2026-27. The targets for different line of business of BSNL including mobile services have been fixed for BSNL for its turnaround in a time bound manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Infrastructure and plug and play facilities under Mitra Scheme
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 147 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLUG AND PLAY FACILITIES UNDER MITRA SCHEME

## 147. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  plans  to  set  up  infrastructure  and  plug-and-play  facilities  under  the  Mega Investment  Textile  Parks  (MITRA)  Scheme  in  Odisha,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (b)  whether  there  are  any  textile  parks  proposed  to  be  set  up  in  Odisha  under  the  Scheme  for  Integrated Textile Parks (SITPs) or any other scheme related to the textile industry, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a): With a view to attract investment, boost employment generation and position itself strongly in the global textile market, Government has approved setting up of 7 (Seven) PM Mega Integrated Textile Region and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks  in  Greenfield/Brownfield  sites  with  world  class  infrastructure  including plug and play facility with an outlay of Rs. 4,445 cr for a period of seven years upto 2027-28. A proposal for setting  up  PM  MITRA  Park  at  Gopalpur,  District  Ganjam  has  been  received  from  State  of  Odisha.  The selection of sites for PM MITRA Parks is at an advanced stage.
- (b): No proposal from the state of Odisha, for setting up Textile Park under the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITPs) is under consideration or pending in the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Stock of Rice
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.146 To BE ANSWERED ON 7TH DECEMBER, 2022

## 146. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India has enough surplus stocks of rice and can thus help countries facing acute food insecurity; and
- (b) if so, the details of the initiatives that are proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) & (b): Yes Sir. The Stock position of Rice in the Central Pool as on 16.11.2022 is 140.16 LMT vis-a-vis stocking norms requirement of 102.50 LMT.

Government of India has emphasized on the need for maintaining food stocks to meet the domestic needs of the country: The emergent needs of developing countries are to be adhered through humanitarian aid under the framework of WTO, in case of surplus stocks:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Trade with Vietnam
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 141 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 th   DECEMBER, 2022

## TRADE WITH VIETNAM

## 141. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

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

- (a) the total volume and value of trade with Vietnam in the last five years; and
- (b) the major sectors for trade, import as well as export with Vietnam including expected value of trade between the two countries by 2025?

## ANSWER

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

## (a) India's trade with Vietnam in the last five years is as below:

| Particulars                           |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |
|---------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Total trade between India and Vietnam |   12831.6 |   13699.6 |   12343.3 |   11120.3 |   14141.2 |

(Source: DGCI&S)

- (b) The  major  sectors  for  import  from  Vietnam  are  Telecom  instruments,  Consumer electronics,  Copper and  its  products,  Computer hardware/peripherals  and  Inorganic  chemicals. The major sectors for export to Vietnam are Iron and steel, Bovine meat, Raw cotton, Marine products,  and  Aluminum  and  its  products.    If  the  present  Compound  Annual  Growth  Rate (CAGR) of 6.95% in bilateral trade with Vietnam from 2016-17 to 2021-22 is maintained, the expected value of trade between the two countries will be USD 18.50 Billion by 2025-26.

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(Values in USD Million)