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Lok Sabha Question No. 1091 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Nairobi Fly and Scrub Typhus Menace
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. - 1091 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## NAIROBI FLY AND SCRUB TYPHUS MENACE

## 1091.  SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  Nairobi  Fly  infestation  in  Darjeeling, Siliguri,  Sikkim  and  Dooars  region  due  to  which  thousands  of  people  in  these regions have been infected with acute dermatitis;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that Scrub Typhus has become a major concern in Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars region;
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to control both Nairobi Fly infestation and Scrub Typhus infestation;
- (e) whether  the  Government  would  send  a  team  of  health  experts  to  deal  with  the Nairobi Fly and Scrub Typhus menace; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) to (f): Nairobi flies, also known as Kenyan flies or dragon bugs or acid fly, are little beetle-like insects which are orange and black in colour and flourish in locations with considerable rainfall, such as Sikkim, north Bengal, Bihar's Seemanchal region.

As reported by state the cases that occurred in Darjeeling, Siliguri & Dooars were of the type of contact dermatitis, amenable to treatment available in the local hospitals, and the nature & magnitude of the problem did not grow up as a serious concern.

Scrub  typhus  is  a  zoonotic  rickettsial  disease  that  is  transmitted  to  humans  by trombiculid mites. The disease is reported from all over India, and the  peak of the disease is between August and October. Occasionally some areas report outbreaks of scrub typhus.  Ministry of Health & Family Welfare takes up surveillance for Scrub Typhus and provide required technical guidance to states.

As reported by the state, 11, 03, 28 & 24 cases of scrub typhus have been reported during this year in Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri & Alipurduar respectively. The test  positivity  rates  are  also  not  unusually  high  in  the  laboratories  in  those  districts and no death due to scrub typhus has been reported. Further, required steps such as preventive measures, diagnostic facilities for scrub typhus, case  management guidelines and  availability  of  necessary  medicines  have  been  made  available  at  the field level by the states.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1089 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Critical Care/Super Speciality Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha, Subrata Pathak, Ram Kripal Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1089 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2022

## CRITICAL CARE/SUPER SPECIALITY HOSPITALS

1089. SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK;

SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV.

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  open  critical  care  /super  speciality  hospitals  in  all districts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which said hospitals are likely to be opened;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  also  planning  to  open  health  centres  at  the  block  levels  in  the country; and
- (d) if so, the time by which such new centres are likely be to be opened?

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

- (a) & (b):  Under PM Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), 50 to 100 bedded Critical Care Hospitals are provisioned to be established in  all the districts  with  more than 5 lakh population, from the financial  year 2021-22 to financial  year 2025-26. Remaining districts will have Referral linkages. Further, 12 Central Government Hospitals/ Institutions have also  been  included  under  PM-ABHIM  for  setting  up  of  150  bedded  Critical  Care  Hospital Blocks.
- (c)  &  (d):  Under  PM-ABHIM,  Block  Public  Health  Units  (BPHUs)  are  provisioned  to  be established  in  all  the  3382  blocks  of  8  High  Focus  States  and  3  Hill  States  (Assam,  Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, UT-Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan,  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Uttarakhand),  from  the  financial  year  2021-22  to  financial  year 2025-26.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Attack on Gurdwara in Afghanistan
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1088 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## ATTACK ON GURDWARA IN AFGHANISTAN

## 1088.  SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be please to state:

- (a) the terrorist group or organisation in Afghanistan responsible for the dastardly attack on a Sikh Gurdwara in Karte Parwan area of Kabul on 18th, June 2022;
- (b) the number of people killed and injured in the said attack;
- (c) whether Pakistan or Pakistan sponsored terrorist organisations are responsible in any way for the attack on the Gurdwara in Kabul;
- (d) the essence of the discussions between the MEA team led by Joint Secretary (PAI) and his T aliban interlocutors in early June 2022;
- (e) whether the said delegation met the authorities/persons including Taliban Interior Minister during the said interaction in Kabul; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (f) India,   along   with   the   international   community,   strongly condemned the cowardly terrorist attack on Gurudwara Dashmesh Pita Sahib Sri Gobind Singh Sahib Ji in Kabul on June 18, 2022 which targeted the innocent civilian population. During the attack, two Afghan nationals, including an Afghan Sikh community member, lost their lives and three civilians were injured.

Recently, an Indian team led by Joint Secretary (PAI), MEA visited Kabul (June 02-03, 2022) to oversee the delivery operations of India's humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. During the visit, the team met the   representatives   of   the   International   Organizations   involved   in distribution of the humanitarian assistance. In addition, the team also visited places where Indian programmes/projects are being implemented, namely, Indira Gandhi Hospital, Habibia High School, Chimtala sub-power station and the UN World Food Program (WFP) distribution center.

India's development and humanitarian assistance has received a widespread appreciation across the entire spectrum of Afghan society. In this connection, the team also met with the senior members of the Taliban during the visit.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1085 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Anganwadi Centres in Jharkhand
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Geeta Kora

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 1085

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## ANGANWADI CENTRES IN JHARKHAND

## 1085.  SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Anganwadi Centres being run by the Government in Jharkhand;
- (b) the total budget allocated for the said centres during the last three years and the current year; and
- (c) the number of Anganwadi Centres being run in rented houses or open terraces in  Jharkhand along with the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) As  informed  by  the  State  Government  of  Jharkhand,  there  are  38,432 operational Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) in the State.

(b) The  funds  released  to  the  State  of  Jharkhand,  under  Anganwadi  Services under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0, during the last three years is as under:

(Rupees in Lakhs)

| S. No.   | Year    |   Supplementary Nutrition Programme |   ICDS (General) |
|----------|---------|-------------------------------------|------------------|
| i.       | 2019-20 |                             22959.3 |          19206.2 |
| ii.      | 2020-21 |                             26033.9 |          19750.9 |
| iii.     | 2021-22 |                             17595.4 |          17702.4 |

(c) As informed by the State Government of Jharkhand, 6995 AWCs are being run in  rented premises and no AWC is running in open spaces. Ministry of Women and Child Development  are  providing funds for construction of AWC  buildings in convergence with Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS).  Further,  for  construction  of  AWC  buildings,  State  Governments/UT Administrations  have  been  advised  to  tap  funds  from  various  schemes  such  as MPLADs, MLALADS, BRGF (Backward Regions Grant Fund), RIDF (Rural Infrastructure  Development  Fund),  Panchayati  Raj,  Tribal  Affairs  and  Multi-Sectoral Development Programme (MSDP) of Ministry of Minority Affairs, Finance Commission grants, Additional Central Assistance under State Plan, Integrated Action Plan for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) districts, etc. Additionally joint guidelines have been issued by Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  and  Ministry  of  Education,  directing  the State Governments/ UT Administrations to analyse the AWCs  vis-à-vis the infrastructure available in the primary schools and take all necessary steps to relocate the AWCs ensuring that the AWCs which are to be co-located with schools should be present in the same habitation where the AWC was previously present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1083 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Chemical and Fertilizer Companies
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS AND PETROCHEMICALS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 1083 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## Chemicals and Fertilizer Companies

## †1083.  SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of chemicals and fertilizers companies in the country along with the number  of  functional  and  closed  companies  out  of  the  said  companies  at present;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  provided  or  proposes  to  provide  any  revival package to revive the said closed companies; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise and company-wise?

## ANSWER ..

## MINISTER OF  STATE FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a): As per the latest available Annual Survey of Industry (ASI) publication i.e. ASI 201819, the Total Number of Factories and the Number of Factories in Operation under NIC-20 covering manufacture of chemicals and chemical products are as under:

| NIC Group                                                                                                               |   Number of Factories |   Number of Factories in Operation |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
| 201 (Manufacture of basic chemicals, fertilizer and nitrogen compounds, plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms) |                  4857 |                               4100 |
| 202 (Manufacture of other chemical products)                                                                            |                  7774 |                               6562 |
| 203 (Manufacture of man-made fibres)                                                                                    |                   271 |                                263 |
| Total NIC-20 (chemicals and chemical products)                                                                          |                 12902 |                              10925 |

(b)  &  (c):    Government  of  India  has  mandated  revival  of  Ramagundam  (Telanagana), Gorakhpur (UP), Sindri (Jharkhand) and Talcher (Odisha) units of Fertilizer Corporation of India  (FCIL)  and  Barauni  (Bihar)  Unit  of  Hindustan  Fertilizer  Corporation  Ltd  (HFCL) through Joint Venture Company (JVC) of nominated PSUs by setting up new ammoniaurea  plants  of  12.7  LMTPA  capacity  each.  Ramagundam  and  Gorakhpur  plants  have already been commissioned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1080 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Financial Assistance to Pregnant Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1080

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PREGNANT WOMEN

## 1080.   SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has started any scheme to benefit pregnant women in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  financial  assistance  is  provided  by  the  Government  to  the  pregnant women during pregnancy or after abortion; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (d)         Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)' with effect from 01.01.2017 for Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM). Under PMMVY, cash incentive of ₹5,000/- is provided directly to the Bank/Post Office Account of Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM) in DBT Mode during pregnancy and  lactation in response  to  individual  fulfilling specific conditions. The  eligible beneficiary also receives the remaining cash incentive as per approved norms towards Maternity  Benefit  under  Janani  Suraksha  Yojana  (JSY)  after  institutional  delivery  so that on an average, a woman gets ₹ 6000/-.

Mission  Shakti  has  been  launched  by  the  Ministry  to  provide  integrated  benefits  of safety,  security  and  empowerment  to  women.  Under  the  revamped  Pradhan  Mantri Matru Vandana  Yojana (PMMVY)  under Mission Shakti, the maternity benefit amounting  to  Rs.6,000/-  is  also  to  be  provided  for  the  second  child,  provided  the second child is a girl child, to discourage pre-birth sex selection and promote the girl child. As per old guidelines, in case of miscarriage/still birth suffered by a beneficiary, they   received  only  the  partial  benefits,  as  they  were  not  eligible  for  third  installment post  delivery.  In  such  cases,  the  beneficiaries  were  not  eligible  to  get  the  benefits during  next  pregnancy.  Under  the  new  guidelines  of  Mission  Shakti,  such  cases  of miscarriage/still birth in the first pregnancy, the beneficiary would be considered as a fresh  case  in  2nd  pregnancy  and  would  be  eligible  for  maternity  benefits  under PMMVY.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Admission to Medical Students returning from Ukraine
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kavitha Malothu, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Dayakar Pasunoori

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1078 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2022

## ADMISSION TO MEDICAL STUDENTS RETURNING FROM UKRAINE

## 1078    SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:

SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the State Government of West Bengal has accommodated more than 400 Indian medical students returning from Ukraine, in various medical colleges of the State to enable them pursue their medical education;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  National  Medical  Commission  (NMC)  has  not  approved  the  decision  of  the States to allow admission to such students in their medical colleges;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government is making efforts to accommodate Indian medical students returned from Ukraine in medical colleges in Europe, etc. and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e): As informed by National Medical Commission (NMC), the regulatory body of medical education  in  the  country,  no  such  information  is  available  with  them.  Foreign  Medical Students/Graduates  are  either  covered  under  'Screening  Test  Regulations,  2002'  or  'Foreign Medical Graduate Licentiate Regulations, 2021, as the case may be. There are no such provisions in the Indian Medical Council Act 1956 & the National Medical Commission Act, 2019 as well as  the  Regulations  to  accommodate  or  transfer  medical  students  from  any  foreign  medical institutes to  Indian medical colleges. Therefore, no permission has been given by the NMC to transfer or accommodate any foreign medical students in any Indian medical institute/university.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Army Regiments
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque, Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1077

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  July, 2022

## ARMY REGIMENTS

1077. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government proposes to form a Birsa Munda regiment in the Indian army keeping in view the sacrifices made by the people of Jharkhand in the army;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefore;
- (c)  whether the  Government  proposes to raise a regiment in the army by  the name Assam regiment on the lines of Jat regiment, Rajputana regiment etc.; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a) & (b):  No such proposal is under consideration. Recruitment to Indian Army is based on domicile and merit. As per Government policy on the subject, all citizens irrespective of their class,  creed,  region  or  religion  are  eligible  for  recruitment  in  the  Indian  Army.  After Independence, it has been the policy of the Government not to raise any new Regiment for a particular class/community/religion or region. Adequate vacancies are being provided to all classes to ensure equitable opportunity for recruitment into the Army.
- (c) & (d):  Assam Regiment is already Part of Indian Army since independence (Raised on 15 June, 1941).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-22
Subject: Dowry System
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 1075

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2022

## DOWRY SYSTEM

## 1075.  SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  dowry  system  is  still  prevalent  in different parts of the country especially in rural areas;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has identified the cases of dowry related issues;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c): National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) compiles and publishes information on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India' which is available on the website of NCRB (https://ncrb.gov.in).  The  published  reports  are  available  till  the  year  2020.  As  per information  received  from  NCRB,  the  number  of  cases  registered  under  the  Dowry Prohibition  Act,  1961  during  2018,  2019  and  2020  are  12826,  13307  and  10366 respectively. Further, the cases registered under Dowry Deaths during these years are 7167, 7141 and 6966 respectively. The data shows a decline in number of cases both under  the  Dowry  Prohibition  Act,  1961  and  Dowry  Deaths  in  the  year  2020  over  the years 2018 and 2019.

(d)  'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh  Schedule  to  the Constitution of India and the responsibility to maintain law and order, protection of life and  property  of  the  citizens  including  investigation  and  prosecution  of  crime  against women rests primarily with the respective State Governments.

Further,  the  Dowry  Prohibition  Act,  1961  and  the  Indian  Penal  Code  (IPC)  have adequate provisions to tackle the menace. The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 prohibits and  penalizes  giving  or  taking  of  dowry  so  as  to  safeguard  women  against  dowry harassment.  The  Protection  of  Women  from  Domestic  Violence  Act,  2005  defines dowry harassment within the purview of domestic violence and provides remedies such as protection order, residential order etc. against it.

The  Ministry  undertakes  awareness  exercise  for  safety  and  security  of  women  from time to time. Further, the Government through institutions like the National Commission for Women and State Women Commissions have been spreading awareness through seminars,  workshops  etc.  to  sensitize  people  about  the  evils  of  dowry  system  and various provisions of related laws etc.

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