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Lok Sabha Question No. 291 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Regional Benches of Supreme Court
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *291

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 17.12.2021

## Regional Benches of Supreme Court

## *291. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE: SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  set  up  Benches  ofSupreme  Court  in various parts of the country and if so,the details thereof;
- (b) the progress made so far in this regard; and
- (c) whether Bengaluru is considered as a suitableoption to set up a Bench of Supreme  Court  in  South  Indiaand  if  so,  the  progress  made  in  regard thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE

(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

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

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of LokSabha Starred Question No. 291 due for answer on 17.12.2021 regarding 'Regional Benches of Supreme Court'

(a) to (c) :  Article 130 of the Constitution of India provides that the Supreme Court shall sit in Delhi or in such other place or places as the Chief Justice of India may, with the approval of the President, from time to time, appoint.

The Eleventh Law Commission in its 125 th Report titled 'The Supreme Court  -  A  Fresh  Look',  submitted  in  1988,  reiterated  the  recommendations made by Tenth Law Commission in its 95th Report for splitting the Supreme Court into two namely (i) Constitutional Court at Delhi and (ii) Court of appeal or  Federal  Court  sitting  in  North,  South,  East,  West  and  Central  India.  The Eighteenth  Law  Commission  in  its  229 th Report  had  also  suggested  that  a Constitutional Benchbe set up at Delhi and fourCassation Benches be set up in the  Northern  region  at  Delhi,  Southern  region  at  Chennai/Hyderabad,  Eastern region at Kolkata and Western region at Mumbai.

The matter was referred to the Chief Justice of India, who has informed that after consideration of the matter, the Full Court in its meeting held on 18 th February, 2010, found no justification for setting up of benches of the Supreme Court outside Delhi.

In Writ Petition WP(C) No. 36/2016 on establishment of National Court of  Appeal,  the  Supreme  Court  vide  its  judgment  dated  13.07.2016  deemed  it proper to refer the aforementioned issue to Constitutional Bench for authoritative pronouncement. The matter is sub-judice in the Supreme Court.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 282 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Issuance and Renewal of Certificate of Notaries
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

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## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *282 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 17.12.2021

## ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE OF NOTARIES

## *282. Shri Chandra Sekhar Bellana: Shri Sanjay Kaka Patil:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  strengthen  digital infrastructural capacity of the Department of Legal Affairs for streamlining issuance and renewal of certificate of notaries;
- (b) whether the  Government has operationalized online  tracking of applications to enable applicants/candidates to check status of their online application and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  plans  to  introduce  digital  signature facilities for notary attestations and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW & JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *282  FOR  ANSWER  ON  17 TH DECEMBER, 2021.

(a) & (b): Prior to year 2016, the notary applications for appointment of central  public  notaries  from  all  over  the  States/UTs  were  invited through OFFLINE mode. Since 2016 the notary applications are being invited through online mode on 'Service Plus' Portal monitored by NIC as well as by offline mode. Since 2019, only applications sent through online mode are accepted.

In the year 2019, with the assistance of a software (module for auto generation of Certificate of Practice in bilingual form) developed by NIC, Notary Cell had issued about 9000 auto generated certificate of practice.

Vide  the  Notaries  (Amendment)  Rules,  2019,  the  renewal process have been made online, however due to Covid-19 Pandemic and some technical issues, the same could not be operationalized.

Now  the  Notary  Cell  in  consultation  with  NIC  is  working  on new  web  portal exclusive for  Notary  Cell  wherein  the  issuance /renewal  process  of  certificate  of  practice  will  be  digitized.  User friendly facilities including feature of online tracking of applications is also being explored.

(c) At present there is no proposal to introduce digital signature facilities for notary attestations.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3450 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Remuneration under Mission Vatsalya
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO.3450

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2021

## REMUNERATION UNDER MISSION VATSALYA

3450. SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

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

- (a) whether the Ministry is considering for enhancement of remuneration and other emolument for the staff engaged under Mission Vatsalya; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)   & (b)    : Yes Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3446 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Testing Labs and Vaccination Centres
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3446 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## TESTING LABS AND VACCINATION CENTRES

## 3446.   SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

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

- (a) whether    the  Government  has  taken  any  steps/measures  for  setting  up  testing  labs  and vaccination centres across the country to fight any future COVID-19 wave; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (c) Government of India has issued detailed Operational Guidelines for State/UTs to set up covid vaccination centers before  commencing  vaccination  program.  Detailed guideline is available on Ministry's website at following link:

https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/COVID19VaccineOG111Chapter16.pdf

Presently, more than 1 lakh Covid Vaccination Centers are available in the country.

Government of India has also significantly increased the testing capacity for Covid-19 related tests. As on 14 th December 2021, more than 3,000 operational laboratories are conducting Covid tests and reporting to Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR)  on  RT-PCR,  TruNat,  CBNAAT  and  Other  Molecular Nucleic Acid Tests for COVID-19.

Under  PM-Ayushman  Bharat  Health  Infrastructure  Mission  (PM-ABHIM)  for  setting  up  of  integrated public health laboratories in all districts and strengthening block public health units in 11 high focus states are provisioned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3444 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Medicine Suppliers to Janaushadhi Kendra in Maharashtra
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3444 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  December, 2021

## Medicine Suppliers to Janaushadhi Kendra in Maharashtra

## †3444. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

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

- (a) the details of drug suppliers in Maharashtra under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP);
- (b) the details of time limit for delivery of medicines to Jan Aushadhi Kendras by the Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) in Maharashtra;
- (c) whether the drugs available in the suppliers inventory and the expected time of delivery are mentioned in the software used by the seller under this scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether product tracking mechanisms are put in place for those drug suppliers after the medicines reach the BPPI in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (Dr. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a):  Presently,  there  are  3  warehouses  located  at  Gurugram,  Chennai  &  Guwahati  and  39 authorized  distributors  spread  all  across  the  country  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya Janaushadhi  Pariyojana  (PMBJP).  As  per  the  extant  procedure,  Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) have the option of procuring medicines from any of these warehouses/ distributors. Out of 39 authorized distributors, the following one distributor is functional in the state of Maharashtra:
- (b): On receipt of an order from a store owner, it generally takes about 6-7 days to supply medicines to a Jan Aushadhi Kendra depending upon payment confirmation, logistics, distance and geographical locations etc.
- (c), (d) & (e): In order to improve functioning of the scheme, Information Technology (IT) enabled an End-to-End supply chain system with Point-of-Sale (POS) application for valueadded services has been implemented by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India  (PMBI),  implementing  agency  of  the  scheme.  Drugs  are  available  in  POS  inventory system software and the expected time of delivery for all consignment can be tracked in form

| Name                      | Address                                                                        |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| M/s Siddhi Vinayak Pharma | D-178/2, MIDC Shiravane, TTC Industrial Area, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra- 400706 |

of event-based notification system placed in POS application with courier details and docket number  etc.  Further,  PMBI  has  implemented  IT  enabled  SAP  based  system  for  inventory management  and  end-to-end  digitalization  of  the  supply  chain,  which  also  has  a  product tracking facility.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3443 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Traditional Knowledge of Tribal Medicines
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

(a) No.

(b) The  Traditional  Knowledge  Digital  Library  (TKDL)  database  currently contains traditional knowledge related to the systems of medicine from classical/ traditional books of Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Sowa Rigpa as well as practices of Yoga, available in the public domain.

(c) & (d) Ministry of Ayush has supported one proposal on conservation of rare, threatened    and  endangered  medicinal  plants  and  supply  chain  management  of medicinal plants in Gujarat to the State Medicinal Plants Board, Gujarat and one

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3443 ANSWERED ON 17/12/2021

## TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE OF TRIBAL MEDICINES

## 3443. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) Whether the Government incorporates traditionalknowledge of tribal medicines into the TraditionalKnowledge Digital Library;

(b) If so, the details thereof;

(c) Whether  the  Government  engages  medicinal  research  institutes  or  other institutions in mapping and studying the hitherto undiscovered medicinal plants in coastal  regions  of  the  country  under  the  'Medicinal  Plants'  component  of  the National AYUSH Mission;

(d) If so, the details thereof; and

(e) If not, the reasons thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

proposal on Upgradation of Quality Testing Laboratory for Assessment of Quality and Safety of Medicinal Plants and Products to the Ramkrishna  Mission Vivekananda  Educational  and  Research  Institute,  Ramkrishna  Ashram,  Kolkata through State Medicinal Plants Board, West Bengal during the financial year 201819 under medicinal plants component of National Ayush Mission scheme.

(e) Does not arise

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Persons from Punjab Settled in Gulf
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bhagwant Mann

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3438 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2021

## PERSONS FROM PUNJAB SETTLED IN GULF

## 3438.     SHRI BHAGWANT MANN:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) the   details   of   persons   from   Punjab   settled   in   Gulf   and   other countries during the last five years and the current year, category wise;  and
- (b) the number of people from Punjab brought back during the last five years from the Gulf and other countries who have been cheated by fake agencies/agents?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

- (a) As per information available with the Ministry, an estimated 1.35 crore Indian nationals were residing in various countries, including 88 lakh in Gulf countries.

As per records available in the eMigrate platform, 70501 Indian workers from Punjab were issued Emigration clearances during the last five years. These persons were workers proceeding to the Gulf and ECR countries on job contracts valid for 2-3 years.

- (b) Government of India attaches highest priority to the safety, security and well-being of Indians in foreign countries. As per eMigrate, a total number of 417 complaints of different   nature,     including   about   fake agencies have been registered by the people of Punjab during the last five years. Timely actions are taken by the Ministry and the Missions/Posts abroad to the resolution of the reported grievances. The cases of fake agencies brought to the attention of Ministry/Missions and Posts abroad are shared with the concerned State authorities for appropriate action.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Indian Labourers working Abroad
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3437

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2021

## INDIAN LABOURERS WORKING ABROAD

## † 3437. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Indian labourers and experts working abroad;
- (b)          whether   there   is   any   mechanism for  monitoring their working conditions; and
- (c)       if so, the details thereof ?

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

(a)According  to   estimates,   there   are   about   13   million   Indian   citizens, including workers, professionals and experts abroad.

(b) & (c) The Goverment has mechanisms to monitor working conditions and  grievance   redressal   of   Indian  workers,   professionals  and   experts working abroad.   India has Labour Agreements with GCC countries and holds Joint Working Group meetings to monitor implementation.  All ECR category workers and certain categories, such as nurses, going abroad have to register in e-Migrate platform for scrutiny of documents/ contracts for   clearance.   Officials   of   Indian   Missions   and   Posts   undertake   regular visits to the work sites.  Besides, Indian Missions and Posts regularly hold Open Houses to get the feedback and address grievances.  There are also dedicated Labour wing in some Indian Missions and Posts.   Any worker facing difficulty can approach the Government through MADAD portal for redressal. Indian workers working in ECR countries can also register their complaints in the e-Migrate portal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Resident Doctors Working during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Girish Chandra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3430 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## RESIDENT DOCTORS WORKING DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

## 3430: SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has ascertained the data of the number of doctors working or found working in more than two hospitals as resident doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken note that during the COVID-19 pandemic there has been a large number of hospital registrations; and
- (d) if so, the details of such registration in the country during the last two years?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a)  to  (d):  Health  and  hospital  is  a  State  subject  and  the  duties  and  functions  of  the  Residents doctors are assigned by the concerned State Governments. Registration of Hospitals is made by the concerned State/UT Government in accordance with the relevant Act / Rules applicable in that State / UT. Therefore, no such information is maintained centrally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Construction Work on Savagaon-Belagavi Road
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Mangal Suresh Angadi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3427

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## CONSTRUCTION WORK ON SAVAGAON-BELAGAVI ROAD

3427. SHRIMATI ANGADI MANGAL SURESH:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the construction work on the Savagaon-Belagavi road (MDR) near Belagavi City of Karnataka has not been completed due to objections of the Defence officials under the pretext that it passes through the Defence Land;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  measures  contemplated  by  the  Government  to  enable  the  local  authorities  to  begin  the improvement/ construction of the said road in the interest of public?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a)  to  (c):  A  proposal  for  transfer  of  2.718  acres  of  defence  land  for  widening  of  Belagavi Sanvgaon  Mandolli  Road  (Nanavadi  to  Sanvgoan-Mandolli  connecting  road  via  Angadi Engineering  College)  was  received  from  State  Government  of  Karnataka  on  the  basis  of exchange of Equal Value Land. Identification of suitable land for transfer to Ministry of Defence in lieu of defence land is to be done by the State Government before matter is processed further for grant of working permission under Ministry  of Defence Policy Letter No. 11015/2/2012/D (Lands) dated 02.02.2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3426 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Covaxin Clinical Trial
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3426 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## COVAXIN CLINICAL TRIAL

## 3426: SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that several participants in the Covaxin clinical trial in Bhopal reported that the possible side-effects of the trial were not explained to them;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has ordered any inquiry to see if such trial was in compliance with New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d): As per the provision under New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019, in all trials, a  freely  given,  informed,  written  consent  is  required  to  be  obtained  from  subjects  of  each study  before  their  inclusion  in  clinical  trial.  CDSCO  has  informed  that  as  per  available information, none of the participants in the Covaxin clinical trial have been enrolled without taking an informed consent. The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) had received complaint regarding violations in the conduct of  clinical  trial  of  COVAXIN leading to death of trial participant in one of the clinical trial site at People's Hospital, Bhopal. CDSCO  has  evaluated  the  case  in  consultation  with  expert  committee  &  the committee after detailed deliberation opined that Serious Adverse Events (SAE) death is not related to the study vaccine and is not trial related.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Spreading of Diseases due to Flood
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rampreet Mandal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3424 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2021

## SPREADING OF DISEASES DUE TO FLOOD

## 3424. SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL:

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

- a) the details of proliferation of diseases caused due to floods along with the number of such cases reported due to such diseases, State/UT-wise;
- b) whether  any  special  scheme  has  been  formulated  by  the  Government  for  the  treatment  of people suffering from the fatal diseases spread due to floods, if so, the details thereof;
- c) whether the Government has taken measures for prevention of these fatal diseases spreading due to flood and to organize special medical relief camp for the treatment of people suffering from such diseases, State/ UT-wise particularly Bihar; and
- d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) Ministry of Health & FW keeps a close watch over public health impact of all disasters including floods. Health is a State subject, requisite technical and logistic assistance is provided to States/UTs to mitigate the health impact of disasters.

Government  of  India  through  Integrated  Disease  Surveillance  Programme  (IDSP)  undertaken detection and monitoring of outbreaks due to epidemic prone diseases. Weekly data on morbidity from  epidemic  prone  diseases  is  collected  and  analyzed  to  detect  disease  outbreaks  including outbreaks occurring during floods, which is responded by Districts/States Rapid Response Teams (RRTs).

The  outbreak  prone  diseases  during  floods  which  are  monitored  include  Acute  Diarrheal Diseases,  Enteric  (Typhoid)  fever,  Cholera,  Bacillary  Dysentery,  Viral  Hepatitis,  Malaria, Measles and Snake Bites.

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