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Lok Sabha Question No. 1145 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Contract Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1145

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## CONTRACT FARMING

1145. SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  been  taking  steps  to  promote  contract  farming practices across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the States have developed their models based on State/UT Agricultural Produce  and  Livestock  Contract  Farming  and  Services  (Promotion  Facilitation)  Act, 2018;
- (c) if so, the details of the States that have created an act for contract farming; and
- (d) whether  the  Government will  act  as  a  mediator  in  the  agreement  between  the land owner and the farm labour?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): Yes  Sir.  Though  Agriculture  and  Agricultural  Marketing  is  a  State  Subject, Government has made a provision for Contract Farming in the Model Acts circulated to the  States  for  their  adoption.  As  per  the  Model  APMC  Act,  2003,  15  States  have provisioned Contract Farming in their state APMC Acts(Annexure).
- (b) to (d): No Sir.

## ANNEXURE

Details of States provisioning Contract Farming in their State APMC Acts

|   Sr. No. | States/Union Territories(UTs)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                  |
|         2 | Chhattisgarh                    |
|         3 | Haryana                         |
|         4 | Himachal Pradesh                |
|         5 | Jharkhand                       |
|         6 | Karnataka                       |
|         7 | Madhya Pradesh                  |
|         8 | Maharashtra                     |
|         9 | Mizoram                         |
|        10 | Odisha                          |
|        11 | Punjab (Separate Act)           |
|        12 | Rajasthan                       |
|        13 | Sikkim                          |
|        14 | Telangana                       |
|        15 | Uttarakhand                     |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Funds released for Sports Stadiums
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sanghamitra Maurya

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1144

## ANSWERED ON 13.12.2022

Funds released for Sports Stadiums

†1144.        DR. SANGHMITRA MAURYA:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) the annual funds released for sports stadium and players in Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh where a large number of talented players and coaches  are available  along  with  the  place  of  utilisation  of  the  said funds;
- (b) whether the rural talent has been identified and benefited from the above; and
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  of  funds  allocated  and  the number  of  players benefited during the years 2020-21 and 2021-22?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## { SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR }

- (a) to (c)     'Sports' being a State subject promotion of sports, including allocation of funds for sports infrastructure and training of athletes, is the responsibility of  States/Union  Territory  Governments.   Central Government supplements efforts of the State/Union Territory Governments  by  providing  assistance  through  the  following  sports promotional schemes, across the country, including in the State of Uttar Pradesh:
- (i)  Khelo  India  -  National  Programme  for  Development  of  Sports;  (ii) Assistance  to  National  Sports  Federations;  (iii)  Special  Awards  to

Winners in International Sports Events and their Coaches; (iv) National Sports  Awards;  (v)  Pension  to  Meritorious  Sportsperson;  (vi)  Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Sports Welfare Fund; (vii) National Sports Development Fund; and (viii) Running Sports Training Centres through the Sports Authority of India.

Further,  funds  are  allocated  in  this  Ministry  Scheme-wise,  not State-wise, which caters to the need of all athletes, including those from rural areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Advertisement Expenditure
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1143 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2022)

## ADVERTISEMENT EXPENDITURE

## 1143.  SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  expenditure  incurred  by  each  Ministry  on  print  and  electronic advertisements since 2014, year-wise;
- (b) the total expenditure on advertisements in foreign media during the said period; and
- (c) the  extent  to  which  the  Government  calculates  the  rate  of  return  on  these advertisements?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS {SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR}

(a):  The  details  of  expenditure  incurred  on  print  and  electronic advertisements by the Government through Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) since 2014 are as under:

| Year                      | Expenditure incurred (Rs. In Crores)   | Expenditure incurred (Rs. In Crores)   |
|---------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|                           | Print Media                            | Electronic Media                       |
| 2014-15                   | 424.84                                 | 473.67                                 |
| 2015-16                   | 508.22                                 | 531.60                                 |
| 2016-17                   | 468.53                                 | 609.15                                 |
| 2017-18                   | 636.09                                 | 468.92                                 |
| 2018-19                   | 429.55                                 | 514.28                                 |
| 2019-20                   | 295.05                                 | 317.11                                 |
| 2020-21                   | 197.49                                 | 167.98                                 |
| 2021-22                   | 179.04                                 | 101.24                                 |
| 2022-23 (till 07.12.2022) | 91.96                                  | 76.84                                  |

The  Ministry  wise  details  are  available  on  the  website  of  CBC  i.e. www.davp.nic.in.

(b)  &  (c)  No  expenditure  has  been  incurred  on  advertisements  in foreign media through Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Khelo India Programme
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Bholanath (B.P. Saroj)

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1142

## ANSWERED ON 13.12.2022

Khelo India Programme

1142.          SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ)

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched the to promote sports in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details and the number of training camps organised so far under Khelo India Programme in the State of Uttar Pradesh; and
- (d) the details and the number of training camps organized along with the  number  of  sportspersons trained  in  these  camps,  State/UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## ANSWER { SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR }

- (a) to (d)     Yes, Sir. With a view to achieving the twin objectives of mass participation  and  promotion  of  excellence  in  sports,  the  Government introduced  the  Scheme  of  'Khelo  India  -  National  Programme  for Development  of  Sports'  in  2016-17.  The  Government  has  decided  to continue  the  Khelo  India  Scheme  over  the  15th  Finance  Commission Cycle (2021-22 to 2025-26) at an outlay of ₹ 3165.50 crore. It is a flagship Central Sector Scheme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports which aims at infusing sports culture and achieving sporting excellence in the country  thus  allowing  the  populace  to  harness  the  power  of  sports
- ''Khelo India Programme''

through its cross-cutting influence. The Khelo India programme includes filling up of critical gaps in sports infrastructure through creation and upgradation  of  various  categories  of  sport  infrastructure;  playfield development; community coaching development; promotion of community  sports; establishment of a strong sports competition structure at both school and university level as also for rural / indigenous sports, sports for persons with disability and women; including creation of hubs of sports excellence in select universities; talent identification and  development;  support  to  sports  academies;  implementation  of  a national physical fitness drive for school children; and sports for peace and development. The details of Khelo India scheme are available on the website of this Ministry. Training being an integral part of promotion of sports activity, it is imparted to the athletes on the continuous basis as per their requirement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: National Fellowship for PwDs
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL  JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOK SABHA

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a) and (b): Under National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities, fellowship amounts have been  disbursed  to  eligible  scholars  up  to  the  month  of  September,  2022.  However,  due  to changes in the overall fund flow mechanism, fellowship for the month of October, 2022 onwards is under process which will be released at the earliest.

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## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1140

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2022

## NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF PwDs

## 1140. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

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

(a) the time by which the funds for the National Fellowship for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) are to  be  disbursed  as  requested  by  the  University  Grants  Commission  since the  delay  due to change in funds flow rules has been causing great hardship to the scholars; and

(b) the reasons for this delay?
Lok Sabha Question No. 1138 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Delay in Census 2021
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sangeeta Azad

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1138

TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  THE  13 th   DECEMBER,  2022/  SRAVANA  22,  1944 (SAKA)

DELAY IN CENSUS 2021

1138. SHRIMATI SANGEETA AZAD:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the reasons for which the Government has been repeatedly postponing and delaying the Census of India 2021; and

(b) the time by which the Government is likely to complete the census?

ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):  The intent of the Government for conducting Census 2021 was notified  in  Gazette  of  India  on  28 th March,  2019.      Due  to  outbreak  of COVID-19 pandemic, the Census 2021 and the related field activities have been postponed until further orders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Schemes for the Welfare of Sportspersons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1137 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2022

Schemes for the Welfare of Sportspersons

†1137. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) the names of schemes implemented by the Government for the welfare of sportspersons of national and international level;
- (b) the names of schemes being implemented by the Government to promote sports in the tribal area along with the details thereof;
- (c) whether any scheme is under consideration of the Government to promote  the  traditional  tribal  sports  in  tribal  areas  and  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the time by which it is likely to be started; and
- (d) the names of schemes implemented for the welfare of sportspersons of national and international level in Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

- (a) to (d) 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility to promote and develop sports in the country, including tribal areas to enable tribal  children  to  showcase  their  talent  in  traditional  sports,  rests primarily with the respective State/Union Territory Governments. The Union Government supplements their efforts. The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports implements the following schemes for development of sports in the country, including the areas of Madhya Pradesh:

(i) Khelo India Scheme; (ii) Assistance to National Sports Federations; (iii)  Special  Awards  to  Winners  in  International  Sports  Events  and their Coaches; (iv) National Sports Awards; (v) Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons;  (vi)  Pandit  Deendayal  Upadhyay  National  Sports Welfare  Fund;  (vii)  National  Sports  Development  Fund;  and  (viii) Running Sports Training Centres through Sports Authority of India. Details of the above schemes are available in the public domain on the websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India. Further,  one  of  the  verticals  of  the  Khelo  India  Scheme,  namely, 'Promotion  of  rural  and  indigenous/tribal  games',  is  specifically dedicated to encouraging and showcasing of traditional tribal sports in tribal areas of the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Employment in FPIs
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1136

ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## EMPLOYMENT IN FPIS

## 1136.  SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Food Processing Industries (FPI) is one of the major job intensive industries in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the employment opportunities generated during each of the last five years;
- (c) whether any measures are being taken by the Government to increase job creation capabilities by promoting domestic and foreign investment in the food processing sector; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  funds  invested by both domestic and foreign agencies in this sector during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) & (b):  Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation releases data on various aspects including employment  of  registered  manufacturing  sectors  including  food  processing  sector  through  the  Annual Survey of Industries(ASI). As per the latest Annual Survey of Industries 2019-20, food processing sector contributed  12.22%  of  total  persons  engaged  in  the  registered  manufacturing  sector.  The  details  of employment in food processing sector for last five years, as per Annual Survey of Industries, are as under:

| Year    |   Employment (In lakhs) |
|---------|-------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                   17.65 |
| 2016-17 |                   18.53 |
| 2017-18 |                   19.33 |
| 2018-19 |                   20.05 |
| 2019-20 |                   20.32 |

Source: Annual Survey of Industries 2015-16,2016-17, 2017-18,2018-19 & 2019-20

(c) & (d):  The Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)  for augmenting processing/preservation capacity, creating off-farm employment, leveraging  domestic  investment  and  increasing  value  addition  to  the  economy.  The  Production  Linked Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  has  been  launched  for  creating  global  food  champions  through  incentivizing investment in the food processing sector and for creating employment. The Pradhan Mantri-Formalisation of Micro Enterprises (PM-FME) scheme is also being implemented since 2020-21 which aims at upgrading/ formalising  2  lakh  micro  informal  units.  The  government  has  also  permitted  100%  foreign  direct investment(FDI) under the automatic route.

The total FDI received in the food processing sector since April 2014 till March 2022 was US$ 5.29 billion. Also 679 completed projects under various component schemes of PMKSY has leveraged Rs. 9511.9 crore of investment as on 30.11.2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Draft National Policy on Disability
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta, Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNEMNT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1127 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2022

## DRAFT NATIONAL POLICY ON DISABILITY

1127. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will  the  Minister  of  SOCIAL  JUSTICE  AND  EMPOWERMENT सामािजक ᭠याय और अिधकाᳯरता मंᮢी be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of the draft National Policy on Disability since the public consultation period ended on August 31, 2022;
- (b) whether any amendments have been made considering the public feedback and consultation with relevant stakeholders; and
- (c)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a) to (c) The last date for submission of comments/suggestions on the draft National Policy on Disability was extended to 30 th September, 2022. Comments and suggestions received in this regard are under consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Training to  Fishermen
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Rajashree Mallick

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1126 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## Training to Fishermen

## 1126. SHRIMATI RAJASHREE MALLICK:

Will  the  Minister  of  FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  AND  DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन, पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether the Government has any proposals for providing necessary awareness and training to the fishermen about the International Maritime Boundary Line so that they are careful while fishing in deepwater particularly in view of the Judgement of the permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague;
- (b)    if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)    if not, the time by which and the manner in which the Government proposes to improve the awareness among the fishermen in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to (c) : The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying issues advisory to coastal States and Union Territories (UTs) from time to time to sensitize the fishermen on the implications of crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and on the importance of not to cross IMBL. Besides, Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) regularly conduct Community Interaction Programmes (CIPs) for the fishermen in the coastal villages wherein they are sensitised about IMBL among other safety and security measures. ICG ships and aircraft, during regular patrol close to IMBL undertake shepherding of Indian fishing boats into Indian waters. Co-ordinated patrols with neighbouring countries are also undertaken in  order  to  sensitize  the  fishermen  to  avoid  crossing  IMBL.  ICG  also  sensitizes  Fisheries Departments  of  Coastal  States/UTs  and  fisheries  associations  about  the  perils  of  fishing near/across IMBL. Enhanced CIPs are conducted among fisher folk emphasizing on adverse implications for illegal entry and dangers involved in crossing IMBL. Since 2009, Indian Coast Guards have conducted 10,696 Community Interactions. Standard Operating Procedures have been promulgated by Ministry of Home Affairs in November, 2016 to prevent transgression of IMBL by Indian fishermen. The flagship scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)  being  implemented  by  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal Husbandry and Dairying provides support to traditional fishermen/fishermen's groups,to acquire deep sea fishing vessels and Automatic Information System/communication devises and support for training and capacity building to avoid crossing IMBL and instead to fish in other areas within Exclusive Economic Zone far away from their bases. In addition, PMMSY also supports fitment of communication and/or tracking devices, and GPS onboard fishing boats in order to help the fishermen to avoid straying across IMBL.

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