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Lok Sabha Question No. 2240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Kidney and Liver Transplantation
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  DECEMBER 2021

## KIDNEY AND LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

## 2240. SHRI. HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

- (a) whether the organs like kidney and liver of a person who died due to cardiac disease are safe for transplantation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the number of such donors who died of cardiac disease and whose kidney and  liver  could  be  transplanted  during  the  last  three years;  and
- (c) whether any assistance is provided to the families of such donors, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) The organs like kidney and liver of a person who died due to cardiac  disease can  be  utilized  for  transplantation,  provided  the  organs  are healthy  and  suitable  for transplantation.  In  India,  such  organ  donations  have taken place in situations of sudden stoppage of heart where the donor was being evaluated  for  signs  of  Brain  Stem  Death.  As per    information    available    with  National  Organ  and  Tissue  Transplant  Organisation (NOTTO),  an  organisation  under  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare,  Government  of India, during 2018-2021 (till date),  seven  such donations have  taken  place  after  cardiac death and resultant  twelve  kidneys  have  been  transplanted  at  Post  Graduate  Institute  of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.

(c) At  certain  transplant  centres,  the  charges  for  the  donor  family  are  waived  off  as  a goodwill gesture or ambulance support is provided for the dead body for reaching home.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Activities under Rashtriya Poshan Maah
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2238

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2021

## ACTIVITIES UNDER RASHTRIYA POSHAN MAAH

## 2238  SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a)      the details of activities undertaken under the Rashtriya Poshan Maah, 2021 calender in Sangli district of Maharashtra; and
- (b) the number of children observed under Rashtriya Poshan Maah Scheme in said district?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)        The  month  of  September  is  celebrated  as  Rashtriya  Poshan  Maah across the country. The Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2021 witnessed wide participation and  enthusiasm  from  convergent  Ministries,  States/UTs  and  field  functionaries.  It also witnessed wide participation from , community  groups, Panchayati Raj Institutions , staff at District and Block level.

The month long celebrations were focused on the following four themes:

- i. Plantation activity on 'Poshan Vatika'
- ii. Yoga and AYUSH for Nutrition
- iii. Distribution of 'Regional Nutrition Kit' to Anganwadi beneficiaries
- iv. Identification of SAM children and distribution of nutritious food

The major activities undertaken during Poshan Maah in Maharashtra included Growth  Monitoring  and  identification  of  SAM/MAM  children,  Hygiene,  Water  & Sanitation  related  activities,  Anemia  camps,  Poshan  ke  Panch  Sutras  (First  1000 days), Plantation drives and development of Poshan Vatika, Distribution of Regional Nutrition Kit.

About 1,89,090 children under 6 years of age participated in various activities during the Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2021 in Sangli District of Maharashtra.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2237 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: National Pharmacuetical Stockpile of Life Saving Drugs
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram, P. Velusamy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2237 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## NATIONAL PHARMACUETICAL STOCKPILE OF LIFE SAVING DRUGS

## 2237: SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.: SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is undertaking a weekly review of the status of life saving drugs availability in India, if so, the details thereof; (b) whether  the  Government  is  having  any  proposal  to  create National Pharmaceutical Stockpile (NPS) of life saving drugs like the system adopted in USA under the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS); (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (d) whether the Government proposes to consider the State of Tamil Nadu as one  of  the  location  for  stockpiling  of  essential  medicine  to  meet  any  kind  of emergency similar to severe shortage of medicines faced during second wave of COVID-19 pandemic; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and 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 (e): Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has formulated guidelines for Buffer  stock  Management  of  COVID-19  drugs.  The  said  guidelines  have  been communicated to all States/UTs advising the States/UTs including Tamil Nadu to set up buffer stocks of critical drugs for Covid-19 management for addressing any further surge in Covid-19 cases.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2236 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Recruitment of Merchant Navy Professionals
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2236

ANSWERED ON 1011212021

## REcRUITMENToFMERCHANTNAVYPRoFESSIoNALS

2236. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI  :

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- (a) whether the demand of merchant navy professionals  has increased due to increasing  commercial activities over the last few years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during  the last three  years;
- (c) whether the Government has prepared any scheme to conduct a special recruitment  drive to overcome  the shortage  of merchant  navy officers;
- (d) if so, the time which the said drive is likely to be conducted, and
- (e) if not, the reasons  therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (sHRl SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) Yes Sir.
- (b) The statistics  of engagement of lndian  Seafarers  for the last 03 years is given  below:
* Employment  in the year 2O2O has decreased  mainly due to complete stoppage of cruise shipping  during the Covid 19 pandemic'
- (c,d&e) lndia has over 4 lakh seafarers.  There is no shortage  of lndian  Seafarers.

|   Year |   Total No. of Seafarers enqaqed | Growth (%)   |
|--------|----------------------------------|--------------|
|   2017 |                           154349 | 7.23         |
|   2018 |                           208799 | 35.27        |
|   2019 |                           234886 | 12.49        |
|   2020 |                           224478 | - 4.43"      |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Children Hospital in Bundelkhand, Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: R.K. Singh Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED PARLIAMENT QUESTION NO. 2231 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  DECEMBER 2021

## CHILDREN HOSPITAL IN BUNDELKHAND, UTTAR PRADESH

## 2231: SHRI R.K. SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a) whether any 200 bedded children hospital has been constructed in Banda and Chitrakoot districts of Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which these hospitals are likely to be made functional?

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

(a) to (c): As per the information received from the Government of Uttar Pradesh, Banda and Chitrakoot districts of Bundelkhand region have not constructed any 200 bedded Government facility for children. The services for children are provided at Special Newborn Care Units (SNCUs)  and  Nutrition  Rehabilitation  Centres  (NRCs)  at  District  Hospitals  in  both  the districts.  In  addition,  Newborn  Stabilization  Units  (NBSUs)  have  been  established  at  subdistrict level in Banda and Chitrakoot districts of Bundelkhand region.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2229 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Mahila Police Volunteers
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.2229

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2021

## MAHILA POLICE VOLUNTEERS

## 2229. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

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

- (a) whether  Mahila  Police  Volunteers  Scheme  is  being  implemented  in  all  the States;
- (b) if so, the details and implementation status thereof State/UT-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government has laid down any deadline to implement the scheme in all States and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  :  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  in  collaboration  with  the Ministry of Home Affairs implements the  Mahila Police Volunteers (MPVs) scheme  in the States/ UTs, who will act as a link between police and community and help women in distress. All Chief Secretaries of States/ UTs were requested to adopt this initiative in their respective States. Haryana was the first state to adopt the initiative at Karnal and Mahendragarh District on a pilot basis under Nirbhaya Fund during the financial year 2016-2017. Further, based on the proposals received from States / UTs, the scheme has been approved for 13 States / UTs, out of which it has been operationalized by 7 States  /  UTs,  namely,  Andaman  &  Nicobar  Islands,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Chhattisgarh, Gujarat,   Haryana,  Mizoram  and  Tripura.   The  Government  has  not  laid  down  any deadline for implementation of the scheme in all States / UTs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: COTPA Amendment Bill, 2020
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARED QUESTION NO. 2227 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## COTPA AMENDMENT BILL, 2020

## 2227: SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has any proposal to present COTPA (Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act) Amendment Bill, 2020 in the parliament; (b) if so, details thereof; (c)  whether any public response has been received by the Government so far on this Bill; and

- (d) if so, details thereof?

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

(a) to (d): The draft Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement  and  Regulation  of  Trade  and  Commerce,  Production,  Supply  and Distribution) (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was hosted in public domain for pre-legislative consultation. The Ministry has received representations, comments and suggestions on the draft Bill, which are under examination.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2226 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: 277th Law Commission Report
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

## Government of India Ministry of Law & Justice (Department of Justice)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2226 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

277 th Law Commission Report

## 2226.  SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

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

- a) whether all the State and UTs have responded to the recommendations of the 277 th Law Commission Report as requested by the Government;
2. b)
3. if so, the details thereof;
- c) if not, whether the Government has sent subsequent reminders to the States, if so, the details thereof;
- d) whether the recommendations of the Law Commission have been accepted by the Government, if so, the details thereof; and
- e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Ministry ofHome Affairs has informed that it had circulated the 277 th report of the Law Commission to the States/ UTs for their comments on 16.10.2018, as the subject falls  in  the  concurrent  list.    Till  date  14  States  have  given  their  comments.    The Department  related  Parliamentary  Standing  Committee  on  Home  Affairs,  in  its  146 th Report  dated  23.06.2010,  had  recommended  that  there  is  a  need  for  a  comprehensive review of the Criminal Justice System of the country.   Earlier, the Parliamentary Standing Committee in its 111 th and  128 th Report had also stressed upon the need to reform and rationalise the criminal law of the country by introducing a comprehensive legislation in Parliament  rather  than  bring  about  piece  meal  amendments  in  respective  Acts.    The Government  agrees  with  the  recommendations  of  the  Department  related-  Standing Committee on Home Affairs.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Mahila Shakti Kendra
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2225

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2021

## MAHILA SHAKTI KENDRA

## 2225.   SHRI T.R.V.S RAMESH :

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   the  Government  is  successfully  implementing  the  Mahila  Shakti Kendra (MSK) scheme in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the amount of funds allocated by the Government under the said scheme;
- (c) whether the Government has set up any task force to monitor these Kendras and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether women candidates are given preference for deployment in the said Kendras; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK) Scheme was approved in November, 2017 as a centrally sponsored scheme to empower rural women through community participation.  The  scheme aims to facilitate inter-sectoral  convergence of schemes and  programs  meant  for  women.  The  scheme  is  implemented  through  State Governments  and  UT  Administrations  with  a  cost  sharing  ratio  of  60:40  between Centre  and  States  except  for  North  East  &  Special  Category  States  where  the funding ratio is 90:10. For Union Territories 100% central funding is provided. States contribute their respective shares of funds for implementation of the scheme before seeking  releases  of  subsequent  installments  from  Government  of  India  under  the scheme. During the last years, the amount of budget allocated by Government under the scheme is Rs. 267.30 crore for FY 2018-19, Rs.150.00 crore for FY 2019-20 and Rs.100.00 crore for FY 2020-21.

(c)  to  (e):  The  MSK  Scheme  provides  for  National,  State  and  District  Level  Task Forces for review, monitoring and coordination at their respective levels. The Ministry of  Women  and  Child  Development  undertakes  video  conferences  and  meetings along with visits to States/ Districts to review implementation of the scheme.

Women  candidates  are  given  preference  as  per  Mahila  Shakti  Kendra  Scheme Implementation  Guidelines  for  working  as  Women  Welfare  Officers  and  District Coordinators in District Level Centres for Women.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Access to Mental Healthcare Services
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2224 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES

## 2224.  SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

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

- (a) whether any study has shown that 50 percent people do not have access to mental healthcare service in the country;
- (b) if so, the major features of the report or study;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to introduce additional mental healthcare services so as to provide better facilities to the poor and deprived people; and
- (d) if  so,  the details thereof and whether Tonk and Sawai Madhopur districts in Rajasthan are included thereunder?

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

(a) & (b): Government conducted the National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) of India through National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru in 2016 as per which the prevalence of mental disorders in adults over the age of 18 years is about 10.6%.

(c) & (d): For providing affordable and accessible mental healthcare facilities to the population, including the poor and  underprivileged, the Government is implementing the National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) in the country.  The District Mental Health Programme (DMHP) component  of  the  NMHP  has  been  sanctioned  for  implementation  in  692  districts  for  which support is provided to States/UTs through the National Health Mission.  Facilities made available under DMHP at the Community Health Centre(CHC) and Primary Health Centre(PHC) levels, include outpatient services, assessment, counselling/ psycho-social interventions, continuing care and  support  to  persons  with  severe  mental  disorders,  drugs,  outreach  services,  ambulance services etc. In addition to above services there is a provision of 10 bedded in-patient facility at the District level.   Under the Tertiary care component of NMHP, 25 Centres of Excellence have been sanctioned to increase the intake of students in PG departments in mental health specialities as  well  as  to  provide  tertiary  level  treatment  facilities.    In  addition,  the  Government  has  also supported  19  Government  medical  colleges/institutions  to  strengthen  47  PG  Departments  in mental health specialities.

Based on the PIP proposals received from the State Government of Rajasthan, all the 33 districts in the State (including Tonk and Sawai Madhopur) have been supported under the NCD Flexible pool of National Health Mission for implementation of the District Mental Health Programme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-10
Subject: Countries with major share of Vaccinated people
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2223 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  DECEMBER 2021

## COUNTRIES WITH MAJOR SHARE OF VACCINATED PEOPLE

## 2223.   SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.

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

- (a) the  names  of  top  10  major  countries  by  share  of  fully  vaccinated  people  and  the position of India as on 31.10.2021;
- (b) the  details  of  number  of  adults  to  be  vaccinated  as  on  date,  Dose-wise  and  genderwise, separately;
- (c) the  details  of  the  requirement  of  vaccination  doses  and  the  availability  of  doses  to achieve the targeted vaccination for all; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government to meet the shortage of doses?

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

(DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) As on 31 st October 2021, as per the data available on www.ourworldindata.org, the top 10 major  countries  (estimated  population  of  more  than  5  crore)  by  the  share  of  fully  vaccinated people  were  South  Korea,  Japan,  Italy,  France,  United  Kingdom,  Germany,  United  States  of America,  Turkey,  Brazil  and  Mexico.  India  was  at  17 th position  in  terms  of  proportion  of population fully vaccinated as on 31 st October 2021. As on 8 th December 2021,  53.0% of the adult eligible population has received both the doses of Covid-19 vaccines.
- (b) to (d) As on 8 th December 2021, against the estimated adult population of 93.9 crore, around 13.3 crore beneficiaries are yet to be vaccinated with 1 st dose while 33.6 crore recipients of 1 st dose are yet to receive 2 nd dose, of which 17.2 crore are Male, 16.4 crore are Female and 90,000 are of 'other gender'.

Adequate quantity of vaccine doses has been made available to all States/UTs to vaccinate all eligible 1 st dose and due 2 nd dose beneficiaries aged 18 years and above.

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