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Lok Sabha Question No. 1172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Deep Ocean Mission
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1172 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH FEBRUARY, 2022

## DEEP OCEAN MISSION

## 1172. ADV. A. M. AIRFF

## Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has taken note of the apprehensions that the recently approved Deep Ocean Mission would result in over exploitation of the marine resources by the corporate houses affecting the life and livelihoods of millions of fishers in the country;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken any steps to hold discussions with various stakeholders including the fishers, experts and State Governments in this regard, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the Deep Ocean Mission is related to the Blue Economy Initiatives of the Government, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) Deep Ocean Mission would not result in any over exploitation of the marine resources by the corporate houses and will not affect the life and livelihoods of fishers in the country. The Deep Ocean Mission aims to explore deep-oceanic resources and develop technologies for their sustainable use. The outcome of the program is intended to identify potential new resources and develop technology for harnessing them in future, which may generate additional opportunity for livelihoods.
- (b) Not applicable
- (c) Yes, Sir. The Deep Ocean Mission is related to the Blue Economy. The activities of Deep Ocean Mission will help the components of blue economy such as fisheries, tourism and maritime transport, renewable energy, aquaculture, seabed extractive activities and marine biotechnology .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Setting up of Textile and Apparel Parks
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Devji Mansingram Patel

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1171 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## SETTING UP OF TEXTILE AND APPAREL PARKS

## 1171.  SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE: SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR: SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

(a) whether the Government plans to set up world class textile and apparel parks across the country, especially in Maharashtra and Rajasthan;

- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the places identified for the purpose; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to set up integrated textile value chain in such parks especially in Maharashtra and Rajasthan?

## उत्तर ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

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

(a) to (c): The  Government  has  approved  setting  up  of  7  (Seven)  PM  Mega  Integrated  Textile Region  and  Apparel  (PM  MITRA)  Parks  in  Greenfield/Brownfield  sites  to  develop  world  class infrastructure including plug and play facility with an outlay of  Rs.4445 Crore for a period of seven years  upto  2027-28. The PM MITRA Parks Scheme shall be implemented on pan-India basis and is intended for holistic development of the textile sector. The salient features of PM MITRA Park Scheme are:- (i) willing state governments to have ready availability of contiguous and encumbrance-free land parcel of 1000+ acres for being eligible. (ii) it is envisaged to be on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. (iii) there is a provision of Development Capital Support (DCS) @30% of the project cost with a maximum support of Rs.500 Cr and Rs.200 Cr per park for Greenfield and Brownfield PM MITRA Park, respectively. The DCS is for creation of core Infrastructure. (iv) there is provision of Rs.300 Cr per park for incentivizing the industries to set up their units in the park. There is a provision to use 10% of  the  park's  area  for  Commercial  Development  (CD)  and  revenue  stream  from  CD  may  help maintenance of common assets and facilities. Priority will be given to Technical Textiles, Man-Made Fibre and textile machinery. Chief Secretaries of  all State Governments have been requested to send proposals for setting up PM MITRA Parks in their respective states by 15.3.2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Improvement in functioning of Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1167 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## IMPROVEMENT IN FUNCTIONING OF RAILWAYS

†1167. SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to further improve the functioning  of  the  Railways  without  including  the  component  of privatisation;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  measures  have  been  taken  by  the  Railways  to increase  the  level  of  investment  to  bring  improvement  about  in  its status and modernise its functioning; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. The Government has taken initiative to encourage investment in Railways without the component of privatisation. It is estimated  that  Indian  Railways  would  need  capital  investment  of ` 50 lakh crores  upto  the  year  2030  for  network  expansion,  rolling stock  induction  and  other  modernisation  works to  enable  better delivery of passenger and freight services  and  to  improve its  modal share of transport. To bridge the gap in Capital Funding, it is planned to use Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode for attracting investment  in  Railways  including  in  capacity  enhancement  works, rolling stock procurement, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Stamp of Moloor S Padmanabha Panicker
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1163 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH FEBRUARY, 2022

## STAMP OF MOLOOR S PADMANABHA PANICKER

## 1163. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the proposal received by the  Government for release of commemorative postage stamp of Mooloor S PadmanabhaPanicker;
- (b) whether the proposal has been considered by the Philatelic Advisory Committee;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the decision taken thereto; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  will  consider  releasing  the  commemorative  postage  stamp  of this great scholar and social reformer without delay and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The  proposal  for  issue  of  Commemorative  Postage  Stamp  on  ShriMooloor  S PadmanabhaPanicker  has  been  received.  All  such  proposals  are  placed  before  the  Philatelic Advisory Committee for consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Mobile Network Issue
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1161 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH FEBRUARY, 2022

## MOBILE NETWORK ISSUE

## 1161.   SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether people from Swarga area in EnmakajeGramaPanchayat in Kasargod district of Kerala are facing mobile network problem for the past six years, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government authorities are aware of this problem, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of mobile network providers in the aforesaid area;
- (d) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  overcome  the  issue  of  mobile networks; and
- (e) whether there is any plan to install mobile network towers by the Government and if so, the time by which the said project is expected to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to (c) The specified area has hilly terrain. Generally, the mobile network coverage and Internet/data  speed  in  the  hilly  areas  depends  on  various  geographical  factors  such  as  type  of terrain,  vegetation  and  other  technical  parameters  such  as  technology  deployed,  availability  of line of sight, backhaul media connectivity, number of simultaneous users etc.

Telecom  Service  Providers  (TSPs)  namely  M/s  BhartiAirtel  Limited,  M/s  Reliance JioInfocomm Limited and M/s Vodafone Idea Limited have mobile network coverage in Swarga area in EnmakajeGramaPanchayat in Kasargod district of Kerala.

(d) & (e) TSPs  install  mobile  towers  and  Base  Transceiver  Stations  (BTSs)  to  improve coverage  and  capacity  of  their  networks  based  on  their  techno-commercial  requirements. Presently,  there  is  no  plan  to  install  mobile  tower  under  Universal  Service  Obligation  Fund (USOF) scheme for the area.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: MPEDA
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1160 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## MPEDA

## 1160. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Marine  Products  Export  Development  Authority  (MPEDA)  is  assisting  the aquaculture sector to recover from the crisis caused by the pandemic; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):   Yes Sir, MPEDA has adopted multipronged strategy to assist the aquaculture sector to recover from the crisis caused by the pandemic. Since January 2020 till December 2021 MPEDA has released Rs. 176.50 crores as subsidies for aquaculture development, production, promotion and export. To  facilitate  the  aquaculture  sector,  all  the  services  being  provided  by  MPEDA  such  as  export facilitation, registration of exporters, payments to suppliers, release of subsidies etc. were made online &  validity  of  certificates  were  extended.  The  issues  related  to  logistics,  shortage/clearance  of containers, delayed payments etc., were promptly addressed. In addition, Covid-19 guidelines booklet was issued to spread awareness on safety and hygiene in seafood, both forward and backward linkages were provided to aquaculture farmer, uninterrupted supply of inputs for fish hatcheries and farms and availability of raw and packing materials for the processing plants were ensured, Buyer Seller Meets were organized and an e-commerce platform was launched for better marketing of the shrimp. Due to these efforts, exports of marine products have registered a growth of 35% during April 2021- December 2021 as compared to the same period of previous year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Banned Apps
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1158

TO BE ANSWERED ON:  09.02.2022

## BANNED APPS

## 1158. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has banned apps which are posing danger to the country/general public;
- (b) if so, the details thereof from 2014 onwards including the Tek Fog app and other apps.;
- (c) whether any action has been taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (d):In line with the objective of the Government to ensure an Open, Safe & Trusted and  Accountable  Internet  for  all  its  users  and  based  on  the  requests  received  through designated nodal officers, the Ministry of Electronics and  Information Technology (MeitY) has blocked 293 mobile applications under the provision of section 69A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 and the Information Technology (Procedure and Safeguards for Blocking for Access of Information for Public) Rules, 2009. These mobile applications were blocked in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, security of the State and defence of India or public order.

No request for blocking of any App, namely, 'Tek Fog' was received by this Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1157 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Expansion of Nuclear Energy
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1157

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

1157.  SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Indian  Railways,  Indian  Oil,  ONGC  and  NTPC  propose  to  raise funds  for  expansion  of  nuclear  energy  in  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) proposes to set up  nuclear  power  plant  in  joint  venture  with  these  companies  and  if  so,  the details thereof including the number of nuclear plants likely to be set up under the joint venture; and
- (c) whether the Indian Railways and  NPCIL  have  sufficient funds for this joint venture and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b)Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has already entered into Joint Ventures with Indian Oil Corporation Limited and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited for setting up nuclear power plants in future. There is  presently  no  proposal  to  set  up  Joint  Ventures  of  NPCIL  with  ONGC  and Indian Railways. The nuclear power projects to be set up by the Joint Ventures will  be  based  on  agreement  between  the  partners  and  approval  of  the Government.
- (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: National Institute of Design
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, M V V Satyanarayana, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1155.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 9 TH     FEBRUARY, 2022.

## NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DESIGN

## 1155.  SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

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

वाणिज्य

## एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government has approved the budget and a detailed project report for construction of National Institute of Design (NID) in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has sanctioned the entire approved budget for the establishment of NID in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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) to (d): Yes Sir. The government has approved the budget and Detailed Project Report  for  construction  of  NID,  Andhra  Pradesh.  The  total  budget approved for construction of National Institute of Design (NID) Andhra Pradesh  is  Rs  100.38  Crores.  Rs.0.70  Crore  was  spent  on  Preconstruction expenses such as survey and boundary wall.  The entire remaining  amount  has  been  sanctioned  and  released  Rs  93.18 Crores  to National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC), being the project execution agency; and Rs 6.50 Crores to NID Ahmedabad for supply of machinery, equipment and library books.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 100 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Implementation of PMFME Scheme
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Ramesh Chandra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. *100

ANSWERED ON 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMFME SCHEME

## *100.  SHRI. RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI :

Will the MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  -  PM Formalisation  of  Micro  Food  Processing  Enterprises  (PMFME)  Scheme  for  providing financial,  technical  and  business  support  for  setting  up/upgradation  of  micro  food processing enterprises in the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  set  up  food  processing  industries  in  the Nabarangpur and Malkangiri districts of Odisha as they are backward districts; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PASHUPATI KUMAR PARAS)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *100 FOR ANSWER  ON 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022 REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF PMFME SCHEME'.

(a) & (b): Yes Sir. Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is implementing a centrally sponsored  "PM  Formalisation  of  Micro  food  processing  Enterprises  (PMFME)  Scheme"  for providing  financial,  technical  and  business  support  for  upgradation  of  micro  food  processing enterprises in the country. The scheme is operational for a period of five years from 2020-21 to 2024-25 with an outlay of Rs 10,000 Crore. Support to upgrade existing units or setting up of new micro units for individuals is provided through a credit linked grant @ 35% with maximum grant of Rs. 10.00 lakhs. The Scheme also provides support to food processing units of Self Help Groups (SHGs) / Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs) / Cooperatives for credit linked subsidy@35%, Seed Capital to SHGs, Incubation Centre, Common Infrastructure, Marketing & Branding and Capacity Building.

(c) & (d): This Ministry does not set up food processing industries on its own. The PMFME scheme provides  grants-in-aid  to  upgrade  existing  units  /  setting  up  of  new  micro  units  /  Groups.  14 applications from Nabarangpur and 11 applications from Malkangiri districts of Odisha have been received  for  setting  up  of  micro  food  processing  enterprises  for  credit  linked  subsidy  under PMFME Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 96 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Transaction under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 96

ANSWERED ON 08/02/2022

## TRANSACTION UNDER MGNREGS

- *96. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  according  to  a  report  titled  'Heavy  Wait  by LibTech India',  only  56  percent  of  the  transactions  were  successfully  completed  in  15 days,  as  mandated  by  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), after Fund Transfer Orders (FTOs) were sent to the Government; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a) & (b):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement in reply to Parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 96 for 08.02.2022

(a)&(b):    Central  Government  is  making  wage  payment  directly  into  the  Bank/Post  office account  of  the  beneficiary  as  per  the  DBT  protocol  through  a  National  Electronic  Fund Management System (Ne-FMS) for the States under Ne-FMS.

Currently,  98.69%  Fund  Transfer  Orders  (FTOs)  are  getting  generated  within  statutory period of 15 days.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 93 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: National Food Security Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 93

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 th  FEBRUARY, 2022

## NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION

- *93.     SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

Will the  Minister of   AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state: (a)    whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  subsidize  high-yielding/hybrid  seeds  for distribution  to  the  farmers,  so  that  the  objective  of  National  Food  Security  Mission  is achieved; (b)     if so, the details thereof; and (c)    if  not,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  support  the  farmers  in  achieving  the

- objectives of the National Food Security Mission?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  93  DUE  FOR  REPLY  ON  08.02.2022  REGARDING 'NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MISSION'. (a) to (c): The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is already implementing the  National  Food  Security  Mission  (NFSM)in  28  states  &  2  Union  Territories  of  the country to enhance the production of agricultural crops. The mission provides incentives on  distribution  of  certified  seeds  of  the  High  Yielding  Varieties  (HYVs)/Hybrids  of  Rice, Wheat, Pulses, Coarse Cereals, Nutri Cereals, Jute and Oilseeds to the farmers. In addition, certified seeds of newly released HYVs/Hybrids of pulses & oilseeds in form of seed minikits are given to the farmers free of cost.  During 2021-22, the highest number of seed mini kits have been distributed to the farmers free of cost which is 12.57 lakh and 8.37 lakh for pulses and oilseeds respectively. The dissemination of new HYVs and Hybrids of various crops including critical inputs has resulted in record production of pulses, oilseeds and foodgrains at 25.72 million tonnes, 36.10 million tonnes and 308.65 million tonnes respectively, during 2020-21.

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