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Lok Sabha Question No. 898 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Imposing Restrictions on Fake News
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 898

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2023

IMPOSING RESTRICTIONS ON FAKE NEWS.

898. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  web series do not come under any regulation and while taking  its  advantage  many  producers/directors  are  promoting  drugs, objectionable web shows, movies etc. on all the Over The Top (OTT) platforms;
- (b) if so, the details of the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has made amendments in rules to impose restrictions on the objectionable contents, propaganda, fake news and various illegal activities of digital platforms and OTT platforms and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  contemplates  on  making  of  strict  laws separately along with developing a monitoring system in this regard; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR):

a) to (e):    The  Government  has  notified  Information  Technology (Intermediary  Guidelines  and  Digital  Media  Ethics  Code)  Rules,  2021 under Information Technology Act, 2000,  on 25th February, 2021. PartIII of these Rules inter- alia provide for the following:-

- i. Code  of  Ethics  to  be  followed  by  publishers  of  news  &  current affairs on digital media and publishers of online curated content (commonly known as OTT Platforms).
- ii. A  three-level  Grievance  Redressal  Mechanism  consisting  of  the publisher (Level-I), self-regulating body constituted by the publishers (Level-II) and an Oversight Mechanism of the Government (Level-III), with time bound grievance disposal mechanism.
- iii. Furnishing of information by the publishers to the Government and periodic disclosure of information regarding grievance redressal in public domain.

The  Codes  require  OTT  players  not  to  transmit  any  content  which  is prohibited  by  law  and  to  undertake  age  based  self-classification  of content, based on general guidelines provided in the Schedule, alongwith adequate safeguards for restricting age-inappropriate content for children with adequate access control measures.

Grievances relating to the Code of Ethics are addressed in accordance with the three-tier Grievance redressal mechanism provided in the Rules.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.896

TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## DAIRY ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

## 896. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालनऔरडेयरीमंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  assessed  the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  of  the  Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) who have earned gainful employment owing to the said scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the number of beneficiaries from Haryana;
- (c) whether the scheme has led to an increase in heifer calf rearing;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the details of other measures taken by the Government to promote heifer calf rearing?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) & (b) Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) was implemented by Ministry of Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying,  Government  of  India  through  National  Bank  for Agriculture  and  Rural  Development  (NABARD) from September 2010 to March 2020. A total amount of Rs.1892.29 crore was disbursed as back ended subsidy to 4,21,164 beneficiaries in the country under DEDS. In the State of Haryana, a total amount of Rs.37.24 crore was released as subsidy to 6,310 beneficiaries.

Data of the number of beneficiaries who have earned gainful employment owing to the scheme is not  available  with  NABARD.  However,  as  the  loan  /  subsidy  was  extended  for  setting  up  of enterprise,  the  number  of  beneficiaries  who  had  received  subsidy  under  the  scheme  is  taken  as those who have been gainfully employed, owing to the scheme.

(c) to (e) Heifer calf rearing was an eligible component for subsidy under DEDS. Since September 2017  (after  digitization  of  subsidy  release  process  on  ensure  portal),  a  total  of  Rs.4.17  crore subsidy was released to 603 beneficiaries for Heifer Calf Rearing components under DEDS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 895 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: MGNREGS Dues
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 895 ANSWERED ON 07/02/2023

## MGNREGS DUES

## 895. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) dues that were pending for the State of Tamil Nadu in the financial year 2021-22 and 2022-23; and
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  has  taken  any  steps  for  participation  of  new  work force and to bridge the wage disparity?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a):      No  payment  is  due  for  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  for  the  financial  year  2021-22  and financial  year  2022-23  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS).
- (b):    Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a demand driven wage employment Scheme. It provides livelihood security, that is fall back option for livelihood for the rural households, when no better employment opportunity is available.

As  per  Section  6  (1)  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act (Mahatma Gandhi NREGA), 2005, the Central Government may by notification specify the wage  rate  for  unskilled  work  for  its  beneficiaries.  Accordingly,  the  Ministry  of  Rural Development  notifies  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  wage  rate  for  every  financial  year  for States/UTs.  To  compensate  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGA  workers  against  inflation,  the Ministry  of  Rural  Development  revises  the  wage  rate  every  year  based  on  the  change  in Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labour (CPI-AL). If the calculated wage rate of any State is coming lower than the wage rate of the previous financial year, it is being protected by  maintaining  the  previous  financial  year  wage  rate.  The  revised  wage  rate  is  made applicable from 1st April of each financial year. However, State Governments can provide wages  over  and  above  the  wage  rate  notified  by  the  Central  Government  under  Mahatma Gandhi NREGA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 890 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Approvals for Electric Buses
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 890 ANSWERED ON 07.02.2023.

## APPROVALS FOR ELECTRIC BUSES

## 890. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE :

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the  names  of  Local  Self  Governments  in  Thane  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  for  which electric buses have been approved by the Union Government under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) scheme;
- (b) the reasons for the delay in providing the said buses; and
- (c) the reasons for the delay in case the approval is still pending?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

(a) to (c): Sir, under phase-I of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) scheme, 95 electric and hybrid buses have been deployed in the State  of  Maharashtra  (40  e-buses  to  Best  Mumbai,  30  e-buses  to  Navi-Mumbai  and  25  hybrid buses to MMRD).  Further, 690 electric buses have been sanctioned under FAME India Scheme Phase-II.    Out  of  690  electric  buses,  490  electric  buses  have  been  deployed  as  on  02.02.2023. Further, the FAME India Scheme Phase-II focuses on supporting electrification by incentivizing the  sanctioned  e-buses,  for  public  transportation,  to  the  State  Governments.    The  FAME-II Scheme was remodeled in June 2021, to improve its uptake and adopts the aggregation model for e-buses.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 888 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Crop Diversification
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 888

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY 2023

## CROP DIVERSIFICATION

## 888.      SHRI T.R. BAALU

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

- (a) whether  there  is  need  to  consolidate  and  create  a  separate  fund  for  the promotion of diversification from paddy and wheat to crops such as oilseeds, pulses, fruits and vegetables; and
- (b) if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government keeping in mind that one of the ways to increase crop diversification is publicizing a bonus on PM-KISAN for the farmers who shifted from paddy-wheat crop cycle to the Government- suggested crops based on agroecology and market research?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान काण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR) (a) & (b): The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare  (DA&FW)  is implementing  Crop  Diversification  Programme  (CDP)  in  Original  Green  Revolution States viz; Haryana, Punjab and Western Uttar Pradesh to divert the area of water intensive paddy crop to alternative crops, like pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereals, nutri cereals, cotton etc. Further, Government of India supplements the efforts of state governments to encourage diversified production of crops such as pulses, coarse cereals, nutri cereals

& cotton under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and high value horticultural crops under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). Government  of  India  also  provides  flexibility  to  the  states  for  state  specific needs/priorities under RKVY. The states can promote crop diversification under RKVY with  the  approval  of  State  Level  Sanctioning  Committee  (SLSC)  headed  by  Chief Secretary of the respective states. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), through its crop based institutes and All India Coordinated Research Projects (AICRPs), and in active collaboration with State Universities (SAUs) is engaged in basic and strategic research to develop high yielding climate resilient varieties/hybrids of oilseeds and pulses to diversify the wheat and rice cropping system for cultivation in different agro-ecologies of country. The  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN)  aims  at  providing financial  assistance  to  cultivable  landholding  farmer  families  across  the  country, subject to certain exclusion criteria, to enable them to take care of expenses related to agriculture and allied activities as well as domestic needs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 886 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Pension to Farmers in Bihar
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 886

TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## PENSION TO FARMERS IN BIHAR

## 886. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any plan of the Government regarding pension for the farmers in Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the Government's plan to improve the economic condition of farmers in Bihar particularly in Gaya; and
- (d) the details of Government's plane for imparting training to the farmers in Bihar particular in Gaya?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) and (b) The Government of India is  running Pradhan Mantri Kisan MaanDhan Yojana in order  to  provide  social  security  net  for  the  Small  and  Marginal  Farmers  (SMF)  by  way  of pension. Under this scheme, a minimum assured pension of Rs. 3,000/- will be provided to the eligible small and marginal farmers, subject to certain exclusion clauses, on attaining the age of  60  years.  The  Scheme  is  a  voluntary  and  contributory  pension  scheme,  with  entry  age between 18 to 40 years.

(c) and (d) The Government of India is running various Schemes for improvement of economic condition of farmers viz. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN), Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), Soil Health Card, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana, Paramparagat  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (PKVY),  Sub  Mission  on  Agricultural  Mechanization (SMAM) etc. These Schemes provide income assistance to the eligible farmers of the country and  aid  in  upliftment  of  farmers  economically  including  in  Gaya,  Bihar.  Further  training  is imparted to farmers under different schemes for capacity building and skill improvement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 884 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Conservation and Promotion of Indigenous Breed of Cows
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 884

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## CONSERVATION AND PROMOTION OF INDIGENOUS BREED OF COWS

884.   DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि और षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state: (a) whether any schemes for the conservation and promotion of the indigenous breed of cows is under implementation by the Government/Agricultural Universities/Research Institutions; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c)  whether  any  special  scheme  has  been  implemented  for  the  conservation  and

- promotion of cows of Himalayan region and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि और षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a)  to (c): Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying implements Rashtriya Gokul Mission for development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds and genetic upgradation of bovine population since December 2014. All indigenous breeds of cattle including breeds of Himalayan region are covered under the scheme.

Further, in order to conserve and propagate the indigenous cattle breeds of the country,  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research-  Central  Institute  for  Research  on Cattle, Meerut implements the Indigenous Breeds Project (IBP) under the All India CoOrdinated  Research  Project  (AICRP)  on  Cattle.  Under  this  project,  the  genetic improvement  of  three  important  indigenous  cattle  breeds  of  the  country  viz.,  Gir, Kankrej and Sahiwal is undertaken in collaboration with different State Agricultural / Veterinary Universities, other ICAR institutes, NGOs and Gaushalas.

ICAR-National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources conserves indigenous breeds of cows through cryopreserving the germplasm in its National Gene Bank. Presently, the germplasm of 29 indigenous cattle breeds in form of semen and six breeds in form of somatic cells have been cryopreserved.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 883 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Fungal Disease in Apple Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Amar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 883 ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## 'FUNGAL DISEASE IN APPLE CROPS'

## 883. DR. AMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

(a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that fungal diseases like scab, premature leaf-fall, blight, powdery mildew, etc. are more dangerous for the apple crop than bacterial and viral diseases; and

(b) if so, the details of the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to encourage apple growers  across  the  country  to  integrate  bio-control  methods  with  chemical  sprays  to  control diseases?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (b) The occurrence of fungal diseases like scab, premature leaf-fall, blight, powdery mildew in apple depend on favourable environmental conditions and presence of pathogen of respective diseases. Fungal diseases are of economic concern as they reduce yield and quality of fruits. In order to increase the production & productivity of apple crop grown in the country and to manage various pest/diseases in apple; Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine and Storage (DPPQS) through Central Integrated Pest Management Centres (CIPMCs) in apple growing States conduct regular surveys and training programs (Farmers Field Schools, 2 Day & 5 Day Human Resource Development programmes) and educate farmers about importance of bio control  agents  as an alternative to chemical control of pests & diseases of apple. DPPQS in coordination with ICARCentral Institute of Temperate Horticulture, Srinagar has developed Integrated Pest Management (IPM)  Package  of  Practices  for  Apple  (for  Producing  Quality  Fruits  for  Export).  Various fungicides have been registered for the management of fungal diseases in apple. Also, advisories are issued to the States for the management of the diseases in apple.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 879 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Pace of PMGSY in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 879 ANSWERED ON 07/02/2023

## PACE OF PMGSY IN TAMIL NADU

## 879. SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the works under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) are being executed at a slower pace in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the construction of roads approved five years ago is still incomplete and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to take any concrete steps to connect all the rural habitations with the main roads in Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a)  &  (b)  Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)-III,  against  the  allocated target of 7,375 Km, the State of Tamil Nadu has so far been sanctioned 4,449 Km, of which 3,053  Km  has  been  completed.  The  implementation  period  of  PMGSY-III  is  upto  March, 2025.The State has completed all projects under  (PMGSY)-I and PMGSY-II.

There  is  no  incomplete  project  under  PMGSY  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu,  which  was sanctioned to the State five years ago. All the projects under PMGSY-III which are presently under progress in the State have been sanctioned in 2019-20  onwards.

- (c)  &  (d)  A  total  of  1,985  habitations  of  500+  population  size  as  per  Census,  2001  were identified  for  all-weather  road  connectivity  under  PMGSY-I  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu, which have already been connected.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 878 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Replacement of Caste Names
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.878 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2023

## REPLACEMENT OF CASTE NAMES

+878. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

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

- (a) whether the Ministry has received any proposal for replacing the Mahara/Mahra caste of Chhattisgarh mentioned at serial number 33 in the list of Scheduled Caste of Chhattisgarh with Mahar/Mehra caste;
- the date on which the said proposal has been received along with its present status; and SO,
- (c) the names of the castes in respect of which proposals for correcting the spelling mistakes have been received by the Ministry?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI A: NARAYANASWAMY)

(a) to (c) : No Sir. No such proposal has been received from State Government of Chhattisgarh regarding correction of spelling mistakes of castes in Scheduled Caste (SC) list:
Lok Sabha Question No. 873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Rural Agricultural Markets
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil)

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 873

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## RURAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETS

873.   SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI:

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to reform the rural agriculture markets as per the needs and demands of the farmers;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the corrective actions taken by the Government in this regard;

(c) the number of mandis targeted to be established under the Gramin Krishi Bazar by the Government as per its above said action plan;

(d) the  details  of  the  total  mandis  established  in  Maharashtra  according to  the  above said target and the number thereof, constituency-wise/district-wise; and

(e) the number of mandis having basic facilities and the number of said mandis lacking the basic facilities out of the total established mandies?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Agricultural Marketing is a State subject and States, based on the demands and requirements of the farmers, develop the agricultural markets including rural agricultural markets.  However, pursuant to announcement in the Union Budget 2018-19, Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS) has  been  strengthening  physical  infrastructure  in  rural haats  /  rural  agricultural  markets;  while  Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare formulated a scheme of 'Agri-Market Infrastructure Fund (AMIF)' for developing marketing and farm level  value  addition  infrastructure.    Under  the  scheme,  3%  interest  subvention was  to  be  provided  to  the  panchayats  through  respective  State  Governments.  Being  it demand driven, States including Maharashtra did not submit any proposal / DPR to avail assistance under the said scheme.

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