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Lok Sabha Question No. 3273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Minimum Wage to Anganwadi Workers
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3273

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2022

## MINIMUM WAGE TO ANGANWADI WORKERS

3273.  SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA:

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

- (a)       whether the  Government  is aware  of plight of  Anganwadi  workers  and helpers  who are paid a meagre honorarium instead of regular wage and not covered   under the Minimum Wages Act;
- (b)        if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  pay  decent  salary  to  the Anganwadi   workers indicating the current honorarium being paid to them per month;
- (c)         whether  the  Government  proposes  to  bring  them  under  Minimum  Wages  Act thereby providing them social security; and
- (d)        if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &   (b)          Government  of  India  undertakes  revision  of  the  honorarium  of  AWWs and AWHs from time to time. Presently, AWWs at main-AWCs are paid an honorarium of  ₹4,500/-  per  month; AWWs at mini-AWCs ₹3,500/- per month and AWHs are paid ₹2,250/- per month at the prescribed cost sharing ratio between the Centre and State/ UT.  In addition, performance linked incentive of ₹500/- per month is paid to AWWs and ₹250/- per month is paid to AWHs.  In addition to the honorarium and other incentives paid by the Government of India, Most of the State/UTs also give additional monetary incentives to these workers.
- (c)  &  (d)     Anganwadi  Workers  being  honorary  workers  are  not  covered  under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: AYUSH Visa
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh, Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3266 ANSWERED ON 05/08/2022

## 'AYUSH VISA'

## 3266.  SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the MINISTER OF AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set up a time-limit to issue AYUSH visa;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether these AYUSH visas will have a temporary or permanent validity;
- (d) the basis on which such AYUSH visas are being issued to the foreign doctors; and

(e) the details of the criteria to qualify for the AYUSH visa?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFAYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  to  (e):  As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs,  there  is  no 'AYUSH Visa' sub-category in the Visa Manual, 2019.

During the inaugural ceremony of the 'Global Ayush Investment and Innovation Summit' held on 20.04.2022 at Gandhinagar, Gujarat, the Hon'ble Prime Minister made the announcement to launch  a  special category  of Ayush  visa  for  tourists visiting  India  for  Ayush  medical tourism/education/treatment including Yoga. Accordingly, the Ministry of Ayush has requested the Ministry of Home Affairs to work out the modalities for creation of a separate category for Ayush Visa/eVisa.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Study by AIIMS on Maharishi Sushruta Medical Procedure
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Subrata Pathak, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta, Prataprao  Jadhav, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3265 TO BE ANSWERED ON  05 August, 2022

## STUDY BY AIIMS ON MAHARISHI SUSHRUTA MEDICAL PROCEDURE

## 3265.  SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

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

- (a) Whether the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has proposed to conduct a survey to co-relate medical procedure followed by Maharishi Sushruta, the father of surgery in India and present medical surgery;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and steps taken in this direction;
- (c) whether  his  Ministry  has  sought  any  financial  assistance  in  this  regard  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposed  to  do  more  research  on  the  work  of  Maharishi Sushruta and include the same in medical course in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time by which the said survey/research is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): AIIMS, New Delhi has adopted many surgeries in day to day practice which were originally  described  by  Maharishi  Shushruta.  Also,  Department  of  Plastic,  Reconstructive  and Burns Surgery of AIIMS, New Delhi has submitted a proposal titled 'SUSHRUTA - Systematic Understanding of Sushrutan Heritage by Research and Use of Technology Application' under the Science and Heritage Research Initiative Programme (SHRI) of Department of Science and

Technology.

(d) to (e): There is no such proposal in National Medical Commission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3260 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: COVID Cases in Southern India
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3260 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2022

## 'COVID CASES IN SOUTHERN INDIA'

## 3260:   SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

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

- (a) Whether it is  a  fact  that  cases  of  COVID-19  along  with  deaths  due  to  COVID  are  much higher in the southern parts of the country including Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh as compared to the rest of the country;
- (b) If so, the details thereof;
- (c) Whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  to  find  out  the  reasons  for  such  vast differences in the case numbers in the southern part and the rest of the country; and
- (d) If  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  specific  reasons  indicated  in  the  study  for  this difference?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

## ANSWER ( DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) to (d): Some States/UTs (including Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, etc.) have reported a larger number of COVID-19 cases and deaths vis-à-vis other states in the country.

The trajectory of cases due to any infectious disease is result of complex interaction of multitude of variables. Variables like differences in population densities, population composition, rural/urban  divide,  prevalence  of  co-morbidities,  mobility  within  community,  intensity  and effectiveness  of  surveillance,  contact  tracing  and  containment  activities,  adherence  to  COVID Appropriate Behaviors by the  community, overall healthcare seeking behaviour of the community  and  COVID-19  vaccination  coverage  etc.  have  a  bearing  on  transmission  of  any infectious disease like COVID-19.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Timeline for COVID Booster Dose
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Margani Bharat

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3259 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 TH  AUGUST 2022

## TIMELINE FOR COVID BOOSTER DOSE

## 3259. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has reduced the minimum time period of nine months to six months for taking booster dose for COVID-19;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the above timeline is also applicable to children below 18 years;
- (d) whether it is true that Andhra Pradesh has performed better in administering booster dose covering 12.4 percent population in comparison to national average of 5 percent; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with other efforts being made by the Government to expedite booster dose coverage in the country?

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

(a)  to  (e):  As  per  the  recommendation  of  the  National  Technical  Advisory  Group  on  Immunization (NTAGI) the interval between 2 nd dose and precaution dose was revised from 9 months to 6 months for all eligible beneficiaries 18 years and above with effect from 6 th July 2022.

As on 1 st August 2022, a total of 82.2 lakh (22%) of precaution dose have been administered in the state  of  Andhra  Pradesh  against  due  beneficiaries  while  nationally  a  total  of  9.07  crore  (13%) precaution doses administered against due beneficiaries.

Government of India reviews the pace of COVID-19 vaccination and has issued multiple advisories to States/UTs  to  cover  eligible  beneficiaries  with  precaution  dose.  Har  Ghar  Dastak  2.0  Campaign  is implemented across the country with an objective of vaccinating all due beneficiaries for 2nd dose and for  precaution  dose  through  door-to-door  mobilization  and  vaccination  activity.  From  15th  July,2022 under the 'Covid Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava' initiative, precaution dose is available free of cost to all beneficiaries ≥18 years of age at all Government Covid Vaccination Centers (CVCs) after an interval of 6 months from the date of administration of the 2 nd dose.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Collection of Data on LIMBS Platform
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3258

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 5 TH  AUGUST 2022

## Collection of data on LIMBS Platform

## 3258.   DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has details of the Ministry-wise pendency of cases where the Central  Government  is  a  litigant  in  the  Supreme  Court,  High  Courts  and  District Courts, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  there  is  any  discrepancy  in  the  aforementioned  data  sought  in  the  Legal Information  Management  and  Briefing  System(LIMBS)  and  if  so,  the  reasons therefor;
- (c) whether LIMBS also collects data for pendency of cases where State Governments are involved in litigation and if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether detailed data on LIMBS is not accessible to the general public and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether non-transparency of data to public is not a violation of National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy and if not, the reasons therefor:

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b)Yes Sir. Legal Information Management & Briefing System (LIMBS) portal has been created for monitoring of Union of India litigation. The users of various Ministries/Departments enter details of the cases pending in the Supreme Court, High Courts and District Courts. The details of data can thereafter be accessed and updated by the said users concerned with the case.  As per Information available on LIMBS database, at present, about 5.95 lakh cases are pending before the  Supreme Court, High Courts, District Courts and Tribunals.  However, since LIMBS is a user based interface application, it captures data in  a  pre-defined  format.    The  discrepancy,  if  any,  of  the  data  entered  by  the  user,  is  to  be checked at the level of the Ministry/Department and be reconciled.

(c) No, Sir.  The LIMBS Portal is for monitoring litigation conducted on behalf of Union of  India  and  no  data  of  pendency  of  cases  wherein  the  State  Government  is  a  Party  is maintained under it.

(d)&(e) LIMBS Portal is meant for benefit of Central Government Ministries/Departments for managing their litigation. The statistics of cases entered etc. are, however,  shared  as  per  National  Data  Sharing  and  Accessibility  Policy  (NDSAP)  and  is available at the website data.gov.in .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Budget to Tackle Malnutrition
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mimi Chakraborty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3257

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2022

## BUDGET TO TACKLE MALNUTRITION

## 3257. MS. MIMI CHAKRABORTY:

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

- (a) whether it is true that in malnutrition survey as many as 68.4 percent children and 66.4 percent women suffered from anaemia with high problem of malnutrition in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  reasons  for  negligible  increase  in  budget  of  Saksham  Anganwadi, POSHAN 2.0 and ICDS schemes for Financial Year 2022-23 despite the fact that National Family Health Survey-5  for 2019-20  found  significant increase in malnutrition as well as anaemia among children compared to 2015-16; and
- (c) the response of the Government along with action taken on the expert estimates that allocations to Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0 are inadequate as they fail to take inflation into account thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)        The data on prevalence of malnutrition among children and women in the country is  obtained under National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. As per the NFHS-5 report, anaemia in children under 5 years of age is 67.1% and anaemia among women (15-49 years) is 57%.

Further,  as  per  the  report  of  NFHS-5  (2019-21),  the  prevalence  of malnutrition  among children  under  5  years  and  women  aged  15-49  years  has  reduced  as  compared  with NFHS-4 (2015-16). Stunting (in children under 5 years of age) has reduced from 38.4% as per NFHS-4 to 35.5% in NFHS-5, while wasting (in children under 5 years of age) has reduced from 21.0% to 19.3% and underweight prevalence (in children under 5 years of age) has reduced from 35.8% to 32.1%. Further, the prevalence of under nutrition among women aged 15-49 years has reduced from 22.9% in NFHS-4 to 18.7% in NFHS-5.

(b)  &  (c)      As  per  NFHS-5  reports,  there  have  been  improvements  in  the  malnutrition indicators  among  children  and  women.  The  Budget  Estimate  for  FY  2022-23  is  Rs 20263.07 crore for  Mission  Saksham  Anganwadi  and  Poshan  2.0  based  on  estimates arising  from  the  implementation  of  the  Programs  under  the  Mission  (Supplementary Nutrition and Anganwadi Services, Poshan Abhiyan and Scheme for Adolescent Girls) in the  States/  UTs.  In  case  of  additional  requirement  by  States  /  UTs,  Revised  Budget allocation will be sought from Ministry of Finance at the time of Supplementary Grants.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: New Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajbahadur Singh, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Ramapati Ram Tripathi, P.P. Chaudhary, Mahendra Singh Solanky, C. R. Patil, Brijbhushan Sharan Singh, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3252

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2022

## NEW ANGANWADI CENTRES

3252.   SHRI RAJBAHADUR SINGH: SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI: DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY: SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY: SHRI C.R. PATIL: SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH: SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

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

- (a)       whether the Government intends to open new Anganwadi Centres in proportion to the population growth from 2011 to 2021;
- (b)        if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and district-wise in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Rajasthan;
- (c)         whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  approve  new  Child  Development Projects for the said States in accordance with the increase in population; and
- (d)        if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) All the Anganwadi Centres/Anganwadi Projects approved by the Government of India during the expansion of Anganwadi Services have been already sanctioned to all States/UTs. Currently, there is no provision for opening of new Anganwadi Centres/ approval of new Projects.

However, this Ministry had issued guidelines dated 1 st December, 2014 on relocation of AWCs which inter-alia authorizes the States/UTs to relocate the AWCs as per their requirement.   However,  while  relocating  the  AWCs,  the  aspect  of  availability  of adequate  land,  building,  water  facilities,  ease  of  access  of  pregnant  women  and children besides maximum travel distance not being more than 5 km in case of urban areas, 3 km in rural areas and 1.5 km in tribal areas for the AWWs/AWHs, may be kept in view.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3251 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Sale of Drugs
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3251 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 th  AUGUST, 2022

## Sale of Drugs

## 3251. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal for bringing in fresh rules/legislation to check the sale of drugs by e-pharmacies without any proper prescription;
- (b) the action/measures have been taken/proposed to be taken against such unlawful sales of medicines online;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to revamp the Drugs and Cosmetics Act of 1940 for ensuring the safety of patients; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the final decision is likely to be taken or if already taken, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a) &(b):   To regulate the online sale of medicines comprehensively, the Department of Health and Family Welfare has published draft rules for inviting comments from public/stakeholders for amendment to the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 for incorporating provisions relating to regulation of sale and distribution of drugs through e-pharmacy.

The draft rules contain provisions for registration of e-pharmacy, periodic inspection of e-pharmacy, procedure for distribution or sale of drugs through e-pharmacy, prohibition of advertisement of drugs through e- pharmacy, complaint redressal mechanism, monitoring of epharmacy, etc.

- (c) & (d):   On 08.07.2022, the Department of Health and Family Welfare has published the draft of 'Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022'  for stakeholder consultation on its website [www.mohfw.gov.in]

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Zoonosis of TB
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Mala Roy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3250 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 th AUGUST, 2022

## ZOONOSIS OF TB

## 3250. SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that tuberculosis is now being transmitted from human to animals;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the implications of this transmission on the chances of future zoonosis of TB;
- (d) whether any case of TB zoonosis has been detected so far in the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

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

(a) to (e): There is no scientific evidence to suggest that Tuberculosis transmission from human to animals  as  a  public  health  concern.  The  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  implements  the National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) under the aegis of the National Health Mission (NHM) which primarily focuses on diagnosis and management of TB in humans. Under the NTEP, TB cases are  initiated  on  appropriate  treatment  which  prevents  further  transmission  to  others  including animals.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3241 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-05
Subject: Increase in Seats of MBBS and PG
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3241 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 th  AUGUST, 2022

## INCREASE IN SEATS OF MBBS AND PG

## †3241.  SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  seats  of  MBBS  and  PG  courses  in Government medical college Udaipur, Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (c):  The  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  administers  Centrally  Sponsored Schemes (CSS) namely, 'Upgradation of existing State Government/Central Government medical colleges to increase MBBS seats and starting new PG discipline & increase of PG seats  in  the  country'.  Rabindra  Nath  Tagore  (RNT)  Medical  College,  Udaipur  has been  approved  under  this  Scheme  to  increase  100  MBBS  seats  from  150  seats  to  250 seats at a cost of Rs.120 crore and 206 new PG seats in 2 phases at a cost of Rs.193.625 crore.

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