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Lok Sabha Question No. 3486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Process of Filling Complaint on National Consumer Forum
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## Government of India Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## Department of Consumer Affairs

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3486 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## PROCESS OF FILING COMPLAINT ON NATIONAL CONSUMER FORUM

3486.  SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

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- (a) the details of average time required by the National Consumer Forum to resolve cases;
- (b) whether there are any schemes to simplify and expedite the process of filing a complaint on the National Consumer Forum; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) : Section 38(7) of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 prescribes that every complaint shall be disposed  of  as  expeditiously  as  possible  and  endeavour  shall  be  made  to  decide  the  complaint  within  a period of three months from the date of receipt of notice by opposite party where the complaint does not require  analysis  or  testing  of  commodities  and  within  five  months  if  it  requires  analysis  or  testing  of commodities.
- (b)  &  (c)  :  The  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  initiatives  to  speed  up  the  consumer  complaints redressal.  Provision  for  filing  cases  online  through  e-Daakhil  has  been  introduced  in  various  Consumer Commissions at the district, state and national level for speedy and hassle-free resolution of cases.

The  Consumer  Protection  Act,  2019  provides  for,  inter-alia,  simplification  of  the  adjudication process in the Consumer Commissions; filing of a complaint by a consumer in the Consumer Commission having jurisdiction with respect to his place of work/residence irrespective of place of transaction and place of business or residence of the opposite parties, e-filing and e-payment, video conferencing for hearing, deemed admissibility of complaints if admissibility is not decided within 21 days of filing; court monitored mediation to facilitate early disposal of cases; provision of product liability.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Release of Share in Procurement Funds
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3483 To BE ANSWERED ON 22N0 MARCH, 2023

## RELEASE OF SHARE IN PROCUREMENT FUNDS

## 3483. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

- (a) whether the Government is aware of reports that the paddy farmers of Kuttanad and Kerala State are yet to be disbursed their due share of paddy procurement leading them to a financial crisis;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to address the same;
- (c) whether the Government is to release the share in the procurement funds; and yet
- (d) if the details thereof and the total amount of funds disbursed to Kerala for the same in the last three years and the current year? so,

## ANSWE R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) and (b): Kerala is a Decentralized Procurement (DCP) state wherein procurement operations are carried out by the State Government and its agencies:

State Government of Kerala has informed that 43811.809 Metric Tonnes of paddy has been procured in Kuttanad during Crop-1 season and the payment for which distributed completely: Also, 17203.895 Metric Tonns has been procured in Crop-2 season. During the year 2022-23, a total amount of Rs.569.00 crore has been distributed to the farmers in Kerala for paddy procurement:

(c) and (d): The provisional food subsidy is released to DCP States including Kerala on the basis of quarterly claims made by State Governments.

The claims of State Governments are processed keeping in view the opening and closing balance of stocks, procurement, allocation and distribution of food grains, Food Corporation of India's reconciliation, Utilization Certificates received, Economic Cost of food grains, prevalent guidelines etc , among others, which is a continuous process: Department of Food & Public Distribution, Government of India continuously releases quarterly admissible amount of food subsidy to the all DCP States including Government of Kerala:

The details of admissible amount of provisional food subsidy released by Government of India to Kerala State for last three years is as under:-

(Rs\_in crore)

| State   |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (As on 16.03.2023 |
|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| Kerala  |     469.3 |   1214.98 |   1777.86 |                      808.01 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3479 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Share in World Trade
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3479 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  MARCH,2023

## SHARE IN WORLD TRADE

## 3479. SHRI DULAL CHANDRA GOSWAMI:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to increase the country's share in World Trade Organisation (WTO);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether Indian goods are less competitive in global markets as logistics cost of exports on the country is very high;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to constitute a separate department of Logistics to deal with the issue of increasing cost affecting the global competitiveness of the exporters; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the time by which a final decision in this regard is likely to be taken?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): No, Sir.   The share to be contributed by each Member to the annual operating budget of the WTO is established on the basis of the country's international trade in relation to the total international trade (imports plus exports) of all the WTO Members.
- (c) & (d): India's share in world merchandise exports has increased from 1.69 %  to 1.77% during 2017 to 2021.
- (e) & (f): Presently there is no such proposal under consideration of this Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3478 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Export Target for Textile Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Veena Devi

## EXPORT TARGET FOR TEXTILE INDUSTRY

## 3478. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

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

(a) whether the Government has fixed any export target for textile industry in the budget for the year 2023-2024;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has formulated any action plan to achieve this target;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e)  the  details  of  such  countries  with  whom  the  Government  is  executing  negotiation  for  Free  Trade Agreement and Preferential Trade Agreement; and

(f) the current status of textile weavers and textile industries of Bihar?

## उत्तर ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

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

(a) to (d): The  process  of  fixing  export  targets  is  very  elaborate  and  several  factors  such  as geopolitical  situation,  international  market  trends,  market  dynamics,  industry  feedback  are  taken  into account. Meanwhile the Government is continuously monitoring export performance and taking various measures to boost production and exports.

Further, Government is implementing various schemes viz, Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, Pradhan Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA), SAMARTH (Scheme for Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector),  Silk  Samagra,  National  Handloom  Development  Programme, National  Handicraft  Development  Programme,  Integrated  Wool  Development  Programme,  National Technical Textile Mission etc. catering exclusively for development of textile sector in the country.

(e): India  has  so  far  concluded  13  Free  Trade  Agreements  (FTAs)  and  6  Preferential  Trade Agreements (PTAs). India is presently engaged in FTA negotiations with some of its trading partners, notable among these FTAs are: India-UK Free Trade Agreement, India-EU Free Trade Agreement and India-Canada  Comprehensive  Economic  Partnership  Agreement  (CEPA)  /  Early  Progress  Trade Agreement (EPTA).

(f): As per the current census i.e. 2019-20, there are a total number of 12,847 handloom weavers & allied worker  in Bihar. Bihar has decentralized powerloom  clusters  functioning in Bhagalpur (approx. 15,000 powerlooms), Gaya (Approx. 12,000 Powerlooms), Banka (Approx. 1,100 Powerlooms) and other places such as Nalanda, Kaimur which are also emerging as Weaving/Knitting Hubs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Call Drops
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Saikia Dilip

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3477 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2023

## CALL DROPS

## †3477. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a number of complaints regarding call drops and poor call connectivity are being received from 5G users due to shortage of fiber backhaul at towers in various circles;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any deadline has been set for expansion of 5G service in major cities of the country including Rajasthan and North-East India; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) As reported by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) and various Telecom Service Providers (TSPs), no such complaint has been received from 5G users.
- (c) & (d) As  per  the  Notice  Inviting  Application  (NIA)  dated  15-06-2022  for  auction  of spectrum and the license conditions, the rollout obligations are required to be met over a period of five years, in a phased manner, from the date of allocation of spectrum. Further expansion of mobile networks beyond the mandatory rollout obligations, depends on the techno-commercial consideration of the TSPs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3475 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Bhavishya Pension Processing Software
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS' WELFARE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3475

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023)

## BHAVISHYA PENSION PROCESSING SOFTWARE

## 3475. SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and features of the Bhavishya pension processing software;
- (b) the details of benefits realised through the same; and
- (c) the details of other measures being taken to ensure simplification of procedures to reduce delays in processing, disbursal and revision of pensionary benefits?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (c):   The Bhavishya Pension Sanction & Payment Tracking system(www.bhavishya.nic.in) is an  initiative  of  Department  of  Pension  &  Pensioners'  Welfare  where  pensioners  can  download pension slip and Form 16.  It is integrated with DigiLocker and pensioners can get their e-PPO in DigiLocker. So far the Bhavishya is implemented in 97 Ministries/Departments/Apex Bodies, 818 offices,  7952  DDOs  and  1,92,028  PPOs  have  been  issued.  To  enhance  the  ease  of  living  of pensioners, the DoPPW has operationalized the www.ipension.nic.in portal in which the following services are  available-  Bhavishya,  CPENGRAMS,  ANUBHAV,  Pensioners'  Portal,  CGHS, Sankalp, JeevanPraman and Dashboards on performance and pension circulars.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Quality Standards at FCI
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3474

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 22N0 MARCH, 2023

## QUALITY STANDARDS AT FCI

3474. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

- (a) whether the Government concurs the view that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) should fix quality standards and provide testing facilities to resolve any dispute by purchaser, floor price must be kept about 93-95% of Minimum Support Price (MSP) and unsold stocks must be essentially stored by FCI;
- (b) if the details of the initiatives that are proposed to be taken by
- the Government in this regard; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWE R

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a) to (c): Food Corporation of India (FCI) has well established quality assurance system with respect to the stocks issued from its depots to ensure that only good   quality of foodgrains are supplied to the State Governmentsltheir agencies, as per the allocation formulated by the Government of India from time to time. After the satisfaction about quantity as well as quality a certificate to this effect is also recorded after joint sampling:

Further, Government has also issued following instructions State of good quality foodgrains to GovernmentlUTs and FCI to ensure the supply under PDS:

- good quality foodgrains free from insect infestation and conforming to Food Safety Standards are to be issued under TPDS and Only
- other welfare schemes.
- Ample opportunities are provided to the State Administration to inspect the stocks prior to lifting from FCI godowns: StatelUTs may ensure that officers not below the rank of Inspector are deputed for inspection of the foodgrains before their lifting from FCI godowns:
- Samples of foodgrains are to be collected and sealed from the stocks of foodgrains to be issued under the TPDS jointly by FCI and State
- GovernmentlUT Administration:
- An officer not below the rank of Inspector is to be deputed from State Government to take the delivery of foodgrains stocks from FCI godowns:
- Regular inspection to check the quality of foodgrains is to be carried out by the officers of State Government:
- the of the concerned State GovernmentIUt Administration to ensure that during transportation and storage at different stages in the distribution chain, the foodgrains retain the
- The State Government, where the decentralized procurement is in operation, should ensure that the quality of foodgrains issued under TPDS and other welfare schemes should meet the desired standards under the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI):
- It is responsibility required quality specifications.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Mobile Services in Assam
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3472 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2023

## MOBILE SERVICES IN ASSAM

## 3472.   SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the mobile services being provided in the villages of aspirational districts of Assam at present;
- (b) the details of the uncovered villages of aspirational districts of Assam so far;
- (c) the details of the steps being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  providing  4G  mobile  services  in  the  villages  of  aspirational districts of Assam; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) As per information received from Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) and DoT field units, out of 5008 villages of Aspirational Districts in Assam, 4996 villages are covered with mobile connectivity. Details of Uncovered villages of aspirational districts of Assam are as below:

| Sl. No.   | Name of Aspirational District   |   No. of Uncovered Villages |
|-----------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1         | Baksa                           |                           0 |
| 2         | Barpeta                         |                           5 |
| 3         | Darrang                         |                           2 |
| 4         | Dhubri                          |                           0 |
| 5         | Goalpara                        |                           0 |
| 6         | Hailakandi                      |                           5 |
| 7         | Udalguri                        |                           0 |
| Total     | Total                           |                          12 |

(c) to (e) Government is implementing various schemes under Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) (such as USOF 4G saturation scheme, Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan for mobile connectivity in the North Eastern Region etc.) to provide mobile connectivity including 4G mobile services, in a phased manner, in rural areas of the country including Assam. Presently 4976 villages of Aspirational districts of Assam have 4G mobile services connectivity.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Export Oriented Industries
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad, T.R.V.S. Ramesh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3470 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  MARCH,2023

## EXPORT ORIENTED INDUSTRIES

## 3470.   DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.: SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

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

- (a) whether the Government concurs with the view that India needs more exports not only to strengthen the exchequer but also to stabilise export oriented industries;
- (b) if so, the steps that are proposed to be taken by the Government to encourage exporters and the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes Sir.
- (b) to (c): The Government has taken the following steps to encourage exporters:
- i. Foreign Trade Policy (2015-20) extended upto 31.03.2023.
- ii. Interest Equalization Scheme on pre and post shipment rupee export credit has also been extended upto 31.03.2024.
- iii. Assistance provided through several schemes to promote exports, namely, Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme (TIES) and Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme.
- iv. Rebate of State and Central Levies and Taxes (RoSCTL) scheme to promote labour oriented textile export has been implemented since 07.03.2019.

- v. Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) has been implemented since 01.01.2021.
- vi. Common Digital Platform for Certificate of Origin has been launched to facilitate trade and increase Free Trade Agreement (FTA) utilization by exporters.
- vii. 12 Champion Services sectors have been identified for promoting and diversifying services exports by pursuing specific action plans.
- viii. Districts as Export Hubs has been launched by identifying products with export potential in each  district,  addressing  bottlenecks  for  exporting  these  products  and  supporting  local exporters/ manufactures to generate employment in the district.
- ix. Active role of Indian mission abroad towards promoting India's trade, tourism, technology and investment goals has been enhanced.
- x. Package announced in light of the COVID pandemic to support domestic industry through various  banking  and  financial  sector  relief  measures,  especially  for  MSMEs,  which constitute a major share in exports.
- xi. DGFT  is  implementing  the  Niryat  Bandhu  Scheme  for  mentoring  new  and  potential exporters  on  the  intricacies  of  foreign  trade  through  conuseling,  training  and  outreach programmes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3469 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Tax Holidays Benefit Status to Punjab
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Badal

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3469.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 22 ND  MARCH, 2023.

## TAX HOLIDAYS BENEFIT STATUS TO PUNJAB

## 3469.  SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL:

## Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government proposes to give Tax Holiday Benefit status to Punjab for being the border belt because of which industry could not come up there;
- (b) if so, whether the Government is aware that unemployment has made Punjab vulnerable to cross border narco terrorism;
- (c) whether the Government intends to handhold the youth of Punjab and grant industry  Tax  Holiday  Benefit  Status  as  was  given  to  Himachal  Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  give  the  special  status  for  setting  up industries along the border belt within 50 kms of the border;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) 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 (f): As per the criteria decided by the Planning Commission vide D.O.No.32/28/2013-FR dated 22 nd  July, 2013, Special Category States are  characterized  by  a  number  of  features  necessitating  special consideration and the State of Punjab does not strictly qualify as per the criteria.

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