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Lok Sabha Question No. 2546 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Good Governance
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS & PUBLIC GRIEVANCES)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2546

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2021)

## GOOD GOVERNANCE

## 2546. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  good  governance  is  essential  for  sustainable  development,  both  economic  and social;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government proposes to provide more responsive and citizen-friendly governance;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the present status of implementation  of  Citizen  Charter  in every Public Service Department to ensure time-bound delivery of Goods and Services?

## 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 (d):  Yes Sir. Through policies, programmes and projects, Government is deepening the concept  of  good  governance  in  India  by  making  it  transparent,  responsive,  accountable  and efficient.  For promotion of good governance and sustainable development, both economic and social, the concept of Minimum Government Maximum Governance has been adopted. Several steps,  like  Citizen  Charters,  Good  Governance  Index  2019,  Mission  Mode  projects  for  eGovernance,  Centralized  Public  Grievance  Redress  and  Monitoring  System  (CPGRAMS)  and National  e-Governance  Service  Delivery  Assessment,  2019  have  been  implemented  as  part  of Government's initiatives for responsive and citizen-friendly governance.
- (e):    Government  has  mandated  Citizen  Charters  for  all  Ministries/Departments  which  are updated  and  reviewed  on  a  regular  basis.    The  Citizen  Charters  of  Central  Government Departments are available at the respective web-sites of Ministries/Departments and https://goicharters.nic.in/public/website/home.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Consumer Price Index
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2544 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2021

## CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

2544.  MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state the percentage of consumer price index in the last six  months  during  this  year  and  the  increase  in  rate  of  inflation  this year in comparision to last year?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS  AND  PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION,  MINISTER  OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

All-India Consumer Price Index during the last six months of the Year 2021  and  the  increase  in  the  rate  of  inflation  in  2021  and  2020  are given below in Table 1 and Table 2 respectively:

Table 1: All India Consumer Price Index during the last six months

## (Base 2012 = 100)

| Month          |   All India |
|----------------|-------------|
| January, 2021  |       156.3 |
| February, 2021 |       156.6 |

| March, 2021              |   156.8 |
|--------------------------|---------|
| April, 2021              |   157.8 |
| May, 2021                |   160.4 |
| June, 2021 (Provisional) |   161.3 |

Table 2: Increase in rate of annual inflation in 2021 and 2020

|   Year | Annual Inflation   | Increase in rate of annual inflation over the previous year   |
|--------|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2019 | 3.72               | --                                                            |
|   2020 | 6.62               | 2.90                                                          |
|   2021 | 5.23*              | -1.39                                                         |

*Pertains to first 6 months i. e. January, 2021-June, 2021 only.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Aadhaar of Deceased Persons
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2542

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2021

## AADHAAR OF DECEASED PERSONS

## 2542.    ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has any procedure/process to deactivate Aadhaar of the deceased person;
- (a) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether the UIDAI proposes to link Aadhaar of the person with his/her death certificate upon  his/her  demise  to  prevent  the  misuse  of  Aadhaar  number/card  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No Sir. There is no provision to deactivate the Aadhaar of deceased person.
- (b): Registrars  of  Births  and  Deaths  are  the  custodians  of  Births  and  Deaths.  At  present, there  is  no  mechanism  to  receive  the  Aadhaar  number  of  deceased  persons  from  the Registrars of Births and Deaths to deactivate Aadhaar.

(c): Yes,  Sir.  Registrar  General  of  India  had  sought  suggestions  of  UIDAI  on  the  draft amendments  to  the  Registration  of  Birth  and  Death  Act,  1969  so  as  to  take  Aadhaar  of deceased person while issuing death certificate.

Subsequently, Registrars of Births and Deaths will share the Aadhaar number of the deceased with UIDAI for deactivation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Section 43A of IT Act
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2541

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2021

## SECTION 43A OF IT ACT

## 2541.       SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

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

- (a) whether any representations have been received by the Union Government under Section 43A of IT Act from 2014 to till date and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the list of cases and orders passed by the  appropriate authority under section 43A; and
- (c) the list of cases where compensations has been awarded?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c):  Section 43A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, provides for compensation for failure to protect sensitive personal information. No representation has been received by the  Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  under  section  43A  of  IT Act. The   cases related to section 43A of the Act are dealt with by Secretaries of Department of  Information  Technology  of  each  State  and  Union  Territory  as  Adjudicating  Officers appointed  under  section  46  of  the  IT  Act.  MeitY  does  not  maintain  such  list  of  cases  and orders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Blockchain Technology
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2539

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2021

## BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY

## 2539.  SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is mapping areas where the blockchain technology can be implemented and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  already  undertaken  any  projects  related  to  health, agriculture or finance along with the implementation of blockchain technology; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a):  Yes, Sir. In order to evolve a national ecosystem for deployment of technology for eGovernment  applications  a  project  'Design  and  Development  of  a  Unified  Blockchain Framework (UBF) for offering National Blockchain Service and creation of a Blockchain Ecosystem' was initiated. The main objectives of the project are: (i) to architect a Unified Blockchain  Technology  stack  for  rapid  end-to-end,  secure,  scalable  and  interoperable Blockchain based application development and deployment for large scale adoption (ii) Blockchain as a Service (BaaS) Infrastructure (iii) Easy integration of existing services namely Digilocker, eSign, ePramaan.

(b):    Realizing  the  potential  of  Blockchain  Technology,  Ministry  of  Electronics  and Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has  evolved  a  National  Strategy  on  Blockchain  in consultation with various stakeholders including academia, industry, startups and Government.  National  Strategy  on  Blockchain  includes  detailed  list  of  potential  areas where  the  Blockchain  technology  can  be  implemented  inter-alia  health,  agriculture, education and Finance etc.

(c):      Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology  (MeitY)  has  supported  few pilot projects and successfully deployed Blockchain based solutions for (i) Class X and Class XII Certificates of Karnataka Education Board (ii) Drug logistic for Government of Karnataka and (iii) Land Registration solution at Shamshabad district SRO of Telangana State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Watch on Social Media
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

## 2538.   SHRI A. RAJA:

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

- (a)  whether  Government  has  constituted  several  committees  in  the  past  to  suggest  a framework to keep a watch on social media;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof along with the information about the recommendations of the committees;
- (c)  in view of the large scale misuse of social media and propagating alleged anti-India feelings,  whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  rules  and  regulations  which recently, to be followed by the social media groups;
- (d)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the number and details of social media groups who have already complied with the aforementioned rules  and consequently appointed nodal officers for addressing the complaints?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):  No, Sir. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has not constituted any such committee.

(c) and (d): In order to ensure accountability of social media platforms to users and enhanced user safety, Government has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 under the IT Act that specifies the due diligence to  be  followed  by  all  intermediaries  including  the  significant  social  media  intermediaries. These  Rules  empower  users  and  make  the  intermediary  platform  accountable  for  timely redressal of grievances received.   They are also expected to remove any unlawful content as and when brought to their knowledge either through a court order or through a notice by the Appropriate Government or its authorised agency.

(e): Some Significant Social Media Intermediaries including Facebook, Google (YouTube), Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, ShareChat, Telegram, Koo, MyGov etc., have informed this Ministry about their commitment to comply and/or compliance with the above said Rules. They have also shared the list of key officers for addressing the complaints. However, MeitY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2538

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2021

## WATCH ON SOCIAL MEDIA

does not keep a register of intermediaries including social media platforms as the same is not mandated in the IT Act or the Rules therein.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Handing over Fast Petrol Vessel
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Manne Srinivas Reddy, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2533

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2021

## HANDING OVER FAST PATROL VESSEL

## 2533.         SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:

SHRIMATI  VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

SHRI  MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

SHRI  KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether steps are being taken for handing over of fast patrol vessel to countries including Seychelles Coast Guard as part of the high level virtual policy of the country for the Indian Ocean region and if so, the details and the present status thereof; and
- (b) the details   of   similar   vessels   gifted   to   other   countries   including Seychelles during the last three years?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) A Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) was handed over by the Hon'ble Prime Minister   of   India   to   the   President   of   Seychelles   for   the   use   of   the Seychelles Coast Guard during a High Level India-Seychelles Virtual Event on 08 April 2021. The FPV, built by M/s GRSE, Kolkata at a cost of INR 100 crore, has been gifted to Seychelles under Indian grant assistance to meet its   urgent   requirement   of   strengthening   its   maritime   surveillance capabilities.

India's policy towards countries in the Indian Ocean Region is guided by the 'Neighbourhood First' policy and Prime Minister's vision of SAGAR (Security & Growth for all in the Region). The vision of SAGAR underscores India's sustained engagement in the Indian Ocean region which includes inter-alia   deepening   economic   and   security   cooperation   in   the   littoral; working   towards   sustainable   regional   development   through   enhanced collaboration; promoting collective action to deal with natural disasters and maritime threats like piracy, terrorism and emergent non-state actors; and engaging with countries in the region with the aim of building greater trust   and   promoting   respect   for   maritime   rules,   norms   and   peaceful resolution of disputes.

(b)      In the last three years, one Fast Patrol Vessel (FPV) was gifted to Maldives in 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-04
Subject: Cyber Warfare
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2532

TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th  August, 2021

## CYBER WARFARE

## 2532. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to specifically develop Cyber Warfare capabilities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the country has reported any instances of Cyber Warfare in the last 10 years; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Government has approved establishment of Defence Cyber Agency, under the aegis of Ministry of Defence. This agency is now fully functional.  To mitigate cyber threats, all the three Services have established their respective Cyber Emergency Response Teams (CERT). Furthermore, Government of India is formulating the National cyber security strategy, which is in the final stages of approval.
- (c) & (d):  There have been repeated attempts by various cyber threat actors to target our various sectors. However, measures are being taken to detect and deter these threats.

Adequate  safeguards  have  been  instituted  in  the  form  of  Cyber  Audits,  Physical Checks and Policy Guidelines to ensure a robust cyber posture of armed forces.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 220 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Development of Gramin Agricultural Markets
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 220

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  3 rd  AUGUST, 2021

## DEVELOPMENT OF GRAMIN AGRICULTURAL MARKETS

†*220.   SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to improve/ develop Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs) according to the requirements/demands of the farmers so as to provide right price for their produce so that they could avoid unnecessary expenditure and save time;
- (b) if so, the manner and the time by which the same is proposed to be achieved; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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.  220    DUE FOR REPLY ON 3 rd  AUGUST, 2021. (a): Yes  Sir.  The  Government  is  developing  and  upgrading  rural  haats  into  Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs) according to the requirements/demands of the farmers so as to provide right price for their produce so that they could avoid unnecessary expenditure and save time. (b): The  development  and  upgradation  of  physical  infrastructure  of  rural  haats  under control  of  panchayats  through  States  /  Union  Territories  is  undertaken  through  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) as ongoing process for development of GrAMs. So far, physical infrastructure/facilities under MGNREGS have been developed in 1025 rural haats and is under development in 1420 number of rural haats. (c): In view of the above, the question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 217 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: IUU Fishing
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Brijendra Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 217 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  AUGUST, 2021

## IUU Fishing

## *217. SHRI BRIJENDRA SINGH :

Will  the  Minister  of  FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  AND  DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  illegal,  unreported  and  unregulated  (IUU)  fishing  poses  a  threat  to  our  rich aquatic resources and national maritime security;
- (b) if so, the current guidelines in place to prevent IUU fishing; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  plans  to  formulate/has  formulated  specific  policies  for  better compliance to the 'Declaration for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture' issued by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

(SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) to (c):  A Statement is placed on the Table of the House.

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Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No *217 put in by Shri Brijendra Singh, Member of Parliament for answer on 3 rd August, 2021 regarding IUU Fishing.

(a) Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing remains one of the threats to marine ecosystems due to its potential to undermine national and regional efforts to manage fisheries sustainably as well as endeavours to conserve marine biodiversity. Presence of unregistered boats in Indian waters can be a potential threat to national maritime security.

(b) The regulatory framework such as Maritime Zones of India (Regulation of fishing by foreign  vessels)  Act,  1981  and  the  Marine  Fishing  Regulation  Acts  of  all  maritime states/union territories exists to prevent certain forms of IUU fishing by foreign vessels and Indian vessels respectively.

(c) The 'Declaration for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture' has been adopted by the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) at its 34 th meeting  in  February,  2021  celebrating  the  25 th anniversary  of  the  Code  of  Conduct  for Responsible  Fisheries.  Several  elements  of  'Declaration  for  Sustainable  Fisheries  and Aquaculture' are already covered in the National Policy on Marine Fisheries, 2017 notified on 28 th April, 2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 216 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-03
Subject: Terna Shetkari Sahkari Sugar Factory
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDTA

## MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION NO.2{6 TO BE AI{SWERED ON 3RD AUGUST,  2O2{

## TERNA SHETKARI SAHKARI SUGAR FACTORY

t*216,  SHRI OMPRAKASH  BHUPALSINH  ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the lMinister of GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTIoN  -!,tctf+ar  err*, qr ritt  grffi++  Fitr{q d'* be pleased  to state:

- (a) whether Terna Shetkari Sahkari Sugar Factory is lying closed due to liquidation;
- (b)  the steps being taken by the Government to reopen the said factory/mill keeping in view the problems  /difficulties being faced by the farmers and workers of this area;
- (c) whether the said factory is proposed to be opened with the help of banks and the ministries concerned have arrived at  depa mental consensus regarding  the rent of the factory/mill and disbunsement of P.F. dues amongst workers;
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefo4  and
- (e)  the details of the efforts made by the Government to reopen  the said sugar factory/mill?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF GOMMERCE & INDUSTRY, GONSUMERAFFAIRS,  FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION  AND TEXTILES (sHRr PTYUSH GOYAL)

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  To lN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) oF THE STARRED SUESTION NO.  *2{6  DUE FOR ANSWER ON O3.O8.2O2{ II{ THE LOK SABHA,

(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. As per the information received  from the State Government  of Maharashtra, Terna Shetkari Sahkari Sugar Factory, Ternanagar,  Osmanabad, Maharashtra  is lying closed due to heavy loss and weak financial position  and has been taken into liquidation on 2011112017.

The Gentrall  Govemment with a view to encourage setting up of new sugar mills in the country has de-licensed  the sugar industry. Now, it is the responsibility  of the concerned  cooperative society to take necessary steps to re-open/revive  the closed sugar mills of the cooperative sector.

- (c)  to(e): As per the information  received from the State Govemment of Maharashtra, Assistant Provident Fund Gommissioner, Regional Office, Solapur has attached property  of the sugar factory on 281912O15 for the recovery of provident  fund dues of the employees. The liquidator of the sugar factory has challenged recovery of provident  fund dues before Hon'ble High Court and the process of sale of property of sugar factory i.e. e-tender process is stayed by Gourt ordea Osmanabad  District Go. operative Bank has filed Writ Petition No. 79O9/2O19  for permission to give sugar mill on lease basis. But the said petition is still pending in the Hon'ble High Court. The matter is subjudice. However, as informed  by the State Government,  the possibility  of reopening of sugar factory can be decided, subject to decision of the petitions filed in the Hon'ble High Gourt, Mumbai, Aurangabad bench.

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