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Lok Sabha Question No. 2014 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Corona Vaccines through Private Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2014 th

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 JULY, 2021

' Corona Vaccines through Private Hospitals '

## 2014. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

- ( a) whether the Government has allowed administration of  25 percent of Corona vaccin through private hospitals and institutions on payment basis;
- ( b) if so, the deta ils thereof and the price fixed for the same along with the names of th vaccines allowed under the programme;
- ( c) whether under the Private Vaccine Programmes, they are allowed to book hotel, par stadium and other places for giving vaccines; and
- ( d) if so, th e details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY

## WELFARE

## (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) &( b) Under the 'Revised Guidelines for Implementation of National COVID Vaccination Program', which is effective from 21st June 2021, thedomestic vaccine manufacturers have the  option  to  provide  upto  25%  of  their  monthly  vaccine  production  directly  to hospitals. States/UTs aggregate the demand of private hospitals keeping in view distribu tion between large and small private hospitals and regional balance.

The price of vaccine doses for private hospitals aredeclared by each vaccine manufacturer, and t he private hospitals may charge up to a maximum of R s150 per dose as service charges. State Governments may monitor the price being so charged.

Presently, three vaccines namely, Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V (in private h only), are being administered under the National COVID - 19 Vaccination Programme.

- (c)  &(d)  Under  the  Nation al  COVID- 19  Vaccination  Programme,  States/UTs  have  been directed to designate and administer vaccines at those health facilities/establish meet the following criteria of a COVID Vaccination Centre (CVC ):
1. Adequate  space  for  vaccination  (waiting area/room,  vaccination  room,  observation room)
2. Adequate cold chain arrangements for vaccine storage
3. Adequate number of vaccinators and support staff
4. Adequate arrangements for management of Adverse Event Following Immunization
Lok Sabha Question No. 2011 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Audience Rating System
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2011 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2021)

## AUDIENCE RATING SYSTEM.

## 2011. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any system to rate the electronic broadcasting viewers of the country;
- (b) if so, the detail thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any private operator or organisation are involved in audience rating system and if so, the detail of their performance since 2018; and
- (d)  the  details  of  rating  of  electronic  media,  news  and  general  entertainment and other social media channels, state/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  INFORMATION  AND  BROADCASTING;  AND  MINISTER  OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) and  (b): Yes  Sir. The  Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  has formulated  and  notified  'Policy  guidelines  for  Television  Rating  Agencies  in India' dated 16.01.2014. These have provisions like methodology for audience measurement,  panel  selection,  viewing  platform  secrecy  and  privacy,  data analysis,  transparency  and  complaint  redressal  mechanism  etc.  which  are essential for a robust, transparent and accountable rating system in India.
- (c) Yes Sir. Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), a self-regulatory industry led body has been granted permission on 28.07.2015 for carrying out audience  rating  measurement.    The  policy  guidelines  stipulates  a  dedicated

complaint redressal mechanism which, inter alia, has provisions for establishment of call centre, procedure and time limits for handling complaints, establishment  of  Appellate  Authority  for  redressal  of  complaints  etc.    BARC measures  and  publishes  TV  viewership  estimates  based  on  an  elaborate process and currently reports on the viewership of more than 550+ channels for the estimated 210 million TV homes in India. (d) The rating agency collects the raw data through the use of panel homes for  analysis  and  generates  the  TRP  ratings  from  time  to  time.    The  details  of ratings of different genres are notified from time to time and relevant details are available  with  the  rating  agency.    The  details  of  ratings  of  electronic  media, news and general  entertainment  and  other  social  media  channels,  state  /  UTwise  data  are  not  specifically  maintained  in  the  Ministry  of  Information  and Broadcasting.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2007 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: COVID-19 Vaccines
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2007 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH JULY, 2021

## COVID - 19 VACCINES

## 2007 SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government/  Government  controlled  organization  like  'Indian  Council  of Medical Research', 'Indian Drugs Pharmaceuticals Limited', etc., developed Covid - 19 vaccines individually or jointly with any other organizatio n;
- (b) if so, the percentage of contribution in such research by each of the above contribu
- (c) whether  the  Government  or  any  government  controlled  organization  developed  and produce vaccines, individually or jointly with others; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of profit  or  the  amount  of  Royalty  agreed  to  be  received  from  such organizations?

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

- (a)  to (d):        The  Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  (ICMR)  has  developed  Covaxin  (a inactivated  COVID - 19  vaccine)  in  partnership  with  Bharat  Biotech  International  Limite (BBIL).

ICMR has made the following contributions in development of Covaxin:

- -Isolation of the virus, bulk production of virus and characterization of the vaccine at National Institute of Virology (NIV).
- -Preclinical studies of the vaccine strain in hamsters and monkeys.
- -Quality control samples of small animal studies and phase 1 and 2 serum samples.
- -Phase 3 clinical trial (partial funding).
- -Assessing the effectiveness of COVAXIN against variant strains of SARS -CoV - 2.

ICMR is entitled to receive a royalty of 5% on net sales of Covaxin, as per the Memorand Understanding ( MoU) executed between ICMR and BBIL.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2006 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Digital News Portal
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2006

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 th  JULY, 2021

DIGITAL NEWS PORTAL

2006. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any regulatory framework for digital news portal;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of news portals registered in the country, State/UTwise and language-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR):

a) &(b): Government has notified Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines  and  Digital  Media  Ethics  Code)  Rules,  2021,    on  25 th February, 2021  under Information Technology Act, 2000. A copy of the Rules is available on the website of the Ministry i.e. www.mib.gov.in. 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 (OTT Platforms);
- ii. A  three-level  Grievance  Redressal  Mechanism  for    time  bound redressal of  grievances/complaints relating to   the violation of Code of Ethics  by the publishers; and
- iii. Furnishing  of  information  by  the  publishers  to  the  Government and periodical disclosure of information in public domain regarding grievance redressal.
- c)  :  The  Rules  provide  for  digital  news  publishers  to  furnish  certain information to the Government;  registration is not a requirement. Over 1800  digital  news  publishers  have  furnished  requisite  information  to the Government.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 2001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari, Chandra Sekhar Bellana, Kotagiri Sridhar

- (a) Yes,Sir.
- (b) India participated in the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) meeting, jointly organised by Iceland and Japan and virtually hosted by Japan, for discussing research and cooperation in the Arctic. The then Hon. Minister of the Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan led the Indian team, with Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, and Scientists from MoES and NCPOR as participants in the meeting.
- (c&d) India plan to launch NISER (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite, a joint ISRO­ NASA mission, with the goal to make global measurement of land surface changes using advanced radar imaging.
- (e) NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISER) has not been launched yet. NISER is proposed to be launched in early 2023.
- (1) NISAR is a joint Earth-Observation mission between ISRO and NASA for global observations over all land masses including Polar cryosphere and Indian Ocean region. It is a dual band (L­ band and S-band) Radar imaging mission with capability of full polarimetric and interferometric modes of operation to observe minor changes in land, vegetation and cryosphere. NASA is developing L-band SAR and associated systems and ISRO is developing S-band SAR, spacecraft bus, the launch vehicle and associated launch services. The major scientific objectives of the mission are to improve understanding of the impact of climate change on Earth's changing Ecosystems, land and coastal processes, land deformations and Cryosphere.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2001

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 30TII JULY, 2021

## 3 RD ARCTIC SCIENCE MINISTERIAL

## 2001. DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA: SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIR:

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

- (a) whether the country has recently participated in the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial for discussing research and cooperation in the Arctic region;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government aims to contribute to observing systems in the Arctic by remote sensing;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has launched the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite mission, in collaboration with USA; and
- (1) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
Lok Sabha Question No. 1999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Conservation of Ashtamudi Lake
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1999

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2021

## Conservation of Ashtamudi Lake

## 1999. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken steps for the conservation of Ashtamudi Lake and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  request  from  the  State  Government  of Kerala to extend the time for completion of the action plan and the expenditure of Sixty per cent central share;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (d) the  details  of  proposal  of  the  Union  Government  to  ensure  the  conservation  and protection of Ramsar sites in Kerala;
- (e) the  details  regarding  the  expenditure  of  the  central  share  for  the  conservation  and protection of Ashtamudi lake till date; and
- (f) whether the  Union  Government  proposes  to  complete  the  action  plan  in  a  time  bound manner and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to(f) Yes, Sir. Based on the proposals submitted by the State Government of Kerala, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has so far released a total grant of Rs. 184.042 lakhs as central share to the State Government, which includes Rs. 86.85 lakhs released during the financial  year  2017-18,  for  conservation  and  management  of  Ashtamudi  Lake.  The grant has been released for conservation activities like Catchment Area Treatment, Institutional Development,  Water  Management-Pollution  Abatement,  Biodiversity  Conservation,  Fisheries Management, Sustainable livelihoods, etc.

Since the grant could not be utilized by the State Government during the financial year 2017-18, entire grant was revalidated for the financial year 2018-19. Due to severe floods that affected  Kerala  during  August,  2018,  the  activities  under  the  Management  Action  Plan  of Ashtamudi Lake could not be achieved. Hence, entire amount was revalidated for the financial year  2019-20.  As  per  the  Utilization  Certificate  dated  19.11.2020  received  from  the  State Government, an expenditure of Rs28.30 lakhs of central share has been incurred.

Three  wetlands  namely  Ashtamudi  Lake,  Sasthamkotta  and  Vembanad-Kol  have  been designated  as  Ramsar  Sites  in  Kerala.  In  addition  to  the  above  said  grant  for  Ashtamudi,  an amount of Rs. 88.855 lakhs for Sasthamkotta and Rs. 84.45 lakhs for Vembanad-Kol has so far been released as central share to State Government for conservation and management of these Ramsar sites. Further, the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 are applicable to Ramsar Sites of the Country including the said three Ramsar sites of Kerala.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Guidelines for Honey
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARR ED QUESTION NO. 1996 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH JULY, 2021

## GUIDELINES FOR HONEY

## 1996. SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN :

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

- ( a) whether the Government is aware that the beekeepers in Kerala are unable to comply w the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guideline for keeping humid level in honey less than 20 percent due to the natural factors making it impossible for honey produced in Kerala to have humidity level below 25 percent;
- ( b) if so, the details thereof
- ( c) whether the Government proposes to give any exemption in this regard; and
- ( d) if so, the details thereof and the st eps aken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to (d ):Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  has  informed  that  it  h received representations from Federation of Indigenous Apiculturists and All Kerala Beekeepers Association on the said matter.

The  issue  was  deliberated  in  the  15 th meeting  of  Scientific  panel  on  Sweets,  Confectionery, Sugar, Sweetener and Honey and it was agreed to review the limit of moisture content in Honey. Accordingly, 50 honey samples exclusively from Kerala were collected and analyzed at Nati Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Kerala. The analysis rep been received. No further relaxation h as been recommended by the Scientific Panel.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1993 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Anganwadi Training Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1993

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2021

## ANGANWADI TRAINING CENTRES

1993.  SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  close  the  anganwadi  training  centres in  Uttar Pradesh.
- (b) if so, the details thereof, district and location wise.
- (c) whether  the  closure  of  these  training  centres  is  likely  to  adversely  affect the  relevant schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to use these training centres for giving  advice/training in nutrition to young couples; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) This Ministry, vide letter  dated  26-3-2019,  requested  all  the  State Governments including Uttar Pradesh to allow Anganwadi Workers Training Centres (AWTCS)/Middle Level Training Centres (MLTCs) run by NGOs to continue to impart Induction/Job  training  to  the  Anganwadi  functionaries  upto  31 st March,  2020.  For training beyond this date, the State Governments were requested to establish/identify the required number of Government institutions.
- (c)       The discontinuation of NGO run Training Centres will not adversely affect the scheme as the States/UTs have been requested to impart   the  required   training  to Anganwadi   functionaries  through  Government  run  Anganwadi  Training  Centres
- (d)&(e)  There  is  no  proposal  to  use  the  Anganwadi  Training  Centres  for  giving advice/training in nutrition to young couples.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1992 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Medical Colleges in SC/ST Dominated Areas
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1992 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH JULY, 2021

## 'MEDICAL COLLEGES IN SC/ST DOMINATED AREAS'

## 1992 Shri Guman Singh Damor

## Willthe Minister of Health and Family Welfare be pleased to state:

- a) the policy of the Government with regard to opening medical colleges;
- b) whether priority is given to the Scheduled Castes/Tribes dominated areas in openi medical colleges; and
- c) the actio n likely to be taken by the Government in providing health facilities in J district  of  Lok  Sabha  constituency  Ratlam  having  the  maximum  population  of Scheduled Tribes and has poor health infrastructure?

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

(a)to( c) Health being a State subject, primary responsibility to ensure availability of health facilities lies with the State Government. However, t he Ministry of Health and Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely ' Establishment of new Medical Colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals' . As per the Scheme guidelines, such projects can be approved in districts where there is no prior Government or privat e medical college. Under  this  scheme,  Government of  India has pproved establishment of 157 new medical colleges in three phases with preference to underserved areas /aspirational district of the country .Out of 157 sites, 40 are in aspirational districts.

Out of 157 sites, 14 medical colleges have been sanctioned in the S tate of Madhya Pradeshin threephases . Under  Phase - III  of  the  Scheme,  all  States/UTs  were  requested  to submit proposals along with Deta iled Project Report (DPR) for consideration by the Ministry. However,  no  proposal  was  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh  for establishment  of  new  medical  college in  Jhabua  district .  Further, under  Phase -III  of  the Scheme, all the approved75 medical colleges have already been allocated.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1991 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-30
Subject: Damage caused by Elephants in Assam
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1991

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2021

## Damage caused by Elephants in Assam

## 1991. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  death  of  elephants  and  human  deaths  caused  by  elephants  in Assam during the last three years;
- (b) whether elephants coming form mountains of Bhutan are creating problems for many villages;
- (c) if so, whether the Government has formulated any action plan to protect people and land from these elephants;
- (d) the  details  of  the  compensation  provided  to  the  family  of  victims  in  case  of  death caused by elephants, State/UT-wise;
- (e) whether the Government is aware that the relatives of the people killed by elephants face many problems in getting compensation; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) The  details  of  total  number  of  elephant  and  human  deaths  due  to  human  elephant conflict during the last three years in the state of Assam are given below:
- (b)&(c) The movements of elephants from Bhutan have not resulted in any major problem for villagers.
- (d)(e)&(f) The  Ministry  provides  financial  assistance  to  States  under  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme, Project Elephant, which also includes a component of ex-gratia in case of human death by elephant.  The Ministry has enhanced the rate of ex-gratia for human deaths in 2018 from Rs. 2 lakhs to Rs. 5 lakhs. The State Government also makes payment of ex-gratia to victims of conflict from their own funds which varies from State  to  State.  The  details  of  compensation  paid  in  case  of  human  deaths  are  not collated in the Ministry.  An Advisory has been issued by the Ministry for prompt release of ex-gratia by the State Governments/UT Administrations.

|   Year. |   Elephant Death |   Human Death |
|---------|------------------|---------------|
|    2018 |               78 |            92 |
|    2019 |               73 |            75 |
|    2020 |               74 |            77 |

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