opensansad/lok-sabha-qa huggingface dataset:
Lok Sabha Question No. 2096 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Linking of FID with AgriStack Data
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, T.R.V.S. Ramesh, Sanjeev Kumar Singari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2096

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15TH MARCH, 2022

## LINKING OF FID WITH AGRISTACK DATA

2096 . SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  started  the  process  of  creation  of  Unique  Farmer Identity (FID) and linking it with the AgriStack data for the cultivators and sharing the same with private companies and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether any specific data protection and regulations have been put in place, so that farmers  can  control  what  data  they  would  have  to  share  with  the  IT  companies developing Unified Farmer Service Interface and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has held consultations with farmers and State Governments regarding the sharing of AgriStack with private companies;
- (d) if so, the details thereof including the data safety  measures  taken  by  the Government with respect to AgriStack and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether some steps would be taken to increase digital literacy rates in rural areas so as to promote the usage of AgriStack and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (d): The Department has constituted a High Level Task Force, which is in the process of finalizing 'India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA) report. Task Force invited  comments  from  subject  experts,  farmers,  Farmer  Producer  Organizations (FPOs) and general public and considered them. Based on this, the Department is in the process of finalizing a framework for creating Agristack in the country, which will serve  as  a  foundation  to  build  innovative  agri-focused  solutions  leveraging  digital technologies  to  contribute  effectively  towards  increasing  the  income  of  farmers  and improve  efficiency  of  the  Agriculture  sector  in  the  country.  Once  finalized,  this  can serve as a foundation to build innovative agri-focused solutions leveraging technologies  to  contribute  effectively  towards  increasing  the  income  of  farmers  and improve farm efficiency/efficiency of the Agriculture sector in the country with an overall goal of Doubling of Farmers' Incomes. A federated farmers' database is being built by the Department and once completed, this would serve as the core of the Agristack.

As of now, the federated database is being built by taking the publicly available data as existing in the Department and in various data silos in Government.

(e): The Department is reaching out to farmers of the country through various digital platforms including websites and mobile applications.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2093 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Collection of Land Ownership Data
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari, T.R.V.S. Ramesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2093

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## COLLECTION OF LAND OWNERSHIP DATA

2093.   DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI: SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:

Will the minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARNERS WELFARE कृ ष और कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government has made any attempts to collect gender dis-aggregated data on  land  ownership,  particularly  agricultural  land  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  if  not,  the reasons therefor;
- (b)    whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  provide  more  security  to  women farmers by encouraging their ownership of land;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  whether the Government has made any attempts to promote or incentivize joint-titles for agricultural land to provide women farmers more security and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)   whether the Government has taken any steps to promote women's farmer's collectives and if so, the details thereof;
- (f)    whether  the  Government  has  considered  de-linking  farmer's  entitlements  from  their ownership of land that may improve the ownership of land by women farmers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):    As  per  the  information  collected in  Agriculture  Census 2015-16, number of  male and female  operational  holders  in  the  country  were  about  125.75  million  and  20.44  million respectively.
- (b) to (d): The  subject 'Land' and  its  management  falls  under  the legislative  and administrative jurisdiction of States. Each State has its own State-specific Revenue Laws to deal with 'Land' and matters related thereto. The decision to promote or incentivize joint-titles for agricultural land and to promote ownership of land by women has to be taken by States under the relevant State Government laws.
- (e):      To  promote  the  collectives  of  farmers  including  women  farmers,  Department  of Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  (DA&FW)  has  launched  a  scheme  for  Formation  and Promotion of 10,000 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs). Further, to avail the benefits of Equity Grant under this scheme, there is a provision of having at least one women director in the board of beneficiary FPOs).
- (f):      The  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Samman  Nidhi  (PM-KISAN)  Scheme  is  a  gender  neutral scheme and at present landholding is the primary eligibility criterion to get benefits under the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2089 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Revamp of PMAY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jual Oram

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2089

ANSWERED ON 15/03/2022

## REVAMP OF PMAY

## 2089.   SHRI JUAL ORAM:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any steps are being taken for rural housing;
- (b) if so, whether the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is being proposed to revamp to speed up the distribution of houses to the needy people of the rural areas;
- (c) if so, whether the Government has also identified the bottlenecks in the existing PMAY at the implementation stage; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)      In order to achieve the target of 'Housing for All' in rural areas, the Ministry of Rural Development  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana-  Gramin  (PMAY-G)  with effect  from  1st  April,  2016  to  provide  assistance  to  eligible  rural  households  with  overall target to construct 2.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by March, 2024.  Out of the total  target  of  2.95  crore  houses,  a  target  of  2.62  crore  (88.81%  of  total)  houses  has  been allocated to  the  States/UTs,  2.27  crore  (76.9%  of  total)  beneficiaries  have  been  sanctioned houses by the States/UTs, 1.74 crore houses have been completed as on 9.3.2022.
- (b):      The  Ministry  is  taking  various  steps  to  increase  the  pace  of  house  sanction  & completion and achievement of the targets by March 2024. Some of which are as under:
- i. Timely allocation of targets to the States/UTs.
- ii. Micro monitoring of house sanction and completion using latest   PMAY-G Dashboard  and other IT tools & technologies.
- iii. Regular review by Minister/ Secretary/ Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary.
- iv. Focus on completion of those houses where 3 rd or 2 nd installment of funds has been released.
- v. Separate review of States with high targets and sub-par performance.
- vi. Timely release of funds to the States/UTs and follow up with the States for onward release.
- vii. Continuous follow-up with States / UTs on providing land to landless beneficiaries.

(c)  &  (d):  Yes  Sir.   The  following  steps  are  being  taken  by  the  Ministry  to  clear  the bottlenecks in the implementation of PMAY-G:

- i. Monitoring on various parameters like gaps in sanction and completion of houses to ensure timely completion of houses.
- ii. Timely release of central share and state  matching share from treasury to SNA.
- iii. Regular follow ups with the states to ensure provision of land to landless beneficiaries in rural areas.
- iv. Development of house design typologies for adoption by the States/UTs.
- v. Training to Rural Masons under Rural Mason Training (RMT) programme to make available pool of  trained rural masons for faster construction of quality houses.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: KVKs in Telangana
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Dayakar Pasunoori, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Kavitha Malothu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2088

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## KVKS IN TELANGANA

2088.  SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of districts that have Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) in Telangana, district-wise;
- (b) whether KVKs act as a bridge between agriculture research organizations and concerned departments of States, if so, the details of the capacity development provided by them;
- (c) whether there are 35% vacancies in KVKs in Telangana and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken by the Ministry to fill up the vacancies; and
- (e)  the  details  of  KVKs  which  have  their  their  own  administrative  building  and  farmers' hostels?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There  are  16  KVKs  in  Adilabad,  Khammam,  Bhadradri  Kothagudem,  Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Wanaparthy, Nagarkurnool, Mancherial, Sangareddy, Medak, Suryapet, Nalgonda,  Nizamabad,  Rangareddy,  Mehaboobabad  and  Warangal  Urban  districts  of Telangana.
- (b) KVKs  act  as  a  bridge  between  agriculture  research  organizations  and  different development departments of States. The experts of KVKs facilitate development departments of  the  concerned  districts  in  preparation  of  the  action  plan  and  provide  technological backstopping  to  their  field  programmes  in  light  of  new  technologies  developed  by  the research  organizations.  The  KVKs  also  train  the  extension  personnel  of  development departments and involve them in the demonstration of technologies developed by research organizations for their capacity development.
- (c) Out of 256 sectioned posts in 16 KVKs, 211 posts are filled.
- (d) The  heads  of  Host  Organizations  of  the  respective  KVKs,  who  are  the  recruiting authorities, are requested periodically to fill up the vacant positions in KVKs on priority basis
- (e) All  KVKs  in  the  State  have  administrative  building.  Except  4  KVKs  (Adilabad, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mancherial and Medak), all KVKs in the State have farmers' hostel.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: National Research Centre on Camel
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2081

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE ON CAMEL

2081.  SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to upgrade National Research Centre on Camel (NRCC);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the NRCC has undertaken any basic and applied research on one humped camel and double humped camel; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

कृ षि

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

और

ककसान

कल्याण

मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)  & (b): At present there is no proposal to upgrade Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-National Research Centre on Camel (NRCC), Bikaner.

- (c)  &  (d): Yes,  Sir.  The  ICAR-NRCC,  Bikaner  has  conducted  basic  and  applied  research work both on one humped and double humped camel as follows:
1. Single humped ( Camelus dromedrius ) camel
- i.  ICAR-NRC on camel has characterized six camel breeds namely, Jaisalmeri, Mewari, Marwari, Jalori and Sindhi;
- ii.  Package of practices to improve reproductive efficiency; reduce early calf mortality, and early post parturient breeding;
- iii.  Complete feed block and pelleted calf ration were developed for balanced feeding to camel reared under intensive system of management;
- iv.  Thornless cactus as alternated feed for camel;
- v.  Area specific mineral mixture: for arid zone of the country;
- vi.  Herbal formulation for treatment of mange in camel;
- vii.  Need based herbal formulation for treatment of mange;
- viii.  Herbo-Mineral mixture for treatment of pica in camel;
- ix.  Developed  and  standardized  technologies  for  production  of  30  different  camel  milk based  products  for  higher  economic  return,  e.g.    Fermented  camel  milk,  camel  milk culfi,  camel  milk  ice-cream,  camel  milk  cheese  (cheddar  type),  flavoured  camel  milk, camel milk ice-cream etc;
- x.  Therapeutic effect of camel milk in Type-I Diabetes in human;
- xi.  Therapeutic effect of camel milk in autism in children.
2. Double humped ( Camelus bactrianus ) camel
- i.  Hemato-biochemical parameters and wool fibers were characterized;
- ii.  Draught power capacity indicated that camel can carry load up to 1 quintal as baggage and can work for 6-8 hours daily, for a period of 20-30 days during winter months.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2080 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Payment under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2080

ANSWERED ON 15/03/2022

## PAYMENT UNDER MGNREGS

## 2080.   ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  had  directed  the  States  to  split  wage  payment  under  the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) into separate categories for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether this decision has been withdrawn and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is aware that wage payment is getting delayed due to this category split in many States including Kerala; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The category wise (SC, ST and Others) wage payment system, as made applicable from the financial year 2021-22, has been introduced to accurately reflect the on-ground flow of funds to various population group. Its further streamlining is being undertaken.

Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment programme. Fund release to the States/UTs is a continuous process. Funds are released to the States/UTs on the basis of "agreed to" Labour Budget (LB) and performance of the States/UTs during the financial year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Cancellation of Licences under FCRA
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2079

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2022/ PHALGUNA 24, 1943 (SAKA)

CANCELLATION OF LICENCES UNDER FCRA

2079.     SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government has withdrawn foreign contribution licences of a large number organizations and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the  number  of  such  licences  cancelled/withdrawn  as  on  1st  January 2022;

(c) the criteria laid down for renewal of such licences;

(d) whether the Government proposes to extend the validity of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) registration certificates of NGOs up to March  31st, 2022  or till the date of disposal of their  renewal applications in respect of entities that fulfil certain laid down criteria; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) and (b):    Section 14 of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010

(FCRA, 2010) provides for cancellation of certificate of registration. A total of  1811  certificates  have  been  cancelled  during  preceeding  three  years (2019, 2020, 2021).

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2079 FOR 15.03.2022

- (c):      The  applications  for  renewal  of  certificate  of  registration  issued under the FCRA, 2010 are processed in accordance with the provisions of the FCRA, 2010 and rules made thereunder.

(d) and (e):    The Government vide Public Notice No. II/21022/23(22)/2020FCRA-III  Dated  31 st   December,  2021  has  extended  validity  of  FCRA registration certificates upto 31 st  March, 2022 or till the date of disposal of the  renewal  application,  whichever  is  earlier,  of  only  those  entities  who fulfil the following criteria:

- (i) FCRA  registration  certificates  of  such  entities  is  expiring  between the period 29 th  September, 2020 and 31 st  March, 2022; and
- (ii) Such entities have applied/apply for renewal on FCRA portal before expiry  of  certificate  of  registration  in  accordance  with  rule  12  of  the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Rules, 2011.

Decision  on  such  extension  of  validity  is  taken  based  on  assessment  of situation and feedback of stakeholders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Baridars of Vaishno Devi Shrine
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2072

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2022/ PHALGUNA 24, 1943 (SAKA)

BARIDARS OF VAISHNO DEVI SHRINE

†2072.      SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  about  20,000  families  of Baridars  or  priest  (Hindu  Community)  families  are  facing  crisis  of  their subsistence  as  they  were  dependent  on  offering  and  who  have  been worshipping Maa Vaishnodevi since thousand of years and they have been expelled  out  of  the  cave  without  prior  notice  and  all  rights  have  been vested in the shrine board on 30 August 1986 all of a sudden;

(b) if so, the action taken/being taken by the Government to give back the rights to the Baridars;

(c)  whether it is  a fact that the Government promised to find permanent solution to the problems of Baridar but nothing came out so far; and

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

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) & (b): The  Government  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  has  not  reported  any such  subsistence  crisis  relating  to  families  of  Baridars  of  Shri  Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. The administration and management of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine are vested in the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, an autonomous body constituted through an act of J&K State Legislature in August, 1986.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2072 FOR 15.03.2022

Various  initiatives  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  for  the welfare of Baridar families, which include the following:

- (i) An  amount  of  Rs.  9,34,60,530.00  (including  interest)  has  been disbursed to the Baridar families as compensation.
- (ii) Scholarships  to  the  students  belonging  to  the  erstwhile  Baridar families  are  being  disbursed.  So  far,  Rs.  8.45  Crore  has  been disbursed to 15379 students as scholarships.
- (iii) An amount of Rs. 4.05 Crore has been distributed to 1311 families as Financial Assistance to the Baridars for the marriage of their daughters.
- (iv) Rs.1.00 lac Fixed Deposit Receipt has been kept reserved for each of  79  girl  children  of  Baridar  families  under  the  Adoption  of  Girl Child Scheme. In addition, Rs. 500/- per month is disbursed to the families of the registered 79 girl children of Baridar.

(c) & (d): The  Government  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir  has  informed  that  no such record/information is available.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2071 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Vacant Posts of IPS Officers
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dayakar Pasunoori, Kavitha Malothu, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2071

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2022/ PHALGUNA 24, 1943 (SAKA) VACANT POSTS OF IPS OFFICERS

2071.     SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR: DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA: SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is true that 34 Indian Police Service (IPS) and officers' posts are lying vacant in Telangana as on 1st January, 2020;

(b) if so, the status of the same as on 1st January, 2022;

(c) the number of IPS officers allotted in 2020 and 2021 CSE to Telangana;

(d) whether the Government has any plan to increase the batch size of IPS officers  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  reasons  for  not increasing the batch size of IPS officers; and

(e) if so,the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): Yes Sir.

(b) to (e):  The vacancies in the service are caused due to factors such as retirement, resignation, death, removal from service etc. All these factors are   recurring  in  nature   and   related  to  the  rate  of  recruitment.  The

## L.S.US.Q.NO.2071 FOR 15.03.2022

Government  of  India  has  increased  the  recruitment  to  Indian  Police Service (IPS) from 150 to 200 from 2020 Civil Service Examination. Due to concerted efforts  made to  expedite  the  process  of  appointments  to  the IPS officers from State Police Service in Telangana, 20 IPS officers have been  appointed  by  promotion      from  State  Police  Service  in  Telangana during last  year and 05 IPS officers have been allotted in 2020 for Civil Services Examination (CSE) 2020 in Telangana cadre.

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