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Lok Sabha Question No. 2600 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Implementation of PESA Act, 1996
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2600 ANSWERED ON-02.08.2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PESA ACT, 1996

## 2600. SHRI D. K. SURESH :

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA) provides an opportunity to correct the loopholes in the Gram Sabha;
- (b) if so, whether it is also true that many State Governments have not implemented the PESA Act and as a result schemes are affecting the tribals and control over natural resources within the area of a village; and
- (c) if so, the details of the steps taken to ensure that PESA Act is implemented in all the States to ensure effective functioning of Gram Sabha?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a)  to  (c)  The  Parliament  enacted  'The  Provisions  of  the  Panchayats  (Extension  to  the Scheduled  Areas)  Act,  1996'  (PESA)  to  extend  Part  IX  of  the  Constitution,  with  certain modifications and exceptions, to the Fifth Schedule areas of ten States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan  and  Telangana.  Nine  PESA  States,  except  Rajasthan,  have  incorporated  the provisions  of  PESA  1996  in  their  respective  State  Panchayati  Raj  Acts.  The  tenth  State, Rajasthan,  has  notified  'The  Rajasthan  Panchayat  Raj  (Modification  of  Provisions  in  their Application to the Scheduled Areas) Act 1999'. With the objective of effective implementation of PESA, Ministry of Panchayati Raj circulated Draft Model PESA Rules in 2009. Based on constant persuasion by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj  six States namely; Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Telangana have notified their State PESA Rules under their respective State Panchayati Raj Acts. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj has requested, the States of Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh to notify their  State  PESA  Rules  through  advisories,  conferences,  meetings,  workshops.  The  recent advisory sent in this regard was in February, 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Food Processing Facilities
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2597

ANSWERED ON 02 ND  AUGUST, 2022

## FOOD PROCESSING FACILITIES

## 2597.  DR. TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of Food Processing Industries be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of food processing facilities in the State of Andhra Pradesh dedicated to fruit exports;
- (b) the number of supply chains and cold chains established for processed fruit exports; and
- (c) the details of schemes being implemented in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (c): Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) incentivizes setting up/ expansion of Food Processing Industries, including those dedicated to exports, through its Central Sector Umbrella Scheme Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY), Production Linked Incentive  Scheme  for  Food  Processing  Industry  (PLISFPI)  and  Centrally  sponsored  PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme across all the states including Andhra Pradesh. Under PMFME & PMKSY, MoFPI provides mostly credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form of grants-in-aid for setting up of such industries including fruit based export facilities. PLISFPI is, inter alia, intended to support creation of global  food  manufacturing  champions  and  support  Indian  brands  of  food  products  in international market.

Also,  Agricultural  and  Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development  Authority (APEDA), under its agriculture export promotion schemes, provide financial assistance for setting up of post-harvest infrastructure and for other activities to its member exporters.

So far, a total of 44 Food Processing Industry Projects including 3 Mega Food Parks, 3 Food  Processing  Units  &  32  Integrated  Cold  Chains  have  been  approved  for  assistance  in Andhra Pradesh under component schemes of PMKSY, out of which 18 projects have been completed. A total of 357 Integrated Cold Chain projects have been approved for assistance across the country under PMKSY, out of which 263 projects have been completed. Also, there are  27  number  of  registered  manufacturer  exporter  of  processed  food  as  per  APEDA Registration Cum membership database in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2595 ANSWERED ON 02/08/2022

## RASHTRIYA GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN

## 2595. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a huge gap between sanctioned project amount to each State and the amounts disbursed under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA);
- (b) if so, whether the Government is considering to release the pending central component of the scheme to all the States in this financial year itself; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the time by which the sanctioned funds are likely to be released?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) The scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) implemented during the period 2018-19 to 2021-22 was a demand driven in nature and involved multi-dimensional activities. Funds were sanctioned on the basis of annual plan proposals of States as approved by  the  Central  Empowered  Committee  of  RGSA.  Releases  were  normally  made  in  two instalments,  the  first  instalment  being  50%  of  the  sanctioned  amount  after  deducting  the unspent balance available with State at the time of release. The quantum of release of funds was also depends on unspent balance of previous releases, availability of funds with Ministry, deficit in matching share, compliance of the directions received from Ministry of Finance and physical-financial progress reports furnished etc. The States which had high unspent balances and had not provided requisite utilization certificates etc were not eligible for receiving full amounts, thus resulting in the gap between sanctioned and released amounts.
- (b) & (c) The scheme of RGSA has now been revamped on 13.04.2022 for implementation from 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2026. States/Union Territories has now been submitting their Annual Action  Plan  (AAP)  under  the  revamped  RGSA  for  consideration  and  approval  of  Plan  by Central Empowered Committee meeting for release of fund.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Mission Amrit Sarovar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Kripanath Mallah

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2593 ANSWERED ON 02/08/2022

## MISSION AMRIT SAROVAR

## 2593.   SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is proposing to launch Mission Amrit Sarovar across the country and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (b) the number of States likely to be covered under this mission, State/district/locationwise including Assam and Rajasthan and the time by which it is likely to be launched; and
- (c) the details of the estimated funds for this mission in the country and the details of the targets set thereunder?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The Mission Amrit Sarovar was launched on National Panchayati Raj Day on 24 th April  2022  as  a  part  of  celebration  of  Azadi  ka  Amrit  Mahotsav  with  an  objective  to conserve  water  for  future.  The  Mission  is  aimed  at  developing  and  rejuvenating  75  water bodies in each district of the country. All the States including States of Assam and Rajasthan are covered under the Mission. As on 29th July 2022, 80,034 sites ahve been identified and work has commenced on 35, 364 sites. The work has been completed on 4,753 sites. The details are available on https://water.ncog.gov.in/AmritSarovar/ .

(c):  The  Mission  works  through  the  States  and  Districts,  through  refocusing  of  various schemes  such  as  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme,  XV Finance  Commission  Grants,  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)  sub schemes such as Watershed Development Component, Har Khet Ko Pani besides States' own schemes. It may also be mentioned that the Mission encourages mobilisation of citizen and non-govt resources for supplementing these efforts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Cooperatives in Pollachi Parliamentary Constituency
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2589 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  August, 2022

## Cooperatives in Pollachi Parliamentary Constituency

## 2589.  SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION ( सहकारिता मंत्री) be pleased to state:

- (a) The details of steps taken by the Union Government to promote the cooperatives in Pollachi Parliamentary Constituency;
- (b) whether a draft policy for cooperatives has been formed and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)       if not, the reasons therefor?

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

- (a) Cooperative Societies in the Pollachi Constituency were given financial assistance through Coimbatore ICDP project during 1993-94 by NCDC to the tune of Rs 10.81 Crore.
- (b) & (c) Ministry of Cooperation has invited stakeholders  suggestions from Central Ministries, State  Governments,  cooperative  federations  and  public  with  a  view  to  frame  new  National Cooperation Policy.

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## ANSWER
Lok Sabha Question No. 2585 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Sports Academies
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Himadri Singh

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2585 ANSWERED ON 02.08.2022

## Sports Academies

2585.          SHRIMATI HIMADRI SINGH:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of sports academies currently operating in Madhya Pradesh and the districts of Madhya Pradesh in which there are plans to set up such academies in the future;
- (b)  whether  the  Government has any plans to set up sports academy in Anuppur, Umaria, Shahdol and Katni districts under Shahdol Parliamentary Constituency and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to set up more academies in the future?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR }

- (a)  to  (c) 'Sports'  being  a  State  subject,  the  primary  responsibility  to establish sports academies rests with the State/Union Territory Governments. The Central Government supplements their efforts. However, under  the  'Support  to  National/Regional/State  Sports Academies'  vertical  of  the  Khelo  India  Scheme,  sports  academies  are accredited  for  the  training  of  the  Khelo  India  Athletes.  A  total  of  264 academies  have  been  accredited  in  the  country  so  far, including  17 academies in the state of Madhya Pradesh.

Accreditation of academies is an ongoing process and sports academies are accredited upon receiving expressions of interest from the State/Union Territory  governments  after  following  the  due  process  under  the  Khelo India Scheme. No proposals for accreditation of sports academies under Khelo India Scheme from Madhya Pradesh are pending in this Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Burning of Crop Residue
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Malook Nagar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2581 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  AUGUST 2022

## BURNING OF CROP RESIDUE

2581. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that the farmers are forced to burn crops' residues in open due to unavailability of technology in management  of straw/stubble/crop-stubble and provision of cash incentives to settle it scientifically;
- (b) if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the Government to tackle the problem of worsening Air Quality Index (AQI) in the northern parts of the country especially in Delhi; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) to (c): Paddy  Stubble  burning  is  mainly  practiced  in  Indo-gangetic  plains  of  the States of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to clear the fields for Rabi Crop sowing. To support the  efforts  of  the  Governments  of  Punjab,  Haryana,  Uttar  Pradesh and  NCT  of Delhi to address air pollution and to subsidize machinery required for management of crop residue, a Central Sector Scheme on 'Promotion of Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Management of Crop Residue in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi' is being implemented by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare from 2018-19.  Under  this  scheme,  financial  assistance  @  50%  of  the  cost  of  machinery  is provided to the  farmers  for  purchase  of  identified  crop  residue  management  machinery and  financial  assistance  @  80%  of  the  project  cost  is  provided  to  the  Cooperative Societies  of  Farmers,  Farmers  Producers  Organization  (FPOs),  Registered  Farmers Societies and Panchayats for establishment of Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs) of identified crop residue management machinery. During the period from 2018-19 to 2021-22, funds amounting to Rs. 2440.07 crores  have been released for these States. More than 2.07 lakh crop residue management machines have been supplied to theCHCs and individual farmers  of  these  four  States.The  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  has developed Pusa Decomposer, a microbial consortium of fungal species (both in liquid and capsule forms) for rapid decomposition of paddy straw. Use of this consortium accelerates process  of  paddy  straw  decomposition  in  the  field  itself  and  in  the  year  2021,  the decomposer has been used by the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi in an around 3,91,485 hectares

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Hulling Payments of Paddy
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2578

TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND AUGUST, 2022

## HULLING PAYMENTS OF PADDY

2578.   SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

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

- (a) whether hulling payments to paddy mills are kept pending since 2018-19 and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the hulling price fixed at Rs.10 per quintal paddy is very inadequate and if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government has received any representation from farmers' organizations to settle the hulling dues to the mill owners and if so, the details thereof; and (d)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  in  this  regard,  if  so,  the  details
- thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कल्  याण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d): Milling charges are allowed at the rate of Rs. 10 per quintal and Rs. 20 per quintal for raw rice and par boiled rice respectively. The payment is made by respective State Governments to the millers as per the terms and conditions of contract/MOU signed between them. Department of Food and Public Distribution does not maintain records of such  payments.  Further,  no  any  such  representation  has  been  received  from  farmers' organizations to settle the hulling dues to the mill owners.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2577 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Computerisation of PACS
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2577 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  AUGUST, 2022

## Computerization of PACS

## 2577.  SHRI POCHA BRAHMANADA REDDY:

Will the Minister of COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री be please to state:

- (a) the  details  for  the  first  year  of  the  Government's  project  to  computerise  Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) in the next five years; and
- (b) whether the project will include PACS from Andhra Pradesh in its selected 63,000 PACS and if so, details of the selected PACS?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकारिता मंत्री (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

(a) & (b): In order to digitize the Primary  Agricultural Credit Societies  (PACS), Government of India has recently approved Computerization of PACS project to computerize 63,000 functional PACS across the country including the State of Andhra Pradesh with an outlay of Rs. 2516 crores; wherein hardware, comprehensive ERP solution covering all the services, digitization of legacy data, training and handholding support will be provided to the PACS. In the first year (2022-23), target of computerization of 13,000 PACS has been fixed.

As  per  the  preliminary  survey  done  by  NABARD,  approximately  1,922  PACS  are functional  in  Andhra  Pradesh  state  which  will  be  benefitted  in  the  project.  However,  the Government of India intends to computerize all the functional PACS,  as per the recommendation of the respective State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Awareness Programmes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Lorho S. Pfoze

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2572 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2022

## AWARENESS PROGRAMMES

2572. SHRI LORHO S. PFOZE:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of the States where the Ministry had conducted various awareness programmes for Social Justice and Empowerment the last three years; and
- (6) the composite awareness programmes executed in outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI A NARAYANASWAMY)

- (a) & (): The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has conducted various awareness programmes under various  schemes:
- I. The National Institute of Social Defence   (NISD) under   Ministry Empowerment has   conducted awareness  programmes in 34 Statesl UTs in 2019-20, 27 States/ UTs in 2020-21 and 31 Statesl UTs in 2021-22 at Pan India level for school college students, high risk groups, NSS & NYKS volunteers, youth clubs, women clubs and other vulnerable groups.
- National Backward Classes Finance and Development Corporation (NBCFDC) had conducted awareness programmes in 10 states each year from 2019 to 2021.
- II: National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation(NSFDC) had conducted awareness programmes in 10 states each year from 2019 to 2021,
- IV. National Safai Karamcharis Finance Development Corporation (NSKFDC) had conducted awareness programmes in 11 states in 2019-20, 13 states in 2020-21 and 7 states in 2021-22.

Ministry has   also  launched Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan  (NMBA) under NAPDDR in 272 identified districts of 32 Statesl UTs across the country (including 6 districts of Outer Manipur Parliamenatary Constituency namely Chandel, Churachandpur, Imphal  East,  Senapati, Thoubal, Ukhrul) with an aim to create awareness about ill effects of substance abuse among the youth, with special focus on higher education institutes, university campuses, schools and reaching out into the community and garnering community involvement and ownership of the Abhiyaan
Lok Sabha Question No. 2570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Limit under MIS
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## 2570.  SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA :

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to increase the maximum limit of bearing loss on sale of commodities bought at cost price under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) from 25  per  cent  to  50  per  cent  proportionately  between  the  Union  Government  and  State Governments; and
- (b) if so, the time by which it is likely to be increased and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कल् याण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b): Government implements Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for procurement of perishable horticultural / agricultural commodities in order to provide remunerative price to farmers.  The objective of intervention is to protect the growers of these commodities from making distress sale in the event of a bumper crop during the peak arrival period when the prices tend to fall below economic levels / cost of production. MIS is implemented at the request  of  a  State  Government  /  UT  which  is  ready  to  bear  50  percent  of  the  loss  (25 percent in case of North-Eastern States), if any, incurred on its implementation.  The extent of total amount of loss to be shared on a 50:50 basis between the Central Government and the  State  Government  is  restricted  to  25  percent  of  the  total  procurement  value  which includes  cost  of  the  commodity  procured  plus  permitted  overhead  expenses.  Under  the Scheme, in accordance with MIS guidelines, a pre-determined quantity at the fixed Market Intervention Price (MIP) is procured by the agencies designated by the State Government for a fixed period or till the prices are stabilized above the MIP whichever is earlier.

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2570

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 2 ND  AUGUST, 2022

## LIMIT UNDER MIS