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Lok Sabha Question No. 1231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Damage to Kharif Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Nitesh Ganga Deb

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1231

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## DAMAGE TO KHARIF CROPS

1231.      SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB:

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

- (a) whether there is heavy damage of kharif crops due to heavy rain and flood in different parts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to wave off the loans taken by farmers of the affected districts in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b): As per  the  information  provided  by  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA),  Statewise details of crop area affected due to flood/landslide during 2020, as reported by the State Governments, are given at Annexure .
- (c): No, Sir.
- (d): Does not arise.

## Details of crop area damaged (33% and above) reported by affected States due to flood/landslide during 2020

| S. No.   | States            |   Crop area damaged (in lac hectare) |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                 2.56 |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                 0.28 |
| 3.       | Assam             |                                 1.73 |
| 4.       | Bihar             |                                 7.41 |
| 5.       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                 0.31 |
| 6.       | Karnataka         |                                14.32 |
| 7.       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                 6.68 |
| 8.       | Maharashtra       |                                41.41 |
| 9.       | Odisha            |                                 1.79 |
| 10.      | Sikkim            |                                 0.03 |
| 11.      | Telangana         |                                 2.39 |
| 12.      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                 1.15 |
|          | Total             |                                80.06 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1230 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Vacant Post of IPS in Bihar
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1230

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH   FEBRUARY, 2021/ MAGHA 20, 1942 (SAKA)

VACANT POST OF IPS IN BIHAR

1230. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  sanctioned  and  vacant  posts  of  officers  in  Indian  Police Service (IPS) in Bihar;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to fill up these vacant posts promptly;
- (c) the number of women officers in Indian Police Service;
- (d) whether the Government also proposes to provide special reservation for women in Indian Police Service to increase their participation in the same; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As on 01.01.2020, the sanctioned strength of IPS officers in Bihar cadre is 242 and 217 officers are posted.  Therefore 25 posts are vacant.

(b):  The  vacancies  in  the  service  are  caused  due  to  factors  such  as retirement, resignations, death, removal from service etc.  All these factors are recurring in nature and relative with the rate of recruitment.  To fill up the vacancies of IPS officers, the annual batch-size of IPS (direct recruit) has been increased from 88 to 103 from Civil Service Examination (CSE), 2005, 130 from CSE, 2008, 150 from CSE, 2009 and 200 from CSE 2020.

L.S.US.Q NO. 1230 FOR 09.02.2021 (c): As on 01.01.2020, 475 women officers are in Indian Police Service. (d): No Sir. (e): Does not arise. ********
Lok Sabha Question No. 1225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Knowledge Exchange Summit
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1225

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE SUMMIT

1225.     SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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

- (a) whether the Ministry has started Elets Knowledge Exchange Summit in recent times;
- (b) if so, the objectives thereof;
- (c) the kinds of information and the manner in which the farmers can get information at their home from the mega data bank of Union Government apart from it; and
- (d) the names of districts of Gujarat where the farmers can get information?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): No Sir.
- (b) to (d): In view of the above, Question doesn't arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Drug Suppliers under PMBJP
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1223 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th  February, 2021

## Drug Suppliers under PMBJP

## 1223. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the drug suppliers in the State of Rajasthan under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP);
- (b) the details of the time period in which orders placed by the retail seller is delivered to the Jan Aushadhi Kendras premises by the Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) in Rajasthan;
- (c)  whether  the  details  of  drugs  available  in  the  inventory  of  the  supplier  along  with  the expected time of delivery if the order is placed, has been displayed in the software that is used by the seller under the scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether product tracking mechanism are available for drug suppliers after the medicines reach BPPI in the country;
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (g) the frequency of updation of the Jan-Aushadi Sugam App?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

- (a)       The medicines to the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs) of Rajasthan State are being supplied through distributor, viz., namely Indian Medical Hall at Jaipur. In addition, the medicines are also supplied through central and regional warehouses situated at Gurugram, Chennai and Guwahati.
- (b) The consignment at PMBJKs across the state of Rajasthan are delivered through the distributor situated at Jaipur within 3 days. The Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI), the implementing agency of PMBJP is also ensuring the dispatch of medicines from its modern IT-enabled  warehouses  at  Gurugram,  Chennai  and  Guwahati  within  48 hours  of  receipt  of purchase order from PMBJKs. The maximum delivery time of the consignments after dispatch is maximum 10 days.
- (c) & (d) BPPI, has implemented 'Point of Sale' software application at all PMBJKs. The system forecasts the stock level of medicines, take real-time orders from PMBJKs, tracks the consignment of the medicines, etc.
- (e) & (f) BPPI has implemented Advance Supply Notice portal for suppliers to track the delivery of the consignment at BPPI warehouses and give them advance intimation for pending quantity.
- (g) Jan-Aushadhi Sugam mobile application is synchronized automatically from the central system of BPPI on weekly basis with updated data like medicine basket, their prices, location and other details of PMBJKs, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1222 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Revival of Paper Mills
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1222

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## REVIVAL OF PAPER MILLS

## 1222. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEAVY  INDUSTRIES  AND  PUBLIC  ENTERPRISES भारी उद्योग एवं ऱोक उद्यम मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  a  Consortium  of  operational  creditors  and  investors  represented  by  Mahalaxmi Continental  Limited  has  submitted  a  revival  scheme  to  National  Company  Law  Tribunal (NCLT) for  reviving  the  Cachar  Paper  Mill  (CPM)  and  Nagaon  Paper  Mill  (NPM),  under Section 230 of the Companies Act and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is true that submission of an affidavit to NCLT by his Ministry expressing the commitment to pay the overdue salaries of staffs and co-operate in the revival process of the two Mills has been requested because it is the only way to revive these two important mills;

- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons why the Ministry has failed in submitting the affidavit to NCLT in this regard so far; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government for revival of these two important paper mills of Assam which may directly/indirectly generate employment for about four lakh people?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)  to   (d) :  Hindustan  Paper  Corporation  Limited  (HPC)  is  presently  facing  liquidation proceedings  under  the  Insolvency  &  Bankruptcy  Code  (IBC),  2016  on  the  directions  of National  Company  Law  Tribunal  (NCLT)  and  the  National  Company  Law  Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT).  The Official Liquidator appointed for HPC by the NCLT, New Delhi is proceeding with the liquidation of HPC as per the provisions of law.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: In-situ Management of Crop Residue in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1221

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## IN-SITU MANAGEMENT OF CROP RESIDUE IN MADHYA PRADESH

1221.    SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

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

- (a) whether there is a need to implement in-situ management of crop residue scheme in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether a proposal for the said scheme sent by the Government of Madhya Pradesh is pending/under consideration;
- (e) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the time by which the said proposal is likely to be approved?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a) to (f): Inclusion of Madhya Pradesh under the 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' as per proposal of the State submitted in 2019 was found  not  feasible  as  the  scope  of  the  scheme  as  per  Budget  2018  announcements  was approved for implementation for 2 years during 2018-19 & 2019-20 (extended till 31 st March 2021) to support the efforts of the Governments of Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and NCT of Delhi to address air pollution and to subsidize machinery required for in-situ management of crop residue.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1217 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Pashu Seva App
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Gautam Gambhir

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION No. 1217 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  FEBRUARY 2021

## PASHU SEVA APP

1217. SHRI GAUTAM GAMBHIR:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  number  of  downloads  of  the  'Pashu  Seva  App'  been  done  since  its launch;
- (b)  whether the Pashu Seva app is being made available in regional languages; and
- (c)  If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a)  In  order  to  provide  digital  platform  to  farmers  and  livestock  keepers  Department  of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has created e-Pashuhaat portal and as on date 91,354 Organizations and 87,021 Artificial  Insemination  Technicians  registered  with  the  portal. The  e-Pashu  Haat  portal  has  also  been  linked  with  UMANG  portal  and  e-Pashu  Haat portal  is  now  available  with  4  crore  users  of  Umang  portal.  Further,  e-  Gopala  app  a digital  platform  for  farmers  in  the  country  for  managing  livestock  including  buying  and selling of disease free germplasm has been launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister on 10th September 2020 and as on 5th February 2021, total users registered with e-Gopala App is 55,517 .
- (b) and ( c) Yes, Sir. The e-GOPALA app has been made available in 6 different regional languages  namely  Hindi,  Gujarati,  Marathi,  Odia,  Telugu  and  Malayalam  and  also  in English.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1214 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Farming Trade Agreements under New Laws
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1214 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## FARMING TRADE AGREEMENTS UNDER NEW LAWS

1214.    DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a) the number of farming trade agreements under the 'The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection)  Agreement  on  Price  Assurance  and  Farm  Services  Act,  2020'  that  have  been negotiated and finalised since the three farming ordinances came into effect in June, 2020;
- (b) the pricing details thereof and how it compares to the Minimum Support Price and the prevailing market prices;
- (c) the  amount  of  farming  produce  that  is  now  being  sold  outside  APMC  mandis  as compared to in the mandis since the ordinances came into effect; and
- (d) the price comparison thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a): Under  'The  Farmers  (Empowerment  and  Protection)  Agreement  on  Price  Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020' the State Governments may notify a Registration Authority to provide for electronic registry for that State that provides facilitative framework for registration of farming agreements.  Further the constitution, composition and functions of the Registration Authority and the procedure for registration shall be such as may be prescribed by the State Government.  Since the process of registration is not mandatory, and considering the fact that the Act has been recently enacted, the information about the number of farming agreements entered into, under the Act is not maintained centrally.
- (b): Under  the  Act,  the  price  to  be  paid  for  the  purchase  of  a  farming  produce  may  be determined and mentioned in the farming agreement itself, and in case, such price is subject to variation,  then  such  agreement  shall  explicitly  provide  for  a  guaranteed  price  to  be  paid  for such  produce  and  a  clear  price  reference  for  any  additional  amount  over  and  above  the guaranteed price, including bonus or premium, to ensure best value to the farmer. Such price reference may be linked to the prevailing prices in specified APMC yard or electronic trading and transaction platform or any other suitable benchmark prices.
- (c): At present, there is no mechanism to capture the trade happening outside the APMC mandis.
- (d): Does not arise in view of the above

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1212 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Gram Haats in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1212

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## GRAM HAATS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 1212.    SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

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

- (a) the details of Gram Haats in the State of Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has announced any plans to develop/upgrade Gram Haats into agriculture markets;
- (c) if so, the steps taken to convert Gram Haats into Gramin Agriculture Markets in Andhra Pradesh, district wise and the time by which this task will be completed; and
- (d) the amount allocated, sanctioned, released and spent so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a):   There are 275 Gram Haats / village Haats in the State of Andhra Pradesh. District-wise details of village Haats in the State of Andhra Pradesh is at Annexure .
- (b) to (d): Yes, Sir. In the Union Budget 2018-19, the Government of India has announced to develop and upgrade existing 22,000 rural haats into Gramin Agricultural Markets (GrAMs). In these  GRAMs,  physical  infrastructure  will  be  strengthened  using  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and other Government Schemes'. Ministry of Rural  Development  in  consultation  with  the  respective  States/UTs  is  developing/upgrading village haats under MGNREGA.   In Andhra Pradesh, 14 village haats have been developed so far,  while  the  development  of  105  village  haats  more  are  undertaken.  So  far,  an  amount  of Rs.1.48 crore has been spent for the development of GrAMs in Andhra Pradesh.

## ANNEXURE

District wise details of village Haats in the State of Andhra Pradesh

| S. No.   | Name of the District   |   No. of Gramin Haats |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.       | Ananthapur             |                    31 |
| 2.       | Chittoor               |                    27 |
| 3.       | East Godavari          |                     4 |
| 4.       | Guntur                 |                    20 |
| 5.       | Kadapa                 |                    28 |
| 6.       | Krishna                |                    16 |
| 7.       | Kurnool                |                    25 |
| 8.       | SPS Nellore            |                    13 |
| 9.       | Prakasam               |                    21 |
| 10.      | Srikakilam             |                    30 |
| 11.      | Visakhapatnam          |                    19 |
| 12.      | Vizianagaram           |                    27 |
| 13.      | West Godavari          |                    14 |
|          | Total                  |                   275 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Poverty due to COVID-19
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1210 ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## POVERTY DUE TO COVID-19

## 1210.   SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data on the number of people in Andhra Pradesh who have fallen into poverty in the past years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, year-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study to understand how many people have fallen into poverty since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to address the problem of poverty and to bring the people out of poverty?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b)  The erstwhile Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog) defines and estimates poverty based  on  the  Large  Sample  Surveys  on  Household  Consumer  Expenditure  carried  out  by  the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)  of the Ministry of Statistics  and  Programme Implementation. The latest available data on poverty estimates is for 2011-12. According to it 78.78 lakh people in Andhra Pradesh are living below poverty line.

- (c) & (d)   No, Sir.

(e)   For  the  development  of  rural  areas  through  generation  of  employment,  strengthening  of livelihood  opportunities,  promoting  of  self-employment,  skilling  of  rural  youths,  provision  of social assistance and development of rural infrastructure, the Ministry of Rural Development has been implementing schemes such as Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY-NRLM),  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyay-Gramin  Kaushalya  Yojana  (DDU-GKY),   Pradhan Mantri  Awaas  Yojana-Gramin  (PMAY-G),  Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY), Shyama Prasad Mukherjee National Rurban Mission (SPMRM) and National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP). Further, recently, the Government has announced Rs 1.70 lakh crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana for the poor to help them fight the battle against the pandemic.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1209 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Shut Down of Automobile Manufacturing Companies
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1209

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2021

## SHUT DOWN OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING COMPANIES

## 1209. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEAVY  INDUSTRIES  AND  PUBLIC  ENTERPRISES भारी उद्योग एवं ऱोक उद्यम मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the number of foreign automobile manufacturing companies that have left India or reduced operations during the last five years;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of reports that this is due to red tapism and high taxes;
- (c) if so, whether the Government plans to address these issues; and
- (d) the number of car manufacturing units and plants that have been shut down during the said period and their distribution, State-wise?

## THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## ANSWER (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a): As per information received from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the  following  automobile  companies  have  closed  down  their  operations  during  last  five years:-
- i) MAN Trucks
- ii) General motors
- iii) Harley Davidson
- iv) UM Motorcycles
- v)    Honda  cars  (the  company  has  stopped  its  production  in  Greater  Noida,  Uttar Pradesh and made Tapukara plant in Rajasthan a unified manufacturing base)
- (b): No such thing has been reported
- (c): Does not arise in view of (b)
- (d): The  state-wise  details  of  car  manufacturing  units  and  plants  that  have  been  shut  down during the said period are as below:

- i) General Motors-    Maharashtra

- ii) Honda Cars-         Uttar Pradesh

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