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Lok Sabha Question No. 325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 325 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2023

## PRADHAN MANTRI MATRU VANDANA YOJANA

325.    SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

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

- (a) the status of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana in Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) the amount allocated to the State Government under this scheme;
- (c) the number of women benefitted by this scheme in Madhya Pradesh especially in Gwalior District so far; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to promote this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Madhya Pradesh is the top performing state under Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) since the inception of the scheme in 2017-18 and till date (27.01.2023). The State has enrolled 33.12 lakh beneficiaries and disbursed maternity benefits of more than  1442.04  crores  (includes  both  Central  and  State  share)  to  more  than  32.09  lakh beneficiaries during this period.
- (b) Under PMMVY, funds are released on the basis of indicative target and utilization of previous  year  grants  released.  Thus,  no  state-wise  allocation  has  been  made  under PMMVY.
- (c) More than 78,000 eligible beneficiaries under PMMVY have been provided maternity benefits in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh since inception of the Scheme in 2017-18 and till 27.01.2023.
- (d) The Ministry of Women and Child Development has provided funds under PMMVY to all States/UTs for undertaking information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities in  the  States/UTs.  The  ministry  also  celebrates  'Matru  Vandana  Saptah'  every  year  to intensify  implementation  of  the  scheme  and  create  a  healthy  competition  amongst States/UTs.  States/UTs  undertake  various  IEC  and  Behavioral  Change  Communication (BCC) activities such as Prabhat Pheri, Nukkad Natak, Newspaper Advertisements, Airing Radio Jingles, Selfie Campaign, Door to Door Campaign, Community Programmes at field functionary level etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Schools run by DRDO
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 324

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd  February, 2023

## SCHOOLS RUN BY DRDO

## 324. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the reason for suspension of central funds to support the schools run by DRDO;
- (b)  the details of percentage of funds out of DRDO budget required to run these schools;
- (c)  the details of staff who will be rendered unemployed after the closure of these schools; and
- (d)  the details of students who will have to be reinstated after the closure of these schools and plans to do the same?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a):  No Schools are being run by DRDO. There are societies run 11 schools at various Labs of DRDO which are partially funded to the extent of deficit in their revenue by DRDO Hqrs. These  societies  are  registered  in  different  states  as  per  Society  Registration  Act.  Two Kendriya Vidyalaya are under Project Sector Scheme of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan. One of  the  schools  is  being  run  by  Bhartiya  Vidya  Bhawan.  A very  small  school  at  Mussoorie with less than twenty children of DRDO employees has been closed.

In order to  focus  more  actively  on  its  core  areas  of  Defence  Research  and Development,  a  decision  has  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  exit  the  running  and management of Seven schools out of the Eleven society run aided schools at various labs of DRDO with partial financial support. Accordingly, steps are in process to achieve the abovestated aim.

- (b):  The Annual Financial Assistance in the year 2022-23 is Rs. 22, 87, 43,715/- which is 0.108 % of total budget of DRDO in 2022-23.
- (c):  There are 147 nos. of regular staff working in these 07 schools. At present, efforts are being made to hand over these 07 society run schools at various Labs of DRDO to reputed Educational  Societies  through  Expression  of  Interest  mode.  As  the  efforts  are  underway, DRDO does not apprehend unemployment of the staff because of the above decision.

(d): There are 3441 nos. of students studying in these schools. At present, efforts are being made  to  hand  over  these  07  society  run  schools  at  various  Labs  of  DRDO  to  reputed Educational  Societies  through  Expression  of  Interest  mode.  As  the  process  is  underway, DRDO does not apprehend that studies of the students of these partially funded society run Lab schools will be affected in any form.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Chemical Adulteration
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2023

## CHEMICAL ADULTERATION

## 322 . SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

- Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government  has taken effective measures to curb the chemical adulteration and use of hazardous chemicals in fruits, edible oils, dairy products, ghee etc.; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government has adopted various foolproof systems to identify and stop such
- dangerous chemical adulteration in Fruits, Edible oils, Dairy products, Ghee etc.; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a)  to  (d):  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  conducts  Surveillance activities  in  food  commodities.  FSSAI  has  conducted  PAN  India  surveillance  activities  in Milk and Milk products, Edible Oils etc. In addition to ensuring compliance with the quality & safety parameters prescribed in Food Safety and Standards Regulation, efforts were also made to ascertain the degree of adulteration and to identify hotspots (regions) predominant in food  adulteration.  Post  PAN  India  Surveillance,  State  wise  non-compliance  data  has  been shared with concerned Food safety commissioners of the States/UT's for necessary action. Surveillance is done to identify adulteration in the food products.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Chikungunia and Dengue Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jai Prakash

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 316 TO BE ANSWERED ON- 03.02.2023

## CHIKUNGUNIA AND DENGUE DISEASES

## 316:   SHRI JAI PRAKASH:

Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken steps in the Direction of introducing vaccine to control Chikungunya and Dengue disease in the country; and
- (b)       if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b):  At present, there are no vaccine for Dengue and Chikungunya available commercially to be introduced under the programme in the country.

Indian Council for Medical Research has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Panacea Biotec for conducting a study titled 'A Phase III, Immunogenicity and Safety of Single dose of Dengue  Tetravalent  Vaccine.'  Panacea  Biotec  has  taken  up  phases  I&II  clinical  trials  of  the dengue vaccine in India.

With  respect  to  research  and  development,  support  has  been  provided  by  Department  of Biotechnology  -  Biotechnology  Industry  Research  Assistance  Council  (DBT-BIRAC)  for  the development of an inactivated vaccine candidate for Chikungunya.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-03
Subject: Global South Summit
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

315. SHRI A. RAJA

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-

(a) the outcome of the recently held Voice of the Global South Summit;

(b) whether fundamental reforms in major international organisations, including UN Security Council and Bretton Woods institutions were stressed and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether medical diplomacy, Aarogya Maitri project was announced at the summit and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

(DR. RAJKUMAR RANJAN SINGH)

(a) India hosted a two-day Voice of Global South Summit on 12-13 January 2023. The Summit was held in virtual format, with 10 sessions in total. It saw participation of Leaders and Ministers from 125 countries of the Global South. India convened this Summit to focus international attention on priorities, perspectives and concerns of the developing world.

The participating countries appreciated and congratulated India for hosting the Summit. They expressed hope that the Summit would serve as a catalyst for building a prosperous and inclusive future for the world that takes into account the needs of the Global South.

India would work to ensure that the ideas generated from the Summit receive due cognizance globally, inter alia, feed into the process leading up to the G-20 Summit in 2023.

(b)   During   the   Sessions,   participating   countries   called   for   renewed   and   inclusive multilateralism that reflects contemporary realities, including reform of major international organizations.

(c) During the Concluding Leaders' session, Prime Minister announced the Aarogya Maitri project.   Under   this   project,   India   will   provide   essential   medical   supplies   to   developing countries affected by natural disasters or humanitarian crises.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

ANSWERED ON- 03/02/2023

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-315

## GLOBAL SOUTH SUMMIT