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Lok Sabha Question No. 4993 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4993 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st  March, 2023

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority

## 4993.   SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY: SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  National  Pharmaceutical  Pricing  Authority  has allowed  a  onetime  price  hike  of  50  per  cent  for  three  key  drugsibuprofen,  ranitidine  and carbamazepine;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is aware that these drugs are used as the first line of treatment and revised prices of bulk quantities would multiply and exceed the concessional rates set for them under 'scheduled drugs'; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the measures taken/proposed to be taken to address this issue?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a)  to   (d):  National  Pharmaceutical  Pricing  Authority  (NPPA)  under  Department  of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) received applications for  upward price revision  for drugs including ibuprofen, ranitidine and carbamazepine under Para 19 of the Drugs (Prices Control) Order 2013  (DPCO, 2013) citing  various  reasons,  like  increase  in  cost  of  production,  mainly  on account  of  increase  in  prices  of  Active  Pharmaceutical  Ingredients  (APIs),  exchange  rate variation,  etc.  making  the  manufacturing  and  marketing  of  drugs  unviable.  NPPA  took cognizance of these issues and the fact that while ensuring affordability, access to essential drugs  cannot  be  jeopardized  and  must  remain  available  to  the  general  public  at  all times.  Accordingly, NPPA had revised the ceiling price of a total of nine formulations of three drugs, viz., ibuprofen, ranitidine and carbamazepine vide SO. 2654(E) dated 01.07.2021 by allowing one-time price hike of 50 percent on the extant ceiling price as an exceptional measure under provisions of Para 19 of the DPCO, 2013.

Further, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MHFW) notified the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2022 on 13.09.2022. Accordingly, Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has notified Revised Schedule-I of DPCO, 2013 on the basis of NLEM, 2022 on 11.11.2022. Ranitidine is not listed under revised Schedule-I (NLEM, 2022). Hence, its revised ceiling price is not fixed. However, the current ceiling prices notified under NLEM, 2022, of scheduled formulations of ibuprofen and carbamazepine in respect of which prices were hiked by 50% under NLEM, 2015 are now lower than their respective ceiling price under NLEM, 2015 (vide S.O. 1499 (E) dated 30.03.2022.  Further, DPCO 2013 provide for fixing ceiling prices of scheduled drugs, but there is no provision for setting concessional rates for scheduled drugs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4990 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Recognition to MBBS CPS Doctors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4990 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2023

## RECOGNITION TO MBBS CPS DOCTORS

## 4990. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

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

- (a) whether there has been long pending recognition of more than 23,000 post-graduate specialist MBBS CPS doctors in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  reasons  for  giving  recognition  to  only  2018  batch  of  CPS,  Mumbai  causing  complete injustice to other batches;
- (c) the reasons for recognizing only three diplomas of CPS as per National Medical Commission; and
- (d) the time by which such recognition will be given to the rest of the specialities of CPS as per the recommendations of Government-appointed expert Committees in this regard?

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

(a) to (d): Ministry, on the recommendation of MCI, de-recognized the 36 courses (new courses) out  of  39  courses  notified  on  17.10.2017  and  also  recognized  the  7  membership/fellowship courses which were recognized upto 2009, by the notification dated 12.02.2018. The Ministry thus recognized CPS qualification of those students who took admission between 17.10.2017 to 12.02.2018.

The  Expert  Committee  recommended  recognition  of  14  courses  of  CPS.  Subsequently,  the National Medical Commission (NMC) was constituted with effect from 25 th  September, 2020. Clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 25 of the NMC Act, 2019 empowers the Post Graduate Medical Education Board of the NMC to grant recognition to the medical qualifications at the postgraduate and super-specialty levels. After going through the report, NMC did not recognize the 14 CPS courses recommended by the Committee.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4986 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Yoga Training to Rural Women
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4986 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## YOGA TRAINING TO RURAL WOMEN

## 4986. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government proposes to provide yoga training to rural women in the country;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- d) the measures taken/being taken by the Government along with the progress made in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Ayush, at present, does not have any specific proposal for providing exclusive Yoga training to rural women in the country. However, Ministry of Ayush through its Autonomous bodies impart training of Yoga to public including Rural Women.

Further,  Ministry  of  Ayush  promotes  Yoga  in  the  country  through  its  three  autonomous bodies  namely  Morarji  Desai  National  Institute  of  Yoga  (MDNIY),  New  Delhi,  Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi and National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Pune. MDNIY provides various courses for Yoga Education. CCRYN is the apex body for research and development in the Yoga and Naturopathy systems. NIN, a premier  institute  for  Naturopathy  organizes  various  activities  related  to  Naturopathy  and Yoga.  The  activities  and  programs  of  MDNIY,  CCRYN  and  NIN  are  available  on  the websites i.e. yogamdniy.nic.in, www.ccryn.gov.in and ninpune.ayush.gov.in respectively.

Also,  the  Ministry  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments for development & promotion of different Ayush systems in the country including Yoga and providing financial assistance to them as per the proposals received in their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs). State/UT Governments may avail financial assistance by submitting proposals  through State  Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) as per the NAM guidelines. Under National Ayush Mission (NAM), Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  the  operationalization  of  12,500  Ayush  Health  and Wellness Centers (HWCs) through State/UT Governments. At these Ayush HWCs, Yoga is being  taught  to  the  public  including  Rural  Women  for  general  health  promotion  as community-based intervention by qualified Yoga Instructors.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: One Nation One Fertilizer Scheme
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4985 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 31.03.2023 One Nation One Fertilizer Scheme

4985:  SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

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

the allocation and utilization of funds for implementation of 'One Nation, One Fertilizer' scheme across the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

No allocation of funds has been done by the Government of India for implementation of scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Upgradation Port Infrastructure
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

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ANSWERED ON 31/03/2023

## UPGRADATION PORT INFRASTRUTURE

4980. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA  RAJU:

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- (a) whether  the Government  has any proposal  for the upgradation  of the country's port infrastructure  and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if so, the number  of ports  identified in connection  with critical infrastructure  gaps in port  connectivity  in the country, State-wise  particularly  in Andhra  pradesh?
- (b) whether Government has identified critical infrastructure gaps in port connectivity that would be taken on a priority basis and their implementation  would be reviewed periodically  to complete  them on fasttrack; and

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (sHRt SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

- (a) Yes sir. The sagarmala  is a flagship  programme  of the Ministry of  ports,  Shipping and waterways. lt aims to promote port-led development  in the country through harnessing lndia's 7,500 km long coasfline and 14,500 km of potentially navigable wateMays. The vision is to reduce logistics cost with minimal infrastructure investment, thereby improving  the overall efficiency of the economy and increasing competitiveness of exports. There are 802 projects worth investment  of Rs. 5.4 Lakh crore for implementation under the sagarmalaProgramme  by 2035. These projects are categorized  into five pillars  port modernization, port connectivity,  port-led ind ustrialization,  coastal community  development  and coastal shipping & inland water transport.
- (b) & (c) Yes sir. Based on consultation  with Major Ports and state Maritime  Boards, 107 last mile road and rail connectivity infrastructure gaps have been identified and included in the Comprehensive Port Connectivity Plan (CPCP)  prepared  by Department for Promotion  of lndustry  and lnternal rrade (DPllr) in september 2022. state Multimodal committees have been formed which has representatives  from Major  ports,  state Maritime  Boards,  Ministry  of Road rransport and Highways  / National Highway Authority of lndia and Ministry  of Railways  to review the projects periodically.  State  wise list of the infrastructure  gaps is given as Annexure.

## State wise number  of Port rail and road lnfrastructure  Gaps

| State          | of lnfrastructure GsPs   |
|----------------|--------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | 14                       |
| Gujarat        | 19                       |
| Karnataka      | 19                       |
| Kerala         | q                        |
| Maharashtra    | 31                       |
| Odisha         | 8                        |
| Tamil Nadu     | 7                        |
| West Bengal    | 4                        |
| Total          | 107                      |

Annexure
Lok Sabha Question No. 4976 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Working of Contitutional Bench without Break
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4976

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 31.03.2023

## Working of Constitutional Bench without Break

## 4976. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

(a) whether any steps have been taken/proposed to be taken by the Supreme Court to have  at  least  one  Constitution  Bench  functioning  through  out  the  year  to  decide pending cases speedily;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether clarity and transparency in the urgent listing of cases in the top court and a clear  cut  mechanism is proposed to put in place to allow lawyers to mention urgent matters, like bail petitions before the respective Benches for early listing and to decide the cases faster and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a)  &  (b): As  per  the  information  provided  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  India, Constitution  Benches  are  established  keeping  in  view  the  availability  of  Judges  and maintaining the balance between the pendency of regular and miscellaneous matters in the Courts and exigencies in the matters. It has been informed that as on 27.03.2023, a total of 37 main cases are pending adjudication before the Constitution Benches, out of which 05 have been reserved for judgment.

(c) Guidelines have been laid down as regards matters of urgent nature which are accepted by the Mentioning  Branch  for  listing, as 'Listed Mentioning'.  These guidelines are available on the website of the Supreme Court of India. With regard to the mentioning of urgent matters, the Bench of Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India takes mentioning  every  day  so  as  to  address  the  situation  relating  to  urgent  mattes. Mentioning  ranging  from  70  to  125  cases  is  being  taken  by  Bench  No.  1.  Even  in pending  matters,  the  mentioning  is  taken  by  the  concerned  Benches.  It  is  further informed that strenuous efforts are being put by the Benches to address urgent matters or  any  matter  which  requires  immediate  attention.  In  order  to  streamline  filing  and listing  of  the  matters,  the  Supreme  Court  Registry  is  striving  to  evolve  an  e-filing process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4974 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Comply with Relevant Laws and Regulations
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4974

ANSWERED ON- 31/03/2023

## COMPLY WITH RELEVANT LAWS AND REGULATIONS

4974.  DR. PON GAUTHAM SIGAMANI

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

(a) whether the Foreign Secretary of United Kingdom raised the issue of income tax raids on the BBC's offices in New Delhi and Mumbai during the discussions with our External Affairs Minister held recently;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the British Foreign Secretary was firmly told that all entities operating in India must comply with relevant laws and regulations; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Foreign Secretary of United Kingdom thereon?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

(SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN)

(a to d) The issue was discussed during the recent meeting between External Affairs Minister and Rt. Hon. James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, on 1 March 2023, during which External Affairs Minister clearly conveyed to his UK counterpart that this is not a matter involving the two governments and that all entities operating in India must comply with relevant laws of the land.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Minimising Candidates in Single Constituency
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

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## L O K    S A B H A

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4971

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 31 ST  MARCH, 2023

## MINIMISING CANDIDATES IN SINGLE CONSTITUENCY

## 4971.  DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  large  number  of  candidates  in  addition  to  recognized  political parties  are  contesting  in  a  single  constituency  either  for  Lok  Sabha  or  State Assembly elections as and when held which creates unnecessary hurdles/impediments/difficulties  in  allocating  election  symbols  and  feeding their details in the EVMs in every constituency, leading to additional burden on the exchequer;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  minimize  the  number  of candidates  to  contest  election  in  single  constituency  by  making  suitable amendment in the Representation of People Act;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) to (e): No sir, there is no such proposal under consideration of the Government. In  a  democratic  election  process,  the  candidates  either  individually  or through political party can contest election of their own choice so long as they fulfill the criteria prescribed by the Constitution of India and the relevant statutes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4966 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Merger of HIL and NFL, Bathinda
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 4966 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## Merger of HIL and NFL, Bhatinda

## 4966:  SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL:

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

- (a) whether  National  Fertilizers  Limited  Bathinda  unit  is  being  asked  to  produce agro-pesticides;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the employees unions of Hindustan Insecticide Limited Bathinda unit have made representation that the product which is being manufactured by HIL Bathinda  is  being  asked  to  be  produced  by  National  Fertilizers  Limited Bathinda;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  plans  at  reaching  synergies  between  the  two enterprises for a possibility of merging the HIL Bathinda into National Fertilizers Limited Bathinda so that employees of HIL Bathinda and their expertises may also  be  gainfully  utilized  and  subsistence  of  employees  may  not  be  affected; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?'

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a)  &  (b):  No  Sir.  National  Fertilizers  Limited  Bathinda  unit  has  not  been  asked  to produce agro-pesticides by the Government.
- (c)  &  (d):  No  Sir.  No  such  representation  from  employees'  union  of  Hindustan Insecticides Limited has been received by the Government.
- (e) & (f): No Sir. There are no such plans of the Government at reaching synergies between the two enterprises for a possibility of merging the HIL Bathinda into National Fertilizers Limited, Bathinda.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4960 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Delimitation of Constituencies by 2026
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

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## L O K    S A B H A

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4960

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 31 ST  MARCH, 2023 DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES BY 2026

## 4960.  SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether delimitation exercise is to be undertaken in the country by 2026 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the guidelines and methodology to be followed for the delimitation exercise in the States; ,l
- (c)  whether  the  number  of  Lok  Sabha  Constituencies  is  to  be  increased  from  the present 543 to 884 once the freeze by delimitation committee ends by 2026 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the likely number of Lok Sabha constituencies in the country, Statewise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) and (b): Article  82,  170,  330  and  332  of  the  Constitution  of  India  govern  the delimitation  of  constituencies  in  the  Lok  Sabha,  States  and  Union  territories.    The information relating to all these provisions alongwith last Delimitation Order, 2008 are available  on  the  Election  Commission's  website  https://eci.gov.in    under  the  head 'Delimitation'. The  freeze on delimitation of Parliamentary Constituencies  was extended vide the Constitution (Eighty-Fourth Amendment) Act, 2002 from '2000' to '2026', keeping in view the progress of family planning programmes in different parts of  the  country.    The  Government,  as  part  of  the  National  Population  Policy  strategy, decided to extend the freeze on undertaking fresh delimitation up to the year 2026 as a motivational  measure  to  enable  the  State  Governments  to  pursue  the  agenda  for population stabilisation.
- (c) and (d): The  Election  Commission  of  India  has  informed  that  the  Delimitation Commission constituted for the purpose will decide the matter at appropriate time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4957 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Countries Participation in G-20
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ravneet Singh, Sudarshan Bhagat, Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

ANSWERED ON-31/03/2023

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4957

## COUNTRIES PARTICIPATION IN G-20

## 4957.  SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether a meeting of the External Affair ministers of G-20 countries was held in New Delhi recently and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the G-20 countries who participated and who did not participate in this meeting;

(c) the reasons for non-participation of foreign ministers of some G-20 countries in this meeting;

(d) the details of all the issues relating to terrorism, climate crisis, food and energy security etc. discussed in the meeting;

(e) whether this meeting of foreign ministers of G-20 countries will help improve the trade and relations between the member countries and if so, the details thereof; and

(f) whether new possibilities of development are likely to emerge in the country through trade and exchange in other areas with South Asian countries under aegis of G-20, if so, the details thereof and the other steps taken to further improve the trade and relation between G-20 countries?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

(SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN)

(a to c) The G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting was held in New Delhi on 01-02 March 2023, at which a 'Chair's Summary and Outcome Document' was adopted. All G20 Members, including Foreign Ministers of 18 G20 members (including India), Minister of State from Japan and Vice Minister from Republic of Korea participated in person. In addition, Foreign Ministers of all 9 Guest countries and Comoros (AU Chair) also participated in-person.

(d to f) The Foreign Ministers brought focus on multilateralism, international trade, food and energy security, climate and environmental action, cooperation on sustainable development, counter-terrorism,   counter-narcotics,   global   health,   global   talent   pool,   humanitarian assistance and disaster risk reduction, as well as gender equality and women's empowerment. G20   deliberations   contribute   towards   addressing   contemporary   global   challenges   and strengthening of regional and international cooperation.

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