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Lok Sabha Question No. 2315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Occupational Diseases to Unorganised Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2315 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES TO UNORGANISED WORKERS

2315. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether any  Government  mechanism  is available for identification, treatment, compensation and rehabilitation for Occupational Diseases to the unorganized workers as per the ILO convention and WHO Guidelines;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (c): Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  runs  a  Labour  Welfare Scheme  (Health) for  providing Health  care  facilities  to  the Beedi/Cine/Iron, Manganese,  Chrome/Limestone  &  Dolomite/Mica  Mine  workers  and  their family  members through  285  Dispensaries  and  10  Hospitals  located  across the Country. The scheme also provides for reimbursement of  expenditure on specialized treatment under the Government recognized Hospitals in case of critical diseases i.e. Cancer, Tuberculosis, Heart Diseases, Kidney Transplantation,  Hernia,  Appendectomy,  Ulcer  Gynecological  diseases  and Prostrate diseases to the beneficiaries.

Further, the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) provides an annual health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per eligible family hospitalization  corresponding  to  1949 treatment procedures across 27 specialties. It is a completely cashless and paperless  scheme.  The  beneficiary  families  under  AB-PMJAY  have  been identified  from  Social  Economic  Caste  Census  (SECC)  of  2011  basis  6

for secondary  and  tertiary care deprivation and 11 occupational criteria across rural and urban areas.

For  workers  who  are  not  covered  under  the  provisions  of Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, the provisions of Employees Compensation  Act,  1923  are  applicable  as  per  Schedule  II  (Category  of employment)  and  Schedule  III  (Occupational  diseases)  of  this  Act  and compensation to such workers is decided accordingly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ramesh Chand Bind, Aparupa  Poddar, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2314

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY 1 st  AUGUST, 2022/SRAVANA 10, 1944(SAKA)

## SUKANYA SAMRIDDHI YOJANA

## 2314.  SHRI RAMESH CHAND BIND: SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR: Dr. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV: SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of persons benefited throughout the country with the launch of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana by the Government so far;
- (b) whether the benefits of this scheme have been availed in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra so far and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to link more and more people with the scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY )

- (a) The  number  of  person  benefitted  throughout  the  country  with  launch  of  Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is 3,03,38,305 so far.
- (b) Yes, Sir. The details of persons benefitted/availed of the Scheme in three States is as under:

|   S.No. | Name of State   | Persons benefitted   |
|---------|-----------------|----------------------|
|       1 | West Bengal     | 13,79,072            |
|       2 | Uttar Pradesh   | 33,59,042            |
|       3 | Maharashtra     | 26,65,639            |

(c) &(d) Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is voluntary scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Vacancies in CPSEs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2306

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 st  August, 2022

'Vacancies in CPSEs '

## 2306:

SHRI MAHESH SAHOO :

## Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:-

- (a) the total strength of employees in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) across the country at present;
- (b) the number of vacancies in all CPSEs at present, CPSE-wise;
- (c) the number of vacancies laying vacant for more than two years, CPSE-wise; and
- (d) the number of vacancies available in CPSEs for more than two years in Odisha and the reasons for not filling up vacancies.

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KISHANRAO KARAD)

(a to d): )    As per the latest information available in Public Enterprises  Survey, as on 31-03-2021, the total strength of regular employees in 255 operating CPSEs was 8.60 lakhs.   However, the information on details of vacant posts in CPSEs is not maintained centrally in the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) as the recruitment to  the posts below  Board  level  in  the  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs)  is  done  by  the Management of respective CPSEs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Tax on Cannabis
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2305 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 01 st  AUGUST 2022 SRÃVANA 10, 1944 (SAKA)

## Tax on Cannabis

## 2305. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to legalise cannabis and tax it like alcohol and tobacco  as  after  all,  India  earned  a  whopping  Rs.  1.75  lakh  crore  in  2019-20  from taxes on alcohol and Indian exchequer collects more than Rs. 53,000 crore each year from tobacco products; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PANKAJ CHOUDHARY)

- (a) There are currently no such plans to legalize and tax cannabis as alcohol and tobacco for recreational purposes
- (b) Considering the potential of drug abuse and dependence disorder cannabis has been scheduled as  the  narcotic  drug  under  the  international  drug  convention  namely  UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961. India is party to the said convention that prohibits  the  use  of  Cannabis  for  recreational  purpose.    Consequently,  Cannabis  is defined as narcotic drug under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985, which  prohibits  its  operation  except  for  medical  or  scientific  purposes.  As  per  the latest survey report namely Magnitude of Substance Use in India, 2019, Cannabis is one of the most commonly abused substances in India. About 2.8% of the population (3.1 crore individuals) have been reported for abusing any cannabis product and about 0.25% (one in eleven cannabis users) suffer from cannabis dependence.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Mission Mode Recruitments in IITs
Ministry: Education
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2302 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## Mission Mode Recruitment in IITs

## 2302.   SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of the reports that many reserved vacancies are left unfilled in Mission Mode Recruitments in Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and reserved vacancies unfilled in IIT, Madras was 26 out of 49 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has constituted a monitoring mechanism to ensure fair recruitment in IITs  with  proper  representation  of  Scheduled  Caste,  Scheduled  Tribe  and  Other  Backward Classes;
- (c) whether the Government has furnished the total vacancies notified, category/institute-wise in IITs  and  the  number  of  vacancies  filled  up,  category/institute-wise  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has constituted a panel to enquire non-filling of reserved vacancies and  non-implementation  of  The  Central  Educational  Institutions  (Reservation  in  Teachers' Cadre) Act, 2019 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  action  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  consult  Ministry  of  Social Justice and IITs concerned to check violations in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a)  to  (e):  The  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  (IITs)  are  autonomous  institutes  governed  by  the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 and the Statutes framed thereunder from time to time. Filling up of  vacancies  is  a  continuous  process  and  IITs  issue  rolling  advertisements,  which  are  open throughout  the  year  for  all  candidates,  who  fulfill  the  required  qualifications  and  experience  for faculty positions in IITs. The faculty recruitment takes time since it involves a number of stages in the  process.  Ministry  of  Education  has  requested  all  IITs  to  fill  up  the  vacancies  in  faculty  cadre through Special Recruitment Drive in Mission Mode. With regard to IIT Madras, 49 faculty posts were advertised under Mission mode recruitment drive, against which 29 offers were made. In order to ensure monitoring of the recruitments, a cell has been created in the Ministry. The IITs have also been requested to  regularly  update  details  of  recruitment  on  an  online  portal  created  by  All  India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for monitoring of recruitment of faculties.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Students Infected with Corona Virus in Delhi University
Ministry: Education
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2301 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## Students Infected with Corona Virus in Delhi University

## 2301. SHRI A.K.P.CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of students got infected with corona virus in Delhi University after January, 2022;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  representation  from  students  of  Faculty  of  Law, Delhi University to conduct final exam (VI Semester) in hybrid mode;

- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for not having any hybrid mode for exam;
- (d) whether there is mandatory mark for attendance for certain subjects in final year of LLB, due to which students are forced to come to college despite having covid symptoms; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a) to (e) As per the records of University of Delhi no student with Covid infection has reported to W.U.S. Health Centre of the University after January 2022. The University received representation from a student of Faculty of Law for online mode of examination for final year. On the  basis  of  recommendation  of  a  Working  Group  constituted  by  the  University  to  look  into examination  related  issues  the  university  issued  notification  on  11.2.2022  to  conduct  all  the examinations  in  physical  mode  from  May,  2022  onwards.  Vide  another  notification  dated 01.4.2022,  the  University  made  provision  for  another  chance  to  appear  in  the  exam  to  those students who filled the examination form and was not able to appear due to justifiable reasons. There  are  two  subjects  (i)  Alternative  Dispute  Resolution  (ADR),  (ii)  Advocacy,  Professional Ethics & Accountancy for Lawyers where there is mandatory attendance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 194 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Bulk Drug Park in Telangana
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 194 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 th  July, 2022

Bulk Drug Park in Telangana

## *194.   DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  Government  of Telangana for setting up of bulk drug park in the State;
- (b) if so, the details of the proposal received, estimated cost, the number of people who are going to benefit in terms of employment opportunities; and
- (c) the status of the project and the time by which it is likely to be operational?

## ANSWER

MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. 194 FOR REPLY ON 29.07.2022

(a) to (c): Department of Pharmaceuticals implements the Scheme for Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks to facilitate setting up of Three (3) Bulk Drug Parks in the country with the objective to bring  down  the  cost  of  manufacturing  of  bulk  drugs  by  creation  of  world  class  common infrastructure facilities.

The financial assistance by the centre is subject to a maximum limit of Rs.1000 Crore per park or 70% of the project cost of CIF (90% in case of North Eastern States and Hilly States i.e. Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, UT of Jammu & Kashmir and UT of Ladakh), whichever is less. The total financial outlay of the scheme is Rs. 3000 crore and the tenure of the Scheme is from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

Under the scheme, the Department has received a proposal from the Government of Telangana along with proposals from 12 other States.

All the 13 proposals including the proposal of the Government of Telangana are under evaluation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 192 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Rotational Headship in AIIMS, Delhi
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri, Kaushalendra Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 192 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  JULY, 2022

## ROTATIONAL HEADSHIP IN AIIMS, DELHI

## *192. SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  implement  rotational  headship policy in AIIMS, Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether major institutes and hospitals in western countries as well as in IITs, JIPMER, NIMHANS, IISc, IISER and other central universities are running with rotating headship and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  implement  one  person  with  one administrative post in AIIMS like institutions; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (  e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 192* FOR 29 TH  JULY, 2022

(a)  to  (e)  There  is  no  rotational  headship  at  AIIMS,  New  Delhi  at  present. The recommendations of various Committees on the issue of rotational headship have  been  divergent  and  marked  by  absence  of  consensus.  Hence,  no  definitive decision has been taken.  JIPMER, NIMHANS, IISc, IISER, Central Universities and some of the IITs follow the policy of rotational headship.

Policy of one person with one administrative post is already in practice in AIIMS like Institutions, except to meet the functional requirements and administrative  exigencies  of  such  institutions,  which  are  engaged  in  delivery  of teaching / learning, research and healthcare services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 191 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Unethical Marketing Practices
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Hemant Patil

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

LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. †191 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 th  July, 2022

## Unethical Marketing Practices

## †*191. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of any unethical marketing practices adopted by the pharmaceutical companies to increase their sale of medicines and their unethical collusion with doctors;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the steps taken by the Government to prevent such unethical practices and collusion;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to formulate a law in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the time by which such law is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. 191 FOR REPLY ON 29.07.2022

(a)  to  (c):  Yes,  Sir.  The  Government has put in place a  Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing  Practices  (UCPMP)  for  Pharmaceutical  companies,  which  is  in  operation  since 01.01.2015, to prevent unethical practices by the pharmaceutical companies.

This is a voluntary code which governs the conduct of pharmaceutical companies in their marketing practices, duly covering the various aspects such as medical representatives, textual and audio-visual promotional materials, samples, gifts, etc. Further, the code establishes relationship with healthcare professionals, wherein the provisions related to travel facilities, hospitality and cash or monetary grants to physicians or their families have been elaborated. The code also details the mode of operation of the code, responsibilities of the Pharmaceutical Associations  in  constituting  the  Ethics  Committee  for  Pharmaceutical  Marketing  Practices (ECPMP)  for  handling  the  complaints  and  Apex  Ethics  Committee  for  Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (AECPMP) for review, procedure of lodging a complaint, procedure of handling of complaints by the Pharmaceutical Associations and various penalty provisions. The code is adopted by the all the major associations of pharmaceutical companies.

The Department on various instances has reviewed implementation of the voluntary code.

Besides UCPMP, there exists sufficient and enforceable legal regime to counter, control and  dis-incentivize  the  unethical  marketing  practices  such  as  'Indian Medical Council Professional  Conduct,  Etiquette  and  Ethics)  Regulations,  2002'  under  the  Indian  Medical Council Act, 1956, provisions available under Income Tax Act, Drugs and Cosmetics Act, Prevention of Corruption Act, etc.

(d) & (e):  There is no proposal to formulate a law in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 183 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Upgradation of Tuticorin Port
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.  -183

ANSWERED ON29IO7I2O22

## UPGRADATION  OF TUTICORIN PORT

- "183. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM  S.:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS  be pleased to state: qf,{, d-d  qf{-{t;I  oilt sdclrf di

- (a) whether there is any proposal  to upgrade the Tuticorin  Port in Tamil Nadu into a freight transit  port  and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any such proposal is pending  with the Government for approval; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF PORTS. SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO lN REPLY TO PARrS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.-183 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29TH JULY 2022 RAISED BY SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S. REGARDING 'UPGRADATION  OF TUTICORIN PORT'

(a) to (c) V.O.Chidambaranar  Port, Tuticorin  (the "VOC Port") has handled total traffic of 34.12 million tonnes in FY '22. Oul of the total traffic handled, nearly  45% constituted container cargo i.e. 15.4 million tonnes  or 7,81,458 TEUs including  both direct and transit cargo. The share of transit  cargo was only 21,161 TEUs (around  3% of the total container cargo handled at the port).Transit  (or transshipment)  cargo is the shipment largely of containers to an intermediate destination, then to another destination  enabling shipping lines to maintain minimum ports of call without compromising market coverage.

The current container handling capacity of VOC port is 1.17 million TEUs. The container cargo traffic is handled at 2 terminals  (Berth 7 & 8) operated  under Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode with average utilization  of around  65% only.

Considering the container traffic growth trend and current utilization levels, three (3) projects of 5.6 miltion TEUs are under development in the VOC Port. The 3'd container terminal project by converting  Berth 9 on PPP mode would add 0.6 million TEUs to VOC Port's capacity.  Further, two projects namely, "upgradation  of existing  Berth 1,2,3 & 4" and "development  of Outer Harbour of VOC port" would add 5 million TEUs Capacity.  The overa!! container handling capacity of the port would get enhanced to 6.77 million TEUs from current capacity of 1.17 million TEUs.

Aforementioned projects would cater to the direct as well as transshipment  cargo demand. However, the demand for transshipment cargo is largely market driven and specifically anchors on the logistic plans  of the ship liners and other logistics players.
Lok Sabha Question No. 181 (STARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Sainik Kalyan Boards
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Rampreet Mandal

MINISTER OF DEFENCE

- (a) to (e):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 181

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  July, 2022

## SAINIK KALYAN BOARDS

- *181. SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state: (a) the total number of districts in Bihar where offices of Sainik Kalyan Boards have been set up; (b)  whether  there  exists  an  office  of  Zila  Sainik  Kalyan  Boards  in  Madhubani  district  of Bihar; (c) if so, the details thereof; (d) if not, whether the Government proposes to set up the office of Zila Sainik Kalyan Board in the said district; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be set up?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

(SHRI RAJNATH SINGH)

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 181 FOR ANSWER ON 29.07.2022 REGARDING 'SAINIK KALYAN BOARDS'.

(a):  A total of thirteen (13) Zila Sainik Boards have been set up in the districts of Bhojpur, Bhagalpur,  Buxar,  Chhapra,  Darbhanga,  Gaya,  Motihari,  Munger,  Muzaffarpur,  Patna, Siwan, Vaishali (Hajipur) and Rohtas (Sasaram) in the State of Bihar. (b):  No, Sir. (c):  Not Applicable. (d):  There is no proposal from State Government of Bihar to set up the office of Zila Sainik Board  in  the  district  of  Madhubani.    The  Ex-Servicemen  (ESM)  of  Madhubani  and Samastipur Districts are covered under Darbhanga Zila Sainik Board . (e):  Not Applicable.

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