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Lok Sabha Question No. 925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Contract Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sumalatha Ambareesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 925

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## CONTRACT WORKERS

## 925.  SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

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

- (a)whether it is true that the contract workers are not paid their due wages by the contractor and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)if so, whether the Government has taken note that this not only leads to financial  and  mental  exploitation  of  employees,  but  also  uncertainty  in their lives;
- (c)if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether the Government is taking any steps to put an end to discriminatory behaviour and ensure better working condition for employees to work in contractual manner; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (e): Regular inspections are carried out to ensure enforcement of the provisions  of  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948  by  Central  Industrial  Relations Machinery (CIRM) in the central sphere the details of which are as under:-

Details of Inspections Conducted under applicable Labour Laws during the last three years in the Central Sphere Establishments

## Minimum Wages Act, 1948

|   S.N. | Particulars                     |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|--------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|      1 | No. of Inspections Conducted    |      9187 |      8327 |      7709 |
|      2 | No. of Irregularities detected  |     77399 |     61489 |     60528 |
|      3 | No. of Irregularities Rectified |     39620 |     34465 |     23473 |
|      4 | No. of Prosecutions launched    |      1651 |      2081 |      1633 |
|      5 | No. of Convictions              |      2205 |       651 |       413 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 924 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Impact of COVID-19 on Industries
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 924

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON INDUSTRIES

## 924. SHRI D.K.SURESH:

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

- (a)whether  the  COVID-19  pandemic  caused  great  hardship  to  all  the sectors  of  the  economy  and  led  to  unemployment  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)the  number  of  industries  closed  down  in  the  country  during  the lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  any  estimate  of  job  loss  during  the said period and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  steps  to  encourage  the
- industries to start their business again; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (c): Industrial growth depends on a number of factors including structural, external, fiscal and infrastructural factors. The moderation in  India's  industrial  growth  coincides  with  deceleration  in  growth  of global  output.  The  sudden  outbreak  of  COVID-19  pandemic  has severely impacted the major economies of the world. It has affected countries  across  the  globe  including  some  of  the  major  players  like USA,  European  Union,  UK,  and  India.  Both  World  Bank  and  IMF estimate contraction in global GDP for FY 2020-21 due to the spillover effects of the lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The economy  has been affected due to the nation-wide lockdown. However,  after  the  lockdown  was  relaxed,  improvement  has  been witnessed in several sectors of the economy.

(d) & (e): Government has implemented several measures to encourage the growth of industries for instance; relief measures have been  taken  for  MSMEs  such  as  collateral-free  lending  program  with 100  percent  credit  guarantee;  Fund  of  Funds  for  equity  infusion  in MSMEs, additional support to farmers via concessional credit, as well as a credit facility for street vendors (PM SVANidhi), amongst others.

Besides, several regulatory and compliance measures have been taken, viz. postponing tax-filing and other compliance deadlines; reduction in penalty interest rate for overdue GST filings.

The  Government  has  also  recently  announced  structural reforms as part of the Aatmanirbhar Package which, inter alia, include deregulation of the agricultural sector, change in definition of MSMEs, new PSU policy, commercialization of coal mining, higher FDI limits in defence  and  space  sector,  development  of  Industrial  Land  Bank, revamp of Viability Gap Funding scheme for social infrastructure, new power  tariff policy  and  incentivizing  States  to  undertake  sector reforms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: CSR Projects in Assam
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 923 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021/ MAGHA 19, 1942 (SAKA)

## APPEAL BEFORE NCLATs QUESTION

923. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  status  of  appeals  from  the  decisions  of  the  Competition Commission of India pending before the NCLATs
- (b) whether the Government intends to establish appellate tribunals apart from the NCLATs to adjudicate appeals under the Competition Act, 2002 in order to decrease case pendency at NCLATs; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE        (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

(श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र)

- (a): As per the data received from the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal  (NCLAT),  a  total  of  328  appeals  have  been  filed  before  the NCLAT from the decisions of the Competition Commission of India upto 31.01.2021.  Out of 328 cases, 80 cases have been decided and 248 cases are pending as on 31.01.2021.
- (b): No, Sir.
- (c): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 921 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: CSR Projects in Assam
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 921 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 08 th  FEBRUARY, 2021/ MAGHA 19, 1942 (SAKA)

## CSR PROJECTS IN ASSAM

## QUESTION

921. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) the details of the amount of fund spent on Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) led projects in Assam during each of the last five years;
- (b) the details of the major or top ten CSR led projects in Assam; and
- (c) the details of CSR led projects in the districts of Bongaigaon and Barpeta along with the budget allocated during the said period?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                        (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य  मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री ( श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

- (a) to (c):  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a Board driven process and the Board of the company is empowered to plan, decide, execute and monitor the CSR activities of the company based on the recommendation of its CSR Committee. The entire  CSR  architecture  is  disclosure  based  and  CSR  mandated  companies  are required to file details of CSR activities annually in MCA21 registry. The project-wise details of CSR spend by the Companies is not maintained separately by the Ministry. As per the filings made by the companies in the MCA21 registry, the CSR spent by all the companies in the State of Assam and in the Districts of Barpeta and Bongaigaon in particular during last five financial years 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively is as follows:

| State/District       |   FY 2015-16 |   FY 2016-17 |   FY 2017-18 |   FY 2018-19 | FY 2019-20   |
|----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
| Assam (INR Cr.)      |       164.6  |       269.91 |        86.22 |        205.6 | 26.06        |
| Barpeta (INR Cr.)    |         5.22 |         0.27 |         0.24 |          0.4 | -            |
| Bongaigaon (INR Cr.) |         9.46 |        12.64 |        12.67 |          3.3 | -            |

(Data upto 30.09.2020) [Source: National CSR Data Portal]

All data related to CSR filed by companies in MCA21 registry is available in public domain and can be accessed at www.csr.gov.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 79 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Environmental Clearance for Steel Plant
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO:79

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021

## Environmental Clearance for Steel Plant

*79. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  proposal  for  setting  up  of  a  Steel  Plant  with  a  production  capacity  of three  million  tonnes  per  annum  at  Jammalamadugu  of  Kadapa  District  of  Andhra Pradesh is pending with the Government for environmental clearance;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status of the proposal along with the reasons for delay in granting environmental clearance for the project; and
- (c)  the  time  by  which  the  environmental  clearance  for  the  said  plant  is  likely  to  be granted?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

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

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Statement referred to in parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 79  due  for  reply  on  05/02/2021  regarding  'Environmental  Clearance  for Steel Plant' by Shri.Y.S.Avinash Reddy, Hon'ble Member of Parliament

- (a) & (b) The  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC) accorded  Terms  of  Reference  (ToRs)  for  the  three  million  tons  per  annum Integrated Steel Plant project at Jammalamadugumandal, YSR district, Andhra Pradeshon 9 th July, 2020 for undertaking Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study.  After  conducting  public  consultation  on  11 th November  2020,  the application for Environment Clearance (EC) was submitted on 20 th December, 2020. The proposal was placed before the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) in its meeting held on 30-31 st December, 2020 for appraisal. After due diligence, the  EACobserved that the proposal is lacking in several technical aspects and advised the project proponent to rectify the EIA report.  In this regard, project proponent  has  submitted  their  revised  proposal  on  29 th January,  2021  and  is being  placed  before  the  EAC  in  its  meeting  scheduled  to  be  held  on  10 th February, 2021.
- (c) As per the provision laid down in the EIA, Notification, 2006, after conclusion of appraisal process, EAC makes categorical recommendations to the Ministry for further action on the proposal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 77 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Environmental Clearance to Mining Projects
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION N0.77 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021

## Environmental Clearance to Mining Projects

## *77.    SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state

- (a) whether the Union Government has received proposals from the State Government of Rajasthan for environmental clearance to forty four mining lease projects in Rupbas Tehsil in Bharatpur district;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the environmental clearances have been granted to the proposed projects;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons for delay in granting environmental clearances and the details of the action taken by the Government to give environmental clearances?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

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

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Statement Referred to in Reply to paras (a) to (e) of  Lok  Sabha Starred Question  No.77  due  for  reply  on  05.02.2021  regarding  'Environmental Clearance to Mining Projects' by Shrimati Ranjeeta Koli (a) to (e): No Madam, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change  has received two  proposals  in  Rupbas  Tehsil,  Bharatpur  District,  Rajasthan.  One  proposal  has  been granted  Environmental  Clearance  (EC)  and  another has  been  granted    Terms  of  Reference (ToR)  for  preparation  of  Environmental  Impact  Assessment  (EIA)  and  Environmental Management Plan (EMP) reports as per the provisions of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification 2006.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 74 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Green Crackers
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. *74

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 05-02-2021)

## GREEN CRACKERS

- *74.  DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY विज्ञान एिं प्रौद्योगिकी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of new green crackers launched by the Government;
- (b) whether  the  cracker  industry  has  adopted  the  new  green  crackers developed to reduce pollution, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  new  green  crackers will require substantive change  in production technology;
- (d)
- if so the details thereof; and
- (e) the specific  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  to  identify  green crackers and ensure that non-green crackers are not sold in the guise of green crackers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE; MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; AND MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *74 FOR 05-02-2021 REGARDING 'GREEN CRACKERS'.

- (a) Council  of  Scientific  and  Industrial  Research  through  its  constituent laboratory namely National Environmental Engineering Research Institute  (CSIR-NEERI),  Nagpur  has  developed  new  formulations  for reduced emission light and sound emitting crackers with 30% reduction in particulate matter using Potassium Nitrate (KNO3) as oxidant.

Different types of new green crackers have been developed which are as given below:

-  Safe Water Releaser (SWAS): Minimizes use of potassium nitrate and sulfur,  which  has  matching  sound  intensity  with  the  conventional crackers;
-  Safe  Minimal  Aluminium  (SAFAL):  Minimal  use  of  Aluminium  in crackers; and
-  Safe  Thermite  Crackers  (STAR):  Minimizes  use  of  Sulphur  and
- Potassium Nitrate.
- (b) Yes Sir. Nearly 595 fireworks manufacturers are registered with CSlRNEERI for using new formulations developed by CSIR for production of less polluting firecrackers.
- (c)
- (d)
- No Sir.
- Does not arise.
- (e) The  specific  steps  taken  to  identify  green  crackers  that  ensure  that non-green crackers are not sold in the guise  of  green  crackers  is  as under:
- The use of QR codes by green cracker manufacturers shall facilitate to identify the authenticity of products;
- A simple QR  Code  based application that can be deployed on smartphones and other mobile devices which will help the end-user and the manufacturers to scan and identify the genuineness of the product by using a specific android or iOS app;
- Manufacturers can  print  unique  encrypted  QR  codes  on  their  product package; and
- The app will scan the encrypted QR codes, generated from a separate web application  by the manufacturer  to check the genuineness of the product.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 65 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Misleading Advertisements
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban, Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *65 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05/02/2021

## MISLEADING ADVERTISEMENTS

## *65. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.: SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of misleading advertisements on various TV channels including Doordarshan and other media and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  memoranda/complaints  during the last three years in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether his  ministry  has  any  controlling  or  monitoring  body  especially  for the advertisements telecast on TV channels and if so, the details and the mandate thereof; and
- (e) the concrete measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to check misleading advertisements on TV channels and other media?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

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

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STATEMENT AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  65  FOR  ANSWER  ON 05.02.2021

(a)  to  (c):    All  advertisements  telecast  on  TV  channels  are regulated  in  accordance  with  the  Advertising  Code  prescribed under the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994. The Advertising Code also provides that no advertisement which violates the Code of  self-regulation  in  advertising  as  adopted  by  the  Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), Mumbai for public exhibition in India shall be carried in the cable service.

The  Department  of  Consumer  Affairs  has  launched  an  online portal called GAMA (Grievance Against Misleading Advertisements) portal in March 2015 where consumers can lodge complaints relating to misleading advertisements. During the last three  years  i.e.  2017-18  to  2019-20,  12187  complaints  against misleading advertisements were received on the GAMA poral.

(d) to (e) The Consumer  Complaints  Council of Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) deals with complaints received on  the  GAMA  portal.  Out  of  12187  complaints  during  the  three years under consideration, 8963 were resolved, including by way of withdrawal or modification of the advertisements. The  Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  issues  advisories from time to time to broadcasters for ensuring compliance to the Advertising Codes.

Under the provisions of Consumer Protection Act, 2019, a Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has been established w.e.f. 24.07.2020 which inter-alia looks into the complaints of misleading advertisements.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Trans-Border Ecology Conservation Area
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 920

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021.

## Trans-Border Ecology Conservation Area

## 920. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  signed  an  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  the Governments of Nepal and Bhutan for setting up of a trans-border ecology conservation area;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with scope of the project, the area to be covered and objectives of the same;
- (c) whether the Government has maintained data on the key endangered species that will benefit from the said conservation project and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the proposed project is likely to create various eco-tourism opportunities; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) to (e) The  Union  Cabinet  has given its  approval  for  signing  the  Memorandum  of Understanding  between  the  Government  of  India  and  the  Royal  Government  of Bhutan on Cooperation in the areas of Environment. The  Memorandum  of Understanding  envisages  establishment  and  promotion  of  cooperation  between  the two  countries  in  the  field  of  environment  protection  and  management  of  natural resources on the basis of equity, reciprocity and mutual benefits, taking into account the applicable laws and legal provisions in each country. However, the MOU is still to be signed by both the countries.

Further,  the  Memorandum  of  Understanding  between  Government  of  India  and  the Government of Nepal is being finalized through consultative process.

The signing of the  Memorandum of Understanding between  India and Bhutan and Nepal would  help in overall conservation of  wildlife that move across the borders, including  species  like  Elephant,  Tiger,  Rhinoceros,  Snow  Leopard,  River  Dolphin, Vultures, migratory birds, etc. and would also help in strengthening the capacities of officials  in  areas  of    eco-tourism  promotion  and  livelihood  improvement  of  local communities through trans boundary cooperation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-05
Subject: Fake News in Backdrop of COVID-19
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 919

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2021

## FAKE NEWS IN BACKDROP OF COVID-19

## 919.   SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN :

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it  has  come to the notice of  the  Government that fake news caused misinformation  and  damage  to  the  individuals  as  well  as  the  country  in  the backdrop of COVID-19; and
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard to tackle such situations in future ?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (b) :  Instances of fake news in media have come to the notice of the Government from time to time.

In  the  backdrop  of  COVID-19,  a  dedicated  COVID  Fact  Check Unit was set up in Press Information Bureau (PIB) of this Ministry on 1 st   April, 2020 to provide correct and updated information related to COVID-19 in a time bound manner.

The Press Council of India (PCI) has framed 'Norms of Journalistic Conduct' for adherence by the media of publishing news which is accurate and fair.  PCI issued an advisory dated 01.04.2020 for  media  to  responsibly  ensure  dissemination  of  verified  news  on COVID-19  outbreak  in  terms  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court's  Order dated 31.03.2020 in W.P. (C) No. 468/2020.

With regard to electronic media, the Cable Television Networks (Regulations)  Act,  1995  and  the  Rules  made  there  under  inter  alia provide  that  no  programme  shall  be  carried  out  which  contains anything obscene,  defamatory, deliberate, false  and suggesting innuendoes and half truths. *****