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Lok Sabha Question No. 2757 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Unique ID for Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: P. Velusamy, K. Shanmuga Sundaram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2757

TO BE ANSWERED ON  14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## UNIQUE ID FOR FARMERS

2757.  SHRI VELUSAMY P.: SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to create an unique ID for farmers of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the advantages of creating unique ID and its benefits to the farmer community;
- (d)
- whether the Government has any database of farmers and if so, the number of farmers
- in Tamil Nadu; and
- (e) if not, the time by when it is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

- Ministry of Agriculture& Farmers Welfare, Government of India is in the process for creating unique ID of farmers of the country. The unique identifier of the farmer will link the farmer profile with all the agricultural schemes, which have been availed by the farmer. Some

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR) (a) to (c): of the benefits to the Farmers are given below:

- i. Provisioning Farmer's verification through e- Know Your Farmer (e-KYF) which would eliminate  the  need  of  re-submitting  physical  documents  to  different  departments  for availing benefit(s) under different schemes.
- ii. Access to field based & customised advisories.
- iii. Ease of accessing the damage to crops due to extreme weather condition.

(d) & (e):   As on 09.12.2021, the database of farmers registered under PM-KISAN includes 11.64  Crores farmers including  the  state  of  Tamil  Nadu  wherein,  47.82  lakhs farmers  have been registered.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2756 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Revenue Generated through Advertisement
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2756 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2021

## REVENUE GENERATED THROUGH ADVERTISEMENT

## 2756.  SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

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

- a) whether  a  sharp  rise  in  turnover  of  entertainment  and  advertisement industries has been reported in the country during the last four years;
- b) If so, the details of the annual turnover of these industries during the years 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21;
- c) the segment of the information and broadcasting sector i.e. print, electronic media, wall painting and other which received maximum number of advertisements along with the revenue generated therefrom;
- d) whether incidents of misleading the common man through these advertisements have come to light and if so, the details thereof; and
- e) the corrective action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) to (c):    The Government does not maintain data separately for the Media & Entertainment sector including for the advertisements on various media platforms.

(d)  &  (e):    All  advertisements  telecast  on  TV  channels  are regulated  in  accordance  with  the  Advertising  Code  prescribed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995. The Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  issues  advisories  from time  to  time  to  broadcasters  for  ensuring  compliance  to  the Advertising  Code.  Appropriate  action  is  taken  when  violation  of the code is established.

In respect of advertisement in print media, Press Council of India, which is an autonomous body functioning under the 'Press Council Act, 1978', has laid down a complaint mechanism for redressing any complaint received by it and the same is dealt in accordance with the Press Council (Procedure for Inquiry) Regulations, 1979. Press Council of India has framed 'Norms of Journalistic Conduct' which inter alia covers principles and ethics with regards to the advertisements in the print media.

Under  the  Consumer  Protection  Act,  2019,  a  Central  Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has been established w.e.f. 24.07.2020 which inter-alia looks into misleading advertisements either suo-motu or on complaints or on directions from the Central Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Production of Aluminium Air Batteries
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2754

ANSWERED ON 14.12.2021

## PRODUCTION OF ALUMINIUM AIR BATTERIES

## 2754.  SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the scheme of the Union Government regarding production of Aluminium air batteries as an  alternative  to  dependence  on  China  for  Chinese  Lithium  Iron  batteries  used  in  electric vehicles;
- (b) whether any agreement has been signed between Israel-based start-up Finergy Limited and the Union Government;
- (c) if so, the time by which its outcome is likely to come; and
- (d) the names of the countries utilizing such batteries?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

(a) to (d): Sir,  Government  of  India  has  notified 'National  Programme  on  advanced Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery Storage' for achieving manufacturing capacity of  Fifty  (50) Giga  Hour (GWh) of ACC and 5 GWh of "Niche" ACC with an outlay of Rs.18,100 crore on May 12, 2021.  The program is technology agnostic in nature and currently, the chemistries under the  ACC program are based on lithium-ion.  Under the national program, there is  a subprogram  on  Niche  ACC  Technology  which  incentivizes  further  technologies  of  various kind  and  states  Solid  State  Batteries,  Aluminum  Zinc  Batteries,  Sodium-ion  Batteries  and Flow Batteries. Further, no agreement has been signed by the Ministry of Heavy Industries in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Impact of Web Series on Children and Youth
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2753

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2021

IMPACT OF WEB SERIES ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH

2753. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH

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

- (a) the concrete steps taken by the Government to save children and youth  from  obscene  entertainment  being  served  in  the  name  of  web series these days;
- (b) whether web series does not come under any regulation and taking advantage  of  this  produce-director  are  serving  objectionable  web series on Over the Top (OTT) platforms fearlessly;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto;
- (d)  whether the Government is considering  to make stringent law in this regard keeping in view the future of children and youth, if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be enacted; and
- (e)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR):

(a) to  (e):  The  Government  has  notified  Information  Technology (Intermediary  Guidelines  and  Digital  Media  Ethics  Code)  Rules,  2021 under Information Technology Act, 2000,  on 25th February, 2021. PartIII of these Rules inter- alia provide for the following:-

- i. Code of  Ethics  to  be  followed  by  publishers  of  news  &  current affairs on digital media and publishers of online curated content (commonly known as OTT Platforms).
- ii. A  three-level  Grievance  Redressal  Mechanism  consisting  of  the publisher (Level-I), self-regulating body constituted by the publishers (Level-II) and an Oversight Mechanism of the Government  (Level-III), with time bound  grievance disposal mechanism.
- iii. Furnishing  of  information  by  the  publishers  to  the  Government and periodic disclosure of information regarding grievance redressal in public domain.

The Codes require OTT players not to transmit any content which is prohibited  by  law  and  undertake  age  based  self-classification  of content, based  on  general  guidelines provided in the  Schedule, alongwith adequate safeguards for restricting age-inappropriate content for children with adequate access control measures.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Censoring TV Serials
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2752 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14/12/2021

## CENSORING TV SERIALS

2752. SHRI  T.R.  BAALU:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to introduce the system of censoring  for  teleserials  broadcast  on  private  TV  channels  on  the lines of Film Certification for Cinema Films;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefore; and
- (c) whether the Government will ensure that the serials conform to the culture, tradition and laws of land concerning communal amity, social justice, public peace, religious harmony, etc.?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  INFORMATION  AND  BROADCASTING;  AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a)  to  (c):  All  programmes  telecast  on  private  satellite  TV channels are required to adhere to the Programme Code laid down under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and the Rules framed there under.

The Programme Code contains wide range of parameters to regulate content on TV channels and inter-alia provides that no film or film song or film promo or film trailer or music video or music albums or their promos, whether produced in India or abroad, shall be telecast unless it has been certified by the Central  Board  of  Film  Certification  (CBFC)  as  suitable  for unrestricted public exhibition in India. The Government issues advisories from time to time to private TV channels for adherence to the Programme Code. In cases where violation of the Programme Code is established, action is taken by issuance of Advisories, Warnings, Apology Scroll and Off-air Orders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Role of MSP in Doubling Farmers Income
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2751

TO BE ANSWERED ON  14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## ROLE OF MSP IN DOUBLING FARMERS INCOME

2751.  SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS  LALAN SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  is  sufficient  for  enabling  farmers  double  their income compared to their actual expenses; and
- (b) if  not,  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  income  of  farmers  in proportion to the cost of cultivation?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

(a)  &  (b):        Government  fixes  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  for  22  mandated  agricultural crops  on  the  basis  of  the  recommendations  of  the  Commission  for  Agricultural  Costs  and Prices (CACP), after considering the views of State Governments and Central Ministries/Departments concerned and other relevant factors.

The  Government  in  its  Union  Budget  for  2018-19  had  announced  the  predetermined Principle to keep MSP at levels of one and half times of the cost of production. Accordingly,  Government  has  increased  the  MSP  for  all  mandated  Kharif,  Rabi  and  other commercial crops with a return of atleast 50 per cent over all India weighted average cost of production from the agricultural year 2018-19 onwards.

MSP  is  one  of  the  measures  for  remunerative  prices  to  farmers.  Moreover, Government has taken a 'multi pronged approach' to increase the income of farmers and has been implementing/reorienting various schemes for the same which include Soil Health Card (SHC),  Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana  (PMKSY),  e-NAM,  Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima  Yojana  (PMFBY),  Pradhan  Mantri Annadata  Aay  Sanrakshan  Abhiyan'(PM-AASHA),  Agriculture  Infrastructure  Fund,  Interest Subvention Scheme on Kisan Credit  Card, Scheme for formation and promotion  of 10,000 FPOs,  to  boost  the  farm  mechanization  in  the  country,  a  special  dedicated  scheme  Sub Mission on Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM) has been introduced under which the subsidy is  provided  for  purchase  of  various  types  of  agricultural  equipments  and  machinery  among others.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Empowerment of Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2750 ANSWERED ON 14.12.2021

## EMPOWERMENT OF PANCHAYATS

## 2750.   SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount of funds provided to the Panchayats for the development of villages in Bihar particularly in Jehanabad, Arwal and Gaya districts during the last two years;
- (b) whether the Government has proposed to set up a separate fund for the empowerment of Panchayats;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the progress achieved in this regard, so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a)   Under Fourteenth and Fifteenth Central Finance Commissions' Awards and scheme of Incentivization  of  Panchayats  (IoP)  of  the  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj,  an  amount  of Rs.10695.71 crore has been provided to the State of Bihar for the development of villages through the Rural Local Bodies during the last two years. Funds are not provided directly to the Districts. However, as per information provided by the Government of Bihar, an amount of Rs.146.20  croee,  Rs.99.52  crore  and  Rs.558.43  crore  has  been  released  to  the  Districts  of Jehanabad, Arwal and Gaya respectively during the last two years that also includes the funds of Fifth State Finance Commission and Rashtriya Gram Swraj Abhiyan Scheme.

(b) No, Sir.

- (c) & (d) Question do not arise in view of (b) above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Child Suicide
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2749

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 23, 1943 (SAKA) CHILD SUICIDE

2749. DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it  is  true  that  child  suicide  has been on the  rise for the  past three years;
- (b) if so, whether it is also true that child suicide cases in 2018 was 9413, in 2019 was 9613 and in 2020 was 11396 in 2021 and around 31 children die per day as per the data released by National Child Crime Prevention Unit/National Criminal Records Bureau of India;
- (c) whether any action has been taken/being taken to curb/prevent child suicide in the future; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a)  &  (b)  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and  publishes information on crimes in its publication 'Crime in India'. The published reports are available till the year 2020. As per available information, the total number of suicide committed by children (below 18 years) during the last three years is as below:

|   Year |   No. of children committed suicide |
|--------|-------------------------------------|
|   2018 |                                9431 |
|   2019 |                                9613 |
|   2020 |                               11396 |

## LS.US.Q.NO.2749 FOR 14.12.2021

(c) & (d) As per available information, the Ministry of Education has undertaken a proactive  initiative,  named  'Manodarpan'  covering  a  wide  range  of  activities  to provide psychosocial support to students, teachers and families for Mental Health and Emotional Well being during the COVID outbreak and beyond. A webpage for Manodarpan has been created on the Website of the Ministry of Education, which contains advisory, practical tips, posters, videos, do's and don'ts for psychosocial support, FAQs  and  online  query  system.  Further, the National Council of Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT)  has  started  'NCERT  Counselling Services  for  School  Children'  in  April,  2020  to  help  school  students  across  the country share their concerns. This service is provided free of charge by about 270 counsellors across different regions of the country.

Mental healthcare services have also been added in the package of services under Comprehensive Primary Health Care under Ayushman Bharat-HWC Scheme. Operational  guidelines  on  Mental,  Neurological,  and  Substance  Use  Disorders (MNs) at Health and Wellness Centers (HWC) have been released under the ambit of  Ayushman  Bharat.  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  has  signed  a Memorandum of Understanding with NIMHANS to establish a National Initiative & Integrated Resource Centre for Child Protection, Mental Health, and Psychosocial Care named 'SAMVAD' at NIMHANS, at Bangalore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Norms of Journalistic Conduct
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2744 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14/12/2021

## NORMS OF JOURNALISTIC CONDUCT 2744. SHRI  BHARTRUHARI  MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of parallel media trials being carried out by some media sections in sub judice cases and if so, the reaction of the Government  thereto;
- (b) whether the Government has rolled out any law to restrict such media trials and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if  not,  whether  the  Government  would  consider to  bring  new  rules  to restrain media trials once law enforcement agencies begin investigation;
- (d) whether any directions/guidelines have been issued with regard to the media  coverage  of  cases  under  enquiry/investigation  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Press Council of India has  framed the 'Norms of Journalistic  Conduct'  which inter  alia have  guidelines  specifically  on 'Trial by Media' and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER  OF  YOUTH  AFFAIRS  AND  SPORTS  (SHRI  ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a)  to  (d):  All  programmes  telecast  on  private  satellite  TV channels are required to adhere to the Programme Code laid down under the Cable Television Networks Act, 1995 and the rules framed there under.

The  Hon'ble  High  Court  of  Judicature  at  Bombay  in  the matters of PIL (ST) No.92252 of 2020 with IA No.95156 of 2020, PIL (ST) No.1774 of 2020, Civil PIL-CJ-LD-VC No.40 of 2020, PIL (L) No.3145 of 2020 and Criminal PIL (51) No.2339 of 2020 has issued directions with respect to the media coverage of cases under enquiry/ investigation vide order date 18.01.2021 which have been conveyed to the broadcasters.

(e):   The Press Council of India (PCI) has framed the 'Norms of Journalistic Conduct' which inter-alia have guidelines specifically on 'Trial by Media'. The Council has also issued Media advisory on 28.08.2020 to adhere to  the  Norms of  journalistic  conduct  in covering cases under investigation. Advisory was also issued by  PCI  on  29.01.2021  in  terms  of  Bombay  High  Court  order dated 18-01-2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: RGSA Funds to Bihar
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 2742 ANSWERED ON- 14/12/2021

## RGSA FUNDS TO BIHAR

## 2742. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  restructured  Centrally  sponsored  Scheme  of  Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan in the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Sustainable Development Goals relating to poverty, public health, nutrition, education, gender, sanitation, drinking water, livelihood generation fall in the realm of Panchayats;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details about the money released during the last four years to Bihar under RGSA and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the measures taken to release the pending amount to the State of Bihar particularly to Gopalganj district?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) The Ministry of Panchayati Rai (MoPR) is implementing the restructured Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) w.e.f. the financial year 2018-19 with the primary aim of strengthening PRI's for achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) with the main thrust on convergence with Mission Antyodaya and emphasis on strengthening PRI's in the 117 Aspirational districts. The scheme is being implemented in all States/ Union Territories including the State of Bihar.

(b)&  (c)  Yes,  Sir.  The  Sustainable  Development  Goals(SDGs)  relating  to  poverty,  public, health, nutrition, education, gender, sanitation, drinking water, livelihood generation etc,  fall within the realm of Panchayats. The primary objective of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) is to develop the governance capabilities of the Panchayats to deliver on SDGs which fall within the realm of Panchayats. Since Panchayats are the key player for implementation of SDGs in rural areas, states have been advised to integrate SDGs in their Training Plans and financial assistance under the scheme have been provided to States/ Union Territories for these training Plans as included in their respective Annual Action Plan.

(d) Funds to the tune of Rs. 4.25 cr. had been released during 2018-19.

(e) Under  the  scheme,  funds  are  released  to  States  on  the  basis  of  approved  Plans, submission  of  requisite  documents  viz.  Utilization  Certificate,  Auditor's  Report  etc  and compliance of other directions as and when issued by Government of India. State of Bihar has been advised to submit the requisite documents and compliance of directions for release of fund. During the current financial year an amount of Rs. 63.768 cr. has been released to State of Bihar so far. Funds are released to States/ Union Territories and not to Districts.

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