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Lok Sabha Question No. 4402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: NEIDS
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi, Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4402. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 30 TH  MARCH, 2022.

## NEIDS

## 4402.  SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI: SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Ministry has received any feedback on the efficacy of the North East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS) from the Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of private sector investment generated by the NEIDS in the North East between 2017 and 2022, year and State-wise;
- (c) the details of total investment in the North East Region in absolute terms and percentage share of total investment in India between 2007 and 2022;
- (d) whether the share of investment under NEIIPP was 8.3% of the national share in  2017,  while  the  percentage  of  national  share  reduced  to 0.002%  in 2019 under NEIDS and if so, the reasons for such a decline;
- (e) whether the Government intends to notify a new industrial policy for the North Eastern Region before expiry of the NEIDS on 31st March 2022 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) to (e): Yes Sir. Feedback has been received on North East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS), 2017 from various Industry Associations including Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER) besides the State Governments.

One of main concerns expressed by FINER was delay in grant of registration to the industrial units under NEIDS, 2017. Since then the process has been further streamlined. States have been  requested  to forward the proposals from District Industries Centres and State Nodal Authorities in a time bound manner. Empowered Committee (EC) meeting is held on a monthly basis. So far 530 proposals with projected investment of  about  Rs.  3343  crore  have  been  approved  by  the  EC. Approved  investments  take  1-2  years  to  fructify  or  reach commercial production stage. the NEIDS, 2017, as per Department of

The Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), NITI Aayog has been entrusted with the evaluation study of Expenditure's guidelines issued vide OM F.NO. 42(02)/PF-II/2014 dated the 08.12.2020  for  formulation  and  approval  of  public  funded schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Agricultural Export Potential
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4399 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  MARCH, 2022

## AGRICULTURAL EXPORT POTENTIAL

## 4399(H).  SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any studies on the country's agricultural export potential;
- (b) if so, the type of such study and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the possibilities of such studies in the future; and
- (d) the details of the agreement for expanding the scope of agricultural trade between India and other countries during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (c):  A High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) was constituted by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to assess the global environment and make recommendations for boosting India's share and importance in global merchandise and services trade; managing pressing bilateral trade relations; and mainstreaming new age policy making. HLAG submitted its report in September 2019 containing macro recommendations as well as sector-specific recommendations, including for the agriculture sector. No further studies are planned at this stage.

(d):    So  far,  India  has  signed  12  Free  Trade  Agreements  (FTAs)  and  6  Preferential  Trade Agreements (PTAs) with its  trading  partners  for  enhanced  market  access  for  Indian  products, including agricultural products.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Amount received from Auction of Coal Mines
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4398 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## Amount received from Auction of Coal Mines

## 4398. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

the details of such States to which entire amount received from the auction of coal mines has not been transferred by the Union Government along with the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF COAL, MINES & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

From  the  auction  of  coal  mines,  Ministry  of  Coal,  Government  of  India  receives  1st Installment  of  Upfront  Amount  and  same  are  transferred  to  the  respective  coal  bearing  State Governments after the allocation of coal block.  All further payments are directly made by the allocattee to the respective State Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4396 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Fare and Facilities of Suburban/Non-Suburban Areas
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4396 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## FARE AND FACILITIES OF SUBURBAN/NON-SUBURBAN AREAS

## 4396.   SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Delhi/NCR  under  Northern  Railway  is  still  under  non-suburban division;
- (b)  if  so,  the  total  suburban  and  non-suburban  divisions  under  Indian Railways as on date;
- (c)  the  details  of  differences  in  fare  and  facilities  of  suburban  and  nonsuburban areas of Railways;
- (d)  the  rules  in  place  to  upgrade  non-suburban  stations  to  suburban  and providing commuting benefits therein;
- (e) whether the Government is planning to introduce uniform suburban train services  of  Delhi/New  Delhi/Anandvihar  and  Sarai  Rohilla  at  par  with Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) Yes, Sir. Delhi/NCR under Northern Railway is a non-suburban category.
- (b)  As  on  date,  the  current  list  of  areas  already  notified  as  sub-urban
- includes Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Secunderabad.
- (c)  The  details  of  important    difference  of  fare  over  Suburban  and  Nonsuburban areas for second class and first class ordinary services are   as under: (i) As per Indian Railway Conference Association (IRCA), for passenger  fare  there  are  separate  base  fare  table  for  suburban  and  nonsuburban ordinary services. (ii) Minimum chargeable basic fare for second

class  of  ordinary  suburban  services  is ₹ 5  and  for  second  class  nonsuburban ordinary services is ₹ 10. (d)  Ministry of Railway's consideration for notification as sub-urban routes is  based on the pattern of traffic, availability of rail infrastructure and the notification issued by State Governments from time to time identifying areas as suburban in their master plan etc. (e) & (f) No, Sir. There is no such plan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4395 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Environmental Issues in Mining
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4395

ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN MINING

## †4395.SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the future of mining in the country seems uncertain due to various reasons such as legal frame work, overuse of resources and environmental issues;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the schemes being formulated by the Government to address the said problem and other issues in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a) to (c): No, Sir. There is no uncertainty in the future of mining in the country due to various reasons such as legal frame work, overuse of resources and environmental issues.

The Government has taken up major amendments in mineral laws since 2015 to meet the changing need of the mineral sector. The Mines and Minerals (Development & Regulation) ( MMDR ) Act, 1957 was amended in 2015 to remove discretion and bring in  utmost  transparency  for  the  grant  of  mineral  concessions;  simplification  of procedures and removal of delay; and for ensuring enhanced revenue from the mineral resources for the Government. Through the said amendment, the auction regime was introduced for grant of mineral concessions. Further, in order to ensure that benefit of mining  reaches  the  persons,  and  areas  affected  by  mining  related  operations, provision was incorporated for establishing District Mineral Foundation. Provision was also incorporated for establishing National Mineral Exploration Trust for the purposes of boosting exploration in the country.

The  Ministry  of  Mines  has  further  amended  MMDR  Act,  1957  with  effect  from 28.03.2021.  The  objectives  of  the  MMDR  Amendment  Act,  2021 inter  alia are increasing mineral production and time bound operationalization of mines, increasing employment and investment  in  the  mining  sector,  maintaining  continuity  in  mining operations after change of lessee and increasing the pace of exploration and auction of mineral resources. These reforms will ensure self-sufficiency in mineral requirement of the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Non-Technical Vacancies
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4393 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## NON-TECHNICAL VACANCIES

## 4393.   SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  vacancies  in  Non-  Technical  Popular Categories (NTPC);
- (b) the total number of candidates shortlisted in these categories;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of    the  protests  by railway job aspirants against the recruitment rules; and
- (d) whether the Government has amended the rules and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a): 35281 vacancies have been notified/modified in NonTechnical Popular Categories (NTPC) through Centralized Employment Notification (CEN) No. 01/2019.
- (b): 705446 Roll Numbers were shortlisted in these categories for 2nd Stage Computer Based Test (CBT).

(c) & (d): Candidates  who  appeared  for  1 St   Stage  CBT  have raised  some  concerns  after  the  results  were  announced  and  not against the recruitment rules. A Committee has been constituted to redress  the  concerns  raised  by  candidates.  The  Committee  has given  its  report  which  has  been  accepted.  A  notice  containing decisions  taken  by  the  Committee  and  schedule  for  declaring revised  result  for  all  Pay  Levels  &  of  2 nd   Stage  CBT  has  been uploaded  on  official  websites  of  Railway  Recruitment  Boards (RRBs) on 10.03.2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Redevelopment of Stations in Telangana/Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Kotagiri Sridhar, Kavitha Malothu, Dayakar Pasunoori, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4392 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## REDEVELOPMENT OF STATIONS IN TELANGANA/ANDHRA PRADESH

4392.  SHRI  VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

SHRIMATI  KAVITHA  MALOTHU:

SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether NITI Aayog has recommended redevelopment of 400 stations in the country including Telangana and Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details of stations identified for redevelopment, State/district-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  blueprint  prepared  for  redevelopment  of  identified  stations  in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh along with the progress made so far in this regard;
- (d) the  estimated  revenue  that  the  Railways  is  likely  to  generate  from  such redevelopment particularly from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh;
- (e) whether  the  Railways  is  likely  to  utilize  the  revenue  so  generated  from redevelopment in the States itself and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) whether  the  Ministry  is  planning  to  redevelop  more  stations  and  if  so,  the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4392 BY SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA, SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI, SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU, SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR AND  DR. G. RANJITH REDDY TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  30.03.2022  REGARDING REDEVELOPMENT OF STATIONS IN TELANGANA/ANDHRA PRADESH (a) to (f):  Ministry of Railways through various agencies is undertaking techno-economic feasibility studies of Railway stations.  Based on the outcome of these feasibility studies, stations are planned to be taken up for development in phases, especially the stations located in major cities and important tourist destinations. Recently 41 stations have been identified for major upgradation of Railway Stations including Tirupati and Nellore stations in the state of Andhra Pradesh and Secunderabad station in the state of Telangana. Station development programme is first of its kind and complex in nature, as such, the estimated revenue that the Railway is likely to generate from such development cannot be indicated at this stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Common Facility Centre
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel, Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4391 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## COMMON FACILITY CENTRE

## 4391. SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL: SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  recently  formulated any  scheme  to  set  up  Common  Facility Centres (CFCs) at block/municipality level in order to provide basic facilities for development of handloom industry in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the criteria for setting up the said centres?

उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a) & (b): Under  the  revised  guidelines  of  National  Handloom  Development  Programme, there  is  provision  for  setting  up  of  Common  Facility  Centre  under  Project  mode,  in  any Handloom pocket for providing  basic facilities to weavers viz. loom, warping, dyeing, yarn depot, skill up-gradation etc.  For this purpose, financial assistance upto 80 % of project cost is provided  in  General  States  and  upto  90%  in  NER  States,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh by Government of India, while remaining project cost and land is provided by State/ Implementing Agency. Proposals are submitted by implementing agency through State Government concerned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: AGR Dues on Spectrum Auction
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4388 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2022

## AGR DUES ON SPECTRUM AUCTION

## 4388.   SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the move to convert Annual Gross Revenue (AGR) dues and interest on spectrum auction installments, owed by private telecom companies, into equity in those companies have been approved and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has planned to formulate a regulatory setup to govern these companies' affairs and if so, the details, thereof;
- (c) the details of the persons appointed from the Government's side in order to oversee the company's functioning;
- (d) the details of the Government plans on holding the equity in these telecom companies viz Vi India Limited and Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Limited;
- (e) whether the infusing of the Government equity into private companies is in contradiction with the new Public Sector Enterprise (PSE) Policy notified on 4th February 2O21, which calls for bare minimum presence of the government in strategic sectors; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

- (a) The Government has approved the following:
- i. To give an option to Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) to defer payment of the annual instalments of AGR-related dues as determined by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the AGR case, and spectrum auction instalments, by a period of four years.
- ii. To give an option to TSPs to convert interest amount arising out on account of deferred spectrum auction instalments and AGR dues pertaining to the moratorium period, by way of equity.
- (b)  to (f) M/s Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has exercised its option for converting its interest liabilities arising out on account of deferred spectrum auction instalments and AGR dues pertaining to the moratorium period, by way of equity. M/s Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd. (TTML) has not opted for conversion of interest arising out of moratorium on dues into equity. Ministry of Finance shall finalize the procedure, method, rate of conversion, mix of equity and preferential capital (if any), compliance with SEBI and other relevant guidelines. The private telecom companies will continue to be managed as professionally run private companies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4387 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Digi Locker
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Nayab Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4387

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## DIGI LOCKER

## 4387. SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

Will  the  Minister  of  ELECTRONICS  AND  INFORMATION  TECHNOLOGY  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether important documents for Government benefits, employment, financial inclusion and education can be obtained through Digi locker directly from the issuing agencies in real time;
- (b) if so, the number of issuing agencies so far along with the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  include  documents  like  Indian  Passport,  Foreign Passport, Electoral Photo Identity Card (EPIC) issued by Election Commission of India, Foreign Citizenship document  of  India, Person  of Indian Origin Card,  Marriage Certificate and Ration Card etc. in Digi locker; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the timeline of including above said documents in one Digi locker?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a): Yes, Sir.
- (b):  DigiLocker platform currently has 1783 issuers. A list of the Issuer organizations and the issued documents available on DigiLocker is available at the 'Issuers' tab at: https://www.digilocker.gov.in/statistics.
- (c): Yes, Sir. DigiLocker aims to empower citizens with all their lifelong documents in a single digital  wallet  and  is  in  the  process  of  adding  all  government-issued  citizen-centric  proof documents. DigiLocker already issues digital copies of Ration Cards for 15 States and Marriage Certificates for 17 States. Additionally, DigiLocker is in discussion with Passport Seva for the issuance of Passport.
- (d): DigiLocker team is constantly in touch with the concerned ministries/ departments for onboarding new services. The integration of the ministries/ departments solely depends upon the administrative approvals issued by the respective ministries/ departments.

Variousworkshops  for  DigiLocker  are  being  held  in  States/UTs  to  create  awareness  in  the government departments about benefits of DigiLocker and step-by-step description on how to integrate with DigiLocker.

Around  494  Crore  digital  documents  have  been  made  available  in  DigiLocker  till  date  from various Government, Semi-Govt, Private and autonomous departments/ institutions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4384 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Complaints Redressal on e-Commerce Platform
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Gyaneshwar Patil

## Government of India Department of Consumer Affairs

## ORIGINAL IN HINDI

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4384 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## COMPLAINTS REDRESSAL ON E-COMMERCE PLATFORMS

4384.   SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL: (OIH)

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- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  it  mandatory  for  all  e-commerce  entities  to  have  a  nodal compliance officer and a resident grievance officer for redressal of consumer complaints on ecommerce platforms and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  regular  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  a  filtering  mechanism  for  e-commerce entities to identify goods on the basis of country of origin and fair opportunities for household goods; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)  to (c)  : The Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020 were notified on 23 rd  July, 2020. The  E-Commerce  Rules  require  all  e-commerce  entities  to  establish  a  consumer  grievance  redressal mechanism, appoint a grievance officer for consumer grievance redressal and display the name, contact details, and designation of such officer on its platform. The grievance officer is required to acknowledge the receipt of any consumer complaint within forty-eight hours and to redress the complaint within one month from the date of receipt of the complaint.

Sellers  offering  goods  or  services  through  marketplace  e-commerce  entities  are  required  to provide all relevant details about the goods and service offered for sale including country of origin.

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