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Lok Sabha Question No. 479 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Career Progression of Sportspersons
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 479 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## CAREER PROGRESSION OF SPORTSPERSONS

- †  479.  SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  scheme  is  being  formulated  by  the  Government  for career progression of sportspersons of Railways; and
- (b) if so, the measures being taken by the Government to encourage a large  number  of  railway  sportspersons  of  Gujarat  particularly  of the rural and tribal areas of Gujarat?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Indian Railways have a well laid down policy for recruitment and promotion of sportspersons.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 478 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: NEIA scheme
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 478 (H)

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  DECEMBER, 2021

## NEIA SCHEME

## 478(H).  SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण᭔य एवं उ᳒ोग मंᮢी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the purpose of National Export Insurance Account Scheme (NEIA);
- (b) whether the Government has accorded approval for continuance of the scheme and has approved financial aid for more than five years;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether districts of the States are given incentives to work as export hubs under the scheme; and
- (e) if so, the districts of Gujarat that will be given/ have been given incentives?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The National Export Insurance Account (NEIA) Trust aims to ensure the availability of credit risk cover for projects and other high-value exports, which are desirable from the point of view of national interest, but which ECGC is unable to underwrite due to capacity constraints  or  at  terms,  which  are  different  from  its  regular  policies.  NEIA  provides additional support to the insurance cover provided by ECGC for project exports making Indian  project  exporters  more  competitive  and  gain  a  stronger  foothold  in  various jurisdictions, highlighting India's capabilities to execute large projects abroad.
- (b) Yes, Sir. Government has approved financial aid for the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26 to NEIA Trust.
- (c) Government has approved Grant-in-aid infusion of Rs.1,650 crore into NEIA Trust during 2021-22 to 2025-26.
- (d) No, Sir.
- (e) In view of the reply at (d) above, question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 475 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: PLI scheme
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sanjay Bhatia

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 475

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## PLI SCHEME

## 475      SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:

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

- (a)   whether the Union Government and the State Governments have formulated any scheme at national level for spreading awareness about PLI scheme to promote manufacturing in the country;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c)     whether  any  scheme  has  been  formulated  for  spreading  the  awareness  of  PLI  scheme  at constituency level along with private industry, Government industry level and at the level of other types of industries;
- (d)   if so, the details thereof;
- (e)   whether the Government proposes any scheme to spread awareness about PLI scheme in the constituency of Karnal; and
- (f)   if so, the State-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The Government is focused on broadening and deepening the Electronics System Design  and  Manufacturing  (ESDM)  sector  in  particular  and  manufacturing  in  general  by attracting  investments  and  creating  jobs.  Production  Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Schemes are  the cornerstone  of  the  Government's  effort  in  doing  so.    These  have  been  specifically  designed to boost  domestic  manufacturing  in  sunrise  and  strategic  sectors,  curb  imports,  reduce  import dependency, improve cost competitiveness of domestically manufactured goods, enhance domestic  capacity,  promote  exports,  create  national  manufacturing  champions  and  generate employment  opportunities.  Thirteen  (13)  PLI  Schemes  are  being  implemented  by  respective Ministries / Departments.

Each  respective  Ministry  /  Department  is  engaged  in  an  extensive outreach  and  advocacy programme with the support of  Invest  India,  that  include  but  are  not  limited  to  media  events, round  tables,  workshops  /  webinars,  one-to-one  meetings  with  potential  investors,  global outreach events and supply chain meets with industry associations, Indian embassies abroad and the State Governments, with active participation of the industry.

A dedicated microsite (www.investindia.gov.in/production-linked-incentives-schemes-india) has been created by Invest India for investors to understand various PLI Schemes.

(c),  (d),  (e)  and  (f):  PLI  Scheme,  being  Central  Sector  Scheme,  aims  to  boost  manufacturing across the nation and is promoted at a pan-India level.  Engagements are done directly with the State Governments to promote the Scheme to investors. There are no targeted interventions at the constituency level.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: ROB at LC-109
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.472 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## ROB AT LC-109

## 472. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the three level crossing gates from 109 on the route of down train  of  North  Western  Railways  passing  through  Ratanpur  are closed simultaneously resulting in hardship to citizens on this 15 Km Malwada  to  Ratanpur  route  and  also  proving  fatal  to  patients  in ambulances due to longer waiting time at these level crossings;
- (b)
- if so, the facts thereof;
- (c) whether owing to lack of funds, the construction work of the rail over  bridge  at  level  crossing  no.  109  situated  between  Malwada  to Raniwada railway station is progressing slowly; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  &  (b):  Down  trains  passing  through  Ratanpur  cross  three  Level Crossing  (LC)  gates  apart  from  LC  no.109.  For  passage  of  through trains, closure of LCs is ensured before the dispatch of train from the station. This  requires  detention of road  traffic  during the  passage of trains  for  10-12  minutes  and  is  essential  for  safety  of  road  user  and train operations. (c) & (d): Work for construction of Road Over Bridge (ROB) in lieu of LC no.109 at km 145/9-146/0 in Samdri - Bhildi section is in progress and is  in  advance  stage  of  completion.  There  is  no  lack  of  funds  for execution of this work. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: e-Governance Projects
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, Umesh G. Jadhav, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 468

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 01.12.2021

## E-GOVERNANCE PROJECTS

## 468. SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

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

- (a)  whether the Government plans to introduce e-Governance as a service at a national level akin to the Janasevaka  and  Janaspandana  digital  services  launched  in  the  State  of  Karnataka  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (b)  whether the Government has taken measures to scale the successfully running e-Governance projects in the State of Karnataka - Kutumba and FRUITS on a national level and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a):      Ministry  of  Electronics  and  Information  Technology(MeitY),  Government  of  India  has  initiated  a project  namely  'Common  Services  Centre  (CSC)  2.0'  in  August,  2015  under  Digital  India  Programme, which envisages setting up of at least one CSC at Gram Panchayat (GP) to cover all the 2.5 lakh GPs across the country. Common Services Centres are internet enabled centres operated by local entrepreneur, called Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) and provide eServices to rural citizens. Over 400 digital services are being offered by these CSCs. As on Oct, 2021, the number of functional CSCs (including urban & rural areas) across the Country is 4,18,436 CSCs, out of which, 3,25,781 CSCs are functional at Gram Panchayat level.

Further, the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances is the nodal agency to formulate policy  guidelines  for  citizen-centric  governance  in  the  country.  DAR&PG  formulates  public  grievance redress  mechanisms  for  effective  and  timely  redress  /  settlement  of  citizen's  grievances.  A  Centralized Public Grievance Redress And Monitoring System(CPGRAMS) has been implemented by DARPG which aimed at providing the citizens with a platform for redress of their grievances.

- (b):   There is presently no such proposal. However, MeitY has launched the initiative of establishing the eGov AppStore with the vision of accelerating delivery of e-services and optimising ICT spending of the government. All Government Apps including State Government can be uploaded on e-Gov AppStore which can be used by other States.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Mandatory use of Jute in Packaging
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sukanta Majumdar, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Bhola Singh, Vinod Kumar Sonkar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 465 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2021

## MANDATORY USE OF JUTE IN PACKAGING

465.  SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  recently  approved  reservation  norms  for  mandatory  use  of  jute  in packaging for the Jute Year 2021-22;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  recently  the  packaging  norms  make  it  mandatory  for  100  per  cent  of  food  grains  be compulsorily packed in jute bags;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the quantity/cost of Jute sacking bags procured by the Government for packing foodgrains during the last three years; and
- (f) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure complete off-take of the production of the jute sacking bags in order to protect the interest of Jute farmers, workers and persons engaged in the Jute Industry?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a) to (d): The  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  in  its  meeting  held  on  10.11.2021 has  approved minimum percentage as 100% of the total production of food grains and 20% of the total production  of  sugar  for  packaging  in  Jute  packaging  material  manufactured  in  India  from  raw  jute produced in India during Jute Year 2021-22.
- (e): The details of quantity / cost of jute sacking bags procured by the Government for packing food grains during the last three years are as below:
- (f): To ensure the complete off-take of sacking production of the jute bags in order to protect the interest of jute farmers, workers and person engaged in the industry, the Government announces MSP for  raw  jute  and  mesta  every  year.  Also,  the  Government  has  imposed  Anti-Dumping  Duty  w.e.f. 05.01.2017 on the import of jute products.

| Financial Year   | Quantity of jute bags (Bales)   | Cost of jute bags (Rs. in Crore)   |
|------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 2018-19          | 29,61,688                       | 7,529.44                           |
| 2019-20          | 34,75,004                       | 9,664.58                           |
| 2020-21          | 25,08,572                       | 7,889.48                           |
Lok Sabha Question No. 39 (STARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Promotion of Sports
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. †*39

## ANSWERED ON 30.11.2021

Centrally Sponsored Schemes for Promotion of Sports

## †*39.     SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  various  centrally  sponsored  schemes  being implemented  by  the  Government  for  the  promotion  of  sports  in  the country  including  the  setting  up  of  sports  education  and  training institutes;
- (b) whether the Government has reviewed the status of implementation of these schemes; and
- (c) if  so,  the  outcome  thereof  including  the  shortcomings observed in the implementation of these schemes?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*39 FOR 30/11/2021 REGARDING CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES FOR PROMOTION OF SPORTS ASKED BY SHRI RAHUL KASWAN, MP. (a):  Presently,  no  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  is  being  implemented by  the  Department  of  Sports.  However,  the  Department  of  Sports, through the following Central Sector Schemes, supplements efforts of the State/UT Governments for development and promotion of sports: (i) Khelo India; (ii) Assistance to National Sports Federations;  (iii)Special Awards to Winners in International sports events and their Coaches; (iv) National Sports Awards, (v) Pension to Meritorious Sports Persons; (vi) Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons;  (vii)  National  Sports  Development  Fund;  and  (viii) Sports training centres through Sports Authority of India (SAI). Details of  these  schemes  are  in  the  public  domain  on  the  websites  of  this Ministry and SAI. (b)  and  (c)  Third  Party  Evaluation  Study  of  all  the  schemes  of  the Department  of  Sports  is  carried  out  which  is  co-terminous  with  the Finance  Commission  Cycle,  as  per  the  guidelines  of  the  Ministry  of Finance to review their progress and rectify shortcomings. The Agency which carried out the Third Party Evaluation of the above schemes in the year 2020, recommended for continuation of these schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 36 (STARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: NCRB Report on Suicides
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *36

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 TH  NOVEMBER, 2021/ AGRAHAYANA 9, 1943 (SAKA)

NCRB REPORT ON SUICIDES

*36.      SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR: SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  about  recent  NCRB  Report,  11,716 businesspersons died by suicide in 2020, registering a 29% jump from 2019;

(b)  whether  it  is  true  that  the  majority  of  businesspersons  who  committed suicide belonged to the micro small and medium enterprises (MSMEs); and

(c) if so, the steps taken by the Government to check this trend?

ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY TO THE STARRED QUESTION NO. *36 FOR REPLY ON 30 NOVEMBER 2021

(a): The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  and  publishes statistical  data  on  accidents  and  suicides  in  its  publication  'Accidents  and Suicides in India'. As per the published reports, a total of 9052 business persons committed  suicide  in  the  year  2019  and  a  total  of  11,716  business  persons committed suicides in the year 2020.

(b): Such  an  inference  may  not  be  possible  since  the  NCRB  report  does  not categorize  the  suicide  data  separately  for  business  persons  from  micro  small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

- (c) Does not arise in view of reply to part (b ).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 32 (STARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Rehabilitation of Displaced Persons
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Nama Nageswara Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 32 ANSWERED ON 30.11.2021

## REHABILITATION OF DISPLACED PERSONS

## *32. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  public  and  private  sector  heavy  industries  set  up  in  various  States/UTs, particularly in Telangana during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b)  the  number  of  families  displaced  due  to  setting  up  of  such  industries  during  the  said period;
- (c)  the  number  of  families,  out  of  them,  rehabilitated  in  such  States/UTs  so  far,  State/UTwise; and
- (d) the number of displaced persons employed directly and indirectly in such industries so far, State/ UT-wise particularly in Telangana?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a) to (d):

A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabah Starred Question No. 32 for  30.11.2021  asked  by  Shri  Nama  Nageswara  Rao  regarding  'Rehabilitation  of Displaced Persons'.

(a)  to  (d): Setting  up  of  industries  is  a  state  subject  and  therefore,  the  Ministry  of  Heavy Industries (MHI) does not maintain any centralized data on setting up of public and private sector  heavy  industries  in  any  part  of  the  country  including  Telangana  and  the  number  of families / persons displaced / rehabilitated / employed due to this. The role of this Ministry is confined to the administration of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) which are under its administrative control.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 30 (STARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Circulation of Fake News
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *30 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2021

## CIRCULATION OF FAKE NEWS

## *30.  SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI :

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

- a)  whether the Government  has  taken  initiatives to fact-check the content circulated on various platforms;
- b)  If so, the details thereof;
- c)  whether the Government has set up any fact-checking cell and if so, the details thereof;
- d)  whether the Government has taken any action against any news organization/ content-generating platforms for circulation of fake news/rumours or misleading information; and
- e)  If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *30 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2021 ON CIRCULATION OF FAKE NEWS

(a) to (c) : Government has statutory and institutional mechanisms in place to combat fake news, including the following:

- i) A Fact Check Unit has been set up under Press Information Bureau in November, 2019 which takes cognizance  of  fake  news  both suo-motu  and  by  way  of queries sent by citizens on its portal or through e-mail and social  media.  The  Unit  responds  to  the  relevant  queries with  correct  and  updated  information.    PIB  Fact  Check Unit has responded to 28,578 actionable queries till date;
2. ii) For Print Media, Press Council of India has framed 'Norms of Journalistic Conduct' under the Press Council Act, 1978 which inter alia emphasize the  principles of accuracy and fairness;
3. iii) For Television, all TV Channels are required to adhere to the Programme Code under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, including that programmes should not contain anything obscene  defamatory,  deliberate, false and suggestive innuendos and half-truths;
4. iv) For digital news publishers, the Government has notified the  Information  Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and

Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 under the IT Act, 2000 on 25 th  February, 2021, which inter alia provides for a Code of Ethics for adherence by digital news publishers.

(d)  to  (e)  :  The  Government  and  the  Press  Council  of  India  take action in appropriate cases where violation of the norms, Programme  Code  and  Code  of  Ethics  are  found.      It  also  issues advisory from time to time to the media to adhere to the laid down Codes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 27 (STARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Establishment of Heavy Industries
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 27

ANSWERED ON 30.11.2021

## ESTABLISHMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## *27. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is encouraging establishment of heavy industries in various parts of the country including backward regions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (c)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  establish  more  and  more  heavy  industries  to provide employment and to stop migration of people from one part to other parts of the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

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

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## STATEMENT

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabah Starred Question No. 27 for 30.11.2021  asked  by  Shri  Manne  Srinivas  Reddy  regarding  'Establishment  of  Heavy Industries'.

(a)  to  (c): Industry  is  state  subject.  Hence,  Ministry  of  Heavy  Industries  has  no  scheme  to encourage establishment of heavy industries in various parts of the country including backward regions. The Ministry, however seeks to provide technology development as well as environment friendly  technologies  in  the  industry  through  innovative  schemes.  Many  states  have  offered incentives and schemes for the development and growth of industries including heavy industries. Central  Government,  through  Ministry  of  Finance,  also  provides  incentives  in  the  direct  and indirect tax structure for the growth of industries across the country.

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