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Lok Sabha Question No. 573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Unspent MPLAD Funds
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 573 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## UNSPENT MPLAD FUNDS

## 573. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  has  given  directions  in  all  district administrations to provide details of all the expenditure made and the  unspent  amount  under  MPLAD  fun ds  on  the  Ministry's website;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  directions  issued  and  the  action  taken thereon;
- (c) whether there are only few details available on the Ministry's website and little efforts are being made to upload the details in this digital era;
- (d)  if so, the facts in this regard;
- (e)  whether  MPLADS  funds  spent  in  district  Gopalganj  is  not available on the website and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether any directions have been given recently for the same; and
- (g) if so, the corrective action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTER OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  OF  THE  MINISTRY  OF PLANNING  AND  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a), (b), (c) & (d) As per para-4.3 of the MPLADS Guidelines, all District  Authorities  are  required  to  send  Monthly  Progress Reports (MPR) in the format provided in Annexure-VI of MPLADS

Guidelines,  which,  inter-alia,  includes  amount  of  expenditure incurred  and  the  unspent  funds.  Copy  of  relevant  extracts  of MPLADS Guidelines is enclosed (Annexure-A).

From time to time, Ministry also issues instructions, both formal as  well  as  informal,  to  the  District  Authorities  for  provision  of Monthly Progress Report. Copies of such directions issued vide letter  No.  E-4/2020-MPLADS (pt.II),  dated  02.06.2021  and  dated 19.07.2021 and  letter No. C-22/2021-MPLADS dated 25-11-2021 are enclosed (Annexure-B).

(e), (f)  & (g) Information relating to MPLADS funds spent in the District Gopalganj is available on MPLADS website, copy of which is enclosed (Annexure-C).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Levy on Train Tickets
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 569

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## LEVY ON TRAIN TICKETS

569.  ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)whether the Government is using COVID-19 pandemic as a shield to implement  anti-people  policies  in  Indian  Railways  and  is  aiming  at privatizing it;
- (b)  if  so  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  decision  to  impose levy  on  train  tickets  in  order  to  fund  the  development  of  selected railway stations in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof including the names of railway stations in Kerala wherein passengers have to pay the levy on train tickets;
- (d) whether the Government intends to revoke the above said decision in public interest and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e)  whether,  the  Government  is  likely  to  consider  restoring  the  preexisting concession available for senior citizens in ticket fares as the train traffic has come almost to pre-COVID levels; and
- (f) if not, the reason therefor?

## 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.  569  BY  ADV.  A.M.  ARIFF  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  20.07.2022  REGARDING  LEVY  ON TRAIN TICKETS.

(a) No, Sir.

(b) to (d) Do not arise.

(e) & (f)  Indian  Railways  is  already  bearing  more  than  50%  of  the cost  of  travel  on  an  average  for  all  passengers  including  senior citizens on account of lower fare structure for passenger services. Apart from this due to COVID-19, passenger earnings for the last two years are less in comparison to 2019-2020.  These have long term impact  on  the  financial  health  of  the  Railways.    Cost  of  granting concessions weighs heavily on Railways. Hence extending scope of concessions to all categories of passengers including senior citizens is  not  desirable.  In spite of these challenges, Indian Railways has continued  concession  in  fare  to  four  categories  of  persons  with disabilities, eleven categories of patients and students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 568 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Complaints Against Online CAB Aggregators
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Jayanta Kumar Roy

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 568 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## COMPLAINTS AGAINST ONLINE CAB AGGREGATORS

## 568. SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

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- (a) whether the Government is aware of rising cases of complaints against online cab aggregators like OLA,  UBER,  etc.  regarding  unfair  trade  practices  including  forced  cancellation  by  drivers, unreasonable cancellation charges, etc.;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including complaints registered and action taken thereon;
- (c) whether  there  is  no  details  of  customer  care  number  and  grievance  officer  mentioned  on  their platform to which consumers can address their grievances;
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor and remedial measures taken thereon;
- (e) whether the Government has issued notices to these aggregators for violation of consumer rights; and
- (f) if  so,  the  other  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  compliance  with  Consumer Protection Act, 2019 and E-commerce Rules, 2020 by these online cab aggregators?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) :  As per the data from the National Consumer Helpline (NCH), from 01.01.2020 to 13.07.2022, 8740 grievances were registered by consumers against major cab aggregator companies for deficiency in services, inadequate consumer  grievance  redressal mechanism,  cancellation by drivers etc.  These complaints have been taken up with the respective cab aggregators for redressal.

(c) & (d)  :  The Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020 notified under Consumer Protection Act, 2019  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.

(e) & (f)   :   Based on various complaints registered by consumers on NCH, notices have been issued to two major online ride hailing platforms. The notices raise multiple issues of violation of consumer rights and unfair trade practices by the platforms
Lok Sabha Question No. 564 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Export of Coconut and Coconut Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 564 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th  JULY, 2022

## EXPORT OF COCONUT AND COCONUT PRODUCTS

## 564.  SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to promote the export of coconut, coconut oil and other coconut products along with the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is offering any subsidies for the export of coconut, coconut oil and other coconut products; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The  Government  has  constituted  Coconut  Development  Board  (CDB),  a  statutory  body functioning under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, which inter-alia, also serves as Export Promotion Council (EPC) for all coconut products other than those made from coconut husk and fibre. For promotion of exports of coconut and coconut products, the CDB issues Registration cum  Membership  Certifications  (RCMC),  organises  international  trade  fairs,  exhibitions,  Buyer Seller Meet etc. The Board also facilitates the entrepreneurs to participate in international trade fairs and exhibitions to showcase their products in foreign markets.  As a result of Government's efforts, the export value of coconut and coconut products has increased by 30.23% in the Financial Year 2020-21.

(b) & (c): Coconut and coconut products are eligible for reimbursement of the taxes and duties incurred by exporters such as local taxes, mandi tax, fuel used for transportation etc. under Remission of  Duties  and  Taxes  on  Exported  Products  (RoDTEP).    The  reimbursement  is  claimed  as  a percentage of the Freight on Board (FOB) value of exports.  The RoDTEP reimbursement for the different coconut products fall in the range of 0.5% to 2.5% of FOB value.  The exporters of coconut products are also eligible for Advance Authorisation (AA) Scheme, Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) Scheme etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Reintroduction of Superfast/Express Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 563 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## REINTRODUCTION OF SUPERFAST/EXPRESS TRAINS

563. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  has  reintroduced  all  services  of  long  distance superfast and express trains towards and operating from Thiruvananthapuram  and  Madurai  division  under  southern  railway's  that were cancelled due to lockdown;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; division-wise;
- (c) whether any stoppages for superfast or express trains stand cancelled from  Chengannur,  Changanassery  and  Mavelikkara  railway  stations  of Thiruvananthapuram railway division; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  &  (b)  To  contain  the  spread  of  COVID  -  19  pandemic,  Indian Railways had discontinued all regular passenger carrying trains w.e.f. 23rd  March,  2020.    Since,  November  2021,  Mail/Express  trains  are being operated with regular number and as per rationalized time table. Accordingly, 186 and 68 Mail/Express services are respectively being operated  on  Thiruvananthapuram  and  Madurai  Divisions  of  Southern
- Railway.
- (c)  &  (d)  As  a  part  of  rationalization  of  time  table  and  owing  to  poor patronization,  stoppages  of  4  trains  at  Mavelikara  and  3  trains  at Chenganasseri have been discontinued. However, stoppage of  no train services have been discontinued at Chengannur.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 561 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Safety Measures in Nuclear Plants
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.561

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## Safety Measures in Nuclear Plants

561. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that adequate safety measures  are not available in most of the nuclear power plants in the country;
- (b) whether  it  is also a fact  that  radiation  related  accidents  have  become a frequent phenomenon in all the nuclear plants; and
- (c) if so, the details of such accidents during the last five years, plant and year-wise?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR.JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) No Sir.  Safety is accorded utmost attention in all aspects of nuclear power viz. siting,  design,  construction,  commissioning  and  operation.  The  operation  of nuclear power plants is carried out by highly trained and licensed personnel, strictly in line with the approved procedures and technical specifications. There is  a  robust  regulatory  mechanism  in  place  and  periodic  safety  reviews  are carried out both by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and the Atomic  Energy  Regulatory  Board  (AERB).  Further,  safety  is  not  static  and improvements/  upgrades  are  effected  in  nuclear  power  plants  based  on evolving global standards, events and operating experience feedback.
- (b) No Sir.
- (c) Does not arise in view of (b) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Indigenous Platforms
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Soni, Arun Sao, Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 558

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2022

## INDIGENOUS  PLATFORMS

## 558. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI: SHRI ARUN SAO: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  have  any  plan  to  provide  an  indigenous  platform  in  place  of WhatsApp, Facebook and other foreign social media;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether any remedial steps have been taken by the Government to regulate foreign social media platforms; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b):  Government  has  already  taken  steps  to  provide  indigenous  social  media platforms. The details are as follows:

-  Sandes (https://www.sandes.gov.in) has been designed and developed as an indigenous solution for instant messaging for use by government and its stake holders. It is hosted at government infrastructure and is made available at leading appstores.
-  Lok Samvaad (https://loksamvaad.nic.in)  has  been  developed  to  provide  indigenous public micro blogging platform.
-  MyGov (https://www.mygov.in) has been established as Government of India's Citizen Engagement Platform which collaborates with multiple Government bodies/ Ministries to engage with citizens for policy formulation and seeks the opinion of people on issues/ topics of  public  interest  and  welfare.  MyGov  has  adopted  multiple  engagement methodologies like discussions, tasks, polls, surveys, blogs, talks, pledges, quizzes, and on-ground  activities  by  innovatively  using  internet,  mobile  apps,  IVRS,  SMS  and outbound dialling (OBD) technologies.

(c)  and (d): As per the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, social media platforms are generally  considered  as  intermediaries.  Any  intermediaries,  irrespective  of  their  country  of origin,  rendering  their  online  services  in  India  need  to  follow  the  IT  Act,  2000  and  other applicable laws. Government  has notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines  and  Digital  Media  Ethics  Codes)  Rules,  2021  ('IT  Rules,  2021')  on  25th February, 2021 to make intermediaries including social media platforms accountable to their users and enhance user safety online.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Computerisation of PDS
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.554 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20TH JULY, 2022

## COMPUTERISATION OF PDS

## 554. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress of the End to End Computerisation of PDS Operations
- Scheme till October 2021, State-wise;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to ensure that the scheme meet its targets by 2022; and
- (c) the  steps taken by the Government to ensure the protection of beneficiary data?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) & (b): The scheme 'End-to-End Computerization of PDS Operations' was initially approved for five (5) years, i.e 2012-2017, which was extended till 31st March 2020. Consequent to this scheme, all the ration cards have been completely digitized and transparency portal and online Grievance Redressal facilitylToll-free number have been implemented in all the States/UTs, online allocation has been implemented in 34 StateslUTs and supply chain has been computerized in 31 StateslUTs:
- (c): StatesIUTs have been asked to strictly adhere to guidelineslinstructions as issued from time to time from different authorities to protect beneficiary data:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: Beneficiaries under PDS in Assam
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.553 To BE ANSWERED ON 20TH JULY, 2022

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER PDS IN ASSAM

## 553. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of beneficiaries under the Food and Public Distribution schemes in the State of Assam during the last five financial years;
- (b) the number and percentage of population left out under the system in the last five financial years; and
- (c) the details of the amount of funds released and utilised during the same period?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JyOTI)

- (a): As  conveyed by the State Government of Assam, National Food Security Act, 2013 is in implementation under Food and Public Distribution Schemes during the last five financial years: The year wise beneficiaries covered under the scheme is mentioned below:

| Year    | No. of Beneficiaries   |
|---------|------------------------|
| 2017-18 | 2,47,15,246            |
| 2018-19 | 2,48,36,884            |
| 2019-20 | 2,49,05,909            |
| 2020-21 | 2,49,06,102            |
| 2021-22 | 2,51,17,064            |

- (b): As conveyed by the State Government of Assam, the Number and percentage of population left out under the system in the last five financial years is mentioned below:

| Year    | Population covered   | Population Target   | Population left from coverage   | Percentage of left out population   |
|---------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 | 2,47,15,246          | 2,52,18,002         | 5,02,756                        | 1.99%                               |
| 2018-19 | 2,48,36,884          | 2,52,18,002         | 3,81,118                        | 1.51%                               |
| 2019-20 | 2,49,05,909          | 2,52,18,002         | 3,12,093                        | 1.24%                               |
| 2020-21 | 2,49,06,102          | 2,52,18,002         | 3,11,900                        | 1.24%                               |
| 2021-22 | 2,51,17,064          | 2,52,18,002         | 1,00,938                        | 0.40%                               |

## (c): The year wise fund released and utilized is mentioned below:

| Year    | Under NFSA        | Under PMGKAY (Rs.)   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------|
| 2017-18 | 197,37,73,538.00  | Nil                  |
| 2018-19 | 286,46,75,402 00  | Nil                  |
| 2019-20 | Nil               | Nil                  |
| 2020-21 | 343,56,22,705.00  | 24,52,00,000.00      |
| 2021-22 | 220,79,15,384.00  | 324,95,62,856.00     |
| Total   | 1048,19,87,029.00 | 349,.47,62,856.00    |
Lok Sabha Question No. 552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-20
Subject: GI Tag
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sanjeev Kumar Singari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 552. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 20 TH  JULY, 2022.

## GI TAG

## 552.   DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  applications  to  grant  Geographical Indication (GI) Tag to Madugula Halwa, Anakapalli jaggery, Ponduru khadi and Saravakota Chuppulu from Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof including the status of the applications filed with the Government thereof;
- (c) whether Budithi Bell and Brass Craft, Etikoppaka toys and Araku Valley Arabica coffee from Andhra Pradesh have attained Geographical Indication (GI) tags;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the  efforts  made  by  the  Government  to  promote  these products  within  and  outside  the  country  for  the  benefit  of  the  community involved in manufacturing of these products; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## 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) & (b) : The  Geographical  Indications  (GI)  Registry  has  not  received  any application  for  Registration  of  Madugula  Halwa,  Anakapalli  Jaggery, Ponduru  khadi  and  Saravakota  Chuppulu  from  Andhra  Pradesh  as Geographical  Indications  (GI)  under  the  Geographical  Indications  of Goods (Registration & Protection) Act, 1999.
- (c) to (e) : The GI applications  for  Budithi  Bell  and  Brass  Craft, Etikoppaka  toys and Araku Valley Arabica Coffee are registered as GI tagged products. The Government has undertaken several steps for promotion of Indian products  registered  as  GIs.  These,  inter-alia,  include  participation  in trade fairs and other events to promote and create awareness on GIs and  increase  the  sales  of  products,  promotion  of  GIs  through  social media, involving State Governments and Union Territory Administration and other relevant organisations for facilitation of GI producers.

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