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Lok Sabha Question No. 3792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Nomination of Leading Academicians of International Law
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pinaki Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3792 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2022

## NOMINATION OF LEADING ACADEMICIANS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 3792.     SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that most democracies nominate leading   academicians   of   international   law   from   their   country   to international forums whereas India appoints a smaller number of international law academicians, if so, the reasons underlying this trend;
- (b) whether there is a standard procedure followed by the Government to select candidates for these nominations, if so, the details thereof and;
- (c) whether the Government would consider setting up an independent search-cum-selection committee to recommend candidates for the positions at international bodies, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a)   &   (b) International   Organizations   appoint   experts,   including   in international law, as per their requirement and in accordance with their respective rules of procedure and relevant criteria such as regional or geographical   allocation   of   seats.   Member   countries,   including   India, nominate   candidates   for   such   positions   as   per   their   priorities.   The candidates are finally elected by member states through secret ballot.

Government   of   India   evaluates   the   available   vacancies   in International Organizations and takes a policy decision on contesting the election based on criteria such as importance of the position, level of competition,   winnability   prospects   etc.   Thereafter,   the   Government nominates candidates on a case-to-case basis, after careful assessment of their   professional   qualifications,   domain   expertise   and   relevant experience,   vis-à-vis   the   requirements   of   the   particular   assignment/ position.

(c) At present, there is no such proposal under consideration of the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Shortage of Essential Medicines
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3791 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  March, 2022

## Shortage of Essential Medicines

## 3791. PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the country is facing acute shortage of essential medicines in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to enhance the production of essential medicines in order to meet the demand thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to set up new units for production of essential medicines in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a):  No,  Sir.  The  production  and  availability  of  essential  medicines,  which  are  included  as Schedule-I  of  the  Drugs  Prices  Control  Order,  2013  are  monitored  by  the  National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) through Drugs Control Administration of the State Governments.  The  manufacturers  of  scheduled  formulations  are  also  required  to  submit quarterly returns of production / import of scheduled formulation and their bulk drugs/active pharmaceutical ingredients. Regular surveys of chemists shops are conducted by the officials of the Drug Controller General (India) and the Price Monitoring and Resource Units (PMRUs) set-up in 22 States/UTs by NPPA. Whenever shortage is reported by the State Drug Controllers or  when  the  matter  comes  to  the  notice  of  NPPA,  remedial  steps  are  taken  for  ensuring availability  of  drug  by  impressing  upon  manufacturers  to  rush  the  stocks  to  the  places  of shortage.  However, no reports have been received recently  by NPPA regarding scarcity of essential medicines in the country.

(b) to (d): In order to make the country Atmanirbhar in pharmaceutical sector, the Department of Pharmaceuticals  has  launched  the 'Production Linked  Incentive  (PLI)  Scheme  for promotion  of  domestic  manufacturing  of  critical  Key  Starting  Materials  (KSMs)/  Drug Intermediates (DIs) and Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)' with a total financial outlay of Rs. 6,940 cr. In total, 49 applicants have been approved under the scheme, out of which 8 projects have already been commissioned. Another 'Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Pharmaceuticals' has been launched by the Department with total financial outlay of Rs. 15,000 cr. to enhance India's manufacturing capabilities by increasing investment and production in the  sector.  In  total,  55  applications  have  been  approved  under  the  scheme.  Further,  the Department has launched a scheme for 'Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks' with a total financial outlay of Rs. 3,000 cr.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Nutritional Value
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3787

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2022

## 'NUTRITIONAL VALUE'

## 3787   SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  started  any  programmes  for  better  nutritional outcome of children in the country through technology and convergence ;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of districts covered for achieving better nutritional value and health of children during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (b) POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched on 8th March 2018 with an aim to achieve improvement in nutritional status of Children under 6 years, Adolescent Girls, Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers in a time bound manner by adopting a synergised and result oriented approach. POSHAN Abhiyaan addresses malnutrition issues across the nation through components like ICT Application, Convergence, Community Mobilization,  Behavioural  Change  &  Jan  Andolan,  Capacity  Building,  Incentives  and Awards, and Innovations.

Further,  Mission  Poshan 2.0, an  integrated nutrition  support  programme  which subsumes  Supplementary  Nutrition  Programme  and  POSHAN  Abhiyaan,  has  been announced  in  budget  2021-2022  for  all  States/UTs  to  strengthen  nutritional  content, delivery, outreach and outcomes with focus on developing practices that nurture health, wellness  and  immunity  to  disease  and  malnutrition.  Steps  have  also  been  taken  to improve  nutritional  quality  and  testing,  strengthen  delivery  and  leverage  technology under  Poshan  Tracker  a  robust  ICT  enabled  platform,  to  improve  governance  with regard  to  real  time  monitoring  and  provisioning  of  supplementary  nutrition  for  prompt supervisions  and  management  of  services.  The  Abhiyaan  empowers  Anganwadi workers  and  Lady  Supervisors  by  providing  them  with  smart  phones,  and  Growth Monitoring Devices (comprises of Stadiometer, Infantometer, Weighing Scale for Infant and Mother & Child). Further, Guidelines were issued for transparency and accountability in delivery of supplementary nutrition and to track nutritional outcomes on 13.01.2021.

(c) The Abhiyaan has been rolled out in all the 36 States/UTs covering all the Districts across the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Nutrient Based Subsidy Scheme
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3785 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 25.03.2022

## Nutrient Based Subsidy Scheme

3785:  SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to include urea  under Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Scheme, if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted   any  scientific ` study to assess the soil condition and   yield of the crops of the farmers who are completely neem coated urea from 2015 to 2021, if so, the outcome of the study; and using
- (b) the details of the amount of subsidy offered on Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium and Sulphur and Urea fertilizer from 2010 to 2021 under the NBS Scheme;
- (d) whether the Government has adequate stocks of  fertilizers   Diammonium Phosphate(DAP), Murate of Potash(MoP) and Urea for upcoming 2021-2022 Rabi crop, if the details of the current stocks ofabove mentioned fertilizers and if not the reasons therefor? SO,

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a): No,
- (b): The details of the amount of subsidy offered on P&K fertilizers under the NBS scheme are attached as annexure.
- (c): Yes, Sir. As per the final report prepared by Agricultural Development and Rural Transformation Centre (ADRTC), Bengaluru; Neem Coated Urea has led to:
- Improvement in soil quality.
- (i) Improvement in the yield of all crops and their by-products.
- Decrease in cost of pest & disease control and weed management:
- (iv) Highest incremental income in case of followed by sugarcane, soybean, paddy, jute and maize crops: tur,
- (d): Sir. The Government has adequate stock of fertilizers (DAP, MOP & Urea) available at state level in the country for the ongoing Rabi 2021-22 season: The details are as under: Yes,

|   SNO | PRODUCT GROUP   |   CLOSING STOCK AS ON 20.03.2022 |
|-------|-----------------|----------------------------------|
|     1 | UREA            |                            44.31 |
|     2 | DAP             |                             7.46 |
|     3 | MOP             |                             2.72 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Construction near Defence Establishments
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3783

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2022

## CONSTRUCTION NEAR DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENTS

## 3783. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  has  updated  NOC  guidelines  for  construction  near  or  along  defence establishments after the one issued on 21.10.2016 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  there  is  any  plan  to  modify  the  NOC  guidelines  in  the  interest  of  public  without compromising safety of defence establishments and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any incidents have been reported regarding misinterpretation of NOC guidelines by the authorities in the country especially at Ramgarh in Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there is any direction issued by the Ministry to ban construction within 50 meters and compulsory NOC for construction within 500 meters of Ramgarh cantonment in Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the amount invested by various stake holders of NIRDESH and the manner in which it can be made useful to tax payers?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

- (a):  No, Sir.
- (b):  The NOC guidelines issued on 21.10.2016 are presently under review.
- (c):  No, Sir.
- (d):    No  such  separate  NOC  guidelines  have  been  issued  by  the  Government  for  Ramgarh Cantonment.
- (e):  A total amount of Rs. 49.66 crore has been invested by various stakeholders of NIRDESH as on 31.03.2021.  NIRDESH will function as an R&D institution and as an Indian Design House to  generate  common  ship  designs  required  by  Indian  Navy  and  Indian  Coast  Guard.    The shipyards  shall  be  benefitted  by  having  to  invest  less  in  Design  facilities,  IT  infrastructures, software licences, manpower etc.

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(SHRI AJAY BHATT)
Lok Sabha Question No. 3780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Indian System of Medicine
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

(a) Yes.

(b) Government has set up National Medicinal Plants Board in the year 2000 to look into all matters related to Medicinal Plants and the overall development of the Medicinal Plants sector in the country.

The  Board  has  been  implementing  various  Schemes/Programmers  for  conservation, development, sustainable management and cultivation of the medicinal & aromatic plants of medicinal values in the country. Under its 'Central Sector Scheme on Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants' is supporting Resource Augmentation  of  Medicinal  Plants,  Conservation  of  medicinal  plants  in  their  natural habitats by way of establishing Medicinal Plants Conservation and Development Areas (MPCDAs)  and plantation of medicinal plants in forest areas through in-situ resource augmentation  and  plantation  outside  designated  forest  areas  through  ex-situ  resource augmentation.

(C) Does not arise.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3780 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25/03/2022

## INDIAN SYSTEM OF MEDICINE

## 3780. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

a)  whether the Government agrees with the view that India's push to attract investment and  promote  Indian  Systems  of  Medicine  should  not  be  at  the  cost  of  diluting  the Biological Diversity regime;

(b) if so, the corrective/remedial measures  taken/ proposed  to be taken by the Government in this regard; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3779 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Judicial Harassment of an Investigative Journalist
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3779 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2022

## JUDICIAL HARASSMENT OF AN INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST

## 3779.   SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   the   Government   is   cognizant   of   several   international organisations, including the United Nations, condemning judicial harassment of a investigative journalist in India; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) & (b) The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, and the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights   defenders,   issued   a   joint   press   release   on   21   February   2022 regarding alleged online attacks and judicial harassment of a particular journalist in India. The Permanent Mission of India in Geneva has clarified that these allegations are baseless and unwarranted. The Mission also met officials from the UN Office in Geneva and the two Special Rapporteurs and urged them not to advance misleading narratives about India's law enforcement authorities and the judiciary.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3778 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Fake/Forged Passports
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Balak Nath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3778 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.03.2022

## FAKE/FORGED PASSPORTS

## † 3778.    SHRI BALAK NATH:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has succeeded in preventing people from going abroad using fake/forged passports;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any action against the agents involved in sending Indian citizens abroad by making fake/forged passports along with the details of action taken during the last three years and current year so far; and
- (d) whether the Government is contemplating to formulate any law on
- fake/forged passport cases and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (c) The   immigration   officials   detect   forgeries/fake

- passports made through  Photo substitution, Page substitution, Impersonation,   Forgery   in   Passport,   Date   of   Birth   tempering, others such as forgery in visa and fraudulently obtained Indian Passport. Such cases that have been detected during the past four years are 623 in 2018, 1135 in 2019, 190 in 2020 and 299 in 2021.

All the cases of forgeries/fake travel documents detected at

Bureau of Immigration (BoI) controlled Immigration Check Posts (ICPs)   are   reported   to   the   local   police   authorities   in   whose jurisdictions ICPs fall. Cases under the relevant sections of law are registered and investigated by the State Police authorities who   initiate   legal   action   against   such   persons/agents   under appropriate law.

- (d)  The Law on fake/forged passport cases already exists under Section 12 of The Passports Act, 1967.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3775 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Labelling of Packaged Foods
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3775 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  MARCH, 2022

## LABELLING OF PACKAGED FOODS

## 3775.   SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any steps have been taken to make the nutrition facts label/ food package label compulsory so that the consumers can be guided for purchasing healthy alternative, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has evaluated the global best practices and the trends becoming most  effective  in  informing  about  the  health  related  damages  caused  due  to  packaged food products and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  is  likely  to  ensure  that  the  Indian  food  industry complies with the global norms and motivated to work on improving the unhealthy food items in the interest of public health; and
- (d) whether  the  Government/FSSAI  has  got  any  study  conducted  for  evaluating  people's perception regarding the warning signs on the labels of packaged food, if so, the details thereof and the outcome thereon?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a)  to  (d):  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  has  informed  that  it  has notified  Food  Safety  and  Standards  (Labelling  and  Display)  Regulations,  2020  regarding requirements  for  labelling  of  packaged  food.    Section  related  to  nutritional  information requires display of nutrients and their contribution to Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) in  percentage  to  enable  consumers  to  make  informed  choice.  It  is  mandatory  for  Food Business Operators (FBOs) to label the food package in accordance with these Regulations.

Department  of  Health  Research  has  informed  that  National  Institute  of  Nutrition, Hyderabad took  up  a  study  to  assess  the effectiveness  of different formats  of front-of-pack labelling  (FOPL)  on packaged food  product and  its  effectiveness  in  communicating  the unhealthiness of certain foods.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Sainik Schools in Karnataka
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3773

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2022

## SAINIK SCHOOLS IN KARNATAKA

## 3773. SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA:

Will the Minister of Defence be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  sainik  school  in  the  name  of  freedom  fighter Sangolli Rayanna at his birth place in Belgaum district of Karnataka;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds sanctioned, released, utilised for the purpose;
- (c) the area of land provided by the State Government for the school campus;
- (d) the details of amenities or facilities available in the said campus; and
- (e) whether the Government also proposes to set up the school campus as tourist destination and if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a) to (e): No, Sir. Instead, the State Government of Karnataka had proposed to set up Kranthi Veera Sangolli Rayanna Sainik School at Belgaum district of Karnataka on the erstwhile pattern of Sainik Schools.

Meanwhile,  in  response  to  the  initiative  of  the  Government  for  setting  up  of  100  new Sainik Schools in partnership with NGOs/Private Schools/State Governments under the aegis of Sainik  Schools  Society,  Ministry  of  Defence,  an  application  from  State  Government  of Karnataka for Kranthi Veera Sangolli Rayanna School situated at Belgaum district of Karnataka has been received by Sainik Schools Society, Ministry of Defence on web portal http://sainikschool.ncog.gov.in. The application is subject to short-listing for approval based on meeting  of  qualifying  requirements  framed  for  the  purpose  and  agreeing  to  the  Rules  & Regulations  of  New  Sainik  Schools  in  Partnership  mode  and  signing  of  the  Memorandum  of Agreement with the Sainik Schools Society .

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