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Lok Sabha Question No. 996 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Horticultural Cluster Development Program
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 996

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## HORTICULTURAL CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

996. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  the  details  of  areas  in  the  country  that  will  be developed under the Horticultural Cluster Development Program;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has finalised the list of crops that will come under the said program and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government will  include areas from the State of Kerala with special reference to cardamom, nutmeg, black pepper, jackfruit etc. and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for not including these crops and areas from Kerala?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare identified 12 Horticulture Clusters for  Horticulture  Cluster  Development  Programme  (HCDP).  State-wise  list  of  12  clusters along-with the focused crops is at Annexure-I .

(d):  The  Ministry  has  identified  horticulture  clusters  for  HCDP  based  on  the  geographic specialisation  of  horticulture  crops.  The  inclusion  of  cardamom,  nutmeg,  black  pepper, jackfruit  etc.  in  the  State  of  Kerala  may  be  taken  up  based  on  the  recommendation  / proposal from the State Horticulture Mission, Kerala.

## List of selected 12 clusters under Cluster Development Programme

|   S. No. | Name of State    | Identified cluster     | Crop        |
|----------|------------------|------------------------|-------------|
|        1 | Jammu & Kashmir  | 1- Shopian             | Apple       |
|        2 | Himachal Pradesh | 2- Kinnaur             | Apple       |
|        3 | Uttar Pradesh    | 3- Lucknow             | Mango       |
|        4 | Gujarat          | 4- Kutch               | Mango       |
|        5 | Telangana        | 5- Mahbubnagar         | Mango       |
|        6 | Andhra Pradesh   | 6- Anantapur           | Banana      |
|        7 | Tamil Nadu       | 7- Theni               | Banana      |
|        8 | Maharashtra      | 8- Nashik              | Grapes      |
|        8 | Maharashtra      | 9- Solapur             | Pomegranate |
|        9 | Tripura          | 10- Sepahijala         | Pineapple   |
|       10 | Karnataka        | 11- Chitradurga        | Pomegranate |
|       11 | Meghalaya        | 12- West Jaintia Hills | Turmeric    |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 995 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Complaints of Cyber Crime on Cyber Portal
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Shankar Lalwani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 995

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 th  DECEMBER, 2022/ AGRAHAYANA 22, 1944 (SAKA)

COMPLAINTS OF CYBER CRIME ON CYBER PORTAL

†995.   DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA: SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the cyber criminals are not being caught even after registering the complaint of cyber crime on cyber portal though all the accounts and mobile numbers now are connected with Aadhaar;

(b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government has identified the shortcomings in  the system that are responsible for the above;

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

(d) the details of complaints registered on cyber portal during the last two years along with their disposal?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):  'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India.  The  States/UTs  are  primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes  including  cyber  crime  through  their  Law  Enforcement  Agencies (LEAs).  The   Central   Government   supplements   the   initiatives  of   the

States/UTs  through  advisories  and  financial  assistance  under  various schemes for capacity building of their LEAs.

Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  operationalized  the  National  Cyber  Crime Reporting Portal on 30 th  August 2019 to provide a centralized mechanism to  the  citizens  for  online  reporting  of  all  types  of  cyber  crime  incidents, with  a  special  focus  on  cyber  crimes  against  women  and  children. Incidents reported on this portal, their conversion into FIRs and subsequent action thereon are handled by the State/UT Law Enforcement Agency  concerned  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  law.  As  per  the  data maintained, more than 16 lakh cyber crime incidents have been reported and more than 32 thousand FIRs have been registered from 01.01.2020 to 07.12.2022.

Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System has been  launched  for  immediate  reporting  of  financial  frauds  and  to  stop siphoning  off  fund  by  the  fraudsters.  So  far,  financial  fraud  transactions amounting to more than Rs.180 Crore have been saved. A toll-free Helpline number '1930' has been operationalized to get assistance in lodging online cyber complaints.

The MHA holds regular interactions with the State/UTs and advises them to expedite the disposal of cyber crime incidents reported.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Start up of Food Processing Industries
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 994

ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## START UP OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## 994. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any policy to facilitate or develop domestic food industries for local agricultural products like Mangoes in Konkan region, Grapes in Nashik & Sangli, Strawberries in Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government provides funds or subsidies to develop start  up of food processing industries for domestic agricultural products to increase economical strength of farmers; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a):        The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) is promoting/facilitating development of domestic food processing industries through its schemes, namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PMFME) and Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLIS).

Under Operation Greens scheme, which is a sub-scheme of PMKSY, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, & Raigad districts from Konkan region have been identified as eligible production cluster for Mangoes, while Nashik, Pune, & Sangli districts have been so identified for Grapes.

Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts from Konkan region have also been selected for Mangoes and Sangli for Grapes as One District One Product (ODOP) products under PMFME Scheme as well.

(b) & (c): Project proposals for setting up of food processing units are invited through Expression of Interest (EoI) under various sub-schemes of PMKSY from time to time and eligible entities including new entrepreneurs/start-ups can submit applications in response to the EoI as per respective schemes guidelines.  Project proposals received against EOI are appraised and approved in terms of respective scheme guidelines and grants-in-aid is provided to the approved project @ 35-50% of eligible project cost subject to the maximum limit prescribed under respective scheme guidelines.

Credit  linked  Grant  @  35%  up  to  the  prescribed  maximum  limit  is  provided  for  creation  of common infrastructure for ODOP products under PMFME Scheme. In addition, financial support is also provided for capital investment for micro-units and marketing & branding under this scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 993 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Oil Palm Growers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 993

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## OIL PALM GROWERS

993. SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the problems and hardships faced by the oil palm growers in the State of Karnataka due to recent policy decisions of the Government such as  zero  per  cent  import  duty  of  oil  palms  due  to  which  the  local  farmers  are  badly affected  as  they  cannot  compete  with  corporate  forest  plantations  of  Malaysia,  Indonesia and at the same time price of fertilizer and labour cost had doubled;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of disparity in price fixation of Rs.1200 per tonne of oil palms produced in the State of Karnataka compared to neighbouring States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government for fair and remunerative price for the oil palm producers along with action taken to promote oil production and technical guidance to the oil palm producers in the State?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि और षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c): The  Government  of  India  has  launched  National  Mission  on  Edible  Oil-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) Scheme from 2021-22.  To insulate the oil palm growing farmers from the fluctuations of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFBs) prices, which are linked to the international crude palm oil prices, the Government of India has introduced the concept of a Viability Price of FFBs, which is assured return to the farmers.

This Viability Price is assured to the farmers through a mechanism of Viability Gap Funding in which the farmers are ensured payment of Viability Price.

Under NMEO-OP, the Government of India has introduced various interventions such as subsidy for planting material, maintenance cost, inter-cropping, assistance on mechanization  of  bore  well,  drip  irrigation,  pump  set,  construction  of  water  harvesting structure, vermicompost and replanting in old garden, etc.

In  addition  to  above  interventions,  the  Government  of  Karnataka  is  providing assistance  for  harvesting  FFBs  of  tall  Oil  Palm  from  the  state  budget.  The  technical guidance to the farmers and officers is provided by Indian Institute of Oil Palm Research and Scientists of Agriculture/Horticulture Universities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 991 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Hemophilia as Disability
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNEMNT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 991

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2022

## HEMOPHILIA AS DISABILITY

## 991.  SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT सामािजक ᭠याय और अिधकाᳯरता मंᮢी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that despite granting the hemophilia disability as benchmark disability under section  2  (R)  of  the  Rights  of  Persons  with  Disabilities  Act,  2016,  the  persons  suffering  from hemophilia are deprived of reservation in Government jobs as per section 34(1) of the said Act along with the basis on which such deprivation is made;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  reservation  to  the  persons  suffering  from hemophilia in Government jobs under section 34(1) of this Act keeping hemophilia disability in said section in view the discrimination against hemophilia Divyangs, low health status, low social status and low economic level, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the Government has taken any action on the representations etc. received from time to time regarding the said demand; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a) The Government enacted the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016, which came into  force  on  19.04.2017.  Disability  caused  due  to  blood  disorders  including  haemophilia  is recognized  as  specified  disabilities  under  the  said  Act.  However,  in  terms  of  Section  34(1)  of  the aforesaid Act, the benefit of reservation in Government jobs is  applicable to the following categories of persons with benchmark disabilities:
- (b) No, Sir.
- (c) and (d) Representations received in the Ministry from time to time are responded to keeping in view the above provisions of RPwD Act, 2016.

| (i)   | blindness and low vision;                                                                                           | 1%   |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
| (ii)  | deaf and hard of hearing;                                                                                           | 1%   |
| (iii) | locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; | 1%   |
| (iv)  | autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability & mental illness; and                                 | 1%   |
| (v)   | muliple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (i) to (iv) including deaf-blindness                        | 1%   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 990 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Incentive to Gram Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Satyadev Pachauri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 990 ANSWERED ON 13.12.2022

## INCENTIVE TO GRAM PANCHAYATS

## †990.  SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  encourages  to  provide  incentive  to  Gram Panchayats equipped with all modern amenities for building self-reliant infrastructure and to make them institutional; and
- (b) the details of measures taken/being taken by the Government to eradicate poverty and to  improve livelihoods in villages in the country, especially in the villages of Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) Under the scheme of Incentivization of Panchayats, which is a Central Component of Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, Ministry of Panchayati Raj incentivizes  Panchayats  at  all  levels  and  equivalent  bodies  by  way  of  giving  awards  and financial incentives for their developmental works and effective delivery of services and public goods that includes providing infrastructure and modern amenities. The Panchayats at various levels  participate  under  the  National  Panchayat  Awards  competition  annually  in  various categories.  With  effect  from  Award  year  2023,  the  competition  will  revolve  around performance  of  panchayats  in  achieving  Sustainable  Development  Goals,  which  inter-alia includes, award for Panchayats with Self-Sufficient Infrastructure.

(b) The  Government  is  already  implementing  major  schemes  like  (i)  Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, (ii) Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihood Mission, (iii) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, (iv) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalaya Yojana, (v) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee National Rurban Mission (vi) Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (vii) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (viii) Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, (ix) National Social Assistance Programme etc. which has, interalia,  the  objectives  of  poverty  reduction  by  way  of  providing  employment  and  income, livelihood, skill development, social security etc.

Further, the Ministry of Panchayati  Raj under its scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan builds the capacity of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) to enable them to prepare effective  Panchayat  Development  Plans  by  way  of  convergence  of  resources  from  various schemes and programmes of both Central and State Governments and utilising Central Finance Commission Grants for overall socio-economic development of the Panchayats, which, inter alia, aims at generation of employment and income.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 987 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Rename of Schemes
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Nakul K. Nath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 987

ANSWERED ON 13/12/2022

## RENAME OF SCHEMES

987. SHRI NAKUL KAMAL NATH:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of schemes of the Ministry which have been renamed by the Union Government after 2014; and
- (b) the details of allocation of budget to these schemes after 2014?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) The schemes of the Ministry of Rural Development which have been renamed by the Union Government after 2014 are as under:
- i. The erstwhile Rural Housing Scheme Indira Awas  Yojana (IAY) has been restructured into Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) with effect from 1 st April, 2016.
- ii. The Centrally Sponsored Scheme National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was renamed  as  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  - National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY-NRLM)  in 2015.  Its  skill  component  has  been  renamed  as  Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya-Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDUGKY) in 2014.
- (b) The year-wise details of Budget Estimate and Revised Estimate from 2015-16 to 2022-23 is at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.987 for reply      on 13.12.2022

## (i) The year-wise details of Budget Estimate and Revised Estimate under PMAY-G:

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   |   Budget Estimate (BE) | Revised Estimate (RE)   |
|------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2015-16          |                10025   | 10025.00                |
| 2016-17          |                15000   | 16078.60                |
| 2017-18          |                23000   | 22832.31                |
| 2018-19          |                21000   | 19600.00                |
| 2019-20          |                19000   | 18455.20                |
| 2020-21          |                19500   | 19500.00                |
| 2021-22          |                30057.2 | 30056.87                |
| 2022-23          |                20000   | -                       |

- (ii) Budget Allocations Under DAY-NRLM since 2015-16 are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   |   Budget Estimate (BE) | Revised Estimate (RE)   |
|------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2015-16*         |                2705    | 2705                    |
| 2016-17          |                3000    | 3168.15                 |
| 2017-18          |                4500    | 4350.83                 |
| 2018-19          |                5750    | 5783.5                  |
| 2019-20          |                9024    | 9024                    |
| 2020-21          |                9210.04 | 9209.53                 |
| 2021-22          |               13677.6  | 10813.89                |
| 2022-23          |               13336.4  | -                       |
Lok Sabha Question No. 985 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Amendment to Cinematograph Act, 1952
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 985 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2022

## AMENDMENT TO CINEMATOGRAPH ACT, 1952

985:

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  numerous  feature  films  depicting detailed scenes that glorify and normalize the usage of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine  (MDMA)  especially  in  Malayalam  movies and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is intending to make mandatory requirements of statutory warnings in such scenes to educate the audience of the consequences of narcotic drugs;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government would further amend provisions of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 to ensure compliance; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  Central  Board  of  Film  Certification  (CBFC)  performs  the statutory function of certifying films for public exhibition in India in accordance with the Cinematograph Act, 1952, the Cinematograph (Certification)  Rules,  1983  and  Guidelines  for  certification  of  films notified by the Government.

Under Guideline 2(vi), the CBFC shall ensure that 'scenes tending to encourage, justify or glamorise drug addiction are not shown'. While certifying films, including Malayalam films, having scenes depicting drug  usage,  it  is  ensured  that  the  aforesaid  guideline  is  strictly adhered to. Also, during examination of a film, CBFC ensures that no instances  of  promotion  of  drugs  of  any  sort,  including  MDMA,  are there. If certain scenes are found to be violating these Guidelines, they  are  directed  to  be  removed  or  modified  accordingly  under Section 4(1)(iii)  of  the  Cinematograph  Act,  1952.  However,  if  such scenes are germane to the narrative of the film, they are recommended  to  be  modified  suitably  or  reduced  to  a  minimum, without being shown in detail.

(b) & (c): No such proposal is under consideration by the Ministry.

(d) & (e): Does not arise.

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