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Lok Sabha Question No. 3329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Rural-Urban Digital Divide under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Anto  Antony, Gurjeet Singh Aujla

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3329 ANSWERED ON 21/03/2023

## RURAL-URBAN DIGITAL DIVIDE UNDER MGNREGS

## 3329.   SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has been testing software for the newly introduced National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) application that requires workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to geotagged photos in order to mark their attendance;
- (b) if so, the details of progress made and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the rural-urban digital divide and if so, the reasons for the implementation of digitised process of attendance; and
- (d) whether the Government has a concrete strategy to reduce the gap of gendered and geographical digital divide in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b):  A field visit to the Alwar district of Rajasthan was made for pilot testing of National Mobile Monitoring  System  (NMMS) App and  after checking  its  applicability,  the  NMMS App was launched.

- (c): To  ensure  more  transparency  in  the  implementation  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS)  in  the  States/UTs,  a provision  for  capturing  of  attendance  at  worksite  through  National  Mobile  Monitoring System (NMMS) App with geo-tagged time stamped photographs of the worker in a day has been started on 21st May 2021, wherein muster rolls were issued for 20 or more workers. This  increases  citizen  oversight  of  the  programme  besides  potentially  enabling  faster processing of payments.

Government of India has decided that from 16.05.2022, the workers attendance will be captured only through NMMS App for all the worksites where muster rolls are issued for 20 or more beneficiaries based on the feedback and suggestions from States/UTs. One year time, thus, has been provided as transition period.

Now, the Ministry has decided that States/UTs shall ensure capturing of attendance for  all  the  works  (except  Individual  Beneficiary  works)  through  NMMS  App  from  1st January 2023.

- (d): NMMS App is used to capture the attendance of Mahatma Gandhi NREGS workers. There is no requirement for having gender-based registration in the NMMS App.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3328 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Development of Panchayati  Raj
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3328

ANSWERED ON:  21.03.2023

## 'DEVELOPMENT OF PANCHAYATI RAJ'

## 3328. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and total amount provided by the Government for rural development through Panchayati Raj in the state of Karnataka during the last five years, year-wise; and
- (b) the project planned to be run under this scheme for rural development?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) & (b) The details of funds released under Central Finance Commission Grants (FFC) and  under  the  Scheme  of  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj,  i.e.  Rastriya  Gram  Swaraj  Abhiyan (RGSA), Incentivization of Panchayats (IoP) to the State of Karnataka during the last five years are as follows:

## (In Crores of Rupees)

| Year    |     FFC | RGSA   |   IoP |
|---------|---------|--------|-------|
| 2017-18 | 1784.26 | 41.08* |  1.5  |
| 2018-19 | 1841.54 | 0.00   |  1.55 |
| 2019-20 | 2504.13 | 0.00   |  1.63 |
| 2020-21 | 3217    | 0.44   |  0.1  |
| 2021-22 | 2375.5  | 29.15  |  1.87 |

The projects which have been planned by utilizing Central Finance Commission Grants and by way of convergence of other schemes and activities of various Central Government and State Government include improving basic services including supply of drinking water, rain water  harvesting,  water  recycling,  sanitation  &  maintenance  of  ODF  status  including management and treatment of household waste, human excreta and faecal sludge management etc. Under the Scheme of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) capacity building of the elected representatives and their functionaries of the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)  and infrastructure support like Gram Panchayat Bhawan and computerization of Panchayats like projects are undertaken.  The financial incentives received under the scheme of Incentivization of  Panchayats(IoP)  are  also  utilised  for  various  developmental  projects  in  the  Country including in the State of Karnataka.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Ban on Online Betting Platforms
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Tirath Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3325

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2023

BAN ON ONLINE BETTING PLATFORMS.

3325. SHRI TIRATH SINGH RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to impose a complete ban on online betting platforms or any surrogate product on news websites or TV channels promoting betting;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether any action is likely to be taken by the Government for violating the advisory meant for online betting platforms; and
- (d) if so, the details therefor?

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

(a) to (d):  'Betting and Gambling' comes under Entry 34 and 62 of List -II of the 7th Schedule of the Constitution which provides for their regulation by States. Based on the erstwhile Public Gambling Act, 1867, most State Governments have enacted their own laws to deal with  betting  and  gambling  within  their  jurisdictions.    At      Central Government level, the subject 'Online Gaming' has been allocated to Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY) through an amendment in Allocation of Business Rules, 1961 vide notification dated 23.12.2022. Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  vide  advisories  dated 13.06.2022  and  03.10.2022  advised  private  satellite  TV  channels, digital news publishers and OTT platforms to refrain from publishing advertisements of online betting and gambling platforms and any of their  surrogate  products.  These  advisories  were  also  informed  to social media platforms. This Ministry takes suitable action whenever a specific violation in this regard comes to the notice of the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Complaints under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3320 ANSWERED ON 21/03/2023

## COMPLAINTS UNDER MGNREGS

## 3320.   SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the true potential of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is badly affected due to poor quality works;
- (b) if so, the measures being taken by the Government to deal with this situation; and
- (c) whether the Government has received complaints regarding low wages, lack of timely payments and substandard quality in the works under the MGNREGS, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):     No, Sir.
- (b):    Does not arise.
- (c): The Ministry receives complaints under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme through Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring  System  (CPGRAMS).  Since  the  responsibility  of  implementation  of  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is vested with the State/UT Governments, all complaints received in the Ministry through CPGRAMS are forwarded to the concerned State/UT Governments for taking appropriate action including investigation, as per law.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3318 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Use of Sand Extracted from Mission Amrit Sarovar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3318 ANSWERED ON 21/03/2023

## USE OF SAND EXTRACTED FROM MISSION AMRIT SAROVAR

## 3318.   SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the purpose for which the gravel or sand extracted from the Mission Amrit Sarovar can be used; and
- (b) the maximum and minimum depth to which digging can be done under Mission Amrit Sarovar?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):      The Gram Panchayat will decide for the fair disposal of silt (gravel or sand) coming out  of  Amrit  Sarovar  construction  or  renovation  site.  Also  the  excess  soil  excavated  from amrit  sarovars  can  be  used  by  the  Ministry  of  Railways,  National  Highways  Authority  of India (NHAI) and State Public Works Departments (PWDs) for railway embankments, road works and other infrastructure of their projects/activities.
- (b):    Each Amrit Sarovar will have pondage area of about 1 acre with water holding capacity of about 10,000 cubic meters.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Insurance Schemes for Sportspersons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3312 TO BE ANSWERD ON 21.03.2023

Insurance Schemes for Sportspersons

3312. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any insurance or other schemes to protect  budding  athletes  and  sportsperson  undergoing  training  at various  National  Institute  of  Sports  against  risks  of  injuries  or accidents which may endanger their sporting careers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and benefits extended to sportspersons in such cases as on date; and
- (c)  if  not,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  insure  budding sportspersons against such career threatening injuries or accidents?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. Under the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federation (NSF) of this Ministry, all national campers are insured at the beginning of each financial year. The insurance is extended to both senior and junior campers. The benefits include:

- 
- 
- Medical Insurance Policy of ₹5 Lakh;
- Personal Accident Policy (Disability/ Death) of ₹25 Lakh;
-  Ayurvedic and Homeopathic treatment;
-  Ambulance facilities;
-  Cashless service/facilities;
-  Inpatient Hospitalisation Expenses;
-  Pre-Hospitalisation Expenses;
-  Post-Hospitalisation Expenses;
-  Emergency Ambulance Expenses;
-  Day Care Procedures/ Treatment Expenses.

Active elite sportspersons, who have represented India in International competitions, are provided specialized treatments on a case to case  basis. Moreover, all  athletes  are  insured  with  travel insurance during foreign exposures. Further, all the existing athletes under  the  SAI  Promotional  Schemes  are  also  covered  under  the insurance policy.

Also, under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Funds for Sportspersons (PDUNWFS) Scheme, an assistance of upto ₹10.00 lakh is extended to ex-sportspersons who have retired from active sports and their family members  for medical treatment and assistance of  upto  ₹5.00  lakh  is  provided  to  families  of  deceased sportspersons.  Further,  under  this  scheme,  assistance  upto  ₹5.00 lakh is provided to sportspersons who get injured during training and participation in sports competitions on case to case basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: PPP Model in Cold Chain Storage Facilities
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Jagannath Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3308

ANSWERED ON 21 ST  MARCH, 2023

## PPP MODEL IN COLD CHAIN STORAGE FACILITIES

## 3308.  SHRI JAGANNATH SARKAR:

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

- (a) Whether the Government has created cold chain storage facilities for vegetables, fruits, food grains under (PPP) model particularly in the State of West Bengal during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) &  (b): No  project  under  the  scheme  for  "Integrated  Cold  chain  &  Value  Addition Infrastructure"  has  been  sanctioned  by  the  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  under Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.

However, during last three years, five projects have been approved by MoFPI under its scheme of  Integrated  Cold  Chain  &  Value  Addition  Infrastructure,  which  are  located  in  the  State  of  West Bengal. The details of these five projects are as under:

|   S.N. | Name of Project / firm                | District          | Date of Approval   |   Project Cost (Rs. in cr.) |   Approved Grant (Rs. in cr.) |   Preservation capacity (LMT/Annum) |
|--------|---------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|      1 | Sagar Multipurpose Storage Pvt. Ltd.  | Howrah            | 19.07.2019         |                       15.46 |                          4.6  |                               0.03  |
|      2 | Pasupati Aquatics Pvt Ltd             | Medinipur         | 22.07.2019         |                       49.5  |                         10    |                               0.037 |
|      3 | Kushal Polysacks Private Limited      | South 24 Paragnas | 31.03.2021         |                       38.6  |                          8.82 |                               0.01  |
|      4 | Poddar Projects Limited               | South 24 Parganas | 08.12.2022         |                       37.82 |                          7.88 |                               0.091 |
|      5 | Mathurapur Agro India Private Limited | South 24 Parganas | 08.12.2022         |                       19.95 |                          4.65 |                               0.009 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Budget Expenditure
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Abhishek Banerjee

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3300

ANSWERED ON 21/03/2023

## BUDGET EXPENDITURE

| 3300.   | SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE:                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:                                                                                                                                                 |
| (a)     | whether financial budget allocated to the Ministry has been utilized by March, 2022 and if so, the details thereof; and                                                                                     |
| (b)     | whether it is a fact that the non-utilisation of allocated budget was the reason for the meagre 3 per cent increase in the Department's allocation for Financial Year, 2023 and if so, the details thereof? |
|         | ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)                                                                                                                       |
| (a)     | Yes sir. Details are at Annexure-I                                                                                                                                                                          |

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## Annexure-I

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Budget Estimates (BE) 2021-2022 |   Revised Estimates (RE) 2021-2022 |   Expenditure upto March, 2022 |   Percentage Expenditure to BE |   Percentage Expenditure to RE |
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                            131519 |                             163226 |                         160433 |                         121.98 |                          98.29 |

## Annexure-II

(Rs. in Crore)

|   Budget Estimates (BE) 2022-23 |   Revised Estimates (RE) 2022-23 |   Budget Estimates (BE) 2023-24 |   Percentage increase of BE(2023-24) over BE (2022- 23) |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|                          135944 |                           181122 |                          157545 |                                                      16 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3298 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Cable Network Rules, 2014
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3298

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 21-03-2023)

## CABLE NETWORK RULES, 2014

## 3298. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  Cable  Network  Rules,  2014 prohibits those programmes from being telecast in the cable service which promote anti-national attitude and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is also aware that the term, anti-national attitude has not been defined and remains ambiguous thereby, allowing it to be misused by mischievous elements and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has taken any steps to define anti-national attitude to remove any ambiguity; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## AND

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) to (d): Programmes telecast on private satellite TV channels are required to adhere to the Programme Code laid down in Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994 framed under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995. The Programme Code inter alia provides that no programme should be carried in the cable service which is likely to encourage or incite violence or contains anything against maintenance of law and order or which promote anti-national attitudes. The term 'Anti-national attitude' has not been defined in the Programme Code enumerated in the Cable Television Networks Rules, 1994. However, as commonly understood,  'Anti-national  attitude'  in  this  context  means  'opposed  to  national interest'.

The Central Government has an institutional mechanism for taking action in respect of private satellite TV channels which are found to violate the said Code.  The Cable Television Networks (Amendment) Rules, 2021 establish a statutory mechanism to ensure observance and adherence of the  Programme Code and to address  the  grievances/complaints  by  providing  a  three  level  complaint  redressal mechanisms, Level I- Self regulation by the broadcasters, Level II- Self regulation by the self-regulating bodies of the broadcasters, and Level III by oversight mechanism of the Central Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Undertrial Prisoners
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: A. Chellakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3297

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  MARCH, 2023/ PHALGUNA 30, 1944 (SAKA)

UNDERTRIAL PRISONERS

3297. DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of under-trial prisoners in each year since 2014;

(b) the proportion of General, OBC, SC and ST communities among the undertrial prison population in each year since 2014;

(c) the total number of custodial deaths of under-trial prisoners in each year since 2014; and

(d) the proportion of General, OBC, SC and ST communities among the undertrial prisoners who died under custody in each year since 2014?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  prison  statistics reported to it by the States and Union Territories and publishes the same in its annual publication 'Prison Statistics India'. The latest published report is of the year 2021. The total number of under trial prisoners lodged in the jails of  the  country as on 31 st  December of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,

2020 and 2021 are as follows:

L.S. USQ. NO. 3297 FOR 21.03.2023

|   Year |   Number of under trial prisoners |
|--------|-----------------------------------|
|   2014 |                            282879 |
|   2015 |                            282076 |
|   2016 |                            293058 |
|   2017 |                            308718 |
|   2018 |                            324141 |
|   2019 |                            332916 |
|   2020 |                            371848 |
|   2021 |                            427165 |

(b):  Caste-wise  number  of  undertrial  prisoners  lodged  in  the  jails  of  the country as on 31 st  December of 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 are as follows:

|   Year |   Scheduled Caste |   Scheduled Tribe |   Other Backward Classes |   Others |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|----------|
|   2014 |             57045 |             31648 |                    88448 |   105738 |
|   2015 |             61139 |             34999 |                    88809 |    97129 |
|   2016 |             63405 |             34620 |                    96914 |    98119 |
|   2017 |             61744 |             33390 |                    97113 |   116471 |
|   2018 |             67218 |             35226 |                   107755 |    87044 |
|   2019 |             69638 |             35222 |                   114152 |    86347 |
|   2020 |             77716 |             39031 |                   127736 |   101194 |
|   2021 |             90037 |             42211 |                   151287 |   111878 |

(c) & (d): Specific data in this regard is not available centrally.

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