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Lok Sabha Question No. 3463 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Release of Prisoners on Parole
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Geeta Kora, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3463

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 19, 1943 (SAKA) RELEASE OF PRISONERS ON PAROLE

†3463. SHRIMATI GEETA KORA: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether due to COVID a large number of prisoners have been released from the prisons across the country on parole;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the prisoners released on parole, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, in Suo Motu Writ Petition (C) No. 1 of 2020, in the matter of 'Contagion of Covid 19 virus in prisons', vide its Order dated 23.3.2020 had directed all States and Union Territories (UTs) to  constitute  a  High  Powered  Committee  to  determine  which  class  of prisoners can be released on parole or on interim bail for such period as may be appropriate. In its Order dated 7.5.2021, the Hon'ble Court noted that a large  number  of  prisoners  were  released  by  the  States  and  UTs  either  on interim  bail  or  on  parole.  Due  to  the  surge  in  Covid-19  cases,  the  Hon'ble Court again directed all States and UTs that the High-Powered Committees constituted by them should again consider release of prisoners. The Hon'ble Court  directed  that the High-Powered Committee, in addition to considering

## LS.USQ. NO.3463 FOR 10.08.2021

fresh release, should forthwith release all inmates who were released earlier pursuant to its Order dated 23.3.2020 by imposing appropriate conditions. It also  directed  the  States  and  UTs  that  those  inmates  who  were  granted parole pursuant to its earlier Orders should be again granted parole for 90 days in order to tide over the pandemic.

(c):  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  compiles  prison  statistics reported  to  it  by  the  States  and  UTs  and  publishes  it  in  its  annual  report 'Prison  Statistics  India'.  The  latest  published  report  is  of  the  year  2019.

Specific data in this regard is not maintained centrally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3462 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Cyber Crime
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, Sunil Kumar Singh, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Arjunlal Meena, Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3462

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 19, 1943 (SAKA) CYBER CRIME

3462. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

## Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  complaints  and  takedown requests registered on the website www.cybercrime.gov.in, a portal for citizens to report online crimes of all forms, working under the Ministry of Home Affairs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the data on the number of requests on content takedown and blocking that have been raised with social media  intermediaries by the Government for the protection of women and children online platform?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b):  'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects as per the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. States/UTs are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes including issuance of notices to intermediaries to takedown content under the provision of law through their Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). The LEAs take legal action as per provisions of law against the offenders.

Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  operationalized  the  National  Cyber  Crime Reporting  Portal  on  30th  August  2019  to  provide  a  centralized  mechanism  to  the citizens  for  online  reporting  of  all  types  of cyber  crime incidents, with a special

## LS.USQ. NO.3462 FOR 10.08.2021

focus  on  cyber  crimes  against  women  and  children.  Incidents  reported  on  this portal,  issuance  of  notice  for  content  take  down,  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. The Central Government has designated the  National  Crime  Records  Bureau  (NCRB)  to  perform  function  under  section 79(3)(b)of  IT  Act,  2000  and  to  notify  the  instances  of  information,  data,  or communication link residing in or connected to a computer resource controlled by the intermediary being used to commit the unlawful act. The NCRB has issued 12 notices to the intermediaries in addition to the notices issued by States/UTs LEAs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Exclusive Reservation for OBC
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3461 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2021

## EXCLUSIVE RESERVATION FOR OBC

## 3461. DR T: SUMATHY (A) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a demand for implementation of exclusive reservation for OBCs in both education and employment and in every Government organisations,
- (6) if the details thereofand SO,
- C the  effective steps taken by the Government to ensure Social Justice for the OBCs the economically, socially backward communities in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a & b): No Sir: Already 27% reservation is available for the OBCs in direct recruitment to Central Government jobs and in admission to Central Government educational institutions.
- (c): The schemes being implemented by the Government to ensure Social Justice for the OBCs & Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) are:
- a. Pre-Matric Scholarship for OBCs
- b Post-Matric Scholarship for OBC students
- C\_ Dr: Ambedkar  Scheme of Interest   Subsidy on Educational Loan for Overseas Studies for OBCs/EBCs.
- d. National Fellowship for OBCs.
- f. Assistance for Skill Development of OBCs/DNTs/EBCs.
- Construction of Hostels for OBC and Girls: Boys
- g. Launch of Venture Capital Fund for OBCs.
- For the EWS sections, 1O% reservation in central government appointments and for admission in the central government educational institutions
- h: Low Interest Loan/Finance Assistance Schemes of National Backward Classes Finance & Development Corporation (NBCFDC) for OBCs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Collaboration with International Organizations
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Mala Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3460

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

3460.  SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

मत्स्यपाऱन

,

पशुपाऱन

be pleased to state:

- (a) the nature of the collabortion that the Government of India has had with Eco Health Alliance since August 2020; and
- (b) The necessity for this collaboration?

और

डेयरी

मंत्री

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER  FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & DAIRYING (SH RI PURUSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a)  and  (b)  The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying  (DAHD)  does  not  have  any collaboration with Eco Health Alliance.

However, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has proposed partnering with the Department to contribute towards the latter's efforts for the benefit of small scale producers in India by providing technical assistance, programme design and support DAHD's mandate that include

- (i) deployment of technologies to support livestock production, health and systems
- (ii) establishing national 'One Health' priorities and intersection of livestock and human health issues, including inter-ministerial coordination
- (iii) livestock  sector  planning,  analytical  and  research  capacity,  including  sustaining investment from public and private sector
- (iv) programmes to improve sector productivity focusing on traceability of livestock and livestock products, value addition of livestock products, marketing solutions (like eplatforms),  disease  reporting  and  digital  infrastructure  to  promote  integration  and growth in the sector.

It is gathered that Eco Health Alliance was selected by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for provision  of  this  technical  support  initially,  due  to  their  global  partnership  with  OIE,  WHO  and FAO. However, the transition from that alliance has been made considering the need for a domestic partner to understand country context and local needs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Grazing Land
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Pushpendra Singh Chandel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3459

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021

## GRAZING LAND

3459.    SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH: SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of grazing land in the country including Uttarakhand and Bundelkhand;
- (b) whether the grazing land in Uttarakhand and Bundelkhand is in poor condition and appropriate use is not being done;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the measures taken by the Government for proper management of grazing land?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d): As per the Land Use Statistics, the details of permanent pastures and other grazing lands in the country including Uttarakhand state and Bundelkhand region for the year 2017-18 (latest available) are given below.

(Thousand hectares)

| Year    |   All India |   Uttarakhand |   Bundelkhand region |
|---------|-------------|---------------|----------------------|
| 2017-18 |       10338 |           208 |                  273 |

Source: DES, Ministry of Agriculture & FW

Note:  Bundelkhand  region  includes  seven  districts of  Uttar  Pradesh  (Chitrakut,  Banda, Jhansi,  Jalaun,  Hamirpur,  Mahoba  and  Lalitpur)  and  six  districts  of  Madhya  Pradesh (Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Damoh, Sagar, Datia and Panna)

As per Seventh Schedule of Constitution of India, land comes under the purview of State  Government.  However,  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  State Government through various programmes.

Further,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  implementing  a centrally  sponsored  scheme  namely,  National  Livestock  Mission  in  all  States  and  UTs wherein financial assistance is provided for fodder production under the component Fodder Production from Non-Forest wasteland/rangeland/grassland/non arable lands.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Purchase of Property in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Ramalingam, A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3456

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 19, 1943 (SAKA)

PURCHASE OF PROPERTY IN THE UT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

3456. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:

SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is  true  that  many  people  from  other  States of  the  country have  purchased  and  are  also  interested  to  buy  properties  in  the  Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir after the removal of Article 370 recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  any  data  about  the  number  of properties that have been sold to people of other States since the removal of Article 370, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether any hardship/impediments are being faced by the Government and people of other states while buying properties in J&K, if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (c):  As per the information provided by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, two persons from outside  J&K  have  purchased  two properties  in  the  Union  Territory  of  Jammu  and  Kashmir  since  August, 2019.

- (d): No such instance has been reported to the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3455 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Status of CAA, NRC and NPR
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3455

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 19, 1943 (SAKA)

STATUS OF CAA, NRC AND NPR

3455. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

the details of the stand of the Government on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) in the country along with their present  status, State/ UTwise?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

The  Citizenship (Amendment)  Act,  2019  aims  to  facilitate grant of citizenship to migrants belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian  community  from  Pakistan,  Bangladesh  and  Afghanistan  who entered  into  India  on  or  before  the  31.12.2014  and  who  have  been exempted by the Central Government by or under clause (c) of sub-section (2)  of  section  3  of  the  Passport  (Entry  into  India)  Act,  1920  or  from  the application  of  the  provisions  of  the  Foreigners  Act,  1946  or  any  rule  or order made thereunder.  The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 has been notified on 12.12.2019 and has come into force w.e.f. 10.01.2020.

Till  Now,  the  Government  has  not  taken  any  decision  to  prepare National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) at National Level.

Further,  Government  decided  to  update  the  National  Population Register (NPR) under the Citizenship Act, 1955 along with the first phase of  Census,  2021.    The  demographic  and  other  particulars  of  each  family and  individual  were  to  be  updated/collected  during  the  exercise  of updation  of  NPR.  No  document  is  to  be  collected  during  this  exercise. However,  due  to  outbreak  of  Covid-19,  the  updation  of  NPR  and  other related field activities have been postponed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Seizure of Electronic Evidence
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Manne Srinivas Reddy, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3453

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 19, 1943 (SAKA)

SEIZURE OF ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE

3453. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY: SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

## Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  reported  cases  of  raids  on  and  seizure  of  electronic evidence  from  academics,  researchers,  lawyers  and  activists  during the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  as  on  date,  year-wise  and category-wise; and
- (b) whether  a  group  of  educationists  have  asked  the  Government  and courts to frame guidelines to save their academic freedom so that the police  treat  the  academic  work  and  research,  usually  stored  in computers  they  seize  during  raids,  in  a  'civilised  manner',  if  so,  the details thereof/action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(a) : 'Police & 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Suhedule to the Constitution of India. The primary responsibility to maintain law and order and prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crime rests with the respective State Governments. Data in this regard is not centrally maintained.

(b) :  A Writ Petition (Crl.) No. 138 of 2021 titled 'Ram Ramaswamy & Ors. Vs UOI' has been filed in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, inter-alia, praying for specifying suitable  guidelines in respect of the seizure, examination and preservation of personal digital and electronic devices and their contents.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Reimbursement of Amount to Odisha
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3452

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 19, 1943 (SAKA) REIMBURSEMENT OF AMOUNT TO ODISHA

3452. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  an  amount  of  Rs.  50.56  crore  audited  and recommended for reimbursement by the Internal Audit Wing of the Ministry is yet to be reimbursed to the State of Odisha by the Government; and
- (b) if so, the reason for the delay along with the time by which the payment is likely to be processed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (b)

- (i) Reimbursement under the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme is of recurring and continuous nature. The reimbursement of claims  under  the  SRE  Scheme  is  done  for  admissible  items  on  the basis  of  verification  of  records  of  the  claims  by  the  Internal  Audit Wing  of  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  and  approval  of  the  SRE Standing Committee.
- (ii) The  Internal  Audit  Wing  (IAW)  of  the  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has audited all the claims, produced by the Odisha State, up to September, 2020.

## L.S.US.Q.NO.3452 FOR 10.08.2021

- (iii) Based on the audited claims/approved Annual Work Plans/approval of  SRE  Standing  Committee ₹ 182.01  crore  has  been  released  to Odisha State in last five years in terms of scheme guidelines. The year-wise details are as under:

| Financial Year   |   Fund released (in ₹ crore) |
|------------------|------------------------------|
| 2016-17          |                        16.56 |
| 2017-18          |                       125.82 |
| 2018-19          |                        12.72 |
| 2019-20          |                        12.81 |
| 2020-21          |                        14.1  |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3451 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-10
Subject: Persons Excluded from NRC
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Maneka Sanjay Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3451

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2021/ SRAVANA 19, 1943 (SAKA)

PERSONS EXCLUDED FROM NRC

3451. SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  for  the  persons  who  have  got excluded  from  the  final  list  of  National  Register  of  Citizens  (NRC)  along with  those  who  Will  then  be  detained  after  exhausting  all  their  legal remedies; and

(b) whether the Government has any plan/policy/ scheme for the nationality verification of such persons, if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) & (b): In terms of the Schedule appended to the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003 and the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964, any person who is not satisfied with the outcome of the decisions of the claims and objections during the process  of  preparation  of  National  Register  of  Indian  Citizens  (NRIC)  in Assam, may prefer an appeal before the designated Foreigners Tribunals within  a  period  of  120  days  from  the  date  of  such  order.  Since  persons excluded from the NRC in Assam have not yet exhausted all possible legal remedies, the question of nationality verification of such persons does not arise at this stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 297 (STARRED), answered on 2021-08-09
Subject: Subsidy on LPG Cylinder
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Bhagwant Mann

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 297 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  August, 2021

Subsidy on LPG Cylinder

## *297.  SHRI BHAGWANT MANN:

पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  subsidy  on  domestic  cooking  gas has  been  abolished in the country; and
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी ( ी हरदप संह पुर )

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRIHARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  &  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question  No.  297  asked  by  Shri  Bhagwant  Mann  to  be  answered  on  9 th August, 2021 regarding 'Subsidy on LPG cylinder'.

(a) & (b):   The prices of petroleum products in the country are linked to the price of  respective  products  in  the  international  market.  The  Government  continues  to modulate the effective price to consumer for Subsidized Domestic LPG. The prices of  non-subsidized  Domestic  LPG  are  however  determined  by  the  OMCs  in  line with changes in the international markets. The subsidy on the product increases/decreases with the increase/decrease in the product price in international market and decision of Government on subsidy.