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Lok Sabha Question No. 4938 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Cases of Medical Negligence
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi, Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4938 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2023

## CASES OF MEDICAL NEGLIGENCE

## 4938.  SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI: SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has reported that poor skills or substandard care provided by doctors or healthcare facilities accounted for a third of instances of medical negligence and if so, the details thereof
- (b)  the number of cases of medical negligence filed vis-à-vis compensation and / or penalties doled out in the last five years, categorised in terms of private / Government hospitals and in terms of different specialties;
- (c)  whether the Government proposes to introduce statutory guidelines on determining medical cases and / or establish a separate medical tribunal in this regard; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d) Health is a State subject, such complaints, as and when received, are forwarded to  the  concerned  States  for  necessary  follow  up  action.    The  details  of  such  cases  are  not maintained centrally. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has not sent any such report to this Ministry.

Further,  as  per  the  provisions  of  INDIAN  MEDICAL  COUNCIL  (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations 2002, issued under Indian Medical Council Act 1956, cases/complaints related to medical negligence are dealt by the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare in the State/UTs or concerned State Medical Council. If the complainant or respondent is not satisfied with the decision taken by the State Medical Council, he/she can file an appeal at Ethics and Medical Registration Board, National Medical Commission.

The complaints related to deficiency in medical services in any respect can also be filed  in  District/State/National  Consumer  Dispute  Redressal  Forums  under  the  Consumer Protection Act 1986 (Amended 2019).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4932 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Policy for Pending Outstanding CGHS Dues
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: M V V Satyanarayana

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4932

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2023

## POLICY FOR PENDING OUTSTANDING CGHS DUES

## 4932. SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

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

- (a) whether it is true that there are outstanding dues payable to empanelled hospitals and healthcare centres under the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the duration of the pending dues along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any policy for ensuring timely clearance of dues under CGHS; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)  to  (d)  :  The  budget  allocation  under  Pension  and  Other  Related  Benefits  (PoRB)  during  the financial year 2022-23 is Rs 4640.42 Crores. Government  has cleared bills amounting to Rs. 3107.36 Crore. There has been a time lag on account of established procedures for processing the claims. However, the procedures are streamlined now.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4930 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Recognition of New Diploma Courses in Medical Education
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4930 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2023

## RECOGNITION OF NEW DIPLOMA COURSES IN MEDICAL EDUCATION

## 4930. SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  a  proposal/representation  from  the  College  of Physicians and Surgeons, Mumbai to recognise 14 new diploma courses and publish Gazette notification, as also recommended by Dr. B.D. Athani Committee appointed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reason of its pendency;
- (c) whether the said proposal is pending with the National Medical Commission (NMC);
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)  the  time  by  which  the  said  new  courses  will  be  recognized  and  published  through  the Gazette Notification?

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

(a) to (e): The  Expert  Committee  recommended  recognition  of  14  courses  of  CPS. Subsequently,  the  National  Medical  Commission  (NMC)  was  constituted  with  effect  from 25 th September,  2020.  Clause  (i)  of  sub-section  (1)  of  section  25  of  the  NMC  Act,  2019 empowers the Post Graduate Medical Education Board of the NMC to grant recognition to the medical qualifications at the postgraduate and super-specialty levels. After going through the report, NMC did not recognize the 14 CPS courses recommended by the Committee.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4928 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Scan and Share OPD Registration Facility
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No-4928 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## SCAN AND SHARE OPD REGISTRATION FACILITY

## 4928. SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

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

- (a) the manner in which quick OPD registration facility in hospitals through scan and share service of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission is benefiting the patients;
- (b) the number of patients who have benefited so far from the quick OPD registration through the said service;
- (c) the number of States and health centres in the country which have adopted the said service so far; and
- (d) whether the benefit of the said service is also being extended to Gujarat?

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

(a)  to  (d) Government  of  India  has  launched  Ayushman  Bharat  Digital  Mission  (ABDM) which  aims  to  create  a  platform  enabling  interoperability  of  health  data  within  the  health ecosystem to create longitudinal Electronic Health Record (EHR) of every citizen.

Under ABDM, the Scan and Share feature has been enabled for quick and seamless OPD registration for patients at hospitals using their smartphone. This facility has been provisioned through the use of a hospital-specific QR code and an ABDM-enabled personal health record (PHR) application.

By scanning the code, patients can share their demographic details with the hospital via the ABHA profile. In return, they receive a token number that they can use to obtain their OPD slip  from  the  registration  counter.  This  process  not  only  saves  patients  time  by  reducing waiting  hours  for  patients,  it  also  ensures  that  the  hospital  receives accurate  patient information in a timely manner.

As on 27 th March, 2023, a total of 445 health facilities across 27 States/UTs including Gujarat have adopted this service of Scan and Share and over 10 lakhs individuals have availed the services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4924 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Implementation of Populist Election Manifestos
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

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## L O K    S A B H A

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 4924

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 31 ST  MARCH, 2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF POPULIST ELECTION MANIFESTOS † 4924.  SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether some political parties make populist promises in their election manifestos during elections and do not implement them after winning the elections and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to derecognise those political parties which do not adhere to their populist promises made to the voters during the elections; and (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) :  No Sir, there is no provision in the election laws to monitor promises by the Political Parties.

- (b) :   No sir.

- (c) :   Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Ambulance Services
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Pratibha Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4920 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 ST  MARCH, 2023

## AMBULANCE SERVICES

## 4920. SHRIMATI PRATIBHA SINGH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  provided  sufficient  technical  and  financial  support  to  Himachal Pradesh to strengthen the public healthcare system during the last three years and the current year; (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  Basic  Life  Support  and  Advance  Life  Support  ambulance  services  provided  to Himachal Pradesh under National Health Mission during the last three years; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  meet  the  shortage  of  ambulance  service  in  the  country especially in rural areas?

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

(a)  &  (b)  National  Health  Mission  (NHM)  envisages  achievement  of  universal  access  to  equitable, affordable & quality health care services that are accountable and responsive to people's needs. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare system, based on the proposals received in the form of Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs). Government of India provides approval for the proposals in the form of Record of Proceedings (RoPs) as per norms & available resources.

The details of RoPs issued to Himanchal Pradesh during the last three years and the current year are available at following web link.

https://nhm.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=1377&lid=744

(c) & (d):  The details of Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advance Life Support (ALS) ambulances services provided to Himachal Pradesh under National Health Mission during the last three years are:

(Source: State ROP)

| Type of Ambulance   |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-24 |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| BLS                 |       173 |       173 |       173 |
| ALS                 |        25 |        25 |        25 |

Under  the  National  Health  Mission,  Basic  life  support  ambulances  (BLS),  Advanced  life support ambulances (ALS) are supported by the National Ambulance Services (NAS). An ALS is supported for an average population of five Lakh and a BLS Ambulance is supported for over one lakh population. States are at liberty to propose the number of ambulances as per the norm to fill the gap. Norms  have  been  defined  for  the  number  of  drugs,  equipment,  Emergency  Medical  Technicians (EMTs) etc. in both ALS & BLS. NHM norms are available for the support of operationalisation of these ALS & BLS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Women in Law Universities and Colleges
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS ****** LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4919

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 31ST MARCH .2023

## Women in Law Universities and Colleges

## 4919.        SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)       whether women in the country have occupied several positions in the Central and State Government Law Universities and colleges; and
- (b)       if so, the total number of women Vice-chancellor, Registrar, Professor, Assistant Professor, Adhoc Professor against the total number of theses posts in Central and State Law  Universities/ colleges currently, State and University/college-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a)   Yes, Sir.
- (b)       The  National  Law  Universities(NLUs)  and  State  Law  Universities    in India have been established under the State Acts enacted by the  respective State Legislatures and as such they are  State Universities and is not a subject matter of the Central Government. There is no such specific data maintained by the Bar Council of India about  number  of women  Vice-chancellor, Registrar,  Professor,  Assistant  Professor,  Adhoc  Professor  against  the  total strength of such teachers in Centers of Legal Education.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Defence Academy in Tribal Areas
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Gajendra Singh Patel, Durga Das Uikey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4917

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st  March, 2023

## DEFENCE ACADEMY IN TRIBAL AREAS

## 4917.  SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL: SHRI DURGA DAS (D.D.) UIKEY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether any scheme to start Defence academy in tribal areas is under consideration of the Government, if so, the details thereof; (b)    the  details  of  the  places  where  Defence  academy is  proposed to be started in Madhya Pradesh under Army recruitment campaign; (c)    whether  any  such  academy  is  proposed  to  be  set  up  in  Betul,  Khargane  and  Barwani Parliamentary constituencies, if so, the details thereof; and (d)  whether the Government has any proposal to create Birsa Munda regiment in Army, if so,
- the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI AJAY BHATT)

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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

- (d):    As  per  the  Government  policy  on  the  subject,  all  citizens  irrespective  of  their  class, creed, region or religion are eligible for enrollment in Indian Army. After Independence, it has  been  the  policy  of  the  Government  not  to  raise  any  new  regiment  for  a  particular class/community/religion or region.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Vacant Post of Chief Justice in Madras High Court
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj, Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4916

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 31.03.2023

## Vacant post of Chief Justice in Madras High Court

## 4916. SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ: SHRI T.R. BAALU:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the post of Chief Justice of Madras High Court is lying vacant for more than five months and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the  appointment  of  the  Chief  Justice  of  Madras  High  Court  has  been recommended by the SC Collegium and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  said  proposal  has  been  returned  to  the  Supreme  Court  collegium  for reconsideration and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  details  of  the  Supreme  Court  collegium  recommendations  on  transfer  of  Madras High Court Judges pending with the Government; and
- (e) whether any concern was raised by the advocates forum of the said court on transfer of judges from Madras High Court to Meghalaya High Court and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE

## (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) to (e): The senior most puisne Judge of the Madras High Court is performing the duties of Chief  Justice  of  Madras  High  Court  since  the  retirement  of  the  then  Chief  Justice  on 12.09.2022.

As  per  Memorandum  of  Procedure  (MoP),  initiation  of  proposal  for  appointment  of Chief Justice of the High Courts vests with the Chief Justice of India. Filling up of vacancies of  judges/Chief  Justices  in  High  Courts  is  a  continuous,  consultative  and  integrated  process between the Executive and the Judiciary, as it requires consultation and approval from various

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Constitutional Authorities. There is a proposal of transfer of Chief Justice of Orissa High Court as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court which is under consideration of the Government.

Two  proposals  for  transfer  of  Judges  of  Madras  High  Court  to  other  High  Courts, recommended  by  Supreme  Court  Collegium,  are  at  various  stages  of  consideration.  Some Senior Advocates and lawyers bodies of Madras High Court protested on the transfer of the then Chief Justice, Madras High Court as Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court which was notified on 15 th November, 2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: e-Prescription
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No-4915 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## E-PRESCRIPTION

## 4915. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA: SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that due to sloppy and poor handwriting on the prescriptions many a times pharmacists dispense wrong medicines which leads to unwanted events and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to take cognizance and introduce e-prescription service to overcome such unwanted events and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  if  not,  the  necessary  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  putting  up  a  mechanism  to monitor accuracy and completeness of the prescription?

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

## (a) to (c)

Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission enables creation of longitudinal electronic health records for the citizens of the country. Union Health Ministry has notified Electronic Health Record (EHR)  Standards  which  provides  guideline  for  implementation  of  e-Prescription  in  EHR Systems.  The  Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission aims to create the backbone necessary to support integrated digital health infrastructure of the country and has 3 core building blocks, Unique  Health  IDs  (ABHA  IDs),  Health  Professional  Registries  and  Health  Facility registries.  The  health  records  generated  can  be  linked  with  the  ABHA  IDs  to  facilitate continuity of care across all health facilities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4911 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: One Stop Centres in Karnataka
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4911 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## ONE STOP CENTRES IN KARNATAKA

## 4911.  SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  One  Stop  Centres  operating  and  functional  in  the  State  of Karnataka;
- (b) the number of sanctioned centres in the last four years;
- (c) the proposed ratio of One-Stop Centres to the population, State-wise; and
- (d) whether  Government  has  proposed  increasing  the  number  of  One-Stop Centres in Karnataka, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

( a)  to  (d):   Presently   a  total   number  of  40  One  Stop  Centres  (OSCs)  have  been approved for setting up in 30 districts of  Karnataka, out of which 30 OSCs are reported as functional. During last four years (2018-19 to 2021-22), a total  number of 522 OSCs have been approved across country.

A decision has been taken to setup one One Stop Centre in each district across the country.  Further,  under  Mission  Shakti,  the  Government  has  decided  to  open  300 additional  OSCs,  in  a   phased  manner,  during  the  implementation  period  of  15th Finance Commission i.e. till 2025-26, in districts having higher  crimes against women and/ or districts having bigger geographical area.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4910 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Cultural Exchange with ASEAN countries
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

ANSWERED ON- 31/03/2023

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4910

## CULTURAL EXCHANGE WITH ASEAN COUNTRIES

## †4910. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-

(a) whether the Government has taken any special initiative to strengthen India's relations with Buddhist countries and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is also taking policy measures for greater cultural exchange with ASEAN countries including Myanmar; and

- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the efforts made in this regard during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. RAJKUMAR RANJAN SINGH)

- (a) The Government of India is actively engaged in strengthening India's relations with Buddhist countries in political, economic and socio-cultural dimensions through various measures   including   exchanges,   development   partnership,   cultural   promotion,   academic collaboration and scholarships, capacity building, restoration and conservation of heritage sites.

(b & c) Cultural exchanges are an integral part of India's engagement with ASEAN countries. Our interactions include establishment of Cultural Centres, gifting of items of shared cultural heritage and collaboration on cultural research and documentation including digitisation of manuscripts. In the last three years, India has continued with these activities and has also signed Cultural Exchange Programs, organized theme based quizzes, exhibitions, conferences and festivals to enhance our cultural partnership with ASEAN countries.

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