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Lok Sabha Question No. 1289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Bogie Mounted Brake System
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

(a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1289

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2022

## BOGIE MOUNTED BRAKE SYSTEM

1289. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that a goods train with 54 coal-laden wagons was  moving  down  a  slope  in  the  ghats  section  of  Jharkhand's Dhanbad division when the brakes failed to work;
- (b) if so, the facts thereof;
- (c) whether  in  various  memorandums  submitted  to  the  Railways, loco  pilots  have  flagged  over  80  cases  of  goods  trains  jumping signals  over  the  past  one  year  at  least  because  of  an  erratic brakes system- the Bogie Mounted Brake System (BMBS);
- (d) if  so, whether the Union Government had set up a committee to probe the issue of deficiency in the BMSS;
- (e)
- if so, the finding of the aforesaid committee; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Union Government to resolve the issue of deficiency in the BMBS?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

& (b) An incident occurred on 26.10.2022 in which 54 wagons of Train  No. NTCD  derailed  and  many  wagons  capsized  in  Gurpa …2/-

station  limit  of  Dhanbad  division  of  East  Central  Railway  (ECR). The matter was investigated by ECR which concluded that Loss of brake power/effectiveness resulting into train approaching Dn Gradient (in Gujhandi - Gurpa section) at higher speed leading to derailment of 54 wagons, while train was being received on loop line.

- (c) In  2021-22,  41  cases  of  Signal  Passing  at  Danger  (SPAD)  were registered  across  all  types  of  rolling  stocks.  Out  of  these,  two cases  were  attributed  to  poor  brake  power  of  goods  trains.  In 2022-23 (upto 08.12.2022), 27 cases of SPAD have been registered across all types of rolling stocks. Out of these, seven cases have been attributed to poor brake power of goods trains.
- (d) Railway  Board  had  formed  a  committee  comprising  of  officers from RDSO and Zonal Railways in March 2022 for investigation of issues related to brake power in BOXNHL rakes.
- (e) The committee brought out deficiency of lesser brake force and inconsistent braking distances in bogie mounted brake system of one of the firms.
- (f) ●  The  maximum  speed  of  loaded  trains,  with  more  than  fifty percent  wagons  with  bogie  mounted  brake  system,  has  been restricted in July 2022.
-  The particular firm has been temporarily delisted from the list of approved suppliers from May 2022 onwards.
-  The Government has been actively engaging with the particular firm to find a solution which can be speedily implemented.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1287 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Wheat Export from Public Stockholding
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: S. Jagathrakshakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1287 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 th  DECEMBER, 2022

## WHEAT EXPORT FROM PUBLIC STOCKHOLDING

## 1287.   SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government subscribes to the view that India should revisit its stand on asking the World Trade Organization (WTO) for a waiver for wheat exports from its public stockholding;
- (b) if so, the steps that are proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  lift  the  ban  imposed  on  private  traders  to export wheat; and
- (d) is thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) and (b) : No Sir.

(c) and (d) : The  policy  decision  regarding  restriction  imposed  on  export  of  an  item  is periodically reviewed based on its domestic production and availability.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1286 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Phase I and II of BharatNet
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1286 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## PHASE I AND II OF BHARATNET

## 1286.   SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that more than 8000 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the State of Bihar have been covered under Phase I and II of BharatNet and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether all these GPs have actually been connected to village level broadband and Wi-Fi choupals;
- (c) if so, the details thereof with the number of subscriptions taken and revenue earned and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of the system to monitor the utilization and functionality of the optical network and system to connect and correct if they are dysfunctional; and
- (e) the details of mechanism to redress the complaints when system is down at the State, district and panchayat level?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

- (a) Yes Sir. In Bihar, out of planned 8404 GPs, 8316 GPs have been made Service Ready as on 28.11.2022.
- (b) & (c) As on 28.11.2022, total  9520 FTTH connection have been provided by various Internet Service Providers and Wi-Fi hotspots have been installed in 7792 GPs in Bihar. .
- (d) & (e) BharatNet is being monitored centrally through Network Operating Centre (NOC). Through NOC network performance is monitored on real time basis and alerts generated by the system are forwarded to the professional maintenance agencies. The maintenance agencies have deployed  their  teams  for  attending  the  faults  in  optical  network.  Complaints  of  individual broadband  customers  are  being  received  at  the  level  of  the  Internet  Service  Providers  (ISPs)/ Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) who are providing the services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Data Protection Law
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria, Balak Nath, Ranjeeta Koli, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1284

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 14.12.2022

## DATA PROTECTION LAW

## 1284.   DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

SHRI BALAK NATH:

SHRI MATI RANJEETA KOLI:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to implement data Protection Law in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be implemented;
- (c) whether any step has been taken by the Government so far in this regard;
- (a) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government has consulted with the stakeholders in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) to (e): The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has prepared a draft Bill, titled  the  Digital  Personal  Data  Protection  Bill,  2022.  It  is  undergoing  extensive  public consultation with various stakeholders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Additional Foodgrains to Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1281 To BE ANSWERED ON 14TH DECEMBER, 2022

## ADDITIONAL FOODGRAINS TO ANDHRA PRADESH

## 1281. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken  steps to into motion the proposal by the State of Andhra Pradesh to allocate additional foodgrains from its savings to meet the demand of the State of Andhra Pradesh; and put
- (b) if s0, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)& (b): Allocation of foodgrains to States/Union Territories (UTs) under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA) is made on the basis of identification of beneficiaries reported by the StateslUTs within the StatelUT-wise coverage of population determined by the then  Planning Commission, and foodgrains entitlement prescribed under the Act i.e. 35 kg per household per month for households covered under Antyodaya Anna Yojana and 5 kg per person per month for Priority households. The Act further provides that if on the above basis, annual foodgrains allocation to any StatelUT is lower than the average annual offtake during 2010-11 to 2012-13 under erstwhile normal Targeted Public Distribution System, the same shall be protected:

The coverage of beneficiaries determined for the State of Andhra Pradesh under the NFSA is 268.23 Iakh persons and the State has already identified the beneficiaries under the Act upto maximum permissible limit: Accordingly; 154148.030 MT of foodgrains per month are being allocated to the State Government at NFSA Prices: In addition to this 1838.970 MT of foodgrains per month are being allocated under' #tide over" to protect the average annual offtake during 2010-11 to 2012-13. Thus, the State of Andhra Pradesh is receiving 155987 MT of foodgrains per month (1871844 MT of foodgrains per annum) which is as per maximum permissible limit under the Act:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Daily Train from Hingoli to Mumbai
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1279

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2022

## DAILY TRAIN FROM HINGOLI TO MUMBAI

†1279. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that there is only one weekly train from Hingoli to Mumbai in Nanded Division of South Central Railways;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Ministry  of  Railways  is  considering  running  a  daily train from Hingoli to Mumbai;
- (d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be started; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e)  At present, there is no direct train service between Hingoli Deccan  and  Mumbai.  However,  subject  to  operational  feasibility, resource  availability,  competing  demands  etc.,  introduction  of  trains services is an on-going process on Indian Railways. Besides, connectivity from Purna station for Mumbai is available by 5 pairs of Express services and two pairs of Special services.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1278 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Beautification of Neemsar and Misrikh Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1278 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2022

## BEAUTIFICATION OF NEEMSAR AND MISRIKH STATIONS

† 1278. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether any steps have been taken/proposed to be taken by the Government  to  beautify  Neemsar  and  Misrikh  railway  stations  while providing  facilities  for  drinking  water,  toilets  and  rest  house  etc.  and stoppage  of  the  Abida  Express  at  Neemsar  railway  station  and  the Kalindi  express  and  Pawan  Express  at  Araul-Makanpur  railway  station keeping in view the religious importance of these places; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) and (b) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1278 BY SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 14.12.2022 REGARDING BEAUTIFICATION OF NEEMSAR AND MISRIKH STATIONS

(a) and (b) Naimisharanya and Misrikh Tirth are Non Suburban Grade - 6 category railway stations. All Minimum Essential Amenities viz. drinking water  facility, waiting hall, platform shelter,  seating  arrangement, toilets,  urinals  etc  are  available  at  Misrikh  Tirth  and  Naimisharanya railway  stations.  These  amenities  are  considered  adequate  for  the present volume of passenger traffic being handled at these stations.

At Naimisharanya railway station, works of improvement of water booths and toilets on platform No.1, provision of 1st class waiting room along with  toilet,  one  retiring  room  having  2  suites  and  construction  of passenger  shelter  have  been  completed.  Further  the  platform  surface has been improved by providing Cement Concrete paver on Platform No.1 and kota stone under passenger shelter.

At Misrikh Tirth station, works for improvement to passenger shelter and provision of Reinforced Cement Concrete benches in sufficient quantities  have  been  completed  on  platform  No.1.    Adequate  hand pumps have been provided for passengers.

Further  upgradation/  beautification  of  stations  on  Indian  Railways  is  a continuous and on-going process and works in this regard are undertaken as per requirement, subject to inter-se priority and availability of funds. However, priority for upgradation / modernization of stations is accorded to higher category of station over lower category of station while sanctioning and executing the work.

At present, no train service with the official name of 'Abida Express' and 'Pawan Express' are being operated on Indian Railways System. Further, at  present,  there  is  no  proposal  for  provision  of  stoppage  of  14723/24 Kanpur-Bhiwani Kalindi Express at Araul Makanpur.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1277 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Illegal Import of Tempered Glass
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1277

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 14.12.2022

## ILLEGAL IMPORT OF TEMPERED GLASS

## 1277. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government, concerned over the massive evasion of taxes and duty on the illegal sale and import of tempered glass screen protectors of smart phones from China, has initiated investigation to push for domestic manufacturing to restrict entry of fake products;
- (b) if so, whether Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) has raised this issue and urged the Government to stop illegal import which may enable the creation of large number of jobs within India and earn tax revenue;
- (c)  if  so,  whether  his  Ministry  has  roped  in  other  ministries  and  investigating  agencies  to  curb  illegal import of these products; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and other steps taken or being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a)  to  (d):  India  Cellular  and  Electronics  Association  (ICEA)  has  submitted  a  report  titled  'Building  a Large Tempered Glass Screen Protectors Industry in India' to Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology  and  Ministry  of  Consumer  Affairs,  Food  and  Public  Distribution  for  the  promotion  of domestic manufacturing of smartphone's Tempered Glass Screen Protectors Industry in India.

Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, Department of Revenue (CBIC), Ministry of Finance has informed  that  to  deter  smuggling,  Customs  field  formations  and  Directorate  of  Revenue  Intelligence (DRI) keep constant vigil and take appropriate operational measures. CBIC has also informed that no case has been booked for illegal sale of tempered  glass screen protectors of smartphone from China in last three financial years. However, the seizure details of illegal import of tampered glass screen protectors of smartphone from China are as under:

| Financial Year               |   No. of cases Booked |   Quantity (in Pieces) |   Value (in lakhs) |
|------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
| 2019-20                      |                     9 |                8861305 |             702.93 |
| 2020-21                      |                     9 |               11159980 |            1132    |
| 2021-22                      |                    22 |               12459764 |            1257.62 |
| 2022-23 (upto November 2022) |                    27 |               11291194 |             669.32 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Rice deposited by Chhattisgarh in Central Pool
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Santosh Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1276

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14TH DECEMBER, 2022

## RICE DEPOSITED BY CHHATTISGARH IN CENTRAL POOL

t1276. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC be pleased to state:

- (a) the total quantum of rice in metric tonnes deposited by Chhattisgarh in the Central pool during the years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22;
- (b) whether any payment is made by the Union Government to State Governments in lieu of rice made available by the States; and
- (c) if so, the details of funds made available to Chhattisgarh during the last three years?

ANSWE R MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND

## CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a): The year-wise quantity of rice deposited by Chhattisgarh in the Central pool from Kharif Marketing Season 2019-20 to 2021-22 are as under:
- (b) and (c): The payment made by Government of India to Chhattisgarh in lieu of rice made available by the state are as under:

| Financial Year   |   Rice delivered to FCI (in LMT) |   Rice delivered in Decentralized Procurement (DCP)system (in_LMT) |   Total |
|------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
| 2019-20          |                            19.06 |                                                              14.98 |   34.04 |
|                  |                            27.33 |                                                              22.73 |   50.06 |
| 2021-22          |                            32.16 |                                                              25.46 |   57.62 |

| Financial Year   |   Payment made to State for stock delivered to FCI (in Rs. Crores) |   Payment made to State for DCP stocks (in Rs. Crores) |   Total (in Rs. Crores) |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2019-20          |                                                               5693 |                                                4628.11 |                 10321.1 |
| 2020-21          |                                                               8476 |                                                7193.13 |                 15669.1 |
| 2021-22          |                                                              10459 |                                                9047.77 |                 19506.8 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Hardware Park
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1275

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2022

## HARDWARE PARK

## 1275.     SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether there is any proposal to have a Hardware park in Bengaluru at Kolar Road;
- (b) if so, the details of the steps initiated and the timeline fixed to complete the project;
- (c) whether the requisite permissions, documentations have been completed in this matter and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the anticipated employment generation through this Hardware park?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a): No, Sir.
- (a) to (d):  Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-14
Subject: Promotion of Handlooms
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod, Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2022

## PROMOTION OF HANDLOOMS

## 1273. SHRI RATANSINH MAGANSING RATHOD: SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to promote handlooms in the backward and tribal areas;
- (b) whether the Government has allocated funds for handlooms in Gujarat; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): The Government of India, Ministry of Textiles is implementing the following schemes during 2021-22  to  2025-26  for  development  of  handlooms  and  welfare  of  weavers  across  the  country, including the backward and tribal areas:
1. National Handloom Development Programme;
2. Raw Material Supply Scheme;

Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided to the eligible handloom agencies/weavers  for  raw  materials,  common  infrastructure  development,  marketing  of  handloom products in domestic/overseas markets, loans on concessional rates etc.

- (b) & (c): Under the NHDP scheme, Rs.225.41 lakh has been released to Gujarat since   2015-16 to 2022-23 (Till November, 2022) for Cluster Development Programme (CDP), Special and Infrastructure projects, Mega Handloom cluster etc. and Rs.28.84 lakh has been released to the Implementing Agency for organizing marketing events in Gujarat State under Handloom Marketing Assistance (HMA) a sub component of NHDP scheme.

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