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Lok Sabha Question No. 5537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Desalination Technology Plants
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Arun Sao, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5537 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 6 TH  APRIL, 2022

## DESALINATION TECHNOLOGY PLANTS

## 5537.  SHRIMATIPOONAMBEN MAADAM:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

## Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  current  status  of  the  production  of  desalination  technology  plants  in  the  country  for conversion of sea water into potable water based on Low Temperature thermal Desalination (LTTD) technology producing drinking water from sea water;
- (b) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to establish a large number of plants in the  coastal  areas  of the  country  for  producing  drinking  water  from  sea  water,  State/UT-wise including Gujarat;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the per litre cost of drinking water so produced from these plants;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  increase  desalination  units near  coastal areas, especially in Gujarat, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time by which the said scheme is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a) Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) through National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai  has  developed  Low  Temperature  Thermal  Desalination  (LTTD)  Technology  for conversion of seawater into fresh water and established three desalination plants, one each at Kavaratti  (2005),  Minicoy  and  Agatti  (2011)  Islands  of  Union  Territory  of  Lakshadweep. Based  on  the  success  of  these  plants,  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  (MHA)  through  Union Territory  (UT)  Lakshadweep  has entrusted the work of establishing 6  more LTTD plants at Amini, Androth, Chetlet, Kadmat, Kalpeni and Kiltan with a capacity of 1.5 lakhs litres/day.
- (b) No, Sir.
- (c) Does not rise.
- (d) No, Sir.
- (e) Does not rise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5536 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Surplus Land of Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5536 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## SURPLUS LAND OF RAILWAYS

## †5536. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Railways surplus land in Shahjahanpur Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken/proposes  to  take  steps  for setting up of hospital and Kendriya Vidyalaya on the surplus land of the Railways in Shahjahanpur;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (d) :  About  54.16  acres  of  vacant  Railway  land  is  available  in Shahjahanpur  Parliamentary  Constituency  of  Uttar  Pradesh.  Railways have  no  proposal  for  setting  up  Hospital  and  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  at Shahjahanpur. The surplus railway land has been offered to Rail Land Development  Authority  (RLDA)  to  explore  possibility  of  commercial development.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Rehabilitation of Displaced People
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5532

ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## REHABILITATION OF DISPLACED PEOPLE

5532.  SHRI JUAL ORAM:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the problems  of  the  people  who have  been displaced by the projects of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) and Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited (MCL) in Odisha;
- (b) if so, the number of such displaced families; and
- (c) the details of the steps taken to resolve their problems?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINES, COAL AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a):  The problems of the people of Odisha who have been displaced by the projects of National  Aluminium  Company  Limited  (NALCO)  are  being  periodically  reviewed  by  the Rehabilitation and Periphery Development Advisory Committees (RPDAC) constituted by Government  of  Odisha.  In  Mahanadi  Coalfields  Ltd.  (MCL),  compensation  against acquisition  of  land,  trees/  crops  and  structures  is  assessed  as  per  Right  to  Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act, 2013) and being paid to the villagers after vesting of land with MCL under The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act 1957 (CBA (A&D) Act, 1957).
- (b) & (c): A total number of 635 families were displaced by project activities in NALCO. Out of which 600 families were displaced in Damanjodi, Koraput District and 35 persons were displaced at Angul District. Out of 600 Land Displaced Persons (LDP) at Damanjodi, 599 LDPs/their nominees were employed in NALCO. Regarding balance one case, decision is awaited from District Authority due to non-finalization of the nominee because of their family dispute. Out of 35 LDPs at Angul, 34 LDPs/their nominees were employed at NALCO while one LDP had preferred for one-time cash assistance in lieu of employment. In MCL about 16087 families have been identified to be displaced, out of which 11,637 have already been provided  resettlement  benefits  as  per  Rehabilitation  and  Resettlement  (R&R)  Policy  of Government  of  Odisha.  Resettlement  and  Rehabilitation  is  a  continuous  process  for displaced people.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5529 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5529 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## RAIL KAUSHAL VIKAS YOJANA

5529.  SHRI P RAVINDHRANATH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the number of youths who have been inducted for training under the Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana;
- (b) the  details  of  applicants  from  Tamil  Nadu  who  have  been inducted for training and the number of youths who have completed training as on date; and
- (c) whether the Government has any plans to ensure the placement  of  a  certain  percentage  of  those  trained  youths  into Indian  Railways  or  other  suitable  Government  entities  in  the  near future?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) The number of youths inducted for training under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana is 6,132.

- (b) The  number  of  applicants  from  Tamil  Nadu  who  have  been inducted for training under Rail Kaushal Vikas Yojana is 316 and out of these, 266 youths have completed training as on date.

(c) No,  Sir.  Rail  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  is  a  skill  development programme for the unemployed youths of India to impart technical training in various trades to enhance  their employability and entrepreneurship.  Jobs  in  Railways  are  through  open  competitive examinations and, therefore, candidate cannot be given job based on this training. However, this program is to enhance the skill of a person so that he / she can easily get a job or can start his / her own start up.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5526 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Medical Allowance to Retired Government Employees
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PENSION & PENSIONERS' WELFARE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5526

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022)

## MEDICAL ALLOWANCE TO RETIRED GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES

## †5526. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the facility of medical allowance is provided to the retired Central Government employees;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the amount thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any steps to increase the amount of medical allowance, especially to the Central Government employees who have voluntarily  retired,  in  view  of  the  rising  cost  and  expenses  on  medical  treatment  at present; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- (a)  & (b):   Central Government Civil Pensioners/Family Pensioners who are residing in areas not covered under Central Government Health Scheme administered by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and corresponding health schemes administered by other Ministries/Departments for their retired employees and who are not availing OPD facilities under that  scheme,  are  entitled  to  receive  a  monthly  Fixed  Medical  Allowance  (FMA)  for  meeting expenditure on their day-to-day medical expenses that do not require hospitalization,
- (c) & (d):   The amount of FMA, which was fixed at Rs. 100/- per month in the year 1997, has been  revised  from  time  to  time.  The  amount  of  FMA  has  been  increased  from  Rs.  500/-  per month to Rs.1000/- per month with effect from 01.07.2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5525 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Trade Discussions
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5525 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  APRIL, 2022

## TRADE DISCUSSIONS

## 5525.       MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

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

- (a) whether  India  is  discussing  some  fresh  trade  investments  and  economic  issues individually  with  each  of  its  neighboring  countries,  i.e.,  China,  Bhutan,  Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar; and
- (b) if so, the details of the projects and programmes on which the discussions have been held so far in the last four years and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (b):    Yes  Sir,  Department  of  Commerce  has  bilateral  institutional  mechanism  with several  countries  including  its  neighboring  countries,  except  with  Pakistan,  under  which discussions  on  trade,  investment  and  economic  issues  are  held  at  mutual  convenience. Various  such  bilateral  meetings  have  been  held  in  last  four  years,  in  which  the  trade, investment and economic issues of mutual interest such as strengthening of border trade infrastructure, technical barriers to trade (TBT), sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, cooperation  in  customs,  facilitation of  trade  through  railways,  land  and  sea  ports, harmonization of standards, etc have been discussed from time to time.  Resolution of these issues and implementation of various projects and programs of mutual interests has yielded positive outcomes which is reflected in India's increasing total trade with these countries i.e from USD 112.15 billion in the year 2017-18 to USD 135.77 billion in April 2021- Feb 2022(Provisional).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5524 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Production of Ethanol
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, Raksha Nikhil Khadse

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

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5524

To BE ANSWERED ON 6TH APRIL, 2022

## PRODUCTION OF ETHANOL

5524. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK: SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

be  pleased to state the details of the production of Ethanol in the country from the operationalised plants and from those established plants which have not commenced commercial production?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SADHVI NIRANJAN JyOTI)

The quantities of ethanol produced by distilleries in the country and supplied to Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) for blending with petrol under Ethanol Blended with Petrol  (EBP) Programme during last three Ethanol Supply Years (ESY) (Dec-Nov) 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 were 188.80 crore litres, 173.10 crore litres and 302.30 crore litres respectively: For current ESY 2021-22, as on 27.3.2022, 131.70 crore litres of ethanol has been supplied to OMCs for blending with petrol under Ethanol Blended with Petrol (EBP) Programme thereby achieving 9.60% blending in current ESY 2021-22.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5523 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: BIS Certification to Toy Manufacturers
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5523

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## BIS CERTIFICATION TO TOY MANUFACTURERS

## 5523.  SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

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- (a) the details of MSME toy manufacturers that have presently received the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification as per the latest guidelines;

- (b) whether  the  Government  has  attempted  to  understand  the  reasons  for  limited  issuance  of  BIS certification to MSMEs in the toy sector, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

- (c) whether  the  Government  has  considered  implementing  BIS  certification  in  a  phased  manner  to ensure  that  all  MSMEs  on  the  retail  front  are  covered,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) : Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has granted 630 licences to MSME toy manufacturers as on 28.03.2022.
- (b) : Out of the 661 licences granted by BIS to domestic toy manufacturers, 630 licence i.e. 95% of licences have been granted to MSME toy manufacturers.
- (c) : Safety  of  Toys  is  under  compulsory  BIS  certification  from  01  Jan  2021  as  per  the  Toys (Quality Control) Order (QCO), 2020 issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade) under Section 16 of the BIS Act, 2016.

Accordingly, it is mandatory for Toys to conform to Indian Standards for Safety of Toys and bear  the  Standard  Mark  (ISI  Mark)  under  a  licence  from  BIS  as  per  Scheme-I  of  Schedule-II  of  BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. As per this QCO, read with Section 17 of the BIS Act, 2016: No person shall manufacture, import, distribute, sell, hire, lease, store or exhibit for sale any toys without the ISI mark.

Sellers, including retailers, are responsible for ensuring that only toys carrying the Standard Mark are purchased from toy manufacturers holding valid BIS licence, and sold.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5522 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Solar Powered Engines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5522 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## SOLAR POWERED ENGINES

5522.  SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has embarked on withdrawing the diesel and electrical engines by replacing these with solar power based engines in the Railways on the lines of some other countries;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if  not,  the  time  by  which  the  phasing  out  of  diesel  and electrical engines is likely to be done;
- (d)
- whether any target has been fixed for  this purpose; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e): A Statement is  laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5522  BY  SHRI  Y.S.  AVINASH REDDY  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  06.04.2022 REGARDING SOLAR POWERED ENGINES

- (a)   No, Sir.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) At  present,  complete  phasing  out  of  diesel  and  electric locomotives is not under consideration.
- (d) & (e) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 478 (STARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Export of Processed Food
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *478

ANSWERED ON 05 TH  APRIL, 2022

## EXPORT OF PROCESSED FOOD

## *478.  SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any details of the food items exported from the country during the last five years; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of processed food exported indicating the State from which these items were exported?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PASHUPATI KUMAR PARAS)

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  AND  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *478 FOR ANSWER ON 5 TH APRIL, 2022 REGARDING 'EXPORT OF PROCESSED FOOD '.

(a) & (b):  The details of the export of agro and processed food products during the last five years are given in the Table below:

Figures in US$ Million

| Sl. No.   | Description                                    | 2016-2017   | 2017-2018   | 2018-2019   | 2019-2020   | 2020-2021   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1         | Agro Food Exports                              | 30,871.47   | 35,467.91   | 35,302.46   | 32,731.98   | 38,314.34   |
| 2         | Processed Food Exports                         | 5,051.78    | 5,273.85    | 6,389.23    | 6,264.02    | 8,543.06    |
|           | %Share of Processed Food in total Food Exports | 16.4%       | 14.9%       | 18.1%       | 19.1%       | 22.3%       |

Source: DGCIS-Kolkata

As per the  information  furnished  by  Directorate  of  Commercial  Intelligence  and  Statistics (DGCIS) under the Department of Commerce, inter alia, the major exported processed food items are: (i) marine products, (ii) spices, (iii) cereal preparations and miscellaneous processed items, (iv) meat, dairy and poultry products, and (v) oil meals.

The  major  States  exporting  processed  food  items,  inter  alia,  are  Andhra  Pradesh,  Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 468 (STARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Registered Print Media
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *468 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2022

## REGISTERED PRINT MEDIA

*468.  PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

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

- (a) the details and the number of newspapers registered in the country as on date, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  a  large  number  of  registered  print  media  is  not working for the last several years;
- (c) if so, the details of such Print Media;
- (d) the details of accredited journalists in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to check the attacks on media people in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS {SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR}:

- (a) to (e) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *468 FOR ANSWER ON 05.04.2022

(a): The total number of registered publications as on 31.03.2021 with Registrar of Newspapers for India is 1,44,520. The details of registered publications, state-wise as on 31.03.2021  is  published  in  'Press  in  India  (2020-21)'  and available on the website of Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI), i.e. www.rni.nic.in.

( b) and (c): As per Section 19(D) of the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, all the registered publishers are required to file Annual Statement with RNI every year which inter alia includes  details  of  publications  made  during  the  year.  It  has come  to  the  notice  of  RNI  that  a  number  of  registered newspapers  have  not  furnished  their  Annual  Statements  for last several years.

(d):  Press  Information  Bureau  (PIB)  grants  accreditation  in accordance  with  Guidelines  for  Grant  of  Accreditation  to working  journalists  and  other  category  of  persons  at  the headquarters  of  the  Government  of  India.  The  details  of accreditation  granted  by  PIB  is  available  on  the  website  of PIB, i.e. www.pib.gov.in.

State  Governments  have  their  own  norms  and  guidelines relating to accreditation of media persons.

(e):  'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the Seventh  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India  and  State Governments are responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime and for prosecuting the criminals through their law enforcement agencies.

Central Government attaches highest importance to the safety  and  security  of  every  citizen  of  the  country  including journalists.  An  advisory  specifically  on  safety  of  journalists was  issued  to  States/  UTs  on  20th  October  2017  requesting them  to  strictly  enforce  the  law  to  ensure  the  safety  and security of media persons, which is available on the website www.mha.gov.in.

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