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Lok Sabha Question No. 3802 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: TV Rating Points
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3802 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2021)

## TV RATING POINTS.

3802. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that certain media channels have tried to manipulate the system of Television ratings through corrupt means;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  action  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  against  these media channels;
- (d) whether the Government has ordered any study into the issue of Television channels manipulating Television Rating Points (TRP) using corrupt means;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of the preventive measures taken/being taken by the Government to avoid such things from happening in the future?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  :  The  news  reports  published  since  October,  2020  expressed  some concerns relating to Television Rating Points. The Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) had responded stating that apart from action of its Disciplinary Council  to  maintain  panel  sanctity,  BARC  has  actively  pursued  action  against those involved in tampering the samples and has filed 11 FIRs through its vendor across many States.    BARC stated that in its commitment to produce robust and credible data of TV viewership in India, its system was able to detect anomalous viewership behaviour and the cases filed are also due to the strong data security and vigilance system that BARC has set up over a period of time.

(d) and (e) : In order to study the concerns related to Television Rating Points and address  them  in  the  light  of  fresh  recommendations  of  Telecom  Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), technological advancements / interventions to address the  system,  a  Committee  was  constituted  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Prasar Bharati with independent members from IIT, CDOT and IIM.   The Committee was tasked, inter alia, to study any issues related or  incidental  to  the  subject  and  make  recommendations  on  way  forward  for  a robust, transparent and accountable rating system in India.

(f)  :  The  existing  guidelines  have  provisions  like  methodology  for  audience measurement,  panel  selection,  viewing  platform  secrecy  and  privacy,  data analysis,  transparency  and  complaint  redressal  mechanism  etc.  which  are required  for  a  robust,  transparent  and  accountable  rating  system  in  India. Notwithstanding the existing provisions in the guidelines and the processes put in  place by BARC, reforms are continuous process and policy prescriptions as may be required are made by the government from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3801 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Unemployment Allowance under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, Faizal P.P. Mohammed

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3801

ANSWERED ON 21/12/2021

## UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE UNDER MGNREGS

## 3801.   SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY:

SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  households  that  got  employment  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) so far in the financial year 20212022 as compared to the previous year;
- (b) the  number  of  households  that  had  applied  for  the  programme  but  did  not  get employment under the scheme in 2021-2022; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  provided  all  such  households  an  unemployment allowance, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment programme which provide for the enhancement  of  livelihood  security  of  the  households  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. It provides livelihood security i.e., fall back option for livelihood for the rural households when no better employment opportunity is available.

The  details  of households  demanded  employment,  households  offered  employment and households  who  have  turned  up  at  the  worksites  and thus  availed  employment  under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS in the financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22 (as on 15.12.2021) is given below:

| Financial Year                            |   2020-21 |   2021-22 (as on 15.12.2021) |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------|
| Households demanded employment (in crore) |      8.55 |                         7.27 |
| Households offered employment (in crore)  |      8.54 |                         7.24 |
| Households availed employment (in crore)  |      7.55 |                         6.35 |

While the work demanded closely matches the work offered, the difference of work availed with the former is on account of lack of utilisation of such offering by workers. This could be on account of better employment opportunities elsewhere, illness or any other relevant factor. States have to pay unemployment allowances as per the provisions of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. No unemployment allowance has been paid as of now during the current financial year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3800 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Gram Swaraj Abhiyan
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Sunita Duggal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3800 ANSWERED ON 21.12.2021

## GRAM SWARAJ ABHIYAN

## 3800. SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the progress of Gram Swaraj Abhiyan in Haryana; District Wise
- (b) the number of village people in the State who have benefited under different segments, if so, the details thereof, district-wise along with the figures thereto; and
- (c) the number of villages which are yet to benefited therefrom?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) to (c) : 'Gram Swaraj Abhiyan' was organized from 14 th April to 5 th May, 2018 under the aegis of Department of Rural Development. As a special endeavor during the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan, efforts were made to saturate the eligible households/ persons under flagship propoor programmes namely, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, PM Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (Saubhagya),  Ujala  Scheme,  PM  Jan  Dhan  Yojana,  PM  Jeevan  Jyoti  Bima  Yojana,  PM Suraksha Bima Yojana and Mission Indradhanush. At present, there is no such Abhiyan being conducted by the Department of Rural Development.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3799 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: National Animal Disease Control Programme
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINSITRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMNAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMNAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3799 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  December 2021

## NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAMME

## 3799. SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL :

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  has  taken  into  consideration timely supply of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine to the State of Odisha under National Animal Disease Control Programme and the release of Central Share in time as per the Budget Provision for effectively and timely implementation of different Centrally sponsored schemes like Livestock  Health  and  Disease  Control  Programme,  Assistance  to  States  for  Control  of  Animal Diseases,  Peste  des  Petits  Runinants  -  Eradication, National  Livestock  Mission and  National Animal Disease Control Programme; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) and (b)Yes, Sir. The Department has taken into consideration timely supply of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine to Odisha. Under National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP), 93.28 lakh doses of FMD vaccine were supplied to Odisha in 2020-21 and in 2021-22,around 11.00 lakhFMD vaccine doses, as demanded by the State, have been allotted.

Proposals under National Livestock Mission and Livestock Health & Disease Control (LHDC)Programme  are  examined  as  per  operational  guidelines,  availability  of  funds,  status  of unspent balances with States and availability of vaccines etc..

Under LHDC scheme, Rs. 189.84 lakh was released in 2020-21 and Rs. 2896 lakh has been released in  2021-22,  so  far.Further,  in  2020-21,  Rs.  1407.49  lakh  and  Rs.1032.76    lakh  were  released, respectively, under NADCP and National Livestock Mission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Updation of SECC-2011
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi, Anumula Revanth Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3796

ANSWERED ON 21/12/2021

## UPDATION OF SECC-2011

## 3796.   SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI: SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government admits that Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 data is unusable for any statutory exercise;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  update  the  2011  SECC  and repeat the same in 2021;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  creating  a  searchable  database  with  citizen  data  that updates itself in real time, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the objective of developing and maintaining such a database;
- (e) the citizen-related details that the Government will be storing in the database; and
- (f) whether the database will be linked to Aadhaar, and if so, whether the database will facilitate the accessibility of inter departmental sharing of Aadhaar related details?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC 2011) provides data of households on various  aspects  of  their  socio-economic  status  viz.,  housing,  landholding/landlessness, educational status, status of women, the differently abled, occupation, possession of assets, scheduled caste/ scheduled tribe (SC/ST) households, income, etc. The SECC data has paved the way for better targeting of the poor and targeted intervention for ameliorating conditions of  the  poor  households.  Increased  granularity  of  SECC  data  has  helped  in  tackling multidimensional  poverty  more  efficiently  than  before. The  beneficiaries  under  several schemes of Government of India as well as many state governments are selected based on the (i)  'automatically  excluded  households',  (ii)  'automatically  included  households'  and  (iii) 'deprived households' data of SECC-2011. SECC data so far has been successfully used for selection  of  beneficiaries  under  various  programmes/schemes  like  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas Yojana-Gramin  (PMAY-G)  of  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana- Saubhagya of Ministry of Power etc.

- (c): No such decision has been taken by the Government.

(d) to (f): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3795 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Issues of Para-Athletes
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF NNDIA OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DEPARTMENT

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3795 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2021

## ISSUES OF PARA-ATHLETES

3795. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA: SHRI PP. CHAUDHARY:

- Union and State Government jobs also extend to para-athletes (a) whether the sports in the and if s0, details thereof ; quota

Social Justice and Empowerment be pleased to state: Will the Minister of

- Central and State universities also extend to para-athletes (b) whether the in the theedecails thereof and the admissions made thereunder; SO, and quota sports and
- association or tournaments at the Government level (c) whether there is any officially thereof ? select such para-athletes and if $0, the details to recognized

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMSOSHRR MENTI BHOUMIK) (SUSHRI PRATIMA

- Training has  issued   instructions on  recruitment and (a) The Department   of Personnel instructions   relate to appointment of etc. of sports-persons on 03.10.2013. These in promotion under direct recruitment in Group meritorious sports-persons to 5% of the total  vacancies, subject to Ministries/Departments of Government of India up para-athletes conditions. These instructions do not specifically fulfillment of eligibility from as meritorious sports-persons\_ posts quota prohibit appointment
- any  sports (b):University Grants  Commission Disabilities Act, 2016 reservation of not as per Section 32 of the Rights of Persons with institution is available However; Goverment Government aided higher educational less than 5% of seats in relating to admission t0 various universities for persons with benchmark disabilities Information quota, if any, is not in the Ministry under sports quota. prescribed compiled
- informed that the Paralympic Committee of India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has (c) National Sports Federation (NSF) fof para (PCI) is the sports. recognised

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3794 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Shortage of Personnel in NCB
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3794

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st   DECEMBER, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 30,1943 (SAKA)

SHORTAGE OF PERSONNEL IN NCB

3794.  SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the huge shortage of personnel in the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  adverse  impact  on  the  speedy disposal of cases due to staff shortage;

(c) whether any steps are being taken to create additional posts in the NCB and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the corrective measures, if any, taken to improve the technical competence of the NCB  personnel and acquaint them with latest surveillance and investigation techniques; and

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

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): NCB is a premier Drug Law Enforcement Agency in the country with the mandate for enforcement of the NDPS Act, collection of intelligence and coordination among various Drug Law Enforcement agencies. At present, the NCB is headquartered at New Delhi, having 13 zonal offices and 12 sub-zonal offices, across the country. The officers/staff are placed at different field formations, as per  the  requirement.  Assessing  requirement   of  personnel  for  a  Government

## LS.US.Q.NO. 3794 FOR 21.12.2021

organization is a continuous process and is taken up from time to time. NCB is taking all necessary steps to ensure that all cases are disposed of in time.

(d):  In-house  training  on  crypto  currency,  dark-net,  digital  surveillance,  cyber crime information, cyber crime forensics, digital forensics are being organized to improve  the  technical  competence  of  NCB  personnel  and  acquaint  them  with latest surveillance and investigation techniques. Officials of NCB are also being nominated for various technical courses conducted by other training institutions like  the  Central  Bureau  of  Investigation  Academy,  Central  Detective  Training School, Central Academy  for  Police  Training,  National  Forensic  Sciences University, United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime.

(e):  The details of training conducted in the last 03 years are as follows:-

| Year                     |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 (upto 30 th Nov) |
|--------------------------|--------|--------|-------------------------|
| No. of training          |     24 |     20 |                      24 |
| No. of officials trained |     85 |    149 |                     197 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3788 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Demolition of Catholic Church
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3788

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st   DECEMBER, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 30,1943 (SAKA)

DEMOLITION OF CATHOLIC CHURCH

3788.  ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware about the recent demolition of a catholic church at Lado Sarai in Delhi;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  competent  authority  has  taken  requisite  legal  steps  before taking action against the Church;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the actions taken against authority;

(e)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  requests  to  maintain  the  predemolition status quo in case of the church; and

(f)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

ANSWER:

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

(a) to (f): As  per  the  input  provided  by  the  Government  of  National  Capital Territory  of  Delhi,  no  demolition  of  Catholic  Church  was  carried  out  at  Lado Sarai in Delhi. However, demolition of unauthorized structure was carried out on

12.07.2021 in Little Flower Church in Chattarpur Village at Khasra No. 36  and

120, which is a forest land. The  said  action  has  been  taken  in  compliance  of

## LS.US.Q.NO. 3788 FOR 21.12.2021

the directions of the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in its order dated 25.08.2015 in WP(C) No.5234/2011 and of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sonya Ghosh  Vs  GNCT  of  Delhi  &  Others,  observing  formalities  as  per  the  process prescribed in law.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Cultivation of Indian and Exotic Fruits
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3787

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 ST  DECEMBER, 2021

## CULTIVATION OF INDIAN AND EXOTIC FRUITS

## 3787.      SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:

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

- (a)   whether the Government has identified globally popular fruit crops including dragon fruit and avocado;
- (b)   whether some Indian fruits have also been identified as having commercial properties and high nutritious value to promote their cultivation in a big way;
- (c)   if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether the State of Punjab has also been identified to promote the cultivation of exotic fruits and indigenous fruits; and
- (e)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): Government has identified 10 globally popular exotic and 10 indigenous fruit crops  of  commercial  importance  such  as  Avocado/Butter  fruit,  Blueberry,  Dragon  fruit (Kamlam), Fig, Kiwi, Mangosteen, Persimmon, Passion fruit, Rambutan and Strawberry under exotic category and Karonda, Seabuckthorn, Jamun, Hanuman Phal (Soursop), Bael (Wood Apple), Tamarind, Phalsa, Garcinia, Jackfruit and Aonla under indigenous fruits category.
- (d) to (e): The  State  of  Punjab  has  also  been  identified  to  promote  the  cultivation  of exotic  fruits  and  indigenous  fruits  under  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture (MIDH), such as Dragon fruit and Strawberry under exotic category and Aonla, Karonda, Bael and Phalsa under indigenous fruits category as per the demand and suitability to agro-climatic conditions of the State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Green Technology used by CAPF
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3785

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st   DECEMBER, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 30,1943 (SAKA)

GREEN TECHNOLOGY USED BY CAPF

3785.  SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  power  generated  from  Hydrogen  cell,  solar,  Methanol  fuel  cell  is affordable  and  environment  friendly  and  can  be  easily  used  at  inaccessible places;
- (b) if so, whether the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) propose to use green technology  like  Methanol  and  Hydrogen  to  meet  the  demands  of  fuel  and logistics;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of the funds spent till date for adopting green technology for the use of CAPF;
- (e) whether the dependency on diesel and petrol has reduced with the use of the said technology; and
- (f) if so, whether the said technology is likely to be adopted in the future?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to (d) :  Power  generated  from  Hydrogen  cell,  Solar,  Methanol  fuel  cell  is affordable and environment friendly but its use in inaccessible places depends on the weather conditions, availability of technical experts and logistical facilities.

## LS.US.Q.NO. 3785 FOR 21.12.2021

CAPFs  are  using  Green  technology  at  various  locations,  details  of which are given below:

- (i) Assam Rifles: Methanol based fuel cell installed at  34 locations at a cost of Rs.21.97 crore.
- (ii) BSF: Solar Power Systems installed at various locations at a cost of Rs.71.60 crore.
- (iii) ITBP : Solar Power Systems installed at 92 Border Out Posts (BOPs) at a cost of Rs.12.08 crore.
- (iv) NSG :Solar Power Systems installed at various locations at a cost of Rs.1.60 crore.
- (v) SSB : Solar Power Systems installed at various locations at a cost of Rs.50.63 crore.
- (e) & (f) : Adoption  of  Green  Energy  has  reduced  dependency  on  diesel  and petrol. CAPFs are geared to adopt more green technology in a phased manner.

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