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Lok Sabha Question No. 3345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: UK court Judgement
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3345 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.12.2021

## UK COURT JUDGEMENT

## 3345.  DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the UK court has given its judgement regarding Nizam's 35 million pounds belong to India;
- (b) if so, the details of the judgement thereof;
- (c) whether   since   Nizam   ruled   Hyderabad   these   35   million   pounds belongs to the State of T elangana;
- (d) if so, whether the Ministry proposes to transfer this money to the Government of Telangana the moment it reaches the country; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (e) On 2 October 2019, the UK High Court upheld the claims of India in the 70 years old Hyderabad Funds Case.

The matter relates to the Fund, which amounts to nearly 35 million Pound Sterling, that was lying frozen with the National Westminster Bank, London due to contesting claims by India, Pakistan and the two grandsons of the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad.

The UK High Court ruled that the Union of India, along with the two grandsons of the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad, are the only successors in title to the Fund.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: National Health Research Policy
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3343 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH POLICY

## 3343 SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

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

- (a) the prime focus of National Health Research Policy (NHRP);
- (b) whether the Government has noted that only Allopathy stream of treatment has been included  in  the  draft  of  NHRP  and  alternative  disciplines  like  AYUSH,  particularly Ayurveda have been excluded;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to include alternative medical treatment like AYUSH in the NHRP formulated by Department of Health Research; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  fund  allocation  or  estimation  for  the  schemes  and projects under NHRP?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR

- (a) to (e) The draft National Health Research Policy was uploaded for public opinion and circulated to all stakeholders in November 2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Verification of Imported Raw Pharma Materials
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3342 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 th  December, 2021

Verification of Imported Raw Pharma Materials

## 3342. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether import of cheap pharmaceutical raw materials and vaccines from some countries is allowed  without  physically  verifying  the  compliance  of  its  regulatory  requirements  or  the equivalent international standard;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether there is a need of regulatory norms to be complied for import of pharmaceutical raw materials and vaccines and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to ensure transparency in the system?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (Dr. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a), (b) & (c): Import of Drugs including vaccines is regulated under Chapter III of Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940 & Rules thereunder. For import and marketing of any drug including vaccine the overseas manufacturing site and drug/ vaccine are required to be registered and import licence is required to be obtained from CDSCO under the rules.

In  case  of  New  Drugs  including  Vaccines,  import  permission  is  also  required  from CDSCO under the New Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019.

The  imported  consignments  are  cleared  through  notified  port  offices.  There  is  a provision under Rule 40 of the Drug Rules 1945 that If the Customs Collector has reason to doubt  whether  any  drugs  comply  with  the  provisions  of  Chapter  III  of  the  Act  and  Rules thereunder he may, and if requested by an officer appointed for this purpose by the Central Government shall, take samples of any drugs in the consignment and forward them to the Director of the laboratory appointed for this purpose by the Central Government and may detain the drugs in the consignment of which samples have been taken until the report of the Director of the said laboratory or any other officer empowered by him on this behalf, subject to the approval of the Central Government, on such samples is received.

All  the  imported  drugs  including  vaccines  are  required  to  comply  with  standards mentioned under Second Schedule of the Drugs & Cosmetics Act 1940.

Further sampling for drugs is carried out based on defined risk based criteria whereas 100% sampling is carried out for vaccines for imported consignments, at Port offices.

Application related to import of Drugs including Vaccines are cleared by port officers as and when referred through Indian Customs and Central Excise Electronic Commerce/Electronic Data Interchange Gateway (ICEGATE) system maintained by Customs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Commercial Production of Nano Urea
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: C. R. Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3340 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 17.12.2021

## Commercial Production of Nano Urea

3340:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has initiated any to increase the production of nano urea; commercial steps
- (b) If the details thereof;
- (g Whether Government has ay plan to educate the farmers in producing nano urea for commercial purpose; and
- (h) If the details thereof? SO,

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE AND CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

(a) & (b) Two Central Public Sector Undertaking (CPSU) namely National Fertilizers Limited (NFL) and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF) , under administrative control of   Department of  Fertilizers , has signed Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) & Memorandum of Understanding   (MoU) with Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative (IFFCO) to transfer the technology of Nano Urea from IFFCO

(c) & (d): No Sir,
Lok Sabha Question No. 3339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Officers Recruited from Sainik schools
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3339

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## OFFICERS RECRUITED FROM SAINIK SCHOOLS

3339. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government recognizes the fact that nearly 25 percent of officers in Defence forces are from the 33 Sainik Schools;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  such  schools  have  truly  created  nation  builders  and  also  highly  illustrious  leaders especially in the armed forces and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to recognize these Sainik Schools as institutes of national importance apart from honoring in all possible ways the teachers of these Sainik Schools who have been instrumental in creating these nation builders; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

- (a) to (c): A considerable number of officers in Defence forces are from Sainik Schools. Sainik Schools have truly  created  nation  builders  and  also  highly  illustrious  leaders  especially  in  the armed forces at various levels. Approximately, 150 Three Star Generals of Armed Forces have been from Sainik Schools.
- (d)  &  (e):  The  Government  recognizes  the  importance  of  Sainik  Schools  in  imparting  quality education to its cadets for shaping the future leaders of the country. Sainik Schools recognize its teachers  who  are  instrumental  in  shaping  the  future  of  their  students  and  there  is  a  structured mechanism of recommending them for Excellence Awards of Ministry of Education.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Ayurveda based Cancer Hospitals
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3338

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## AYURVEDA BASED CANCER HOSPITALS

## 3338.    SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Government  is  planning  to  open  Ayurveda  based  cancer  hospitals  in view of the increasing number of cancer patients in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c) the time by which these cancer hospitals are likely to be opened?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANADA SONOWAL)

- (a) to (c) Public  health  being  a  State  subject,  opening  of  Ayurveda  based  cancer hospitals  in  the  country  comes  under  the  purview  of  respective  State/UT Governments.  However,  under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme  of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM), there is a provision for financial assistance for  setting  up  of  up  to  50  bedded  integrated  AYUSH  Hospital  including Ayurveda for treatment of common ailments. Grant-in-aid is being provided to State/UT  Governments  as  per  the  proposals  received  through  State  Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) and as per the guidelines of NAM.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Gurjar and Ahir Regiment
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Malook Nagar, Shyam Yadav Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3334

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## GURJAR AND AHIR REGIMENT

3334. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR: SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to form a Gurjar regiment in Indian army keeping in view of the sacrifices made by Gurjars in the army;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government also proposes to form a separate Ahir regiment; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a)  to  (d):  No  such  proposal  is  under  consideration.  Recruitment  to  Indian  Army  is  based  on domicile and merit. As per the Government Policy on the subject, all citizens irrespective of their class, creed, region or religion are eligible for enrollment in the 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.  Adequate  vacancies  are  being  provided  to  all classes to ensure equitable opportunity for recruitment into the Army.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Handling of Shipped Items
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla

## GOVERNMINT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS,  SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3332

ANSWERED ON 1711212021

## HANDLIN6 OF SHIPPED  ITEMS

## 3332 SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:

## Will the Minister  of PORTS,  SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: w-{, fi-d ql€6{  ofu u-f,qrlf {-fr

- (a)  the provision  under which the Major Port Authoritres  Act, 2021 allows  port ha ndlers/stakeholders  to refuse handling  of shipped  items  from West Asia;
- (b) whether port handlers are allowed to refuse handling of items shipped  from lran, Afghanistan and Pakistan amidst recent seizure of drugs consignment  from port(s) and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any investigations  have been conducted on the shipments of drugs' if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (d) the manner in which the Government compensate the losses originating from the ban imposed on lranian shipments  coming  to lndian  port(s); and
- (e) the methods adopted for the reparations in costs to said countries on whom ban is rmposed by handler on account of losses on import bills and defaulting on Balance of Payments?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF PORTS,  SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SH RI SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

- (a)&(b) The Major Port Authorities  Act, 2021 provides for regulation, operation and ptanning of Major Ports of chennai, cochin, Deendayal  (Kandla),  Jawaharlai Nehru (Nhava bneva), Kolkaia, Mormugao, Mumbai, New Mangalore,  Paradip, V. O.Chidambaranar (Tuticorin) and Vishakhapatnam.  The legislation  does not regulaie  the choice of  port handlers  7 stakeholders  in handling shipped  items under any circumstances  and / or from any nation.
- (c) There has been no shipments of drugs in the Major Ports under the of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways warranting any administrative  control investigation.
- (d)&(e) The Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways has not imposed any ban irripments coming to lndian port(s) from West Asia. Therefore,  the  question compensation  / reparation  etc. of any loss does not arise on of
Lok Sabha Question No. 3328 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: COVID-19 Vaccinated Students
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## 1GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3328 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## COVID-19 VACCINATED STUDENTS

## 3328.   SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) whether his Ministry is providing any special provision to vaccinate those students whose age are below 18 years so that they are eligible to attend colleges physically;
- (b) if so, details thereof; and
- (c) if no, reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c) The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) and the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) are deliberating and considering scientific evidences related to vaccination of beneficiaries aged less than 18 years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: VCIC Coastal Economic Zones
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PORTS,  SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO,3324

ANSWERED ON 1711212021

## VCIC COASTAL  ECONOMIC  ZONES

## 3324. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS.

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- (a) the details  of updated status on the VCIC North and VCIC Central Coastal Economic Zones (CEZs);
- (b)thedataonthenumberofindustriescurrentlyoperatingintheaboveCEZs;
- (c)thevalue,incroresofcombinedcontributionofbothCEZsinAndhraPradeshto the industrial  output of the country;
- of the State during the last (d) the date on the average turnaround time of the ports ihi"e  y"ar.,  especially for Vishakhapatam  port; and
- (e)thedetailsofdevelopmentalprojectsundertakenattheportofVizagtoenhance and capacity under the Sagarmala initiative?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PORTS,  SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS (sHRl SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

(a),(b)&(c)GovernmentofAndhraPradeshhasidentifiedfivenodesunderVC|C includingVisakhapatnam,Machilipatnam,Donakonda,srikalahasthi.Yerpedu (chittooi) and Kadapa. VClc Development  program,  with the Financial Assistance ofAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB),envisagesdevelopmentofthreeindustrial clusters;Nakkapalli&RambilliatVisakhapatnamNodeandChittoorSouthat srikalahasthi-Yerpedu  Node. For multi-tranche financing facility  (MFF) Tranche lof theprojecttotalexpenditurehasbeenUSDl14Mnandphysicalprogressofthe project is 62%.

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- (d) The average turnaround time of Visakhapatnam  port during the rast three years are as follows:
- (e) 28 projects  with totar project  cost of Rs. 5,2g3 cr. have been undertaken  by Vishakhapatnam port  rrust under the pirars  of port modernization  and port connectivity  of sagarmara  programme  out of the 28 projects,  12 projects  with totar project  cost of Rs. 1,293  cr. have been compreted  and 3 projects  wiih totar prolect cost of Rs. 1  ,114 Cr are under implementation.

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2019-20  -  248days

2020-21  -  2.80 days
Lok Sabha Question No. 3323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Joint Naval Exercises
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3323

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## JOINT NAVAL EXERCISES

## 3323. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  India  has  conducted  naval  drill  with  Australia  and  other  countries  in  the  recently concluded second phase of Malabar naval exercise;
- (b) if so, the details and the aims and objectives thereof and the expenditure involved therein;
- (c)  the  number  of  naval  personnel  and  naval  ships  who  participated  in  the  said  joint  naval exercise;
- (d)  the  details  of  the  joint  naval  military  exercises  that  are  likely  to  be  undertaken  with  other countries in the next three years and the likely gains to naval force as a result thereof; and
- (e)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  boost  naval  cooperation  with  other countries?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) The MALABAR Exercise is being conducted annually since 1992 with the aim and objective to enhance Indian Navy's interoperability with other participating navies, improve skill-sets and exchange  'best-practices'  including  lessons  learnt.  Twenty  five  editions  of  the  exercise  have been conducted till date with last edition conducted in two phases in August and October 2021. Such exercises also provide impetus to better maritime security in the region in consonance with the Government's vision of 'SAGAR-Security and Growth for all in the Region'. As the exercise was  a  part  of  regular  Indian  Navy  deployments,  therefore,  no  additional  expenditure  was involved.

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(c)  INS  Ranvijay,  INS  Satpura  and  an  Indian  Navy  submarine  alongwith  crew  members participated in the second phase of MALABAR Exercise.

(d)  Details  of  exercises  to  be  undertaken  with  Friendly  Foreign  Countries  are  finalised  in consultation  with  MEA  and  other  stakeholders.  These  exercises  help  in  development  of interoperability  with  friendly  foreign  navies  in  the  areas  of  core  naval  operations  along  with providing  insights  into  best  practices,  Standard  Operating  Procedures  (SOPs),  concepts  and technological  innovations  used  by  advanced  /  contemporary  navies.  Further,  these  exercises contribute  towards  showcasing  indigenous  ship-building  capabilities  and  strengthening  of bilateral relations between the countries.

(e) To boost Naval cooperation with Friendly Foreign Countries, Navy-to-Navy Staff Talks and Executive  Steering  Group  Meetings  are  conducted  on  annual/  biennial  basis,  besides  joint exercises and joint patrolling, as also training exchanges, hydrography support and measures to enhance maritime domain awareness.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-17
Subject: Regulation of Genetically Modified Foods under FSSAI Act
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3320 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## REGULATION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS UNDER FSSAI ACT

## 3320. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  regulations  on  Genetically modified foods under Section 22 of the Food Safety and Standards Act; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a  &  b):  Food  Safety  and  Standards  Authority  of  India  (FSSAI)  has  informed  that  it  has formulated draft regulations on Genetically Modified Foods under Section 22 of Food Safety and  Standards  Act.  It  provides  that  no  person  shall  manufacture,  store,  distribute,  sell  or import  in  the  country  any  food  or  food  ingredient,  as  the  case  may  be,  derived  from Genetically Modified Organisms, except with the prior approval of the Food Authority.

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