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Lok Sabha Question No. 5565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Availability of Minerals for Steel Plant
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5565

ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## AVAILABILITY OF MINERALS FOR STEEL PLANT

## 5565. SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV: DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

Will the Minister of Mines be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the request of Andhra Pradesh to reserve iron  ore  mineral  areas  for  the  Integrated  Steel  Plant  at  YSR  Kadapa  District  is permitted by extant legal framework;
- (b) if so, whether the Ministry has suggested the auction route for securing mineral supply for the project; and
- (c) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Ministry of Mines had received three proposals from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for reservation of area in respect of M/s Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) under section 17A(2) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation)  (MMDR) Act, 1957 for mineral iron ore in Ananthapuram district in Andhra Pradesh viz. 27.12 hectares, 19.481 hectares and 6.5 hectares. As per the provisions of Section 17A of the Act, the Central Government may reserve any area not already held under any prospecting licence or mining lease.

On examination of these proposals, it was observed that the said areas related to the mines whose previous leases have been lapsed under the provisions of Section 8A(6) of the MMDR Act, 1957 and as per the MMDR Act, 1957 such areas are to be put up for auction.

Accordingly, the proposals were returned to the State Government on 30.03.2021 with the advice to notify the subject areas for auction.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5564 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Sanctioned IAS Posts/Cadres
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5564

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022)

## SANCTIONED IAS POSTS/CADRES

## †5564. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT: SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  vacant  IAS  posts/cadres  at  present  in  the  country,  particularly  in Maharashtra and the time by which these posts are likely to be filled up;
- (b) the details of total number of IAS officers currently working in Maharashtra as on date, post/ cadre-wise; and
- (c) the appropriate steps taken by the Government for posting or filling up all the posts?

## 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) to (c):  Occurrence and filling up of vacancies is a continuous process. It is the endeavor of Government  to  fill  up  vacant  posts  expeditiously.  The  Union  Public  Service  Commission (UPSC)  conducts  Civil  Services  Examination  (CSE)  for  filling  up  of  vacancies  on  direct recruitment  basis  in  IAS  every  year.  To  fill  up  vacancies  in  Promotion  Quota,  Selection Committee  Meetings  are  held  by  Union  Public  Service  Commission  (UPSC)  with  the  State Governments. Further, a Committee has been constituted for recommending the intake of Direct Recruit IAS officers every year through CSE from CSE-2022 to CSE-2030.

As per Rule 7 of the IAS (Cadre) Rules, 1954, all appointments to cadre posts in case of a State Cadre shall be made by the State Government concerned. As per the Civil List, 2021 the total  number  of  IAS  officers  in  Maharashtra  Cadre  (including  Central  deputation)  as  on 01.01.2021, is 338. The level-wise details of the same is as under:

Apex level               -    25

HAG level               -    47

STS level                -    59

Senior Scale level   -    207

Total                       -    338

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: WiFi Facility
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5557 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## WIFI FACILITY

†5557. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of railway stations provided WiFi facility so far in the country; and (b) the target set to connect all the Railway stations in the country

- with the WiFi facility?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) WiFi facility has been provided at 6100 stations.

(b)  All  feasible  non-halt  stations  have  been  provided  with  Wi-Fi services.

Provision of Wi-Fi facility at stations is  dependent  upon  the availability  of  Optical  Fibre  Cable  and  other  resources  which  are being arranged in progressive manner. Hence, no specific target has been envisaged.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: New Pamban Bridge
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5554 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## NEW PAMBAN BRIDGE

## 5554. SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR (ALIAS) VIJAY VASANTH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railway  Bridge  at  Pamban  in  Rameswaram,  Tamil Nadu is malfunctioning quite often resulting in frequent suspension of freight and passenger traffic to Rameswaram;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  occasions wherein  train  services  were  suspended  during  the  last  three years, year-wise and the amount incurred on its maintenance and the loss incurred by the Railways as a result of frequent stoppage of services;
- (c) whether  the  construction  of  the  new  Pamban  Bridge  has  been unduly delayed;
- (d) if so, the details along with the features thereof and the estimated cost of the project; and
- (e) the  time  by  which  the  new  Pamban  Bridge  is  likely  to  be  made operational?

## 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  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5554  BY  SHRI  VIJAYAKUMAR  (ALIAS) VIJAY  VASANTH  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  06.04.2022 REGARDING NEW PAMBAN BRIDGE (a) & (b):  In order to undertake major repair works on navigation span (Scherzer Span), the train traffic on Pamban Bridge was suspended on 03 occasions. The existing Pamban Bridge No. 346 was commissioned during  the  year  1914  and  presently  the  steel  structure  of  bridge  has been in corroded condition. During the traffic suspension period, repair works were carried out to ensure safety of train traffic. For the repairs carried out on these three occasions, total amount of ` 3.61 crore has been spent towards repairing/maintenance work of bridge. Railway has refunded total amount of ` 1.09 crore on account of cancellation  of  train  tickets  and  for  making  the  arrangement  for transportation of passengers from Mandapam to Rameswaram Railway Station due to cancellation/short termination of train services. (c)  &  (d):  The  work  for  construction  of  New  Pamban  Bridge  is  being executed  by  Rail  Vikas  Nigam  Limited  (RVNL).  There  has  been  slight delay in completion of work for construction of New Pamban Bridge due to COVID-19 pandemic causing considerable number of workers getting infected  and  entire  bridge  construction  site  declared  as  Containment Zone  by  the  District  Administration.  Oxygen  supply  was  diverted  to Hospitals due to pandemic and thus the supply of industrial Oxygen to bridge construction site was disrupted. The progress of work depends upon weather and sea conditions as the bridge spans across sea. Latest anticipated cost of the bridge is ` 380 crore. (e): The New Pamban Bridge is likely to be made operational in 2022-23.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Mobile Towers in LWE Areas
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5553 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  APRIL, 2022

## MOBILE TOWERS IN LWE AREAS

## 5553.   SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Department  of  Telecommunications  (DOT)  has  sent  a  proposal  for installing mobile towers in Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) affected areas and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the balance outstanding as on date of Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) and the amount disbursed so far for the past three years and for the current year;
- (c) the total number of mobile towers and base transceiver stations installed so far out of USOF;
- (d) whether the tender process was adhered to by DOT while forwarding documents for clearance by the Ministry and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the total number of mobile towers installed by BSNL in LWE areas?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Under Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas schemes, towers are installed for providing mobile services at the locations identified by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Under  LWE  Phase-I  Scheme,  total  2343  towers  have  been  installed  to  provide  mobile services.  LWE  Phase-II  Scheme  includes  the  installation  of  2,542  towers  to  provide  4G mobile services across 10 LWE States.
- (b) As on 28.02.2022, Rs. 58,569.89 crore is available as Universal Access Levy (UAL) under  the  Universal  Service  Obligation  Fund  (USOF)  and  Rs.  21,367.22  crore  has  been disbursed during the past three years and the current year.
- (c) Under USOF schemes namely Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan for North Eastern Region, Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Affected Area schemes, Border areas & other priority areas schemes, Aspirational Districts Schemes, Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan for Islands to extend mobile connectivity, 4112 towers, along with Base Transceiver Stations, have been installed in the country.
- (d) The  USOF  schemes  are  designed  and  implemented  transparently  as  per  the  extant provisions of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 and Indian Telegraph Rules, 1951, as amended from time to time.
- (e) Total  2,343  Mobile  towers  have  been  installed  under  LWE  Phase-I  through  Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) at the locations, identified by the MHA, in the 10 affected States  of  Andhra  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Chhattisgarh,  Jharkhand,  Maharashtra,  Madhya  Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5551 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Gauge Conversions since Independence
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5551 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2022

## GAUGE CONVERSIONS SINCE INDEPENDENCE

## † 5551. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  length  of  railway  in  kilometers  in  1947  at  the  time  of independence,  broad  gauge/  meter  gauge  and  narrow  gaugewise;
- (b) the  length  in  kilometers  of  new  railway  lines  in  the  country upto the year 2014 since independence; and
- (c) the  length  of  railway  lines  in  kilometers  on  which  gauge conversion  work  has  been  done,  gauge-wise  till  2014  since independence?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5551 BY DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.04.2022 REGARDING GAUGE CONVERSIONS SINCE INDEPENDENCE

- (a) :    The  Gauge-wise length of Railway lines in Kilometres at the time of independence (in 1947-48) was as under :-

| Gauge             | Route (in Kms)   |
|-------------------|------------------|
| Broad Gauge (BG)  | 25,170           |
| Metre Gauge (MG)  | 24,153           |
| Narrow Gauge (NG) | 5,370            |
| Total             | 54,693           |

(b) : Total Length of New Rail Lines in the country upto the year 2014 since Independence was 11,115 Km.

(c) :   Since Independence, a total of 21,892 Kms  Gauge Conversion  have  been  undertaken  from  MG/NG  to  BG  till  the year 2014.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5548 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Imports from Russia and Ukraine
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5548 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  APRIL, 2022

## IMPORTS FROM RUSSIA AND UKRAINE

## 5548.   SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):

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

- (a) the items that India exports/imports from Russia and Ukraine that may be affected because of the war there; and
- (b) the total value of imports and exports and the extent of expected hit?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  & (b):  The effect of the war on exports/imports from Russia and Ukraine can be assessed only after the situation stabilizes.  The value of exports and imports from Russia and Ukraine are as given below:

Value in USD Million

|                 | Russia   | Russia   | Russia      | Ukraine   | Ukraine   | Ukraine     |
|-----------------|----------|----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| Year            | Export   | Import   | Total Trade | Export    | Import    | Total Trade |
| 2020-21         | 2,655.52 | 5,485.75 | 8,141.27    | 450.97    | 2,139.86  | 2,590.83    |
| Apr-Feb 2021-22 | 3,180.36 | 8,688.96 | 11,869.32   | 466.76    | 2,624.48  | 3,091.24    |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Decline in Demand for Textile Goods
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## DECLINE IN DEMAND FOR TEXTILE GOODS

## 5547. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government is aware that despite its efforts to attract investment under its Make in India campaign, sales of manufactured goods, particularly textiles has continuously declined since 2016-17;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the demand for textiles goods was declining even before the demonetization and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  examined  the  reasons  for  such  decline  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the findings;
- (e) whether the textiles companies are reported to have cut down on their workforce in 2019 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the measures taken by the Government to support the manufacturing sector, which constitutes 15-16 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and supports 12 per cent of the workforce?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- ( (a) to (d): Sir,  no  such  decline  is  evident.  The  overall  production  in  textiles  sector  is  showing increasing trends since 2016-17 except the year 2020-21 due to adverse effect of Covid-19 pandemic. This can be seen from the following data relating to textile sector components:

| Item                                 | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21 (provisional)   |
|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------|
| Spun Yarn (Million Kg.)              | 5,659     | 5,680     | 5,890     | 5,664     | 5,146                   |
| Man-made fibre (Million Kg.)         | 1,364     | 1,319     | 1,442     | 1,898     | 1,610                   |
| Man-made filament yarn (Million Kg.) | 1,159     | 1,187     | 1,160     | 1,688     | 1,326                   |
| Cloth (Million Square Meter)         | 63,480    | 66,845    | 70,070    | 75,106    | 70,445                  |

(e): No Sir,

(f): T he Government is implementing various policies measures & schemes to increase production of textile sector such as Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS), Pradhan  Mantri Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM-MITRA), Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Textiles, Scheme for Integrated Textile Park (SITP), Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (ROSCTL) and National Handloom Development Programme and National Handicrafts Development Programme schemes.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Federated Digital Identities
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Dayakar Pasunoori

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5543

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 06.04.2022

## FEDERATED DIGITAL IDENTITIES

## 5543. SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA: DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

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

- (a) the details of the Federated Digital Identities for digital transactions including the manner in which it works and helps citizens;
- (b) whether any consultations have been held with the stakeholders and if so, the response there from; and
- (c) whether  any  modifications  is  proposed  in  the  light  of  the  suggestions  received  in  this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): India Digital Ecosystem Architecture (InDEA) 2.0 framework has been drafted which is currently  under  public  consultation.  In  the  current  draft,  the  concept  of  'federated  digital identity' has been covered which allows minimizing the need to remember and use multiple IDs by the citizens and provide convenience of managing their account using a common ID.
- (b):    Yes,  Sir.  The  draft  InDEA  2.0  has  been  formulated  by  the  Working  Group  (WG) consisting  of  members  from  Government,  industry,  academia  and  R&D  organizations through multiple rounds of deliberations. The draft InDEA 2.0 has also been put up for public consultation wherein at MyGov portal, the response has been 59% positive and 23% neutral.
- (c):    The  comments/suggestions  received  during  the  public  consultation  are  still  being analyzed in order to be further considered by the Working Group.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Organic Cotton Certification
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand, Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5540 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  APRIL, 2022

## ORGANIC COTTON CERTIFICATION

## 5540.   SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Agricultural  and  Processed  Food  Products  Export  Development Authority  (APEDA)  has  cancelled  the  accreditation  of  certain  organic  cotton certification agencies and imposed penalty on them and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the penalty imposed by APEDA was equivalent to the loss incurred by the nation  in  terms  of  wrongly  claimed  value  of  organic  premium  in  currency  and reputation;
- (c) if so, the details of the wrongly claimed organic premium in value; and
- (d) whether such wrongly earned organic premium by the certification agencies and traders has been recouped to the exchequer and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The National Accreditation Body (NAB) has suspended the accreditation of 2 Certification Bodies, in October 2021 and January 2022 respectively, due to irregularities in the certification procedures and lapses in issuing transaction certificates for organic products, including cotton, under the provisions of the National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP).

(b) to (d) :    It is not possible to quantify the value of wrongly claimed organic premium due to these irregularities and lapses. The penalty imposed on the Certification Bodies, found guilty of these transgressions, is in accordance with the provisions of NPOP.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-06
Subject: Allocation of Funds
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5538 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  APRIL, 2022

## ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

## 5538(H). SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

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

- (a) the details of the funds allocated to the Ministry during the last five years and the current year 2022-23 along with the utilization of funds in different States and UTs, particularly in West Bengal; and
- (b) the details in this regard specially about the State of West Bengal?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b) :Details of funds allocated to Ministry of Commerce and Industry during the last five years and the current year 2022-23 is given below:

(Rs. in Cr.)

|         | Budget Allocation (RE)   | Budget Allocation (RE)                                  |
|---------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Year    | Department of Commerce   | Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade |
| 2017-18 | 5602.33                  | 5491.27                                                 |
| 2018-19 | 6195.30                  | 6140.23                                                 |
| 2019-20 | 7264.29                  | 6490.00                                                 |
| 2020-21 | 4600.00                  | 7583.06                                                 |
| 2021-22 | 7421.00                  | 8382.00                                                 |
| 2022-23 | 6073.00 ( BE )           | 8348.00 ( BE )                                          |

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry does not implement any Centrally Sponsored Schemes, hence funds are not released to States and UTs by the Ministry.