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Lok Sabha Question No. 1929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Animal Birth Control Rules
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1929

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  AUGUST, 2023

## ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL RULES

## 1929. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the Kerala Government's objection to the Animal Birth Control (ABC) rules issued under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act in the context of nuisance posed by stray canines;
- (b)  whether  the  ministry  has  any  proposal  to  relax  the  provisions  of  the  ABC  rules  in  the interest of addressing the stray canine nuisance in Kerala; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Central Government notified the draft Animal Birth Control Rules, 2022 vide GSR 656(E) dated 31 st July, 2022 for comments by the public within a period of 60 days. No such objections were received from the Government of Kerala during the draft stage. After that, the Central Government has notified the final Animal Birth Control Rules 2023 vide G.S.R. 193(E)  dated  10 th March,  2023  under  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Animals  Act,  1960  after superseding the Animal Birth Control (Dog) Rules, 2001.

However,  recently,  a  representation  has  been  received  from  Government  of  Kerala vide letter dated 13.07.2023 stating that they want to operationalise at least one ABC Centre in  a  Block  with  due  project  recognition  from  Animal  Welfare  Board  of  India(AWBI)  for effective management of dog population. They have requested to relax / amend the Sub-Rule (8) of Rule 3 of the ABC Rules, 2023.

- (b)  &  (c)  No.  Sir.  Only  effective  way  to  control  or  manage  the  stray  dog  population  is through Animal Birth Control programme. Further, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in SLP 691 of 2009 vide its order dated 18.11.2015 has directed that no innovative method or subterfuge should be adopted by the local authority other than the methods prescribed under the Animal Birth Control (Dog) Rules, 2001 notified by the Government of India which has now been superseded by Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023 . Any kind of laxity while carrying out statutory obligations is not countenanced in la w .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Khelo India Centres
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1926

## ANSWERED ON 01.08.2023

## Khelo India Centres

1926.  SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any new initiatives to promote sports in the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of present status of having more Khelo India Centres in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS { SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR }

(a) and (b) Sports being a State subject, the responsibility of promotion of sports,  including  taking  new  initiatives  to  promote  sports  in  the  country, rests primarily with State/Union Territory governments. Central government only  supplements  their  efforts  through  its  schemes  across  the  country. These schemes include: - (i) Khelo India Scheme (ii) Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs); (iii) Special Awards to Winners in International sports  events  and  their  Coaches;  (iv)  National  Sports  Awards,  Pension  to Meritorious Sports Persons; (v) National Sports Development Fund; and (vi) Sports Training Centres run through Sports Authority of India.

Some notable initiatives of this Ministry include creation and upgradation of sports infrastructure, wherein 297 sports infrastructure projects across 32 States/UTs  at  a  total  sanctioned  cost  of  Rs.2740.89  crore  have  been approved,  organizing  three  annual  sporting  events  namely,  Khelo  India Youth Games, Khelo India University Games and Khelo India Winter Games, establishment  of  31  Khelo  India  States  Centre  of  Excellence,  960  Khelo India  Centres  and  267  accredited  academies  for  training  of  about  2500 identified athletes, Wo men's Leagues in 14 sports districts in the Tier-2 and

Tier3  cities  held  under  the  'Promotion  of  Inclusiveness  through  Sports' vertical of the Khelo India Scheme and organizing Fit India initiatives such as 'Freedom Run', 'Plot Run', 'Fitness Quiz' etc. These initiatives have given major boost to the development of sports across the country.

(c) As on date, a total of 960 Khelo India Centres have been notified in 652 districts across the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Implementation of RSETI
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1923

## ANSWERED ON 01/08/2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF RSETI

## 1923. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

## Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing Rural Self Employment  Training  Institute  (RSETI)  scheme  as  a  subscheme of National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM);
- (b) if so, whether skill and entrepreneurship development training is being provided to rural poor youth free of cost;
- (c) if  so,  whether  principles  of  social  inclusion,  keeping  in  view the  welfare  of  the  marginalized  sections,  especially  that  of Scheduled  Castes  (SC),  Other  Backward  Classes  (OBC)  and Tribal youths, has been amply taken care of;
- (d)
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- if not, the reasons thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) scheme  is  being  implemented  as  a  sub-scheme  of  National  Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM). Under the scheme, currently 590 RSETIs are  functioning  in  572  districts  across  33  States  and  UTs  led  by respective  Banks  and  funded  by  Ministry  of  Rural  Development. These RSETIs are extending training to unemployed rural poor youth free of cost.
- (c) & (d): Yes, Sir. Welfare of marginalized sections like SC, ST and OBC  is  taken  care  by  way  of  training  the  poor  rural  unemployed youth  free  of  cost  and  by  ensuring  settlement  of  the  trained candidates  for  taking  up  self-employment  ventures  by  extending necessary  support.  The  details  of  candidates  trained  &  settled under the above categories in last three years is placed at Annexure.
- (e): Does not arise.

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Annexure

| FY                        | SC      | SC      | ST      | ST      | OBC     | OBC     |
|---------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
|                           | Trained | Settled | Trained | Settled | Trained | Settled |
| 2020-21                   | 64967   | 45199   | 33304   | 23200   | 100571  | 73296   |
| 2021-22                   | 79077   | 63891   | 44022   | 33053   | 123636  | 103152  |
| 2022-23                   | 102650  | 81139   | 58627   | 47486   | 163405  | 130144  |
| 2023-24 (till 30.06.2023) | 26686   | 11727   | 15393   | 5923    | 41155   | 18632   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: National Bamboo Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1918

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  AUGUST, 2023

## NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION

1918: SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि  एवं  ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any action has been taken to ensure the quality of bamboo planting material under the reconstituted National Bamboo Mission;
- (b) if so, the details thereof ; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b) Yes. In order to ensure the quality of planting material, the Guidelines have been  issued under restructured National Bamboo  Mission  (NBM)  for Accreditation of Bamboo Nurseries, Tissue Culture Laboratories and Certification of Quality Planting Material. The guidelines envisage the formation of State Level Bamboo Nursery Accreditation Committees (SLBNAC) in each NBM implementing State.  The  Accreditation  Committee  evaluates  Bamboo  Nurseries  based  on  the prescribed standards of Infrastructure, Seedlings/Propagules, Production System, Authentic  Source,  Management  Practices  and  Quality  Parameters  on  a  case-tocase  basis.  The  'Certificate  of  Accreditation'  is  provided  to  the  nurseries  and quality  planting  stock  initially  for  three  years  based  on  successful  evaluation.  So far,  12  States  have  formed  the  State  Level  Bamboo  Nursery  Accreditation Committees (SLBNAC). For providing good quality planting material, as of now 368 number  of  nurseries  have  been  established  under  the  restructured  National Bamboo Mission. A total number of 212 Nurseries including nurseries under NBM and others have been accredited.

- (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Landless Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari, Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Goddeti Madhavi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1917

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  AUGUST, 2023

## LANDLESS FARMERS

1917.      SHRI N. REDDEPPA: SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH: SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  the number of landless farmers in the country;
- (b) the details of schemes being implemented by the Government for the said landless farmers;
- (c) the number of dalits and tribals among the said farmers ;
- (d) the number of people who became landless during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a), (c) & (d):  No specific census/survey of landless farmers has been conducted and as such the  exact  number  of  landless  farmers  in  the  country  is  not  available.  However,  as  per Agriculture Census 2015-16, number of wholly leased-in operational holders in the country was about  5.31  lakh,  out  of  which  Scheduled  Castes  and  Scheduled  Tribes  wholly  leased-in

- operational holders were about 1.91 lakh and 0.67 lakh respectively.
- (b):  Agriculture being a State subject, the State Governments undertake implementation of agricultural schemes/programmes for the welfare of farmers including landless farmers and the Government of India also supplements these efforts through implementation  of various central sector/centrally sponsored schemes/programmes. Among these, the schemes which specifically cover landless, tenant farmers and sharecroppers are the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) & Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) and Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1916 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Increasing Price of Raw Materials/Components of EVs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1916 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2023

## INCREASING PRICE OF RAW MATERIALS/COMPONENTS OF EV s

## 1916.  SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मं त्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the increasing price of raw materials and other issues such as supply bottleneck of  semiconductors  has  prompted  automobile  OEMs  and  ancillary  companies  to  increase  their prices as reported by automobile companies;
- (b) if so, the steps the Government has taken in this regard; and
- (c) the  details  of  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  aid  automobile  companies  to  increase production to achieve their target of seeing India become a global automobile manufacturing hub?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- (a): Yes Sir, there was shortage of Semi-Conductor chips during COVID -19 Pandemic. As per  information  received  from  Society  of  Indian  Automobile  Manufacturers  (SIAM),  it  is observed that the Global Semiconductor suppliers have now ramped up their manufacturing, as some of these companies had faced disruptions till recently. Commodity prices are also softening this year, as compared to previous financial year.
- (b) & (c): The Government has launched these three schemes for promotion of Automobile Sector in India:-
- (i) The  Government  has  launched  the  Faster  Adoption  and  Manufacturing  of  Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme in 2015 and presently, Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 01 st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crores. This phase of FAME II focuses on supporting electrification of public and shared transportation through subsidies to 7,090 e-buses, 5 lakh e-3 wheelers, 55,000 e-4 wheeler passenger  cars  and  10  lakh  e-2  wheelers.  The  details  of  the  scheme  may  be  seen  at http://fame2.heavyindustries.gov.in/index.aspx .
- (ii) The Government on 12 th  May , 2021 approved Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing Advanced Chemistry Cells (ACC) in order to promote their manufacturing in the country. The budgetary outlay of the scheme is Rs.18,100 crores. The scheme envisages to establish a cumulative ACC battery manufacturing capacity of 50 GWh. The details of the scheme may be seen at https://heavyindustries.gov.in/UserView/index?mid=2487 .
- (iii) : Automobile industry is also incentivized under Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for  Automobile  and  Auto  Components,  which  was  approved  on  15 th September , 2021  with  a budgetary outlay of Rs.25,938 crores for a period of 5 years. The details of the PLI Auto scheme may be seen at the MHI website https://heavyindustries.gov.in/UserView/index?mid=2482

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1915 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Menace of Fake News
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: P. C. Mohan, Lallu Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1915 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2023

## MENACE OF FAKE NEWS

## 1915. SHRI P.C.MOHAN: SHRI LALLU SINGH:

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

- (a) the details of steps taken by the Government to counter the menace of fake news in the country;
- (b) whether any steps have been taken by the Government to counter fake news on social  media  including  mandating appointment of ombudsman by Social media Companies to check fake news; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) The Government has statutory and institutional mechanisms  in  place  to combat    fake news  including the following:
- i) A  Fact  Check  Unit  has  been  set  up  under  Press  Information Bureau under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in November, 2019 which takes cognizance of fake news relating to the Central Government both suo-motu and by way of queries sent by citizens on its portal or through e-mail and social media. The Unit responds to the relevant queries with correct and updated information.
- ii) For  Print  Media,  Press  Council  of  India  (PCI),  a  statutory autonomous body set up under the Press Council Act, 1978, has framed 'Norms of Journalistic Conduct' for adherence by the media. These norms inter alia stress upon Accuracy and Fairness,  Pre-publications  Verification,  distinction  between Conjecture, speculation, comment and fact avoiding sensational  /  provocative  headings  and  justification  for  the matter printed under them, etc.
- iii) For Television, all TV Channels are required to adhere to the Programme Code under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995, including that programmes should not contain  anything  obscene,  defamatory,  deliberate,  false  and suggestive innuendos and half-truths;
- iv) For digital news publishers, the Government has notified the Information  Technology  (Intermediary  Guidelines  and  Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 under the IT Act, 2000 on 25 th February, 2021, which inter alia provides for a Code of Ethics for  adherence by digital news publishers along with a 3-Tier grievance redressal mechanism.

Appropriate  action  is  taken  by  the  Government  and  the  Press

Council in case of violation of the Codes etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1914 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Training Programme for Fisherman
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1914 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  AUGUST, 2023

## Training Programme for Fisherman

## 1914. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

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

- (a)  whether there is any training program conducted on regular basis for the fishermen in the  country teaching them the safety skills and life guard training skills, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Ministry content with the current safety training taught to the fishermen and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Ministry has inclined to explore the possibilities of taking advise and training from few organizations who are into this domain?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) to (c): The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), under the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry and Dairying, Govt. of  India  is implementing the training and capacity building programs for fishermen and has released funds of Rs.1,12,636/lakhs to the State Governments for the said purpose. Besides, Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard (ICG) regularly conduct Community Interaction Programs (CIPs) in the coastal villages to educate and create awareness amongst fishermen fraternity on maritime safety and security related issues including demonstration on correct use of lifebuoy and life jackets, operation of Distress Alert Transmitters (DATs) and use of distress signals at sea for calling help during distress, carriage of safety and communication equipment/appliances, awareness on toll free no. 1554 for informing ICG during distress, medical lectures on first-aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation  (CPR),  safe  navigation  practices,  awareness  on  non-fishing  areas/zone  and significance  of  sustainable  and  responsible  ways  of  fishing,  implications  of  crossing  the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) etc.

The flagship scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana' (PMMSY) being implemented by Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying provides support to traditional fishermen/fishermen's groups, for safety kits, which consist of GPS, life jacket, lifebuoy and other life-saving appliances, a radar reflector, first-aid box, a set of flares, backup  battery,  search  &  rescue  beacons  etc.  Financial  assistance  is  also  provided  under PMMSY to acquire deep sea fishing vessels and Automatic Information System/communication and/or tracking devises and support for training and capacity building.  NFDB, Hyderabad has empaneled the training partners to train the fishermen in the areas of Disaster Preparedness in Fisheries Sector with specialized skills of Boat Rescue Operations and usage of Life Saving equipment, etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Support to Coconut Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1913

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 01 ST  AUGUST, 2023

## SUPPORT TO COCONUT FARMERS

1913.  SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN :

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  measures  to  ensure  timely  and  proper procurement of copra by Kerala State and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  observed  a  large  distress  happening  within  the coconut Farmers of Kerala; and
- (c) if so, the details regarding the steps and measures taken to redress the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c):  In order to provide remunerative price to the farmers, Government implements Price Support Scheme (PSS) under the Umbrella Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay  Sanrakshan  Abhiyan  (PM-AASHA)  for  procurement  of  notified  pulses,  oilseeds  & copra  at  Minimum  Support  Price  (MSP)  as  and  when  the  market  price  of  these commodities  falls  below  the  notified  MSP  and  proposals  are  received  from  State Government as per scheme guidelines. Based on the request of Government of Kerala, Government of India has approved for procurement of 50,000 MT of Milling Copra under PSS  in the State during 2023 season.

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