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Lok Sabha Question No. 199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Treatment of Injured in Road Accidents
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 199 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd FEBRUARY, 2024

## TREATMENT OF INJURED IN ROAD ACCIDENTS

## 199 : ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that precious lives are lost on a daily basis due to road accidents on National Highways across the country, if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (b) whether the Government has approved any criteria for setting up of a round the clock Trauma Care Centers to provide emergency treatment for those injured in accidents on National Highways, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government would consider setting up round the clock Trauma Care Centers in Taluk Hospitals in Thuravoor, Cherthala, Haripad and Karunagappally in Kerala, which are beside NH66, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details including the number of accidents, number of deaths and number of injured in the last five years in NH66 passing through the State of Kerala?

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

- (a) to (d) Transport Research Wing, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways collects road accident data on a calendar year basis from Police Departments of States/Union Territories and publishes in their annual publication 'Road Accidents in India'. The details are available at: https://morth.nic.in/road-accident-in-india.

During 11 th Five Year Plan (2007-2012) and 12 th Five Year Plan (2012-2017) under the ' National Programme for Prevention & Management of Trauma and Burn Injuries ' (NPPMT&BI), 196 Trauma Care Facilities (TCFs) were sanctioned in Government Hospitals/ Medical Colleges across the country. Many of them are located close to National Highways. Approvals were granted on the basis of proposals received from states as per the norms of the scheme. Under the scheme. TCFs have been set up by the concerned State Government either in existing hospital/medical college or land available with them. Beyond 12 th Five Year Plan (FYP), there is no provision of identification of new trauma care facilities under NPPMT&BI and the financial support is in terms of release of the balance share of Central assistance within the total approved cost of the approved facilities/ units during the 11 th and 12 th FYP.

The Government of Kerala has included Taluk Hospitals in Cherthala, Haripad and Karunagappally in Kerala to strengthen the health system on trauma care.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: EAM Visit to Iran
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-197 ANSWERED ON- 02/02/2024

## EAM VISIT TO IRAN

## 197. DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK

SHRI BHOLA SINGH

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-

- (a) whether the External Affairs Minister (EAM) recently visited Iran amid
- the global tension over the attacks carried out by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the EAM Met Foreign Minister of Iran and held discussions on bilateral, regional and global issues in line with 'Political cooperation, connectivity initiatives and strong people-to-people ties;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the EAM has also discussed boosting regional connectivity through the Chabahar Port as it is located in the Sistan-Balochistan province on the energy-rich Iran's southern coast; and
- (f) the major achievments of the said trip of Iran by the EAM ?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## (SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN)

(a to f) External Affairs Minister (EAM) visited Iran on 14-15 January 2024. During the visit, he called on the President of Iran H.E. Dr. Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, and held meetings with Foreign Minister Dr. Hossein AmirAbdollahian,   Minister   of   Roads   and   Urban   Development   Mehrdad Bazrpash, and Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Dr. Ali Akbar Ahmadian.

In the meeting with Foreign Minister of Iran, various aspects of bilateral relations   including   political   cooperation,   people-to-people   ties   and

connectivity initiatives were discussed. The two leaders appreciated the regular high-level interactions between India and Iran. They discussed ways   to   strengthen   the   ongoing   cultural   and   educational   linkages between the two countries. They also discussed matters related to the development of Chabahar Port and International North-South Transport Corridor to facilitate trade and transport connectivity between Eurasia, Central Asia, Afghanistan and the Indian subcontinent.

The two sides exchanged perspectives and assessments on certain regional and global issues and developments. They expressed concern about the recent events in West Asia and emphasised the importance of preventing further escalation of violence and hostilities. Both sides also discussed  the   issue   of   increased   threats   to   the   safety   of   maritime commercial traffic in the region, which is a matter of concern to the international community and has a direct bearing on India's energy and economic  interests.   In   addition,   they   also   exchanged   views   on   the developments in Afghanistan, Ukraine, and the Caucasus.

The visit provided an opportunity to further strengthen the bilateral relations with Iran.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Health Sector Regulator
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 195 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND FEBRUARY, 2024

## HEALTH SECTOR REGULATOR

## 195. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government proposes to set up a health sector regulator to bring all issues related to the health sector under its ambit like health insurance schemes to facilitate affordable insurance coverage for all;
- (b) whether it is also true that there has been a demand to regulate Government schemes like Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, the Central Health Scheme, Employees State Insurance Corporation, etc.;
- (c) whether it is also true that the proposed regulator will also be responsible for the functioning of hospitals under both private and Government sectors; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (PROF. SATYA PAL SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (d) At present, there is no proposal in the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to set up a health sector regulator to bring issues related to health sector under its ambit. However, Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) is implemented through a versatile three-tier implementation framework which has been set up by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to operationalize the scheme across National, State and district levels. At the national level, the National Health Authority (NHA) provides the policy directions, Central share of funding and monitors the mission across the country. At the level of the State / Union Territories, the State Health Agencies (SHAs) are in the preeminent position when it comes to implement the scheme. District Implementation Units (DIUs) are responsible for co-ordinating between various stakeholders at the grass-roots level.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP)
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary, C. R. Patil, Anurag Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 191 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd FEBRUARY, 2024

## PRADHAN MANTRI NATIONALDIALYSIS PROGRAMME (PMNDP)

## 191. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

SHRI C.R. PATIL:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

## Will the MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the budget allotted to the States of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP);
- (b) the number of beneficiaries who have availed dialysis services at the district hospitals of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh especially in the Pali, Navsari and Jhansi parliamentary constituencies; and
- (c) whether the programme incorporates special provisions for women and children in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (PROF. SATYA PAL SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (c) : Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients ensures availability of dialysis services in all the district hospitals in the country free of cost to all BPL beneficiaries. The National Health Mission (NHM) supports States/UTs in the implementation of Pradhan Mantri National Dialysis Programme (PMNDP) through the annual Programme Implementation Plans (PIP).The details of the budget allotted to the States of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh under PMNDP under NHM during 2022- 2023 is as follows:-

|   S.No | States        |   Rs. in Lakhs 2022-23 |
|--------|---------------|------------------------|
|      1 | Rajasthan     |                 877.31 |
|      2 | Gujarat       |                4308.05 |
|      3 | Uttar Pradesh |                8097.37 |

Till 31st December 2023, the total numbers of beneficiaries who have availed dialysis services at the district hospitals of Rajasthan, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh are 62261, 183899 and 37453 respectively. In Pali, Navsari and Jhansi Parliamentary constituencies, the total number beneficiaries who availed dialysis services are 572, 562 and 374 respectively.
Lok Sabha Question No. 189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Upgradation of Anganwadi Infrastructure
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 189

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2024

## UPGRADATION OF ANGANWADI INFRASTRUCTURE

189. SHRI JAGDAMBIKAPAL:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress of the Saksham Anganwadi Scheme for infrastructure upgradation of Anganwadis nation-wide;
- (b) the estimated fund allocation for this initiative and the specific targets set for it; and
- (c) the anticipated timeline for the completion of the upgradation of these Anganwadis?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c)    The Government has accorded high priority to the issue of malnutrition and is implementing several schemes/programmes of different Ministries/Departments through States/UTs  to  address  various  aspects  related  to  nutrition.  The  efforts  under  the Supplementary Nutrition Programme under Anganwadi Services and Poshan Abhiyaan have been realigned and converged as 'Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0' (Mission Poshan 2.0).

During the 15 th  Finance Commission cycle, 2 lakh Anganwadi Centres @ 40,000 AWCs per year are to be upgraded as Saksham Anganwadis for improved nutrition delivery and for early childhood care and development under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0.  Saksham  Anganwadis  are  to  be  provided  with  better  infrastructure  than  the conventional Anganwadi Centres including internet/Wi-Fi connectivity, LED screens, water purifier/installation of RO Machine and equipped with smart learning equipment. The total no. of AWCs approved for upgradation as Saksham AWCs during FY 2022-23 is 41192 and fund released for upgradation is Rs. 21273.63 Lakh during FY 2022-23.

The cost norms for construction of Anganwadi Centres in convergence with MGNREGS have been revised from Rs.7 Lakh per AWC to Rs.12 Lakh per AWC wherein Rs.8.00 Lakh would be provided under MGNREGS, Rs.2.00 Lakh under 15th FC (or any other untied funds) and Rs.2.00 Lakh by MWCD per AWC to be shared between Centre and States/UTs in the prescribed cost sharing ratio. States/UTs have also been advised to continue to tap funds for construction of AWC buildings from various schemes such as MPLADS, RIDF,  Finance  Commission  Grants  to  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions,  NREGA, MSDP of Ministry of Minority Affairs, etc.

The  unit  cost  approved  for  construction  of  toilet  has  been  raised  from  Rs.12,000/-  to Rs.36000/-  per  AWC  and  for  drinking  water  provisioning  the  approved  cost  has  been raised from Rs.10,000/- to Rs. 17000/- per AWC to be shared by Centre and States/UTs as per the cost sharing ratio.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Beneficiaries under Ayushman Bharat
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 180 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 ND FEBRUARY, 2024

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER AYUSHMAN BHARAT

## 180. SHRI VISHNU DAYALRAM:

Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether eligible beneficiaries under the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana are selected based on census 2011 data;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the Government ' s current mechanism to cover people left out of the scheme due to the scheme ' s reliance on an old database;

(c) whether the Government is in the process of adopting a more suitable mechanism for identifying State/UT-wise beneficiaries under the Scheme and weed out ineligible beneficiaries in a time-bound manner;

(d) if so, the details and timeline thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (e): Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) is the world's largest publicly funded health assurance scheme which aims to provide health cover of Rs. 5 lakh per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization to approximately 55 crore beneficiaries corresponding to 12 crore families constituting the bottom 40% of India's population.

Initially, 10.74 crore beneficiary families under the scheme were targeted on the basis of the Socio -economic Caste Census (SECC) of 2011 using select deprivation and occupational criteria across rural and urban areas, respectively. Further, in January 2022, Government of India revised the beneficiary base to 12 crore families and States/UTs have been given the flexibility to use other digitized databases of similar socio-economic for identification of beneficiaries under the scheme. Accordingly, States/UTs have provided Aadhaar-seeded databases of poor and vulnerable families for verification under the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Menstrual Hygiene Practices
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 175 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02/02/2024

## MENSTRUALHYGIENE PRACTICES

## 175. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT

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

- (a) the number of Anganwadis and Schools implementing the scheme for promotion of Menstrual Hygiene practices in rural areas;
- (b) whether the ASHA workers are also being involved in the promotion of the scheme;
- (c) if so, the strategies and actions being adopted/ taken by them to spread the awareness on the objectives of the scheme;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether any challenges are being faced by implementing agencies for spreading the awareness regarding the scheme; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (f): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare ' s scheme entitled ' Scheme for Promotion of Menstrual Hygiene among Adolescent Girls in Rural India ' promotes Menstrual Hygiene among adolescent girls in the age group of 10-19 years in rural areas as part of Adolescent Reproductive Sexual Health.

As per information provided by States/UTs 3,13,255 Anganwadis and 3,69,461 Schools are implementing the scheme with a view to promote Menstrual Hygiene practices in the rural areas.

The ASHA workers are involved in the promotion of the scheme. They are responsible for distributing the sanitary napkin packs at a subsidized rate of Rs. 6/- for a pack of 6 napkins and arranging monthly meetings with the adolescent girls in their area to deliberate on varies health issues including menstrual hygiene management.

Under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), Government has launched Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Sanitary Napkins at Rs. 1/per pad for women to ensure easy availability of the menstrual health services at affordable prices.

Awareness generation among adolescent girls in schools about safe and hygienic menstrual health practices are done through the existing service delivery and health promotion mechanisms in schools. Further, IEC/ BCC activities are carried out by the States/ UTs to create awareness among the adolescent girls and other stakeholders as per the proposals received in the Programme Implementation Plan (PIPs) of the respective State/ UT under National Health Mission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Electronic Voting Machine
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru, Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 171

## ANSWERED ON 02/02/2024

## ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINE

## 171.   SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHNA RAJU: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Election  Commission  (EC)  has  provided  any  substantive response to the 'genuine concerns' raised by various registered parties/organisations/general  public/voters  regarding  the  use  of  Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), if so, the details thereof/reasons therefor; and
- (b)  whether  there  have  been  demands  for  100%  matching  of  the  Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips and EVMs inputs, if so, the details thereof along with the corrective steps taken since the introduction of EVM to
- remove these doubts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a)  The Election Commission of India (ECI) has informed that to address various concerns  and  promote  awareness  regarding  the  use  of  Electronic  Voting Machines (EVMs), the ECI has published the following resources/publications in the ECI website, as under-
- (i) Manual on Electronic Voting Machine;
- (ii) Presentation on EVM;
- (iii) Status Paper on EVM;
- (iv) Legal History of EVMs and VVPATs;
- (v) Celebrating 40 Years of EVM;
- (vi) FAQs on EVMs.

The resources are regularly updated from time to time

- (b) The  Election  Commission  of  India  (ECI)  has  informed  that  the  present system of mandatory counting of slips of randomly selected 5 Voter Verifiable Paper  Audit  Trails  (VVPATs)  per  Parliamentary  Constituency/Assembly Constituency  is  as  per  the  directions  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  in  its judgment  in  case  of N.  Chandrababu  Naidu  Vs  Union  of  India (2019). Further,  various  aspects  related  to  VVPAT  is sub-judice in  the  Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-02
Subject: Development of Inland Waterways
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.168

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2024

## DEVELOPMENT OF INLAND WATERWAYS

168. DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state:

## पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal for the development of inland waterways in smaller river systems in the State of Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any proposals have been submitted/ received by the Government of Kerala in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)Under  National  Waterways  Act,  2016,  4  inland  waterways  of  Kerala  and  1 interstate  waterway  of  Kerala  with  Tamil  Nadu  have  been  declared  as  National Waterways (NWs) as detailed at Annex.1 . 3 NWs of Kerala namely NW-3 {West Coast Canal (KottapuramKollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals}; NW-8 (Alappuzha-  Changanassery  Canal)  &NW-9  (Alappuzha-  Kottayam  -  Athirampuzha Canal) have been taken up for development for shipping and navigation. Smaller river systems are in the purview of the State Government.

(c)  &  (d)  Recently  no  proposal  has  been  received  from  the  Governmentof  Kerala  for development of smaller river systems in the state of Kerala. However, in July 2022, the State Govt. had  submitted a proposal for seeking financial assistance for the construction of navigational lock at Koottayi and Orumanayoor in the extended stretch of NW-3 at a total cost of Rs.97.56 Crores. The proposal was not found feasible due to lack of prospective cargo potential in the stretch.

## Annex.1

## National Waterways of Kerala under National Waterways Act, 2016

|   No. of NWs | State(s)            | Name of NWs                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|--------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|            4 | Kerala              | NW-3 {West Coast Canal (Kozhikode - Kollam), Champakara and Udyogmandal Canals} NW-8 (Alappuzha- Changanassery Canal) NW-9 (Alappuzha- Kottayam - Athirampuzha Canal) NW-59 (Kottayam-Vaikom Canal) |
|            1 | Kerala & Tamil Nadu | NW-13 (AVM Canal)                                                                                                                                                                                   |

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