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Lok Sabha Question No. 3342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Grading of Railway Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dhal Singh Bisen

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3342 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## GRADING OF RAILWAY STATIONS

†3342.  DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the criteria on which railway stations are graded along with the details of the facilities provided to such stations, grade-wise;
- (b) the grades under which the stations of Seoni, Balaghat Parliamentary Constituency falls;
- (c) whether  these  stations  possess  all  the  facilities  as  per  their grades; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3342 BY DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2023 REGARDING GRADING OF RAILWAY STATIONS (a):  Railway  stations  are  categorized  based  on  the  annual  passenger earnings (reserved and unreserved) and number of outward passengers handled at the station. Various  Minimum  Essential  Amenities  (MEA)  like  waiting  hall, platform shelter, drinking water, toilets, seating arrangements, adequate lighting etc are provided at Railway stations depending upon the  category  of  station.    Further,  upgradation  of  amenities  at  railway stations  is  undertaken  as  per  requirement,  subject  to  availability  of funds. (b) to (d):  Parliamentary constituency wist list regarding catergory of stations is not maintained. The category (grade) under which Seoni and Balaghat stations fall are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of the station   | Category (Grade)           |
|---------|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|       1 | Balaghat              | Non Suburban Grade (NSG)-5 |
|       2 | Seoni                 | NSG-6                      |

As per norms, Minimum Essential Amenities (MEAs) are provided at  these  stations.  However,  augmentation/  upgradation  of  passenger amenities at railway station in Indian Railways is a continuous and ongoing process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Zero Financial Liability
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRSI FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3340 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9TH AUGUST, 2023

## ZERO FINANCIAL LIABILITY

## 3340B DR.  PRITAM  GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI RAHUL  RAMESH SHEWALE:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD  AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION nIVM  qua,  ©TH3RT TFT&TfRq fR?wr IHt be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per the MoUs with State Governments there has to be zero financial liability  on the procuring agencies with  regard to permissible items of cost to be borne by Union Government;
- (b) if so, the details in this regard;
- (c) the details of the amount of outstanding payments that need to be paid to  the  States Civil  Supplies Corporations in  connection with paddy/rice procurement, State-wise, particularly  to Maharashtra;
- (d) whether the anticipated cost is required to be released in the form of advance subsidy at the rate of gO percent of admissible claim  on quantity basis in the first  month of every quarter;
- (e) if  so, whether the  release of  advance and provisional subsidy to States is irregular,  particularly  to Maharashtra;
- (f) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (g) the steps taken by the  Union Government to clear the outstanding amount of the States, particularly Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)&(b): As per MoU, the  State  Government/ designated agencies shall be paid quarterly  provisional subsidy for  decentralized procurement and distribution after  adjusting the sale realization at CIP upto 100% basis for fixed incidentals and upto 95% of variable incidentals.

- (c): Procurement operation for  paddy  is  carried-out by  the  concerned State Government/its agencies. However, food subsidy is  re-imbursed to the State for  distribution of food  grains for  Central Schemes covered  under National Food Security Act and Other Welfare Schemes. Further, release of food subsidy is an ongoing and continuous process. Department of Food & Public Distribution, Government of India has been continuously releasing admissible amounts of food subsidy to the States on quarterly  basis.
- (d):  As per MoU, advance subsidy will be released at the rate of 90% of the admissible claim on a quarterly basis in the first  month of every quarter on receipt of complete subsidy proposal from the State Governments.
- (e) to (g):  Advance and  Provisional subsidy is  released to  States on receipt of subsidy bill  along with  relevant documents. On 25.07.2023, this Department has released provisional subsidy amount of Rs. IO04.60 crore to  State  Government of  Maharashtra against the  subsidy bills  for  quarter ending December 2022. Presently, no food subsidy bill  is pending for State Government of Maharashtra.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: New Industries in Maharashtra
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Hemant Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3337.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 09 TH  AUGUST, 2023.

## NEW INDUSTRIES IN MAHARASHTRA

## 3337.  SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government proposes to start and establish new industries in the rural areas of the country especially in Marathwada and Vidarbha of Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government is providing financial assistance to establish new industries in Marathwada and Vidarbha of Maharashtra;
- (d) if  so,  the  company-wise  details  of  the  assistance  provided  by  the  Union Government during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री ( श्री सोम प्रकाश ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) to (e): Setting  up  of  industries  is  a  State-subject.  Government  of  India,  however, provides a lot of support for promotion of Industrial activities across the country including  the  rural  areas.  Government  of  India,  through  the  Department  for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and other Central Ministries/ Departments, provide an enabling eco-system for the overall industrial development of country through appropriate policy interventions.

Central Government facilitates industrialization and supplements efforts of State Governments  to  set  up  industries  through  a  number  of  schemes/initiatives implemented by various Ministries/Departments.  DPIIT implements the schemes for overall development of industrial sector such as the Schemes for Investment Promotion, Ease  of  Doing  Business, Industrial Infrastructure  Upgradation Scheme, Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI), National Industrial Corridors, Startup India, Indian Footwear & Leather Development Programme and Initiative of Promotion of Geographical Indication etc. No centralized information  on assistance provided to State Governments, with respect  to industries,  is            maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3335 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: CBI Enquiry of Cases
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3335

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023)

## CBI ENQUIRY OF CASES

## †3335. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL :

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the CBI has not initiated any enquiry in various cases recommended to it by the Government  of  Rajasthan  including  the  cases  of  kidnapping  of  Manohar  Rajpurohit Netra, rape of a deaf and mute girl child in Alwar and Lovely Kandara encounter case in Jodhpur;
- (b) if so, the details and the reasons for not initiating the investigation along with the names of such cases; and
- (c) the details of progress made so far in the investigation carried out by the CBI on the mass murder  in  Chak  Rajasar  in  Hanumangarh  district  of  Rajasthan  and  Kamlesh  Prajapat encounter case along with the other cases, case-wise?

## 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):  CBI derives its authority from the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946. It functions within an explicit and well-established legal and procedural framework. The provisions of DSPE Act, primarily, apply to the Union Territories and are extended to the States only with their consent.

As per Section 6 of the Delhi Special Police Establishment (DSPE) Act, 1946, Central Bureau  of  Investigation  (CBI)  needs  the  consent  from  the  respective  State  Government  for conducting investigation in its jurisdiction. In terms of the provision of Section 6 of the DSPE Act, 1946, some State Governments have granted a general consent to CBI for the investigation of specified class of offences against specified categories of persons enabling CBI to register and investigate those specified matters.

As per the provisions contained in Section 5 of DSPE Act, 1946, the Central Government with the consent of the concerned State Government u/s 6 of DSPE Act may, by notification, extend to any area in that State, the powers and jurisdiction of members of Delhi Special Police Establishment  for  the  investigation  of  any  offences  or  classes  of  offences  specified  in  the Notification u/s 3 of the said Act.

Accordingly, the cases received from the State Governments are referred to the CBI for the feasibility of CBI investigation. After receipt of feasibility from CBI, necessary notification in  this  regard  is  issued  if  it  is  decided  to  hand  over  the  case  to  CBI  for  investigation  and  the concerned State Government is informed accordingly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Increase in Commission of FPSs
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Arjun Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## INISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3333 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9TH AUGUST, 2023

## INCREASE IN COMMISSION OF FPSS

## 13333. SHRI ARJUN SINGH:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD  AND PUBLIC

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- (a) whether the Government is considering to increase the allowance or commission for the  Fair Price Shops (FPSs) to  ensure the guarantee of
- their  minimum monthly  income;
- (b) if so, the amount that  is likely  to be increased; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) to  (c): The Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) under the National Food Security Act,  2013 (NFSA) is  operated under the joint responsibility of the  Central and  the  State/UT Governments. The operational responsibility including issuance of  licenses to  Fair Price Shops (FPSs), supervision and monitoring of the functioning of Fair Price Shops etc., rest with the concerned State/UT Government. As per Clause 9(9) of the TPDS (Control) Order, 2015, the  State  Government shall allow sale of commodities other than the foodgrains distributed under the TPDS at  the fair  price shops to  improve the viability of  the fair  price shop operations.

To improve the financial viability of FPSs, the Government of India has requested all  the  States/UTs to take  up initiatives  through FPSs sueh as  providing Common Service Centre (CSC) services, Banking services through tie-up with  banks/ corporate Banking Correspondences, Banking and citizen-centric services of  India Post Payment Bank (IPPB), Retail selling of  small (5  kilogram) LPG cylinders, Sale of  other commodities/ general store items, Converting FPS into 'Public Data Office' under the PMWANI scheme etc.  Further, Government of India has enhanced the norms of margin payable to  FPS dealers with  effect  from April, 2022 as per the details given below:

| Category of States   | Basic margin   |   Additional margin for sale through point-of- sale device | Central share (Percentage)   |
|----------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| General              | 90             |                                                         21 |                              |
| Special *            | 1 80           |                                                         26 |                              |

+Note: Special category States include 8 States of  North East including Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu &  Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands  and Lakshadweep.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Export of Tea
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3332 ANSWERED ON 09/08/2023

## EXPORT OF TEA

## †3332. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a) whether  there  has  been  a  decline  in  the  export  of  tea  resulting  in  lower  market  share  in  the international market;
- (b) if so, the details thereof of the financial loss incurred along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to restore the market share of Indian tea in the global tea market; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  proposing  to  provide  additional  infrastructure  facilities  to  the  tea cultivators to increase the production of tea 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) to (c): No, Sir.  The tea exports from India vis-à-vis its share in World exports are given in the table below -

|   Year |   India's Exports (Qty in M.Kgs) |   World Exports (Qty in M.Kgs) |   %of India | World Rank   |   Export Value (Rs. Crs) |
|--------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|--------------|--------------------------|
|   2020 |                           209.72 |                        1831.21 |          11 | 4th          |                  5235.29 |
|   2021 |                           196.54 |                        1924.1  |          10 | 4th          |                  5311.15 |
|   2022 |                           226.98 |                        1830.97 |          12 | 4th          |                  6253.19 |

Source: Tea Board

O.I.H.

In order to increase export of  Indian tea, the  Tea Board has taken initiatives such as arranging buyer-seller meets, participation in international trade fairs,  undertaking generic promotion in key markets and engaging continuously with Indian Missions abroad  for conducting of promotional programs.

(d): The Tea Board under the Tea Development & Promotion Scheme provides financial assistance for establishment  of  common  facilities  like  leaf  shed,  godown  etc.  by  the  Self  Help  Groups  and  Farmer Producer Organisations of small tea growers. Assistance is also provided for  setting up mini tea factories by small tea growers and big tea factories by Farmer Producer Organisations of small tea growers, setting up organic tea factories and value addition in organic tea factories.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Textile and Apparel Sector
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3330 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR

## 3330. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

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

- (a) whether the textile sector is going through the tough time;
- (b) if so, the details along with its reasons therefor;
- (c) the area-wise and year-wise details of the segments which performed well under textile and apparel sector during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether the exports of textile and apparel affected due to Covid-19;
- (e) if so, the steps taken by the Government to save the textile industry during this period; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to improve the situation of these industries to tackle its challenges and to promote export?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

- (a) to (c): All  sectors  including  the  textile  sector  were  affected  due  to  COVID-19  pandemic  on account of lockdown, disruption in movement of goods & services etc. However, the sector has shown recovery  and exports of major textiles items viz. Fibre, Yarn, Fabrics, RMG, Madeups & other textile has increased by 15%, growing from US$ 30,904 million in FY 2020-21 to US$ 35,667 million in FY 2022-23.
- (d) to (f): The  Government  has  taken  various  initiatives/measures  to  boost  exports  of  textiles products  by  implementing  scheme  of  Rebate  of  State  and  Central  Taxes  and  Levies  (RoSCTL)  on exports  of  Apparel/Garments  and  Made-ups.  In  addition,  textiles  products  not  covered  under  the RoSCTL are covered under Remissions of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products  along  with  other products. Government also provides financial support to various Export Promotion Councils and Trade Bodies engaged in promotion of textiles and garments exports, for organising and participating in trade fairs,  exhibitions,  buyer-seller  meets  etc.  Further,  India  has  so  far  signed  13  Free  Trade  Agreements including recently concluded agreement with UAE and Australia; and 6 Preferential Trade Agreements with various trading partners.

The Government is implementing various schemes for the development of textile sector to enable it to overcome  challenges  faced  especially  in  the  wake  of  COVID  -  19  pandemic  which  include  Prime Minister Mega Integrated Textile Region and Apparel (PM MITRA), Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme,  SAMARTH-  Scheme  for  Capacity  Building  in  Textile  Sector,  Silk  Samagra  2,  National Handloom  Development  Programme  (NHDP),  Raw  Material  Supply  Scheme,  National  Handicraft Development Programme and National Technical Textile Mission.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3327 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Sukanya Samariddhi Accounts
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3327 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  AUGUST, 2023

## SUKANYA SAMARIDDHI ACCOUNTS

## 3327.   SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the number of Sukanya Samariddhi Accounts opened in Bengaluru since the inception of the scheme;
- (b) the measures taken to create awareness about the Sukanya Samariddhi Yojana among parents and guardians in Bengaluru;
- (c) whether  the  Government  ensured  the  accessibility  and  convenience  of  opening  Sukanya Samariddhi Accounts in Bengaluru and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  interest  rates  offered  under  the  Sukanya  Samariddhi  Yojana  in  Bengaluru including any changes made over time; and
- (e) whether  there  has  been  any  evaluation  or  impact  assessment  of  the  Sukanya  Samariddhi Yojana in Bengaluru and if so, the details thereof along with its findings and outcomes?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Since inception of the scheme, 3,33,228 Sukanya Samriddhi accounts have been opened in Bengaluru.
- (b) Awareness  about  the  scheme  is  created  by  the  post  office  officials  by  visiting  schools, anganwadis  etc,  organizing  melas  at  prominent  places  at  regular  intervals  besides  supplying  the pamphlets and advertisement / promotion through radio jingles and social media etc.
- (c) Yes Sir, Sukanya Samriddhi accounts are opened in all the post offices in Bengaluru.
- (d) The details of interest rates offered since inception of the scheme are as follows.
- (e) No Sir, evaluation or impact assessment of the scheme has not been carried out in Bengaluru.

| From Date   | To Date    |   Interest Rate (%) |
|-------------|------------|---------------------|
| 21/01/2015  | 31/03/2015 |                 9.1 |
| 01/04/2015  | 31/03/2016 |                 9.2 |
| 01/04/2016  | 30/09/2016 |                 8.6 |
| 01/10/2016  | 31/03/2017 |                 8.5 |
| 01/04/2017  | 30/06/2017 |                 8.4 |
| 01/07/2017  | 31/12/2017 |                 8.3 |
| 01/01/2018  | 30/09/2018 |                 8.1 |
| 01/10/2018  | 30/06/2019 |                 8.5 |
| 01/07/2019  | 31/03/2020 |                 8.4 |
| 01/04/2020  | 30/04/2023 |                 7.6 |
| 01/07/2023  | 30/09/2023 |                 8   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3326 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Automatic Ticket Vending Machine
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rakesh Singh

a): No, Sir.

b): All general ticket window are open in Jabalpur station.

- (c) & (d): Do not arise.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3326

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## AUTOMATIC TICKET VENDING MACHINE

†3326. SHRI RAKESH SINGH :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Automatic Ticket Vending Machines  installed at Jabalpur main station of West Central Railway Zone, Jabalpur are out of order and if so, the details in this regard;
- (b)  whether all the general ticket windows are not opened;
- (c)  if so, the details and reasons therefor; and
- (d)  whether the Government is likely to take any corrective steps in view of the inconveniences faced by the passengers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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