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Lok Sabha Question No. 311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Funds for Development of Gram Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †311

ANSWERED ON:  05.12.2023

## Funds for Development of Gram Panchayats

## †311:  SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH: SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of Panchayati Raj be pleased to state;

- (a) whether the Government has released any funds for development of  Gram Panchayats, Nagar Panchayats, Corporations and Municipalities in Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details of the funds released by the Government, project-wise during the last five years;
- (c) whether the Government follows certain criteria in this system; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a)  &  (b)  The  subject  of  Rural  Local  Bodies is  the  mandate of Ministry  of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) and that of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) is the mandate of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).

For the Gram Panchayat development in the State of Bihar, a sum of Rs. 22552.81 crore has been  released  under  the  fourteenth  and  fifteenth  Central  Finance  Commissions  Grants, Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) and Incentivisation of Panchayat (IoP) schemes of MoPR during the last five years.

As per information received from the MoHUA, a sum of Rs. 6832.47 crore has been released for  ULBs  through  the  State  under  Fourteenth  and  Fifteenth  Central  Finance  Commissions

Grants during the last five years.  Further, under its Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation-2.O  (AMRUT-2.0), MoHUA has released funds to the  tune of Rs.1055.57 crore to the State of Bihar as the Central Share out of the allocated Rs.1164.80 crore for the AMRUT-2.0 period for the urban development.

(c) & (d) The release of Central Finance Commission grants to RLBs/ULBs are regulated as per the yardstick criteria, rules and norms provided in the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) from time to time based on the recommendations of the respective Finance Commissions.  Under the RGSA scheme of the MoPR, the funding pattern is 60% Central Share  and  40%  State  share.  For  the  North-eastern  States  the  share  is  10%.  Under  the  IoP scheme  of  MoPR,  the  incentivisation  to  Panchayats  is  100%  from  the  Centre.    Funding pattern of projects under AMRUT of MoHUA is as below:

| ULBs                                        | Central share                                   |
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| Cities with a population of above 10 lakh.  | One-third of the project cost as grant from GoI |
| Cities/towns with population up to 10 lakh. | One-half of the project cost as grant           |
| Union Territories                           | 100% project funds by Centre                    |
| North-eastern States and Himalayan States   | 90% of the project funds by Centre              |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: PMAY-G in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam, Dhanush M Kumar

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 300 ANSWERED ON 05/12/2023

## PMAY-G IN TAMIL NADU

## 300.  SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) is being implemented in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) if so, the target set for construction of houses under the said Yojana;
- (c) the number of houses sanctioned and those for which funds have
- been released; and
- (d) the measures being taken to approve the remaining requests/ applications for release of funds to complete the construction of houses already sanctioned/to be sanctioned under the said Yojana in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (c):  To  achieve  'Housing  for  All'  in  rural  areas,  the  Ministry  of Rural  Development  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  YojanaGramin (PMAY-G) w.e.f. 1 st  April 2016. The target is to construct 2.95 crore  pucca  houses  with  basic  amenities  by  March  2024.  As  on 29.11.2023,  a  target  of  2.95  crore  houses  has  been  allocated  to States/UTs, of which, more  than 2.94 crore  houses  have  been sanctioned  to  the  beneficiaries  by  the  States/UTs  and  2.50  crore houses have been completed.

Further, as on 29.11.2023, the number  of  the  houses  targeted, sanctioned, instalments released and completed in the State of Tamil Nadu is given as under:

| Target    | Houses Sanction ed by the state   | Release of 1 st Installme nt   | Release of 2 nd Installme nt   | Release of 3 rd Installme nt   | Release of 4 th Installme nt   | Houses complet ed   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------|
| 7,79,85 1 | 7,59,184                          | 7,43,778                       | 6,34,145                       | 5,84,390                       | 5,63,664                       | 5,82,264            |

(d):  Under  the  PMAY-G,  an  amount  of  Rs.  5321.64  crore  has  been released to the state of Tamil Nadu since inception of the scheme. The state has utilized  amount of Rs. 7627.08 crore including state share. There is an unspent balance of Rs. 1247.27 crore available in the in the State Nodal Account (SNA) of the Scheme. The Central Govt could not release any programme funds in the current financial year owing to huge unspent balance in the SNA and non-submission of the proposal by  the  state.   All  the  States/UTs  including  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu have been requested to ensure spending and reduce the SNA balance and then submit complete proposals for release of funds. As on date, no proposal for release of programme funds have been received from the state in this financial year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Implementation of RVY
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Janardan Singh Sigriwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.297 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF RVY

## 297. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana (RVY) in the country and if so, the details and the salient features of the Yojana;
- b) the details of beneficiaries registered under the said Yojana in Bihar;
- the details of funds sanctioned and utilized under the said Yojana in Bihar; and
- (d) the other steps being taken by the Government to integrate all eligible persons in the Yojana in the country including Bihar?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a): The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment is implementing the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana(RVY) with an objective to provide senior citizens, suffering from any of the age-related disabilitylinfirmity, with assisted living devices which can restore near nommalcy in their bodily functions, overcoming the disabilitylinfirmity manifested such as low vision; hearing impairment, loss of teeth and loco-motor disabilities.
- (b): A total of 7205 senior citizens have been covered/registered under the RVY in Bihar:
- (c): Under the RVY, there is no provision to allocate the funds to the States/Union Territories Territories Funds are released to the Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation(ALIMCO) a Public Sector Undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, as & sole implementing agency of the RVY. The ALIMCO has distributed the aids and assisted-living devices having a total cost value of Rs. 505.43 lakh in Bihar under the RVY.
- (d): The RVY was launched on 01.04.2017 for providing physical aids and assistive living devices to senior citizens belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category: The scheme has been revised in the year 2020-21. After the revision; the assistive living devices are being provided to the senior citizens belonging to the BPL catcgory and also to the senior citizens with monthly income not more than Rs. 15000/-

All the districts of the country have been selected for implementation of RVY. The scheme is implemented in two steps in the districts:

- 1 suffering from the age related disabilitylinfirmity, for required aids & appliances:\_
- Distribution Camp: The aids & appliances are provided to the identified beneficiaries post assessment camp:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 296 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Encouraging Sports among Young
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Prathap Simha, Umesh G. Jadhav

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 296 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2023

Encouraging Sports among Young

296.   SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any initiatives to encourage sporting habits among young minds particularly in rural areas in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## ANSWER [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

(a) to (c): 'Sports'  being  a  State  subject,  the  responsibility  to  promote and develop sports in the country, including rural areas, rests primarily with  the  respective  State/Union  Territory  Governments.  However,  the Union  Government  supplements  their  efforts  in  this  regard  through  its following schemes:

- 1.
- Khelo India;
- 2.
- Assistance to National Sports Federations;
- Special Awards to Winners in International sports events and their
3. Coaches;
- 4.
- National Sports Awards,
5. Pension to Meritorious Sports Persons;
6. Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Welfare Fund for Sportspersons; National Sports Development Fund; and
7. Running sports training centres through Sports Authority of India(SAI).

All  these  schemes  cater  to  the  entire  country,  including  rural    areas. Details  of  these  schemes  are  available  in  the  public  domain  on  the websites of this Ministry and the Sports Authority of India (www.yas.nic.in/sports; www.sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in).

Further, one of the components of the Khelo India Scheme - 'Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games', is specifically dedicated towards promotion of sports in rural areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Availability of Computer System in Panchayats
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 294

## ANSWERED ON 5/12/2023

## Availability of Computer System in Panchayats

## 294. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is having any data on the availability of computer system in each panchayat to meet the challenge of digital India;
- (b) if so, the details of number of panchayats available in the country and number of village panchayats yet to be provided with computer system to meet the digital requirements;
- (c) the details of fund provision made and utilised so far;
- (d) whether  any  timeline  has  been  fixed  for  providing  computer  system  in  all  village panchayats; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

- (a) & (b) Yes Sir. As per the information available, out of 269073 Gram Panchayats (GPs)/ Traditional Local Bodies (TLBs), 226063 GPs have been computerized and 43010 GPs are yet to be computerized.
- (c) to (e) Panchayat being State subject, providing computers for Gram Panchayats (GPs) is primarily the responsibility of States. However, the revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) scheme approved for implementation from 01.04.2022 to 31.03.2026, is supplementing the efforts of all States/UTs with focus on NE States, towards supporting functioning of GPs by providing computers amounting to Rs. 50,000/- per GP as proposed/demand by States/UTs in their Annual Action Plan and approved by Central Empowered Committee on a limited scale.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 287 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Sale of Quality Seeds
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 287

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 th  DECEMBER, 2023

## SALE OF QUALITY SEEDS

287.  SHRI  GNANATHIRAVIAMS.

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  noticed  the  increasing  trend  of  sub-standard  seeds being sold in the open market;
- (b) if so, whether it is being ensured by the enforcement agencies that genuine varieties are  grown  to  produce  quality  seeds  and  the  same  are  packed  and  sold  as  seeds only; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS' WELFARE क ृ िष और िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): As  reported  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture  of  various  States,  there  is  no increasing  trend  of  sale  of  sub-standard  seeds  in  the  market.    In  order  to  ensure  the supply of  quality  seeds  to  the  farming  community  Government  makes all  efforts  as  per extant provision of Seeds laws. extensively monitored by concerned state seed law enforcement agencies. Besides, the allocation of Government  of  India  to  the indenting  States  and  other  seed  producing  agencies  for  production  and  to  ensure
- (b) & (c): The seed production, processing, labelling and sale are breeder  seed  of  notified  varieties  is  being  made  by  the availability of genuine varieties to the farmers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Construction of Youth Hostels
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: A. Chellakumar, Behanan Benny

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.283 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2023

Construction of Youth Hostels

283.  DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR: SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

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

- (a) the total funds allocated and utilised for construction of Youth Hostels, year-wise;
- (b) the  details  of  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  guarantee  quality standards, hygiene and infrastructure improvements in Youth Hostels;
- (c) the  details  of  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  facilitate  a cooperative effort between the volunteers of Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) and Common Service Centres (CSCs) aimed at enhancing digital and financial literacy among rural populations under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Mission (PMGDISHA); and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  raise  the  remuneration  for National Youth Volunteers from Rs.5000 and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) The  details  of  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  construction  of  Youth Hostels for last two years and current year are given below:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |   BE |   RE |   Expenditure |
|---------|------|------|---------------|
| 2021-22 | 3    | 2.5  |          0.5  |
| 2022-23 | 5.32 | 2.01 |          2    |
| 2023-24 | 5    | 5    |          0.12 |

(b) As per Youth Hostel Manual, Manager of Youth Hostel is responsible to maintain the Hostel building and fixtures, its equipment and stores in good working condition and to ensure a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness in  the  kitchen,  dormitories,  lawns,  social  areas  and  Hostel  surroundings.  A need  based,  one-time  grant/financial  assistance  upto  Rs.20  lakhs  can  be released for renovation/up-gradation of Youth Hostels, subject to viability of the  proposal  and  availability  of  funds.  Further  with  a  view  to  ensure  the quality of service delivery to the visitors, currently, 19 Youth Hostels are ISO 9001:2015 certified.

(c) Nehru  Yuva  Kendra  Sangathan  (NYKS)  is  not  engaged  with  Pradhan Mantri  Gramin  Digital  Saksharta  Mission.  However,  in  order  to  enhance financial literacy among  rural  population, NYKS,  in  collaboration with Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs,  conducted  150  programmes  in  2022-23  and imparted financial literacy among 12,377 youth.

(d) There is no such proposal under consideration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Revision of Budget for PMGSY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 281 ANSWERED ON 05/12/2023

## REVISION OF BUDGET FOR PMGSY

281.  DR. M.P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  revise  the  budget  for Pradhan  Mantri  Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  considering  the suggestions  from  the  public  and  peoples'  representatives  to include more roads in the project;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposals  from  the State of Kerala to include more roads in the PMGSY; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a)  &  (b):  No  Sir.   There  is  no  proposal  to  revise  the  Pradhan  Mantri Gram  Sadak  Yojana  (PMGSY)  budget  since  the  present  allocation  is sufficient to meet the cost of the projects.
- (c)  &  (d):   The  state  of  Kerala  was  allocated  the  target  of  1,425  km under PMGSY-III, out of which, 1,281  Km has already been sanctioned. The  State  Government  has  submitted  proposal  for  balance  length which has been examined in Pre-Empowered Committee meeting. The State Government has been requested to send the compliance report on the observations of the Pre-Empowered Committee meeting.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Fishermen in Coastal Areas
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: M V V Satyanarayana

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 279

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## Fishermen in Coastal Areas

## 279. SHRI M. V. V. SATYANARAYANA :

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

- (a) whether the Government possesses data of total number of fishermen operating in the coastal   areas; and
- (b)     if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a)  and  (b):  As  per  the  Marine  Fisheries  Census  of  2016,  the  total  population  of  marine fishermen in India is 37,74,577. Among these, the total active fishermen in marine fisheries sector is 9,27,081. The number of fishermen engaged in, full time fishing is 7,48,479 and part time fishing is 1,53,968.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Micro ATM by Cooperative Societies
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 276 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05/12/2023

Micro ATM by Cooperative Societies

## †276. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR :

Will the Minister of COOPERATION ( सहकाįरता मंũी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Cooperative Societies are eligible institutions to receive Micro ATM;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  manner  in  which  the  Bank  Mitra  facilitate  their  members  through  Cooperative  Societies Micro ATM?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF COOPERATION सहकाįरता मंũी (SHRI AMIT SHAH)

(a) to (b): Yes Sir, Primary Cooperative Societies like Dairy and Fisheries, etc. are empowered by NABARDto  become  Bank  Mitras  of  State  and  District  Central  Cooperative  Banks  and  receive Micro-ATMs with the help of NABARD. On the initiative of Ministry of Cooperation a pilot project has been launched in the Banaskantha and Panchmahal Districts of Gujarat where 1723 new Bank Mitras has been made by StCBs/DCCBs and Micro-ATMs have been provided to them.

(c): Bank Mitras Cooperative Societies facilitate their members by providing banking services at the door step. These services includes:

- i. Account Opening
- ii. Cash Deposit
- iii. Cash Withdrawal
- iv. Fund Transfer
- v. Balance Enquiry
- vi. Mini Statement
- vii. Enrolment of Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna (PMSBY)
- viii. Enrolment of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna (PMJJBY)
- ix. Enrolment of Atal Pension Yojna (APY)
- x. IMPS
- xi. Recovery/ Collection up to Bank approved limits
- xii. NEFT
- xiii. Term Deposit/ Recurring Deposit Opening

xiv. Request for new Cheque Book xv. Stop Payment of Cheque xvi. Cheque Status Enquiry xvii. Renewal of Term Deposit/ Recurring Deposit xviii. Block Debit Card xix. Launch Complaints xx. Track Complaints xxi. Request for SMS alert/ e-mail statement (if mobile no./ e-mail is already registered) xxii. Pension Life Certificate authentication through Jeevan Pramanam (Aadhaar enabled) xxiii. Apply for RuPay Debit cards, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Rankings to Research Stations of ICAR
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 275

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## RANKINGS TO RESEARCH STATIONS OF ICAR

275.   SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a) the details of steps that have been taken by the Government for granting rankings for various  research  stations  of  ICAR  based  on  working  parameter  such  as  transforming  its research in the field by visible results by increasing farming outputs; and
- (b) the details of steps that have been taken by the Government for demarcation of boundary and removing encroachments from land of various research stations of ICAR?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) The  ranking  of  the  Research  Institutes  of  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research (ICAR) has been carried out on the basis of various activities taken up by the institutes having different weightage marks like i) Institute profile (5 mark), ii) Institute performance (30 mark), iii)  Recognitions  and  awards  for  faculty  (10  mark),  iv)  Research  outcome  (38  mark),  v)
- Research impact (12 mark) and vi) Vision and future readiness of the institute (5 mark).
- (b) As per land records furnished by ICAR Institutes, there is no discrepancy in the Land record/documents and its physical possession. All land parcels/pieces of ICAR Institutes are protected by boundary wall or fencing.

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