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Lok Sabha Question No. 2696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Model by e-Laws for Storage Capacity
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2696 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19/12/2023

## Model by e-Laws for Storage Capacity

## †2696. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

(a) whether any model bye-laws has been made by the Ministry to facilitate work in the areas of storage capacity increase, processing etc.;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the  benefits  likely  to  be  obtained  by  Primary  Agriculture  Credits  Societies  (PACS)  and farmers out of this?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  In  order  to  transform  Primary  Agricultural  Credit  Societies  (PACS)  into  vibrant economic  entities  at  Panchayat/  village  level  and  to  diversify  their  business  activities,  Model Byelaws  have  been  framed  by  Ministry  in  consultation  with  all  the  States/Union  Territories, Central  Government  Ministries,  NABARD,  National  Level  Federations,  State  Cooperative Banks, District Central Cooperative Banks, etc. Model Byelaws were circulated to all the States/ UTs on 5 th January, 2023 for their adoption by PACS after making suitable changes as per the respective State Cooperative Acts. Model Byelaws have been adopted by 31 States/ UTs so far.

The Model Byelaws will enable PACS to undertake more than 25 business activities, including setting up godowns/storage capacity, processing units, dairy, fishery, floriculture, procurement of foodgrains,  fertilizers,  seeds,  LPG/Petrol/Diesel  distributorship,  short-term  &  long-term  credit, custom  hiring  centers,  Fair  Price  Shops  (FPS),  community  irrigation,  Business  Correspondent activities, Common  Service  Centre,  etc.  Provisions have  also  been  made  to  make  the membership of PACS more inclusive and broad-based, giving adequate representation to women and Scheduled Castes/Schedules Tribes.

By adopting Model Byelaws, PACS would be able to serve as multi-service centers & improve their operational efficiency, transparency and accountability and provide short term & long term credit and various non-credit services, etc. to crores of farmer members in rural areas.

By enabling PACS to diversify their business activities, Model Byelaws will help farmers to get various  services,  such  as  short,  medium  and  long-term  credit,  fertilizers,  seeds,  pesticides, storage facilities, banking services, etc. at one stop for meeting their varied needs. Farmers will also  be  able  to  obtain  benefits  of  social  security  schemes,  micro  insurance,  more  than  300  eservices of CSC, etc. It will also help farmers in getting additional & stable sources of income, thus improving their financial sustainability.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Open Gyms in Gram Panchayat
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Ravindra Kushawaha, Mahabali Singh

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## 2689

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

Open Gyms in Gram Panchayat

† 2689.

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the States are setting up open gyms in every Gram Panchayat in
- line with Fit India Movement;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is providing any financial assistance to operate open gyms; and
- (d) if so, the details of open gyms set up so far, State-wise?

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

(a) to (d) 'Sports' being a State subject, the responsibility of development of sports,  including  setting  up  of  open  gyms  in  every  Gram  Panchayat  and providing  financial  assistance  to  operate  open  gyms,  rests  primarily  with the State/Union Territory Governments. Central Government only supplements their efforts. However, under the 'Creation and upgradation of sports infrastructure' component of the Khelo India Scheme, this Ministry renders financial support for creation of basic sports infrastructure such as sports complex, synthetic athletic tracks, synthetic hockey fields, synthetic turf  football  grounds,  multipurpose  halls,  swimming  pools,  etc.  along  with sports  equipment.  Further,  under  National  Sports  Development  Funds (NSDF), Government  supports various institutions and individuals for creation and upgradation of sports facilities across the country. Till date, this  Ministry  has  sanctioned  341  sports  infrastructure  projects  of  various categories in various States/UTs across the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2688 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Spying of Users Data
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION & BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2688

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

SPYING OF USERS DATA

2688. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

- (a)  whether framing of new safety Rules to put a check on the spying of user's data by the motion pictures and the Psychology involved therein is already under consideration of the Government;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether Apps already existing in the Smart Phones had been removed Under New Safety norms and major operating system updation had been made compulsory; and
- (e)  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 (e): Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in exercise of its powers under the Information Technology Act, 2000, has prescribed reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information through the Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or Information) Rules, 2011.

Also the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("DPDP Act") enacted on 11th August 2023 provides for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognizes both the rights of the individuals to protect their personal data and for the data fiduciaries the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes. The Act also puts the obligation on Data Fiduciary to protect personal data in its possession or under its control by taking reasonable security safeguards to prevent personal data breach.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2675 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Awareness about Industry 4.0
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Prathap Simha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2675

ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

## AWARENESS ABOUT INDUSTRY 4.0

## 2675.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

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

- (a) the  details  regarding  the  seminars,  training  programmes  and  workshops  organised  to enhance awareness about Industry 4.0;
- (b) whether  there  have  been  any  training  initiatives,  specifically  designed  for  small  and mediumsized  enterprises  (SMEs),  aimed  at  assisting  them  in  incorporating  Industry  4.0 technologies into their operations; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a): Under the scheme 'Enhancement of Competitiveness in the Indian Capital Goods Sector', Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) is providing financial assistance to the Project Implementing Organizations  (PIOs)  and  the  Industry  Associations  for  organization  of  seminars,  training programmes  and  workshops  to  increase  awareness  about  Industry  4.0  amongst  the  Indian manufacturing industries.

Under the scheme, 195 seminars/training programmes/ workshops have been organised by various Project Implementing Organizations and Industrial Associations in the year 2021-22 and 2022-2023 on Industry 4.0, wherein over 9000 professionals participated.

In addition to this, MHI organized a 'National Conference on Industry 4.0' on 7 th October, 2022 at Kevadia, Gujarat with technical support of C4i4 Lab, Pune.  A conference on 'National Conference on Robotics' was organized on 03-04 July 2023 at Bengaluru with technical support of IISc and CMTI Bengaluru.

- (b): Yes, the training programmes are conducted for all Industry professionals including SMEs for helping industries to adopt Industry 4.0 into their operations.
- (c): Under  the  component  'Common  Engineering  Facility  Centres'  of  the  'Scheme  for Enhancement of Competitiveness of the Capital Goods Sector', SAMARTH centres and other Project Implementing Organisations have been conducting the trainings for the SMEs, MSMEs and Academia for incorporating Industry 4.0 related interventions in manufacturing sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Marine Blue Revolution
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2674 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH DECEMBER, 2023

## Marine Blue Revolution

## 2674.   SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT :

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

- (a) the  details  of  benefits  expected  from  Marine  Blue  Revolution  declared  during  'G-20' Summit this year and the details of regions which have Universities for Fisheries education;
- (b) whether the Konkan Region in Maharashtra has 720 k.m. coastal line where 72% of fishery production  of  Maharashtra  is  being  done  and  if  so,  the  reasons  for  not  having  any University of Fisheries in Konkan Region;
- (c) the  reasons  to  affiliate  the  College  of  Fisheries  in  Ratnagiri  to  the  University  of  Animal Science in Nagpur; and
- (d) the  reasons  for  not  having  degree  and  post  degree  education  in  fishery  engineering  in Konkan Region?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a): During the 'G-20 New Delhi Leaders' Summit deceleration held on 9 th  -10 th September, 2023  on  fisheries,commitment  on  ending  illegal,  unreported,  and  unregulated  (IUU)  fishing,  as well as destructive fishing methods in accordance with international lawwas reiterated.  The list of exclusive Fisheries Universities in the country which provides higher education and research in the field  of  fisheries  sciences  are  as  follows  (i)  Central  Institute  of  Fisheries  Education,  Mumbai, Maharashtra, (ii) Tamil Nadu Dr. J Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, Tamil Nadu and (iii) Kerala University  of  Fisheries  and  Ocean  Studies.  Kochi,  Kerala  and  (iv)  Andhra  Pradesh  Fisheries University in Narasapur, West Godavari.  Further, there are thirty professional fisheries colleges across  all  parts  in  India  which  constitute  of  respective  State  Agricultural  Universities  and  two Central Universities.

(b) to (d): As  reported  by  Government  of  Maharashtra,  the  State  has  720  k.m.  coastal  line where 72% of fishery production of Maharashtra is being done in Konkan Region.   In Konkan region,  the  College  of  Fisheries  in  Ratnagiri  district,  under  Dr.  Balasaheb  Sawant  Konkan Agriculture  University  exists,  which  offers  graduate,  post-graduate  and  Ph.  D.  courses  in  the Fisheries  Science.  There  is  no  such  proposal  for  the  College  of  Fisheries  in  Ratnagiri  to  be affiliated  to  the  University  of  Animal  Science, Nagpur.   Further,  Indian  Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE) is pioneer institute in the field of Fisheries Science (Deemed to be University) in the country located at Mumbai  and it caters the higher education in the country including the State of Maharashtra.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Journalist Welfare Scheme
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2670 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

## JOURNALIST WELFARE SCHEME

## 2670. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

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

- (a) the main objectives of the Journalist Welfare Scheme being run by the Government;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  issued  revised  guidelines  for  Journalists  Welfare  Scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of financial assistance and employment related assistance provided under this scheme during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether the Government has appointed Journalist Welfare Scheme Committee and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the said committee has recommended to provide financial relief to the families of journalists who have lost their lives; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The main objective of Journalist Welfare Scheme (JWS) is to provide one time ex-gratia relief to journalists and their families on account of extreme hardship on account of death, permanent disability, treatment for major ailments and accidents causing serious injuries  necessitating  hospitalization.  Journalist  accredited  by  Press  Information  Bureau (PIB) and States/UTs as well as non-accredited journalists are covered under this Scheme. The  Guidelines  for  Journalists  Welfare  Scheme  dated  01.04.2023  is  available  on  the website of this Ministry at https://mib.gov.in.

(c) to (f): Under the Journalist Welfare Scheme  there is a Committee chaired by  Secretary (I&B) and with  Principal Director General, Press Information Bureau, Joint Secretary in the  Ministry  and  six  representatives    from  private  media  organizations  as  members.  The Committee  gives  its  recommendations  which  makes  recommendations  for  providing financial  assistance  to  the  journalists  and  their  families.    The  Committee  was  last reconstituted on 22.03.2023.

The details of the financial assistance disbursed under the Scheme during last 3 years and current year are as under:

| Year                     |   No. of cases |   Amount of financial assistance disbursed (in Rs. lakhs) |
|--------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2020-21                  |             56 |                                                    260    |
| 2021-22                  |            134 |                                                    647.63 |
| 2022-23                  |             45 |                                                    199.94 |
| 2023-24 (till Nov. 2023) |             39 |                                                    165.77 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Gender Testing
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Chinta Anuradha

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2668

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

## Gender Testing

## 2668. SHRIMATI CHINTA ANURADHA:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that gender testing is carried out on female athletes in the country as on date;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  procedure  adopted  for  the
- same;
- (c)  the  details  of  data  on  all  the  athletes  whohave  failed  the prescribed  gender  test  in  the  State,  National  and  International sports competitions during the last ten years and the current year;
- (d)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  gender  testing  is  only  carried  out  in female athletes and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Ministry has prescribed gender testing transgenders as well;
- for
- (f)  if  so,  whether  the  Ministry  has  issued  any  guidelines  on  the
- gender testing procedures for transgenders; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

## [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

(a) to (g):   No, Sir. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports does not carry out gender testing on athletes. However, the participation of sportspersons in any sports competitions/tournaments is governed by the rules and regulations of the concerned discipline formulated by the respective International Sports Bodies/Federations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Programmes for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Farmers
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

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

## DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2667

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## PROGRAMMES FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRY FARMERS

2667:   SHRI B.B. PATIL:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  programme  to  help  farmers  to  gain  a  better understanding  of  latest  practices  and  techniques  in  animal  husbandry  and  dairy  farming  thereby improving their livelihoods;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of fresh steps taken by the Government for rural entrepreneurship and better livelihood opportunities for unemployed youth and livestock farmers in poultry, sheep, goat, piggery, feed and fodder sector?

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

(a)  to  (b)  Yes  Sir,  the  Government  is  undertaking  Extension  and  Training  activities  under  National Livestock Mission to help farmers for better understanding of latest practices and techniques in animal husbandry  and  dairying.  Also,  training  is  provided  to  farmers  /  milk  producers  on  good  hygienic  / manufacturing practices, clean milk production, milch animals rearing, adoption of cattle feed, green fodder  and  mineral  mixture,  etc.,  under  the  National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development  (NPDD) scheme. Further, Dairy based integrated farming system model has been developed for small farmers by ICAR-NDRI, Karnal.

(c) Since 2021-22, the Government is implementing realigned National Livestock Mission to support entrepreneurship development in rural poultry breeding farm, sheep and goat breeding farm, piggery and feed and fodder sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Common Infrastructure Facilities in Food Processing Sector
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2666

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## COMMON INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR

## 2666.   SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a)       the details of common infrastructure facilities in food processing sector provided in Delhi and Jharkhand during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b)      the amount sanctioned, allocated, released and spent for the above purpose in Delhi and Jharkhand during the said period;
- (c)      the extent to which the above facilities have helped to grow in marketing and sale of food processing units in Delhi and Jharkhand; and
- (d) whether the Government has provided any branding of food processing items so produced by FPIs in Delhi and Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (KM. SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing the Scheme for Creation of Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters (APC) Scheme and the Mega Food Park (MFP) Scheme under the Central Sector Umbrella Scheme - Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) wherein setting up of the common infrastructure facilities like Warehouse, Cold Stores, pre-cooling chambers, ripening chambers, IQF, specialized packaging testing laboratory, steam  generation  boilers,  boundary  wall,  roads,  drainage,  water  supply,  electricity  supply including power backup, effluent treatment plant, parking bay, weigh bridges etc. is supported by providing financial assistance in the form of grants-in-aid to the approved Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) as per the approval letter and respective scheme guidelines.

As on 30.11.2023, this Ministry has not received eligible proposal for Agro Processing Cluster or Mega Food Park project in Delhi or Jharkhand. However, a total of 999 Micro Food Processing Enterprises in Jharkhand and 165 Micro Food Processing Enterprises in Delhi have been approved for assistance in PM Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme of MoFPI.

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