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Lok Sabha Question No. 2664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Fit India Movement in Remote Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2664 ANSWERED ON 19/12/2023

## FIT INDIA MOVEMENT IN REMOTE AREAS

## 2664. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has prepared any framework or coordinated with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to take the Fit India Movement to the remote areas of country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): This Ministry has not prepared any framework or coordinated with  the  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports  to  take  the  Fit  India Movement to the remote areas of country. However, this Ministry has been undertaking several activities in response to the list of activities indicated  for  'Fit  India  Movement'  by  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and Sports.

- i. Right  at  the  inception  of  the  'Fit  India  Movement ' the  Ministry requested all States/ UTs for taking action for administering the pledge during the launch of 'Fit India' Campaign during August, 2019. The States/ UTs were also requested for organizing various activities such as Fit India Run, walking fast event etc. with an advisory to follow it up in all gram panchayats.
- ii. Ministry has requested State Rural Livelihoods Missions (SRLMs), National  Institute  of  Rural  Development  and  Panchayati  Raj (NIRDPR),  NABARD  Consultancy  Services  (NABCONS),  National Centers for Excellence of RSETIs (NACER) and National Academy of RUDSETI, that all training centers/ institute under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and Rural Self Employment Training  Institutes  (RSETIs)  should  support  the  Fit India Movement and regular fitness and Yoga activities should be made part and parcel of all training institutes.
- iii. For  wide  publicity  of  'Fit  India  Mobile  App'  Ministry  of  Rural Development  requested  all  its  Programme  Divisions,  National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA), Bharat Rural Livelihoods Foundation (BRLF) and National Rural Livelihoods Promotion Society (NRLPS) to encourage people to download the app and share with officers, staff,  concerned  States  and  stakeholders  as  well  as  family members.  These  efforts  were  made  to  make  the  initiative successful.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Unified Farmer Service Interface and Agristack
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Jual Oram

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2660

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## UNIFIED FARMER SERVICE INTERFACE

2660. SHRI JUAL ORAM:

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

- (a) the extent to which farmers are likely to be benefited by Unified Farmer Service Interface and Agristack:
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  thoroughly  analysed  the  problems  related  to information asymmetry, data privacy and consent, profiling of farmers, mismanaged land records and corporatization of agriculture;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken to protect and safeguard farmers from private entities?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA) (a)  Unified  Farmer  Service  Interface  (UFSI)  aims  to  bring  together  different  digital component  of  agriculture  value-chain.  The  system  is  designed  to  create  dynamic registries  i.e.  Farmer  registry,  Geo  referencing  of  village  map  registry,  crop  sown registry to enable complete, current and correct information on farm-lands. The system enables stronger and robust statistical outputs for policy making and research, delivery of  farmer  centric  services  such  crop  planning  and  health,  improved  access  to  farm inputs, credit and insurance, help for crop estimation, market intelligence etc. (b) to (d) The federated system has been built considering the privacy aspects are per

Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Employment Days for Women under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2655 ANSWERED ON 19/12/2023

## EMPLOYMENT DAYS FOR WOMEN UNDER MGNREGS

## 2655. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that there are lack of alternative sources of income for women workers;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that the Union Government proposes to increase the number of employment days from 100 to 150 days for women under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS);
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time by which the final decision is likely to be taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b):    Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment Scheme which provides for the enhancement of livelihood security of the households in rural areas of the country by providing at least  one  hundred  days  of  guaranteed  wage  employment  in  every financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work.

Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act,  2005, requires that priority shall be given to women in such a way that at least one-third of the beneficiaries shall  be  women  who  have registered and requested for work.Mahatma Gandhi NREGS is a gender neutral scheme which promotes participation of women by providing wage  parity  with  men,  provision  of  separate  schedule  of  rates  of wages for women, facilities for crèche, work-side sheds for children, and child care services. In convergence with National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), women mates have also been introduced, which again facilitate the participation of women. The Scheme also endeavours to provide works near the residence of the beneficiaries.

The rate of participation of women  (percentage  of  women person-days  out  of  total  in  percentage)  in  Mahatma  Gandhi  NREGS during the last three financial years and current financial year 2023-24 (as on 14.12.2023) is given below:

| Financial Year               |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Women participation rate (%) |     53.19 |     54.82 |     57.47 |     59.26 |

(As per NREGASoft)

(c):       No, Sir.

(d)&(e):     Does  not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Capacity Building and Training
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2654 ANSWERED ON-19.12.2023

## CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING

## 2654. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of specific measures that the Government has implemented to increase the number of women actively participating in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) beyond the mandated reservation of seats; and
- (b) the manner in which the Government is addressing the challenges of women?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

## (SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL)

(a) and (b) Panchayat, being 'Local Government', is a State Subject and part of the State List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.  Accordingly, Panchayats are set up and operate through the respective State Panchayati Raj Acts. The implementation of measures to increase the number of women actively participating in Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) or to address the challenges of women, comes within the purview of State Governments. Article 243D of the Constitution of India provides not less than one-third reservation for women in PRIs.  However, 21 States  and  2  Union  Territories  have  gone  even  further  and  have  made provisions, in their respective State Panchayati Raj Acts/Rules, for 50% reservation for women in PRIs.

Ministry of Panchayati Raj has been encouraging increased involvement of women in the functioning of Panchayats through active participation in the Gram Sabha meetings for preparation of Gram Panchayat Development Plans and various schemes being implemented by the Panchayats. The Ministry has been engaging with the elected women representatives (EWRs) through a series of workshops, conferences, committees and expert groups on the issues  of  women  empowerment  and  women  leadership.  Based  on  the  experiences  of  best practices  gained  from  the  interaction  during  these  workshops  and  interaction  as  well  as recommendations  given  by  various  committees  and  expert  groups,  the  Ministry  has  been issuing advisories to States, from time to time, and also focusing on developing the capacity of EWRs of Panchayats to enable them to function effectively in Gram Panchayats and properly discharging their leadership roles. This Ministry has also issued advisories to States to facilitate holding of separate Ward Sabha and Mahila Sabha meetings prior to Gram Sabha meetings. Further, advisories have been issued to States for enhancing the presence and participation of women in Gram Sabha and Panchayat meetings, allocation of Panchayat funds for women centric activities, combating the evil of women trafficking, female foeticide, child marriage etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Registration of Fishermen
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2652 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  DECEMBER, 2023

## Registration of Fishermen

## 2652.    SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्य पालन , पशु पालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether there is any provision of compulsory registration for the fishermen in coastal areas;
- (b) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) The number of fishermen registered themselves till now?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) There is no provision of compulsory registration for the fishermen issued by the Department of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying,  Government  of  India (DoF, MoFAHD, GoI).
- (b) 'Fisheries' being a State subject, some of the coastal States are undertaking registration of fishermen to collect data repository of fishermen and all people involved in various fisheries related activities.  The DoF, MoFAHD, GoI compiles the statistical data of inland and marine fishermen  as  reported  by  the  States/Union  Territories.  As  per  the  Handbook  on  Fisheries Statistics  (2022)  there  were  49,45,718  marine  fishermen  in  the  country  during  2020-21. Besides,  the  DoF,  MoFAHD,  GoI  also  maintains  the  data  of  registration  of  fishing  boats registered by the coastal States/UTs under the online portal namely, ReALCraft portal. Till date, 2,55,348 fishing boats are registered under ReALCraft portal.
- (c) Government of India issues biometric identity cards and QR Coded PVC Aadhaar cards to the fishermen to facilitate them to get financial and technical support under various schemes of Government of India as well as for identification of fishermen at sea by the coastal security agencies.  Till  date  19,21,329  fishermen  have  been  issued  biometric  identity  cards  and 12,40,869 fishermen have been issued QR Coded PVC Aadhaar cards.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Rehabilitation of Trafficking Survivors
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mala Roy

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2642

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023/ AGRAHAYANA 28, 1945 (SAKA)

REHABILITATION OF TRAFFICKING SURVIVORS

2642. SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  importance  of  community based rehabilitation of trafficking survivors;

(b) if so, the number of survivors who have been rehabilitated so far; and

(c) the time by which the scheme will cover all trafficking survivors in the country?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISHRA)

(a) to (c):  The Ministry of Women and Child Development, concerned with the subject matter of rehabilitation of trafficking victims etc., has informed that  under  'Mission  Shakti',  the  erstwhile  'SwadharGreh'  for  Women  in difficult circumstances and 'Ujjawala Homes' for Prevention of Trafficking have  been  merged  and  are  now  known  as  'Shakti  Sadan',  which  is  an Integrated Relief and Rehabilitation Home for women in distress situations and  difficult  circumstances.  The  residents  of  Shakti  Sadan  are  provided with shelter, food, clothing, counseling, primary health facilities and other daily requirements.

The residents are also provided vocational training, facility for opening of bank accounts, social security benefits etc. in convergence with schemes of  other  relevant  departments.  As  per  the  information  received  by  the Ministry of Women  and  Child Development from States and Union Territories,  445  Shakti  Sadans  are  functional,  benefitting  about  10955 women.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Horticulture College in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2640

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  December, 2023

## HORTICULTURE COLLEGE IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 2640.  SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken or is contemplating to take any steps for the establishment of Government Horticulture College in Misrikh Parliamentary Constitutency of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the progress made in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a)  to (c): At present, there is no such proposal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Reservation in Educational Insistution
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2639 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

## RESERVATION IN EDUCATIONAL INSISTUTION

+2639. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has made a provision to provide 10 percent reservation for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) ofall religions in Government aided and non-Government aided private educational institutions through the 124th Constitutional Amendment;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is a provision for reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and OBCs in Government aided and non-Government aided private educational institutions; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Constitution 124th Amendment Bill 2019 was passed by the Lok Sabha on 8.1.2019 and the   Rajya on 9.1.2019. The Bill became the Constitution 103rd Amendment Act 2019 after its assent by the President: New Articles 15(6) and 16(6) were inserted in the Constitution which are enabling provisions for the State to make any special provisions of reservation of upto 10 percent for the advancement of any Economically Weaker Section (EWS) of citizens in appointments or post in services and their admission to educational institutions including private educational institutions, whether aided O unaided by the State with the exception of minority educational institutions. Accordingly, DOPT issued 0.M. dated 19.01.2019 providing 10% reservation for EWSs in central Government posts and Services The Department of Higher Education issued O.M. dated 17.01.2019 providing reservation for EWSs for admission in Central Educational Institutions. Similar Constitutional provisions exist under Articles 15 (4),15 (5) and Article 16 (4) in respect of socially and educationally backward classes, Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Problems of Betel Farmers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: M. P. Abdussamad Samadani

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2634

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  DECEMBER, 2023

## PROBLEMS OF BETEL FARMERS

## 2634. DR. M. P. ABDUSSAMAD SAMADANI :

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is aware of the problems faced by betel farmers in the State  of  Kerala  with  issues  related  to  low  prices  for  betel  leaves  and  unexpected (b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  support  programmes  or  initiatives  aimed  at (d)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  address  current  challenges  by implementing a price stabilization system or introducing alternative farming methods;

changes in climatic conditions; improving the livelihoods of betel farmers in the State; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA) (a): No such information has been received in the Ministry.

(b)  &  (c):  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH),  a  centrally sponsored scheme is being implemented for the holistic development of horticulture in the  country.  Under  MIDH, assistance  is  provided for  area  expansion,  promotion  of Integrated Pest Management/Integrated Nutrient Management and organic farming, post-harvest  management,  development  of  markets  etc.  in  respect  of  various horticultural crops including betel leaf.

Under  MIDH, the  Directorate  of  Arecanut  and  Spices  Development  (DASD) provides financial assistance to State Agricultural Universities and ICAR Institutes to produce good quality nucleus planting materials of betelvine for further multiplication and distribution to the farmers.

Apart from the above, assistance is also provided for promotion of cultivation of betel leaves under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) scheme.

(d)  &  (e):  Government  is  implementing  Market  Intervention  Scheme  (MIS)  for procurement  of  agricultural  and  horticultural  commodities  which  are  perishable  in nature and are not covered under the Price Support Scheme (PSS). The objective of intervention is to protect the growers of these commodities from making distress sale in the event of a bumper crop during the peak arrival period when the prices tend to fall below economic levels and cost of production.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Digital Attendance under MGNREGS
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2632

## ANSWERED ON 19/12/2023

## DIGITAL ATTENDANCE UNDER MGNREGS

## 2632. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has identified the negative impact of shifting from muster rolls to digital attendance on Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) workers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that it has affected women workforce as women generally do not own a smartphone and are therefore dropping out from the employment scheme;
- (d) whether the Government is also aware that due to delays caused, while registering attendance in rural areas with patchy internet connection, workers lose out on time and consequently money as part of their daily wages leading them to leave the scheme and pursue other work at lower wages; and
- (e) if so, the steps taken to retain workers under the scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):    No, Sir.
- (b):    Does not arise.
- (c):     A beneficiary does not require any smartphone  for work at worksite. Mobile phone is used by mate supervisor to capture attendance.

(d):    To ensure more transparency in the implementation of Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (Mahatma Gandhi  NREGS)  in  the  States/UTs,  the  Ministry  has  decided  that States/UTs shall ensure capturing of attendance at worksite through National Mobile Monitoring System (NMMS) App with geo-tagged, two time-stamped photographs of the  workers  in  a  day  for  all  the  works (except  individual  beneficiary  works)  w.e.f  1  January,  2023.  This increases  citizen  oversight  of  the  Scheme  besides  enabling  faster processing of payments.

Worksite  supervisors  are  responsible  for  capturing  attendance  along with geo-tagged photographs of the workers through the NMMS App.

NMMS application  has  been  modified  to  capture  second  photograph just after the 4 hours from capturing the first photograph. The morning attendance along with the first photograph and the second photograph can be captured in offline mode also and to be uploaded once device comes in network areas. In case of exceptional circumstances due to which  attendance  could  not  be  uploaded,  the  District  Programme Coordinator (DPC) has been authorized to approve the manual attendance. In case States/UTs faces any kind of issues or problems, the same are resolved on a priority basis.

(e): Does not arise.

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