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Lok Sabha Question No. 755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Training to Sportspersons under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †755

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2023

Training to Sportspersons under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana †755.     SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

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

- (a) the manner in which training is being imparted to sportspersons of the country under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana at district/Panchayat level in rural areas;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposals  to  generate  interest  in sports among the youth under the said yojana and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the progress made under the yojana in urban and rural areas of the country including Maharashtra;
- (d) the number of persons motivated to take to sports and trained in the country particularly in Ramtek-Nagpur district of Maharashtra during the last three years;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  allocated  any  funds  under  the  yojana during the last three years;
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (g)  the  details  of  the  existing  schemes  thereunder  to  promote  sports activities  in  the  rural  areas  of  the  country  particularly  in  Maharashtra, district-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR]

(a) to (g): Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) was launched on 15.07.2015 with an aim to improve the employability of the candidates across the country by providing quality training in National Skill

Qualification Framework (NSQF) aligned job roles based on demand from the industries in relevant sectors. 'Sport, Physical Education, Fitness and Leisure Skill Council' has been formed with an objective to standardise, certify, monitor and facilitate skilling in Sports in the country. Under the PMKVY, since inception, 91,675 candidates have been trained/oriented under  the  sports  sector  of  which  certification  is  achieved  for  90,490 candidates across the country. In  Maharashtra, total 2,912 candidates have been trained/oriented of which 2,770 got certified in Sports related job roles. However,  in Nagpur  district,  81  candidates  have  been trained/oriented of which 81 have got the certification. Funds allocated under the PMKVY are given as below:

| Financial Year   | Funds allocated (In Rs. Crore)   |
|------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2020-21          | 1,534.39                         |
| 2021-22          | 1,438.00                         |
| 2022-23          | 739.26                           |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Local Level Food Processing Units
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 751

ANSWERED ON 25.07.2023

## LOCAL LEVEL FOOD PROCESSING UNITS

## 751.   SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that many farmers lose out on potential profits on their produce as they sell major parts of the produce without any value addition because of a lack of processing facilities;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government to address the same;
- (c) whether the Government plans to establish local level food processing units in Andhra Pradesh as the  State  has  nearly  2  million  hectares  of  area  with  different  types  of  fruit  crops  and  can significantly contribute to the rising demand of processed fruits and vegetable items in the export market; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) & (b): In order to ensure value addition and processing of farm produce, Ministry of Food Processing Industries  (MoFPI)  has  been  incentivizing  setting  up/expansion  of  related  infrastructure  through  its Central  Sector  Umbrella  Scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  SAMPADA  Yojana  (PMKSY),  Production Linked  Incentive  Scheme  for  Food  Processing  Industry  (PLISFPI)  and  Centrally  sponsored  PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme across the country including Andhra Pradesh.

(c) & (d): Under PMKSY, MoFPI provides credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) in the form of grants-in-aid to entrepreneurs for establishment/ expansion of food processing industries. A total of 11 Food Processing units, including those based on fruits and vegetables, have been approved in Andhra Pradesh under Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities Scheme of PMKSY.

Ministry also provides financial, technical and business support for setting up/ upgradation of micro food processing enterprises under PMFME scheme. Under the scheme, a total of 3512 micro food processing units have been approved for assistance in Andhra Pradesh.

PLISFPI is, inter alia, intended to support creation of global food manufacturing champions and support Indian brands of food products in international market. The

Scheme is being implemented over a six-year period from 2021-22 to 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs. 10,900 crores. So far, a total investment of Rs 1387.03 Cr has been committed in projects located in Andhra Pradesh under the scheme.
Lok Sabha Question No. 748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Industry-Academia Linkage for Cooperatives
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 748 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25/07/2023

## Industry-Academia Linkage for Cooperatives

## 748.  SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL: SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  initiatives  to  ensure  industry-academia linkages for cooperatives;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has implemented any other schemes for facilitating knowledge exchange in the cooperative sector especially in rural areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Industry-academia linkages for the cooperative societies are ensured through continuous engagement of the sector  experts and practitioners  in  the  various  training,  awareness  and  other academic programs run by NCCT (National Council for Cooperative Training), an autonomous society under the Ministry of Cooperation.

The industry-academia linkage in training programs is built through an institutional mechanism of Program Advisory Committee (PAC) in the 19 regional and state level institutes of NCCT. PAC is headed  by  the  Registrar  of  Cooperative  Societies  of  the  state  concerned  and  other  members  of PAC include Chief Executives of State Cooperative Unions/Federations, Directors of Industries, Handlooms, Fisheries, Agriculture of the state concerned, industry sector experts, etc.

Further,  seminars/webinars  with  industry/sector  experts,  lectures  from  practitioners,  industry exposure  visits  and  internships  are  also  organized  regularly  to  further  strengthen  industryacademic partnership in the cooperative sector.

NCCT in collaboration with NABARD, SOFTCOB Scheme (Scheme of Financial Assistance for Training of Cooperative Banks Personnel) conducted 690 training programs between 2020-21 and 2022-23 for 20,955 participants, who are mainly farmers, to strengthen Primary Agriculture Credit Societies (PACS) and other primary cooperative societies. Besides, NCCT also conducted 2342 training/awareness programs between 2020-21and 2022-23 for 1,61,043 farmers in rural areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Prataprao  Jadhav, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SUSHRI PRATIMA BHOUMIK)

- (a ) to (e): The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on 11-12-2019. Lok Sabha   Standing Committee sent its recommendations to this   Department on 01-02-2021 . These recommendations have   been suitably incorporated in consultation with the Legislative Department:
- (f): The   Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment; in consultation with the State Governments, has been running a Citizens" Toll Free Number 14567 with an aim to provide   free information, guidance, emotional support and field intervention in cases of abuse and rescues in order to improve the quality of life of senior citizens At present; the Helpline is operational in 3 1 StatesfUTs

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.747 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2023

MAINTENANCE AND WELFARE OF PARENTS AND SENIOR CITIZENS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2019

## 747. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to amend the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019;
- (b) if so, the details along with the aims and objectives thereof;
- (c) whether any committee has been constituted by the Government to look into this matter;
- (d) if whether the Committee has submitted its recommendations to the Government;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not; the time by which it is likely to be submitted; and
- whether the Union Government has instructed the State Governments to start a helpline number to help senior citizens and if SO, the details thereof and the response of the State Governments in
- this regard?
Lok Sabha Question No. 745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Making Food Processing  Sector Efficient
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

## GOVERNMENTOF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 745

## ANSWERED ON 25.07.2023

## MAKING FOOD PROCESSING SECTOR EFFICIENT

## 745.  SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

Will the MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether conventional production strategies are used in the food processing sector in the country whereby agricultural and food merchandise is inspected by human evaluators;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is taking any steps to make the food processing sector more efficient with technology; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a)& (b): As per the good manufacturing practices mandated under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 and the regulations thereunder, the modern technology is used in quality inspection and adherence in the conventional food production which operates on economies of scale, specialization and global trade. In general, the adoption of the technology in the registered food and beverage sector has also increased. As per the Annual Survey of Industries estimates, the gross value of plant & machinery in the registered food and beverage sector has increased from Rs. 1.84 lakh crore in 2016-17 to Rs 2.14 lakh crore in 2019-20.

(c)  &  (d): Government  of  India  has,  inter-alia,  undertaken  the  following  steps  for  making  the  food processing sector efficient with modernization and technology upgradation:

(i) The Ministry of Food Processing Industries implements three major schemes, namely, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Formulisation of Micro Food Enterprises and Production Linked Incentives Scheme for Food Processing Industry. Under these schemes, the financial assistance is provided on the cost incurred on the plant & machinery, technical civil works and/or incremental sales.

(ii) The import of the standalone machinery and equipments is allowed at 7.5% basic custom duty rate while the import of machinery & equipments is allowed at concessional 5 % basic custom duty rate under the Project Imports Regulations 1986 as amended from time to time.

(iii) 100% FDI is allowed under automatic route for manufacture of food products and 100% FDI is allowed in  retail  trade  including  e-commerce  under  government  route  for  the  food  products  manufactured  or produced in India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Cases of Deepfakes
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Behanan Benny, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 741

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2023/ SRAVANA 3, 1945 (SAKA)

## CASES OF DEEPFAKES

741. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA: SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN: SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government is cognizant of the fact that agencies under the Ministry of Home Affairs have found cases of deepfakes and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  threat  of  deepfakes  in  an election; and

(c)  the  measures that  have  been employed  by the  Government to detect deepfakes and the agencies that have been employed to do so?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): 'Police' and  'Public Order'  are  State  subjects  as  per  the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The States/UTs are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of crimes  including  cases  of  deepfakes  through  their  Law  Enforcement Agencies (LEAs). The law enforcement  agencies take legal action as per the provisions of law against persons involved in cyber crime. The Central Government supplements the initiatives of the States/UTs through advisories  and  financial  assistance  under  various  schemes  for  their capacity building.

To  strengthen  the  mechanism  to  deal  with  cyber  crimes in  a comprehensive  and  coordinated  manner,  the  Central  Government  has taken  steps  for  spreading  awareness  about  cyber  crimes,  issuance  of alerts/  advisories,  capacity  building/  training  of      law    enforcement personnel/ prosecutors/ judicial officers, improving cyber forensic facilities,  etc.  The  Government  has  established  the  'Indian  Cyber  Crime Coordination Centre' (I4C) to provide a framework and eco-system for LEAs to  deal  with  cyber  crimes  in  a  comprehensive  and  coordinated  manner. The Government has launched the 'National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal' (https://cybercrime.gov.in) to enable the public to report all types of cyber crimes.

All  the  States  have  been  sensitized  through  a  workshop  conducted on  26.11.2021 about the need for early identification, detection, flagging and take down  of deep fakes using the provisions of Information Technology Act 2000 and rules made there under and Indian Penal Code.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 740

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2023/ SRAVANA 3, 1945 (SAKA)

INFILTRATION IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR

†740.     SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is seriously considering the issue of checking infiltration in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir;

(b) if so, whether the Government has taken any steps in this regard; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)  to  (c):  The  Government  of  India  has  adopted  a  well  coordinated  and multi-pronged strategy to tackle the cross-border infiltration. This includes tactical  deployment of forces at International Border (IB)/Line of Control (LoC), use of technology like Surveillance Cameras, Night Vision Cameras, Heat Sensing Gadgets, etc., multi-tiered deployment along IB/LoC, border fencing,  deployment  of  intelligence  personnel  to  collect  advance  and target-oriented  inputs  on  infiltration,  ambushes  and  foot-patrolling  by Army/Border Security Force (BSF), establishment of Border Police Posts for

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 740 FOR 25.07.2023

generating local intelligence and taking pro-active action against infiltrators.

The approach adopted by Government of India to tackle the crossborder  infiltration  has  ensured  a  perceptible  decline  in  infiltration.  Yearwise details are as under:

| Year             |   2019 |   2020 |   2021 |   2022 |   2023 (upto 30 th June) |
|------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------------------------|
| Net infiltration |    141 |     51 |     34 |     14 |                       00 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Digital Agriculture Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil, Jaskaur Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 739

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 th  JULY, 2023

## DIGITAL AGRICULTURE MISSION

739. SHRI B.B. PATIL:

SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of Digital Agriculture Mission;
- (b) the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilised  so  far  under  this Mission in the country including Telangana and Rajasthan;
- (c) the details of the targets fixed and the achievements made under the Mission in the country as on date;
- (d) whether the Government has focused its attention on small farmers under this Mission and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the measures taken/being taken by the Government for the small farmers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

क ृ षि एवं षकसान कल्याण मंत्री (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to  (e):  At  present  no  such  mission  exists.  However  the  existing  scheme  of National e-Governance Project on Agriculture (NeGPA) has been leveraged to build Digital  Public  Infrastructure  for  Agriculture  as  an  open  source,  open  standard  at interoperable public good as per the budget announcement for the 2023-24. In this regards, following action has been taken so far:
- a. Architecture of three core registries i.e. Farmer registry, Geo referencing of village map registry, crop sown registry has been finalised
- b. To generate crop sown registry, Digital crop survey has been launched on pilot basis in 12 states including Telangana and Rajasthan from Kharif 2023.

These initiatives aims to enable farmer-centric solutions through relevant information services  for  crop  planning  and  health,  improved  access  to  farm  inputs,  credit  and insurance, help for crop estimation, market intelligence etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-25
Subject: Scheme for Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash, Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 738

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JULY, 2023/ SRAVANA 3, 1945 (SAKA)

SCHEME FOR EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION OF FIRE SERVICES

738.      ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH: SHRI B.B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has recently launched Scheme for Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in States and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the  measures proposed to equip the State Fire Forces with advanced facilities/technologies;

(c)  the  details  of  fire  accidents  occurred  and  deaths reported  during  the last three years and the current year, State-wise; and

(d) whether the Government will consider to convene a meeting of all the States  and  UTs  to  prepare  a  national  plan  for  fire  safety  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (b): The  Government  has  launched  a  'Scheme  for  Expansion  and Modernization  of  Fire  Services  in  the  States'  on  04.07.2023  from  the earmarked  allocation  of  Preparedness  and  Capacity  Building  Funding Window under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for strengthening fire services in the States for the period upto 2025-26, with a total outlay of Rs. 5,000 Crore.

Funds are available to the States under the scheme on cost sharing basis. The identified activities have been broadly categorized under expansion of fire  services  and  modernization  of  fire  services  in  the  States.    The measures included in the scheme provides setting up of new fire stations, strengthening of State Training Centres and capacity building, provisions for  modern  fire-fighting  equipment,  strengthening  of  State  Headquarters and  Urban  Fire  Stations,  technological  upgradation  and  installation  and augmentation  of  online  system  etc.    In  addition,  an  amount  of  Rs.  500 crore,  out  of  the  total  outlay,  are  available  to  incentivize  the  States  for adoption of legal and infrastructure-based reforms.

(c) to (d): Fire  Service  is  a  State  subject  and  has  been  included  as  a Municipal function in the XII  Schedule of the Constitution of  India under Article  243  (W).    The  Central  Government  does  not  maintain  any  data related to fire accidents/incidents in States centrally.

It is the primary responsibility of the State Governments to take necessary steps required for safety of life and property from fire hazards in the area of  their  jurisdictions.  Central  Government had circulated a 'Model Bill to Provide for the Maintenance of Fire and Emergency Service for the State' to all the States / Union Territories on 16.09.2019 for suitable revision in their respective Fire Service Rules / Regulations.

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