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Lok Sabha Question No. 1670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Use of Rice for Mid-day Meal Programmes
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRSI FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1670

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13TH DECEMBERI 2023

## USE OF RICE FOR MID-DAY MEAL PROGRAMMES

## 1670H ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION w*tInT vw+, vm  at  IIT&rf++ f+vwr =Ht be pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received a request from Kerala to use
- the rice produced within  the state for mid-day meal programme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (C) whether the Government is going to consider it and allow the same;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (e):  Govt. of  Kerala, Food and Civil Supplies (C) Department made a request in November, 2023 to issue necessary directions  for converting the excess stock of  Custom Milled Rice (CMR)  to Pradhan Mantri Poshan

Shakti  Nirman (PM POSHAN) [erstwhile  Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS)].

Since Department of School Education & Literacy  (DoSE&l), Ministry of Education is the administrative Department for PM POSHAN (erstwhile Mid Day Meal Scheme), Government of Kerala was advised to take up with Department of School Education and Literacy  Government of  India. Now Government of Kerala has inforrned that Food & Civil Supplies Department, Kerala has taken further necessary action in the matter with the Education Department, Government of Kerala.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1669 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Electrification of the Broad Gauge Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1669 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## ELECTRIFICATION OF THE BROAD GAUGE LINES

1669. SHRI JUAL ORAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  on  the  progress  of electrification of broad gauge line in different Railway Zones;
- (b) if so, the details and the progress made thereof;
- (c) the target set for the completion of the electrification of the broad gauge lines in all the Railway Zones; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to expedite the electrification of broad gauge lines?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1669  BY  SHRI  JUAL  ORAM  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.12.2023 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF THE BROAD GAUGE LINES (a)  &  (b)  Yes,  Sir.  Significant  progress  has  been  made  so  far  in electrification of Broad Gauge (BG) lines of Indian Railways. So far, BG lines  of  60,814  km  of  Indian  Railways  have  been  electrified  upto November,  2023. Out  of  this  39,013  km  have  been  electrified  during 2014- upto Nov' 23, as against 5,188 km during 2004-14. (c)  The  completion  of  Electrification  project(s)  depends  on  various factors like forest clearances by officials of forest department, shifting of  infringing  utilities,  statutory  clearances  from  various  authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law & order situation in the area of project(s) site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic conditions etc. All these factors affect  the  completion  time  of  the  project(s).  As  such  the  confirmed time frame for completion of project(s) cannot be ascertained at this stage. (d)  To expedite railway electrification work, various steps have been taken  by  Indian  Railways  which  include  among  others;  formation  of Project Monitoring Group (PMG) portal to resolve the constraints being faced  during  commissioning,  creation  of  'Gati  Shakti  Directorate'  in Railway  Board  for  smooth  &  speedy  approval  of  projects  at  Railway Board  level  and  ensuring  effective  project  monitoring  mechanism.  In addition, large size projects are being executed  in 'Engineering Procurement and Construction' (EPC) contract mode, assured funding is  being  arranged  and  financial  powers  have  been  decentralized to field units to expedite the project execution & completion.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Survey for Deep Sea Mining
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Locket Chatterjee, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1668

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## SURVEY FOR DEEP SEA MINING

1668.    SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE: MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  developments  made  by  the  country  since  2014  in  the  field  of  earth  sciences, particularly in Atmosphere Observing System (AOS), Agro-Meteorological Advisory Services, etc.;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to conduct a deep ocean survey for deep sea mining and to promote the blue economy; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) Significant developments have been made to improve the monitoring and forecasting of  severe  weather  events  through  augmenting  the  observational  network  in  the country that include the following since 2014 :
-  39 Doppler Weather Radar (DWR) network in 2023 against 15 in 2014
-  1208 Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) in 2023 against 675 in 2014
-  1382 Automatic Rain Gauges (ARG) in 2023 against 1350 in 2014
-  35 High Wind Speed Recorders in 2023 against 19 in 2014
-  56 upper air observation systems in 2023 against 43 in 2014
-  23 Manual Pilot Balloon (PB) stations upgraded to GPS based stations while there was no GPS based PB station in 2014
-  138  Runway  Visual  Ranges  (RVR)  in  2023  against  20  in  the  year  2014  at different airports across the country
-  107 Digital Current Weather Systems (DCWIS) on frangible masts at airports across India in 2023 against 29 in 2014
-  8 No. of Heliport Weather Observing Systems (HAWOS) have been installed at various heliports across the country in 2023 while there was no HAWOS in 2014
-  5896  District-wise  Rainfall  Monitoring  Scheme  (DRMS)  stations  in  2023 against 3955 in 2014

Agrometeorological Advisory Services (AAS) have been extended to the block level from district level since 2018. At present, AAS is provided to all the agriculturally important 700 districts and around 3100 blocks in the country.

- (b) Yes Sir.
- (c) The  Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences  has  launched  the  Deep  Ocean  Mission  in  2021  to explore  deep  sea  resources  to  support  the  blue  economy  and  for  sustainable harnessing of ocean resources. So far, an extensive survey and exploration work has been carried out in the Central Indian Ocean Basin for polymetallic nodules (Nickel, Cobalt, Copper and Manganese, etc.) and in Central and South West Indian ridges for hydrothermal  sulphide  (Copper,  Zinc  etc.).  This  exploration  has  identified  few promising locations of hydrothermal activity and sulphide mineralization zones in the area.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Programme for Space Education
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Saikia Dilip, Devji Mansingram Patel, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1667

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2023

## PROGRAMME FOR SPACE EDUCATION

## 1667.  SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI DEVIJI M. PATEL:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched any specific programmes, initiatives and activities to promote space education and outreach among the youth;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  mechanism  to  ensure  the accessibility  of  space  education  and  outreach  programmes  to the vulnerable populations;
- (d) if  so,  the  steps  taken  for  the  same  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the Government has coordinated/ collaborated with any of the educational institutions for the aforementioned initiatives to promote space education;
- (f)
- if so, the number and details of such institutions;
- (g) if  not,  whether  the  Government  is  planning  for  such  future collaborations; and
- (h) if so, the details thereof?
- (a) Yes Sir.
- (b) ISRO  has  instituted  a  Space  Tutor,  YUva  VIgyani  KAryakram (YUVIKA)  &  Space  on  Wheels  programme  to  promote  space education and outreach activities among young minds across the country.
- (c)
- (d)
- Yes Sir.
- Announcement of opportunity is released through ISRO portal and all  the  interested  non-profitable  organizations  and  educational institutions are eligible to apply and register as ISRO's registered space  tutors.  Every  year  announcement  is  being  made  through ISRO  portal  for  eligible  school  students  to  apply  for  YUVIKA

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

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programme.  MOU  signed  with  Vijnana  Bharati  (VIBHA)  to  move the Space on Wheels in the nook & corner of the country.

- (e) Yes Sir.
- (f) As of now 96 nos. of non-profitable organization and educational institutions have registered with ISRO on ISRO's registered space tutors. Collaborated with VIBHA for networking the movement of Space  on  Wheels  to  local  educational  institutions  across  the country.
- (g) Does not arise.
- (h) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1660 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: PAL's Integration into DIKSHA
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1660

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## PALS INTEGRATION INTO DIKSHA

## 1660.   SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether NCERT has sought the Meity's expertise in facilitating  PAL's integration into DIKSHA and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  in  some  States,  NGOs  /  foreign  countries/private  players  are  already administering the PAL, which works on AI and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the budget constraints have been an obstacle as building the PAL is a massive exercise ; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the help provided to private players till now in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a) to (d): PM eVIDYA DIKSHA is a national platform for school education, an initiative of National  Council  for  Education  Research  and  Training  (NCERT),  under  the  aegis  of  the Ministry of Education. Under the PM e-VIDYA initiative as part of the AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, DIKSHA has been declared as 'One Nation, One Digital Platform'. Personalized Adaptive  Learning  (PAL)  refers  to  an  educational  approach  that  leverages  technology  and data  to  tailor  learning  experiences  to  individual  students'  needs,  preferences,  and  pace  of learning.  Workshops  were  conducted  recently  between  National  Council  of  Educational Research  and  Training  (NCERT)  and  Digital  India  Corporation  (DIC)  in  reference  to Personalized Adaptive Learning (PAL).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1659 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Spectrum Management
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed, Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, T.N. Prathapan, A. Chellakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1659 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT

## 1659.   DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED: SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN: SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN: DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Department  of  Telecommunications  (DoT)  has  constituted  a  permanent committee to advise on complex issues related to Spectrum management;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government is aware of the absence of policy guidelines from the Directorate of Coordination  Police  Wireless  (DCPW)  on  spectrum  allocation  and  essential  equipment  for emergency requirements in police telecommunication;

(d) if so, the details of the measures being taken to address the lack of policy guidelines from DCPW; and

(e) the status of procurement of equipment to monitor spectrum use by Government agencies?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has constituted a Standing Committee for Spectrum Management in June 2023. The Committee comprises members from different Ministries, Industry,  Academia,  Micros  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs).  The  mandate  of  the committee, among others, includes review of National Frequency Allocation Plan (NFAP), activities of National Preparatory Committee (NPC) for World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC), need and  modalities  of  spectrum  refarming  and  re-purposing,  assignment/  charging  methodology  for spectrum and recommend policies/plan necessary for efficient spectrum management.

(c) & (d) Directorate of Coordination, Police Wireless (DCPW), Ministry of Home Affairs has devised and circulated a policy on spectrum management in police telecommunication to all Central Armed Paramilitary Forces (CAPFs) in April 2023. Further, DCPW has also been maintaining a stock position of essential communication equipment at Central Store, Delhi and its 4 Zonal regional stores  located  at  Chandigarh,  Kolkata,  Bengaluru,  Gandhinagar  respectively  to  cater  to  the emergency requirement of States/ Union Territories / Central Armed Paramilitary Forces / Central Police Organizations.

(e) Department of Telecommunications has established 28 monitoring stations across country to monitor spectrum use by wireless users including Government users. In order to enhance its spectrum monitoring capacity DoT procures necessary equipment from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1657 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Construction of Third Line between CI and CPR
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1657 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## CONSTRUCTION OF THIRD LINE BETWEEN CI AND CPR

1657.   DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the third line Commissioning between ChhapraKacheri (CI)  and  Chhapra  (CPR)  is  delayed  beyond  the  targeted  time causing traffic problems at various railway stations and is also a major hurdle for introducing new trains from this section;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, reasons for delay and targeted date for completion;
- (c) whether the private bus operators have developed a nexus with Railway Board to not provide train services in this section, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details regarding responsibility of the construction department for commissioning of the third line between CI and CPR;
- (e) whether  non  execution  of work  on  time has led to cost escalation for completion of the work; and
- (f) if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1657 BY DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA  ON  13.12.2023  REGARDING  CONSTRUCTION  OF  THIRD  LINE BETWEEN CI AND CPR

(a) to (f): Third line connectivity between Chhapra Jn. to ChhapraKacheri (3.0 Km) of North Eastern Railway has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹33.21 crore  in  November,  2023  and  has  been  taken  up  alongwithChhapra  Yard remodelling works.

The  completion  of  any  Railway  project  depends  on  various factors like quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials of forest department,  shifting  of  infringing  utilities,  statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions  of  area,  law  and  order  situation  in  the  area  of  project  site, number  of  working  months  in  a  year  for  particular  project  site  due  to climatic conditions etc.  All these factors affect the completion time of the project. With above constraints, every effort is being made to execute the project(s) expeditiously.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Projects for Rural and Tribal Areas
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Gyaneshwar Patil

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1654 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## PROJECTS FOR RURAL AND TRIBAL AREAS

## 1654. SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

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

(a)  whether the Government is planning for any new schemes or projects for the rural and tribal areas in the upcoming years;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the intended beneficiaries or target demographics for these proposed schemes or projects;

(c) whether the Government has taken any measures or strategies to ensure effective implementation and outreach to the intended beneficiaries of these upcoming initiatives; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

## )

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

(a) & (b): The Ministry  of  Textiles  is  administering  various  schemes  such  as  National Handloom  Development  Programme,  Raw  Material  Supply  Scheme,  National  Handicrafts Development  Programme  and  Comprehensive  Handicrafts  Cluster  Development  Scheme across the country, including rural &  tribal areas. Under the National Handloom Development  Programme,  clusters  are  identified  and  financially  assisted  through  various interventions like provision of upgraded looms &  accessories, solar lighting units, construction of workshed, product & design development, technical and common infrastructure,  marketing  of  handloom  products  in  domestic/overseas  markets,  concessional loans  under  MUDRA  Scheme,  social  security  for  the  beneficiaries,  etc.  Under  the  Raw Material Supply Scheme, the Ministry provides transport subsidy, for transportation of yarn to the doorstep of the beneficiary, and 15% Price Subsidy on Cotton Hank Yarn, Domestic Silk, Woollen and Linen yarn and blended yarn of natural fibres.  Under National Handicraft Development  Programme,  end  to  end  support  is  provided  to  artisans  including  marketing, skilling, design intervention, etc.

Further,  Government  is  implementing  Integrated  Wool  Development  Programme (IWDP) in rural  and  remote  areas  of  the  major  wool  producing  States/UTs  including  Pashmina Wool Development Scheme' which primarily benefits the tribal community of Ladakh region.

(c) & (d): The Offices of Development Commissioner (Handlooms) and Development Commissioner(Handicrafts) have been working in close coordination with State Governments through interactions on policy formulation, effective implementation of  Government schemes, outreach to the intended beneficiaries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Interruptions in BSNL Network
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1652 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## INTERRUPTIONS IN BSNL NETWORK

## 1652.   SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  noticed  that  the  customers  of  BSNL  are  facing  frequent interruptions on voice calls and low data speed in BSNL network, if so, the steps taken to resolve the call drop and less data speed issues;
- (b) the steps taken by BSNL for establishing 4G connectivity in the country;
- (c) the number of States which are expected to be included for BSNL 4G connectivity in first phase; and
- (d) whether the Government has any plan to takeover Vodafone Idea (Vi) and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Telecom services provided by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) are meeting most of  the  Quality  of  Service  (QoS)  parameters  as  per  Performance  Monitoring  Report  (PMR)  of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). In order to significantly improve the quality and speed of the data services, BSNL is in process of rolling out 4G services.
- (b) & (c) In  accordance  with  Atmanirbhar  initiative  of  the  Government,  BSNL  has  placed purchase orders for 1 Lakh indigenously developed sites to rollout 4G services.
- (d) No such proposal is under consideration in the Department.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Bharat Tex
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma, Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Ramesh Bidhuri, Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Shankar Lalwani

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1650 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## BHARAT TEX

1650.  DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA: SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE: SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI: SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

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

(a) the details regarding the upcoming 'Bharat Tex 2024' event to be hosted by the Ministry of Textiles; and

- (b) the benefits of the event to domestic manufacturers across the country?

उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज्  य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

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

(a) & (b): BHARAT TEX 2024 is a global textile mega event organised by a consortium of  11  Textile  Export  Promotion  Councils  and  supported  by  the  Ministry  of  Textiles.  It  is scheduled  from  February  26-29,  2024  in  New  Delhi.  With  a  focus  on  sustainability  and resilient supply chains, it promises to be a tapestry of tradition and technology attracting the best and the brightest from the textile world. Bharat Tex 2024 will be a unique experience for knowledge, business and networking. The mega event will feature an exhibition spread across nearly 20 lakh sq. ft area showcasing Apparel, Home Furnishings, Floor Coverings, Fibres, Yarns,  Threads,  Fabrics,  Carpets,  Silk,  Textiles  based  Handicrafts,  Technical  Textiles  and much more. It will also feature nearly 50 different knowledge sessions providing an excellent platform for knowledge exchange, information dissemination and Government to Government  and  Business  to  Business  interactions.  It  will  have  dedicated  pavilions  on Sustainability  and  recycling,  thematic  discussions  on  resilient  global  supply  chains  and digitisation,  interactive  fabric  testing  zones,  product  demonstrations  and  master-classes  by crafts  persons  and  events  involving  global  brands  and  international  designers.  The  mega event  will  open  up  tremendous  investment  and  trade/  sourcing  opportunities  which  will enormously benefit domestic manufacturers as well as exporters of the country.

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