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Lok Sabha Question No. 316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Funds for Government Medical Colleges in Rajasthan
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 316 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2023

## FUNDS FOR GOVERNMENT MEDICALCOLLEGES IN RAJASTHAN

## † 316 SHRI ARJUN LALMEENA:

## Will the Minister of HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to provide funds for skill training centres in the government Medical Colleges in Rajasthan under Human Resource Development Scheme for emergency medical services particularly in Dungarpur, Bhilwara, Bharatpur and Churu Medical colleges;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the funds are likely to be released; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE ( PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (c): Under scheme for Human Resource Development of Emergency Medical Services, Central/ State Government Medical Colleges/ Autonomous Institutions are considered for setting up of National Emergency Life Support (NELS) Skill Centres in a geographically representative manner across the country.

The NELS Skill Centres have been sanctioned at SMS Medical College, Jaipur; S.P. Medical College, Bikaner; Dr. S. N. Medical College, Jodhpur; Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College, Ajmer; RNT Medical College, Udaipur; Government Medical College, Bharatpur; Government Medical College, Kota and AIIMS, Jodhpur in Rajasthan. An amount of Rs. 1.4 crores have been released for NELS Centre in Bharatpur.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Withdrawal of Certificate for Indian Ships
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  QF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 315

ANSWERED ON21IO7I2O23

## WITHDRAWAL  OF CERTIFICATE FOR INDIAN SHIPS

315. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister  of PORTS,  SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: qf,{.  frd  qft{f,{  .ilk s-ficrlf d*

- (a) whether  the British company has decided  to withdraw the certificate of use of the 21 ships belonging to the lndian shipping company for carrying from Russia in violation
- of the international  ban;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any action has been taken by the Government  of lndia in this regard;
- (d) if so, the details  thereof  ; and
- (e) if not,  the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF PORTS. SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

- (a) No Sir, no such information  has been reported.
- (b) to (e) Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Fee of Advocates
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW & JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

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LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 314

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 21 st  JULY, 2023

## Fee of Advocates

314. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of Law and Justice be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are no prescribed guidelines to regulate the fees  of the advocates and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to issue any guidelines to regulate the fees of advocates; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE

(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a)  to  (c)  :  The  Bar  Council  of  India  (BCI),  a  statutory  body  under  the Advocates, Act,  1961 has informed that the standard of professional conduct

and  etiquette  for  lawyers  including   charging  of  fee,  has  been  prescribed under the Chapter-II, Part-VI of the Bar Council of India Rules framed under the Advocates Act, 1961. The relevant rule in this regard is given below:-

'11. An advocate is bound to accept any brief in the Courts or tribunals or before  any other authorities in or before which he proposes to practice at a fee consistent with his standing at the Bar and the nature of the case.'

The BCI has further stated that Advocates charge fees from their clients as per their standing and seniority in the Bar. At present, there is no proposal pending with the Government to regulate the fee charged by the Advocates.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Shifting of Andhra Pradesh High Court
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 313

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 21.07.2023

## Shifting of Andhra Pradesh High Court

## 313. DR. TALARI RANGAIAH:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE

be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government has received any request to shift the High Court of Andhra Pradesh from Amaravati to Kurnool; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  response  of  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE; MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTRY AFFAIRS; AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) to (b): High Court of Andhra Pradesh with principal seat at Amaravati was established  under  Andhra  Pradesh  Reorganisation  Act,  2014  and  has  been functioning w.e.f. 01.01.2019.

The Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh in February, 2020 has proposed for shifting  of  principal  seat  of  Andhra  Pradesh  High  Court  from  Amaravati  to

Kurnool.

Shifting of Principal Seat of  High  Court  is  decided  by  the  State Government  in consultation with the concerned High Court.  The State

Government  is  responsible for meeting the expenditure for running the HighCourt of the State. Similarly, the Chief Justice of the concerned High Court is  responsible  for  running  the  day  to  day  administration  of  the  Court.  In  the present matter, both the State Government of Andhra Pradesh and High Court of Andhra Pradesh have to form their opinion regarding shifting of High Court to  Kurnool  and  submit  a  complete  proposal  to  the  Government  of  India.  At present, there is no complete proposal pending with the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 312 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Port Trust Projects
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  OUESTION  NO. 312

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2023

## PORT TRUST PROJECTS

312. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: qr{,  +d  qk{f,{ .1fu qcqr,f  d*

(a) whether  the Government has received  any joint proposal  from the Government  of Andhra Pradesh and Visakhapatnam Port Trust regarding  90 project  proposals  for its approvals  under the Sagarmala Project,

(b) if so, the details of each of the project  proposal,  estimated cost, time-frame within which each project will be completed, executed and the steps taken by the Government so far on these proposals;  and

(c) the details of the Budget  allocation  made to each of the above  projects in the next fi nancial  y  ear 2023-24?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (SHRI SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

(a) to (c) Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways has not received any.ioint proposals between  Govt. of Andhra Pradesh and Visakhapatnam  Port Authority  under Sagarmala  Programme.  Therefore,  details  and budgetary  allocation  are unquantified.

However under Sagarmala  Programme about 110 Projects worth more than Rs 1.1 Lac Cr. have been identified under Sagarmala  Programme  in the state of Andhra Pradesh for enhancing  the infrastructure  related to Port led lnd ustria lization, Port Modernization,  Port Connectivity enhancement, Coastal Community Development & Coastal Shipping,  and lnland Waterways.  These projects are implemented  by Central Ministries,  lWAl, lndian Railways, NHAI, State Government, and Major Ports etc. ln Andhra Pradesh, there are 14 projects worth Rs. 2,500 Cr partially funded through Sagarmala  Scheme.
Lok Sabha Question No. 311 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Cruise Terminals
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF PORTS, SHIPPING  AND WATERWAYS

## uNsrARR:3t;tBi,t"  No 311

ANSWERED ON 2110712023

## CRUISE TERMINALS

311. SHRIMATI  SARMISTHA  SETHI:

will the Minister  of  poRTS,  sHrpprNG  AND WATERWAys  be preased  to stare. [il{.  qrd qtI{6-{ e,n-r qoqrrf qfl

- (a) the total number of cruise Terminars being  deveroped in the country,  state/UTwise including  Odisha;
- (b) the benefits likely to accrue  therefrom:  and
- (c) the measures  proposed\_  to be taken by the Government  to deverop cruise Terminals in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS (sHRt SARBANANDA  SONOWAL)

- (a) Details of Cruise Terminals state-wise  including  is as under.
- (b) Benefits  from cruise terminal include growth in economy, increase in foreign reserve, employment generation  including other benefits  in service sector.
- (c)Governmenthastakenfollowingmeasurestodevelopcruiseterminalstodevelop cruise tourism:
- i) Development  of facilities at Port in phased  manner'
- iil Rvailing  of the financial assistance scheme  of Ministry  of Tourism by ports for development  of tourism.
- iii)Major/MinorPortstooperateonBuiltoperatorandTransfer(BoT)toinvestin infrastructure  for the  PurPose.
- v) Autmentation  of financial resources for development  of cruise  terminal  and infrastructure  for increase  in cruise liner traffic through  Public  Private  Partnership  and incentivising  from Government
- iv) Augmentation of Connectivity  to Ports through  Air' Rail and Road
- vi) Deveiopment  of Marina for Yachts and small boats on BOT/PPP' model'

| S.No.   | State/UT       | Port at which Cruise Terminal is being developed   |
|---------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Maharashtra    | Mumbai Port                                        |
| z_      | Kerala         | Cochin Port                                        |
|         | Goa            | Mormugao Port                                      |
| 4.      | Karnataka      | New Mangalore Port                                 |
| 5       | Tamil Nadu     | Chennai Port                                       |
| o       | Andhra Pradesh | Visakhapatnam Port                                 |
| 7       | West Bengal    | Syama Prasad Mooker;ee port                        |
| B       | Odisha         | Nit                                                |
Lok Sabha Question No. 308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Promotion of Pharmaceutical Sector
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: M V V Satyanarayana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 308 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  July, 2023

## Promotion of Pharmaceutical Sector

## 308. SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any pharma expos in the last three years for holistic promotion of the pharma sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to conduct any pharma expos in the future;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether India has participated in any international pharma expos in the last three years; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a)  to  (d):   Department  of  Pharmaceuticals  organizes  "India  Pharma  and  India  Medical Device" as an annual event to bring together regulators, policy makers, industry leaders and associations for holistic promotion of the sector. The event was held in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
- (e) & (f): Department participated in the 'World Expo Dubai' held from 27 th January 2022 to 4 th February, 2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Immigration Centres to help NRIs
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

ANSWERED ON- 21/07/2023

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-306

## IMMIGRATION CENTRES TO HELP NRIs

## †306.  SHRI  ARUN KUMAR SAGAR

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :-

(a) whether the Government has any proposal to establish immigration centres in embassies to help resolve the problems being faced by Non-Resident Indians (NRIs); and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the tasks likely to be assigned to these Centres?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## (SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN)

(a & b) There are robust institutional mechanisms in place in Missions and Posts abroad for resolving the problems faced by Non -Resident Indians. Details of these mechanisms are as given below:

(i) The on-line MADAD portal enables the emigrants workers and their family members to register their consular grievances online and track their redressal.

(ii) Grievances related to Overseas Employment in notified Emigration Check Required (ECR) countries can also be logged in directly by emigrants/ relatives or through the Pravasi Bharatiya Sahayata   Kendra   (PBSK)   on   e-Migrate     portal.   These   grievances   are   settled   by   respective jurisdictional Protectors of Emigrants (PoES) as per laid down procedure.

(iii) Missions and Posts   also conduct Open Houses on a regular basis where workers can seek redressal of their grievances.

(iv) Separate Labour Wings have been established in Missions and Posts to assist Indian workers / NRIs in countries with large number of Indian workers. Consular / Community Affairs officers have been assigned the task of providing assistance to NRIs in other Missions and Posts.

(v) Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) has been set up in all Indian Missions and Posts abroad to assist Indian nationals abroad in times of distress and emergency. Fund is used to provide legal assistance, Boarding & Lodging assistance, Emergency medical care, air passage to stranded Indians and transportation of mortal remains of Indian nationals.

(vi) A multi- lingual 24X7  Helpline  of Pravasi Bharatiya Sahayata Kendra (PBSK)  in New Delhi provides information, guidance and grievance redressal on all issues and problems pertaining to overseas employment of Indian nationals.

(vii) Indian Missions/Posts have also established 24X7  helplines and Toll Free help lines for the benefit of Indian workers to seek help.

(viii) Pravasi Bharatiya Sahayata Kendras (PBSKs) have been set up at Dubai (UAE), Sharjah (UAE), Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) to provide guidance and counselling on all matters pertaining to overseas Indian workers. (ix)   Kshetriya   Pravasi   Sahayata   Kendras   (KPSK)   have   also   been   setup   in   Kochi,   Hyderabad, Chennai and Lucknow to assist emigrants and their relatives to redress their problems/ complaints

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regarding overseas employment.
Lok Sabha Question No. 305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Cyber Attacks in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar, Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE

## LOKSABHA UNSTARREDQUESTION NO.305 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2023

## CYBER ATTACKS IN AIIMS

## 305. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU: SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) The number of All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) currently operational in the country along with the last time when the information technology (IT) systems at each AIIMS were updated or upgraded;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to upgrade the IT systems at AIIMS and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it will be upgraded and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) The number of cyber attacks reported on the IT systems of AIIMS till date;
- (d) Whether it is a fact that there is significant apprehension regarding data of patients that may have been compromised and if so, the details thereof along with necessary steps taken in this regard; and
- (e) The details of the measures taken by the Government to strengthen the cyber security infrastructure of AIIMS and prevent such future cyber attack?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFSTATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

- (a) Currently, 18 All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are operational. Installation/upgradation/updation of information technology (IT) systems in these institutes is taken up as per need and guidelines.
- (b) to (e) Five physical servers of AIIMS, New Delhi on which e-Hospital application of NIC was hosted were affected by the cyber-attack in November, 2022. All the data for e-

Hospital was retrieved from a backup server and restored on new servers. Most of the functions of e-Hospital application like patient registration, appointment, admission, discharge etc. were restored after two weeks of the cyber-attack.

On the basis of recommendation of Government cyber security agencies, enhanced security features like endpoint hardening, strong firewall policies, network segmentation, Endpoint Detection & Recovery solution and Network Access Control etc., have been put in place. ASecurity Command Centre is also established at AIIMS, New Delhi for strengthening data security.

The Ministry has issued advisory regarding conduct of security audit on the basis of inputs provided by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to all AIIMS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Bulk Drug Parks
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 302 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  JULY, 2023

## Bulk Drug Parks

## 302. SHRI B.B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the process of setting up bulk drug parks in the country;
- (b) whether the Government has received any proposals from the Government of Telangana for setting up the bulk drug park; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a) to (c): The Scheme for Promotion of Bulk Drug Parks aims to facilitate setting up of three (3) Bulk Drug Parks in the country with the objective to bring down the cost of manufacturing of bulk drugs by creation of world class common infrastructure facilities.

The Department had received a proposal from the Government of Telangana, along with  proposals  from  twelve  (12)  other  States.  After  evaluation  of  the  proposals  as  per prescribed criteria, the Government has already approved the proposal of setting up Bulk Drug Parks in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 298 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Rising Prices of Life Saving Medicines
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.298 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2023

## RISING PRICES OF LIFE SAVING MEDICINES

## 298: SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has taken note of rising prices of life-saving medicines in the country including R CINEX E;
- (b) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) The steps taken/proposed to be taken by the government to control the prices of such lifesaving medicines; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR)

(a) & (b): As informed by Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), it notifies Schedule-I of Drugs (Prices Control) Order (DPCO) based on the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM).

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) under DoP fixes the Ceiling Price of these scheduled medicines specified in the Schedule-I of the DPCO, 2013. Further, as per the para 20 of DPCO, 2013, the manufacturers of non-scheduled formulations are not allowed to increase the maximum retail price of such formulations by more than 10% per annum.

The formulations under Schedule-I are categorized according to their therapeutic categories and as R CINEX E is a non-scheduled formulation, its price has not been fixed by NPPA. However, as per the market database available with NPPA, no violation under Para 20 has been observed, nor any public grievance has been received for price hike of more than 10% for R CINEX E.

- (c) & (d): NPPA has fixed ceiling prices of 915 scheduled formulations till 17.07.2023. The details of prices fixed by NPPA are available on the website of NPPA i.e., nppaindia.nic.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Shortage of Major and Captain Level Officers
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Manish Tewari, Sougata Ray, Haji Fazlur Rehman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 293

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  July, 2023

## SHORTAGE OF MAJOR AND CAPTAIN LEVEL OFFICERS

## 293. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

PROF. SOUGATA RAY: SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether there exists a shortage of Major and Captain level officers in the Army, if so, the details thereof along with the number of vacancies in all three branches of the armed forces at present, category-wise and rank-wise;

(b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  reduce  officers  in  the  Headquarters  (HQs)  to supplement the aforesaid shortage, if so, the details thereof;

(c)  the specific reason(s) for the acute shortage of officers at the mid-level ranks in the Army along with the measures undertaken/being undertaken to address the shortage of Majors and Captains in Army units;

(d)  whether any alternative strategies likere-employment of officers to such posts are being considered  to  address  the  shortage,  apart  from  reducing  HQ  postings,  if  so,  the  details thereof;

(e)  whether the shortage of officers at the midlevel ranks impact the operational readiness and effectiveness of Army units, if so, the details thereof; and

(f)  the other steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to fill such vacancies?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI AJAY BHATT)

(a):  Yes, Sir. Details of the same for the three forces are as follows: -

- (i) Indian Army

Major: (-) 2094

Captain: (-) 4734

- (ii) Indian Navy (Lt Commander and Below): (-) 2617
- (iii) Indian Air Force

Squadron Leader: (-) 881

Flight Lieutenant: (-) 940

(b):  No, Sir. No proposal has been received in this Ministry.

- (c): (i) Shortage at the Major and Captain rank can be attributed to:-
- (aa) Low intake during COVID-19 pandemic.
- (ab) Low intake in all Support Cadre entries mainly consisting of Short Service Commission and other service entries.
- (ii) In order to mitigate the shortage proposal to make 'Short Service Entry More Attractive' is under consideration.

(d):  No, Sir.

(e):  The  available  strength  is  sufficient  to  meet  current  operational  requirements.  The operational readiness and effectiveness of Army units is being maintained with organizational resources.

(f):  As per (c) (ii) above.

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