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Lok Sabha Question No. 2563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Vacancy in Fast Track Courts
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2563 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 4 th  AUGUST, 2023

## Vacancy in Fast Track Courts

## 2563  SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of fast track courts in the country at present;
- (b) the  details  of  vacancies  of  judges  and  other  categories  of  officials  in  the  said  fast track courts at present;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any measures to fill up the vacancies in the said courts; and
- (d) 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  d): Establishment  of  subordinate  courts  including  Fast  Track  Courts  (FTC)  for providing speedy justice in the country lies  within the domain of the State Governments who set up such courts as per their need and resources, in consultation with the respective High Courts. The 14 th  Finance Commission (FC) had recommended for setting up of 1800 Fast Track Courts (FTCs) during 2015-2020 for speedy trial of specific cases of heinous nature,  civil  cases  related  to  women,  children,  senior  citizen,  disabled  persons,  persons infected  with  terminal  ailments  etc.  and  property  related  cases  pending  for  more  than  5

years.  The  FC  had  further  urged  State  Governments  to  utilize  enhanced  fiscal  space available through tax devolution (32% to 42%) for this purpose. The Union Government has also urged the State Governments to allocate funds for the setting up of FTCs, from the financial  year  2015-16  onward.  As  per  information  made  available  by  High  Courts,  832 FTCs are functional in the country as on 31.5.2023.

Pursuant to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, the Central Government is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for setting up 1023 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) including 389 exclusive Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (e-POCSO) Courts for speedy disposal of cases related to rape and POCSO Act since October 2019. As per  information  made  available  by  High  Courts,  758  FTSCs  including  412  exclusive POCSO Courts are functional in 29 States/UTs which have disposed of more than 1,69,000 cases while 1,95,797 cases are pending in these courts as on 31 st May 2023. Among these, exclusive  POCSO  Courts  have  disposed  of  more  than  1,08,000  cases  while  more  than 1,30,000 cases remain pending.

As  per  the  Constitutional  framework,  the  selection  and  appointment  of  judges  in District and Subordinate courts is the responsibility of High Court and State Government concerned.    The  details  of  vacancies  of  judges  and  other  categories  of  officials  in  the FTCs/FTSCs are not centrally maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Shortage of Specialist Doctors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2560 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 th August, 2023

## SHORTAGE OF SPECIALIST DOCTORS

## 2560. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per the International Standards there is shortage of Super Specialist Doctors vis-a-vis the population density across the country including Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the extent of shortage of such doctors in various categories; and
- (c) the details of the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to address this issue?

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

(a) to (c): As per information provided by National Medical Commission (NMC), there are 13,08,009 allopathic doctors registered with the State Medical Councils and the National Medical Commission (NMC) as on June, 2022. Assuming 80% availability of registered allopathic doctors and 5.65 lakh AYUSH doctors, the doctor-population ratio in the country is 1:834.

The government has increased number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS seats. There is an increase of 82% in Medical Colleges from 387 before 2014 to 704 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 110% in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to 1,07,948 as of now and increase of 117% in PG seats from 31,185 before 2014 to 67,802 as of now. The Government has taken various steps to further increase the availability of doctors in the

country which include:-

- i. Centrally Sponsored Scheme for establishment of new medical college by upgrading district/ referral hospital under which 107 new medical colleges are already functional out of 157 approved.
- ii. Centrally Sponsored Scheme for strengthening/ upgradation of existing State Government/Central Government Medical Colleges to increase MBBS and PG seats.
- iii. Under 'Upgradation of Government Medical Colleges by construction of Super Specialty Blocks' of Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) scheme, a total of 75 projects have been approved, of which 62 projects are complete.
- iv. Under the Central Sector Scheme for setting up of new AIIMS, 22 AIIMS have been approved. Undergraduate courses have started in 19 of these.
- v. Relaxation in the norms for setting up of Medical College in terms of requirement for faculty, staff, bed strength and other infrastructure.
- vi. DNB qualification has been recognized for appointment as faculty to take care of shortage of faculty.
- vii. Enhancement ofagelimit forappointment/ extension/re-employment againstpostsof teachers/Dean/Principal/ Director in medical colleges upto 70 years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Critical Care Ambulances
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2554 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 4 th AUGUST, 2023

## 'CRITICAL CARE AMBULANCES'

## 2554: SHRI POCHABRAHMANANDAREDDY:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of general and critical care ambulances in Andhra Pradesh under the Emergency Response Service of National Health Mission;
- (b) the number of general and critical care ambulances provided to Andhra Pradesh under National Health Mission in the last three years; and
- (c) the details of the financial assistance granted to Andhra Pradesh for running ambulance services including 104 and 108 ambulance services?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b): The details of National Ambulance Services in the State of Andhra Pradesh under NHM, as reported by the State for last three years is placed at Annexure.
- (c): The details of financial assistance under State Programme Implementation Plans (SPIP) approved for National Ambulance service for the last three years to the State of Andhra Pradesh for running ambulance services is as under:

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Financial Year   | SPIPApproval   |
|------------------|----------------|
| 2020-21          | 9,468.01       |
| 2021-22          | 9,295.20       |
| 2022-23          | 10,791.22      |

Note: SPIP Approval is as per Financial Monitoring Report (FMR) submitted by the State.

## Number of Emergency Response Services vehicles operational in The State of Andhra Pradesh Under NHM as reported by the State

| Year    |   Advance Life Support (ALS) |   Basic Life Support (BLS) |   Total |
|---------|------------------------------|----------------------------|---------|
| 2020-21 |                          213 |                        535 |     748 |
| 2021-22 |                          213 |                        535 |     748 |
| 2022-23 |                          213 |                        555 |     768 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Training in AYUSH and Traditional Medical Methods
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Sunil Kumar Singh, Devji Mansingram Patel, Saikia Dilip, Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2553 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2023

## TRAINING IN AYUSH AND TRADITIONAL MEDICALMETHODS

## 2553. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRIMATI RATHVAGITABEN VAJESINGHBHAI:

SHRI RANJEETSINGH NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to establish the national institutes to impart modern training in AYUSH and traditional medical methods across the country including Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat and North-Eastern Region (NER);

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to fulfill the need of the residents, State/UT-wise;

- (c) if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government has any scheme to include the natural and traditional methods for diagnosis and treatment of diseases used for a long time in the research work to make the same more effective; and

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

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFAYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDASONOWAL)

(a) to (c) No Sir, at present there is no such proposal for establishing new National Institutes for imparting modern training in Ayush & traditional medical methods. However, 12 National Institutes are working under the aegis of Ministry of Ayush. These Institutes are imparting traditional as well as modern medical methods training as per the curriculum prepared by National

Commission of Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) and National Commission of Homoeopathy (NCH).

(d) & (e) Five Research Councils are working as Autonomous Organizations under the Ministry of Ayush with a common mandate to initiate, develop, undertake and coordinate scientific research in fundamental and applied aspects in their respective systems of Ayush medicines.

These five Research Councils are:

1. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)
2. Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN)
3. Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM)
4. Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS)
5. Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: National Tribunal Commission
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Midhun Reddy

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

## Lok Sabha

## Unstarred Question No. 2552 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 04 th  August 2023

## National Tribunal Commission

2552. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY :

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to establish National Tribunal Commission;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reason therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to establish a single unified Tribunals Case Management IT infrastructure for Tribunals; and
- (d) 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) & (b) : Currently, there is no proposal to establish National Tribunal Commission.
- (C) & (d) : At present, there is no proposal to establish a single unified Tribunals case Management IT infrastructure.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Clinical Trials for Rare Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH RESEARCH

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2550 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 TH AUGUST, 2023

## CLINICALTRIALS FOR RARE DISEASES

## 2550. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government agrees to the view that there needs to be more participation and ownership from the heads of Medical Institutions, Ethics committees, Patient advocacy groups, etc. to enable the conduct of clinical trials for rare diseases, communicable diseases, neurosciences and ophthalmology etc. in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the initiatives taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (c) : The participation of relevant stakeholders in clinical trials is guided through New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules, 2019 and National Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical and Health Research involving Human Participants, 2017. This also includes clinical trials for rare diseases.

The National Consortium for Research and Development on therapeutics for Rare Diseases and Rare Disease Registry have been established for improving coordination of research efforts, including clinical trials in India under the overall ambit of National Policy on Rare Diseases (2021). The approval for new drugs and decision related to trials continue to be provided by Drugs Controller General of India under the New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules, 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Age for Consumption of Tobacco Products
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Mohan Mandavi, Dharambir Singh, Vijay Baghel, Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2549 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST 2023

## AGE FOR CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

## 2549. SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce a regulation to raise the age level for consumption of tobacco products from 18 to 21 years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be implemented;
- (c) whether any efforts are being made by the Government to reduce the consumption of tobacco products by the minors;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other corrective measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a) to (e) : The draft Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was hosted in public domain for pre-legislative consultation.

Various steps have been taken by the Government to protect school going children against the harmful effects of tobacco products. As per Section 6 (a) of Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA, 2003) read with Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Amendment Rules, 2011, there is prohibition on sale of tobacco products to and by persons below the age of 18 years and as per Section 6 (b) of COTPA, 2003, there is prohibition on sale of tobacco products in an area within a radius of one hundred yards of any educational institution.

Public Health is a State subject and the primary responsibility for enforcement of the

Act, lies with the State Governments for effective implementation of the provisions of

COTPA, 2003. The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has issued the ' Guidelines for Tobacco Free Educational Institution (Revised) ' for effective implementation of Section-6 of COTPA, 2003. States are taking effective measures with Education departments for implementation of these Guidelines. Regular and sustained awareness is carried out about the adverse effects of tobacco usage on health through various anti-tobacco campaigns.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Voting from Remote Places
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: M. Selvaraj, T. R. Paarivendhar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2547

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 04 TH  AUGUST, 2023 VOTING FROM REMOTE PLACES

2547. Shri M. Selvaraj:

Dr. T. R. Paarivendhar:

## Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Election  Commission  of  India  has  undertaken  research and development for a new technology enabling voters to caste their vote from far  away  places/cities  without  the  need  of  going  to  the  designated polling booth in their constituency;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  time  by  which  the  new  technology  is  likely  to  be  developed  and introduced;
- (d)  the  total  expenditure  to  be  incurred  for  the  development  of  the  new technology; and
- (e) the extent to which it is likely to be successful in villages and among the illiterate electors across the country?

## 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  (e):  The  Election  Commission  of  India  (ECI)  has  informed  that  a  Concept Note on improving voter participation of domestic migrants using remote voting

dated 28.12.2022 was circulated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to all National/State political parties, inter alia, including matters like defining a 'Migrant voter', addressing the territorial concept, the method of remote voting and counting of  votes,  enforcement  of  Model  Code  of  Conduct,  setting  up  of  controlled environment to ensure free and fair voting and so on. Subsequently, a discussion with  the  political  parties  was  conducted  on  16.01.2023.  The  ECI  had  solicited written  views/comments  of  the  Political  Parties  by  28.02.2023  on  various  legal, administrative  and  technological  issues  as  contained  in  the  Concept  Note  and beyond.  The written views/comments received from the Political Parties are being analysed by the Commission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2546 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Connection Points in Shipping Industry
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2546

ANSWERED ON 04/08/2023

## CONNECTION POINTS IN SHIPPING INDUSTRY

2546. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state:

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- (a) the  details  of Government initiatives/plans to address the lack of standardization for connection points in the shipping industry; (b) the details of  Government  initiatives/plans  to address  the  limited interface compatibility with terminal systems in the shipping industry; (c) the details of Government initiatives/plans to address the technology development constraints in the shipping industry; and (d) the details of Government initiatives/ plans to address the need for risk evaluation
- in handling hazardous cargo during the implementation of shore power technology?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to (c) With the growing concern on emission from ships while berthed in ports, shore  power  is  facilitated  by  various  ports  to  ships  while  berthed  in  ports  and  such facility requires standardization for connection points.

To facilitate shore power supply to ships while in Indian ports, the Directorate General of Shipping has issued 'Standard Operating Procedures' for supply of shore power to ships with power demand up to 150 KW. This has standardized the fitment at shore and ship and is helpful in supplying shore power to small ships, such as, tugs.

To supply shore power to International going ships, international standardization is needed because the ships travel to different ports across the world and cannot have different fitments for taking in shore power at different ports. In this regard,  the  Maritime  Safety  Committee  of  International  Maritime  Organization  at  its 107th session  held  between 31  May  2023  and  9  June  2023  has  approved  the  new

Guidelines on safe operation of onshore power supply (OPS) service in port for ships engaged on international voyages. Standard Operating Procedures for supply of shore power  to  ships  issued  by  the  Government  of  India  is  compatible  with  related international standards for supply of shore power to ships.

(d) Many Classification Societies have developed Rules for supply of shore power to  ships  carrying  dangerous cargoes,  such  as,  Oil  tankers and  these  are taken into account while conducting risk assessment for supply of shore power to such ships.

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