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Lok Sabha Question No. 2583 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Bank Mitra
Ministry: COOPERATION
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COOPERATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2583 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19/12/2023

## Bank Mitra

## †2583. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

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

- (a) whether the 'Bank Mitra' Cooperative Societies can contribute in the development of Women and Backward Classes; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the manner in which it will do the same?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b): Yes  Sir,  Bank  Mitra,  Primary  Cooperative  Societies  like  Dairy  and  Fisheries,  etc.  can contribute in the development of their members especially to about 60 Lakhs women members and backward class members by providing them door step banking facility and ease of doing business.

Bank Mitra Cooperative Societies facilitate their members by providing following banking services at the door step:

- i. Account Opening
- ii. Cash Deposit
- iii. Cash Withdrawal
- iv. Fund Transfer
- v. Balance Enquiry
- vi. Mini Statement
- vii. Enrolment of Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna (PMSBY)
- viii. Enrolment of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna (PMJJBY)
- ix. Enrolment of Atal Pension Yojna (APY)
- x. IMPS
- xi. Recovery/ Collection up to Bank approved limits
- xii. NEFT
- xiii. Term Deposit/ Recurring Deposit Opening
- xiv. Request for new Cheque Book
- xv. Stop Payment of Cheque
- xvi. Cheque Status Enquiry
- xvii. Renewal of Term Deposit/ Recurring Deposit
- xviii. Block Debit Card
- xix. Launch Complaints
- xx. Track Complaints
- xxi. Request for SMS alert/ e-mail statement (if mobile no./ e-mail is already registered)
- xxii. Pension Life Certificate authentication through Jeevan Praman (Aadhaar enabled)
- xxiii. Apply for RuPay Debit cards, etc.

On  the  initiative  of  Ministry  of  Cooperation,  a  pilot  project  has  been  launched  in  the Banaskantha and Panchmahal Districts of Gujarat where 1,723 new Bank Mitras have been made by District Central Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) and Micro-ATMs have been provided to them. During the  pilot  phase,  flow  of  funds  in  the  rural  cooperative  banking  sector  in  both  the  districts  has increased many-fold in just few months which is exhibited below in terms of the amount and number of transactions through Micro-ATMs being operated by Bank-Mitras:

|   S. No. | Activity              | June 2023       | September 2023   | Growth Percentage   |
|----------|-----------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | No. of transaction    | 55.6 thousand   | 196.81 thousand  | 354%                |
|        2 | Amount of transaction | Rs. 27.76 crore | Rs. 72.04 crore  | 260%                |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Manual Scavenging
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

## MANUAL SCA VENGING

## 2581. SHRI RA VNEET SINGH BITTU:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that nearly 60 districts in the country have missed the deadline to selfdeclare themselves manual scavenging free;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; State/UT-wise;
- the total number of districts which are still not manual scavenging free = in the country, Statel UT-wise especially in the State of Punjab;
- (d) whether the Government is taking any measures to up the process to stop manual scavenging in the country; and speed
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE)

- (a) to (c): As per the 'Prohibition of Employment as Manual   Scavengers   and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013 (MS Act, 2013) manual scavenging is & prohibited activity in the country with   effect   from 6.12.2013. have been   requested to either declare themselves free from manual scavenging O upload the data of insanitary latrine and manual scavengers associated with it on the Mobile App "Swachhta Abhiyan' There is no deadline for districts to declare themselves manual scavenging free. As on 10.12.2023, 38 districts of six states of the country have not reported themselves as manual  scavenging-free; details thereof are at Annexure.
- (d) and (e):There is no report of people currently engaged in manual scavenging in the country:

Manual scavenging as defined under Section 2 (1) (g) of the "Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act; 2013 (MS Act, 2013)" is prohibited with effect from 6.12.2013. No person or agency can engage or employ any person for manual scavenging from that date

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UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2581 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

Annexure referred in reply to parts (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.2581 for answer on 19.12.2023 regarding Manual Scavenging:

## State-wise number of district; who have not reported manual scavenging free

| SNo.   | Name of StatesIUTs   | Number of District   |
|--------|----------------------|----------------------|
| 1      | Assam                | 3                    |
| 2_     |                      |                      |
| 3      | Madhya Pradesh       | 10                   |
| 4      | Manipur              | 2                    |
| 5      | Meghalaya            |                      |
| 6      | [Telangana           | 13                   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2579 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Benefits from PMKSY
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Rajesh Verma, Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2579

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## BENEFITS FROM PMKSY

## 2579.   SHRI RAJESH VERMA: DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

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

- (a) the  number  of  farmers  who  have  gained  benefits  from  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) across different regions of the country;
- (b) the allocated budget outlay for PMKSY during the 14th Finance Commission cycle and its continuation into the 15th Finance Commission Cycle; and
- (c) the  specifics  regarding  newly  introduced  schemes  and  the  restructuring  of  existing schemes under PMKSY?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (KM. SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

- (a) : The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing a Central Sector umbrella  scheme- Pradhan Mantri  Kisan  Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) since 2017-18 across the country. A total of 1132 food processing projects have been approved in 36 States/ UTs benefitting 38,19,220 farmers on completion of these projects.
- (b) : A financial outlay for PMKSY during the 14 th  Finance Commission cycle was Rs. 6000 crore and for the 15 th Finance Commission cycle, it is Rs. 4600 crore.
- (c) : The new component schemes introduced in PMKSY were - (i) Infrastructure for Agro Processing Clusters, (ii) Creation/ Expansion of Food Processing and Preservation Capacities, (iii)  Creation  of  Backward  &  Forward  Linkages,  (iv)  Operation  Greens  and  (v)  Human Resources Institutions - Skill Development. PMKSY has been subsequently restructured and the  scope  of  Operation  Greens  enlarged  for  continuation  during  15 th Finance  Commission cycle.

Operation Greens originally applicable to Tomato, Onion and Potato(TOP) crops, has been extended  to  22  perishable  crops  namely,  Mango,  Banana,  Apple,  Pineapple,  Kinnow/ Mandarin/ Orange, Grapes, Aonla/Amla, Pomegranate, Guava, Litchi, Tomato, Onion, Potato, Green  Peas,  Carrot,  Cauliflower,  Beans,  Gourd  Family[Bottle  Gourd  (Loki),  Bitter  Gourd (Karela), Ridge/ Sponge Gourd (Torai), Pointed Gourd (Parwal) and Ash Gourd (Petha)], Okra, Garlic, Ginger and Shrimp. Consequently, Fruit & Vegetable sector has been shifted from the component scheme - Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure to component scheme -Operation Greens of PMKSY.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Nano Urea Plant
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal, Kotagiri Sridhar, Gyaneshwar Patil, Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2578

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## NANO UREA PLANT

2578. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL: SHRI. SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI: SHRI.GYANESHWAR PATIL SHRI.GHANSHYAM SINGH LODHI

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of operational Nano Urea (Liquid) Plants which are currently in existence in the country following the inauguration of the worlds first plant in 2022; and
- (b) the advantages that these technological innovations offer to farmers and the agricultural sector in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

(SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a)      IFFCO has set up three Nano Urea plants at Kalol (Gujarat) Phulpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Aonla (Uttar Pradesh) with total production capacity of 17 crore bottles (500 ml) per annum. Further, Ray Nano Science & Research Centre has also declared commercial production of its Nano Urea plant at Anand, Gujarat, having capacity of 4.5 crore bottles per annum.
- (b)      ICAR research institutes/state agricultural Universities carried out nano urea trial on different crops such as Paddy, Wheat, Mustard, Maize, Tomato, Cabbage, Cucumber, Capsicum and Onion in different agro-climatic zones.

The study on effect of nano urea (liquid) on crop yield and soil indicated that nano-urea can be used as foliar spray for top-dressing instead of normal urea.  Foliar application of nano  urea  along  with  basal  application  of  recommended  dose  of  urea  has  yield advantage of 3-8% over conventional fertilizer application.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Movable Assets of Public Sector
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2571

ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

## MOVABLE ASSETS OF PUBLIC SECTOR

## 2571.  SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES भारी उद्योग मं त्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that a consortium was allowed to sell the movable assets of public sector Mining and Allied Machinery Corporation (MAMC) based in Durgapur and develop industrial park to encourage the local designers and original equipment markets;
- (b) if  so,  the  present  status  of  the  scheme  or  projects  and  function  of  the  consortium therefor; and
- (c) the  details  of  proposals  of  the  Government  with  the  plants  and  residential  lands  of closed units and their development therein and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

(a) to (c): Mining  and  Allied Machinery  Corporation  Limited  (MAMC)  being  a  sick company,  was  referred  to  BIFR  in  1992  and  on  the  basis  of  the  recommendations  of BIFR, Hon'ble High Court of Calcutta had passed an order dated 16.05.2002 for its winding up and appointed an Official Liquidator (OL) for disposal of all the assets of the company. The OL had taken over all the assets for disposal, those became final with the Calcutta High Court's order dated 11.06.2011 for selling the assets to a consortium comprising Coal India Limited  (CIL),  Damodar  Valley  Corporation  (DVC)  and  Bharat  Earth  Movers  Limited (BEML).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2569 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Farmers affected by Natural Calamities
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2569

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## FARMERS AFFECTED BY NATURAL CALAMITIES

2569. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ǒष एवं Ǒकसान कãयाण मंğी be pleased to state:

(a) the number of farmers affected by various natural calamities in the country, particularly by floods and soil erosion, during the last three years and current year, till date, State-wise;

(b) whether any special measures and steps have been taken by the Government to facilitate such affected farmers with financial assistance, rehabilitation package and other incentives; and

(c) if so, the details of number of such affected farmers covered till date and the number of farmers remaining?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ǒष एवं Ǒकसान कãयाण मंğी (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

(a)  to  (c):  As  per  the  National  Disaster  Management  Policy,  the  primary  responsibility  for disaster management rests with the State Governments concerned. The State Governments undertake relief measures in the wake of 12 notified natural disasters, including floods, from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF), already placed at their disposal, in accordance with approved items and norms of the Government of India. However, in the event of disaster of  a  severe  nature,  additional  financial  assistance  is  provided  from  the  National  Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) as per the laid down procedure.

The  Government  of  India  has  introduced  yield  based  'Pradhan  Mantri  Fasal  Bima Yojana' (PMFBY) and weather based 'Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme' (WBCIS) from Kharif 2016 season to provide financial support to the farmers suffering crop loss/damage arising out of natural calamities, adverse weather incidence and to stabilize the income of the farmers. Comprehensive risk insurance is provided under the scheme from presowing to post-harvest losses. Under this Scheme, the claims are paid to only those farmers who have insured their crops and paid their share of premium under any of the notified crop insurance scheme in the notified area/crop by the State Government. The scheme is optional for the States/Union Territories.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: National and Global Market
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Bhola Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2563 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2023

## NATIONAL AND GLOBAL MARKET

2563:  DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that animation, visual effects, Gaming and Comic (AVGC)  sector  has  huge  potential  in  terms  of  employment  in  national  and  global market;
- (b) if so, the details of current status of AVGC market in the country;
- (c) whether the Government has proposed to set-up a task force to recommend ways to build domestic capacity of this sector;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) to (e) The formation of an AVGC Promotion Task Force was announced in the Budget Speech  2022.    Subsequently,  Ministry  of  Information  and  Broadcasting  (MoI&B) constituted a Task Force on 08.04.2022, headed by the Secretary, MoI&B, and included representatives from Central Government Ministries/Departments, State Governments, AVGC Industry & its associations, and academia. The AVGC Promotion Task Force, after having  had  extensive  consultations  with  industry  representatives  and  cross-cutting Government sectors, submitted its report to the Government in December, 2022, which included a draft National Policy & Model State Policy for promotion of the AVGC Sector in  India.  Subsequently,  a  National Workshop for consultation  &  implementation  of  the

Task Force recommendations, was organised on 18.04.2023 at New Delhi.

As per the Task Force report, the Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comics and Extended Reality (AVGC-XR) sectors have evolved as an important growth engine of the Indian economy & the usage of AVGC-XR in the field of Media and Entertainment and others,  is  poised  to  grow  at  unprecedented  rates. It  is  envisioned  that  the  AVGC-XR sector will generate employment for over 20 lakh youth by 2030.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2561 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Drones to Self Help Groups
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, P. C. Mohan, D.K. Suresh, Anil Firojiya

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2561 ANSWERED ON 19/12/2023

## DRONES TO SELF HELP GROUPS

## 2561. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:

SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to provide fifteen thousand drones to women Self Help Groups (SHGs) for agriculture and related purposes and if so, the details thereof along with the
- details of objectives of the said initiative;
- (b) the criteria adopted for selecting SHGs and the process involved therein;
- (c) the total funds allocated for the implementation of the said project along with the timeline set for the same; and
- (d) whether any scheme has been formulated for monitoring and analysis of agricultural information and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Sir, the Government of India has recently launched Central Sector  Scheme  for  providing  drones  to  the  Women  Self  Help  Groups (WSHGs).  The  scheme  aims  to  provide  drones  to  15,000  selected Women SHGs for providing rental services  to  farmers  for  agriculture purpose (application of fertilizers and pesticides).
- (b)    WSHG  with  "A"  grade  as  per  the   DeendayalAntyodaya  Yojana (DAY-NRLM)  guidelines  will  be  selected  for  providing  drones.  These Grade 'A' WSHGs will be selected by the States from the clusters of

villages   growing  the   commercial  crops  like  chillies,  cotton,  paddy, wheat, orchards, and plantations etc.

(c) A  budget  of  ₹1,261  crores  has  been  allocated  for  the  project aiming to distribute one Drone to each of the 15,000 identified  WSHGs over a three-year period from 2023-24 to 2025-26.

(d) No sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-19
Subject: Padma Awards
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sudheer Gupta, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2560

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

PADMA AWARDS

2560. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK: SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  the  criteria  adopted/followed  by  the  Government  for  conferring  the Padma  Awards,  namely  Padma  Vibhushan,  Padma  Bhushan  and  Padma Shree to a person in the country;

(b) the various fields in which these distinguished awards are given by the Government;

(c)  the  details  of  facilities  provided  to  the  persons  conferred  with  these prestigious awards;

(d)  whether  any  mechanism  or  scheme  exists  within  the  Government through which work done or achievements of the Padma Awardee reaches to  the  people  to  encourage  the  Padma  Awardee  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons for the same along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The Padma Awards are given every year in three categories viz.

Padma  Vibhushan  for  'exceptional  and  distinguished  service';  Padma

Bhushan  for  'distinguished  service  of  a  high  order'  and  Padma  Shri  for 'distinguished  service',  in  any  field  of  activity.  Any  person  without distinction  of  race,  occupation,  position  or  sex  is  eligible  for  the  Padma Awards. Serving Government servants, including those working with Public Sector Undertakings, except doctors and scientists, are not eligible for the Padma Awards. All the nominations received are placed before the Padma Awards Committee for its consideration. Award is conferred only on the recommendations  of  the  Padma  Awards  Committee.  The  names  of  the persons recommended by the Padma Awards Committee are submitted to the competent authority for approval.

Padma Awards are given in 10 broad fields of activities namely Art, Social Work, Public Affairs, Science & Engineering, Trade & Industry, Medicine, Literature & Education, Civil Service, Sports and Others.

Padma  Awards  are  the  highest  civilian  awards  of  the  country  and  no monetary or other facility is attached to these awards.

These  Awards  are  given  in  recognition  of  the  contribution  made  by  the Padma  Awardees  to  the  society  and  the  nation  or  for  their  life  time achievements in any field of human endeavor.

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