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Lok Sabha Question No. 4297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Fake Ayushman Bharat ID Cards
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Sachithanantham R

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4297 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH DECEMBER, 2024

## FAKEAYUSHMANBHARATIDCARDS

## 4297. SHRI SACHITHANANTHAM R:

Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is true that Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches at 19 hospital locations in a case related to alleged generation of fake Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) cards;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the hospitals searched by ED along with the charges imposed against them;
- (d) whether any follow up action has been taken against those hospitals, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether such frauds have detected across the country, if so, the details and the types of frauds thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (d): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) conducted searches at 20 locations in a case related to alleged generation of fake Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB -PMJAY) cards. The locations searched included 07 hospitals and their key management persons. The searches were conducted in Delhi, Chandigarh, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh against Shree Banke Bihari Hospital, Fortis Hospital Himachal Healthcare Private Limited, City Super Speciality Hospital, Shri Balaji Hospital, Shri Harihar Hospital, Sood Nursing Home, Neelkanth Hospital for collection of evidences of the offence of money-laundering. The search operations led to seizure of cash amounting to approximately Rs. 88 lakh and various incriminating documents & digital devices.

(e): Further, three cases pertaining to forged claims by hospitals empaneled under AB-PMJAY in Assam have been recorded by the Directorate of Enforcement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4296 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Yellow Fever Vaccine
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Tatkare Sunil Dattatrey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4296 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2024

## YELLOWFEVER VACCINE

## 4296. SHRI TATKARE SUNIL DATTATREY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether it is a fact that the yellow fever vaccine is in short supply centrally and across the 45 centres in the country for the people who are travelling to 29 African countries as well as 13 countries in Central and South America, which are identified as endemic nations and such people are left in a state of quandary;
- (b) if so, the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to fulfill the immediate need of travellers; and
- (c) whether the Government is exporting yellow fever vaccines to foreign countries and steps/measures taken by the Government to augment the supply of yellow fever vaccine to meet the domestic demand?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

- (a) & (b) There are 60 authorised Yellow fever vaccination Centres (YFVC) across the country. The list of authorised YFVC across the country is placed at https://ihpoe.mohfw.gov.in/vaccination\_centres.php. As of now, no shortage of vaccine has been reported.
- (c) India is not exporting any Yellow fever vaccine to foreign country and the domestic requirement for Yellow Fever Vaccine is presently being met through import.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Separate High Court for Haryana
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Shri Varun Chaudhry

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4293

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 20.12.2024

## Separate High Court for Haryana

## 4293. Shri Varun Chaudhry:

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

- (a)  whether  Government has any proposal to setup a separate High Court for Haryana; and
- (b) if so, the time frame for setting it up and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) to (b): The Government of Haryana had requested for establishment of a separate High Court for the State of Haryana at Chandigarh. The views of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana and the State Government of Punjab were sought  in  the  matter.  The  Government  of  Punjab  did  not  agree  with  the proposal.  The  Punjab  and  Haryana  High  Court  in  its  full  court  meeting resolved not to offer any view. At present there is no complete proposal for the same.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Free Health Checkup Camps by Private Hospitals
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. Ganapathy Rajkumar P

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4292 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH DECEMBER, 2024

## FREE HEALTH CHECKUPCAMPS BYPRIVATE HOSPITALS

## 4292: DR. GANAPATHY RAJKUMAR P:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that private hospitals are conducting free health checkup camps in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is any permission granted to conduct such camps, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is true that private hospitals during such free health checkup camps have lured people to the hospitals under false diagnosis on patients, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has issued any notification to the said hospitals not to collect personal details such as Aadhaar card, contact number, etc. of patients which may be misused thereto; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (e) : As per Constitutional provisions, 'Health' is a State subject. Therefore, it is the primary responsibility of the concerned State/ Union Territory to take note of the free health checkup camps conducted by private hospitals, granting permission to conduct such camps and issuing any instructions/notifications thereon within their jurisdiction. The details of the same are not maintained centrally by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Exorbitant Fees for MBBS Course
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Kuldeep Indora

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4288 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20th DECEMBER, 2024

## EXORBITANT FEES FOR MBBS COURSE

## 4288. SHRI KULDEEP INDORA:

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

(a) whether the Government has taken note of the exorbitant fees for MBBS courses in the country and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) whether it is also a fact that the students in the country are going to other countries for MBBS course because of low rates of fees in those countries and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the concessions given/being given by the Government to poor but meritorious students in medical colleges in the country so that they can continue their studies without any financial crunch?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) to (c): Fee structures differ from State to State vis-a-vis Government / Private Medical Colleges as per the guidelines issued by concerned State Fee Regulatory Authorities.

In order to make medical education affordable in the country, Clause (i) of Sub-section (1) of Section 10 of the National Medical Commission Act (NMC), 2019 provides for framing of guidelines for determination of fees and all other charges in respect of fifty percent (50%) of seats in private medical institutions and deemed to be universities which are governed under the provisions of the Act. Accordingly, NMC has framed the guidelines and the same was issued on 03.02.2022.

The government has also increased number of medical colleges and subsequently increased MBBS seats. There is an increase of 102% in Medical Colleges from 387 before 2014 to 780 as of now. Further, there is an increase of 130% in MBBS seats from 51,348 before 2014 to 1,18,137 as of now and increase of 135% in PG seats from 31,185 before 2014 to 73,157 as of now.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4286 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Inland Waterway in Odisha
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Avimanyu Sethi

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4286

ANSWERED ON 20.12.2024

## INLAND WATERWAY IN ODISHA

## 4286.  SHRI AVIMANYU SETHI:

## Will the Minister of PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS be pleased to state: पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  revive  the  historic  Coast  Canal, which  passes  through  Bhadrak  district  in  Odisha,  as  an  inland  water  transport channel to provide an alternative mode of transportation for the district's residents; (b) whether  the  Ministry  has  assessed  the  potential  benefits  of  canal  revival, including  its  role  in  protecting  coastal  villages  from  saline  water  ingress  and  high tides during cyclones, as well as preserving this unique heritage of the British era; (c) the estimated timeline, funding allocations, and specific infrastructure improvements that would be included in the canal revival project, if approved; and whether the Government will prioritize sustainable development and resilience
- (d) measures as part of the canal's restoration and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  Yes.  Inland  Waterways  Authority  of  India  (IWAI),  an  autonomous  body under Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPS&W) is mandated to develop National  Waterways  for  the  purpose  of  shipping  and  navigation.  Over  the  years, IWAI  is  maintaining  fairways  and  developing  infrastructures  in  waterways.  The infrastructure  so  developed  is  being  used  for  passenger  and  cargo  transportation. IWAI  had  prepared  a  DPR  in  the  year  2009  (duly  updated  in  2016)  for  riverine portion (Talcher-Dhamra/Paradip) of NW-5 from navigation point of view.

(c) & (d) The estimated cost of revival of canal was Rs 2709.04 Crore (as per DPR of 2009) with a timeline of 5 years which necessitates relocation/reconstruction of 93 road/foot  bridges  and  construction  of  23  new  navigational  locks  for  movement  of vessel with maximum capacity of 300 Tonnes. Since, the existing DPR is old one, a fresh feasibility study is required for deciding revised cost, estimated timelines and future course of action.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4285 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Production of Medicine
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Smt. Sanjna Jatav

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4285 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 th  DECEMBER, 2024

## Production of Medicine

## †4285. Smt. Sanjna Jatav:

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

(a) whether the Government is aware of the news item published in Dainik Jagran Delhi news dated  23.07.2024  pointing  out  that  five  medicines  manufactured  in  Uttarakhand  failed  the sample test;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the names of the medicines of various pharmaceutical companies which have been tested in different States by the Government through Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) during the last three years;

(d) the names of the medicines along with the details of their manufacturing companies which have failed the sample tests; and

(e) the action taken/Licenses of pharmaceutical companies cancelled by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a)  to  (e):  List  of  drugs  of  various  companies,  which  are  declared  Not  of  Standard Quality(NSQ)/ Spurious/ Misbranded/ Adulterated by the Central Drugs Testing Laboratories is  regularly  uploaded  and  is  available  on  the  website  of  Central  Drugs  Standard  Control Organization  (CDSCO)  under  the  heading  of  Drug  Alert  (www.cdsco.gov.in).  These  drug alerts  contain  complete  information  regarding  the  name  of  the  drug,  its  batch  number, manufacturing and expiry date, name of manufacturer, NSQ results from CDSCO lab etc.

With regard to quality and safety of drugs, action is taken as and when the cases of relating to quality or safety are reported, by the state licensing authorities concerned against the  manufacturer/producer  of  Not  of  Standard  Quality  (NSQ)/  Spurious/  Misbranded/ Adulterated medicines as per the provisions of Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 and its Rules including prosecution in the appropriate Court of law.

Further, in order to assess the regulatory compliance of drug manufacturing premises in the country, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) along with State Drugs Controllers (SDCs) had initiated risk-based inspections of drug manufacturing firms from December, 2022. Risk-based inspections of more than 500 premises have been conducted so far. Drug manufacturing firms have been identified based on risk criteria like number of drugs declared as Not of Standard Quality, complaints, criticality of the products etc. Based on findings  of  inspections,  more  than  400  actions  like  issuance  of  show  cause  notices,  stop production order, suspension, cancellation of licenses /product licenses etc., have been taken by the State Licensing Authorities as per the provisions of the Drugs Rules, 1945.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Wind-assisted Ships
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4284

ANSWERED ON 20.12.2024

## WIND-ASSISTED SHIPS

## 4284. SHRI MADHAVANENI RAGHUNANDAN RAO:

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

## पȅन , पोत पįरवहन और जलमागŊ मंũी

- (a) whether the Government has any plans to encourage Indian shipyards to build windassisted ships and other vessels;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is a fact that wind-assistance is being used by gigantic oil tankers in some countries;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps proposed to be taken to encourage the firms working in green energy into shipping sector?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) Wind assisted propulsion has been fitted on oil tankers in some countries, for example,  Maersk  Tankers  introduced  wind-assisted  propulsion  system  (WAPS)  to  its fleet in 2018 with the installation of rotor sails on the Maersk Pelican.

The various plans to encourage Indian shipyards to build wind- assisted ships and other vessels and steps taken to encourage the firms working in green energy into shipping sector are listed below:

- (i).  To  increase  indigenous  shipbuilding  with  regard  to  modern  technologies  and machinery, the Ministry has amended the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy(SBFAP) guidelines to include
- a)  Wind  farm  installation  vessels  and  construction  of  sophisticated  dredgers  as specialized vessels which are eligible to get higher financial assistance, over and above  ₹40 Crores which is upper limit for non-specialized vessels.
- b)  Financial  assistance  of  30% for vessels  where  main propulsion  is  achieved  by means of green fuels such as Methanol/ Ammonia / Hydrogen fuel cells,
- c)  Financial  assistance  of  20%  for  vessels  with  electric  means  of  propulsion  or vessels fitted with hybrid propulsion system.

(ii)  Ministry  of  Ports,  Shipping  &  Waterways  has  launched  the  Green  Tug  Transition Programme (GTTP) which aims to reduce carbon emissions and minimize environmental impact by encouraging adoption of environmentally sustainable tugboat operations.

(iii) Government has launched the Harit Nauka guidelines for inland vessels which aim to promote the adoption of greener technologies in inland waterway vessels.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres in Tripura
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Biplab Kumar Deb

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4283 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2024

## AYUSH Health and Wellness Centres in Tripura

4283. Shri Biplab Kumar Deb:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of AYUSH Health and Wellness centres established in the State of Tripura, district-wise;

(b) whether all such centres in the State are operational, if so, the details thereof;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor along with the total number of non-operational centres; and

(d) the details of the total number of personnel employed in these centres?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYUSH (SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV)

(a) to (c) Under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM), as per the proposals received from the State Government of Tripura, 33 Ayush dispensaries & 39 Sub health  centres  have  been  approved  for  upgradation  as  Ayush  Health  and  Wellness  centres, which  is  now  known  as  Ayushman  Arogya  Mandir  (Ayush).  As  reported  by  the  State Government, all 72 Ayushman Arogya Mandirs (Ayush) are operational. District-wise list of Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) is furnished as Annexure.

(d)  Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  deployment  of  personnel  to  these  facilities  comes under  purview  of  respective  State  Government  and  no  such  data  is  maintained  by  the Ministry.

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## Annexure

## District-wise list of Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) approved & operational/functional under the National Ayush Mission in the State of Tripura

| S. No   | Name of District   |   No. of Approved Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) |   No. of Functional Ayushman Arogya Mandir (Ayush) |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | West Tripura       |                                               16 |                                                 16 |
| 2       | Sepahijala         |                                                8 |                                                  8 |
| 3       | Gomati             |                                               21 |                                                 21 |
| 4       | South Tripura      |                                                5 |                                                  5 |
| 5       | Khowai             |                                                2 |                                                  2 |
| 6       | Dhalai             |                                                3 |                                                  3 |
| 7       | North Tripura      |                                               17 |                                                 17 |
| Total   | Total              |                                               72 |                                                 72 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 4279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Centralised Software System for MBBS Admissions
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Subbarayan K, Com. Selvaraj V

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20th DECEMBER, 2024

## CENTRALISED SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR MBBS ADMISSIONS

## 4279. COM. SELVARAJ V: SHRI SUBBARAYAN K:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the National Medical Commission (NMC) has plans to introduce a centralised software system for MBBS admissions in the next academic session;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the NMC has been holding talks with various State counselling authorities for the implementation of the new centralised system; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the response of the States in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYAPATEL)

- (a) to (d): As per information provided by the National Medical Commission (NMC), there is no such proposal under consideration for introducing a centralised software system for MBBS admissions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4278 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-20
Subject: Notary Certificates
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: Smt. Geniben Nagaji Thakor

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 4278 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 20TH DECEMBER 2024

## NOTARY CERTIFICATES

## 4278. Smt. Geniben Nagaji Thakor

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

- (a) whether certificates have not been issued by the Government till date despite declaration of result of notary exam last year;
- (b) if so, the time-frame by which the said certificates are likely to be issued; and
- (c) the arrangements being made by the Government to ensure the issuance of the said certificates at the earliest?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) to (c): The Central Government in this year 2024, has decided to provisionally appoint 40,435 legal practitioners as Notaries in 18 States and Union Territories. For expeditious issuance of Certificate of Practice, the Government has introduced a web portal, namely the Notary Portal. As on 16.12.2024, 5554 digitally signed Certificates of Practice have been issued through the Notary Portal to the candidates of various States selected by the Central Government for appointment as Notaries in the year 2024.

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