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Lok Sabha Question No. 769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Gender Prediction on Social Media Platform
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRYOF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 769 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 th NOVEMBER, 2024

## GENDERPREDICTION ON SOCIALMEDIAPLATFORM

## 769: DR. T SUMATHY ALIAS THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any action to regulate the posting of videos promoting gender prediction on social media platforms;
- (b) If so, the details thereof; and
- (c) If not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND

## FAMILY WELFARE (SHRIMATI ANUPRIYAPATEL)

(a) to (c) The Government is taking following steps to regulate the posting of videos promoting gender prediction on social media platforms under the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC&PNDT) Act, 1994: -

-  Section 22 of the PC&PNDT Act, 1994 prohibits any advertisement promoting sex determination/ selection including on digital platforms and any contravention of the same is punishable with imprisonment up to 3 years and with fine up to 10,000 Rupees.
-  A Nodal Agency has been constituted in the Ministry which serves as a single point contact to receive the complaints and for taking appropriate action against the violations of Section 22 of PC&PNDT Act 1994.
-  In house experts have been appointed by various search engines to take necessary action against the violation of Section 22 of PC&PNDT Act 1994 regularly.
-  Public Notices for creating awareness on Nodal Agency have been issued in various newspapers, TV Channels and Radio calling upon the public to report on any violation under Section 22 of the PC& PNDT Act 1994 to the Nodal Agency so that appropriate action is taken.s

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Lok Sabha Question No. 763 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Repatriation of Indians by United States
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri V K Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 763

## ANSWERED ON- 29/11/2024

## REPATRIATION OF INDIANS BY UNITED STATES

## 763. SHRI V K SREEKANDAN:

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

(a)   whether   it   is   a   fact   that   the   United   States   has   repatriated several hundreds of Indians over the past year for trying to enter the US illegally;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether it is true that the US has alleged that human trafficking organizations are behind sending Indians to the US illegally;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether it is also true that the US has taken stringent steps to repatriate Indians who have overstayed in the United States; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a to f):  The US Department of Homeland Security, as part of its mandate, conducts regular deportation of foreign nationals who fail to establish a legal basis to remain in the United States.

As per US government data, a total of 519 Indian nationals were deported to India during the period Nov 2023 to Oct 2024.   Deportations   are   carried   out   by   the   US   government through commercial and chartered flights.

As part of India-US cooperation on migration and mobility, both sides are engaged in a process to deter illegal migration, including human smuggling and create more avenues for legal mobility from India to the US.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 760 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  NOVEMBER 2024

## National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research

## 760. Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde:

## Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske:

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

- (a) the primary objectives and role of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) in advancing pharmaceutical education and research in the country;
- (b) the details of the key achievements of NIPER in driving innovation and self-reliance in pharmaceutical education and industry;
- (c) the initiatives taken by the Government to expand NIPER's role in supporting healthcare advancements through research collaborations;
- (d) the details of the NIPER's  initiatives to support India's self-reliance in critical pharmaceutical sectors, including bulk drugs and medical devices and strengthen pharmaceutical exports and global market presence; and
- (e) the steps being taken to enhance the infrastructure and resources of NIPER institutes to foster world-class research?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e):  The  Department  of  Pharmaceuticals  has  set  up  seven  National  Institutes  of Pharmaceutical Education & Research (NIPERs) as institutes of National Importance to nurture and promote quality and excellence in pharmaceutical education and research. These institutes impart postgraduate and doctoral education; conduct high-end research in various pharma and meditech specializations; and, promote industry-academia interactions and collaborations.  As on October, 2024, a total of about 10960 students have passed out from these NIPERs since their inception, facilitating availability of professional manpower to the industry as well as R&D and academic institutions. NIPERs have published more than 8,048 research papers in various reputed journals and filed more than 425 patents, so far.  As part of academia-industry collaboration and exchange , NIPERs have signed more than 303 MOUs with Industries and other academic institutions.

Under Component A of the Scheme for Promotion of Research & Innovation in Pharma MedTech Sector  (PRIP),  seven  Centres  of  Excellence  (CoEs),  one  each  at  all  the  existing NIPERs, is approved with a total financial outlay of Rs. 700 crore over a period of 5 years (2023-24 to 2027-28). This will strengthen the research infrastructure and resources of NIPERs and foster world class research in pre-identified areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 756 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Shortage of AYUSH Doctors
Ministry: AYUSH
Asked by: Shri Malaiyarasan D

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.756 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  NOVEMBER, 2024

## Shortage of AYUSH Doctors

## 756. Shri Malaiyarasan D:

## SHRI THARANIVENTHAN MS:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is shortage of AYUSH doctors in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the current estimated shortfall in the number of doctors in the country;
- (b) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  this  shortage  and increase the number of AYUSH practitioners in the country;
- (c) the number of AYUSH doctors currently practicing in rural and underserved areas within Tamil Nadu including Kallakurichi constituency;
- (d) whether the Government plan to introduce any measures to improve training, recruitment and retention of AYUSH doctors in future; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) No, Sir.

(b) The  primary  responsibility  to  increase  the  number  of  AYUSH  doctors  in  the  country comes  under  the  purview  of  respective  State/UT  Governments  as  Public  Health  is  a  State subject.  However, under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM), the  components  for  setting  up  of  up  to  50/30/10  bedded  integrated  Ayush  Hospitals, upgradation  of  exclusive  standalone  Ayush  Hospitals  inter-alia  are  having  provision  for contractual  deployment  of  AYUSH  Doctors.  In  this  regard,  State/UT  Governments  are required  to  submit  their  proposals  through  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs)  as  per  the guidelines of the scheme.

(c) Public Health being a State subject, number of AYUSH doctors currently practicing in rural  and  underserved  areas  within  Tamil  Nadu  including  Kallakurichi  constituency  is maintained by the State Government.

(d) and  (e)  The  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  implementing  a  Central  Sector  Scheme  namely AYURGYAN since 2021-22 with the aim to support  Research  &  Innovation  in  Ayush  by providing  Extra  Mural  Research  activities  and  Education  by  providing  academic  activities, training, Capacity Building etc. The Scheme has 03 components viz. (i) Capacity Building & Continuing Medical Education (CME) in Ayush (ii) Research & Innovation in AYUSH from

FY 2021-22 and 3rd component namely Ayurveda Biology Integrated Health Research has also been added under the scheme from FY 2023-24. Under Capacity Building & Continuing Medical  Education  (CME)  in  Ayush,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  the eligible organizations,  as  per  the  provisions  contained  in  the  Scheme  guideline,  for  conducting training program for Ayush personnel.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Promotion Scheme for Medical College
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 753 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER 2024

## PROMOTION SCHEME FOR MEDICALCOLLEGE

## 753. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has specified a standard pay scale for Assistant Professors in medical colleges and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there exists an approved promotion scheme for medical college faculty, including timelines, criteria and procedures for career progression from Assistant Professor onwards, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether dynamic career progression schemes, such as the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) are being applied to medical faculty to ensure timely and structured career progression, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government provides a list of universities and medical colleges that currently implement DACP schemes or similar career progression frameworks for their faculty members, if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) The details of pay scale for Assistant Professors in Medical colleges under control of Union Government are as under:
- (i) Institutes such as AIIMS Delhi, JIPMER Puducherry, PGIMER Chandigarh, all other AIIMS and NEIGRIHMS Shillong :- Pay level-12 of pay matrix specified for the Institutes.
- (ii) RIMS Imphal and Central Government Medical Colleges such as VMMC, ABVIMS and LHMC :- Pay level-11 of pay matrix of 7th Central Pay Commission.

(b) to (d) The details of promotion schemes for faculty in medical colleges under control of Union Government are as under:

(i) Institutes such as AIIMS Delhi, JIPMER Puducherry, PGIMER Chandigarh, all other AIIMS and NEIGRIHMS Shillong follow the Assessment Promotion Scheme (APS) under which time bound promotions are made from Assistant Professor onwards. The promotions under APS are subject to assessment by Assessment Board/Internal Screening Committee and Standing Selection Committee.

(ii) RIMS Imphal follows Time Scale Promotion (TSP) Scheme under which time bound promotions are made from Assistant Professor onwards. The promotions under TSP are subject to assessment by Departmental Promotion Committee.

(iii) Central Government Medical Colleges follow the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP) scheme under which time bound promotions are made from Assistant Professor onwards. The promotions under DACP are subject to assessment by Departmental Promotion Committee.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Expansion of NCC to Coastal Talukas
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 752

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  November, 2024

## EXPANSION OF NCC TO COASTAL TALUKAS

## 752. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

- Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has expanded NCC to coastal Talukas with a strength of one lakh cadets; (b) if so, the details of coastal Talukas where NCC has been expanded in Andhra Pradesh; (c) the details of incentives and/or job opportunities provided to NCC cadets in educational institutions and in jobs; (d) whether NCC cadets are given any preference in Agnipath scheme; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(SHRI SANJAY SETH)

- (a) & (b):  The government has launched expansion of NCC in Border Tehsils, Coastal Talukas and Talukas housing Air Force Stations by providing one lakh vacancies. This includes 16 Talukas in Andhra Pradesh.
- (c):  NCC Certificate holders are given incentives in officer entry in the Armed Forces like exemption from written examination, bonus marks for recruitment in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Assam Rifles. Some states are also providing incentives to NCC Certificate holders for admission to Educational Institutions and professional courses.
- (d) & (e):  NCC cadets are given bonus marks ranging from 5 to 25 depending on the level of certification, for recruitment under Agnipath Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Baran Medical College in Rajasthan
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 750 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th NOVEMBER 2024

## BARAN MEDICALCOLLEGE IN RAJASTHAN

## 750. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

(a) the details of the medical college being established in Baran of Rajasthan including its location, infrastructure and key features;

(b) the details of the funding pattern of the construction and establishment of the Baran Medical College in Rajasthan and the share of funding provided by the State Government and the Central Government respectively;

(c) whether there is any delay in the commencement of the operations at the Baran Medical college and if so, the reasons for the delay and the time by which the college is likely to begin its operations;

(d) the details of the departments and medical courses likely to be offered at the Baran Medical College and the plan for development of staff, including the availability of qualified doctors and faculty members; and

(e) whether the medical college is likely to include emergency trauma care facilities and cater to road accident victims and other emergency medical cases given its proximity to National Highway 76 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare administers a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) for 'Establishment of new medical colleges attached with existing district/referral hospitals' with preference to underserved areas and aspirational districts, where there is no existing Government or private medical college. The fund sharing mechanism between the Centre and State Governments is in the ratio of 90:10 for North Eastern and Special Category States, and 60:40 for others. Under the Scheme, a Medical College at Melkheri Road, Baran, Rajasthan was approved on 13.01.2020 with approved cost of Rs. 325 Crore Out of central share amounting to Rs. 195 Crore, an amount of Rs. 100 Crore has been released to the state government till date.

The college has become functional with an intake capacity of 100 seats from academic session 2024-25.

As per guidelines of the Scheme, the planning, execution and commissioning of the medical colleges approved under the scheme is to be done by the State Government. As informed by Govt. of Rajasthan, the key infrastructure features are Academic block, Student Hostel, Dining Block, Principal residence, Teaching residence, Non-Teaching residence, Resident Hostel, Intern Hostel, Nurse Hostel, 4th Class Residence and Development Works. Hospital part includes Hospital block (G+6), Mortuary etc. The faculty position of Baran Medical College is as under:

|   Sanctioned Strength |   Working |   Vacant |
|-----------------------|-----------|----------|
|                    85 |        19 |       66 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: Dependence on Import of Merchant Ships
Ministry: PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 747

ANSWERED ON 29.11.2024

## DEPENDENCE ON IMPORT OF MERCHANT SHIPS

## 747. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

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

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- (a) whether the Government has taken cognisance of the fact that India is heavily dependent on import for commercial or merchant ships and containers; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the efforts being made by the Government to address this issue and make the country Atmanirbhar in ship building and container sector; (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  launch  PLI  for  shipping  and container sector; (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b) Yes.  Factors  for this include competitive pricing offered by  foreign shipyards,  particularly  in  East  Asia,  high  production  capacity  and  efficiency  of  these yards.

(c) to (f) The Government has initiated several measures in shipbuilding:

(i) Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy.

(ii) Implementation  of  the  'Make  in  India'  initiative  to  boost  local  manufacturing  of shipbuilding.

(iii) Government of India vide Gazette Notification No. 112 dated April 13, 2016 has provided  infrastructure  status  to  Shipyards.  It  would  enable  Indian  shipyards  to  avail cheaper long-term source of capital and to reduce their cost disadvantage and invest in capacity expansion thereby giving a boost to the Indian shipbuilding industry.

(iv) The  Government,  in  November,  2021,  has  released  Approved  Standards  Tug Designs Specification of five variants for use by Major Ports for procurement of tugs to be built in Indian Shipyards.

Further for the domestic shipping sector, following policies are there:

(v) Right  of  First  Refusal  (RoFR):  It  grants  Indian-flagged  vessels  the  priority  to match the lowest bid offered by foreign-flagged vessels thereby raising the demand for Indian-flagged vessels.

(vi) No Objection Certificate is to be obtained from Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways:  When  any  Government  Department/  Public  Sector  Undertaking  (PSU) imports its cargo other than Free on Board/ Free alongside Ship (FOB/FAS) term, so that the Indian shipping has the opportunity to participate in this trade.

(vii) Subsidy Scheme for the Promotion of Flagging of Merchants Ships in India: By providing  subsidy  support  to  Indian  shipping  companies  in  global  tenders  floated  by Ministries and Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs). The rate of subsidy support is based on age of the vessel. The scheme encourages entrepreneur to register ships under Indian flag.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-29
Subject: RBSK Scheme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Shri Anurag Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 745 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH NOVEMBER 2024

## RBSK SCHEME

745: SHRI. ANURAG SHARMA:

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

- (a) the details of the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK) scheme;

(b) the manner in which the RBSK scheme which focuses on child health screening and early intervention operates to detect and address health issues in children along with the efforts being made to reach rural and underserved communities in this regard; and

- (c) the manner in which the scheme is structured to provide timely treatment and ensure quality healthcare for children?

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

- a) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) implements Rashtriya Bal Swasthaya Karyakram (RBSK) in all States/UTs under National Health Mission (NHM) for children in age group 0-18 years in Anganwadi centres, Government and Government aided schools with the objective of early identification and management for 32 selected health conditions - 4 D's i.e. Defects at Birth, Developmental delays, Diseases and Deficiencies.
- b) Screening for new born is done at public health facilities by existing health manpower and community based newborn screening at home through ASHAs for newborn till 6 weeks of age during home visitation.

The screening services for children are provided through dedicated Mobile Health Teams placed in every block. These teams screen children in the age group 0 - 6 years twice a year at Anganwadi Centers while children of age 6 to 18 years are screened once in a year in Government and Government aided schools.

Children are examined using age appropriate structured RBSK screening tool and customized toolkit containing basic equipment consisting of Vision charts, BP apparatus, Weighing scale, Height measuring - Stadiometers /Infantometers, torch,

Stethoscope etc. To strengthen the RBSK programs, children are also screened in the camp mode in the rural and underserved areas.

- c) District Early Intervention Centres offer multitude of services by offering developmentally supportive care at the district level for follow-up management of children identified with Development Delays. Services of Physiotherapist, Audiologist/ Speech Therapist, Optometrist and Psychologist are available at the DEIC.

The establishment of District Early Intervention Centre (DEIC) is an important component of the RBSK for management of children. They provide linkages with health facilities for free secondary and tertiary care including surgical management of selected health conditions at Medical colleges and empanelled private health facilities.

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