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Lok Sabha Question No. 404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: BVFCL Fertilizer Plant at Namrup
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 404 TO BE ANSWERED

ON:  21.07.2023

## BVFCL Fertilizer Plant at Namrup

## 404:  SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  unit  II  of  the  fertilizer  plant  at  Namrup operated  by  BVFCL  continued  to  remain  under  shutdown  w.e.f.  06.01.2020  till date and that Namrup-III plants are being operated at about 80% load;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  repair  and  maintenance  plans  and replacement  of  relevant  technologies  and  equipments,  if  any  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of multiple announcements of a fourth unit of BVFCL to revive the fledgling fertilizer plant; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for delay and approximate date of setting up the fourth unit along with timelines of activities? '

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a) & (b):  Yes Sir.  A Committee constituted by Department of Fertilizers, Government of India to review the status of safe and economic operability of the Namrup-II plant of BVFCL did not recommend restoration of Namrup-II Unit after the detailed study was conducted.

(c)  &  (d):    Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  on  21 st May,  2015  approved  the setting  up  of  a  new  Brownfield  Ammonia-Urea  Complex  (Namrup-IV)  in  the  existing premises of BVFCL.

A  Committee  of  Group  of  Officers  (CGO)  in  its  meeting  held  on  12.08.2022 chaired  by  CEO,  NITI  Aayog  inter-alia  recommended  BVFCL  for  closure.  As  per  the New Public Sector Enterprises (PSE) Policy for Atmanirbhar Bharat, 'Fertilizer' sector is a  non-strategic  sector.  In  non-strategic  sectors,  Public  Sector  Enterprises  shall  be considered  for  privatization, where  feasible, otherwise  such  enterprises  shall  be considered for closure.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Operation KAVERI
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Queen Oja

403. SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA

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

(a)  whether   the   Indian   Government   has   evacuated   the   Indian   Citizens   stranded   in   Sudan   and Afghanistan under the operation KAVERI;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the number of Indians and foreigners who were evacuated under the said operation?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

(SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN)

(a to c) Indian Government has evacuated 4097 persons stranded in Sudan under Operation KAVERI. Out of these 4097 persons evacuated from Sudan under Operation KAVERI, 3961 were Indian nationals and 136 were foreign nationals.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## ANSWERED ON- 21/07/2023

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No-403

## OPERATION KAVERI
Lok Sabha Question No. 401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Domination of BRICKS
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

- and SCO?

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No-401

ANSWERED ON- 21/07/2023

## DOMINATION OF BRICKs

†401. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :(a) Whether China continues to dominate RIC, BRICKS and SCO despite India being a prominent member of said organization; (b) If so, the manner in which India's interests are being protected in such scenario; (c) The benefits accrued to the country so far attributed to the regional organization like RIC, BRICKS

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN) (a to c) BRICS, SCO and RIC are multilateral arrangements based on consensus and equality of member states. India participates in these frameworks in an equal manner to discuss multilateral, regional or global issues of our interest and concern.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Health Schemes to Drought affected Victims
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 400 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2023

## HEALTH SCHEMES TO DROUGHT AFFECTED VICTIMS

## † 400 SHRI KANAKMALKATARA:

Will the Minister of Health and Family Welfare be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any special scheme to protect the victims of the drought affected areas from likely epidemics and provide them proper healthcare in the country including Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the amount/assistance provided therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE

## ( PROF. S. P. SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (c): In the National Disaster Management Plan, 2019, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has been identified as the Nodal Ministry for management/mitigation of droughts.

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has drafted a Manual for Drought Management' (available at: https://agricoop.nic.in/Documents/Updated%20Drought%20Manual\_0.pdf), wherein State Health Departments are the lead agencies for maintaining health and hygiene to mitigate health impact of drought. Union Ministry of Health provides supportive role in assisting State Health Departments in their prevention and mitigation measures for maintaining health and hygiene.

Major interventions in health sector related to drought include surveillance for epidemic prone water and vector borne diseases; laboratory support for diagnosis of epidemic prone diseases; vector control and management; generating community awareness on epidemic prone borne diseases; deployment of rapid response teams for managing outbreak of diseases and to manage nutritional deficiencies, in case of long standing drought conditions.

Integrated Diseases Surveillance Programme (IDSP) through its State and District units takes disease surveillance & responds to outbreak of communicable diseases including those that are likely to be seen during drought conditions. Regular capacity building of State and District officials including Rapid Response Teams are undertaken by IDSP to ensure timely reporting and appropriate public health response to disease outbreaks.

Government of India provides financial and technical support to States/UTs to strengthen their health care systems under National Health Mission (NHM) and other programs as per the requirements posed by the States in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs). NHM provides support in terms of a range of free services related to maternal health, child health, adolescent health, family planning, universal immunisation programme, and for major diseases such as tuberculosis, vector borne diseases like malaria, dengue etc.

Further, provision has been made by Ministry of Home Affairs to provide for financial assistance, through State Disaster Response Funds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 393 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Treatment of ASD and CP
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Subrata Pathak

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OFHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OFHEALTH RESEARCH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 393 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2023

## TREATMENT OF ASD AND CP

## 393. SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that successful treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Cerebral Palsy (CP) etc. is possible with stem cell based procedure and technology and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) have been framed/proposed to be framed in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d): Ethics and Medical registration board of National Medical Commission (NMC) has issued a recommendation that the use of stem cell therapy in treating patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not recommended. ICMR Guidelines on Evidence Based Status of Stem Cell Therapy for Human Diseases -2021, based on the review of available scientific evidence also recommends that stem cell therapy should not be offered as a standard or routine therapy to patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

The National Guidelines for Stem Cell Research-2017 of ICMR & DBT, provide guidance for the ethical and scientific conduct of stem cell research. The following link provides guidance to all stakeholders including scientists, clinicians and industry and can be accessed online at https://main.icmr.nic.in/sites/default/files/guidelines/Guidelines\_for\_stem\_cell\_research\_2017.pdf ).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Shortfall of Health Professionals in Primary Healthcare
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 392 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 21 st July, 2023

## SHORTFALLOFHEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE

## 392. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether as per the Rural Health Statistics (2020-21) there is a shortfall of doctors and other medical workers in the primary healthcare system in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of the necessary steps being undertaken by the Government to address such shortfall of health personnels in the primary healthcare sector?

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

(a) to (c): The details of Doctors and other medical workers in the Primary Healthcare System in the country are available at website of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare at the Uniform Resources Locator (URL) as under: https://main.mohfw.gov.in/newshighlights-90 .

All the administrative and personnel matters related to health human resource lies with the respective State/UT Governments. Under National Health Mission, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare provides financial and technical support to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare systems based on the requirements posed by them in their Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) within their overall resource envelope.

Under NHM, following types of incentives and honorarium are provided for encouraging specialist doctors to practice in rural and remote areas of the country:

-  Hard area allowance to specialist doctors for serving in rural and remote areas and for their residential quarters so that they find it attractive to serve in public health facilities in such areas.
-  Honorarium to Gynecologists/ Emergency Obstetric Care (EmoC) trained, Pediatricians & Anesthetist/ Life Saving Anaesthesia Skills (LSAS) trained doctors is also provided to increase availability of specialists for conducting Cesarean Sections in rural & remote area.
-  Incentives like special incentives for doctors, incentive for ANM for ensuring timely ANC checkup and recording, incentives for conducting Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health activities.
-  States are also allowed to offer negotiable salary to attract specialist including flexibility in strategies such as 'You Quote We Pay'.
-  Non-Monetary incentives such as preferential admission in post graduate courses for staff serving in difficult areas and improving accommodation arrangement in rural areas have also been introduced under NHM.
-  Multi-skilling of doctors is supported under NHM to overcome the shortage of specialists. Skill upgradation of existing HR is another major strategy under NRHM for achieving improvement in health outcomes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Unregulated use of Indian Medicines
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.389 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2023

## UNREGULATED USE OF INDIAN MEDICINES

## 389: SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the cases of death due to the unregulated use of Indian medicines have been reported in India and around the world;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to conduct any investigation into such/these cases; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d): Subsequent to reports of deaths of children in Gambia, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) in coordination with State Drug Controller, Haryana carried out investigation at the manufacturing unit of M/s Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited, to ascertain the facts. Control samples of the aforementioned drugs from the manufacturing unit were drawn and sent for test and analysis to Regional Drug Testing Laboratory, (RDTL) of CDSCO by the investigating team. The said samples were found to be negative for both Diethylene Glycol (DEG) and Ethylene Glycol (EG).

Based on investigations conducted which revealed violation of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), State Drugs Controller, Haryana issued show cause notice to M/s Maiden Pharma under Rule 85(2) of the Drugs Rules, 1945 and order has been issued for stopping all the manufacturing activities of M/s Maiden Pharmaceuticals at Sonipat with immediate effect.

Similarly in case of Uzbekistan, CDSCO in coordination with State Drugs Controller, Uttar Pradesh conducted a joint investigation at M/s. Marion Biotech Pvt. Ltd., Gautam Budh Nagar, Noida-201301 (U.P.), India to ascertain the facts that allegedly led to the death of children in Uzbekistan. Drug samples were drawn from the manufacturing premises under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Act, 1940 for test & analysis. Further, manufacturing license of the firm has been suspended by State Licensing Authority, Uttar Pradesh on 09.01.2023. RDTL, Chandigarh has forwarded the test reports of 30 drug samples so far, wherein 24 samples of drugs/raw material were declared as "Not of Standard Quality". Out of these 24 samples declared as "Not of Standard Quality", 22 samples fall under the category of adulterated/spurious under Section 17A and 17B of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. An FIR has been lodged on 02.03.2023 in the concerned police station and three persons have been arrested.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 385 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Infant Mortality
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 385 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st July 2023

## INFANT MORTALITY RATE

## 385: SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

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

- (a) The number of births per day;
- (b) The number of newborn deaths per day along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) Whether the Government has formulated any working committee to address this issue to understand and minimize such cases in the country; and
- (d) If so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d):

As per latest Sample Registration Survey Report of Registrar General of India, Birth Rate is 19.5 per 1000 population and Neonatal Mortality Rate is 20 per 1000 Live Births in 2020 at National level.

As per Cause of Death Statistics 2017-19 released by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India; major causes of new-borns deaths in India are Prematurity & low birth weight (45.5%), Birth asphyxia & birth trauma (15.1%), Neonatal Pneumonia (12.6%), Other non-communicable diseases (8.0%), Sepsis (5.2%), Congenital anomalies (4.9%), Ill-defined or cause unknown (4.5%), Diarrhoeal diseases (2.1%), Fever of unknown origin (1.1%), Injuries (0.6%), and All Other Remaining Causes (0.4%).

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued Guidelines on Child Death Review in 2014 for formulation of various committees to review Child Deaths at State, District and Facility Level to take corrective measures based on causes of child deaths.

In order to bring down newborn mortality all across the country, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) supports all States/UTs in implementation of Reproductive, Maternal, New-born, Child, Adolescent health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) strategy under National Health Mission (NHM) based on the Annual Program Implementation Plan (APIP) submitted by States/ UTs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 384 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Upgradation of AYUSH Colleges in Kerala
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.384 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2023

## UPGRADATION OF AYUSH COLLEGES IN KERALA

## 384. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any plan to upgrade Ayurveda Panchakarma College in Thiruvananthapuram district and Government Homeo Medical College in Kurichy of Kottayam district for augmenting infrastructure to facilitate advanced AYUSH treatments with research work;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has allocated any funds in this regard during the last three years and the current year; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFAYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDASONOWAL)

(a) to (d) Public Health being a State subject, upgradation of Ayurveda Panchakarma College in Thiruvananthapuram district and Government Homeo Medical College in Kurichy of Kottayam district for augmenting infrastructure to facilitate advanced AYUSH treatments with research work comes under the purview of State Government of Kerala. However, under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National Ayush Mission (NAM), there is a provision of financial assistance to States/UTs for infrastructural development of Ayush Under-Graduate Institutions and Ayush Post-Graduate Institutions. Accordingly, State Government may avail financial assistance by submitting suitable proposal through State Annual Action Plan (SAAP) as per the provision of NAM guideline. Further, no such proposals have been received in Ministry of Ayush through SAAPs during the last three years and the current year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 383 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Mental Health Services
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 383 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2023

## MENTALHEALTH SERVICES

## 383. SHRI KURUVAGORANTLAMADHAV :

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a separate allocation of budget is made by the Government for development of Mental Health Services;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated and spent on development of Mental Health Services in the country during the last two years; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE (PROF. SATYA PAL SINGH BAGHEL)

(a) to (c) Yes, the budget allocated for mental health services under the Ministry, including allocation for National Mental Health Programme (NMHP), District Mental Health Programme (DMHP), National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIMH), Tezpur, Assam and Central Institute of Psychiatry (CIP), Ranchi, for the last two years is as follows:

|   Sr. No. | Year    |   Total Allocation for Mental Health (Rs. in Crore) |
|-----------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 2021-22 |                                              846.17 |
|         2 | 2022-23 |                                              949.74 |

The Government has also launched a 'National Tele Mental Health Programme' on 10 th October, 2022, to further improve access to quality mental health counselling and care services in the country. For the year 2022-23, a total of Rs. 120.98 crore was allocated for National Tele-Mental Health Programme (NTMHP).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-21
Subject: Consumption of AUS-40 and AUS-32
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## Government of India Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTON NO- 378 ANSWERED ON -21/07/2023

## CONSUMPTION OF AUS-40 and AUS-32

378. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS

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

- (a) the details of the quantity of annual consumption of AUS-40 and AUS-32;

(b) whether the Government maintains any list of the procurement source of AUS-40 and AUS32;

- (c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government maintains any list of the procurement source of imported AUS-40 and AUS-32; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

(SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a-e) The Chemicals and Petrochemicals is a de-licensed and deregulated sector in general. Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals monitors the production and consumption of only the limited number of chemicals and petrochemicals; as such the  data about the consumption and procurement sources of domestic and imported AUS32 and AUS40 are not maintained.

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