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Lok Sabha Question No. 2589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Regional Symposium on Child Protection, Safety and Child Welfare
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gautam Gambhir

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2589

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2023

## REGIONAL SYMPOSIURN ON CHILD PROTECTION, SAFETY AND CHILD WELFARE

2589. SHRI GAUTAM GAMBHIR:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  participating  States  in  the  regional  symposium  on  Child Protection, Safety and Child Welfare organised by the Government; and
- (b) the total number of representatives of Child Welfare Committees (CWCs), Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs), Members of Village Child protection Committee (VCPC) and Anganwadi Workers who attended the said symposium?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) Till date 4 Regional Symposiums on Child Protection, Safety and Child Welfare have been held. The list of Regional Symposium and participating States/ UTs is attached at Annexure I.
- (b) The  approximate  total  number  of  representatives  of  Child  Welfare  Committees (CWCs), Juvenile Justice Boards (JJBs), Members of Village Child protection Committee (VCPC) and Anganwadi Workers present at 4 places, where the symposium has been held is given as follows:

| Place     |   Number of approximate representatives |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------|
| New Delhi |                                    2000 |
| Bhopal    |                                    1500 |
| Mumbai    |                                    2500 |
| Ranchi    |                                     800 |

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Annexure - I

Statement referred to in part (a) of reply to in Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2589 to  be  answered  on  04.08.2023  asked  by  Shri  Gautam  on Regional  Symposium Schedule of Events

|   Sl.No. | Place     | Date       | Participating States/UTs                                                                                                                 |
|----------|-----------|------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | New Delhi | 2 nd July  | UT of Jammu & Kashmir, UT of Ladakh, UT of Chandigarh, UT of NCT of Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh, |
|        2 | Bhopal    | 9 th July  | Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Rajasthan                                                                                                   |
|        3 | Mumbai    | 22 nd July | Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andha Pradesh, Telangana, Goa, UT of Dadar Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu                                            |
|        4 | Ranchi    | 30 th July | West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar                                                                                                    |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: National Exist Test
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2588 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4thAugust, 2023

## NATIONALEXIST TEST

## 2588. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the protests against the holding of National Exist Test (NExT) in Tamil Nadu to withdraw it as per the demand of Tamil Nadu Medical Students Association;
- (b) if so, the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether NExT is based on Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) pattern with some clinical knowledge;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (e) whether the Government has any plans for wider consultations with all stakeholders including State Governments before conducting the NExT examinations; and
- (f) 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 (f): The National Medical Commission (NMC) notified the NExT Regulations, 2023 on 27.06.2023. The Regulations was prepared after taking into consideration the large number (nearly 6500) of comments received during the consultation process. The draft regulations was discussed and approved in the meeting of the NMC where Universities and State Medical Councils are also represented.

The NExT will be a comprehensive computer-based examination based on high-quality multiplechoice questions (MCQ) focused on addressing higher domains of knowledge aligned to competencies expected of a medical graduate practicing modern system of medicine. The National Exit Test (NExT) is the basis of:(i) Certifying the eligibility of the medical graduate to register to practice the modern system of medicine in India and therefore serve as a Licentiate Examination.

(ii) Determining the eligibility and ranking for the purpose of admission of those desirous of pursuing further Postgraduate Medical Education in the country in broad medical specialities and therefore serve as an entrance Examination for admission to courses of Postgraduate Medical Education, including for admission of foreign medical graduates.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2581

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2023

## ANGANWADI CENTRES

## 2581. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of services provided in the country under Anganwadi scheme;
- (b) whether approximately 25,000 Anganwadi Centres have stopped functioning; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)      In order to support the health, nutrition and educational requirement of children below six years of age as well as pregnant women and lactating mothers, Anganwadi Services is providing a package of six services, namely, (i) Supplementary Nutrition; (ii) Pre-school Non-formal Education; (iii) Nutrition & Health Education; (iv) Immunization; (v) Health Check-up; and (vi) Referral Services through the platform of Anganwadi Centres across the country.

Three of the services viz. Immunization, Health Check-up and Referral Services are related to health and are provided through National Health Mission (NHM) & Public Health Infrastructure.

These  Services are provided to all eligible beneficiaries who  register themselves at Anganwadi Centres without any limitation and necessary awareness has been created among public to avail the nutritional and health services provided.

- (b)  &  (c)  Currently,  around  13.96  lakh  Anganwadi  Centres  out  of  total  14  lakh sanctioned are operational across the country as per Poshan Tracker. Further, 10.11 crore beneficiaries (pregnant women, lactating mothers and children up to 6 years) are  registered  under  Poshan  Tracker.  93.97%  of  beneficiaries  have  been  Aadhar verified  to  ensure  last  mile  tracking  and  delivery  of  services.  Close  to  22.87  lakh adolescent girls (14-18 years) from North East and aspirational districts are registered on the Poshan Tracker. Geo-mapping of approx., 10.5 lakh AWCs has been carried out in partnership with BISAG-N.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: National Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited Plant in Rajasthan
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Balak Nath

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

## LOK SABHA

UN STARRED QUESTION NO.  2576 TO BE ANSWERED

## ON: 04.08.2023

## National Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited Plant In Rajasthan

## 2576. SHRI  BALAK NATH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  National  Chemicals  and  Fertilizers Limited Plant in Rajasthan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to open such Fertilizer plants in other districts including Alwar in Rajasthan;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  a  fertilizer  project  of  Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited in Rajasthan; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a) & (b):    Government has not set up any National Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited Plant in Rajasthan.
- (c) & (d):   Government had notified New Investment Policy (NIP) - 2012 on 02 nd January, 2013 and its amendment on 7 th  October 2014 to facilitate fresh investment in urea sector and to make India self-sufficient in the urea sector. Total six new urea units have been set up under NIP-2012 across the country including the GadepanIII  urea unit of Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd. (CFCL) which is located at Gadepan in Kota district of Rajasthan State. The installed urea production capacity of the unit is 12.7 Lakh Metric Tonne per annum.
- (e)  &  (f):  Government  has  not  sanctioned  any  fertilizer  project  of  Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited in Rajasthan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2574 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Under-utilisation of Funds
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2574

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2023

## UNDER-UTILISATION OF FUNDS

## 2574:  SHRI S. VENKATESAN

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has taken note of the report of Standing Committee on Women  and  Children  (2022)  that  has  pointed  out  under-utilisation  of  funds indicated either poor financial planning or gaps in planning, implementation and monitoring of schemes therefor;
- (b) If so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  remedial  measures  taken  to  overcome  the  issues  pointed  out  by  the Committee in its report?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (b): Yes, Sir. The 338 th  Report of Parliament Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports on Demands for Grants 2022-23 of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, which was presented to both the Houses of Parliament on 16 th  March, 2022 observed funds remaining underutilized under schemes or there are gaps in proper planning, implementation and monitoring. The Committee recommends to make endeavour to utilize the allocated funds optimally and judiciously.

(c): In its 338 th  report, Parliament Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports on Demands for Grants 2022-23 of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, appreciates  that  for  the  past  two  years,  the  pandemic  and  the  related restriction of activities has had a severe effect on the implementation of the Schemes. During the financial year 2021-22, fund utilization was 91.74 percent of Budget allocation as per Revised Estimate (RE).

It is pertinent to mention that all the schemes of this Ministry are Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and are thus implemented by the States/Union Territories (UTs). The budget allocations for these schemes are finalised based on inputs received from the States/UTs regarding their requirements and the trend of expenditure over the previous years. Further, under CSS, States/UTs require to contribute their corresponding share of funds and also need to incur a minimum of 75% expenditure of total available funds, submit the Statement of Expenditure (SoE)/ Utilization Certificates to enable the Ministry to  release  the  central  share  of  funds.  Wherever  the  above  conditions  are  not  met, releases of the central share get affected/delayed resulting in unspent balances at the fag end of the financial year.

But all out efforts were made for utilization of funds allocated to the Ministry by taking up the matters with the States/UTs relating to timely furnishing the Utilization Certificates, compliance  of  new  guidelines  of  Ministry  of  Finance  regarding  release  of  funds  and monitoring thereof, utilization of State share as per the schemes norms through review meetings etc. Consequently, during the next financial year i.e. 2022-23, fund utilisation enhanced to 98.32 percent of Budget Allocation as per RE.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2573 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Import of Organic Chemicals
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav, L.S. Tejasvi Surya, B. Y. Raghavendra, Prathap Simha, D. M. Kathir Anand, Vijayakumar (alias) Vijay Vasanth

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 2573

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2023

## IMPORT OF ORGANIC CHEMICALS

2573.  DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

SHRI VIJAYAKUMAR ALIAS VIJAY VASANTH:

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

- (a)      whether it is true that India's import of Organic chemicals from China and USA during 202223, stands at US$14 Billion and US$4 Billion respectively;
- (b)      if so, the details thereof;
- (c)       the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to attain self-sufficiency in demand and supply of organic chemicals in the country by 2030;
- (d)       whether the Government has allocated adequate funds for the Research and Development of Organic Chemicals and production of the same in the country; and
- (e)      if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

(a) to (b): No Sir. The India's  import of Organic Chemicals  from  China  and  USA  during  202223 is  US$6.44 Billion and US$1.66 Billion respectively as per Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S).

(c):  Government of India has notified the PCPIR Policy to attract investment and for generation of employment in the Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs). The PCPIRs promotes  the  Chemical  and  Petrochemical  sectors  in  an  integrated  and  environmental friendly manner on a large scale. PCPIRs are conceptualized in cluster based approach with highclass common infrastructure and support services to provide a competitive environment conducive for  setting  up  businesses.  At  present  Four  Petroleum,  Chemical  and  Petrochemical  Investment Regions  (PCPIRs)  are  being  implemented  in  the  States  of  Andhra  Pradesh  (Vishakhapatnam),

Gujarat (Dahej), Odisha (Paradeep) and Tamil Nadu (Cuddalore and Nagapattinam) to promote investment and industrial development in these sectors under the PCPIR Policy, 2007. (d) to (e): The Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals does not maintain this information.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Induction of Electric Vehicles in Army
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: Adala Prabhakara Reddy, Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2572

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 th  August, 2023

## INDUCTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN ARMY

2572.   SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY: SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Indian Army is planning to introduce phased induction of a limited number of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in 'peace stations' across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives of induction of EVs in the Indian Army;
- (c)  whether  any  studies  have  been  conducted  on  evaluating  the  operability  of  EVs  in  the challenging terrains and extreme weather conditions; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

- (a):  Yes, Sir.

(b):  The aims and objectives are to adapt to latest technological advancements, give impetus to  green  energy  and  reduce  dependency  on  fossil  fuels.  The  Indian  Army  is  inducting  the following Electric Vehicles across the country: -

- (i) Light Vehicles (Electric).
- (ii) Buses (Electric).
- (iii) Motor Cycles (Electric).
- (c) & (d):  No, Sir. No studies have been conducted.

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(SHRI AJAY BHATT)
Lok Sabha Question No. 2567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Training in Allopathy to the AYUSH Doctors
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

## GOVERNMENTOFINDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2567 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH AUGUST, 2023

## TRAINING IN ALLOPATHY TO THE AYUSH DOCTORS

## 2567. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating on the appointment of AYUSH doctors in villages in view of the scarcity of allopathy doctors in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is a fact that most AYUSH doctors deployed in the rural areas also treat the patients with allopathy system and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide training in allopathy system to AYUSH doctors to make them more useful for the people particularly in rural areas;
- (d) if so, the time by which such decision(s) will be taken into consideration; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OFAYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDASONOWAL)

(a) to (e) Mainstreaming of AYUSH is one of the core strategies in National Health Mission which seeks to provide accessible, affordable and quality health care to the population.

Under National Health Mission (NHM), engagement of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) doctors/ paramedics is supported, provided they are colocated with existing District Hospitals (DHs), Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Primary Health Centres (PHCs) with priority given to remote PHCs and CHCs.

Mainstreaming of AYUSH has been taken up in 13,815 AYUSH facilities co-located under NHM (7,011 PHCs, 3,051 CHCs, 460 Districts Hospitals, 281 Other than CHC at or above block level but below district level and 3,021 other health facilities above SC but below block level). 28,082 AYUSH doctors and 4,285 AYUSH Paramedics are in-position in various co-located health facilities (as per NHM-MIS as on 31.03.2023)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Medical Education in Hindi Stream
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Dinesh Lal "Nirahua" Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2566 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4th AUGUST, 2023

## MEDICALEDUCATION IN HINDI STREAM

## 2566. SHRI DINESH LAL YADAV 'NIRAHUA':

Will the Minister of HEALTHANDFAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to impart medical education in the hindi language;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has sought any views of the commissions set up for educational infrastructure 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 information received from the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, the State in order to promote medical education in Regional languages has taken a decision to impart medical education in Hindi as a pilot project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-04
Subject: Election to Cantonment Boards
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: K. Subbarayan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2565

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 th  August, 2023

## ELECTION TO CANTONMENT BOARDS

## 2565. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the elections to the Cantonments Boards were scheduled to be held on April 30, 2023 across the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is contemplating to hold election(s) ignoring the sizeable section of down-trodden  people  dwelling  on/around  defence  land(s)  who  are  also voters in assemblies/Parliamentary elections;

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and

(e)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  review  the  decision  and  hold  the  election(s)  to Cantonment Boards based on Universal Adult Franchise and if so, the details thereof?

## A  N  S  W  E  R

## MINISTER OF STATE (SHRI AJAY BHATT) IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(a)  to  (e):    The  Central  Government  vide  SRO  No.  03(E)  dated  17.02.2023  had  notified 30.04.2023 as the date of polling for holding ordinary elections to 57 Cantonment Boards. The ibid SRO was rescinded vide SRO No. 4(E) dated 17.03.2023. It has been decided to consider to excise civil areas of certain Cantonments and merge them with neighboring municipalities in  order  to  bring  uniformity  in  municipal  laws  governing  such  areas  and  adjoining  State Municipalities. In this regard, broad modalities for proposed excision have been shared with concerned  State  Governments  for  their  comments.  One  Cantonment  namely,  Khasyol  has already been denotified w.e.f 27.04.2023.

Elections to Cantonment  Boards are  held  as  per the provisions  of the  Cantonments Act, 2006 and the Cantonment Electoral Rules, 2007. In Pursuance of Order dated 27.09.2016 of  Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 9730-9731 of 2016 arising out of SLP (C) No. 20687-20688 of 2016 titled Cantonment Board Panchmarhi Vs Gopal Das Kabra & Ors, Cantonment Boards have revised the electoral rolls by deleting the names of encroachers on defence land in terms of the directions given in the said Order.

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