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Lok Sabha Question No. 3607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Development of Salt Industry
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: PARESH RAWAL, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3607. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 8 TH   AUGUST, 2016.

## DEVELOPMENT OF SALT INDUSTRY

## 3607.  SHRI PARESH RAVAL: SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ं ्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  Gujarat  produces  more  than  70% common salt and more than 57% of total salt produced in India and for that, Rs. 40  crore are spent  each  year  by the State  Government  for  the development of Salt Industry and various welfare activities of salt workers;
- (b) whether the Government is also aware that in August, 2012, a meeting was held  between  Government  of  Gujarat  and  Government  of  India  to  discuss Budget  allocation  for  specific  schemes/projects  for  development  of  salt industry and agarias;
- (c) if  so, the action taken or is being taken by the Government to reimburse the State Government for its expenditure amounting of Rs. 40 crores each years on  development  of  salt  industry  schemes/projects  and  welfare  schemes  for the Salt Workers; and
- (d) whether the Central Government would consider to support State Government's Salt Projects so that more projects and better activities can be taken up to enlarge salt producing areas and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्यग ााज् यं ्रीस् वतं ््रभााा(स्रींतंरीिरंमलााीरीतंाांि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): Yes Madam.
- (b): No such meeting was held in August, 2012 between the Union Government and  the  Government  of  Gujarat  to  discuss  Budget  allocation  for  specific schemes/projects for development of salt industry and agarias.
- (c): Does not arise.
- (d): A  specific  and  concrete  proposal  as  and  when  received  from  the  State Government will be examined.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Housing Scheme for Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3606 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

## HOUSING SCHEME FOR LABOURERS

3606. SHRI B.V. NAIK:

## Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether  the  Government  is  implementing/proposes  to  implement  a
- housing scheme for labourers in the country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be implemented;
- (c)the details of funds sanctioned, released and utilised thereunder during the last three years and the current year and the number  of beneficiaries therefrom, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to solve the housing problem of labourers in the country? ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a): Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  is  not  implementing  housing scheme  for  labourers  in  the  country.    However,  labourers  are  covered under various schemes like Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojna - Housing for All, Rajiv Awas Yojna administered by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Indira Awas Yojna administered by Ministry Urban Development as per their applicability. However, the Ministry of Labour & Employment has a housing scheme which has been revised recently. The Revised  Integrated  Housing  Scheme  (RIHS),  2016  is  being  implemented with  effect  from  02.03.2016.  As  per  the  new  scheme  the  subsidy  is Rs. 1,50,000/- per tenement will be released in three installments in ratio 25:60:15. The scheme is applicable to the workers engaged in Beedi/Iron Ore  Mines,  Manganese  Ore  &  Chrome  Ore  Mines  (IOMC)/Limestone  Ore Mines,  Dolomite  Ore  Mines  (LSDM)  /Mica  Mines  and  Cine  Industries, registered with the Labour Welfare Organisation (LWO).
- (b):
- (c):
- (d):
- Not applicable.
- Not applicable.
- Not applicable.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: ONGC Owes Payments to HAL
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: E. AHAMED

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3602 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  August, 2016

## ONGC Owes Payments to HAL

## 3602. SHRI E. AHAMED:

## पैट्रोलियम व प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

## Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the ONGC owes some payments to HAL offshore and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the  steps taken/being taken by the Government/ONGC for expeditious payments of the said dues; and

(c) the time by which all the payments are likely to be made?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री (स्विन्त्त्र प्रभार) (श्री धमेन्त्र प्रधान)

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  (I/C)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  PETROLEUM  &  NATURAL  GAS (SHRI DHARAMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a). On account of the poor performance of the HAL Offshore which was awarded Operation & Maintenance of ONGC owned 14 Sindhu Vessels for a period of 3 years, the Performance Bank Guarantees (PBG) of the company for 5 vessels amounting to Rs 1.74 Cr were invoked by ONGC on 15 th September 2010.  PBGs of remaining 9 vessels amounting to Rs 3.13 Cr and Safe Custody Guarantees of all 14 vessels amounting to Rs 14 Cr are kept with ONGC to effect recoveries of costs  of  fuel  and  water  consumed  by  the  vessels  during  NCDT  (Non  Compensable  Downtime) period  and  the  amount  against  missing  items  as  recorded  at  redelivery  of  vessels  by  M/s  HAL Offshore. All the amounts, due to the operator M/s HAL Offshore as per contract provisions have already been paid. However, HAL Offshore has raised a dispute on the payment they perceive to be due from ONGC and also on the amount they owe to ONGC which is being addressed through an arbitration proceeding.

(b)  &  (c). The  disputes  regarding  payment  as  claimed  by  M/s  HAL  Offshore  Limited,  are  being addressed through dispute resolution mechanism as per contract provisions i.e. Arbitration.

The  Arbitration  proceedings  commenced  on  3.3.2016.  As  per  the  provision  in  the  contract  the Arbitral Tribunal is to publish the award within 12 months for the cases above Rs 5 Cr.

M/s  HAL  Offshore  on  1 st August  2016  has  sought  further  extension  of  4  weeks  w.e.f.  from  1 st August 2016 for filing of their reply / rejoinder which was originally due for submission on 9 th July 2016.

The likely time by which the finalization / settlement of case shall thus depends on the commitment of the Claimant in adhering to the timeline(s) specified by the Arbitration Tribunal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Dispute with Investors
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3599.

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 8 TH   AUGUST, 2016.

## DISPUTE WITH INVESTORS

## 3599.   PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  concerned  about  the  disputes  with  investors  like  the recent instance of Cairn Energy, which sought $5.6 billion in compensation on a tax dispute case;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  to  solve  the  investor  State disputes in future;
- (c) whether these types of litigations will affect India's export promotions; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग राज्यमंत्री ( स्वतंत्र प्रभार )( श्रीमती निममला सीतारमि ) THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a)&(b): The  Government  has  received  dispute  notices  from  investors  on  the  Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), which were signed by the Government on the basis of old Model Text of 1993. Cairn Energy Plc. and Cairn UK Holdings Limited have initiated international arbitration under the India-UK Bilateral Investment Protection and  Promotion  Agreement  (BIPA),  wherein  it has  sought $ 5.6 billion in compensation from the Republic of India. Arbitrators have been appointed and the proceedings have initiated.

In order to minimize such investor related disputes in future, the Government has recently  revised  its  model  Bilateral  Investment  Treaty  (BIT)  text  which  aims  at providing  investor  protection  within  the  overall  framework  of  laws  and  policies regulating foreign investment in India keeping in mind the interests of the nation. The revised Model BIT will form the basis of negotiation for future BITs. Further, in the new Model BIT, taxation matters have been excluded keeping in view of the fact that taxation is an integral function of the State's sovereignty and hence such matters need not be escalated under Treaty dispute settlement mechanism.

- (c): No, Madam. There is no evidence to suggest that export promotions have been affected by such litigations.
- (d): In view of answer to part (c) above, question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Mis-utilisation of Funds
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3598

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 08, 2016

## MIS-UTILISATION OF FUNDS

## 3598. DR KIRIT P. SOLANKI

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be please to state:

- (a)    whether  there  is  any  mechanism  to  check  the  utilisation  of  funds allocated to various cultural organisations under this Ministry;
- (b)    if so, the details thereof;
- (c)    whether  the  Government  has  received  some  complaints  regarding misutilisation of funds allocated to cultural organisations;
- (d)    if so, whether any inquiry has been conducted in this regard; and
- (e)    the outcome thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) to (b) : Yes,  Madam.  The  cultural  organisations  under  the  Ministry  are annually  audited  by  CAG.  The  Ministry  has  also  been  monitoring their activities through Annual Action Plan,  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Ministry of Culture and the concerned organisations and their utilisation certificates. Internal audit of these organisations is also conducted from time to time.
- (c) to (e) :    The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3597 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Scheme under Online Courses
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NINONG ERING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3597 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

## Scheme under Online Courses

3597. SHRI NINONG ERING:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  various  schemes  under  Massive  Online  Open Courses (MOOCs) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  impact  made  by  such  schemes  in  mountain  States  especially  in Arunachal Pradesh?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a)  to  (c)  The  Government  will  be  launching  the  SWAYAM  portal  for  providing  online learning courses offered by the best teachers to anyone desirous of learning, at anytime of  his  choice  and  to  be  accessed  anywhere  in  the  Country.  Through  this,  it  would  be possible for any student or any school drop-out to join virtual classes offered by the best teachers in the Country, interact with the teacher, take tests, earn academic credits and transfer them on their academic record. The courses offered in this portal will cover 9 th Class  to  Post  Graduation  levels.  These  courses  would  be  available  throughout  the country  including  in  Arunachal  Pradesh.  In  order  to  benefit  the  areas  without  internet access, the content provided under SWAYAM would also be telecast through the free-toair Direct-To-Home TV channels that are going to be launched.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Fee Hike in Private Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH, BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3596 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

Fee Hike in Private Schools

3596.  SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH: SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued an advisory to all the schools affiliated to it, not to hike the school fee arbitrarily and if so, the details thereof and status of its implementation;
- (b) whether it is a fact that a large number of schools are not adhering to the provisions concerning tuition fees laid down in the Affiliation By-Laws of the Board  which  are  mandatory  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  reasons therefor;
- (c)  the  action  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  against  such violators during the last three years and the current year;
- (d)  whether  any  school  has  been  de-affiliated  from  CBSE  on  account  of  fee hike in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a): The Affiliation Byelaws of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) stipulate  that  the  fee  charged  should  be  commensurate  with  the  facilities provided by the schools and should normally be under the heads prescribed by  the  Education  Department  of  the  concerned  State  Government/UT Administration. In the case of private unaided schools affiliated with CBSE, the Affiliation Byelaws stipulate that the fee should be revised in consultation with parents through parents' representatives.  CBSE issues directions to its affiliated  schools  from  time  to  time  for  compliance  of  the  bye-laws  and  the latest such directions were issued on 03.06.2016.

(b)  and  (c):  CBSE  received  8  such  complaints  in  2014,  including  four  from Uttar  Pradesh  and  one  each  from  Madhya  Pradesh,  Haryana,  Punjab  and Bihar. In 2015, CBSE received 14 complaints, which included five from Uttar Pradesh,  three  from  Madhya  Pradesh,  two  from  Delhi  and  one  each  from Rajasthan, Punjab, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Eight complaints were received in  2016,  including  six  from  Uttar  Pradesh  and  one  each  from  Kerala  and Delhi.  All these complaints have been taken up with the respective School

Managements.

(d)  and  (e):  No  school  has  been  de-affiliated  so  far  on  this  account  as  the issues of fee hike are resolved mutually by the complainant and the school concerned and the matter is reported to CBSE.  Such issues are also resolved at  the  intervention  of  the  Local  Authorities  of  the  concerned  Education Department and District Administration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3594 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Categorisation of MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: VEENA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3594 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8.8.2016

## CATEGORISATION OF MSMEs

## 3594. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to classify Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSMEs) of the country into five categories;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  units  proposed  to  be  included  in  each category;
- (c) whether  the  various  incentives  provided  by  the  Government  would  be available to the units included under these categories only; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a)&(b): Section 7(1) of the Micro, Small and Medium  Enterprise Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 provides for classification of the enterprises into  micro,  small  and  medium  enterprises  (MSMEs)  based  on  investment  in plant & machinery or equipment. There is no proposal to classify MSMEs of the country into five categories.

(c)&(d): Does not arise, in view of (a) & (b) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Commodity Boards
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3593 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## COMMODITY BOARDS

## 3593. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  Commodity  Boards  which  are  instrumental  in  gainfully  exploiting  our national resources besides employment generation and boosting of our economy;
- (b) the estimated employment generation and yearly turn-over of these Boards, board-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any further study to create more such boards, particularly to exploit huge tract of bamboo resources; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) & (b): There are five statutory Commodity Boards viz. Tea Board, Coffee Board, Rubber Board, Spices Board and Tobacco Board under the Department of Commerce which facilitate production, development and export of tea, coffee, rubber, spices and tobacco. These Boards are non commercial organizations. They receive Government Grants for implementation of various  Schemes  in  the  respective  sectors.  They  have  limited  number  of  employees  for implementation  and  supervision  of  these  schemes.  However,  estimated  total  direct  and indirect employment in these sectors is given below:

(Figures in lakh persons)

| Sector               |   Tea |   Coffee |   Rubber |   Spices |   Tobacco |
|----------------------|-------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
| Estimated Employment | 11.28 |       12 |      6.5 |       50 |        38 |

- (c) & (d) :  There is no proposal at present for creating more boards. To exploit huge tract of bamboo resources, Ministry of Agriculture is implementing a National Bamboo Mission, as a sub-scheme of Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). The National Bamboo  Mission  envisages  promoting  holistic  growth  of  bamboo  sector.  Constitution  of separate boards may result in multiplication of agencies and programmes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3589 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: IIT Madras
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3589 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

## IIT Madras

## 3589. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) Madras has broken into the top fifty of the 2016 Asia University rankings that were released recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also true that the IISc stood at thirty three as India's best Institute; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam. IIT Madras ranked 43 rd among 350 Universities, under QS-Asia University Rankings, 2016. The Institute has jumped 7 positions from the last year. The overall score of the Institute was 71.0/100.
- (c) & (d): Yes, Madam. IISc ranked 33 rd in the QS-Asia University Rankings, 2016. IISc also ranks 27 th among top 200 Universities in Asia in the Times Higher Education rankings.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3587 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Import of Cotton
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3587 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## IMPORT OF COTTON

## 3587. DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the spinning mills in the country are importing cotton from International market in view of the steep rise in its prices in the domestic market;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to impose duty on import of cotton to protect the Indian farmers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx jkT; ea=h ¼Jherh fueZyk lhrkje.k½ ¼Lora= izHkkj½

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) and (b):  The  details  of  cotton  imported  during  the  last  three  cotton  years  (Oct  Sept) and current cotton year are as under:-
- (c)  &  (d):  No  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  at  present.  Above  data  indicate  downward movement in import in recent years from the figure for 2012-13.

| Cotton year (1 st October - 30 th September)   |   Imports of Cotton (in Lakh Bales of 170 kgs. each) |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2012-13                                        |                                                14.59 |
| 2013-14                                        |                                                11.51 |
| 2014-15                                        |                                                14.39 |
| 2014-15 (Oct, 2014-June, 2015)                 |                                                 8.75 |
| 2015-16 (Oct,2015-June, 2016)                  |                                                 8.03 |

(Source: DGCI&S, Kolkata)

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