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Lok Sabha Question No. 3377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Diarrhoa among Children
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3377 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH AUGUST, 2016

## DIARRHO EA AMONG CHILDREN

## 3377. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI: SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that a large number of children under five have died of diarrhoea due to open d fecation and unclear drinking water and ifso, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has intensified diarrhoea control programme to reach out to large number of children by providing them ORS and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the extent to which the above programme has reduced the maternal mortality; and
- (d)  the  other  steps  taken  by  the Government  to  check  the  prevalence  of diarrhoea  including improving quality of water and preventing open defecation?

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

(SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a) : As per the World Health Statistics 2015, 10 percent of under - five child deaths are caused by diarrhoea in India. Most of these diarroheal episodes are due to eating contaminated food, wat defecation, unclear drinking wa ter, malnutrition and lack of immunization.
- (b) to (d) : Government  of  India  has  launched  Intensified  Diarrhoea  Control  Fortnight  (IDCF)  i 2014 with the ultimate aim of zero child deaths due to childhood diarrhoea . This comprised of a set of activities implemented in an intensified manner to prevent deaths due to childhood diarrhoea ac districts  of  all  States  &  UTs.  These  activities  mainly  include - intensification  of  advocacy  activities, awareness generatio n activities, diarrhoea management service provision, establishing ORS - Zinc Corners and ORS distribution by ASHAs.

Around 6.34 Crore Under - five children were reached by ASHA and prophylactic ORS packets were distributed to them with counselling for care d uring diarrhoea.

Under, The  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Gramin)  programme,  the  following  measures  have  been taken to accelerate the rate of elimination of open defecation in the country: -

- The focus of the scheme now is on behavior change and usage of toile ts. Community based collective behaviour  change  is  mentioned  as  preferred  approach,  although  the  States  are  free  to  choose approach.
- Provision of incentives for the construction of  Individual household latrine (IHHL) has been raised to Rs.12000 fo r all Below poverty Line (BPL) households. · Fund are provided for Solid and Liquid Waste Management.

Under  the  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme (NRDWP),  The  Ministry  of  Drinking Water and Sanitation has prepared a strategic plan to provide safe drinking water to 90% of t population of the country through piped water supply schemes by the year 2022 subject to availab funds.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3376 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Corruption Cases against Revenue Officials
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3376

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 5 th  AUGUST, 2016 SHRAVANA 14, 1938 (SAKA)

## CORRUPTION CASES AGAINST REVENUE OFFICIALS

## 3376 :    SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state :

- (a) the number of CBDT and CBEC officers arrested on charges of corruption during the last two years, board-wise;
- (b) whether many of such officers having corruption against them are still working with the department;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the action being taken by the Government/boards against them?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) The number of officers arrested on charges of corruption during last two years are as under :-
- (b) & (c) In  CBDT,  out  of  9  IRS  Group  'A'  officers  7  are  still  working  with  the department. 1 officer has retired and 1 officer has expired. All the 15 Group 'B' officers are still working with the Department.

| Name of Organisation                                                               |   Group A officers | Other officers   |   Total |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------|
| Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) (from 01.07.2014 to 30.06.2016)               |                  9 | 15(*)            |      24 |
| Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) (in last two years and upto July, 2016) |                  8 | 66(**)           |      74 |

(*) -    Group 'B' officers

(**) -    Group 'B' and 'C' officers

Further, in CBEC, out of 8 IRS officers, 1 officer has been retired from service under Rule 56(j) of the Fundamental Rules, 5 officers are under suspension and 2 officers have retired on attaining the age of superannuation while under suspension.  All  the  66  Group  'B'  and  'C'  officers  are  still  working  with  the Department. However, 21 are presently under suspension.

- (d) Actions  against  erring  officers  have  been  taken  in  accordance  with  the rules/law laid down by the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Complaints against Custom Officials
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3375 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 5 TH  AUGUST, 2016, 14 TH  SHRAVANA, 1938 (SAKA)

## COMPLAINTS AGAINST CUSTOMS OFFICIALS 3375. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be please to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  particularly  from foreign diplomats against custom officials posted at domestic/international airports across the country during the last three years and the current year and if so, the details thereof, airport-wise;
- (b) the action taken by the Government against each of such complaints, airport-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to check such complaints in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) No  complaints  have  been  received  from  foreign  diplomats  against  custom officials  posted  at  domestic/  international  airports  across  the  country  during the last three years and the current year.
- (b) & (c) Nil in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: e-Grievance Redressal System
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: BALKA SUMAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3374 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 5 th   AUGUST, 2016 14, SRAVANA, 1938 (SAKA)

## E-GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL SYSTEM

## 3374. SHRI  BALKA SUMAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Income Tax Department has launched a special electronic grievance redressal system 'enivarah' in order to fast track taxpayers complaints for early resolution; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) 1.E-Nivaran  is  a  Unified  Grievance  Management  System  with  an  objective  of  fast-tracking taxpayers grievance redressal. The salient features of the E-Nivaran Systems are:
- i. Grievances will be received electronically or physically at any Income Tax Department's offices at  Aayakar  Seva  Kendra  (ASK)  or  through  CPGRAMS,  e-Filing  website  or  through  Centralized Processing  Center  at  Bengaluru  or  with  service  providers  responsible  for  Permanent  Account  Number applications (NSDL or UTITSL) or for generation of refund cheques (State Bank of India).
- ii. A standardised E-Nivaran form of one page has been designed for the taxpayer to submit his or her grievance.
- iii. On  receipt  of  the  same,  a  unique  Grievance  ID  is  generated,  which  can  be  used  to  track  the grievance status at e-filing portal and at Income Tax Offices.
- iv. Each grievance will be acknowledged through e mail and SMS.
- v. Each Grievance will be routed based on the category to the appropriate Income Tax Authority responsible for resolution electronically.
- vi. It will be possible to transfer grievance internally to any Income Tax authority electronically for faster resolution where multiple actions are involved.
- vii. Once the grievance is resolved, a resolution letter will be generated and same will be sent through e mail and post and an SMS will also be sent to the filer.
- viii. The system will also act as centralized system for monitoring and analyzing the functioning of the grievance redressal system and the nature of the grievances, so that the department can take corrective action to prevent recurrence of the grievance in future.
2. The E-nivaran system enables the tax payer to file grievances at his convenience and to track the progress  from  anywhere  anytime  with  an  objective  for  early  mitigation  of  the  grievance  and  better communication with the taxpayer.
3. The E-nivaran system is being rolled out in phases and is expected to be completely functional in FY 2016-17.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Purchase of Amphibious Aircraft
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3373

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## PURCHASE OF AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT

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- (a) whether the purchase of ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious aircraft has been delayed;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the time by which the said aircraft is likely to be purchased?

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(a) to (c): No,  Madam.    There  is  no  accord  of  Acceptance  of  Necessity (AoN) for the procurement of the US 2 amphibious aircraft.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Taxing Withdrawals from EPF
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: BHARATENDRA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3371 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 5 th   AUGUST, 2016 14, SRAVANA, 1938 (SAKA)

## TAX WITHDRAWALS FROM EPF

## 3371: KUNWAR BHARATENDR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has imposed tax on all withdrawals in excess of 40 percent from Employees Provident Fund;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for imposing such tax on hard earned savings of people; and
- (c) Whether the Government proposes to reconsider its decision and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) No, Madam. Government has not imposed Income tax on all withdrawals in excess of 40 percent from Employees Provident Fund.
- (b) &(c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: First Aid Treatment in Ayurveda
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3370 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH AUGUST, 2016

## FIRST AID TREATMENT IN AYURVEDA

## 3370. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  has  sent  any  proposal  to  the  Ministry  of  Human  Resour Development to provide information of first aid treatment i n Ayurveda to the students on the lines of yoga; and
- (b) if so, the details and the status of the proposal?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a ):        No.          The  Ministry  has  not  sent  any  proposal  to  the  Ministry  of  Human  Res Development to provide information of first aid treatment in Ayurveda to the students lines of yoga.

- (b):      Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Disclosure of Ingredients of Tobacco Products
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JAGDAMBIKA PAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3368 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH AUGUST, 2016

## DISCLOSURE OF INGRED IENTS OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

## 3368. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  made any  provision  in  the  Cigarettes  and  Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 for disclosure of nicotine and other contents on the packets of smoked and smokeless tobacco products being sold in the country, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has notified said provision of the Act, if so, the details reof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c)  the  details  of  steps  taken  or  being taken  by  the  Government  to  make  it mandatory  for manufacturers  of  tobacco products  to  disclose  the  ingredients  on packets  of  smoked  and smokeless tobacco products?

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

- (a): As  per  Section  7(5)  of  the  'Cigarettes  and  Other  Tobacco  Products  (Prohibition  of Advertisement, Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Ac 2003';

No  person  shall,  directly  or  indirectly,  produce,  supply  or  dist ribute  cigarettes  or  any other  tobacco  products  unless  every  package  of  cigarettes  or  any  other  tobacco  pro produced, supplied or distributed by him indicates thereon, or on its label, the nicoti contents  on  each  cigarette  or  as  the  case  may be  on  other  tobacco  products  along  with  the maximum permissible limits thereof:

Provided that the nicotine and tar contents shall not exceed the maximum permissible quantity thereof as may be prescribed by rules made under this Act.

- (b): Since  no  quanti ty  of  tar  and  nicotine  is  considered  safe  or  permissible  for  hum consumption, the said provision has not been notified.
- (c): Under  the  Cigarettes  and  Other  Tobacco  Products  (Prohibition  of  Advertisement  a Regulation  of  Trade  and  Commerce,  Production, Supply  and  Distribution)  Amendment  Bill, 2015, which is under pre - legislative consultation, a provision has been made to substitute -section (5) of Section 7 and do away with the mandatory provision of depiction of maxi permissible limits of tar and nicotine contents on packages of tobacco products.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3367 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Personal Guarantees of Promoters
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV, SANTOSH AHLAWAT

3367:

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3367 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 th  AUGUST, 2016/ SHARVANA 14, 1938 (SAKA)

## QUESTION

## PERSONAL GUARANTEES OF PROMOTERS

SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV :

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  has  passed  any  instructions  to  Public Sector Banks to immediately start invoking personal guarantees of promoters to recover the dues in case companies have failed to repay the loans; and
- (b) if so, the details and the outcome so far during the last three years, bank-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) & (b): Yes Sir, Department of Financial Services in consultation with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has advised Public Sector banks to take steps against guarantor's when no  sign  of  revival  is  visible,  which  inter  alia  include  enforcement  of  security,  sale  of pledged  shares,  DRT  application  for  attachment  of  property  and  recovery  from  book debts as applicable.

RBI does not maintain data of such cases.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3366 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: External Debt
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

- (a) the position of external debt as on 30 April 2014;
- (b)  the  present  position  of  external  debt  as  on  31  March,  2016  and  whether  there  is increase/decrease in external debt during the last two years; and
- (c)  the  percentage  of  external  debt  to  GDP  ratio  at  present  and  the  steps  taken  by  the Government to repay/minimize its external debt?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a & b) The position of India's external debt is released on a quarterly basis every year i.e. End-March, End-June, End-September and End-December. The details of external debt for end-March 2014, 2015 and 2016 are given in the table below, which shows an increase of US$ 39.4 billion during the last two years.
- (c) India's external debt to GDP ratio fell from 23.8 per cent at end-March 2015 to 23.7 per cent  at  end-March  2016.  India's  external  debt  has  remained  within  manageable  limits  as indicated by the external debt indicators. The prudent external debt management policy of the  Government of India has helped in containing rise in external debt and maintaining a comfortable  external  debt  position.  The  policy  continues  to  focus  on  monitoring  long  and short-term  debt,  raising  sovereign  loans  on  concessional  terms  with  longer  maturities, regulating external commercial borrowings; and rationalizing interest rates on Non-Resident Indian deposits.
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| Particulars    |   External Debt (US$ billion) |
|----------------|-------------------------------|
| End-March 2014 |                         446.2 |
| End-March 2015 |                         475   |
| End-March 2016 |                         485.6 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Refund of Insurance Money
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR

Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †3363

To be answered on Friday, August 5, 2016/Shravana 14, 1938 (Saka)

## Refund of Insurance Money

## †3363. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  refund  money  of  insurance  policy- holders who failed to deposit premium for a year; and

- (b) if so, the details thereof?

Answer

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar)

- (a) No, Sir.

- (b) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3362 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Overweight and Obese Children
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3362 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH AUGUST, 2016

## OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE CHILDREN

## 3362. SHRI BRIJBHUSHAN SHARAN SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that large number of children below the age of fiv  are overweight/obese, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any study has been conducted for the said age group in this regard; if so, the details thereof along with the major finding of the study;
- (c) the number of cases of diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol reported in children during the last three years, State/UT - wise; and
- (d)the  steps  taken  by  the  Government to  address  the  said  problem  including conducting  of awareness programmes in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a): As  per  the  National Family  Health  Survey -III  Report  (2005 - 06),  the  prevalence  of overweight/obesity among children below five years of age is 1.9%.
- (b): Indian Council of Medical Research carried out a Task Force study entitled 'Childhood obesity in India: a multi - centric st udy on its measurement and determinants' in three regions of the country. However, the study has been done in age group of 6 years and above
- (c) : No such data is available at the National level.
- (d): The National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular  Diseases  and  Stroke  (NPCDCS)  was  launched  in  2010  with  focus  on strengthening infrastructure, human resource development, health promotion through beha change communication, early diagnosis, management and referral. MDi abetes mobile application has also been launched to generate awareness on Diabetes, promote adherence of  treatment and inculcate  healthy habits among the masses with the special focus on special target groups
Lok Sabha Question No. 3361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-05
Subject: Advertisement on Website
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF INFORMATON  AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTTON NO. 3361 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.8.2016

## N)VERTISEMENT ON WEBSITE

## 3361. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING  be pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated  guidelines  and norms for enlisting the agencies with regard to the advertisements  on websites and fixing the rates in order to make online reach of the advertisement  more effective; and
- (b) if so. the details thereoP

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN  THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION  & BROADCASTING  {COL  RAJYAVARDHAN RATHoRE (Retd.f}

'(a)  and (b) Government of India has formulated  a "Policy Guidelines and Criteria  for Empanelment  and Rate Fixation for Central Govt. Advertisements on Websites"  in May, 2016 to make online reach of the advertisement  more effective.  The details of the policy  guidelines is available  on the official website of  Directorate  of  Advertising and Visual Publicity  (DAVP)' i'e'  on w.r,nv.davp.nic.in  under the Head 'Electronic/New Media' and the sub-head 'Itlew  Media'.