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Lok Sabha Question No. 3639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Use of Organic Fertilizers
Ministry: AGRICULTURE
Asked by: K. KAMARAAJ

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & COOPERATION

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3639**

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  11 TH AUGUST, 2015

**USE OF ORGANIC FERTILIZERS**

3639. 	    DR. K. KAMARAJ:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE 	     कृषि मंत्री

be pleased  to state:

(a) 	the details of the type of organic fertilizers used in the agriculture;

(b)	 whether the organic fertilizers are scientifically proved effective in agriculture;

(c) 	if so the details thereof;

(d)	 the advantages of the organic fertilizer in comparison with inorganic fertilizer;

(e)	 whether the Government is aware that many organic fertilizers are sold at exorbitant prices in the market;

(f)	 if so, whether the Government has taken any measure to control the price and manufacturing of organic fertilizers in the country; and

(g)	 if so, the details thereof?

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

कृषि मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री  (SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIA)

(a):	 The various types of organic fertilisers used in agriculture are City Compost, Vermicompost, Phosphate Rich Organic Manure (PROM) and Organic manure.

(b) to (d):	 Organic fertilisers are the source of organic carbon besides nutrients. The organic carbon content is vital for maintaining and enhancing soil fertility. In order to enhance even the efficacy of chemical fertilisers and for improving crop response to the applied fertilisers, use of organic fertilisers is required. Government is recommending soil test based integrated nutrient management through conjunctive use of both inorganic and organic sources of plant nutrients.    Research under All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on ‘Long Term Fertilizer Experiments’ supports this fact.

(e) to (g):	 Prices of organic fertilisers are not a controlled item. However, the prevailing market prices for City Compost, Vermi compost and PROM are Rs. 6000-7000/MT, Rs. 6000-7000/MT and Rs.12000-14000/MT respectively. The specifications of organic fertilisers are notified under the Fertiliser (Control) Order, (FCO), 1985. No person shall manufacture organic fertilizer which is not notified in the FCO or not of standard prescribed in the FCO.  For preparation of organic fertilisers, manufacturers are also required to obtain the Certificate of Manufacture from the State Government; provided that where the manufacturer is a State Government or a municipality, it shall not be necessary for it to obtain the Certificate of Manufacture and provided further that where the manufacturer of Vermicompost, other than a State Government or municipality, has annual production capacity less than fifty metric tonnes, it shall not be necessary for it to obtain the Certificate of Manufacture for preparation of Vermicompost.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Import of Scrap
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR

**OIH**

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3638**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2015

**Import of Scrap**

3638. 	SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

SHRI JASVANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

1. whether import of scrap is allowed in India and if so, the provisions thereof;
2. whether the provisions for importing scrap in India are being violated and if so, the number of times the said provisions have been violated during the last three years;
3. the reaction of the Government in this regard;
4. the action taken so far against the officers responsible for the said violation;
5. whether pollution is increasing in India due to import of scrap and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
6. the remedial measures taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

1. Import of metal scrap is allowed in India, and is governed under the provisions of Schedule III Part D of Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008.

(b) to (d) As per Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008, import of metal scrap in violation of the rules are dealt in accordance with rule 17.  Ministry has not received any report on violation of the rules from Custom authorities in so far as the import of metal scrap is concerned in 2013, 2014 and 2015.

(e) & (f)  Industrial processing of metal scraps is one of the recognized industrial activities for recovery of valuable resources from scrap and their conversion into downstream products.  All such industrial units are subjected to pollution control norms for emission and effluent discharge and are governed under Environmental Protection Act, 1986, Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 through the instruments of environmental clearance and consent to establish and operate.

The Ministry has published draft Hazardous and other Waste (Management and Transboundary) Rules, 2015 with an aim to simplify and decentralize the import procedures of the specified wastes. Under the proposed Rules the user industries intending to import the specified industrial inputs will not be required to take separate authorisation rather the Consents to Operate granted by State Pollution Control Boards will be sufficient authority. The proposal is to decentralize the import approval at SPCB level on the basis of approved standard operating procedure by the Ministry. The proposed amendment prohibits the import of household wastes, solid plastic waste, waste electronic assembly scraps and tyres for direct reuse.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Youth Development Centre
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS**

**(DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH AFFAIRS)**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3637**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2015**

**Youth Development Centre**

**†3637. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:**

**Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:**

**(a) the number of Youth Development Centres (YDC) operating in the country at present;**

**(b) the details of facilities provided to youths through these centres;**

**(c) whether the Government proposes to set up these Centres in the cities selected under its ambitious ‘Smart City’; and**

**(d) if so, the details thereof?**

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR

YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS

(SHRI  SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

1. The Scheme of Youth Development Centre was discontinued during the financial year 2011-12.

1. Does not arise.

1. At present , there is no proposal under consideration for the revival of Scheme of Youth Development Centres.

1. Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Fish Farming
Ministry: AGRICULTURE
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3634

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH AUGUST, 2015

**FISH FARMING**

**3634.  SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:**

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE        कृषि मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that there is a lot of scope for developing fish farming using the river water before it merges into Sea;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to utilize the said river water to develop Fish farming by constructing appropriate infrastructure?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN **)**

(a)to(c):  Yes, Madam.  There is a lot of scope for developing fish farming in reservoirs constructed across the rivers before it merges into the Sea, like cage culture, pen culture and regular stocking of fingerlings etc. The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture is extending financial assistance for this purpose under the Central Plan Schemes on “Development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture” and “National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB)”.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Anti-conversion Law
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.** 3631

**TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11** **TH** **AUGUST, 2015/** SHRAVANA 20, **1937 (SAKA)**

**ANTI-CONVERSION LAW**

3631.	SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is considering to frame an anti-conversion law and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has discussed the issue with various Political

Parties and other stakeholders; and

(c) if so, the details and the outcome thereof ?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs

**(SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)**

(a) to (c):  As per the available information, some of the States viz. Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha have enacted laws providing for the prohibition of the conversion from one religious faith to any other religious faith by the use of force or inducement or by fraudulent means etc.  The Central Government has not initiated any discussion with the political parties/religious leaders on the matter of framing an anti-conversion legislation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3630 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: State Coastal Zone Management Authority
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: MIDHUN REDDY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

**LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3630**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2015

**State Coastal Zone Management Authority**

3630. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether the State Coastal Zone Management Authority (SCZMA) of Gujarat and Tamil 	Nadu have topped in granting clearances to proposed projects in the last two decades;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof;

(c) 	whether some States are stalling the clearances to the proposed projects and if so, the 	details and the reasons therefor, State-wise; and

(d) 	the reaction of the Government thereto?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) 		The State Coastal Zone Management Authorities (SCZMAs), as constituted in accordance with the provisions of the Coastal Regulation Zone Notification, 2011, are not the designated authorities for project clearances.

(b)		Does not arise.

(c) & (d)	The SCZMAs are required to appraise the projects and make recommendations to the Ministry or State Environment Impact Assessment Authority, as applicable, within the timelines prescribed under the said Notification.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Sale of Urea/Chemical Fertilizers
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

DEPARTMENT OF FERTILIZERS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED** QUESTION **NO.3629**

TO BE ANSWERED ON : **11.08.2015**

**Sale of Urea/Chemical Fertilizers**

**3629   SHRI KONDA VISHWESHWAR REDDY:**

Will the Minister of **CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS** be pleased to state:

1. whether there is any stipulation for mandatory sale of vermicompost and organic manure   for proportionate sale of urea and other chemical fertilizers by Fertilizer companies;

1. if so, the details thereof; and

1. if not, the reasons therefor?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

**(SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)**

1. to (c) :  Inter Ministerial Task Force on “ Integrated Plant Nutrient Management using City Compost” constituted by Ministry of Urban Development, recommended mandatory co-marketing by fertilizer companies of compost from city garbage with chemical fertilizers as a “Basket approach” in the ratio of 4-3:6-7. Accordingly, Department of Fertilizers has directed chemical fertilizer companies to mandatory co-market compost from city garbage with chemical fertilizers as a “Basket Approach” in the ratio of 4-3:6-7.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3627 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Agricultural Wastes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & COOPERATION

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3627**

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  11 TH AUGUST, 2015

**AGRICULTURAL WASTES**

3627.        SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE 	     कृषि मंत्री

be pleased  to state:

(a)	 the amount of agricultural wastes produced in the country during the last three years and the current year;

(b) 	whether it is a fact that the farmers tend to burn this agriculture waste (e.g. straw) causing high level of pollution and if so, the details thereof;

(c)	 the measures taken by the Government to address the issue of air pollution due to agricultural wastes; and

(d)	 whether the Government has issued any guidelines to the State Pollution Control Boards to monitor the local emission sources and limit them and if so, the details thereof?

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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

कृषि मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री  (SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIA)

(a) & (b):	Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture do not maintain year-wise data of agricultural wastes produced in the country. However, as per available estimates of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE, 2009), about 501.7 million tonnes of crop residues are generated annually both ‘on and off-farm’ in the country. Crop residues are primarily used for livestock feed, soil mulching, bio-gas generation bio-manure/compost, thatching for rural homes, mushroom cultivation, biomass energy production, domestic and industrial fuel etc. However, crop residues are also burnt on-farm to clean the field for sowing of next crop, which results in  air pollution.

(c) & (d):	  Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture has formulated National Policy for Management of Crop Residue (NPMCR), 2014, for control of burning of crop residue to prevent environmental degradation. NPMCR has been circulated to all the States including Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF &CC) for implementation. Accordingly, MoEF &CC has advised all the States to issue an advisory in multimedia mode at State as well as local level to farmers for prevention of burning of crop residues and biomass in fields and also to facilitate diversified use of crop residues as fuel for power plants, production of cellulosic ethanol, paper/board and packing material etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Pollution Check
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.** 3625

**TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11** **TH** **AUGUST, 2015/** SHRAVANA 20, **1937 (SAKA)**

**POLLUTION CHECK**

†3625. 	SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the National Green Tribunal has recently ordered the concerned agencies including Delhi Police to submit a report after pollution check/testing of commercial vehicles at Delhi-NCR borders;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of the action taken by Delhi Police against the owners of the polluting vehicles in Delhi-NCR during the last one year and the current year?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs

**(SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)**

**(a) & (b):	The Hon’ble National Green Tribunal vide its order dated 20.7.2015 has ordered as under:**

**“We direct NCT, Delhi to constitute three different teams which will include Enforcement offer from Transport Enforcement Department, representative not below the rank of Environmental Engineer from DPCC, Environmental Engineer from CPCB, representative from Delhi Police not below the rank of ACP and an officer from Weight and measurement Department of Delhi Administration. The teams shall be supervised by the Deputy Commissioner personally.  This team will be fully equipped for the purpose** of examining age of the diesel trucks entering Delhi after 05.00 P.M. and for checking of emission and weighing of the loaded vehicles. These teams would be fully equipped with mechanism for the purpose of complying above direction at entry point from Chandigarh that is Sonepat, Delhi – Border, Ghaziabad – Delhi Border, Bahadurgarh – Delhi Border and Delhi – NOIDA Border. This report would be submitted to the Tribunal by 22 nd July, 2015. The inspection would be conducted all over the night and it will be computed as to how many trucks enter Delhi between 05.00 PM and 07.00 A.M.”

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L.S.US.Q.NO.3625. FOR 11.08.2015

The details of action taken by Delhi Police against motor vehicles found plying without PUCC (Pollution Under Control Certificate) for the year 2014 and 2015 (upto 31.07.15) are as under: -

| **Year**                | **No. of Challan**   |
|-------------------------|----------------------|
| 2014                    | 93,063               |
| 2015  (upto 31.07.2015) | 38,483               |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: All Round Development of SC Areas
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT**

**LOK SABHA**

#### UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3624

#### TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2015

**†3624. ALL ROUND DEVELOPMENT OF SC AREAS**

**SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:**

**Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:**

(a) whether the Government has any proposal/proposes to take effective steps for all round development of scheduled castes dominated areas in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof as on date, area-wise; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE FOR Social Justice and Empowerment

**(SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)**

(a) to (c) The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) was approved by the Government in 2010 for integrated development of 1000 Scheduled Castes (SCs)-majority villages.

The objective of the Scheme is to ensure all round, integrated development of the selected villages through provision of requisite physical (eg housing, electricity, roads, safe drinking water, sanitary toilets) and social (eg school, health care centres, aanganwadis, panchayat halls, etc) infrastructure.

The Scheme aims at the integrated development of the selected villages through

i)   convergent implementation of existing Schemes of the Centre and State Governments, and

ii)     through gap filling in the form of Central Assistance @ Rs 20 lakhs per village (with the States expected to provide a matching contribution), for meeting such requirements of the selected villages as cannot be met through convergent implementation of Central and State Schemes.

In the initial phase, the coverage of the Scheme was as follows:

|              S.No.   | State            |   No. of  villages |
|----------------------|------------------|--------------------|
| 1                    | Assam            |                100 |
| 2.                   | Bihar            |                225 |
| 3.                   | Himachal Pradesh |                225 |
| 4.                   | Rajasthan        |                225 |
| 5.                   | Tamil Nadu       |                225 |
| Total                |                  |               1000 |

In January, 2015 the scheme was approved for expansion to cover 1500 new SC majority villages across 10 new States, as follows:

Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Assam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Security Threat from UAV
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.** 3618

**TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11** **TH** **AUGUST, 2015/** SHRAVANA 20, **1937 (SAKA)**

**SECURITY THREAT FROM UAV**

3618. 	SHRI KESINENI NANI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) commercially available to civilians, pose a security threat;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether there have been incidents where UAVs have been used for surveillance of Indian Territory by criminals/terrorist groups; and

(d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs

(SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b) : Yes, Madam. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) can be used for surveillance and may carry pay loads to strike targets.

(c) & (d) : No, Madam. There are no reported incidents of criminals/terrorists in India using UAVs for surveillance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3616 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Contractual Preference to SC
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT**

**LOK SABHA**

#### UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3616

#### TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.08.2015

**3616. CONTRACTUAL PREFERENCE TO SC**

**DR. UDIT RAJ:**

**Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:**

(a) whether the Ministry has any proposal to request the Ministry of Finance for amending GFR 142 and 144 to give preference to SC contractors/suppliers in all kinds of Government supplies/ tenders/contracts etc.; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and status thereon?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE FOR Social Justice and Empowerment

**(SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)**

(a) and (b) The Ministry does not have any proposal to request the Ministry of Finance for amending GFR 142 & 144.

However, the new Public Procurement Policy of the Ministry of Small Micro & Medium Enterprises (MSME) notified on 23.3.2012, provides for the sub target of 20% for procurement from SC/ST entrepreneurs of the total  20% procurement from MSEs in phases. From1st April, 2015, overall procurement goal of minimum 20% from MSMEs owned by SC/ST entrepreneurs is to made mandatory.

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