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Lok Sabha Question No. 2777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Renaming of District
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2777 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 25, 1937 (SAKA)

RENAMING OF DISTRICT

†2777. SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  for  renaming Aurangabad district in Maharashtra as Shambhaji Nagar;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the action taken in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a): No  proposal  for  renaming  Aurangabad  district  in  Maharashtra  as

Shambhaji Nagar has been received in the  Ministry of Home Affairs.

(b): Does not arise.

(c): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Equipment for NSG
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2776

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 25, 1937 (SAKA)

## EQUIPMENT FOR NSG

2776. SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the National Security Guard (NSG) is facing shortage of vital equipment like Night Vision and is ill-equipped to operate at Night as was evident during the Pathankot Air Base sieze by some terrorists;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for not supplying essential equipment to the NSG;

- (c) the total funds granted/released/utilized by NSG separately along with the reasons for non-utilization of funds during the last three years; and

(d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  the  NSG  is  fully equipped to meet any possible eventuality in future?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): Question does not arise.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.2776 FOR 15.3.2016

(c): Details of funds released to NSG and utilization by them during last three years are as under:

(Rs. In Crore)

| Financial year   |   Funds granted |   Expenditure |   Percentage |
|------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
| 2012-13          |          675.72 |        660.55 |        97.75 |
| 2013-14          |          701.8  |        596.78 |        85.03 |
| 2014-15          |          674.57 |        659.54 |        97.77 |

Average utilization has been above 93.5% over last three years.

(d): Under  Modernization  Plan-II (2012-17), Government  is providing financial assistance to NSG for acquiring sophisticated Arms  & Ammunitions and Equipment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Ethanol Pricing
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: NANABHAU FALGUNRAO PATOLE

## MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2773 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  MARCH, 2016

## ETHANOL PRICING

## 2773. SHRI NANA PATOLE:

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- (a) whether there is any proposal for providing loan on priority, available for ethanol production as demanded by the Indian Sugar Mills Association;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto indicating the likely increase in production of Ethanol;
- (c) whether the Government is considering the demand of Indian Sugar Mills Association for keeping ethanol out of the purview of GST and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government proposes to make arrangements for storage of ethanol produced by 115 sugar mills in the country?

A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a):
- No, Madam.
- (b): Does not arise.
- (c): No such proposal is under consideration.
- (d): Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have storage tankages in line with the Petroleum, Oil and Lubes (POL) storage requirements.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Fixation of the Price of Medicines
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2772 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  MARCH,   2016

## Fixation of the Price of Medicines

## 2772. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) the process/mechanism followed for fixing the price of medicines;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  amend,  moderate  or  evaluate  the price mechanism of drugs and medicines produced in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  bring  a  regulation  to  ensure  that doctors prescribe cheaper medicines or generic medicines;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) : Drugs (Prices Control) Order, 2013 (DPCO, 2013)   follows a market based pricing methodology for fixation of ceiling prices of medicines where average Price to Retailer (PTR) is calculated by taking into account PTRs of all generic and branded versions of medicines  having  market  share  more  than  or  equal  to  one  percent  of  the  total  market turnover on the basis of moving annual turnover of that medicines and after adding 16%

retailer margin to the average thus arrived at, as enunciated in the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy, (NPPP) 2012. The National List of Essential Medicines, (NLEM) 2015 has been adopted as the First  Schedule  of  DPCO,  2013.  NPPA  has  fixed  ceiling  prices  of  530  scheduled medicines since DPCO, 2013 coming into force. (b) & (c): No Madam.

(d) to (f): Indian  Medical  Council  (Professional Conduct,  Etiquette and  Ethics) Regulations,  2002  provides    that  every  physician  should,  as  far  as  possible,  prescribe drugs with generic names and he/she shall ensure that there is a rational prescription and use of drugs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Misappropriation of Treasure of INA
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2771 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 25, 1937 (SAKA)

MISAPPROPRIATION OF TREASURE OF INA

2771. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether some declassified documents have recently revealed that the treasure  of  Indian  National  Army  left  behind  by  Netaji  Subhash  Chandra Bose was misappropriated; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b): All classified files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose have been  declassified  and  sent  to  National  Archives  of  India  (NAI)  the custodian  of  the  document,  for  permanent  retention.    However,  no  such reports are available.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Amendment in MSCS Act
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: BHOLA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2770

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH   MARCH, 2016

## AMENDMENT IN MSCS ACT

## 2770.   SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  make  amendment  in  Section  17  of  Multi-State Cooperative  Societies  (MSCS)  Act  2002  to  open  conversion  of  cooperatives  into  a  private company;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  impact  assessment  of  the  proposed amendment and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the present shareholders of the cooperatives are likely to be permitted under the proposed amendment to become shareholders of a company and are allowed to make personal gains out of the collective assets of the cooperative which have been accumulated by members over  the  generations  and  which  are  effectively  assets  of  the  community  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIYA)

- (a) & (b): The  Multi-State  Cooperative  Societies  (Amendment)  Bill,  2010  introduced  in  the fifteenth Lok Sabha on 15.11.2010 contained provision to inter-alia, make amendment in section 17  of  Multi  State  Cooperative  Societies  (MSCS)  Act  2002  to  give  an  option  to  a  multi-state cooperative  society  to  convert  itself  into  any  other  legal  entity  and  to  transfer  its  assets  and liabilities in whole or in part to such legal entity.   However, the Bill could not be considered and passed  by  the  fifteenth  Lok  Sabha  and  due  to  dissolution  of  the  House,  the  Multi-State Cooperative  Societies  (Amendment)  Bill,  2010  has  lapsed.    The  matter  has  been  examined again.  However, the Government has not yet taken any final decision regarding amendment to the Multi State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act 2002.
- (c): No, Madam.
- (d): Does not arise in view of the reply given in part (a) & (b).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Ban on Diesel Vehicles
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2769 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

## Ban on Diesel Vehicles

## 2769. SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to ban the operation of diesel vehicles in Delhi and other Metropolitan cities in view of the worsening environmental situation and the excessive levels of pollutants in the atmosphere leading to pulmonary diseases;
- (b) if so, whether the Government would ban the use of all the diesel vehicles which are more than a decade old;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps proposed to be taken to curb the menace arising from the use of diesel vehicles in polluted cities?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF  HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI  G.M. SIDDESHWARA)

- (a)  to (c): No Madam. There is no ban on sale of diesel cars in Delhi and other Metropolitan cities.  However,  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  vide  its  order  dated  16-12-2015  passed  in  the  case  of M C Mehta v/s Union of India has directed that the registration of SUVs and private cars of the capacity of 2000 cc and using above diesel fuel shall stand banned in the NCR up to 31 st March 2016.
- (d): The Expert Committee on Auto Fuel Policy has recommended the implementation BS V & BS VI emission norms across the country by 2020 and 2024 respectively. However, in view of the deteriorating  air  quality,  it  is  agreed  to  take  on  a  more  challenging  task  of  compressing  the timelines. In this regard, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has uploaded on their website draft notification for mandating Mass emission standards Bharat Stage (BS V) for category M & Category N vehicles, manufactured on or after 1 st April  2019 for new models and on or after 1 st April  2020  for  existing  models  and  mass  emission  standards  Bharat  Stage  (BS  VI)  for  M  &  N category vehicles manufactured on or after 1 st April, 2021 for new models and on or after 1 st April 2022 for existing models.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2767 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Safety of Media Persons
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2767

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 25, 1937 (SAKA)

SAFETY OF MEDIA PERSONS

†2767. SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to enact any new law for the safety and security of the media persons;
- (b) if so, the details and the salient features thereof;
- (c) the time by which the said law is likely to be enacted;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to convert the criminal cases filed against the media into civil cases; and
- (e) if so, the details in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (e): No such proposal is under consideration.  Further, since 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and therefore, the State Governments are primarily responsible  for  prevention,  detection,  registration  and  investigation  of crime  and  for  prosecuting  the  criminals  through  their  law  enforcement agencies as also for protecting the life and property of the citizens.  The ….2/

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.2767 FOR 15.3.2016

Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  has  been  advising  the  States/UTs  from  time  to time  to  take  immediate  measures  to  ensure  safety  and  security  and  for elimination  of  all  forms  of  crimes  including  crime/attacks  on  journalists, which  is  available  at  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs  website http://mha.nic.in/. Representations  from  all  individuals,  including  journalists/media  person are referred to security agencies for assessment of their threat. Appropriate advisories are issued to the concerned State Governments/Police to provide security as per the threat assessment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Welfare of Poor and Beggars
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2766 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

## †2766.  WELFARE OF POOR AND BEGGARS

## PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

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

(a) whether the Government has prepared any scheme to bring the poor, helpless and beggars in the mainstream;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is cons idering to provide facilities like housing, employment to such people in near future; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FO R SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

(a) to (d) The States are responsible for taking necessary preventive and rehabilitative per available information, 20 States and 2 Union Territories have either enacted their -Beggary Legislation or adopted legislations enacted by other States /UTs. Presently, there is no scheme of the Central Government on Beggary. National Consultation Meetings were held the representatives of Central/State Governments, NGOs, Institutes and Individual Expe field of Beggary to discuss the issues related to Beggary. In these meetings, it was, inter - alia, recommended  to  explore  the  feasibility  of  framing  a  Central  Scheme  for  rehabilita Beggars. Accordingly, a Scheme for Protection, Care and Rehabilitation of Destitutes formulation wh ich has, inter - alia, provision for providing skill development training to th bodied destitutes.

Further,  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Poverty  Alleviation  (HUPA)  has  infor that Housing is a State subject and the responsibility for providing housing to its with the State/UT Governments. In pursuance of Government's vi sion of facilitating Housing to all by 2022, the Government of India has launched the Pradhan MantriAwasYojana -Housing for All (Urban) Mission on 25.06.2015. The Mission aims to provide assistance to State addressing  the  housing  requirement  of  th e  urban  poor  including  slum  dwellers  through  four verticals viz. (i) 'In situ' Slum Redevelopment; (ii) Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS); (iii) Affordable  Housing  in  Partnership;  and  (iv) Subsidy  for  beneficiary - led  individual  house construction.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Encroachment on Road Sides
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2764

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 25, 1937 (SAKA)

ENCROACHMENT ON ROAD SIDES

2764.

SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the road sides in various parts of NCT of Delhi has been encroached and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has constituted a task force to remove the encroachment and if so, the details in this regard; and

- (c) the extent to which these encroachments have been removed so far?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): The Govt. of NCT of Delhi(GNCTD) has informed that the North, East and South Delhi Municipal Corporations maintain the right of way of roads less than 60 feet under their jurisdiction.  The action for removal of any type of encroachment, if required within the right of way of the road, is  taken  from  time  to  time  at  zonal  level  with  the  assistance  of  local police.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.2764 FOR 15.3.2016

The  New  Delhi  Municipal  Council  (NDMC)  has  informed  that  their Enforcement Department removes unauthorised encroachments, if any, on the road sides/footpaths in the NDMC area on day to day basis.  During a recent  drive,  the  enforcement  team  has  removed  encroachments  in Connaught Place, Janpath, Palika Bazar area etc.

Delhi  Development  Authority  (DDA)  has  informed  that  there  is temporary  encroachment  only  on  urban  extension  road-1  from  NH-01  to Western Yamuna Canal under the jurisdiction of the DDA.  Quick Response Team (QRT) has been constituted in the DDA to deal with the encroachment.  The temporary encroachers in the nature of vendors have been removed by the QRT with the help of police.

The GNCTD has informed that Task Force to remove encroachments have been constituted, headed by the Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) of each district.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.2764 FOR 15.3.2016

The Delhi Police has informed that legal action is taken against the encroachers in Delhi under Section 83/97, 100 of Delhi Police(DP) Act and Section 283 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).  The details of action taken by Delhi Police against the encroachers since 2013 are as under:

| Year                 |   Section 83/97 of DP Act |   Section 100 of DP Act |   Section 283 of IPC |
|----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
| 2013                 |                      5317 |                     287 |                 1107 |
| 2014                 |                      3814 |                     296 |                 2115 |
| 2015                 |                      1252 |                     258 |                 2841 |
| 2016 (upto 31.01.16) |                       144 |                      17 |                  189 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 239 (STARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Foreign Investment Cap for FIIs
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 239. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 14 TH  MARCH, 2016.

## FOREIGN INVESTMENT CAP FOR FIIs

## *239. SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

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

## वाणिज् य वव  द्यग  म त्री

- (a) whether the investment cap for Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) has been retained for banking and defence sectors and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  fly-by-night  operators  are  not  allowed  to  enter  and  exit  these  two sensitive sectors; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

वाणिज् य वव  द्यग  ााज् यम त्री स् वतं त्र ्रभााा(स्ीमतंी िरममलाा ीीतंाामि( THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a) to (c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 239 FOR ANSWER ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2016 REGARDING FOREIGN INVESTMENT CAP FOR FIIs.

- (a): The Government vide Press Note 12 (2015) issued on 24.11.2015 has liberalised  and  simplified  the  FDI  policy  in  a  number  of  sectors. Following changes have been inter-alia made in Defence and Private Banking:

In  the  Defence  Sector,  portfolio  investment  and  investment  by Foreign Venture Capital Investors (FVCIs) has been allowed up to permitted automatic route level of 49%.

In  Banking-Private sector, Government has decided to introduce full fungibility of foreign investment. Accordingly, Foreign Institutional  Investors  (FIIs)/  Foreign  Portfolio  Investors  (FPIs)/ Qualified  Foreign  Investors  (QFIs),  following  due procedure,  can now invest up to sectoral limit of 74%, provided that there is no change of control and management of the investee company.

In Banking- Public Sector, there is no sublimit of FII investment.

- (b) & (c): The Government values each category of foreign investment permissible  under  FDI  policy,  as  provided  in  the  Consolidated  FDI Policy Circular 2015 and amended from time to time.

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