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Lok Sabha Question No. 2182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Multiple Bank Accounts
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2182

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 th  July, 2016/ Shravana 7, 1938 (SAKA)

## Multiple Bank Accounts QUESTION

## †2182. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any mechanism in place to regulate multiple bank accounts of account holders, if so, the details thereof; (b) the number of account holders who have multiple bank accounts in public and private sector banks along with the total amount deposited in their multiple accounts along  with  the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the  banks  against  such  multiple  bank account holders who have violated the norms in this regard; and (c)     the further steps taken/being taken by the Reserve Bank of India to regulate

- multiple bank accounts?

## ANSWER

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a)  to  (c): In  terms  of  paragraph  62(a)  of  the  Master  Direction  on  KYC,  Reserve Bank of India has advised that 'a Unique Customer Identification Code (UCIC) shall be allotted while entering into new relationships with individual customers as also the existing  customers by banks and NBFCs'. The system was introduced to track all facilities  availed  by  a  customer  from  a  particular  bank/Financial  Institution  (FI)/ multiple  accounts  maintained  by  a  customer  in  the  same  bank/FI,  and  to  monitor transactions in a holistic manner and to have better risk-profiling of customers. The Central  KYC  Records  Registry  (CKYCR)  has  become  operational  with  effect  from July 15, 2016. Data regarding such account holders is not maintained.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Exemption from Direct Taxes Code
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2179 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 29 th   JULY, 2016 7, SRAVANA, 1938 (SAKA)

## EXEMPTION FROM DIRECT TAXES CODE

## 2179. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a proposal has been received from the State Government of Rajasthan to exempt all kinds of co-operative Committees/societies from direct taxes code;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Union Government thereon;
- (c) the total  loss  suffered by  the  societies while bringing agriculture business of co-operative credit societies with poor credit including the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Union Government proposes to provide exemption to the co-operative societies from their income of agriculture business; and
- (e) if so, by when and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(b) Madam,  Direct  Taxes  Code  Bill,  2010  was  introduced  in  the  Lok  Sabha  on  30 th August,2010 but it lapsed with the dissolution of 15 th Lok Sabha.

(c)to(e) Under section 80P of the Income-tax Act,1961, deduction in respect of profit and gains  are  already  available  to  cooperative  societies  engaged  in  specified  activities  including carrying  on  the  business  of  banking  or  providing  credit  facilities  to  its  members,  marketing  of agricultural produce grown by its members, the purchase of agricultural seeds, livestock or other articles intended for agriculture for the purpose of supplying them to its members, the processing, without the aid of power, of agricultural produce of its members.

It is not feasible to estimate the loss suffered by cooperative societies while bringing agriculture business of cooperative credit societies with poor credit under the Income-tax Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2178 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Black Money
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

## 2178. SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

## Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether black money is extensively routed through lottery and hawala rackets, if so, the details thereof and amount unearthed during each of the last three years across India;
- (b) the total amount of money involved in these operations;
- (c) whether any foreign connections have emerged in the management of these rackets, if so, the details of all such persons in India and abroad who are involved in such activities; and
- (d) the actions taken against the guilt y ?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a)  to  (d):  Appropriate  action  against  tax  evasion/black  money,  including  routing  of  the  same  through lottery and hawala rackets, is an on-going process. Such action under direct taxes laws by the Income Tax Department includes searches, surveys, enquiries, assessment of income, levy of tax, interest, penalties, etc. and filing of prosecution complaints before Criminal Courts, wherever applicable. Other relevant law enforcement agencies such as Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) etc. also take appropriate action under the laws administered by them  depending upon  facts and circumstances of each such case.

As part of enforcement measures, the Income Tax Department (ITD) conducted searches in 990 groups of assesses  during  last  2  years  (F.Ys.  2014-15  and  2015-16),  seizing  undisclosed  assets  worth  Rs.  1,474 Crore. These assesses admitted undisclosed income of Rs. 21,354 Crore. During the same period, 9,457 surveys conducted resulted in detection of undisclosed income of Rs. 22,475 Crore. Further, there has been significant  rise  in  criminal  prosecutions  filed  by  the  Income  Tax  Department  in  last  2  years  and number of cases where prosecution complaints were filed and offences were compounded during F.Ys. 2014-15 and 2015-16 is 3,140 as against 1,690 during F.Ys. 2012-13 and 2013-14.

Modus  operandi-wise  data,  such  as  lottery,  hawala  etc,  including  the  amount  of  money  involved  in specific cases is not maintained centrally. Further, disclosure of information regarding specific persons is prohibited except as provided under section 138 of the Income-tax Act, 1961.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2178 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 29 TH  JULY, 2016

SHRAVANA 7, 1938 (SAKA)

## BLACK MONEY
Lok Sabha Question No. 2175 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Survey on Good Country
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2175 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2016

## SURVEY ON GOOD COUNTRY

2175. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  survey  conducted  recently  on  the  'Good Countries' of the world;

- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the status of India in this survey; and

(c)  whether  India  holds  a  worrisome  position  in  the  good  country  index,  if  so,  the  steps taken/being taken by the Government to improve the situation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (c) The 'Good Country' concept and the 'Good Country Index' were developed by Simon Anholt, founder and Editor Emeritus of an academic journal about countries and their role in the world, wherein a 'Good Country' is defined as a country that contributes to the greater good of  humanity.  The  Good  Country  Index  tries  to  measure  how  much  each  country  on  earth contributes to the planet and to the human race, relative to its size (measured in GDP) using a wide  range  of  data  from  the  U.N.  and  other  international  organizations.  The  latest  Good Country Index is for 2016, and includes 163 countries. The overall ranking is the mean rank score  for  the  7  category  ranks  namely  contribution  to  Science  &  Technology;  Culture; International Peace and Security; World Order; Planet and Climate; Prosperity and Equality and; Health and Wellbeing.  As per the website 'goodcountry.org', India's position in the Good Country Index has improved from 81 in 2014 to 61 in 2016. The data used for these parameters may be subjective and hence cannot be commented upon.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Materio Vigilance Programme
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## MATERIO VIGILANCE PR OGRAMME

## 2174. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has constituted any Materio Vigilance Programme to monitor the adverse impact of medical devices implanted in the human body and its safe use;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the Government has put in place a mechanism to ensure safety of medical devices and to provide awareness to general public about the adverse effects of the medical devices; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (d): The  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family  Welfare  has  launched  a materio  vigilance programme to monitor adverse events associated with medical devices. Such events are repo online to the Nodal Collaborating Centre and are thereafter, analyzed by a technical com The data relating to adverse events in Indian population is used to assess benefit - risk profile of medical devices across the country and to create awareness among healthcare professionals.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2172 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Exclusion from NCDEX
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2172

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY, 2016 29th

## EXCLUSION FROM NCDEX

## +2172, SHRI SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of  items traded in National  Commodity and Derivatives   Exchange Limited
- b) whether the   Government intends to  separate  gram, which is NCDEX business, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- the time by which it will be done?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Currently,  futures contract on following commodities are being traded on National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited(NCDEX):
- (c) There is no proposal under consideration of the Government to separate gram (Chana) from NCDEX business, However, keeping in view the demand and supply gap a8 reflected in the trend in Chana and the supply constraints in near term, the Securities and Exchange Board o€ India has, as a temporary regulatory measure, issued following directions to commodity derivatives exchanges on June 16,2016: price
- 1) Not to launch any new Chana futures contracts till further orders; and
- ii) To permit only squaring up (closing) of open positions in case of already running Chana futures contracts :

| SI; No,   | Name of the Commodity   |      | Name of the Commodity       |
|-----------|-------------------------|------|-----------------------------|
| 1 .       | Barley                  | 13 . | Jeera                       |
| 2         | Chana (Gram             | 14.  | V 797 Kapas                 |
| 3         | Chilli                  | 15,  | Maize-Feed Industrial Grade |
| 4.        | Cotton Seed Oil Cake    | 16.  | Rapeseed Mustard Seed       |
| 5 .       | Copper                  | 17.  | Shankar Kapas               |
| 6         | 29 mm Cotton            | 18.  | Silver                      |
| 7         | Crude Paln Oil          | 19   | Steel (BIS 2830) long       |
| 8         | Light Sweet Crude Oil   | 20.  | Sugar (M Grade)             |
| 9         | Coriander               | 21_  | Soyabean                    |
| 10.       | Gold                    | 22,  | Refined Oil Soy             |
| 11.       | Guar Gum                | 23   | Turmeric                    |
| 12.       | Guar Seed               | 24   | Wheat                       |

As a result; currently, future contracts on Chana expiring only in August; 2016, September; 2016 and October; 2016 are available on NCDEX for trading; wherein participants can only square up existing positions and cannot create fresh positions.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Shortage of Nephrologists
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU, PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2170 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## SHORTAGE OF NEPHROLO GISTS

## 2170. DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU: DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

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

(a) whether there is shortage of nephrologists due to increased number ofchronic kidney patients on account of prevalence of diabetes in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of nephrologists in the country at present, State/UT - wise; and

(c)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government  to  meet  the  shortage  of nephrologists including assistance to State/ UTs to develop infrastruct u e facilities to train clinicians to conduct dialysis?

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

(a)  to (c)  :    There  is  shortage  of  nephrologists  in  the  country.  However,  the  data  rel number of Nephrologists in the country is not maintained centrally.

Public  Health  being  a  State  subject,  it  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  t Governmentsto provide health care to the people.  However, financial and technical assist being provided to the States/UTs under the NHM for strengthening existing healthcare fac including setting up of infrastructure, training of doctors and para medic al staff, etc. as per State specific Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs).

In order to meet the shortage of doctors/ specialists in the country, the Governm already taken a number of steps which include:

- i. Relaxation in the norms for setting up of medical college in terms of requirement for land, faculty, staff, bed/ bed strength and other infrastructure.
- ii. Enhancement  of  age  limit  for  appointment/  extension/  re - employment  against  posts  of teachers/dean/principal/ director in medical colleges from 65 - 70 years.
- iii. Financial  support  to  State  medical  colleges,  under  the  scheme  of  'Strengthening  and Upgradation  of  State  Government  Medical  Colleges'  to  increase  postgraduate  seats  in various disciplines or to start new postgraduate medical courses.
- iv. DNB qualifi cation has been recognized for appointment as faculty to take care of shor of faculty.
- v. The  ratio  of  teachers  to  students  has  been  revised  from  1:1  to  1:2  for  all  M disciplines.
- vi. Post graduate and Graduate medical degrees, when both degrees are obtained from five English  speaking  countries  (US,  UK,  Canada,  Australia  and  New  Zealand)  have  been recognized in India. Similarly, PG degrees of these five countries are also recognize
Lok Sabha Question No. 2166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Study on Packaged Food
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRE D  QUESTION NO. 2166 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## STUDY ON PACKAGED FO OD

## 2166. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of a research study in which it has been stated that the consumption of packaged food items is leading to increased danger of heart ailments and diabetes;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to regulate the ingredients in these packaged food to curb the dangers of heart ailments and diabetes?

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

- (a) to (c) : The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) and the Indian Counci of Medical Research (ICMR) have informed that there is no available information in respe consumption of packaged food items leading to increased danger of heart ailments and diabetes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Generic Medicines
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRE D  QUESTION NO. 2165 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## GENERIC MEDICINES

## 2165. SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is con idering to introduce a law to make it mandatory for doctors to prescribe generic medicines;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) to (c) : The provisions contained in Clause 1.5 of Indian Medical Council (Profession Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 is as under:
- 1.5: 'Use of Generic names of drugs: 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. 2164 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: IRDAI Fix Tax Anomalies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2164 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 29 th  JULY, 2016 7, SRAVANA, 1938 (SAKA)

## IRDAI FIX TAX ANOMALIES

## 2164. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has requested  the  Government  to  fix  tax  anomalies  in  purchasing  annuities  under Employees Provident Fund and other pension plans;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether biggest downside of buying a pension plan is that the annuity returns are not comparable with tax free bonds or even Government bonds; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  & (b):  IRDAI has raised the issue of disparities between purchasing annuities from the Corpus/Accumulation under the New Pension Scheme and Superannuation Scheme/Pension Plan and tax treatment thereof, with the Ministry of Finance.

(c) to (d) Under the Income-tax Act, the tax treatment for bonds including Government bonds is  distinct  from  that  of  annuity  returns  from  a  pension  plan.  The  two  products  stand  on  a different  footing  as  the  Pension  Plan  is  primarily  a  social  security  plan  and  the  others, namely, tax free bonds or Government bonds are investment plans. Therefore the two are not comparable.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Setting up of Global Ayurveda Village
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2163 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## SETTING UP OF GLOBAL AYURVEDA VILLAGE

## 2163. SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government proposes to set up a Global Ayurveda Village in Kerala to promote quality treatment and research;
- (b) if so, th e details thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government has received any such proposals from the different States including the Government of Kerala;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the response of the Union Government thereon?

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

- (a) to (e):A proposal on Global Ayurveda Village was received  from Kerala Government in 2015- 16.  As the proposal was not as per t he exis ing guidelines of the scheme, namely,  National AYUSH Mission(NAM), the same could not be considered further for grant - in - aid.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Hotline with Foreign Countries
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2161

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 TH  JULY, 2016

## HOTLINE WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES

2161.  SHRI  NAGAR RODMAL:

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- (a) whether the Government proposes to set up hotline with any foreign country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with names of countries with which hotlines have been established so far?

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(a) & (b): Hotline with any  foreign  country is set  up  as part of Confidence Building Measures.

The  details  of  the  countries  with  which  Hotlines  have  been established are as under:

- (i) Between  Military  Headquarters  of  India  and  Pakistan  since 4.2.1987.
- (ii) Between  India  and  China  at  Border  Personnel  Meeting  /  Flag Meeting locations of Spanggur, Natu La  &  Kibithu.
- (iii) Between Border Guarding Forces of India and Myanmar at three places as per Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Border Cooperation signed on 8.5.2014.
- (iv) Between Military Headquarters of Nepal and India since October, 2015.

In  addition to above, 'in principle' approval has been given for establishment  of  a  Hotline  between  Military  Headquarters  of India and China.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2160 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-29
Subject: Screening of Diabetes
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRE D  QUESTION NO. 2160 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH JULY, 2016

## SCREENING OF DIABETE S

## 2160. SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM:

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

(a) whether any special technique has been evolved by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in association with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi for testing/screening of diabetes;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the time by which the said technique is likely to be made available for public?

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

(a)  to  (c):    As  informed  by  All India  Institute  of  Medical  Sciences  (AIIMS),  New  Delhi, Department  of  Endocrinology  &  Metabolism,  AIIMS,  New  Delhi  in  collaboration  with Department of Chemical Engineering,  Indian  Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi has do research project where saliv a is used for measurement of glucose in human and has developed an equipment for measurement of glucose in saliva.  Results of studies carried out on diab well  as  non - diabetic  subjects  in  AIIMS,  New  Delhi  showed  a  good  correlation  with  blood glucose .  As informed by AIIMS, New Delhi, the project is in a developmental research stag

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