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Lok Sabha Question No. 2755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Internet of Things Initiative
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2755**

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 05.08.2015

**INTERNET OF THINGS INITIATIVE**

**2755 		DR. SHASHI THAROOR:**

Will the Minister of Communications & Information Technology be pleased to state:

(a)	the current status of the draft policy on Internet of Things(IoT) initiated by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

(b)	whether the Minister has consulted various stakeholders for framing the policy on IoT;

(c) 	if so, the details thereof along with the proposed deadline for implementing the policy;

(d)     whether the Government is likely to give preference to start ups and new companies under the policy on IoT to create a USD 15 billion industry by 2020; and

(e)	if so, the details thereof?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI  SHANKAR PRASAD)

(a) to (e):  The draft Internet of Things (IoT) policy was formulated in consultation with relevant stakeholders. Thereafter the draft policy was put up for public comments. Standing Finance Committee(SFC) memorandum has been prepared seeking approval of the proposals envisaged in the draft policy and the same is under consideration of the Government.

One of the projects envisaged under the draft policy was setting up of Centre of Excellence for IoT. The Centre has been approved to be set up in PPP mode by NASSCOM and ERNET India. The said Centre was launched by Hon’ble Prime Minister on July 1, 2015 during the launch of Digital India Week. The Centre will, interalia, encourage start ups in the field of IoT. The objectives of the CoE for IoT include:-

- To build industry capable talent, start-up community and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
- To provide an ecosystem for innovation to thrive and embrace entrepreneurship.
- To energise Research mind-set and reduce costs in Research and Development by providing neutral and interoperable, multi- technology stack laboratory facilities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Hacking of Website
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA, BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2754

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 05, 2015

## HACKING OF WEBSITE

2754. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA:

SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  website  of  the  ISRO's  commercial  arm  Antrix corporation was hacked recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)
- whether the hosting of the said website was outsourced;
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the host who created the website was vetted by the National Informatics Centre and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether any sensitive  information  relating  to  the  space  and defence programme or that of the DRDO has been leaked and if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to avoid recurrence of such incident?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) No Madam. On 12th July 2015, the server which hosted the website  of   the  ISRO's  commercial arm  Antrix  Corporation

- (b)

Limited (Antrix) was compromised due to a faulty configuration.  This had lead to defacing of one page (viz., the 'Home  Page') of Antrix website. On investigation, this appeared to be the work of a malicious code and not manual hacking.

- Yes Madam.
- (c) The  Antrix  website,  from  2009  onwards,  till  recent,  was hosted on the server of a reputed service provider in Bangalore,  who  is  in  the  business  of  providing  web-hosting and related services to Government as well as private users.
- (d) No Madam.
- (e) No Madam. No sensitive information relating to the space and defence  programme  or  that  of  the  DRDO  has  been  lost  or leaked;  as  no  such  information  was  hosted  on  the  Antrix website.  The  Antrix  website,  from  13th  July  2015  onwards, after duly rectifying the defaced Home Page, is hosted on the server owned by ISRO in a more secured environment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Ranking of IITs and IIMs
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2753**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2015**

**Ranking of IITs and IIMs**

2753. SHRI KAMAL NATH:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

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

(a) 	the details of global ranking of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) in comparison to foreign institutions; and

(b) 	the steps taken by the Government to improve the global ranking of both the institutions?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) & (b) : While certain institutions or agencies publish list of universities or educational institutions ranked according to their own criteria, there is no single international agency for the global ranking of universities.  These different international ranking systems use different values, indices and parameters to rank higher educational institutions.  These criteria are neither universally accepted nor recognized and are therefore open to criticism about the subjective processes of their evaluation.  Some of these parameters are not wholly relevant for Indian higher educational institutions and therefore, these rankings cannot constitute the principal basis for the benchmarking of Indian institutions.  The improvement of the quality of higher education is a continuous process.  The Government is continuously striving to improve the quality of higher education in the country by legislative initiatives as well as through various schemes and programmes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Corruption in NCTE
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SAKUNTALA LAGURI, LAXMAN GILUWA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

**LOK SABHA**

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2750

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2015

**Corruption in NCTE**

†2750. SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI:

SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

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

(a)	 whether the Government has received many complaints alleging rampant corruption in the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE);

(b)	 if so, the details of such complaints reported during the last three years and the current year, year-wise;

(c)	 whether any action has been taken against the officials who have been found involved in corrupt practices;

(d)	 if so, the details thereof; and

(e)	 the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

**A N S W E R**

MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b): 	The complaints regarding the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) received in the Ministry from time to time are addressed as per the established procedure. Separate statistics on complaints regarding corruption is not maintained, since the complaints vary widely in substance and relevance. However, each is processed as appropriate.

(c) to (e):	 After reconstitution of the NCTE in May 2013,  a  vigilance wing has been established in NCTE headed by Chief Vigilance Officer to look after the vigilance cases against the officers/officials of NCTE and in its Regional Offices.  The Vigilance branch takes necessary measures in the cases of irregularities that come to their notice.

In order to ensure transparency in the functioning of the NCTE, several steps have been initiated such as the online submission of applications for grant of recognition, on-line payment of fees and processing of applications in chronological order, etc.  The NCTE has also instituted systems for the on-line disclosure of information by recognized institutions and the on-line viewing of different stages of processing of their applications, etc.  In addition, a Grievance Redressal Cell working with toll free number has been launched by the NCTE to bring more transparency and provide clarification to the caller about issues pertaining to the Council.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Swachhata Programme in School Curriculum
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: YOGI ADITYANATH, RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO, KAMLA DEVI PATLE

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2749**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 5** **th** **AUGUST, 2015**

**Swachhata Programme in School Curriculum**

**†2749.   SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:**

**SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:**

**SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:**

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

1. the amount sanctioned and allocated during the last three years and the current year for Swachh Vidyalaya Programme;

1. whether the Government proposes/ likely to propose to include Swachhata Programme in school curriculum for ensuring its continuity; and

1. if so, the details thereof?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a)	In pursuance of the announcement made by the Prime Minister on the Independence Day in 2014 to provide toilets with separate toilets for girls and boys in all schools, the Swachh Vidyalaya initiative has been launched by the Department from August, 2014 onwards. However, the Department financially supports States and Union Territories, for augmentation and improvement of school infrastructure including construction of toilets under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) programmes. During last three years and current year central releases under SSA and RMSA to States for all purpose including construction of toilets are as follows:

***(Rs. In Crore)***

| **Year**                  |   **SSA** |   **RMSA** |
|---------------------------|-----------|------------|
| 2012-13                   |  23836.46 |    3162.86 |
| 2013-14                   |  24735.10 |    2934.79 |
| 2014-15                   |  24030.16 |    3389.30 |
| 2015-16 (upto June, 2015) |   7222.93 |     943.03 |

(b) & (c)	The National Council of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) has developed syllabi of Health and Physical Education for all stages of school education. These syllabi incorporate concerns regarding health, hygiene, cleanliness and sanitation across different stages of school education. The MHRD has also asked all States / UTs to carry out activities in schools for creating awareness on sanitation and hand washing.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2748 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Doctors Protest against NCERT&#8217;s Social Science Book
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO, R. VANAROJA, GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2748**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2015

**Doctors Protest against NCERT’s Social Science Book**

2748. 	SHRI KONAKALLA NARAYANA RAO:

SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU:

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

(a) whether it is a fact that doctors have taken strong objection to the alleged negative portrayal of private doctors and health services in NCERT's social science textbook for Class VII students;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has received complaints from many corners in this regard; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a) & (b)    The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has mainly objected to the following content on page 26 in the Chapter 2, “Role of the Government in Health”, of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) Social Science Textbook for Class VII, Social and Political Life-II under sub-heading “Healthcare and equality”, which was published in February, 2007 and has been in circulation since the academic session of 2007-08:

“In order to earn more money, these private services encourage practices that are incorrect. At times cheaper methods, though available, are not used. For example, it is common to find doctors prescribing unnecessary medicines, injections or saline bottles when tablets or simple medicines can suffice.”

It has also objected to the content on ‘The cost of a cure’ on pages 22-23, which indicates the difference in the cost of treatment in private and Government hospitals.

(c) & (d)    Complaints have been received from the office bearers of the IMA and some of its State branches. These complaints have been forwarded  to NCERT for taking appropriate action.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Appointment on Fake Certificates
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE, SAKUNTALA LAGURI, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2742**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 5** **th** **August, 2015**

**Appointment on Fake Certificates**

†2742. **SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE :**

**SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI :**

**SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:**

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

(a)	whether cases of appointment of teachers on the basis of fake certificates have come to the notice of the Government;

(b)	if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c)	the action taken by the Government in all these cases; and

(d)	the remedial steps taken by the Government to curb such illegal practices?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a)to(d): The recruitment and verification of certificates of school teachers while being appointed in schools of State/UT Government is the responsibility of the respective State Governments/UT Administrations. No data of such cases is maintained at the level of Central Government.  Sporadic complaints, if any, received in this regard, are forwarded to the respective State Government/UT Administration for appropriate action.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Survey of Differently Abled Persons
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2741

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 5 TH  AUGUST, 2015

## SURVEY OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED PERSONS

## 2741.

## SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

PROGRAMME

- (a) whether  the  latest  survey  conducted  by  the  National  Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) on differently abled persons did not cover various districts of different States;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to cover all the areas/districts across the country for the surveys; and
- (d) the  manner  in  which  the  findings  of  the  survey  are  helpful  in evolving strategies and policy interventions for the welfare of differently abled persons?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  MINISTRY  OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME  IMPLEMENTATION, MINISTER OF STATE  FOR  MINISTRY  OF  EXTERNAL  AFFAIRS  AND  MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS [GENERAL (Dr.) V.K. SINGH (Retd.)]

- (a) and (b):    Latest survey on differently abled persons was conducted by  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO)  during  its  58 th   round  (July, 2002 - December, 2002). The survey covered all districts of different states/UTs of the country except (i) Leh and Kargil districts of Jammu & Kashmir (ii) interior villages of Nagaland located beyond 5 kms. from bus  routes  and  (iii)  villages  in  Andaman  and  Nicobar  Islands  which were inaccessible throughout the year.
- (c): With effect from NSS 69 th  round of survey (July, 2012 - December, 2012), coverage of the NSS surveys has been extended to cover whole of  Indian  union,  without  exclusion  of  any  district.  However,  a  few

villages of Andaman & Nicobar Islands which are extremely inaccessible  or  having  some  administrative  restriction  are  excluded from the coverage. the Government  to  frame  schemes/programmes  to  cater  to  the  needs  of various categories of differently abled persons for their rehabilitation

(d): The data on differently abled persons is helpful for and empowerment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Angkor Wat Replica
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2740

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2015

ANGKOR WAT REPLICA

†2740. 	SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether Cambodia has lodged a protest to India over plans to construct Angkor Wat replica in India;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(c) 	the response of India in this regard?

#### ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

[GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) 	Yes.

(b) 	The Cambodian Embassy in New Delhi handed over a letter to Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, expressing their concern over the proposed project on 4th June 2015. A similar concern was expressed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cambodia to the Indian Ambassador in Phnom Penh on 29th May 2015. According to the Cambodian Government, Angkor Wat Temple is a world heritage site and is a symbol of Cambodia in its national flag.

(c)	The Government of India has taken up the matter of the construction of 'Viraat Ramayan Mandir' with the Government of Bihar and the promoters of the temple. The Government of India has re-assured the Cambodian authorities that, while the temple design of the temple is inspired by the Angkor Wat temple, it is not an exact replica of that temple. According to the promoters, the ‘Viraat Ramayan Mandir’ complex prominently features design elements of Indian temple architecture. After the intervention of the Government of India the promoters of the temple have made suitable and substantial alterations in the design of the proposed temple complex.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Campuses of Foreign Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, MAHEISH GIRRI, K.R.P. PRABAKARAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

**LOK SABHA**

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 2737

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 TH AUGUST, 2015

**Campuses of Foreign Institutions**

**2737** .  SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

SHRI K.R.P. PRABAKARAN:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

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

(a) whether the Government is considering to allow the foreign educational Institutions / universities to set up their campuses in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government proposes to bring a legislation in this regard and if so, the details thereof along with its salient features;

(c) whether the Government has held any consultations with all stakeholders and if so, their reaction thereto; and

(d) whether the Government has received any proposals from the foreign nationals/institutions to set up universities/ campuses and educational institutions in

the country and if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government thereon?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a):  No, Madam.  The Ministry of Human Resource Development had introduced the Foreign Educational Institutions (Regulation of Entry and Operations) Bill, 2010 in Parliament on 3 rd May, 2010, which sought to put in place a mechanism to regulate the entry and operations of Foreign Educational Institutions in India. However, with the dissolution of the 15 th Lok Sabha, the Bill has since lapsed.

(b): No, Madam.  At present there is no such proposal, since no policy decision has been taken in this regard.

(c):  Yes, Madam. Before the introduction of the Foreign Educational Institutions (Regulation of Entry and Operations) Bill, 2010 consultation were held with all stakeholders.

(d): No, Madam, no such proposal has been received by this Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Genetically Modified Bananas
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2734**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2015

**GENETICALLY MODIFIED BANANAS**

2734. 	SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

1. the benefits associated with Genetically Modified (GM) bananas;

1. the time by which the GM bananas developed by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) scientists are likely to be available to general public; and

1. the steps taken/proposed to be taken to provide the GM bananas especially to the school children?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH) :

1. Genetic engineering technique enables development of disease resistance as well as nutritional quality improvement.  Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is developing iron biofortified banana for nutritional quality improvement.  The other parameters of this genetically engineered banana plant include incorporation of Vitamin A and fungal and viral disease resistance which is undertaken in other Institutes participating in Department of Biotechnology (DBT) project on transgenic bananas.

1. Genetically Modified (GM) bananas under development by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) would be available to general public only after completion of trial and Government’s approval.  It is too early to give a time frame for this.

(c)	Genetically Modified bananas can be given to public or school children only after their usage has been approved by regulatory authorities (Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) for open field planting.  The transgenic plants need to be evaluated in a contained facility initially before planting in the open field.

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