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Lok Sabha Question No. 2550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Recruitment in CAPF
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: MAJ. GEN. (RETD) BHUWAN CHANDRA KHANDURI AVSM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2550

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 24,1937 (SAKA)

RECRUITMENT IN CAPF

2550. MAJ GEN B C KHANDURI AVSM (RETD):

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the policy guidelines being followed for recruitment in Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Central Police Organisations (CPOs);

(b) whether there is any concession for recruitment of people from hilly regions,  less  densely  populated  areas  where  there  has  been  a  large proportion of ex-servicemen, serving men and young population willing to join forces and persons engaged in traditional occupation, in the forces; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a): Recruitments  in  Central  Armed  Police  Forces  (CAPFs)  and  Assam Rifles (AR) are conducted as per notified relevant Recruitment Rules/schemes.

(b) & (c): 10% of the vacancies in Group A,B & C in CAPFs and AR are reserved  for  Ex-servicemen  apart  from  reservation  as  applicable  under the relevant Rules to SC/ST/OBC candidates.  Concessions in height and chest to the candidates from some  specified states/areas/regions/ category  are  also  provided  as  per  the  provisions  in  the  respective Recruitment Rules/schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Product Recall
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

2547. SHRI B.V. NAIK:

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- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes to  establish  an  authority  with  power  to  initiate  mass scale product recall and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  said  authority  would  operate  at  multiple  levels  of  intervention,  right  from production inspection to complaints by consumers to safeguard the interests of consumers and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether misleading ads in posters, wall-writings, billboards and other dubious claims of products will be scrutinized and intervened by the proposed authority and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the proposed authority will operate at the National, State and district levels and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF

## CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM VILAS PASWAN)

(a) to (c): To carry out comprehensive amendments to the existing Consumer Protection Act, 1986  the  Government  has  already  introduced  the  Consumer  Protection  Bill  2015  in  the  Lok Sabha.  The  Bill  seeks  to  establish  a  Central  Consumer  Protection  Authority,  the  objectives  of which,  inter  alia,  are  to  protect  and  enforce  the  rights  of  consumers,  to  ensure  that  no advertisement is made of any goods or services which is misleading or deceiving or contravenes the provisions of this Act and rules and regulations made under it; and to ensure that no person engages  himself  in  unfair  trade  practices  or  takes  part  in  the  publication  of  any  advertisement which is false or misleading. The Central Authority shall have powers to conduct investigations into  violations  of  consumers'  rights  and  to  pass orders, on  the  basis  of  such  investigations,  for recall of goods found to be unsafe or withdrawal of services found to be unsafe or hazardous and also order withdrawal of advertisements found to be  false or misleading and direct issuance of corrective advertisements, wherever necessary.

- (d) : As  per  provisions  of  the  Bill,  the  Central  Authority  may  have  such  number  of regional offices at such places, as may be notified by the Central Government, from time to time. At district level the powers of the Central   Authority shall be exercised by the District Collector concerned.

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## Government of India

## Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Department of Consumer Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2547

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2015

## PRODUCT RECALL
Lok Sabha Question No. 2546 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Impact of Climate Change on BioDiversity
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2546

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2015

## Impact of Climate Change on Bio-Diversity

## 2546. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  forests  are  undergoing  a  phenomenal  shift  endangering  bio-diversity  and causing regional climatic changes in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  any  study  has  been  conducted  in  this  regard,  if  so,  the  details  and  outcome thereof; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  arrest  the  said  phenomenon  and  preserve  biodiversity in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (b) A  study  by INCCA  (Indian  Network  on  Climate  Change  Assessment)  titled 'Climate Change and India: A 4x4 Assessment- Regional and Sectoral Analysis for 2030s',  was  published  in  the  year  2010.  The  report  provides  an  assessment  of impact  of  climate  change  in  2030s  on  four  key  sectors  of  the  Indian  economy, namely Agriculture, Water, Natural Ecosystems & Biodiversity and Health in four climate  sensitive  regions  of  India,  namely  the  Himalayan  region,  the  Western Ghats, the Coastal Area and the North-East Region. Further the report indicates the impact  of  climate  change  on  forests  including  shifts  in  forest  type  boundary, change  in  net  primary  productivity  and  biomass  and  carbon  accumulation  rates. However, there is no specific study indicating that phenomenal shifts in forests is endangering  biodiversity  and  causing  regional  climate  change/dynamics  in  the country.
- (c) Some  important  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  conservation  of  biological diversity inter-alia include: survey and  inventorisation of floral and  faunal resources; assessment of forest cover to develop an accurate database for planning and  monitoring;  establishment  of  a  Protected  Area  network  of  National  Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Conservation and Community Reserves; designating Biosphere Reserves for conservation of representative ecosystems; species oriented programmes, such as Project Tiger and Project Elephant, complemented with exsitu  conservation  efforts.  In  addition,  Biological  Diversity  Act  2002  and  Rules thereunder  aim  to  conserve  biological  resources  of  the  country  and  regulation  of access to these resources to ensure equitable sharing of benefits arising out of their use. A National Biodiversity Authority and State Biodiversity Boards have been set up for implementing the provisions of the Act.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Encroachment on River Flood Plains
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SRIRAM MALYADRI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2545

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2015

## Encroachment on River Flood Plains

## 2545.    SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware about encroachment on river flood plains; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a)  & (b) River flood plain is of low land and relatively flat area on the banks of river with probability of flooding.  River flood plains have been and are being put to cultivation and settlements are also visible in some of these areas.  The land being a subject in the State List, assignment, utilization, encroachment and eviction are dealt by State Authorities.  Few State Governments have prescribed for regulated land utilization in the river flood plains.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Immigration Fraud Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2543

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 24,1937 (SAKA)

IMMIGRATION FRAUD CASES

†2543. DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  there  has  been  any  rise  in  the  number  of  immigration  fraud cases in the country; and
- (b) if so, the number of such cases reported along with the number of such gangs  busted  and  the  action  taken  against  them  during  the  last  three years and the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a)  to  (b):    The  cases  of  forgery  in  travel  documents  of  Indians  and foreigners  detected  at  Immigration  Check  Posts  under  the  control  of Bureau Of Immigration for last three years are given below :-
- (i) Forgery Detected in Indian Passport/travel documents

| Type of forgery                |   2012 |   2013 |   2014 |   2015(upto Sept, 15) |
|--------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|-----------------------|
| Photo substitution             |    154 |    125 |     90 |                    51 |
| Page substitution              |     12 |     53 |     16 |                    09 |
| Arr/Dep/POE/ECNR Stamp forgery |     26 |     16 |     21 |                    25 |
| Impersonation                  |     48 |     76 |     68 |                    11 |
| Forgery in Visa                |    141 |    100 |    104 |                    63 |
| Forgery in Passport            |     95 |    321 |    116 |                   130 |
| Others *                       |    835 |   1120 |    634 |                   431 |
| Total                          |   1311 |   1811 |   1049 |                   720 |

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.2543 FOR 15.12.2015

## (ii) Forgery Detected in Passport/Foreign travel documents-

| Type of forgery        |   2012 |   2013 |   2014 |   2015(upto Sept, 15) |
|------------------------|--------|--------|--------|-----------------------|
| Forgery in visa        |     77 |     65 |     75 |                   137 |
| Photo substitution     |     25 |     24 |      8 |                    32 |
| Page Substitution      |     11 |     15 |     10 |                    10 |
| Impersonation          |     19 |     47 |     18 |                    30 |
| Arr/Dep stamps Forgery |      7 |     10 |      7 |                    15 |
| Forgery in passport    |     76 |     98 |     90 |                   108 |
| Others *               |     74 |     51 |     56 |                   272 |
| Total                  |    289 |    310 |    264 |                   604 |

Prompt  action  is  taken  as  and  when  such  cases  are  detected. Accused  persons  are  apprehended  by  the  concerned  Police  authorities and appropriate action is taken against them as per law.

The  state  wise  data  of  forgeries  detected  in  travel  documents  are not maintained centrally in the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Child Adoption Racket
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2541 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 24,1937 (SAKA)

CHILD ADOPTION RACKET

2541. SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Delhi Police has recently busted a Child Adoption racket which was being run under the garb of an NGO;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  on  interrogation  by  the  Police,  the  arrested  persons  have revealed  that  this  child  adoption  racket  was  active  in  many  States  and several  new  born  babies  stolen  from  various  hospitals/nursing  homes  or bought from some IVF Clinics, were sold to several couples;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the action taken by the Government to find out the couples who bought these children and restore the stolen children to their original parents?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (e):  Delhi Police has reported that a  child adoption racket run by NGO,  namely,  Rashtriya  Janhit  Jansewa  Sansthan  (not  registered)  and operating from Flat No. 451, Bharat Apartment, Sector 16B, Dwarka, Delhi, has been unearthed. In this regard, Delhi Police has registered a case vide FIR No. 449/2015 dated 08.06.2015, PS Dwarka North, Delhi and arrested 08  accused  persons.    Investigations  revealed  that  25  children  were procured  by  unscrupulous  means  and  offered  for  adoption  to  childless couples in exchange for money. The parents who adopted them are from different states. As per the investigation conducted, biological parents of 13  children  have  been  traced  and  none  of  these  children  were  stolen. However,  investigation  is  on  to  locate  the  biological  parents  of  the remaining 12 children.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Smuggling of Ivory
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2540 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15-12-2015

## Smuggling of Ivory

## 2540.  SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

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

- (a) whether smuggling of ivory along with the goods made therefrom has been reported in the country;
- (b) if so, whether the Government proposes to take any concrete step to check it; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to ( c ) Smuggling  of  ivory  along  with  the  goods  made  therefrom  has  been reported  in  the  country.  Following  measures  have  been  taken  by  the Government  to  check  smuggling  of  ivory  stop  wildlife  crime  in  the

country:

- (i) Asian  elephant is listed in Schedule  I of Wild  Life (Protection) Act, 1972 thereby according it highest degree of  protection.  Offences  committed  in  respect  of  these species attract punishment prescribed under the Act.
- (ii) Trade of ivory is prohibited in the country.
- (iii) Financial and technical assistance is provided to 16 Elephant range states under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Project Elephant.
- (iv) Regular  and  extensive  patrolling  of  forest  areas  and  anti poaching measures by frontline field staff are carried out.
- (v) Awareness  programmes  amongst  the  general  public  on importance of protecting elephants and their habitats have been taken up.
- (vi) Elephant has been declared as a 'National Heritage Animal'.
- (vii) Protected Areas, viz., National Parks, Sanctuaries, Conservation  Reserves  and  covering  important  wildlife habitats  have  been  created  all  over  the  country  under  the provisions  of  the  Wild  Life  (Protection)  Act,  1972  to conserve wild animals and their habitats.
- (viii) The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has established the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau for the purpose of Collection, collation and dissemination of intelligence  on  wildlife  crime  to  various  agencies  for apprehension of criminals.
- (ix) The important steps taken by the Wildlife  Crime  Control Bureau to combat illegal wildlife trade  include:
- (a) Coordinating inter-agency enforcement efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade.
- (b) Undertaking  joint  operations  with  state  enforcement agencies  to  apprehend  criminals  involved  in  illegal activities.
- (c) Developing an online wildlife crime management system for uploading the wildlife crime data through its web portal.
- (d) Collating  criminal  profiles  of  723  wildlife  criminals involved in the illegal activities for the information of field enforcement agencies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Corporate Social Responsibility
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2539

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

2539:  SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE

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

- (a) the amount collected/ contributed by PSUs and private companies towards CSR during the last three years and the current year; and
- (b) the details of funds out of that spent on CSR, State-wise?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC

## ENTERPRISES (SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA)

(a)  & (b): Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) is nodal Department for CPSEs but it does not have any CPSE  under  its direct administrative control. CPSEs  are administered by various Ministries/ Departments of Govt. of India.

As  per  provisions  of  Section  135  on  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR),  all corporates,  including  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs)  exceeding  to  the prescribed  threshold  limits  are  mandated  to  allocate  2%  of  their  average  net  profits made  during  the  three  immediately  preceding  financial  years  for  undertaking  CSR activities.

Under the Companies Act, 2013, all corporates, including CPSEs are now to furnish in their audited Annual Report containing details of amount/ funds allocated and amount spent out of that on CSR in the Proforma prescribed in Companies (CSR Policy) Rules, 2014  notified  by  M/o  Corporate  Affairs.  State-wise  information  with  regard  to  funds allocated/  utilized  on  CSR  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  is  not centrally maintained in DPE.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: CSR by PSUs
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2538

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015 CSR BY PSUs

## 2538:  SHRI RAVNEET SINGH

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

- (a) whether the Public Sector Undertakings have allocated funds under Corporate Social Responsibility head;
- (b) if so, the details of funds allocated and utilised by such companies during the last three years; and
- (c) the nature of projects being undertaken in this regard and their present status?

## A N S W E R

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

(a)  to  (c):  As  per  provisions  of  Section  135  of  Companies  Act,  2013,  all  corporates, including Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) exceeding the prescribed threshold limits  are  mandated  to  allocate  2%  of  average  net  profits  made  during  the  three immediately preceding financial years, in pursuance of their Corporate Social Responsibility  policy.  Activities  taken  up  under  the  CSR  Policy  are  displayed  on  the website of CPSEs.

Selection of CSR activities/ projects is made by the CSR Committee of CPSEs from the activities listed in Schedule-VII of the Companies Act, 2013. The same is approved by respective  Boards.  It  is  also  for  the  Board  of  respective  CPSEs  to  ensure  that  the projects/  activities  as  are  included  in  CSR  policy  of  company  are  undertaken  by  the company.

Details with regard to funds allocated/ utilised for undertaking CSR projects during the last three years is not centrally maintained in the Department of Public Enterprises.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Missing Children
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2537

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 24,1937 (SAKA)

MISSING CHILDREN

2537. SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has appointed/proposes to appoint any panel/ committee to frame action plans to trace missing children in the country;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  in this direction;

(c)  whether  the  said  panel  has  submitted  its  report  to  the  Government; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the follow-up action taken by the Government thereon?

ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The  National  Human  Rights  Commission  had  constituted  a Committee  in  2007  to  examine  the  issue  of  Missing  Children  in  the country. The Committee had submitted its report.

Based on the recommendations of the Committee a reporting format was devised seeking ATRs from the States/UTs.

The  Commission  has  also  organised  a  National  Conference  on  Missing Children on 15 January, 2013 at New Delhi.

However,  it  is  stated  that  the  NHRC  has  appointed  a  Committee  to examine draft model guidelines pertaining to missing children, in the light of  the  SOP  prepared  by  NALSA,  the  guidelines  earlier  prepared  by  the Commission in the year 2007 and the judgment by the Supreme Court of India in WP(C) No.75/2012, Bachpan Bachao Andolan Vs UOI  & Others.  The Committee has not yet submitted its report.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Dwarfism as Disability
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF EMPOWERMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

## MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE & EMPOWERMENT

## LOK SABHA

## 2535. ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWIZRMENT be pleased to state;

- (a) whether the Government is planning to notify Dwarfism aS & disability;
- (b) if the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to include some other diseases/ malfunctions under the list of disabilities; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSW ER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JIJSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI KRISHANPAL GURJAR)

- (a) & (b) While dwarfism is not included as a, separate category of disability in the Persons with the category of locomotor disabilities as included in the said Act However, the Parliamentary Standing Committee in its report on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, submitted to the Parliament on 7/05/2015 had, inter-alia; recommended to incluxde dwarfism as a specified disability separately.
- (c) & (d) The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 introduced by the Government in the Rajya Sabha on 7.02.2014 contains 19 specifie] disabilities namely, (i) Autism Spectrum Disorder; (ii) blindness, (iii) cerebral palsy, (iv) chronic nei (vii) hearing impairment, (viii) intellectual disability, (ix) leprosy cured person, (x) locomotor disability, learning disabilities, (xvi) speech and langu?ige disability, (xvii) thalassemia (xviii) sickle cell disease and (xix) multiple disability

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2535 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2015

## Dwarfism as Disability