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Lok Sabha Question No. 396 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Women in Territorial Army
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.396

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## WOMEN IN TERRITORIAL ARMY

*396.  SHRI  C. MAHENDRAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

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- (a) whether the Government has accorded permission to recruit women in Territorial Army and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government also proposes to appoint women in honorary commissions and if so, the details thereof?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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(a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 396 FOR ANSWER ON 12.8.2016

Government has accorded permission for commissioning / enrolling  women  in  Oil  Sector  Units  and  Railways  Engineer  Regiment Units of Territorial Army from amongst the women employees of the Oil Sector Companies (Public Sector Undertakings) and Ministry of Railways, respectively, who volunteer to serve in the respective Territorial Army units and are within the age group of 18 to 42 years. In  Territorial  Army,  High  Government  officials,  Officers  of  the Army, Air Force and Navy and private persons (both men and women) of good  social  position  may  be  granted  honorary  commission  upto  the rank of Brigadier by the Central Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 394 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Malpractices in AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.394 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH AUGUST, 2016 MALPRACTICES IN AIIM S

## *394. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  instances  of  corrupt  p malpractices in the purchase of medical equipments in various Central Gov ernment hospitals particularly the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) the details thereof during the last three years, case - wise;
- (b)  whether  there  are  reports  of  improper  inquiry  conducted  into  the  pa particularly in AIIM S and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government to devise an efficient mechanism to c malpractices?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

- (a)  to ( d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 394* FOR 12 TH AUGUST, 2016

(a): As far as three Central Government Hospitals in Delhi viz. Safdarjung Hospital, Dr. RML Hospital and Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals 6 new AIIMS being set up under Phase -I of PMSSY are concerned, no instances of corrupt  practices/ malpractices  in  th e  purchase  of  medical  equipment have been reported during last three years.

However,  as  far  as  AIIMS,  New  Delhi , is  concerned,  Central  Bureau  of Investigation  (CBI)  had  conducted  an  enquiry  into  a  complaint  regarding  f purchase of surgical items and, on conclusion of enquiry ,submitte d a Self Contained Note  in  December,  2014,  which  prima  facie  pointed  to  an  anomalous  fina practice for which the officials of AIIMS cited unforeseen emergencies in th surgery, necessitating purchases from reputed vendors.

(b): No.

(c): Does not arise.

(d): The  inquiry  into  the  complaint  did  not  reveal  any  corruption,  s favouring or criminal acts. However, it has been decided to streamline the procedure by implementing e - governance, computerisation of inventory and measure li ke  digitisation  of  store/records  with  well - trained  Store    In - charge  who  could  take care of this as well as other system problems so that the actual items purch Hospital  and  available  for  use  could  be  known.  The  result  of  the  inquiry prop osed systemic improvement in purchase of equipment/items has be communicated to Central Vigilance Commission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 393 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Family Welfare Programmes
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.393 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH AUGUST, 2016 FAMILY WELFARE PROGR AMMES

## *393. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  operationalised  a  decentralised  distric based planning, monitoring and mid - course correction utilizing the locally generated se data and Civil Registration in the family welfare programmes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the States are actively involved in the above decentralised dis plans, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the extent to which the said approach has contributed to the success of mily welfare programmes?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

- (a)  to ( c):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 393* FOR 12 TH AUGUST, 2016

[a] District - based planning, monitoring and mid course correction is a regular under  the  National  Health  Mission.  The  district  based  planning  utilizes  t delivery  and  survey  data.  The  facility  based  service  data  (locally  gen collected through a web based Health Management Information System (HMIS). monitoring and review is based on HMIS data uploaded from each district. Ba this information ,mid course corrections are suggested to states by the Governme India.

[b] Yes. Health is a State subject and states are actively involved in the pr district  action  plans  which  are  then  consolidated  at  the  state  level Programme  Implementation  Plans  (PIPs)  for  onward  submission  and  approval Government of India under the National Health Mission (NHM).

[c] The above approach has helped in streamlining the planning and budgeting p which  has  resulted  in  improved  access  to  quality  family  welfare  servi addressing district specific needs.
Lok Sabha Question No. 391 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Consumption of Tobacco
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.391 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH AUGUST, 2016 CONSUMPTION OF TOBAC CO

## *391. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

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

- (a) the details of quantum of tobacco in the form of cigarettes and bidis smokeless tobacco consumed in rural and urban areas of the coun try during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to convert the unorganised smokeless to manufacturing sectors into organised sectors and if so, the details thereof the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Apex Court h as ordered to ban the sale, purchase and storage o forms of chewable/smokeless tobacco in the country and if so, the details o implementation by States/UTs; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  rehabilitation  of  the  people e working in the smokeless/chewable tobacco sector?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

- (a)  to ( d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 391* FOR 12 TH AUGUST, 2016

- (a) No such specific data is maintained centrally by the Ministry. However, as pe the  information  received  from  the  Tobacco  Board,  Department  of  Commerce, Flue Cured Virgina (FCV) tobacco usedfor manufacturing of Cigarettes for the last three years is as follows:

(Quantity in Million Kgs.)

| Year         |   FCV Tobacco (Threshed Leaf) Consumption/Use |
|--------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 2013- 14     |                                         60.97 |
| 2014- 15     |                                         57.6  |
| 2015- 16 (P) |                                         52.29 |

Note: (P) -Provisional

- (b) There is no such proposal in the Ministry.
- (c) No  such  specific  order  has  been  given  by  the  Apex  Court.  However, Government of India has issued regulations under the Food Safety & Standar 2006 which lay down that tobacco or nicotine cannot be used as ingredients products.
- (d) As per information received from Department of Agriculture, Cooperati Farmers  Welfare,  Ministry  of  Agriculture,  Crop  Diversification  Programm ongoing sub scheme of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)  has been extende 10 tobacco growing states w.e.f. 2015 - 16  to  encourage  tobacco growing farmers to shift to alternate crops/cropping systems. An allocation of Rs. 2500 lakh an lakh  as  central  share  has  been  made  during  2015 - 16  and  2016 - 17,  respectively  to diversify tobacco farming in the s ta es of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnatak Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Lok Sabha Question No. 390 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: International Campaign on AYUSH
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: HARI OM PANDEY, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.390 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH AUGUST, 2016 INTERNATIONAL CAMPAI GN ON AYUSH

## *390. SHRI HARI OM PANDAY:

## SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposals  to  launch  any  Internati Advertisement Campaign to promote AYUSH me dication techniques globally, and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (b) the extent to which this move is likely to be beneficial in holistic deve health and pharma sector?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No such proposal is under consideration of the Government. Such a campai not considered advisable in respect of AYUSH medication techniques for the reason that  AYUSH  systems  of  medicine  involve  holi stic  /patient  specific  approach and needs personal supervision of the qualified practitioner.
- (b) Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 389 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Loans from Private Money Lenders
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, NITYANAND RAI

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA Starred Question No. *389

To be answered onAugust 12, 2016/Sravana21, 1938 (Saka)

## Loans from Private Money Lenders

*389. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI NITYANAND RAI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  poor  particularly  farmers  are  being exploited by the private money lenders and being charged high rate of interest and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received any reports/complaints of their exploitation by private  money  lenders  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  for  the  last  three  years  and  the current year along with the action taken thereon, State/UTwise;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to bring any legislation to regulate the functioning of private money lenders in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the effective steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer Finance Minister (Shri ArunJaitley)

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

## Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*389 to be answered on 12 th  August, 2016 regarding Loans from Private Money Lenders

(a)  to  (d):The  activity  of  money  lending  is  regulated  by  State-specific  money  lending laws.

The  following  measures  have,  inter  alia,  been  taken  to  extend  institutional  credit  to farmers/individuals so as to reduce their dependence on non-institutional sources:

- i. The  Priority  Sector  Lending  (PSL)  directions  of  RBI  mandate  all  Domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks to earmark 18% of their Adjusted Net Bank Credit (ANBC)  or  Credit  Equivalent  amount  of  Off-Balance  Sheet  Exposure  (OBE), whichever  is  higher,  as  on  the  corresponding  date  of  the  previous  year,  for lending to Agriculture including loans to farmers. Further, a sub-target of 8% for small and marginal farmers has also been fixed.
- ii. Loans to distressed farmers and to other persons (not exceeding ₹1,00,000/- per borrower)indebted to non-institutional lenders is an eligible category under PSL, to enable them to repay their debt to non-institutional lenders.
- iii. The Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched in April, 2015. Under the  scheme,  a  loan  of  upto  Rs.  50,000/-  is  given  under  sub-scheme  'Shishu', between Rs.50,000/- to Rs.5.0 lakhs under sub-scheme 'Kishore', and between Rs.5.0 lakhs to Rs.10.0 lakhs under sub-scheme 'Tarun'. These measures are aimed to provide credit to small traders and entrepreneurs to bring them into the formal banking system.
- iv. To  bring  small,  marginal,  tenant  farmers,  oral  lessees,  etc.  into  the  fold  of institutional credit, Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) have been promoted by banks.
Lok Sabha Question No. 384 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Mobilisation of Capital by Start-up Companies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAMESH BIDHURI

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. *384

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  AUGUST 2016

## MOBILISATION OF CAPITAL BY START-UP COMPANIES

## *384. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI

- (a) whether a large number of Start-up companies have mobilized capital through placement and stake sale and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is any mechanism for regulating capital mobilization for the  safety  of  investors  as  well  as  ensuring  the  rationale  evaluation  of Start-up  companies,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor including the implications in this regard; and
- (c) whether  a  review  of  the  scheme  has  been  made  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and the follow-up action taken thereon

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF FINANCE

(SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

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

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Statement referred to in the reply to LOK SABHA Starred Question no *384 (a to c) raised by Shri Ramesh Bidhuri, Member of Parliament due reply for 12 th August, 2016 regarding 'Mobilisation of Capital By Start-Up Companies'.

The provisions of  Section 42 and Section 62 of Companies Act, 2013 deal with  regulation  of  capital  through  placement  for  companies  including startups. The data regarding such placement is not being compiled.

Section  42  deals  with  private  placement  of  further  issue  of  capital  which mandates obtaining approval  of  the  members  of  the  companies  by  special resolution,  ascertaining  and  filing  of  the  list  of  prospective  investors  to whom the offer is made, limiting the offer being made to not more than two hundred  persons  in  a  financial  year,  valuation  of shares  in  case  of preferential issues and in case of issues for consideration other than cash as well as filing  a list of allottees within a prescribed time after the allotment. Certain special dispensation has been provided to startups to raise funds by issue of convertible notes without those being treated as deposits.

SEBI has introduced a framework for listing of companies including startups on the 'Institutional Trading Platform' by carrying out  amendments to the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 on  August  14,  2015.  Various  consequential  amendments  to  other  SEBI Regulations  pertaining  to  Takeover,  Listing,  Delisting  and  AIFs  were  also undertaken.  A number of relaxations in the regulatory requirements were introduced enabling the companies including start-ups to raise funds from the public for their projects.

Since the launch of the Startup India initiative in January 2016, a detailed action  plan,  available  on  the  website:  http://startupindia.gov.in,  is  being implemented  which  lays  down  the  roadmap  for  creating  an  ecosystem conducive for the growth of Startups in India. An interministerial Committee has been constituted to monitor the implementation of this Action Plan.
Lok Sabha Question No. 383 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: National Cadet Corps
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.383

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## NATIONAL CADET CORPS

*383.  SHRI  KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

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- (a) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  providing  training  to  the  National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets and utilise them in nation building;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to integrate the activities of NCC, Indian Scouts and  Guides,  Home  Guards  and  Territorial  Army  in  order  to  establish  coordination between them for the national defence and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether    suggestions  have  been  received  from  various  quarters  to  make  NCC training compulsory for school / college students; and
- (d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d) OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 383 FOR ANSWER ON 12.8.2016

The  charter  of  NCC  is  predominantly  to  build  character.  Though the  curriculum  does  not  include  vocational  or  specific  skill  based training,  the  Training  activities  organised  for    NCC  cadets  include institutional  Training,  Camp  Training,  Adventure  &  Sports  Activities, Social  Service,  Youth  Exchange  Programme  (YEP),  Grooming  Youth Career  Counselling  and  Personality  Development  Programmes  etc.    In addition, NCC has been actively involved in all ongoing programmes as are taken up by Government e.g. Swachh Bharat, Yoga etc. There is no proposal under consideration with the Government in the Ministry of Defence to integrate the activities of NCC, Indian Scouts and  Guides,  Home  Guards  and  Territorial  Army  in  order  to  establish coordination between them for the national defence. Suggestions have been received from various sources for making NCC  Training  compulsory  for  School  &  College  students.  However,  it has  not  been  found  feasible  in  terms  of  requirement  of  infrastructure, manpower and resources.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 382 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-12
Subject: Crash of Military Aircrafts
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.382

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  AUGUST, 2016

## CRASH  OF  MILITARY  AIRCRAFTS

*382.  SHRI  DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number of  military aircrafts  crashed during  the last  three  years  and  the current year; (b) whether a majority of aircrafts in the Indian Air Force are outdated and if so, the details thereof; and the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  progressively  upgrade,  modernized  and
- (c) replace the outdated aircrafts?

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MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                      (SHRI MANOHAR PARRIKAR)

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(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  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 382 FOR ANSWER ON 12.8.2016

- (a) The year-wise details of crashes of military aircraft including helicopters  during  the  last  three  years  (2013-14,  2014-15,  2015-16)  and current year 2016-17 (up to 09.08.2016) is as under:
- (b) The  Indian  Air  Force  (IAF)  inventory  is  a  mix  of  old  and  new generation aircraft.  Ageing of equipment is a natural process and is dealt with  through  proper  maintenance,  obsolescence  management,  upgrades and  acquisition  of  new  platforms.    No  aircraft  that  has  completed  its prescribed life is in operation with IAF.  All the existing fleets have residual life for operational utilisation and every aircraft which is launched is fully

| Year                      |   IAF | NAVY   | ARMY   |
|---------------------------|-------|--------|--------|
| 2013-14                   |    07 | Nil    | 02     |
| 2014-15                   |    10 | 02     | 03     |
| 2015-16                   |    06 | Nil    | 02     |
| 2016-17 (upto 09.08.2016) |    04 | Nil    | Nil    |

airworthy. aircraft depend upon the national security / threat perception, strategic objectives and operational requirements of the defence forces and is reviewed by the

- (c) Upgradation, modernization and  replacement  of  military Government from time to time.  This is a continuous process.

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