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Lok Sabha Question No. 745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Female Squad
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.745 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 st  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 11,1937 (SAKA)

FEMALE SQUAD

745.  SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Indo-Tibetan  Border  Police  (ITBP)  is  ready  with  its  first female squad of 500 freshly  trained  personnel to be posted on the IndoChina border and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is true that the ITBP plans to have women make up at least 40  per  cent  of  its  strength  at  these  forward  posts  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and

(c)  whether  field  training  and  high  altitude  acclimatization  will  be  given before final deployment and if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Deployment of personnel in any place is the prerogative of the Force. ITBP is competent to consider deployment of female personnel at appropriate places depending on operation requirements.

(c): There is a well set practice of acclimatization drill in ITBP in which all personnel proceeding for Border Out Post (BOP) at high altitude areas are put through.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 743 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Reduction of Funds under IDWH
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.743 TO BE ANSWERED ON  01.03.2016

## Reduction of Funds under IDWH

## 743. SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  reduced  the  allocation  of  funds  under  the  centrally sponsored  scheme  of  Integrated  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats  (IDWH)  in  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the extent to which the protection of Tiger and Elephant etc. is likely to be affected due to reduction of funds; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI   PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a)&(b) A comparative allocation of funds under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of 'Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats' during the last three years and the current year is given below:

(Rs. in crores)

| Year    |   Budget Estimate (BE) |   Revised Estimate (RE) |
|---------|------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2012-13 |                  73.5  |                   74.89 |
| 2013-14 |                  78.5  |                   66.78 |
| 2014-15 |                  78.5  |                   65.89 |
| 2015-16 |                  61.21 |                   61.21 |

- (c)&(d) The funding pattern  of  the  scheme  has  been  changed  during  2015-16  from 100% central assistance for non-recurring activities to 60:40% funding by the Central  and  State    Government  respectively  (90:10%  for  the  North  Eastern State and three Himalayan States and 100%  for UTs). The State Governments have been advised to contribute their share while implementing the scheme.  Thus the state share is expected to provide additional resources.
Lok Sabha Question No. 742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Facilities to Sportspersons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 742 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.03.2016

Facilities to Sportspersons

742.   SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  provide  facilities  to sportspersons at State level, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (b) whether the Government is receiving a large number of complaints from sportspersons in this regard, if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  &  (b):    'Sports'  being  in  State  list,  primary  responsibility  for promotion and development of sports including providing facilities to sportspersons at state level is that of the respective State Governments. However, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) supplement, the efforts of the State Governments under their various schemes. Various facilities, in the form  of  use  of  playfields/sports  facilities  created/developed  with funds  provided  by  the  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  &  Sports  and participation  in  sports  competitions  organized  with  the  grants provided under the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA) and PYKKA Schemes  by  the  Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  &  Sports  to  the  State Governments  and  Union  Territory  Administrations  are  available  to State level players. Sports facilities available at SAI centres located across the country are also available to state level players.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 740 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Ceiling of SDRF
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†740 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 st  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 11,1937 (SAKA)

CEILING OF SDRF

†740. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  remove  the  ceiling  of  25% expenditure on the amount allocated under the SDRF released for grantsin-aid, water channel and animal camps in case of severe drought; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

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

(a): No Madam.

(b): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Supply of Generic Drugs in Hospitals
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 739 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  MARCH, 2016

## Supply of Generic Drugs in Hospitals

## 739. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government is planning to supply generic drugs free of cost in the hospitals soon and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  keep  a  check  on  over prescription and waste of drugs by the hospitals and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) No Madam.
- (b) Such type of information is not captured by the Department of Pharmaceuticals.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Petrochemical Complex in Iran
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## भारत सरकार

## रसायन और उर्वरक मंत्राऱय रसायन और पेट्रोरसायन वर्भाग

## ऱोक सभा अतारांककत प्रश्न संख्या-738 दिनांक 01 मार्व , 2016 को उत्तर दिए जाने क े  लऱए

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## ईरान में पेट्रोरसायन पररसर

## 738. श्री प्रहऱाि लसंह पटेऱ :

क्मा रसायन और उर्वरक भंत्री मह फताने की क ृ ऩा कयेंगे कक:

- (क) क् मा  सयकाय  संमुक् त या् र संघ अय य  म ऩी-5 देशों  द्वाया  स् वीक ृ त  रतिबतफंध  की  सभात त के भद्देनजय ईयान भें ऩेरोयसामन ऩरयसय स् थापितऩत कयने ऩय पितवराय कय यहह ह ;
- (ग) मदद हां, तो इस संफंध भें सयकाय क े  रतिस् तावों को स् वीकाय कयने वारह क ं ऩबनमों की सं  मा ककतनी

## उत्तर

## रसायन और उर्वरक मंत्राऱय में राज् य मंत्री ( श्री हंसराज गंगाराम अदहर)

- (क) : यसामन अय ऩेरोयसामन पितवबाग ने संसाधन सभृद्ध अय साभरयक रूऩ से भहत् वऩर्ण  देशों भें यसामन अय ऩेरोयसामन भध् मवबतण मों क े  लरए उत् ऩादन सुपितवधाएं स् थापितऩत कयने का एक रतिस् ताव रतिस् तुत कयने की ऩहर की ह    एक बायतीम रतिबतबनधध भंडर, जसभें उद्मोगों क े सदस्  म बी शालभर थे, ने पयवयह, 2015 भें ईयान का दौया ककमा था, जसभें राफहाय स् वतंत्र ् माऩाय ऺेत्र भें पितवशेष आधथण क जोन (एसईजेड) स् थापितऩत कयने क े  लरए ईयान क े रतिाधधकारयमों  अय  क ं ऩबनमों  क े   साथ  रतिायंलबक  पितवराय-पितवभशण   ककमा  गमा  था     ईयानी ऩऺकाय राफहाय स्  वतंत्र ् माऩाय जोन (एपटहजेड) भें बायत सयकाय क े  कवर क े  ंतगण त बायतीम पितवशेष ऩऩण ज ् हहकर (एसऩीवी) को बायतीम ऩीएसमर/बनजी क ं ऩबनमों द्वाया बनवेश को सुकय फनाने क े  उद्देश् म से ऩमाण त त बरलभ आवंदटत कयने क े  लरए सहभत था
- (ख) तथा (ग) :   यसामन अय ऩेरोयसामन पितवबाग ने यसामन अय ऩेरोयसामन ऺेत्र भें उद्मोग संघों अय रतिभुख क ं ऩबनमों क े   साथ ऩयाभशण  ककमा था   नेक क ं ऩबनमों ने ईयान भें यसामन अय ऩेरोयसामन भध् मवबतण मों क े  लरए उत् ऩादन सुपितवधाएं स् थापितऩत कयने भें रूधर ददखाई ह

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- (ख) क् मा सयकाय ने बायतीम क ं ऩबनमों से ईयान भें ऩेरोयसामन कायोफाय आयंब कयने क े  लरए कहा ह ; अय
- ह  ?
Lok Sabha Question No. 736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: National Security Act, 1980
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.736

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 st  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 11,1937 (SAKA)

NATIONAL SECURITY ACT, 1980

736. SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  it  is  true  that  Uttar  Pradesh  and  Madhya  Pradesh  together accounted for 74 per cent of detentions made under the National Security Act, 1980 during the year 2015 till November; and

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  number  of  such  persons detained there under?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Yes  Madam.     As  per  the  available  information  Uttar  Pradesh  and Madhya  Pradesh  together  accounted  for  74%  of  detentions  made  under the National Security Act, 1980 during the year 2015 till November.   The information  is  based  on  the  number  of  detention  reports  under  National Security Act, 1980 received from the State Governments in the Ministry.

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## L.S.US.Q.N.736 FOR 1.3.2016

## (b): The details thereof indicating the number of such persons detained thereunder during 2015 till November are given as under:-

|   Sl.No. | State          |   Total No. of detentions till Nov., 2015 |
|----------|----------------|-------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Uttar Pradesh  |                                       229 |
|        2 | Madhya Pradesh |                                       221 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Availability of Foodgrains
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 735

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  MARCH, 2016

## AVAILABILITY OF FOODGRAINS

## 735. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the per capita availability of foodgrains in the country;
- (b) whether per capita availability of foodgrains is adequate in the country;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the steps taken to improve this situation; and
- (d) the estimated demand of foodgrains in the next five years in the country?

## ANSWER

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

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIYA)

- (a) to (d): The per capita net availability of foodgrains for 2014(P) is given below:

## (Grams per day)

|        |   Per capita net availability |
|--------|-------------------------------|
| Rice   |                         199   |
| Wheat  |                         183.1 |
| Pulses |                          47.2 |

(P) Provisional

The domestic production/availability of foodgrains is adequate to meet the domestic demand except in case of pulses.  In case of pulses Government supplements the domestic production through imports to meet the demand.

The  domestic  demand  for  foodgrains  has  been  estimated  to  be  245-252  million tonnes in the terminal year of the 12 th Five Year Plan (i.e. 2016-17).

Government  is  implementing  various  programmes/schemes  viz.  Rashtriya  Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Integrated  Scheme on Oilseeds, Pulses, Oil Palm & Maize (ISOPOM), National Project on Organic Farming (NPOF), Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI)  etc.    with  the  objective  of  increasing  production  and  productivity  of  Foodgrains including pulses.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Witness Protection Programme
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN, RAGHAV LAKHANPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.732

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 st  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 11,1937 (SAKA)

## WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAMME

732. SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

SHRI RAGHAV LAKHANPAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government provides protection/security  to witnesses in the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b)  whether the Government has received reports/complaints with regard to attack/murder, harassment, threatening of witnesses and forcing them to turn hostile by the accused and other influential people;
- (c) if so, the total number of such cases reported, guilty arrested and the action taken against them separately during each of the last three years and the current year, State and UT-wise;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  several  instances  of  witnesses turning  hostile  during  trial  on  account  of  absence  of  protection  and  the criminals were set free and if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  bring  in  a  new  law  or amend  the  provisions  of  the  Code  of  Criminal  Procedure  for  providing protection to witnesses and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the  progress  made  regarding  implementation  of  witness  protection programme  along  with  the  other  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to provide protection to witnesses and the details of advisories issues to the States and police departments in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): The 198th Report of the Law Commission of India on 'Witness Identity Protection and Witness Protection Programme' has  been circulated to the State Governments / Union Territory Administrations for consultation.  There  are  provisions  in  Section  195A  of  the  Indian  Penal Code (IPC) and Section 195A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) to provide legal recourse to the witnesses. Details of instances of protection/security  to  witnesses  are  not  maintained  centrally.  Further, Police'  and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the seventh Schedule to  the  Constitution  of  India  and  therefore,  the  State  Governments  are primarily responsible for prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime and for prosecuting criminals. The Union Government,  however,  attaches  highest  importance  to  the  matter  of prevention  of  crime  and  therefore,  has  continued  to  urge  the  State Governments/ UT Administrations to give more focused attention towards improving the administration of  criminal  justice  system  and  taking  such measures  as  are  necessary  for  prevention  and  control  of  crime  within their respective jurisdictions.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.732 FOR 1.3.2016
Lok Sabha Question No. 728 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Use of Forest Land
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 728

TO BE ANSWERED ON01.03.2016

## Use of Forest Land

## 728. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the details of schemes being run by the Government regarding use of forest land;
- (b) whether the Government is considering to produce green fodder with the help of local Gram Panchayats or self-help groups on forest land to provide fodder to cattle-rearers at reasonable rates;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  taking  steps  to  assist  the  State  Government  in  producing  green fodder on forest land, pastures and other lands and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI   PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  is  supporting  State  Forest  Departments through Centrally sponsored Schemes like National Afforestation Programme(NAP)  and Green India  Mission(GIM)  for  Eco  restoration of degraded  Forest lands , Project Tiger for conservation of tigers and their  habitat, Project Elephant for conservation of elephants and their habitat,  Integrated  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats(IDWH)  scheme  for  eco  restoration  of wildlife  habitats  outside  protected  areas  and  Intensification  of  Forest  Management  (IFMS) scheme  for activities ancillary to forest management.  The State Forest Departments take up soil conservation and eco restoration works on forest lands under Watershed development Schemes, Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme( MGNREGS) and state sector schemes.
- (b)&(c) Enrichment and development of grasses and forbs is an integral part of ecosystem based forest management  practiced  in  the  country.  NAP  and  GIM  are  implemented  through  Joint  Forest Management  Committees(JFMC)  which  are  local  village  committees  .  A  Memorandum  of Understanding  between    Forest  Departmentand  JFMC  is  outlinedto  carry  out  plantation  and protection  of  the  forest  area  jointly  and  JFMCs  are  entitled  to  get  usufruct  benefits  from  the forest area managed under JFM.
- (d) NAP and GIM have components as  ecorestoration of grasslands and development of Pasture / Silvipasture.  It    aims  at  increasing  the  fodder  availability  for  the  local  community.  Under National Livestock Mission of Ministry of agriculture one of the sub-missions on Fodder and Feed  Development  has  a  component  of  Fodder  production  from  Forest  land  which  provides Central assistance to the States in ratio of 60:40 ( Central Share: State Share) and 90:10(Central Share:  State  Share  in  case  of  North  -Eastern  States,  Jammu&  Kashmir  and  Uttarakhand)  for production of suitable grasses, legumes and fodder trees on forest lands.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Mobile Application Platforms
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: MANSHANKAR NINAMA, KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 727

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST  MARCH, 2016

## MOBILE APPLICATION PLATFORMS

727.   SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA: SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched any mobile application for grievance redressal of farmers and other stake holders during the last two years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the objectives of the launching the application and its benefits;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to launch such mobile application in future also; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्राऱय में राज्य मंत्री (SHRI  MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIYA)

- (a) to (e): Government  has  launched  a  Mobile  Application  for  the  Centralized  Public Grievances Redress & Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) Portal.  The mobile App will not only allow  lodging  of  grievances,  but  the  people  can  also  track  the  status  of  the  redress  of  their grievance.

Government has also proposed to launch mobile applications for the benefit of farmers and other stakeholders.  Government has already launched mobile Applications on Hail Strom, Crop Insurance, Agri Market etc. for dissemination of information, free of cost, on agricultural related activities for the benefit of farmers and other stakeholders.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: HMT units
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.725 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.03.2016

## HMT units

## 725. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T. G.:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to reopen/revive the loss making closed HMT unit in the country particularly, Ranibagh at Nainital;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  convert  the  HMT  factory  at  Ranibagh  as  an ordnance factory and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to provide attractive VRS/VSS to the employee of HMT units and protect their interests; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) : No Madam.
- (c): Does not arise.
- (d) & (e) Yes Madam. As per the CCEA approval, all the employees of  three HMT  subsidiary companies  namely  HMT  Watches  Ltd.,    HMT  Chinar  Watches  Ltd.,  and    HMT  Bearings  Ltd would  be  offered  attractive  VRS  package  on  2007  notional  pay  scales  with  gratuity  and  leave encashment also at 2007 notional pay scales, in relaxation of DPE guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-01
Subject: Funds for Modernisation of Police
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT RAGHUNATH PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.724

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 st  MARCH, 2016/PHALGUNA 11,1937 (SAKA)

FUNDS FOR MODERNISATION OF POLICE

724. SHRI C.R. PATIL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  due  to  change  in  the  funding pattern between the Centre and the State from 75% & 25% to 60% & 40% respectively towards the scheme of Modernisation of State Police Forces, the scheme has been adversely affected;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  restore  the  earlier funding pattern of 75% & 25% between the Centre and the States as per the request of the State Governments; and

(c)  if  so,  the  time  by  which  restoration  of  the  earlier  funding  pattern  is likely to be implemented?

ANSWER

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

(a): Police and Public Order fall under the category of subjects within the domain of the State as per Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Although  the  Central  Government  has  been  supplementing  the  state Governments  through the Modernisation of State Police Forces  Scheme, the primary responsibility for modernizing the Police Force and maintaining  law  and  order  in  the  respective  States  lies  with  the  State Government.    Therefore,  it  can  not  be  said  that  the  present  funding pattern has adversely affected the scheme.

- (b): No Madam.
- (c): Does not arise.

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