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Lok Sabha Question No. 2083 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Social Welfare Schemes
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK   SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2083 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6.05.2016

'Social Welfare Schemes'

## 2083. SHRI  NISHIKANT DUBEY

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has reviewed the implementation of various social welfare schemes in the country particularly in Jharkhand during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether various social welfare schemes in the country particularly in Jharkhand aimed for the welfare of the poor and tribal people have failed in achieving the present targets;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government for effective implementation of the schemes?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) & (b) The respective Central Ministries / Departments implementing Centrally Sponsored Schemes pertaining to social welfare review such programmes from time to time including those implemented in the State of Jharkhand.
- (c) & (d ) No such specific instance has come to the Notice of NITI Aayog.
- (e)  NITI  Aayog  and  implementing  Ministries  issue  advisories  to  States  /  UTs  and  implementing agencies for effective implementation of the schemes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2082 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Failure to Develop New Antibiotics
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RATTAN LAL KATARIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2082 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH MAY, 2016

## FAILURE TO DEVELOP N EW ANTIBIOTICS

## 2082. SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

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

- (a) whether no new antibiotics developed in the country since decades;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether rural deaths attributed to drug resistance every year; and
- ( d) if so, the details thereof during the last three years?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a ) & ( b) : As communicated by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI), Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved three antibiotics in last ten years.
- (c ) & ( d) : National  Centre  for  Disease  Control  (NCDC)  has  informed  that  antimicrobia resi stance  (AMR)  is  emerging  as  major  public  health  challenge  in  both  rural  and  ur population and it does contribute to increased morbidity and mortality among human populat

However, no such data is available for last three years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Free to Air Channel
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2081 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.05.2016)

## FREE TO AIR CHANNEL

## 2081.  SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

## Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the free to air channels in the country at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether    the  Government  proposes  to  start  more  free  to  air  channels  in  various States in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING {COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)}

- (a) to (c): Presently, 885 satellite TV channels are permitted by the Ministry under the  uplinking  /  downlinking  guidelines.  The  detail  of  permitted  TV  channels  is available  on  Ministry's  website  www.mib.nic.in.    Out  of  these  269  channels  have been reported as pay channels by the broadcasters to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

Prasar  Bharati  has  informed  that  AIR  has  23  Free  to  Air  (FTA)    channels  on Doordarshan's DTH Platform(DD Free Dish) and it has proposed to start 16 more free to air channel on Doordarshan's DTH Platform. DD Free Dish DTH Service has 80 TV channels and it is envisaged to increase them to 250 channels under 12 th plan scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2079 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Venture Capital Fund
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2079

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  MAY, 2016 / VAISAKHA 16, 1938 (SAKA)

## LOK SABHA VENTURE CAPITAL FUND

## QUESTION

## 2079 : SHRI PRABHKAR REDDY KOTHA.

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating  on  development  of powerloom sector in India by setting up of a Venture Capital Fund  under  the  administration  of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI); and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## TO BE ANSWERED BY

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

- (a) & (b)  SIDBI  has  established  Tex Fund with SIDBI Venture Capital Ltd. in 2013-14,  as  a  Category  I  Alternative Investment Fund. The primary objective of  the  Fund  is  to  invest  in  innovative companies  in  the  textile  sector,  with products and services meant mainly for the  powerloom  sector.  Out  of  a  target corpus of Rs. 80 crore, the Fund has so far made commitments worth Rs. 13.43 crore to 5 companies.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2079

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  MAY, 2016 / VAISAKHA 16, 1938 (SAKA) VENTURE CAPITAL FUND

## 2079 : SHRI PRABHKAR REDDY  KOTHA.

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  on  development  of  powerloom sector in India by setting up of a Venture  Capital  Fund  under  the administration of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI); and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

(a) &  (b)  SIDBI  has  established  Tex  Fund  with  SIDBI  Venture  Capital  Ltd.  in 2013-14, as a Category I Alternative Investment Fund. The primary objective of the Fund is to invest in innovative companies in the textile sector, with products and services meant mainly for the powerloom sector. Out of a target corpus of Rs. 80 crore,  the  Fund  has  so  far  made  commitments  worth  Rs.  13.43  crore  to  5 companies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2078 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Irregularities under NHM
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2078 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH MAY, 2016

## IRREGULARITIES UNDER NHM

## 2078. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  inquiry  against  irregularities  in  awardin contract for National Health Mission (NHM) ambulances;

- (b) if so, the details thereof and action taken thereon; and

- ( c) the present status and findings thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

- (a): The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has not conducted any such inquiry.

- (b) & (c):  Does not arise in view of reply to part (a).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2077 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Direct Cash Transfer
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA

- (a) whether the Union Government plans to initiate Direct Cash Transfer system to millions of poor beneficiaries under various Government schemes and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the roles and responsibilities of State/UT Governments in enumerating and identifying of the beneficiaries?

## ANSWER Minister of State for Finance (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)

(a): Government has initiated Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) w.e.f 01.01.2013 in 43 identified districts for 24 selected schemes.  Government vide O.M. No. I11011/58/2013-DBT  dated  13.2.2015  and  19.2.2015  expanded  the  scope  of DBT  to  cover  all  Central  Sector  Schemes/Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  in which cash benefits are transferred to individual beneficiaries. During  2015-16,  Rs.  61,824.32  crore  has  been  disbursed  to  30.78  crore accounts in 59 schemes of 14 Ministries/ Departments.

- (b): The roles and responsibility of State/UT Government as under:
- (i)  To accurately identify beneficiary as per the eligibility norms of the scheme.
- (ii)  To capture the details of the beneficiaries with Aadhaar and bank account.
- (iii)  To digitise and upload the beneficiary's details on IT portal.
- (iv)  To update the beneficiary details regularly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2076 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Missiles Based on Indigenous Techniques
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: MANOJ RAJORIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

## DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2076

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  MAY, 2016

## MISSILES BASED ON INDIGENOUS TECHNIQUES

2076.  DR. MANOJ  RAJORIA:

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- (a) whether  the  Government  has  successfully  test  fired  new  missiles  based  on indigenous techniques;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  other  countries  have  sought  assistance  from  India  for  development  of similar missiles; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)  has  recently  test  fired  the  following  indigenously  developed missiles.

- Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LRSAM) with range of 70 km.
- Medium Range Surface to Air Missile, Akash with a range of 25 km and Multi target handling capability.
- Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air Missile, Astra with a range of 75 km.
- Supersonic Cruise Missile, BrahMos with a range of 290 km.
- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) In view of reply given at (c) above, Question does not arise .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2075 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Casual Announcers and Comperers
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2075 (TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.05.2016)

## CASUAL ANNOUNCERS AND COMPERERS

## 2075.   SHRI RAHUL KASWAN

Will the Minister of Information and Broadcasting be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  All  India  Radio  (AIR)  engaged  casual  announcers  and  comperers  for  its Headquarters and Regional offices, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether these announcers and comperers are trained in speech skills, if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether such trained and experienced announcers and camperers have been engaged on full time basis service for the last ten years, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)     whether the Government proposes to engage such trained casual announcers and comperers in the full time basis/service, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  INFORMATION  AND BROADCASTING [COL RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (Retd.)]

- (a)  to  (c)  All  India  Radio  engages  casual  broadcasters  as  per  exigencies  of    programmes  at different Stations across the country.  These casual broadcasters can be given a maximum of six bookings in a month or 72 in a year.  They do not fall in the category of the regular staff of All India Radio.  Their engagement is done on the basis of audition test as per the established  procedure  and  the  panels  thus  drawn  are  revised  occasionally  to  help  the Station  management to  retain  the  best  and  weed  out  those  who  do  not  perform  to  the satisfaction of the organisation.
- (d)     No, Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: Quality of Imported Food
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 2073 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH MAY, 2016

## QUALITY OF IMPORTED FOOD

## 2073. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a) the details of food products imported   in the country during the last three years, country - wise;
- (b) whether the Goverenment proposes to introduce new regulations for imported food items its shelf life;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the extent by which the new regulation is likely to ensure quality of imported food it

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

- (a): Food items imported by India during last three years include food additives, alco dry/fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, oil, meat, fish, pulses, spices, ready to eat food, are  imported  mainly  from  countries  such  as    Afghanistan,  Australia,  Aus tria,  Bahrain, Bangladesh,  Benin,  Belgium,  Brazil,  Canada,  Chile,  China,  Colombia,  Comoros,  Cote  D Ivoire,  Denmark,  Djibouti,  Egypt,  Ethiopia,  France,  Germany,  Ghana,  Greece,  Guatemala, Iran,  Iraq, Italy, Ireland, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mala wi, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherland, New Zealand,  Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Spain, South Africa, Srilanka, Sudan, Sweden, Tanzania, Thaila Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, USA, Unite d Kingdom, Vietnam, Zambia, etc. Country wise and product wise data of such imports is, however, not maintained by the Fo Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI).
- (b) to (d):The FSSAI, exercising emergency powers, operationalised the Food Sa fety and Standards (Food Import) Regulations, 2016 with effect from 14.01.2016. Food articles, are as per these regulations to be allowed to be imported only when these meet the requireme standards specified by Food Authority and has 60% shelf life at the time of its clearance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2071 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-06
Subject: EDI System
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: NANDI YELLAIAH

- (a) Yes.
- (b) 135 customs sites are under EDI. These 135 sites generate more than 90% of the  Custom's  Revenue  and  account  for  more  than  98%  of  import-export declarations.
- (c) & (d) Yes, CBEC, Ministry of Finance, Government of India has launched Single Window  project  as  part  of  an  action-plan  to  adopt  paperless  platform  for regulatory clearance of import-export.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2071

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 6 th  May, 2016,

16 th   VAISAKHA, 1938 (SAKA)

## EDI SYSTEM

## 2071. SHRI NANDI YELLAIAH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether more than half of India's Ports and Customs point are yet to be covered by Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Trade Facilitation System.
- (b)  if so, the details thereof ;
- (c)  whether the Government has formulated any action plan to adopt paperless platform in the matter in this regard; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(SHRI JAYANT SINHA)
Lok Sabha Question No. 180 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: CNS Facilities at Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION STARRED QUESTION NO: 180 (To be answered on the 2016) Sth May

## CNS FACILITIES AT AIRPORTS

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*180.

SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government has provided adequate technological and financial support for planning, procurement and commissioning 0f all Communication; Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) facilities at various airports in the country, if s0, the details thereof;
- (c) if sO, the various steps taken by AAI to provide\_VHF coverage over the
- (b) whether the Airports Authority of India (AAT) proposes to install the Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) and a dedicated Sat Com Network for operations at all major airports;
- entire Indian air space; networking of Radars and ATS data communications; (d) whether the AAI proposes to take up the space based augmentation systems for  airspace in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO); and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it would be scheduled for operation?

## ANSWER

(Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati)

Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

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

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 180 FOR 5TH MAY, 2016 REGARDING CNS FACILITIES AT AIRPORTS.

- (a): Madam. Airports Authority of India (AAD) under the Ministry of Civil Aviation is entrusted with the responsibility of planning; procuring and comm issioning of all Communication; Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) facilities at various airports in the country. AAI provides all CNS facilities at various AAI airports from its internal resources and at private airports, the airport operators bear the cost of CNS facilities: Government of India has also provided financial support in the form of grant-in-aid to AAI for GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) Project: Yess
- (b): AAI has already installed Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) at 21 airports: AAI has installed a dedicated Sat-Com network for transportation of data for some operational functions at major airports in the year 2004.
- (c): AAI has implemented\_Upper Area Harmonization at Chennai and Kolkata Flight Information Region (FIR) and under taken the same at Delhi and Mumbai FIR for providing Very High Frequency (VHF) coverage over Air Traffic Service (ATS) Data Communication at major airports.
- (d): AAI has implemented GAGAN i.e: space based augmentation for airspace in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) system
- (e): GAGAN system has been commissioned and is usable on 24X7 basis since 2lst April, 2015.
Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-05
Subject: Sand Stowing
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.05.2016

## Sand Stowing

## *173DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH :

Will the MINISTRY OF COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  sand  stowing  of  various  underground  coal  mines  in  the  country  has  been undertaken and evaluated, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the coal-mining companies are liable for not undertaking sand stowing as per stipulations, if so, the details thereof, State-wise and the corrective action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether possibility of man-made earthquakes has been evaluated on account of improper sand stowing of coal mines, particularly in seismic zone-III; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER AND NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN THE REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 173 FOR 05.05.2016

(a): Coal is extracted mainly  by  Bord  and Pillar technology underground  mines. In thismethod, initially a mine is developed forming coal pillars and subsequently coal pillars are extracted either though caving method or by stowing method where surface structures are to be protected over the mined out areas. In case of stowing method, sand is filled in the voids created  by  extraction  of  coal  from  underground  mines.  Details  of  subsidiary-wise  stowing done in 2015-16 in various companies of Coal India Limited are given as below:

|   S. No. | Name of company   |   Quantity of sand stowed (m 3 ) |
|----------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | ECL               |                          1848529 |
|        2 | BCCL              |                           117436 |
|        3 | CCL               |                            22781 |
|        4 | WCL               |                           859754 |

- (b): Sand  Stowing  is  needed  when  surface  features  are  required  to  be  protected  and  is considered as activity related to safety. Any extraction of coal pillars earlier by caving or by stowing method can only be done after getting permission from Directorate General of Mines Safety(DGMS). Regular inspections of mine workings are being done by officials of DGMS and the officials are empowered to take actions for not undertaking sand stowing as per the approved  conditions.  The  owner/Agent/Manager  of  the  mine  has  to  furnish  monthly statement of quantity of sand stowed.

(c)& (d): There is no record of man-made earthquake so far in underground mines. As such, no such study has been undertaken so far.

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