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Lok Sabha Question No. 3739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Central Plantation and Crops Research Institutes
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3739 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22/12/2015

## CENTRAL PLANTATION AND CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTES

## 3739.  SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj d`'kd dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Central  Plantation  and  Crops  Research  Institutes  are considering to impart training to farmers on latest technologies for sustainable farming;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether many State Governments have demanded the expansion of Central Plantation and Crops Research Institutes; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj d`'kd dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod has developed farmer and  entrepreneur  friendly  technologies  such  as  (i)  palm  based  cropping  and  farming  systems  to enhance productivity and for effective utilization of resources, (ii) developed value-added products such as kalparasa (inflorescence sap), virgin coconut oil, coconut chips, coconut milk and coconut sugar which have provided an opportunity to establish agribusiness entrepreneurship in villages/rural areas to empower small and marginal farmers, rural youth and women, (iii) introduced cocoa as a sustainable mixed crop in arecanut, coconut and oilpalm gardens to enhance profitability of farmers engaged in these crops, (iv) developed integrated nutrient, water and pest management strategies for enhancing production of coconut, arecanut and cocoa, (v) developed high yielding and abiotic and biotic stress tolerant varieties in coconut, arecanut and cocoa, (vi) developed coconut harvestor.
- (c) Yes, Madam.  Government of Andhra Pradesh has requested Minister of Agriculture, Govt. of India to establish a regional station in Andhra Pradesh.
- (d) Govt. is examining the proposal of Andhra Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Welfare Board for Transgenders
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3738 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.12.2015

## 3738. WELFARE BOARD FOR TRANSGENDERS

## SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  constitute  a  National  Level  Welfare  Board  for transgenders;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to protect and ensure rights for transgenders as well as reservations in education and employment for them?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI VIJAY SAMPLA)

- (a)  to  (c):  Presently  the  Government  does  not  propose  to  constitute  a  National  Level  Welfare Board for Transgender Persons. However, an Expert Committee was constituted in the Ministry to  make  an  in-depth  study  of  the  problems  being  faced  by  the  Transgender  Community  and suggest suitable measures to ameliorate their problems. The Committee submitted its report on 27 th  January 2014. The recommendations of the Committee, inter-alia, include formulation of an Umbrella  scheme  for  rehabilitation,  socio-economic  &  educational  empowerment  of  the community, a State level authority duly designated or constituted by the respective States/UTs on the lines of Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board, intensive publicity campaigns etc.
- (d):  The Ministry has constituted an Inter Ministerial Committee to pursue implementation of the Expert Committee's recommendations. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in its Judgment dated 15.04.2014 in WP No. 400/2012 filed by National Legal Services Authority (NLSA) Vs Union of  India  has  inter-alia,  directed  Centre  and  the  State  Governments  to  take  steps  to  treat transgender  persons  as  socially  and  educationally  backward  classes  of  citizens  and  extend  all kinds of reservation in cases of admission in educational institutions and for public appointments.  Subsequently,  this  Department  has  sought  clarification  in  Supreme  Court regarding, inter-alia, inclusion of transgender persons belonging to SC/ST category by birth into the OBC category. The matter is presently sub-jucice.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: New Pharma City
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3737

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 nd  December, 2015

## New Pharma City

3737. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

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

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  is  considering  to  set  up  a New Pharma City in Hyderabad; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No such proposal is presently under consideration in the Department of Pharmaceuticals.
- (b): In view of reply to (a) above, does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Watershed Development Project
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3736

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND   DECEMBER, 2015

## WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

3736.  SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  introduced  Watershed  Development  Project  in  Shifting Cultivation Area (WDPSCA) scheme in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  the  watershed  development  projects  taken  up  under  the  scheme  in  the country during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether all the projects selected under the scheme were completed as per the schedule;
- (e) if  so,  the  details  of  the  projects  completed  and  the  projects  under  construction;  and
- (f) whether the Government has conducted any review of the implementation of the scheme and if so, the details and outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a) to (e): Government  of  India,  Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare  has  been implementing the Special Central Assistance to State Plan Scheme of Watershed Development Project  in  Shifting  Cultivation  Areas  (WDPSCA),  to  protect  hill  slopes  of  shifting  cultivation areas, prevention of further land degradation and also for improving social economic status of Jumia  families  in  seven  states,  namely  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Manipur,  Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura, in the North-Eastern Region of the country. Under this scheme various soil and water conservation measures, along with livelihood support interventions were implemented on watershed approach basis with 100% Central assistance. Upto March, 2012, an area of 5.9 lakh ha. has been developed with an expenditure of ` 505.80 crore under this scheme.  Scheme  was  discontinued  with  effect  from  1 st April,  2012,  due  to  launching  of  a flagship scheme; namely; Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) in Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, for development of rainfed and degraded  areas  included  shifting  cultivation  in  the  country.  From  2015-16,  IWMP  has  been amalgamated as a component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).
- (f): Evaluation studies conducted by various outside agencies revealed decrease in shifting cultivation area, reduction in per family shifting cultivation areas, besides increase in productivity of agricultural & horticultural crops including livestock and inland fisheries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Seafood Products Research Centre
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3735

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22/12/2015

## SEAFOOD PRODUCTS RESEARCH CENTRE

## 3735. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj d`'kd dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up Seafood Products Research Center in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the progress made by the Government, so far?

## A N S W E R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj d`'kd dY;k.k ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) & (b): No  Madam,  there  is  no  proposal  to  set  up  Seafood  Products  Research Center in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Parading of Elephants
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3734

TO BE ANSWER ON 22.12.2015

## Parading of Elephants

## 3734. DR SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  observations  of  the  Supreme  Court  on parading of elephants in religious ceremonies and festivals in the state of Kerala;
- (b) if so, whether a Bill to regulate the engagement of elephants in religious ceremonies and festivals is likely to be introduced;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether reasonable provisions to protect elephants without hurting the religious sentiments of the people of Kerala would be incorporated in the said Bill; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) Yes  Sir,  the  Government  is  aware  of  observations  of  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  on parading of elephants in religious ceremonies and festivals in the State of Kerala.
- (b) &(c) At present there is no proposal to introduce a new legislation to regulate the engagement of elephants in religious ceremonies and festivals.
- (d) & (e)   The question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3733 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Indo-Russian Delegation Meet
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3733

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 ND  DECEMBER, 2015/PAUSHA 1, 1937 (SAKA)

INDO-RUSSIAN DELEGATION MEET

3733.   SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Security Cooperation and Disaster Management related issues have been discussed during the delegation level talks held between India and Russia in the recent past;
- (b) if so, the details in this regard;
- (c) whether both the countries have reviewed the existing agreements;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of new agreements signed between the two countries during and after the delegation level talks?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  and  (b):  A  Delegation  Level  Meeting  between  a  Government  of  India Delegation, led by Hon'ble Union Home Minister and a Government of Russia Delegation, led by Hon'ble Minister of Interior was held in September, 2015. Issues of bilateral security relations including terrorism, acts of crime in the sphere  of  high  technologies  and  information  technology,  training,  antinarcotics and cyber security related matters were discussed.
- (c)  and  (d):  During  the  Delegation  Level  Meeting,  the  Russian  Delegation proposed  amendment  to  the  existing  agreement  on  security  cooperation agreement signed in 1993 between the two countries and this was agreed to.

(e):  No  new  agreements  relating  to  security  and  disaster  management issues  have  been  signed  between  the  two  countries  during  and  after  the Delegation Level talks.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Base Depots of FCI
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3732 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND    DECEMBER, 2015

## BASE DEPOTS OF FCI

## 3732. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will  the  Minister  of  CONSUMER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION miHkksDrk ekeys] [kk| vkSj lkoZtfud forj.k ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Food Corporation of India (FCI) proposes to set up new base depots across the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  these  depots  are likely to be set up, State/UT-wise; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAM  VILAS PASWAN)

- (a)  to  (c):      Any  godown  of  FCI  from  which  foodgrains  are  issued  to  the State Governments for Public Distribution System (PDS) is termed as base depot.    Base  depots  are  designated  by  FCI  in  consultation  with  State Authorities as and when new facilities are created or hired.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3731 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3731

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  22 ND  DECEMBER, 2015

## NATIONAL MISSION FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

3731.     DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that a fund crunch has led to some goals under the ambitious National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) being embedded into five existing programmes of the agriculture sector; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIA )

- (a) & (b): The  mission  document  of  NMSA    was  approved  by  Prime  Minister's Council on Climate Change (PMCCC)  with an overall financial implication of Rs.1,08,000 crore addressing 17 deliverables across 10 major dimensions in agriculture sector.    However  on  the  advice  of  erstwhile  Planning  Commission,  the  desired interventions have been embedded under the ongoing and the restructured schemes of Ministry of Agriculture, e.g. the National Food Security Mission, Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, National Mission for Agriculture Extension & Technology, National  Initiative  on  Climate  Resilient  Agriculture,  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission,  National Livestock Mission etc.  NMSA as a programmatic intervention has been operationalised from 2014-15 with an overall outlay of Rs.13034 crore for the 12 th Plan  period.    The allocation for NMSA was Rs.1456.37 crore (RE) for 2014-15 and Rs.835 crore (BE) for 2015-16.    NMSA  programme  interventions  focus  on  development  of  rainfed  areas, resource conservation, water use efficiency, soil health management etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3728 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Manufacturing of Cancer Drugs
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS

## DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3728 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 nd  December, 2015 Manufacturing of Cancer Drugs

## 3728. ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  some  of  the  drugs  needed  for  cancer  treatment  are  not manufactured/produced by the public sector companies in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether steps are being taken by the Government to produce such medicines in India; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

## (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

- (a)  &  (b):        Yes,  Madam.  None  of  the  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  under  the administrative  control  of  Department  of  Pharmaceuticals  is  manufacturing/producing drugs needed for cancer treatment.
- (c):     No, Madam.
- (d):     Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: High Yielding Varieties of Crops
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3727

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  22 ND  DECEMBER, 2015

## HIGH YIELDING VARIETIES OF CROPS

3727.     SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  several  High  Yielding  Varieties  (HYV)  of major crops are prone to insects, pests and diseases;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  taking  steps  to  encourage  bio-fertilizers  to  control  the insects and pests menace in the country; and
- (d) if so, the response of the State Governments in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

## ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN )

- (a):    Yes, Madam.  In due course of time after a variety is continuously grown over a large area, it may become prone/ susceptible to diseases/ pests.
- (b): During the course of development and release of High Yielding Varieties (HYV) they are thoroughly evaluated against predominant pests/ diseases through All India Coordinated Crop Improvement Projects at different agro-ecological zones of the country. However, as a result of continuous selection pressure exerted by the resistant varieties of crops on pests, there is a possibility of resistance getting overcome as a natural phenomenon since pests and  diseases  being  dynamic  living  beings  respond  to  selection  pressure  by  mutatating frequently  and  in  the  process  overcome  the  resistance  offered  by  some  HYV  crops. Consequently  continuous  breeding  to  develop  resistant  varieties  is  undertaken  by  the SAUs/ICAR Institutes.

Recently breakdown of resistance of BGII cotton against pink boll worm in Gujarat has been documented. Similarly there has been a report of compromise of resistance of Yellow rust resistance genes Yr9 and YrA in wheat against pathotype 46S119 of Puccinia striiformis in North India during last season.

- (c)  &  (d):        The  Government  is  encouraging  establishment  of  Bio-fertilizer/Bio-Pesticides units by providing 100% financial assistance to State Government upto a maximum limit of Rs 160.00 Lakh per unit and financial assistance to farmers/Individual/Private agencies @ 25%  of  total  financial  outlay  or  Rs.  40  lakh,  whichever  is  less  under  Capital  Investment Subsidy Scheme (CISS) through National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-22
Subject: Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3724 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.12.2015

## Hindustan Organic Chemicals Limited (HOCL)

## 3724:   SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA

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

- (a) whether  the  Hindustan  Organic  Chemicals  Limited  is  facing  crisis  due  to withdrawal of anti-dumping duty on their products and other issues;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken any steps to address this crisis; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (c): Withdrawal  of  Anti-Dumping  Duty  (ADD)  in  2012-13  on  the  two  major products  of  Hindustan  Organic  Chemicals  Limited  (HOCL)  viz.  Phenol  and  Acetone, coupled with increase in feedstock prices like Benzene and LPG, has had a detrimental effect on the production, sales and financial performance of the company. During 201213 & 2013-14, the company had to sell Phenol and Acetone at unremunerative prices to compete  with  large  scale  cheap  imports  of  both  products.  This  adversely  impacted HOCL's profitability and the company suffered total losses of about Rs.315 crore during these two financial years.

The  Government,  however,  reimposed  Anti-Dumping  Duty  on  Phenol  and Acetone during 2014-15. But, due to shortage of working capital and liquidity problems resulting from the losses suffered in the previous years the company could not operate

the plants on continuous basis which further affected its production / sales. In order to enable  the  company  to  tide  over  its  liquidity  problems,  the  Government  provided  the following assistance to the company in 2013-14 and  2014-15:

- (i) Redemption  of  Rs.270  crore  preference  shares  issued  by  the  company  to  the Government of India (date of allotment of 24.01.2008), that was due for redemption from 2011-12 onwards @ 20% each year, was postponed to 2015-16 onwards @ 25% each year.

(ii) Extension of the Government guarantee of Rs.100 crore for a further period of 5 years  i.e.  up  to  28.08.2017,  since  the  company  was  not  in  position  to  redeem  the Rs.100 crore bonds raised against the Government guarantee.

(iii) Another Government guarantee of Rs.150 crore was provided to HOCL in July, 2014 for issue of bonds by the company for meeting its working capital requirement and repayment of liabilities.

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