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Lok Sabha Question No. 159 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Bauxite Mining
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.159 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016 BAUXITE MINING

## 159. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  permission  of  mining  of  bauxite  at  Richiguta  in  Latehar, Jharkhand has been granted to private companies with the condition of setting up bauxite based industry, i.e. aluminium factory there and if so, the details thereof; (b) the reasons for not setting up aluminum factory at Latehar; (c)  whether  any  action  has  been  taken  by  the  Government  against  the  private companies for violating the terms and conditions of mining lease and if so, the details thereof; and (d) whether in view of the said violation, the Government proposes to cancel the mining  lease  and  impose  penalty  on  such  companies  and  if  so,  the  details
- thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  :  As  per  information received from Government of Jharkhand, no mining

- lease of bauxite has been granted at Richiguta in Latehar, Jharkhand.
- (b) to (d): In view of the above (a), do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Casual Workers in ESI Act
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 158 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

CASUAL WORKERS IN ESI ACT 158. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  cover  casual  workers  under the Employees State Insurance Act;
- (b if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the Government also proposes to expand the facilities at ESI  hospitals  in  view  of  increase  in  the  number  of  beneficiaries reaching the ESI hospitals every day; and

(d)if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a): The  Employees'  State  Insurance  (ESI)  Act,  1948  does  not differentiate  between  regular  and  casual  workers.    Casual  workers employed  in  a  covered  factory/establishment  are  eligible  for  all  the benefits under the ESI Act, 1948.
- (b): Does not arise, in view of reply to part (a) of the question above.
- (c) & (d): Under  its  Agenda-ESIC  2.0,  ESI  Corporation  has  taken  a number  of  measures  for  accommodating  the  new  entrants  in  the system by expanding the hospital facilities in the country which, interalia includes following:-

Contd..2/-

-  To  enhance  the  hospital  bed  strength  by  50%  where  bed occupancy is more than 70% during last 3 consecutive years and  increasing  sanctioned  staff  strength  of  ESIC  hospitals accordingly.
-  Setting up of ESI one doctor dispensary.
-  Tie  up  with  Insured  Medical  Practitioner  and  Govt./Private Hospitals and Nursing homes  for primary and secondary medical care
-  To make available electronic health record of patients.
-  Evening OPD for senior Citizen & differently abled patients.
-  Cancer detection/treatment facilities.
-  Cardiology treatment facilities.
-  Dialysis facilities.
-  Complete immunization facilities.
-  Telemedicine facilities.
-  Ayush facilities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Regulation of Deemed Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RENUKA BUTTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 155 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

## Regulation of Deemed Universities

## 155. SHRIMATI BUTTA RENUKA :

Will	the	Minister	of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be	pleased	to	state :

- (a)	 whether	 the	 Government	 is	 planning	 to	 bring	 about	 changes	 with	 regard	 to regulation	of	Deemed	Universities	in	the	country;
- (b)	if	so,	the	details	thereof;
- (c)	 whether	 the	 Government	 has	 undertaken	 a	 meeting	 to	 discuss	 the	 regulation issues	 of	 Deemed	 Universities	 at	 University	 Grants	 Commission	 (UGC),	 if	 so,	 the details	thereof	along	with	the	outcome	of	the	meeting;	and
- (d)	the	details	of	the	regulations	proposed	to	be	implemented?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a)	 to	 (d)	 The	 University	 Grants	 Commission	 (UGC)	 has	 approved	 a	 new	 UGC (Institutions	Deemed	to	be	Universities)	Regulations,	2016	in	its	516 th 	meeting	held on	15.6.2016	which	has	been	notified	on	11.7.2016.	The	details	of	the	Regulations are	available	on	the	website	of	UGC		www.ugc.ac.in.
Lok Sabha Question No. 151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Gender Sensitisation Units in Colleges
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.151 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

## Gender Sensitisation Units in Colleges

## 151. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Ministry  has  set  up  a  Gender  Sensitisation  Unit  within  the  University Grants Commission (UGC) which would act as the nodal division for formulation policies to  combat  gender  discrimination  and  gender  violence  in  colleges  and  universities policies to the country as recommended in the 'Saksham' report on Safety of Women and Gender Sensitisation on Campuses;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Ministry would also consider setting up similar gender sensitisation units in  all  Central  Universities  to  create awareness on gender issues and assist victims of gender discrimination; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that it has constituted a Gender Sensitization Cell, headed by an Additional Secretary in UGC, as a nodal unit in UGC on gender issues.
- (c)  &  (d):  Yes,  Madam.  The  UGC  has  informed  that  it  has  written  letters  to  ViceChancellors of all Universities on 28 th January, 2015 and 23 rd July,  2015 to constitute Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to deal with issues of gender based violence, to conduct gender sensitization programmes and to give effect to a policy of zero tolerance on campuses for gender based violence and sexual harassment. These

communications are available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/9286213\_sexual-harassment.pdf.

The  constitution  of  ICCs  in  higher  educational  institutions  is  also  a  mandatory requirement under the recently notified UGC (Prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment of women employees and students in higher educational institutions) Regulations, 2015 in the Gazette of India. The regulations are available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/1984034\_UGC-letter-Rajpatra0001-(2).pdf.

These  Regulations  prescribe  responsibilities  of  the  higher  educational  institutions, grievance redressal mechanism, process for making complaint and conducting inquiry, interim redressal, punishment and compensation, consequences of non-compliance etc. The regulations are binding on all Universities and colleges.  The UGC has requested Vice-Chancellors  of  all  Universities  to  ensure  implementation  of  above  regulations  in Universities and affiliated colleges.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Cases of Espionage
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 150 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2016

## CASES OF ESPIONAGE

## 150:     SMT. MEENAKSHI LEKHI :

## पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has noticed some cases of espionage, theft and leakage of confidential documents in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  current  status  of  the  case  of  theft  of  confidential  official documents reported last year; and
- (c) the preventive steps  taken/ being taken by the  Government for safety of official documents and to strengthen the vigilance mechanism in this regard ?

## A N S W E R

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री (स्विंत्र प्रभार) (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

## MINISTER OF STATE( I/C) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS [ SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN ]

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- (a): On 18.02.2015, a case of theft of official documents from the Ministry was reported/registered by Crime Branch, Delhi Police.
- (b): The investigating agency has filed a charge-sheet in the Court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Patiala House on 17.04.2015 against 13 persons including two government officials of this Ministry namely, Shri  Asha  Ram  and  Shri  Ishwar  Singh,  Multi  Tasking  Staff.  Both  the  government  officials involved in the case were placed under suspension.    The matter is presently sub-judice in the Court of Law.
- (c): The Ministry has taken a number of steps for safety of official documents which are as under:
- (i) It  has  been  reiterated  that  all  officials  of  Ministry  of  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  should strictly follow the procedure prescribed in Ministry of Home Affairs  guidelines regarding security of official files and documents
- (ii) CCTVs have been installed in sensitive locations.
- (iii) All entry/exit points in the corridors have been provided with doors which are locked after office hours.
- (iv) Recommendation for issuance of entry passes are restricted and Ministry of Home Affairs is also requested to issue passes only on recommendations.
- (v) Security verification of the outsourced staff is enforced.
- (vi) Visitor Management System has been implemented to regulate the entry of visitors.
- (vii) Officers  and  Staff  have  been  sensitized  on  various  issues/threats  related  to  Departmental Security  including  cyber  security  by  conducting  workshops  with  the  help  of  Intelligence Bureau.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Linking of Aadhaar Card
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 149 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

## LINKING OF AADHAAR CARD

149. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether the Government has any proposal to link Aadhaar Card for EPF benefits;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  along  with  the  current  status  thereof  and  the action taken thereon; and (c)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a): No, Madam.  However, the Provident Fund (PF) subscribers whose details like Aadhaar Number and Bank Account Number have been seeded in their Universal Account Number (UAN) and whose UAN have been activated, may submit claim forms directly to the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) without attestation of their employers. They will also be eligible for online services of EPFO.

- (b) & (c):   As on 13.07.2016, 1.21 crore members' Aadhaar details have been collected by EPFO.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Sponge Iron Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.146

FOR ANSWER ON 18/07/2016

## SPONGE IRON PLANTS

146. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  private  and  public sector  sponge  iron  plants  operating  in  the country at present, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the details of employment opportunities created in these plants;
- (c) whether any provision has been made for providing certain percentage of jobs to the local people in the said plants; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

(SHRI CHAUDHARY BIRENDER SINGH)

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

- (a) The  number  of  private  and  public  sector  sponge  iron  plants  in  the  country during 2015-16 is given at Annexure - 1 .
- (b) As per a survey conducted by the Joint Plant Committee (JPC) in 2012-13, total  employment in  the domestic sponge iron market stood at 1,15,927 during the said year. State-wise details are shown in Annexure -2 .

(c)&(d): Steel being a deregulated sector, the role of Government is limited to that of a  facilitator  to  provide  a  conducive  policy  environment  for  sustained  growth  and competitive  development  of  the  industry. Specific  decisions  on  recruitment  of employees in private steel sector are taken by individual steel companies/investors on  the  basis  of  their  requirement.  In  the  case  of  CPSUs,  recruitment  is  based  on Government guidelines.

Annexure - 1 State Wise Details of Indian Sponge Iron Industry, 2015-16*

| State                   | No. of Units   |
|-------------------------|----------------|
| Private Sector          |                |
| Jharkhand               | 64             |
| Odisha                  | 83             |
| West Bengal             | 41             |
| Chhattisgarh            | 50             |
| Goa                     | 3              |
| Gujarat                 | 1              |
| Maharashtra             | 8              |
| Andhra Pradesh          | 7              |
| Karnataka               | 31             |
| Tamil Nadu              | 7              |
| Telengana               | 12             |
| Total Private Sector    | 307            |
| Public Sector           |                |
| Telengana               | 1              |
| Total Public Sector     | 1              |
| Total: Public + Private | 308            |

Source: JPC, * provisional

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Annexure - 2

## Employment in the Indian Sponge Iron Industry : 2012-13

| State          |   Employment (No.) |
|----------------|--------------------|
| Jharkhand      |               5675 |
| Odisha         |              51962 |
| West Bengal    |              15998 |
| Chhattisgarh   |              20990 |
| Goa            |                519 |
| Gujarat        |                250 |
| Maharashtra    |               5246 |
| Andhra Pradesh |               5015 |
| Karnataka      |               9496 |
| Tamil Nadu     |                776 |
| Grand Total    |             115927 |

Source: JPC Survey, 2012-13
Lok Sabha Question No. 144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Poor Quality Imports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 144

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2016

## POOR QUALITY IMPORTS

## 144.   SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  increasing  tariff  or  imposing  quantitative  restrictions  alone  is  likely  to completely prevent poor quality and undesirable imports into the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the other steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to set a standard for import of goods; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a) to (d)  Increase of tariff or imposition of Quantitative Restrictionare measures to regulate the volume  of  imports  of  particular  commodities.  Technical  regulations,  also  called  mandatory standards, play a much more important role globally in checking import of poor quality goods.

WTO  Agreement  on  Technical  Barriers  to  Trade  (TBT)  empowers  member  countries  to mandate standards on goodswith the objective of maintaining national security requirements; prevention of deceptive practices; protection of environment,  animal or plant life or health;human health or safety. Similarly, WTO Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures empowers member countries to mandate standards on goodswith the objective of protecting human, animal or plant life or health.

Various  ministries  and  agencies  in  Government  of  India  like  Food  Safety  and  Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Ministry of Steel,  Department  of  Electronics  &  Information

Technology, etc. are pursuing these objectives and have mandated standards in the recent past. Any  standard  mandated  by  the  national  authority  is  equally  applicable  to  domestically manufactured products as well as imported products.

Also,  the  Department  of  Commerce  has  been  organizing  National  Standards  Conclaves  to sensitize  stakeholders/ministries  to  meet  the  objectives  of  the  standards  like  protection  of human health or safety, animal or plant life or health, the prevention of deceptive practices, national  security  requirements  or  the  environment  with  a  view  to  protect  the  interests  of consumers. The central government is also pursuing the agenda with the state governments and last year, five regional standards conclaves were organized to generate awareness across the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Promotion of Ancient Indian Culture
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 143 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH JULY, 2016

## PROMOTION OF ANCIENT INDIAN CULTURE

## 143.  PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  protect  the  ancient Indian  Culture  including  Tribal  Culture  and  Heritage  across  the country;
- (b)   whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  include  ancient Indian Culture in school syllabus and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  any  organised  planning  to humiliate ancient Indian Culture; and
- (d)   if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to protect and to promote ancient Indian Culture?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) To protect, preserve and promote various forms of folk art and ancient Indian  culture  including  Tribal  Culture  and  Heritage  throughout  the  country, Ministry  of  Culture  operates  a  number  of  schemes  and  conducts  various activities  on  regular  basis  through  its  several  organizations  including  seven Zonal  Cultural  Centres  (ZCCs)  with  headquarters  at  Patiala,  Nagpur,  Udaipur, Allahabad, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur.

(b) No, Madam. Does not arise.

(c) No, Madam.

(d) Does  not  arise.  Steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  protect  and  to promote ancient Indian Culture detailed as per (a) above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Reforms in Mining Sector
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 142 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  JULY 2016

## REFORMS IN MINING SECTOR

## 142. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to bring in certain regulatory reforms in the mining sector in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which such reforms are likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (c):  Reforms  in  the  mining  sector  were  brought  about  by  amending  the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Act, 1957 through the MMDR  Amendment  Ordinance,  2015,  which  was  promulgated  on  the  12th January,  2015.  The  MMDR  Amendment  Bill,  2015  to  replace  the  MMDR Amendment Ordinance, 2015 was passed by the Parliament and has come into force with effect from 12th January, 2015.

The  most important provision of the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 is the grant of mineral concessions, for major minerals, through auction by competitive bidding which is a transparent and non-discriminatory method and which will also obtain for the State Government its fair share of value of the mineral resources. The other important provisions of the MMDR Amendment Act, 2015 are:

- (i)  Transition provisions for extension of existing leases to obviate disruptions in supply of ore and to ensure regular supply of raw material to the industry;
- (ii)  Establishment of District Mineral Foundation ( DMF ) for the interest and benefit of persons, and areas affected by mining related operations;
- (iii)  Assured tenure and easy transferability of mineral concessions granted through auction;
- (iv)  Establishment of National Mineral Exploration Trust ( NMET ) for regional and detailed exploration; and
- (v) Stricter penalty provisions to deter illegal mining.

The rules to give effect to the amendments have been framed. Some State Governments have already conducted auctions for grant of mineral concessions and  most  of  the  mineral  rich  States  have  established  DMFs  and  have  notified rules  in  this  regard.  The  NMET  has  been  set  up  and  a  new  National  Mineral Exploration  Policy  has  been  formulated.  The  implementation  of  reforms  is  an ongoing and continuous process.
Lok Sabha Question No. 139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-18
Subject: Import of Onions
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 139 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  JULY, 2016

## IMPORT OF ONIONS

## 139.   SHRI RAJU SHETTY

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  been  importing  onions  through  the  State  Trading Corporations and the Public Enterprises Companies over a period of time; and
- (b) if so, the State-wise details of the total amount spent on such imports during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a)&(b)  Yes,  Madam.  During the last three years, the Government imported a quantity  of  1987.38  MT  of  onions  through  MMTC,  a  Public  Sector Enterprise under the administrative control of Department of Commerce, during 2015-16 under the Price Stabilisation Fund (PSF), at a total import cost ex-godownof Rs.11,44,87,035.66.   In view of its perishable nature and  absence  of  firm  requirement  from  state  governments/other  state agencies,  the  imported  onions  were  disposed  off  by  MMTC  through auction.

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