rajya sabha · chhattisgarh under pmfby †3862. shri ram vichar netam: will the minister of...

RAJYA SABHA————

List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS

to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held onFriday, March 27, 2020/Chaitra 7, 1942 (Saka)

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(Ministries : Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers; Commerceand Industry; Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Fisheries,

Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Food Processing Industries;Panchayati Raj; Railways; Rural Development; Skill

Development and Entrepreneurship)

Total number of questions — 160

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Implementation of Soil Health CardScheme

3841. SHRI SAMBHAJICHHATRAPATI: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE AND FARMERSWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the pace of issue of SoilHealth Cards to farmers is slow as onlyeleven crore cards have so far been issuedin two phases during last five years;

(b) the efficient and convenient system,other than Model Villages, whichGovernment proposes to introduce to issueSoil Health Cards to left-out farmers;

(c) whether Government proposes toinvolve Gram Panchayats to follow upwith the District Agriculture Officer toarrange soil testing of the fields of farmersof each village as the health of the soil hasbeen found directly linked to productivity;and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Production of pulses

3842. SHRI SAMBHAJICHHATRAPATI:Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE AND FARMERSWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has estimatedtotal production of 23.40 million tonnes ofpulses during 2018-19 against the need of26.30 million tonnes, which is still short ofabout 3 million tonnes to meet domesticneeds;

(b) if so, the production data of pulses,pulse-wise;

(c) the further steps Government hasplanned to take to increase the productionof pulses in the country; and

(d) whether Government is also takingadequate steps for the storage of surpluspulses to avoid any wastage and if so, thedetails thereof?

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Issuance of Soil Health Cards tofarmers of Maharashtra

3843. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government proposes toprovide Soil Health Cards to all the farmersof Maharashtra within a time-frame; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Credit linkage to project-basedactivities in agriculture sector

3844. DR. K.V.P. RAMACHANDRARAO: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE AND FARMERSWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is providingcredit linkage to project-based activities inagriculture and allied sectors;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of number of projectssanctioned and projects underimplementation in Andhra Pradesh andTelangana States during the last threeyears?

Reduction in allocation of budget forvarious schemes

3845. SHRI RIPUN BORA: Will theMinister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether in Budget 2020-21,Government has reduced allocations toMarket Intervention Scheme (MIS) andPrice Support Scheme (PSS) andremunerative prices to farmers underPradhan Mantri Annadata Aay SanraksHanAbhiyan (PM-AASHA);

(b) whether the budget for PM-AASHAhas been reduced to one-third from ̀ 1,500crore in 2019-20 to ` 500 crore;

(c) if so, the reasons therefor and theplan process to solve the plight of farmersin the country; and

(d) the detailed proposal to procurecrops under PSS and work to provideadequate remuneration to farmers for theirproduce?

Insurance cover for damage of cropsby wild animals

3846. SHRI NARENDRA KUMARSWAIN: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE AND FARMERSWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is taking stepsto share the premium for damage of cropsby wild animals on the lines of PradhanMantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) andextend incentives for capturing CropCutting Experiment (CCE) data throughsmartphones and not on incremental CCEbasis;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Implementation of schemes by theMinistry

3847. DR. VINAY P.SAHASRABUDDHE: Will the Ministerof AGRICULTURE AND FARMERSWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the major welfare schemes beingimplemented by the Ministry currently andthe details of the beneficiaries of theseschemes during the last five years,State-wise;

(b) the specific reforms which wereintroduced in the design or mechanism ofimplementation of these schemes duringthe last five years; and

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(c) the impact of these newly introducedreforms in the quality of implementationof these schemes or prevention ofcorruption?

Benefits to farmers from PMFBY

3848. SHRI KUMAR KETKAR: Willthe Minister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) the amount of money sanctioned anddisbursed since the inception of PradhanMantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY),State-wise and year-wise; and

(b) the number of farmers who havebenefited under the scheme till date,State-wise and year-wise?

Reforms for doubling farmers’income

3849. SARDAR BALWINDERSINGH BHUNDER: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE AND FARMERSWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that multiplereforms initiated by Government to doublethe income of farmers have not yielded thedesired results, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the reforms initiated by Governmentto double the income of farmers during thelast four years; and

(c) the details of steps taken byGovernment to accomplish the desiredresults, State-wise?

Promoting cooperative farming

3850. SARDAR BALWINDERSINGH BHUNDER: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE AND FARMERSWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has any actionplan to promote cooperative farming tomake farming financially viable;

(b) if so, the details thereof, includinghow the plan aims to tackle theshortcomings in previous cooperativefarming plans such as corruption, poorgovernance and capital shortages; and


Technological advancement inagriculture

3851. DR. VIKAS MAHATME: Willthe Minister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether mobile technology playsan important role in monitoring andcontrolling the crop irrigation systems, ifso, whether Government has taken stepsto facilitate mobile technology to farmersand to make them aware about it;

(b) whether crop sensors can help thefarmers apply fertilizers in very effectivemanner, maximising uptake and reducingthe potential leaching and runoff into thegroundwater, if so, whether Governmenthas taken any steps to install crop sensorsor aid farmers with this technology; and

(c) whether Government providedfinancial aid to farmers for purchasing cropmachines to improve the crop yield?

Promoting projects under PPP model

3852. DR. KANWAR DEEP SINGH:Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government facilitatesPublic Private Partnership (PPP) projectsin agriculture and allied sectors throughoutthe country, if so, the details thereof andthe objective behind the move;

(b) whether Government has fixed anycriteria for private entrepreneurs whointend to design suitable agricultural

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development projects, if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether Government has appointeda national level agency for promotingprojects under PPP, the details thereof; and

(d) the other steps taken byGovernment for overall growth ofagricultural sector in the country?

MSP for sugarcane

3853. DR. L. HANUMANTHAIAH:Will the Minister of CONSUMERAFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLICDISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government intends toextend Minimum Support Price (MSP) tosugarcane growers across the country; and

(b) if not, the reasons therefor?

Loss of crops due to hailstorm

3854. SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR:Will the Minister of AGRICULTUREAND FARMERS WELFARE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Government is aware thatcrops of pulses have been badly affectedby recent hailstorms in March, 2020 ineastern Uttar Pradesh and other States ofthe country;

(b) if so, whether Government hasassessed the crop loss due to hailstorm;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Implementation of schemes forensuring remunerative prices

to farmers

3855. SHRI RAVI PRAKASHVERMA: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE AND FARMERSWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of schemes announcedduring last three years till date which arebeing run by Central Government forsecuring remunerative prices to farmers andfor providing marketing facilities forfarmers produces; and

(b) the details of fund allocated, releasedand utilised during 2018-19 and 2019-20till date, scheme-wise and year-wise?

Functioning of research institutes inthe country

3856. SHRI RAKESH SINHA: Will theMinister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) the number of research institutes thatare functioning in the country for farmingand the budget allocated for them;

(b) the means, tools and methodologiesadopted so that new research/innovationsreach the common farmers; and

(c) the number of research journals thatare published to raise the issues of farming?

Suicide by female farmers

3857. SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI: Willthe Minister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that since 2018,in Amravati district, Maharashtra alone,22 female farmers have committed suicide,with an average of one suicide a month, ifso, the reasons for such suicides;

(b) the gender-segregated data for thesame, the details thereof; and

(c) whether it is also a fact that in thecountry, 73.2 per cent of rural women areengaged in agriculture and women own only12.8 per cent of landholdings and inMaharashtra, 88.46 per cent of rural women

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are employed in agriculture, the highest inthe country, if so, steps taken byGovernment to improve this situation?

Utilisation of funds by Punjab toeradicate stubble burning

3858. SHRI SHWAIT MALIK: Willthe Minister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) the steps taken to eradicate stubbleburning in the country; and

(b) the funds which have beensanctioned and utilised in 2019-20 in Punjabfor the purpose, district-wise?

Implementation of RKVY in Punjab

3859. SHRI SHWAIT MALIK: Willthe Minister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) the number of farmers who havebenefited in Punjab under Rashtriya KrishiVikas Yojana (RKVY) till date, district-wise;and

(b) the amount of funds which havebeen sanctioned and utilised under thescheme in Punjab till date, district-wise andthe plans for 2020-21?

Allocation of funds to farmers underPM-KISAN scheme

†3860. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentproposes to allocate funds to more than10 crore farmers under the “Pradhan MantriKisan Samman Nidhi” (PM-KISAN)scheme;

(b) if so, whether Government has takenany steps in this regard; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and by whenand if not, the reasons therefor?

Liberalisation in farm markets

3861. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether liberalisation of farmmarkets of the country is planned;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor; and

(c) the impact of such liberalisation onthe farmers and consumers?

Non-payment of claims to farmers ofChhattisgarh under PMFBY

†3862. SHRI RAM VICHARNETAM: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE AND FARMERSWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government hasinvestigated the fact that the insurancecompanies are not providing benefits tothe farmers under Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana (PMFBY) in Chhattisgarhdespite their crops having been destroyedand these companies are compelling thefarmers to make unnecessary visits to theminstead of providing them relief, if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether Government hasundertaken any investigation in this regardwith respect to Chhattisgarh during lastthree years; and

(c) if so, the outcome of theinvestigation along with the number offarmers who have benefited therefrom?

†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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Verification for availing benefitsunder PM-KISAN scheme

†3863. CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:

SHRIMATI SAMPATIYAUIKEY:

SHRIMATI CHHAYAVERMA:

SHRI VISHAMBHARPRASAD NISHAD:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTUREAND FARMERS WELFARE be pleasedto state:

(a) the details of amount provided toScheduled Castes (SCs) and ScheduledTribes (STs) beneficiaries across thecountry under Pradhan Mantri KisanSamman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana,year-wise and State-wise;

(b) the number of eligible SC/STbeneficiaries under this scheme;

(c) whether any study has beenconducted with regard to the number ofSC/ST people who are landless;

(d) the number of farmers who have notbeen found eligible after verification underPM-KISAN Yojana; and

(e) the details of funds that have notbeen released on account of lack ofverification and other reasons?

Doubling farmers’ income

†3864. SHRIMATI SAMPATIYAUIKEY:

CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:

SHRIMATI CHHAYAVERMA:


Will the Minister of AGRICULTUREAND FARMERS WELFARE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Government is formulatinga policy to develop an income-centricsystem to double the farmers’ income;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thedetails of steps taken so far in this regard;

(c) whether any time-line has been fixedfor the formulation of this policy; and

(d) the details of the success achievedin increasing the income of farmers duringthe last five years?

Centre’s involvement in tacklingstubble burning

3865. PROF. M.V. RAJEEV GOWDA:Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Central Government hashad consultations with Governments ofPunjab, Haryana and Delhi regardingincreased pollution in the region due tostubble burning, if so, details thereof in lastfive years;

(b) whether recommendations made byTask Force on Biomass Managementregarding financial support and ‘‘Clean AirImpact Fund’’ have been implemented;

(c) whether providing an assistanceamount of `100 per quintal for stubblemanagement to farmers has been consideredby Government;

(d) if not, reasons therefor; and

(e) amount spent by CentralGovernment on research for a solution tothe problem along with details thereof andthe persons involved therein?


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Issuance of Soil Health Cards

3866. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether the Soil Health Card schemeis under implementation in the country;

(b) if so, the details of the scheme alongwith the number of farmers covered underthe scheme so far, since inception of thescheme;

(c) whether any review on the schemehas been made for improving the schemefurther and to cover the number of remainingfarmers; and


Implementation of Soil Health Cardscheme in Gujarat

†3867. SHRI NARANBHAI J.RATHWA: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE AND FARMERSWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of farmers inGujarat and out of them the number offarmers who have been issued Soil HealthCards;

(b) the reasons behind the non-issuanceof Soil Health Cards to all the farmers ofGujarat;

(c) the rules and criteria for issuing theSoil Health Cards; and

(d) the number of farmers who havecomplained regarding issuance of Soil HealthCard and the benefits under this card duringlast three years in Gujarat and the actiontaken on such complaints?

Introduction of Bill on PesticideManagement

3868. SHRI MD. NADIMULHAQUE: Will the Minister ofAGRICULTURE AND FARMERSWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether there are cases of farmerdeaths in the country due to poisoningeffect of pesticides, if so, the details thereofover the last three years, year-wise;

(b) the steps Government is taking toensure farmers’ welfare; and

(c) whether Government is alsoconsidering introduction of a PesticideManagement Bill and if so, the detailsthereof?

Production, demand and supply offertilizers

†3869. DR. SATYANARAYANJATIYA: Will the Minister ofCHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS bepleased to state the status of the productionof chemical fertilizers, demand and supplythereof per year during the last five yearsin the country and the details of the policyand measures to compensate for thereduction in soil fertility caused by the useof chemical fertilizers?

Steps to check exorbitant prices ofmedicines

3870. SHRI M.P. VEERENDRAKUMAR: Will the Minister ofCHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS bepleased to state:

(a) whether the medicine manufacturersare earning a high profit margin on medicinesby exploiting the loopholes in the Drug(Price Control) Order (DPCO);


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(c) the measures taken/being taken byGovernment to check exorbitant pricing ofmedicines?

Production of chemicals andpetrochemicals

3871. DR. AMAR PATNAIK: Will theMinister of CHEMICALS ANDFERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

(a) the reasons for the increase indomestic demand for chemicals andpetrochemicals;

(b) the reasons for the insufficiency indomestic production capacity of chemicalsand petrochemicals; and

(c) the reasons for the significantdifference in the cost of their productiondomestically and abroad?

Review of drug pricing policy

3872. SHRI DHARMAPURISRINIVAS: Will the Minister ofCHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government has recentlyreviewed the prevailing drug pricing policyin the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the long pendingdemands of drug makers seeking earlyredressal of their problems; and

(d) the steps being taken byGovernment to resolve their problems?

Supply of fertilizers

3873. DR. SANTANU SEN: Will theMinister of CHEMICALS ANDFERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of consumption, supply,demand, availability, production, import

along with the expenditure incurred onimport of fertilizers during last 5 years,fertilizer and State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of fertilizers productionunits in public, private, co-operativesectors operating along with the quantumof fertilizers produced thereunder duringthe said period, fertilizer/unit and State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of efforts made byGovernment to increase production offertilizers;

(d) whether there is any report ofshortage of fertilizers in the country in lastfive years; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor?

Inclusion of new drugs underDPCO

3874. SHRI P. BHATTACHARYA:SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGH

TOMAR:SHRI HARNATH SINGH

YADAV:LT. GEN. (DR.) D. P. VATS

(RETD.):

Will the Minister of CHEMICALSAND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has includedcancer and diabetes drugs as well asmedicines for heart and lung ailments underthe Drug (Price Control) Order (DPCO)asa part of the National List of EssentialMedicines and if so, the details thereof;and

(b) the steps taken by Government toensure affordability and availability of drugsfor cancer, diabetes, lung and heartailments?

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Subsidy on natural gasprocurement

3875. LT. GEN. (DR.) D. P. VATS(RETD.):

SHRI P. BHATTACHARYA:SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGH

TOMAR:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALSAND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

(a) the total subsidy provided towardsnatural gas procurement for urea basedfertilizers during the last one year; and

(b) the details of natural gasprocurement and the rate at which it wasprocured during the last two years,company-wise?

Setting up of Plastic Parks in thecountry

3876. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDYVEMIREDDY: Will the Minister ofCHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Ministryis planning to set up Plastic Parks in thecountry to promote plastic processing;

(b) if so, details of the proposed parks;

(c) whether there is any idea as to wherethe parks are likely to come-up;

(d) whether it is also a fact that there isnot a single centre of Central Institute ofPlastic Engineering and Technology(CIPET) for higher learning, diploma,vocational training, etc., in Andhra Pradesh;and

(e) if so, the reasons therefor and thesteps proposed to be taken by the Ministryto set up CIPET centres in AndhraPradesh?

JanAushadhi stores

3877. PROF. M. V. RAJEEV GOWDA:Will the Minister of CHEMICALS ANDFERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of JanAushadhi storesopened under Pradhan Mantri BhartiyaJanAushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) schemein the year 2019, State-wise;

(b) the amount of medicines distributedby the JanAushadhi stores, State-wise,since the inception of the scheme;

(c) whether the JanAushadhi storesdisburse all the 361 medicines identified asthe most needed medicines in this scheme;

(d) if not, reasons therefor;

(e) the locations of the stores where all361 medicines are not available; and

(f) the details regarding howGovernment plans to expand theJanAushadhi Kendra scheme to all districts,offering 2,000 medicines and 300 surgicalsby 2024?

Norms for R&D in drugmanufacturing

3878. SHRI MANAS RANJANBHUNIA: Will the Minister ofCHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS bepleased to state:

(a) the total value of medicines producedby domestic and multi-national drugmanufacturing companies along with thetotal amount spent by them in initiatingresearch and development work in thecountry during each of the last three yearsand the current year, company-wise;

(b) whether Government has laid downany norms regarding research and

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development work to be initiated by thesaid drug companies operating in thecountry; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the namesof the foreign drug companies that havenot complied with the said norms?

Ban on import of Indian prawns by US

3879. SHRI K. K. RAGESH: Will theMinister of COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) whether the US has banned theimport of Indian prawns recently due toenvironmental considerations;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether any concrete steps havebeen taken to address the issue; and


Export of Alphonso mango

3880. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:Will the Minister of COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware thatexport of Alphonso mango fromMaharashtra is on the decline,


(c) the main reasons behind this decline;and

(d) the remedial measures Governmentproposes to take in this regard?

Policy to support agriculture basedexports

3881. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDYVEMIREDDY: Will the Minister ofCOMMERCE AND INDUSTRY bepleased to state:

(a) the details of agriculture based

exports during the last five years and thecurrent year, year-wise and product-wise;

(b) whether there is no policy tosupport agriculture based exports in thecountry;

(c) the details of backend infrastructure,R&D, standardisation of product, etc., thatthe Ministry, in coordination with theMinistry of Agriculture and FarmersWelfare, is going to provide to push agriexports; and

(d) the impact of Coronavirus on agriexports from the country since December,2019 and how Ministry is planning toaddress the same?

Startup ventures in Andhra Pradesh

3882. SHRI KANAKAMEDALARAVINDRA KUMAR: Will the Ministerof COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware of thefact that due to the closure of the AmaravatiCapital City Startup Area project, there isa setback to startup ventures in the Stateof Andhra Pradesh;


(c) whether Government has made anyassessment regarding the status of startupsin the State of Andhra Pradesh afterNovember, 2019;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Industrial growth of backwarddistricts in Konkan region of

Maharashtra

†3883. SHRI NARAYAN RANE: Willthe Minister of COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has identified


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industrial backward districts/areas in theKonkan region of Maharashtra;

(b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise;

(c) whether Government has formulatedany policy, favourable environment,investment system or scheme in order toset up industry in these backward districts/areas on the basis of their industrial growthand local resources; and

(d) the efforts made by Governmentfor ensuring industrial growth of backwarddistricts/areas under the Konkan region ofMaharashtra?

Investment in Moradabad Brass sector

3884. SHRI KUMAR KETKAR: Willthe Minister of COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) the investment Government hasmade in the last six years in Moradabad,being the city of Brass art; and

(b) whether Government has a concreteplan to develop this cluster of art in UttarPradesh, if so, the details thereof?

Non-utilization of funds for setting upof modern markets for farmers

3885. SHRI B. LINGAIAH YADAV:Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE ANDFARMERS WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the funds for setting up ofchains of modern markets for farmers inthe country are not spent;

(b) if so, the details thereof during thelast five years and the current year alongwith the reasons therefor, year-wise; and

(c) whether these markets, essentiallyvillage-level bazaars are meant to act asaggregation point for farm produce, wherefarmers and traders can transact freely with

minimal rules, if so, the details thereof andthe corrective steps being taken in thisregard in future in all States with a roadmap?

Impact on balance of payments

3886. DR. SASMIT PATRA: Will theMinister of COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) the increase/decrease of exports in adomain/segment/sector-basis over the pastfive years;

(b) the increase/decrease of imports in adomain/segment/sector-basis over the pastfive years; and

(c) the impact the above two aspectshave caused on the balance of payments ofIndia?

Trade promotion activities byMinistry

3887. DR. SASMIT PATRA: Will theMinister of COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) the total expenditure incurredtowards trade promotion activities by theMinistry, activity-wise itemisedexpenditure details thereof; and

(b) the monetized impact of suchactivities on the foreign and domestic tradeof the country, foreign and domestic-wisedetails thereof?

Financial assistance for establishmentof new industries

3888. SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGHTOMAR: Will the Minister ofCOMMERCE AND INDUSTRY bepleased to state:

(a) the details of industry-wise and

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work-wise amount of financial assistanceprovided for the establishment of newindustries in the country during the lastthree years;

(b) whether Government has any plansfor new industries; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Tea auction reforms

3889. SHRI KAMAKHYA PRASADTASA: Will the Minister of COMMERCEAND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is a Committeeconstituted under Prof B. Mahadevan onauction reforms of Tea Board of India;

(b) if so, by when Tea Board of Indiaintends to implement the recommendationsfully in all Auction Centres, includingGuwahati Auction Centre;

(c) the mandatory norms to be followedby the tea producers and brokers toparticipate in tea auction; and

(d) the percentage of tea auctioned bythe tea producers through Tea AuctionCentres, the details thereof, Auction Centre-wise?

Negative growth of exports

3890. SHRI NARAIN DASS GUPTA:Will the Minister of COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that exports inJanuary, 2020 were USD 25.97 billion, ascompared to USD 26.41 billion in January,2019, exhibiting a negative growth of (-)1.66 per cent;

(b) if so, the details of countries withwhom quantum of exports has decreased;

(c) whether any causes have beenidentified for the same; and


Import of rough diamonds

3891. SHRI NARAIN DASS GUPTA:Will the Minister of COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) the data of net import of roughdiamonds for the past five years, year-wise;

(b) the data of number of personsemployed in the diamond industry for thepast five years, year-wise;

(c) whether the Ministry has any dataof how many jobs were created/ lost in theindustry in the past five years;



National Retail Policy

3892. SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI:Will the Minister of COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government proposes toformulate a National Retail Policy (NRP)to support growth of domestic retail trade;


(c) the steps taken by Government tosupport development of retail sector inorder to benefit 65 million small traders inthe country?

Manufacture of duplicate cement

†3893. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:Will the Minister of COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the businessof manufacturing duplicate cement isgrowing rapidly in various parts of thecountry;


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(b) if so, whether Government intendsto take any steps to control it;

(c) if so, the details thereof and by when;and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Tumbling of Coffee prices

3894. SHRI K. C. RAMAMURTHY:Will the Minister of COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) the details of Coffee prices in thedomestic and world market during the lastthree years and the current year, year-wiseand market-wise;

(b) the reasons for tumbling of Coffeeprices, particularly during the last coupleof years;

(c) the manner in which Ministry ishelping Coffee growers in the country,particularly in Karnataka, to come out ofthe crisis; and

(d) whether Ministry implementedMarket Intervention Scheme to help Coffeefarmers?

Protecting the interests of farmers inIndo-US trade talks

3895. SHRIMATI VIJILASATHYANANTH: Will the Minister ofCOMMERCE AND INDUSTRY bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that many Stateshave expressed their apprehensionsregarding the Indo- U.S. trade talks that areunderway;

(b) whether it is also a fact that theState Governments have also urged theCentre to protect the interests of Indianfarmers;

(c) whether Indian farmers can expect alevel playing field with their U.S.counterparts; and

(d) if so, the steps taken byGovernment, taking into account theapprehensions expressed by severalStates?

Patent registration

3896. SHRI RAJEEVCHANDRASEKHAR: Will the Ministerof COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY bepleased to state:

(a) whether patent registration fromIndia is very low as compared to US andChina;

(b) if so, the details of measures taken/being taken by the Ministry to improvepatent rights in India; and

(c) the percentage of GDP that has beenspent on R&D in the last five years?

Ease of Doing Business and its impacton FDI

3897. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRA-SEKHAR: Will the Minister ofCOMMERCE AND INDUSTRY bepleased to state:

(a) whether India jumped 14 places to63rd position in the recently released WorldBank's Ease of Doing Business (EODB)ranking;

(b) if so, the details on how Governmentlooks at this and the extent to which thiswould help to attract Foreign DirectInvestment (FDI) into the country; and

(c) the impact of FDIs on the country'seconomy?

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India International Convention andExhibition Centre

3898. SHRI PARTAP SINGH BAJWA:Will the Minister of COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) the total amount of funds releasedto the India International Convention andExhibition Centre (IICC) Limited duringthe last two years;

(b) whether the Ministry is aware ofany audits of the accounts of IICC Ltd. bythe Comptroller and Auditor General ofIndia or any private auditing agency and ifso, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(c) the expected completion date of theproject;

(d) the total employment generated bythe project during the last two years,including the current year; and

(e) the present status of completion ofnon-PPP components in phase I of theproject?

Ban on export of Onions

†3899. SHRIMATI CHHAYAVERMA:

CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:


SHRIMATI SAMPATIYAUIKEY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCEAND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the export ofOnion was banned by Government in thelast few months due to it being veryexpensive;

(b) the details thereof;

(c) whether due to the lack of timelyapproval for the export of Onions in lightof protecting the interests of Onion-producing farmers after the cultivation ofnew Onion crops, the farmers are facinglosses; and

(d) whether it is also a fact that lack ofseriousness can be seen in the timelyestimation, demand and production ofOnions on its export-import?

Industrial Park and industries inTelangana

3900. DR. BANDA PRAKASH: Willthe Minister of COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) whether Central Government wouldtake necessary steps to set up an IndustrialPark and industries under Department forPromotion of Industry and Internal Trade(DPIIT) in the industrially-backward areaof Telangana;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor;

(c) whether such proposals would beconsidered favorably and for such industriesto be set up in future;



Implementation of Agriculture ExportPolicy throughout the country

3901. SHRI SAMBHAJICHHATRAPATI: Will the Minister ofCOMMERCE AND INDUSTRY bepleased to state:

(a) whether States have takenappropriate action to implement theAgriculture Export Policy with the basic


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objective to increase the economic conditionof farmers;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) the agriculture and horticultureproduces identified for exports; and

(d) whether Government has identifiedmarkets for export of such produces and ifso, the details thereof?

Insufficient storage facilities in States

3902. DR. K.V.P. RAMACHANDRARAO: Will the Minister of CONSUMERAFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLICDISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the storagefacility available for foodgrains in States isnot able to meet the demand;


(c) the demand and storage facilityavailable at present, State-wise; and

(d) whether private operators are alsoallowed to provide storage facilities?

Increasing the capacity of silos

3903. DR. L. HANUMANTHAIAH:Will the Minister of CONSUMERAFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLICDISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

(a) the amount of the foodgrains (inabsolute numbers and percentage) procuredby Government that are currently storedusing cover and plinth (CAP) method andthe amount stored in silos, the detailsthereof;

(b) in view of the monsoonal nature ofIndian climate, whether Governmentconsiders the existing capacity of silossufficient to ensure hygienic and properstorage of foodgrains; and

(c) if not, the steps that are being taken

to increase the capacity of existing silos orto set up new silos in the country?

Implementation of 'One Nation OneRation Card'

3904. SHRI RAJMANI PATEL: Willthe Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS,FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONbe pleased to state:

(a) the manner in which One NationOne Ration Card is likely to be beneficialfor the people of the country;

(b) the steps taken to identify the fakeration card holders under the said scheme;

(c) the details of the special facilitieslikely to be made available to the peopleunder the said scheme; and

(d) the manner in which Government islikely to ensure its access in thoseinaccessible areas where network is notavailable?

Bringing advocate profession underConsumer Protection Act

3905. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS,FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONbe pleased to state:

(a) the number of professions broughtunder the Consumer Protection Act in thecountry;

(b) whether there is huge opposition tobring the advocate profession under theambit of this Act;

(c) if so, the reasons therefor;

(d) the action taken to control fees ofadvocates in the country;

(e) whether Government would ban'clerkage' on advocate fees; and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

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Payment of arrears to sugarcanegrowers

3906. SHRI M. SHANMUGAM: Willthe Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS,FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONbe pleased to state:

(a) the total amount due to canegrowersby the sugar mills in last two years;

(b) the reasons for not clearing the duesby mill owners;

(c) the reasons for delay in paying duesto sugarcane growers despite the fact thatsugar mills are required to make paymentwithin 14 days, under Sugarcane (Control)Order and the action being taken byGovernment for ensuring early payment;and

(d) whether despite levying of interestfor delayed payment and in view offarmers' crisis, Government would issueadvisory to State Governments to ensureclearance of arrears to sugarcane growers,if so, the details thereof?

Requirement of agro warehouses

3907. SHRI K.C. RAMAMURTHY:Will the Minister of CONSUMERAFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLICDISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

(a) details and number of functional agrowarehouses under FCI in country, State-wise;

(b) whether Government is aware ofany gap in actual and desired number ofagro warehouses;

(c) whether it is proposed to increasenumber of agro warehouses, if so, detailsof proposed number, time-frame andrevenue sources for the same;

(d) whether it is proposed to easeregulatory requirements to improve

viability of agro warehousing as a business;and

(e) whether it is a fact that due toCoronavirus, agri exports would beimpacted and thereby there is need for morewarehouses and if so, plans of Ministrytherefor?

Pricing of bottled water

3908. KUMARI SELJA: Will theMinister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS,FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has any planto declare bottled drinking water as anessential commodity and fix a price cap onthe selling price of these bottles;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor;

(c) whether Government has any planto make Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)certification mandatory for all brands ofwater bottles; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Production and export of sugar

3909. SHRIMATI VIJILASATHYANANTH: Will the Minister ofCONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD ANDPUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the totalexport of sugar is expected to be more than50 lakh tonnes in the current sugar season;

(b) whether it is also a fact thatGovernment is considering to reallocatequotas of mills that have not contractedthe stipulated quantity of exports;

(c) whether it is also a fact that thecountry expects a buffer production of sugarduring this sugar season; and


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Procurement of notified crops underMSP

3910. SHRI MANAS RANJANBHUNIA: Will the Minister ofCONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD ANDPUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased tostate:

(a) the quantum of crops procured byGovernment agencies during the last threeyears, State-wise and year-wise;

(b) whether Government has not beenable to procure all the notified crops despitethe Minimum Support Price (MSP)announced for the purpose, if so, the detailsthereof; and

(c) the reasons therefor along with thecorrective measures taken by Governmentin this regard?

Irregularities under PDS inGujarat

†3911. SHRI NARANBHAI J.RATHWA: Will the Minister ofCONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD ANDPUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased tostate:

(a) the number of complaints inconnection with corruption/irregularities inPublic Distribution System received fromGujarat during the last three years;

(b) the outcome of the action taken byGovernment on the basis of thesecomplaints; and

(c) the number of people who have beenfound guilty in the said action taken inGujarat and the rules under which the StateGovernment has taken action?

Damage of foodgrains

3912. SHRI K.J. ALPHONS:SHRI SAMBHAJI

CHHATRAPATI:

Will the Minister of CONSUMERAFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLICDISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:

(a) the quantity of foodgrains stored inFCI godowns and CWC warehouses,category-wise;

(b) the details of quantum of foodgrainsthat have got damaged in FCI godowns andCWC warehouses during each of the pastfive years and the main reasons therefor;

(c) the corrective measures that havebeen taken by Government to reduce thedamage of foodgrains in the country; and

(d) whether Government proposes toupgrade the existing storage system andconstruct new warehouses using scientificmethodology to check the wastage offoodgrains?

Implementation of NFSA

3913. DR. SANTANU SEN: Will theMinister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS,FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONbe pleased to state:

(a) the percentage of rural and urbanbeneficiaries currently covered under theNational Food Security Act (NFSA) in thecountry, State/UT-wise;

(b) the reasons for less number ofbeneficiaries than the provision of the Act;

(c) whether the Union Government hasfixed any target under the NFSA, if so, thepresent status of the target and if not,whether any target is being considered forfuture; and


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(d) the details of the amount allocatedand utilised under the NFSA in the countryduring the last five years, State/UnionTerritory-wise?

Action plan to raise milk production

†3914. DR. SATYANARAYANJATIYA: Will the Minister of FISHERIES,ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANDDAIRYING be pleased to state:

(a) the State-wise current status of milkproduction, its demand and supply in thecountry along with target for raising milkproduction and action-plan to achieve thesame during each of the next five years; and

(b) the details of current and futureplans, financial management, grant-in-aidwith regard to promotion of animalhusbandry?

Revision of norms of Saving-cum-Relief scheme

3915. SHRI NARENDRA KUMARSWAIN: Will the Minister of FISHERIES,ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANDDAIRYING be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Central Governmentwill allow all categories of active marinefishermen to participate in the "Saving-cum-Relief'' scheme which is one of thecomponents of the National Scheme ofWelfare of Fishermen, for betterimplementation of the scheme as coveringonly BPL category fishermen resulted inexclusion of considerable number ofdeserving active fishermen of Odisha;



Assistance to fishermen under BlueRevolution Scheme

3916. SHRI VAIKO: Will the Ministerof FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING be pleased to state:

(a) the details of Centrally SponsoredSchemes on Blue Revolution launched byGovernment in the last three years;

(b) the amount spent for purchase orreplacement of boats for traditional/artisanalfishermen, nets and assistance for deepfishing in the last two years and in thecurrent year, State-wise; and

(c) the details of Group AccidentInsurance available to the fishermen andthe insurance amount for the accident orpermanent disability?

MoU with foreign countries infisheries sector

3917. SHRI KANAKAMEDALARAVINDRA KUMAR: Will the Ministerof FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has signedMemorandum of Understandings (MoUs)with countries possessing advancedtechnology to double the sea food exports;


(c) whether Government has identifiedStates in the country which would be givenspecial focus in this direction under any ofits existing scheme/proposed scheme; and


Rashtriya Gokul Mission

3918. SHRI VIJAY GOEL: Will theMinister of FISHERIES, ANIMALHUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING bepleased to state:


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(a) the number of livestock registeredunder Rashtriya Gokul Mission till 2019in Rajasthan and Delhi, district-wise;

(b) the number of beneficiaries of thesub-mission on skill development,technology transfer and extension underNational Livestock Mission in Rajasthanand Delhi; and

(c) the details thereof?

Potential in livestock and dairy sector

3919. DR. VIKAS MAHATME: Willthe Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMALHUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING bepleased to state:

(a) whether there is huge potential inlivestock and dairying sector and a largenumber of people are employed in the saidsectors in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) the details of the animal husbandryand dairying related schemes implementedby Government across the countryincluding in the coastal States likeMaharashtra to diversify the respectivesectors; and

(d) the various steps taken byGovernment to increase the employmentopportunities in these sectors?

Improving pisciculture infrastructure

3920. SHRI DEREK O' BRIEN: Willthe Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMALHUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING bepleased to state:

(a) the initiatives taken by Governmentto improve pisciculture infrastructure inthe country in the last five years, especiallyin West Bengal, the details thereof;

(b) whether Government calculates

average income of fisherman and whetherthis income has increased in the last fiveyears, the details thereof; and

(c) whether Government has issued anyadvisories against usage of harmfulpreservatives for fishes and the loss of fishdue to the same, the details thereof?

Extension of indigenous cow breeds

†3921. SHRI HARNATH SINGHYADAV: Will the Minister of FISHERIES,ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANDDAIRYING be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware of thefact that indigenous breeds of cows are onthe verge of extinction;

(b) whether the milk of indigenous cowsis more healthy and nutritious as comparedto foreign breed cows, if so, the detailsthereof; and

(c) whether any action plan is underconsideration by Government for theprotection and improvement of indigenousbreeds of cows and if so, the details thereof?

Amendment to PCA Act, 1960

3922. SHRI PARTAP SINGHBAJWA:

PROF. M.V. RAJEEVGOWDA:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES,ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ANDDAIRYING be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cases of cruelty toanimals registered under the Prevention ofCruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960 foreach year since 2005 to 2018, year-wiseand State-wise;

(b) the number of convictions in casesof cruelty to animals registered under the


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PCA Act, 1960 for the years since 2005 to2018, year-wise and State-wise;

(c) whether the Ministry is consideringamendments to the PCA Act, 1960;

(d) if so, whether these amendmentspertain to increasing penalties in the Act;

(e) the details regarding status of theamendments; and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

Employment opportunities under AgroProcessing Cluster Scheme of

PMKSY

3923. DR. PRABHAKAR KORE: Willthe Minister of FOOD PROCESSINGINDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the AgroProcessing Cluster Scheme under PradhanMantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)is likely to generate employment for peoplein rural areas and benefit thousands offarmers; and

(b) if so, the number of projectssanctioned under the scheme and thenumber of farmers likely to be benefitedby these projects, the details thereof,State-wise?

Promoting FPIs under "Make inIndia" programme

3924. SHRI VIJAY GOEL: Will theMinister of FOOD PROCESSINGINDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) the steps Government has taken topromote Food Processing Industries(FPIs)under "Make in India" programme alongwith the details thereof and if no steps havebeen taken, the reasons therefor; and

(b) whether Government has taken anysteps to improve research and developmentin FPIs in the country?

Encouraging FPIs in the country

3925. DR. KANWAR DEEP SINGH:Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSINGINDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is encouragingthe Food Processing Industries (FPIs) inthe country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the role of private and publicpartnerships in this regard, State/UT-wise;and

(c) the steps being taken to removehurdles in this sector to achieve the desiredresults?

Objectives of "Operation Greens"

3926. SHRI K.J. ALPHONS: Will theMinister of FOOD PROCESSINGINDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) the objectives of "OperationGreens";

(b) whether the scheme has ensuredremunerative prices to the farmers duringthe past two years; and


Setting up of expert committee toreview the Mega Food Parks Scheme

3927. DR. BANDA PRAKASH: Willthe Minister of FOOD PROCESSINGINDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government hasconstituted any expert committee to reviewthe Mega Food Parks Scheme in thecountry;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe recommendations made by thecommittee; and

(c) the details of the beneficiaries underthe scheme, State-wise?

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Initiatives for effective cold chainredressals

†3928. DR. KIRODI LAL MEENA:Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSINGINDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has undertakenany survey or assessment with regard torequirements of cold storage units, if so,the details thereof, State-wise and year-wise and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(b) whether Government has taken anyinitiatives for effective cold chain redressals,if so, the details thereof since 2014, State-wise and year-wise and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Employment opportunities in foodprocessing units

3929. DR. ASHOK BAJPAI: Will theMinister of FOOD PROCESSINGINDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

(a) the number of food processing unitsoperational in the country, State-wise;

(b) the number of proposals pendingfor consideration; and

(c) the number of employment expectedto be generated after completion of thesefood processing units?

Grants to PRIs of Maharashtra

3930. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is providinggrants to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs)of Maharashtra;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor andwhether Government proposes to provide

grants to PRIs of the State for their goodfinancial health?

Utilisation of funds by GramPanchayats

3931. SHRI SANJAY SINGH: Will theMinister of PANCHAYATI RAJ bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the fundsprovided to Panchayats for developmentand digitization of Gram Panchayats havenot been utilised;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the details of allocated funds usedby Sarpanchs for personal use and actiontaken against them?

e-Panchayat facility

†3932. SHRI RAM VICHARNETAM: Will the Minister ofPANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government isimplementing e-Panchayat facility in thecountry to improve functioning ofPanchayats;

(b) if so, the current status of progressmade with regard to e-Panchayats inBalrampur-Ramanujganj districts ofChhattisgarh; and

(c) the number of digitalized/to bedigitalized Panchayats in Balrampur districtof Chhattisgarh so far?

Ban on carrying cylinders in trains

3933. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDYVEMIREDDY: Will the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the reasons Railways had bannedcarrying cylinders, particularly oxygencylinders, in trains;


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(b) whether it is a fact that recentlySupreme Court has issued a direction toRailways to permit carrying of oxygencylinders in trains; and

(c) if so, the steps taken by Railwaysto implement the above direction?

Hurdles in cancelling waitlistedcounter tickets

3934. SHRI SANJAY RAUT: Will theMinister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that manypassengers are facing problems in cancellingtheir waitlisted counter tickets to get theirrefund;

(b) if so, the details thereof andGovernment's response thereto;

(c) the amount of money earned byRailways from passengers who could notcancel their waitlisted tickets during thelast three years; and

(d) the details of steps taken orproposed to be taken by Railways forminimizing the hurdles to the railwaypassengers to cancel their waitlisted ticketsand get timely refund?

Buying ready-made trains fromprivate players

3935. SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Railwaysare planning to buy ready-made trains fromprivate players;


(c) whether it is also a fact that a high-level meeting was held recently in Delhiinvolving Railway Ministers, top officials

and manufacturers of trains, coaches andcomponent manufacturers; and

(d) if so, the outcome of the same?

Operating ratio of Railways

3936. SHRI MD. NADIMUL HAQUE:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS bepleased to state:

(a) the details of operating ratio ofRailways for the last three years, year-wise;

(b) the split of passenger and freightoperating ratios for the same period; and

(c) the Government's plans onimproving these numbers?

Electrification of Railways

3937. SHRI MD. NADIMUL HAQUE:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS bepleased to state:

(a) whether the electrification of railwaylines is going as planned; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and by whenGovernment expects to complete it?

Drop in railway passengers travellingby AC class

3938. SHRI RIPUN BORA: Will theMinister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the numberof passengers who travelled in AC coacheshas dropped by over 10 per cent in the lasttwo years viz. 2018-19 and 2019-20 tilldate;

(b) whether it is also a fact that roadtransport costs and air travel costs havebecome cheaper with the infrastructuraldevelopment, causing consecutive drop inpassengers travelling by trains; and

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(c) the action plan and the action takenby Government to attract more passengersto Railways?

Operation of world-class trains

3939. SHRI M.P. VEERENDRAKUMAR: Will the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has entrusteda panel of Secretaries to formulate theproposal for world-class trains to beoperated in the country by private players;

(b) whether Government has receivedany feedback on the draft proposal foroperating world-class trains in the country;and

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Pruning of Railway Board by 25 percent

3940. SHRI R. VAITHILINGAM: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Railwayshave decided to prune the Railway Boardby 25 per cent by cutting down its strengthfrom 200 to 150;


(c) whether it is also a fact that Railwaysare considering to transfer Director-levelofficials and above to zonal railways; and


Recommendations of Bibek DebroyCommittee

3941. SHRI R. VAITHILINGAM: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that Railways

have received recommendations from theBibek Debroy Committee on IndianRailways;


(c) whether it is also a fact that the saidCommittee had recommended manysuggestions to improve the efficacy of theRailways; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken by Railways to implement therecommendations of the said Committee?

Shutting down of free wi-fi by Google

3942. SHRI B. LINGAIAH YADAV:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Google is shutting down'Station' programme which provides freepublic wi-fi in 400 busiest railway stationsin the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor; and

(c) the alternative steps being taken inthis regard to work with other partners tocontinue the existing facilities in future?

Land under RLDA

3943. SHRI DEREK O' BRIEN: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) the total land area belonging to RailLand Development Authority (RLDA), thedetails thereof;

(b) whether Railways generate revenuefrom such land area, if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the total land area under RLDA lyingunused in the country, the details thereof;and

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(d) whether RLDA has entered intoPublic-Private-Partnerships to developunused land area, if so, the details thereof'?

Tourist Facilitation Centres

†3944. SHRI OM PRAKASHMATHUR: Will the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that TouristFacilitation Centres (TFCs) have been setup by Railways;

(b) if so, the quantum of revenueincreased on account of setting up of thesefacilitation centres; and

(c) the details thereof?

Extension of Suheldev Express service

3945. SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government would extendSuheldev Express (22419/22420) uptoBallia in veiw of the hardships faced bypassengers to board train from Ghazipurand unavailability of seats from Ballia inother trains;



Redeveloping railway stations toairport standards

3946. SHRI AKHILESH PRASADSINGH: Will the Minister of RAILWAYSbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is working ona plan to redevelop certain railway stationsto airport standards and if so, the details of

the same along with the list of such railwaystations; and

(b) the funding model for theredevelopment plan and whether it willmake existing passenger amenities costlierfor the general public?

Vacancies in disabled category inRailways

3947. SHRI S. MUTHUKARUPPAN:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Railwaysissued a clarification on reservation inGroup "D" or level 1 vacancies:


(c) whether it is also a fact that Railwayshave revised the vacancies to be filled bythe disabled persons from 729 to 2400;and


Temporary freeze on long-pendingprojects

3948. SHRI RAVI PRAKASHVERMA: Will the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Railways had put atemporary freeze on 498 long pendingprojects and allocated/released only a tokenamount of ` 1000 per annum for the same;

(b) if so, the details thereof,project-wise and zone-wise;

(c) the reasons and rationale for thesame; and

(d) the reasons for the deterioratingfinancial condition of Railways and thefailure of Government to arrest it?


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Railway services in tribal areas

3949. SHRI RAKESH SINHA: Will theMinister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) the number of railway stations whichhave been created in the tribal areas;

(b) the number of tribal areas covered inthe course of railway expansion during theyears 2017-2020; and

(c) the number of new trains startedduring 2016-2020 for the tribal population?

Upgrading of tracks for running highspeed trains

3950. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has selectedrailway routes for upgrading of tracks torun high-speed trains in the country, thename-wise and number-wise detailsthereof; and

(b) if so, whether many passenger trainsare withdrawn/cancelled in recent years,especially in Tamil Nadu, the detailsthereof?

Stoppage of Suvidha Express train atAdoni railway station

3951. SHRI T. G. VENKATESH: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has receivedany request seeking stoppage of TrainNo.82653-82654 Yesvantpur-Jaipur-Yesvantpur Suvidha Express at Adonirailway station;


(c) whether Government has taken anydecision on such request, if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) the stand of Government in thisregard?

Steps taken to maintain trainpunctuality

3952. SHRI SYED NASIR HUSSAIN:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Government is takingcorrective steps to maintain the punctualityof trains especially for the category ofSuperfast and Premium trains like Rajdhani,Shatabdi, Duronto, Humsafar, Tejas, etc.for which the passengers have paid morefares to reach the destinations as per thescheduled time with all halting stationsstrictly observing the scheduled arrival anddeparture; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Status of railway stations in Assam

3953. SHRI KAMAKHYA PRASADTASA: Will the Minister of RAILWAYSbe pleased to state:

(a) the total number of railway stationsin Assam that have been upgraded to modelstation;

(b) the security and safety measuresnewly introduced in the railway stationsof Assam and in the coaches; and

(c) the new amenities that have beenintroduced in the railway stations of Assam?

Pending railway projects inJharkhand and Gujarat

3954. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleasedto state:

(a) the total number of projects that areyet to be completed in the States ofJharkhand and Gujarat;

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(b) the total funds that have beenallocated to these States towards thecompletion of newly introduced projects,including new rail lines;

(c) whether Railways have takencognizance of the increased requirement ofnew rail lines in both the States and if so,the details thereof; and

(d) whether Government has a plan toincrease the funds allocated to these Statesowing to their increased rail infrastructurerequirement and if so, the details thereof?

Redevelopment of railway stations inMumbai

3955. SHRIMATI VANDANACHAVAN: Will the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is planning toredevelop and upgrade railway stations inMumbai;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe stations selected for redevelopment andthe time-frame within which theredevelopment will be initiated andcompleted;

(c) whether Government has prepareda roadmap for the redevelopment and if so,the details thereof; and

(d) the estimated cost of redevelopmentand the proposed funding plan for thesame?

Revenue from passenger transportbusiness

3956. SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government plans to induct

private operators to run passenger trainson certain routes:

(b) if so, the details thereof with thereasons therefor, zone-wise; and

(c) the steps taken by Government toenhance the revenue from passengertransport business?

Connecting district headquarters withsuperfast trains

†3957. SHRI HARNATH SINGHYADAV: Will the Minister of RAILWAYSbe pleased to state:

(a) the State/UT-wise details of numberof district headquarters which have noservice of superfast trains;

(b) whether there is any action plan toconnect all the district headquarters withsuperfast train services across the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether Government wouldconsider any action plan to connect Etahand Mainpuri district headquarters of UttarPradesh with superfast train services?

Strength of GRP in Karnataka

3958. SHRI B. K. HARIPRASAD:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the presentstrength of Government Railway Police(GRP) in Karnataka is as per the strengthsanctioned around 37 years ago; and

(b) if so, the reasons for not revising thestrength of GRP and the action taken onthe request of Government of Karnatakato revise the strength for maintenance oflaw and order, prevention and detection ofcrime and safety of passengers?


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Merging of eight rail services

3959. SHRI SANJAY SETH: Will theMinister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has decided tomerge the eight rail services into a singleIndian Railway Management Service, if so,the details thereof and the objective behindthe move;

(b) whether Government has consultedall the stakeholders before the merger, ifso, the details thereof along with the detailsof the officers who will be affected by themerger; and

(c) whether Departmentalism in IndianRailways has been marked by inefficiencyand fighting over control of assets andresources, leading to delays in decision-making which in return affects the progressof key projects?

Freight trains and freight corridors

3960. SHRI SANJAY SETH: Will theMinister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government isimplementing dedicated freight corridorprojects in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/zone-wise;

(c) whether Government has taken anysteps to increase the maximum speed offreight trains from the current speed of75 kmph on track;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether Government's attention isdrawn to less number of freight trains beingrun in the country as against the vastcapacity; and

(f) if so, the corrective steps taken byGovernment to increase the number offreight trains in the country?

Controlling the spread of COVID-19outbreak

3961. KUMARI SELJA: Will theMinister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is ensuringfumigation of Railways at regular intervalsto control the outbreak of COVID-19;

(b) if so, the zone-wise details thereof;

(c) the amount of fund being allocatedand utilised for the same; and

(d) the steps being taken byGovernment to ensure control ofCOVID-19 in railway stations andplatforms?

Completion of Kazipet-Balharshahthird railway line

3962. SHRI DHARMAPURISRINIVAS: Will the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the attention ofGovernment is drawn to the matter ofcompletion of proposed Kazipet-Balharshah third railway line;

(b) if so, the progress and present statusof the said railway line;

(c) the reasons for the delay; and

(d) by when this new line will be openedfor running trains, the details thereof?

Introducing double decker trains

3963. SHRI C. M. RAMESH: Will theMinister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government proposes tointroduce double decker trains on some ofthe railway routes in the country, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether some years ago, Railwaysintroduced double decker trains on someroutes, if so, the reasons for discontinuingof such trains, thereof; and

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(c) whether Government proposes tosend a high level team of experts abroad tostudy the feasibility of running such trainsin the country, if so, the details thereof?

Modernisation of railway tracks foroptimum utilisation

3964. SHRI MAHESH PODDAR: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Railways are facingdifficulty in running trains to their full speedpotential due to old tracks;

(b) if so, the steps taken by Railwaysto lay new tracks to realise the full speedpotential of these high speed trains; and

(c) the progress of the measures takenso far to run the new trains to their fullspeed potential thereof?

Coach factories in the country

3965. SHRI ELAMARAM KAREEM:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleasedto state:

(a) the coach factories functioning inthe country at present;

(b) whether enough train coaches arebeing manufactured by these factories asper demand;

(c) the new coach factories Governmentis planning to establish and the status oftheir work; and

(d) the status of the proposed coachfactory in Palakkad, Kerala?

Route extension program

3966. SHRI VINAY DINUTENDULKAR: Will the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Railways have pre-surveyed railway routes for taking up routeextension programs, State-wise androute-wise, details thereof;

(b) if so, on which routes work has beenstarted or is going to start, the detailsthereof; and

(c) whether any route in Goa has beentaken up for route extension, if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Steam engines in operation

3967. SHRI ANIL DESAI: Will theMinister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of steam engines still inuse to pull passenger trains in the country;

(b) the sections/routes where suchtrains are running;

(c) whether tourists are more attractedto train journeys with steam engines; and

(d) the steps that have been taken byGovernment to preserve and introducemore such steam engines in the country?

Vande Bharat and Tejas Expresstrains

†3968. SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR:Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that testing/construction work to run trains like VandeBharat and Tejas Express on various mainlines by Government is in process in thecountry;


(c) whether there is any proposal forrunning trains like Vande Bharat and TejasExpress to Darbhanga via Patna andSamastipur;


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(d) if so, the details thereof, and

(e) the places where the said trains havebeen decided to be run at present in thecountry?

Demands of TTEs

3969. SHRI M. SHANMUGAM: Willthe Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether the demands of TrainTicket Examiners (TTEs) are pending withthe Ministry for consideration;


(c) the reasons for not considering TTEsas “running staff” even when they are forcedto work for more than 10 hours againstprovisions of International LabourOrganization (ILO) Convention; and

(d) whether any meeting is being heldwith trade unions for resolving their genuineproblems and fulfilling the demands ofTTEs, if so, the details thereof?

Rail orders placed with SAIL

3970. DR. T. SUBBARAMIREDDY:

SHRI M. SHANMUGAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS bepleased to state:

(a) the quantum of order placed byRailways with Steel Authority of IndiaLimited (SAIL) for supply of rails in thecurrent year and the quantity supplied sofar;

(b) the total quantity of rails requiredby Railways in a year; and

(c) whether order for rail to be placedwith SAIL for the year 2020-21 has beenfinalised; and


Sivok-Rangpo railway line project

3971. SHRIMATI SHANTACHHETRI: Will the Minister ofRAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the status of Sivok-Rangpo railwayline project;

(b) the total funds allocated for theproject; and

(c) the expected date of completionand the reasons for delay, the detailsthereof?

Targets set and achieved underPMGSY

3972. SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) details of targets set and achievedunder Phase I & II of Pradhan Mantri GramSadak Yojana (PMGSY), with particularreference to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana;

(b) whether Ministry has recentlylaunched Phase III of PMGSY and is givingemphasis to strengthen road infrastructureto mandis;

(c) if so, details thereof, with a particularreference to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana;

(d) whether Ministry is focusing onlyon strengthening rural roads underPhase III or is also working on wideningroads, since they were constructed morethan a decade ago; and

(e) if so, the minimum width thatMinistry has fixed for a rural road?

DISHA initiative in West Bengal andRajasthan

3973. DR. ABHISHEK MANUSINGHVI: Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the district-wise progress of DistrictDevelopment Coordination and Monitoring

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Committee (DISHA) initiative in WestBengal and Rajasthan; and

(b) the tangible outcome received in thecountry through the introduction ofDISHA?

River rejuvenation and waterharvesting under MGNREGA

3974. SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Ministryis now focusing more on river rejuvenationand water harvesting works underMGNREGA to achieve the target of waterfor all households by 2024;

(b) if so, the details thereof, with aparticular reference to Andhra Pradesh; and

(c) the special emphasis proposed inthe 2020-21 Budget?

Rural homeless

3975. DR. AMAR PATNAIK: Will theMinister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has anydefinition/indicators of ‘rural homeless’;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether Government proposes tointroduce such a criteria in the 2020-21census?

Non-human beneficiary underMGNREGA

†3976. SHRI OM PRAKASHMATHUR: Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether any project for non-human

beneficiary has been approved underMGNREGA; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Insufficient financial assistance forconstruction of toilets

3977. SHRI A. K. SELVARAJ: Will theMinister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the financialassistance of ` 12,000 for construction oftoilets under Mahatma Gandhi NationalRural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA) in rural areas is insufficientto meet the cost of construction due tocost of material and inflation;

(b) whether it is also a fact that becauseof this reason alone, Government could notachieve the desired results;

(c) whether Government is consideringto enhance the financial assistance, takinginto account the above facts; and


Insufficient financial assistance forconstruction of dwelling units

3978. SHRI A. K. SELVARAJ: Will theMinister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the financialassistance given for the construction ofdwelling units amounting to ̀ 1,20,000 forplain areas and ̀ 1,30,000 for hilly areas isinsufficient to meet the cost of constructiondue to cost of material and inflation;

(b) whether Government is consideringto enhance the financial assistance, takinginto account the above facts; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?


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Provision of maximum number ofdays of employment under

MGNREGA

3979. SHRI S. MUTHUKARUPPAN:Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that many Stateswere not able to provide the required numberof employment to people under MahatmaGandhi National Rural EmploymentGuarantee Act (MGNREGA);

(b) whether it is also a fact that theaverage employment provided by States isto the tune of 40-45 days in a year;

(c) if so, whether Government has askedthe States to strictly provide the maximumnumber of days of employment underMGNREGA; and


Deen Dayal Upadhyaya RashtriyaAajeevika Mission in

Andhra Pradesh

3980. SHRI T.G. VENKATESH: Willthe Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government, with a viewto develop self-employment of the womenworkers in the unorganised sector, has takena decision to establish Deen DayalUpadhyaya Rashtriya Aajeevika Missionin the State of Andhra Pradesh;


(c) the number of such centres openedand the amount of funds released and spenton each centre;

(d) the details of these centres, district-wise; and

(e) the progress of these centres, as ondate?

Watershed development projectsunder PMKSY

3981. SHRI A. MOHAMMEDJAN:Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that out of 8214watershed development projects underPradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana(PMKSY), roughly 3,000 such projectswere completed;


(c) whether Government is consideringto take necessary steps to complete allsanctioned projects; and


Payment of wages under MGNREGA

3982. SHRI A. MOHAMMEDJAN:Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the wages tothe people who worked under MahatmaGandhi National Rural EmploymentGuarantee Act (MGNREGA) are not beingpaid on time;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the saidAct mandates payment of wages within15 days of work;

(c) whether it is also a fact thatGovernment is considering to pay partialreimbursement wherever the States werenot able to make full payment; and


Revision of wages under MGNREGAfor resolving disparity among States

3983. SHRIMATI VANDANACHAVAN: Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Ministry proposes to

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revise the wages under MGNREGA toincrease the minimum wagescommensurately with inflation and resolvethe existing disparity of wages acrossvarious States;

(b) whether Ministry plans to reviewthe list of works that can be taken up underMGNREGA and widen its ambit;

(c) whether Ministry plans to amendits operational protocol regarding paymentto labourers and look into the viability ofopening accounts in post offices for thebenefit of rural inhabitants in isolatedlocations; and

(d) the steps taken/proposed by theMinistry to ensure timely payment ofunemployment allowance by States underMGNREGA?

Amount to be reimbursed toKarnataka

3984. SHRI B.K. HARIPRASAD: Willthe Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Grantstowards (overdue) advance released toKarnataka under MGNREGA in the year2015-16 and 2016-17 amounted to ` 1,227crore but after adjustment of this advance,an amount of ` 856.14 crore is stilloutstanding to be reimbursed by the CentralGovernment;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe steps taken to release above grants; and

(c) the status of new request to release` 2,573.45 crore grant (includingoutstanding new advance and requirementof 2019-20)?

Funds for rural development in WestBengal

3985. SHRIMATI SHANTACHHETRI:Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the total funds allocated to WestBengal under rural development schemesfor the last three years;

(b) the total funds allocated specificallyto Darjeeling district under ruraldevelopment schemes for the last threeyears; and

(c) the details of utilization of the saidfunds, scheme-wise?

Rural road connectivity

3986. DR. ASHOK BAJPAI: Will theMinister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

(a) the length of rural road connectivitycreated during the last three years; and

(b) the length of rural road connectivitywhich shall be created during the next threeyears?

Upgrading of roads under PMGSY inBihar

3987. SHRI AKHILESH PRASADSINGH: Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the total length of roads upgradedunder Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY) in Bihar in Financial Year2019-20; and

(b) whether for the third phase ofPMGSY, rural roads in Bihar have beenidentified for upgradation, if so, the totalstretch in Bihar to be taken up under thethird phase of PMGSY?

Phase three of PMGSY

3988. SARDAR SUKHDEV SINGHDHINDSA: Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has

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implemented the third phase of PradhanMantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY); and

(b) if so, the target fixed for constructionof new roads and upgrading the existingroads?

Status of MGNREGA

3989. SHRI ELAMARAM KAREEM:Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the average number of days of workthrough MGNREGA since 2014, the year-wise details thereof;

(b) whether the Central share on wagesare released on time by Government orthere are arrears on the payment of wages;

(c) the total number of people andpercentage of population given employmentthrough MGNREGA; and

(d) the steps taken by Government toimprove the scheme?

Training of youth by 2025

†3990. MS. SAROJ PANDEY: Will theMinister of SKILL DEVELOPMENTAND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleasedto state:

(a) the number of youth in the countrywho have been imparted training byGovernment and the number of those whohave been provided employment, out ofthem during the last five years; and

(b) the number of additional youth inthe country targeted to be trained byGovernment by 2025, the details thereof?

Agreement with Singapore for settingup of world-class skill centre

3991. SHRI SANJAY RAUT: Will theMinister of SKILL DEVELOPMENTAND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Government has signed anyagreement/ MoU with Government of

Singapore for setting up of ‘World ClassSkill Centre’ to address the shortage ofskilled manpower in various parts of thecountry during the last five years;

(b) if so, the details thereof indicatinghow many skill centres have been openedso far, State-wise;

(c) the number of youth who have beenbenefited through these centres so far;

(d) whether any complaints have beenreceived by Government for the delay inopening of such skill centres, particularlyin Delhi; and

(e) if so, the details thereof andGovernment’s response thereto?

Welfare schemes being implementedby Ministry

3992. DR. VINAY P.SAHASRABUDDHE: Will the Ministerof SKILL DEVELOPMENT ANDENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased tostate:

(a) the major welfare schemes beingimplemented by the Ministry currently andthe State-wise details of the beneficiariesof these schemes during the last five years;

(b) the specific reforms introduced inthe design or mechanism forimplementation of these schemes duringthe last five years; and

(c) the impact of these new reformsintroduced in the quality of implementationor prevention of corruption?

Under-utilisation of funds by PMKVY

3993. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARGUPTA: Will the Minister of SKILLDEVELOPMENT ANDENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that despite being


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one of the flagship schemes of Government,the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana(PMKVY) has been flagged by theMinistry of Finance for continuous under-utilisation of funds by it; and

(b) if so, the details about the utilisationof funds under this scheme for the last threeyears?

Skill vouchers

3994. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARGUPTA: Will the Minister of SKILLDEVELOPMENT ANDENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Ministryproposes to introduce skill vouchers thatwould enable aspirants to undertake trainingof their choice and get their vouchersredeemed on the successful completion ofthe training;


(c) whether the Ministry has taken anymeasures for consolidation and upgradationunder the Skill India Mission; and


Collaboration with IBM for skilldevelopment in IT sector

3995. DR. AMEE YAJNIK: Will theMinister of SKILL DEVELOPMENTAND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleasedto state:

(a) whether the Ministry has launchedany study programme in collaboration withIBM for skill development in theInformation Technology (IT) sector forstudents;

(b) if so, the progress made, State-wise,

and how many students have registered forthis programme;

(c) whether such programmes wouldhelp in contributing to skill developmentin the country; and


Institutions for promotion of skilldevelopment and entrepreneurship

3996. SHRI SYED NASIR HUSSAIN:Will the Minister of SKILLDEVELOPMENT ANDENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased tostate:

(a) whether there is a shortage ofinstitutions to promote skill developmentand entrepreneurship in the country, if so,the details thereof; and

(b) the number of institutions set up topromote skill development andentrepreneurship in the country so far,State-wise?

Skill trades taught in ITIs

3997. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:Will the Minister of SKILLDEVELOPMENT ANDENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of the Industrial TrainingInstitutes (ITIs) functioning in the country,at present, along with the skill trades beingtaught in these institutes, State/UT-wiseincluding Jharkhand and Gujarat;

(b) the number of students being trainedin these institutes and the existing vacanciesin various categories along with the plan tofill up these vacancies, State/UT-wiseincluding Jharkhand and Gujarat; and

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(c) whether Government proposes toset up new ITIs in the country and if so,the details thereof, State-wise?

Skill Development Centres in thecountry

3998. SHRI C.M. RAMESH: Will theMinister of SKILL DEVELOPMENTAND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleasedto state:

(a) the number of Skill DevelopmentCentres functioning in the country,State-wise details thereof; and

(b) the details of number of personswho have been trained in such Centres andhow it had helped them in gettingemployment?

Negative growth in districts underskill development

3999. SHRI SANJAY SINGH: Will theMinister of SKILL DEVELOPMENTAND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that 108 districtsout of 112 districts under AspirationalDistrict Programme registered negativegrowth in terms of skill building betweenJuly, 2018 to February, 2019;

(b) whether this would be consideredas a failure of the Skill Acquisition andKnowledge Awareness for LivelihoodPromotion (SANKALP) scheme, whichfocuses on skill development in districts;and

(c) the details of working skill centresin each district under this scheme and thesteps taken by Government to engageyouth in these centres?

e-Credentialing specification

4000. SHRI MAHESH PODDAR: Willthe Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENTAND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleasedto state:

(a) whether the Ministry is developingan e-Credentialing specification, if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether the Ministry has notifiedthis specification as an Indian Standard, ifnot, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor;

(c) the estimated cost of the project andthe estimated timeline for implementation;and

(d) whether the Ministry has workedon a business model for the private sectorplayers involved in the project?

NEW DELHI; DESH DEEPAK VERMA,The 21st March, 2020 Secretary-General.Chaitra 1, 1942 (Saka)

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I N D E X(Ministry-wise)

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare : 3841, 3842, 3843, 3844, 3845, 3846,3847, 3848, 3849, 3850, 3851, 3852,3854, 3855, 3856, 3857, 3858, 3859,3860, 3861, 3862, 3863, 3864, 3865,3866, 3867, 3868, 3885,

Chemicals and Fertilizers : 3869, 3870, 3871, 3872, 3873, 3874,3875, 3876, 3877, 3878,

Commerce and Industry : 3879, 3880, 3881, 3882, 3883, 3884,3886, 3887, 3888, 3889, 3890, 3891,3892, 3893, 3894, 3895, 3896, 3897,3898, 3899, 3900, 3901,

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public : 3853, 3902, 3903, 3904, 3905, 3906,Distribution 3907, 3908, 3909, 3910, 3911, 3912,

3913,

Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying : 3914, 3915, 3916, 3917, 3918, 3919,3920, 3921, 3922,

Food Processing Industries : 3923, 3924, 3925, 3926, 3927, 3928,3929,

Panchayati Raj : 3930, 3931, 3932,

Railways : 3933, 3934, 3935, 3936, 3937, 3938,3939, 3940, 3941, 3942, 3943, 3944,3945, 3946, 3947, 3948, 3949, 3950,3951, 3952, 3953, 3954, 3955, 3956,3957, 3958, 3959, 3960, 3961, 3962,3963, 3964, 3965, 3966, 3967, 3968,3969, 3970, 3971,

Rural Development : 3972, 3973, 3974, 3975, 3976, 3977,3978, 3979, 3980, 3981, 3982, 3983,3984, 3985, 3986, 3987, 3988, 3989,

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship : 3990, 3991, 3992, 3993, 3994, 3995,3996, 3997, 3998, 3999, 4000.

MGIPMRND—6128RS—21-03-2020.

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