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LOK SABHA

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List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERS

Tuesday, July 18, 2017/Ashadha 27, 1939 (Saka)

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(Ministries of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers;Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Environment, Forest

and Climate Change; Food Processing Industries; Heavy Industriesand Public Enterprises; Home Affairs; Parliamentary Affairs;

Social Justice and Empowerment)

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Total Number of Questions — 20

Environmental Pollution

*21. SHRI RADHESHYAMBISWAS:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

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be pleased to state:

(a) whether increasing number ofvehicles causing environmental pollutionis a major concern in urban areas of thecountry including Assam;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has madeany assessment regarding the adverseimpact of increasing number of vehicles inthe country;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment in this regard?

†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

Shrinking of Lakes/Glaciers

†*22. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:




(a) whether the lakes, waterfalls andglaciers particularly in the Himalayan regionare shrinking/receding/melting rapidly dueto climate change and global warming;


(c) whether the destruction/tragedycaused in Kedarnath also occurred/happeneddue to the melting of glaciers; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and theprecautionary measures taken by theGovernment in this regard?

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e-National Agricultural Market

†*23. SHRI BHARAT SINGH:SHRI MANSHANKAR

NINAMA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTUREAND FARMERS WELFARE

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(a) whether the Government has startedthe work to integrate e-NationalAgricultural Market (e-NAM) platformwith markets;

(b) if so, the total number of marketsintegrated with e-NAM so far, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government has takenany special steps to expedite the processof integrating the remaining markets withe-NAM platform;


(e) the target fixed for integrating all theregulated mandis with e-NAM platformalong with the time by which it is likely tobe achieved?

Closing of Industries near Lakes

*24. SHRI HUKUM SINGH:




(a) whether the National Green Tribunal(NGT) has issued any orders/directions forclosing of industries near lakes in thecountry;

(b) if so, the details and present statusthereof, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the NGT appointed Panelhas asked the Government to seal units

violating its orders/directions and laiddown penalty for dumping waste; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes

*25. DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICEAND EMPOWERMENT

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(a) the population of Denotified,Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes in thecountry, State-wise;

(b) the details regarding educationalqualification, literacy and employmentrates for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes;

(c) whether the Government proposesto introduce any new policy or is planningto enhance the educational qualification,literacy and employment rates of thesepopulation; and

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

Naxal Attacks

*26. SHRI VENKATESH BABUT.G.:

SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS

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(a) whether the naxal attacks on securityforces in Sukma, Chhattisgarh andGadchiroli, Maharashtra recently havecome to the notice of the Government;


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(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe number of such incidents reported andthe number of security personnel andcivilians injured/killed and naxals arrested/killed during each of the last three yearsand the current year, State-wise;

(c) the number of cases registered inthis regard and conviction rate achievedduring the said period, State-wise;

(d) the amount of assistance providedto the next of kin of the deceased and injuredpersons due to naxal attacks; and

(e) the measures undertaken to reviewthe anti-naxal policy and strengthen thesecurity system along with the othermeasures taken to curb naxalism in thecountry?

Unrest in Valley

*27. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.SCINDIA:

SHRI M. RAJA MOHANREDDY:


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(a) whether unrest in the Valley ofJammu and Kashmir has reached a'dangerous' situation;


(c) whether the Union Government hasany policy on 'Kashmir' and 'Pakistan' andif so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Union Government hassought any report from the StateGovernment of Jammu and Kashmir on thepresent turmoil in the State and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(e) the steps taken/proposed to be takenby the Union Government to address the

unrest in the Valley and other challenges inan effective manner?

Dairy Research Technology

†*28. DR. RAMESHPOKHRIYAL"NISHANK":




(a) the number of institutions workingin dairy research technology and educationsector in the country at present;

(b) the steps taken by the Governmentto increase per milch cattle milk productionin the country during the last three yearsand the current year along with the impactthereof; and

(c) the details of the special efforts madeby the Government for marketing of milkof native cow breeds in various States ofthe country in view of its nutritional value?

Funds for Food Processing Industriesin Jharkhand

†*29. SHRI RAM TAHALCHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of FOODPROCESSING INDUSTRIES

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(a) whether it is a fact that no fundshave been released for food processingindustry in Jharkhand during the year2013-14 and if so, the reasons therefor;

(b) the action taken by the Governmentfor expansion of food processing industries

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and setting up of new industry in Jharkhand;and

(c) the extent of success achieved in thisregard?

Conservation of Lakes

†*30. SHRI ARJUN LALMEENA:




(a) whether the Government proposesto sanction Rs. 56.72 crore and Rs. 10.04crore respectively for conservation andsustainable management of Uday Sagar andGoverdhan Sagar Lakes under the NationalPlan for Conservation of Aquatic EcoSystem (NPCA);

(b) if so, the time by which the saidallocations are likely to be sanctioned; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Streamlining of FCI

*31. SHRIMATI DARSHANAVIKRAM JARDOSH:

SHRI VISHNU DAYALRAM:

Will the Minister of CONSUMERAFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLICDISTRIBUTION

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(a) the details of action taken orproposed to be taken to streamline thefunctioning of the Food Corporation ofIndia (FCI);

(b) whether the Government intends tobifurcate FCI into various segments andif so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government hasconstituted a high level committee to suggestthe means for the eradication of corruptionin FCI and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the said committee hasmade recommendations to phase out thedepartmental labour system or its servicesand if so, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor; and

(e) the action taken by the Governmenton the recommendations of this committee?

Price Support Scheme

†*32. SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASH JOSHI:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal seeking to increasethe scope of Price Support Scheme (PSS)for agricultural produce including pulsesand if so, the details thereof along with theresponse of the Government thereto;

(b) whether the Government hasappointed any research committee toincrease the support price of agriculturalproduce and, if so, the details thereof;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor and thetime by which the proposal is likely to beconsidered by the committee;

(d) whether the Government has fixedthe support price for pulses in conformitywith the production cost of farmers in thepresent scenario and if so, the detailsthereof; and

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(e) the various steps taken by theGovernment to provide adequate MinimumSupport Price for pulses?

Assistance for Drought

*33. SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:




(a) whether the Southern States viz,Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala havebeen affected by drought during the lastthree years and the current year;

(b) if so, the details thereof, includingthe major drought affected districts, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government has sentany Central team to visit the droughtaffected States to assess the losses andif so, the details and the outcome thereof;

(d) whether the Government hasreceived representations from various Statesseeking financial assistance to tackle thedrought situation and if so, the detailsthereof along with the action taken by theGovernment thereon, State-wise; and

(e) the details of the amount released/tobe released by the Government to theseSouthern States under the State DisasterRelief Fund (SDRF) along with the statusof utilisation of funds released to theseStates and the number of farmers benefitedtherefrom, State and year-wise?

Espionage through Illegal TelephoneExchanges

*34. SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:

SHRI BIDYUT BARANMAHATO:


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(a) whether the Government has takennote of illegal telephone exchanges routingcalls via a computer network and allegedlyused by Pakistani intelligence agencies toaccess sensitive military information insome parts of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe modus operandi used by the offenders;

(c) the number of persons arrested inthis regard along with the equipment seizedby the officials; and

(d) the corrective measures taken/beingtaken by the Government to address theissue?

Urea Import

*35. SHR1 DHANANJAYMAHADIK:

SHRI A.ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALSAND FERTILIZERS

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(a) the quantum of urea imported byIndia during the last three years along withthe estimated quantum of urea likely to beimported and the funds earmarked for thepurpose during 2017-18;

(b) whether the Government has anyplan to reduce the consumption of urea inthe country, if so, the details thereof andthe reasons therefor;

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(c) whether the Government alsoproposes to bring urea bags in 45 kg insteadof 50 kg, if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor; and

(d) the steps taken by the Governmentto increase urea production including revivalof closed urea manufacturing plants in thecountry?

Financial Assistance to RehabilitationCentres

†*36. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVIPAATLE:


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(a) whether the Union Government isproviding financial assistance torehabilitation centres for the welfare ofdifferently abled persons in the country;

(b) if so, the quantum of financialassistance provided to various StateGovernments including Chhattisgarh duringeach of the last three years;

(c) whether the Union Government alsoprovides financial assistance to checkconsumption of liquor and narcotics andif so, the details thereof;

(d) whether various State Governmentshave submitted proposals seeking Centralgrant for the said purpose; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the actiontaken thereon?

Damage to Foodgrains

*37. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:


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(a) whether instances of damage tofoodgrains during transportation from oneState to another through road and by railhave risen over the years;

(b) if so, the details thereof during thelast three years along with the reasonstherefor;

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto check the increasing trend of damage tofoodgrains during transportation; and

(d) the success achieved so far as a resultof these steps?

Setting up of Irradiation Centres

*38. SHRI JOSE K. MANI:


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(a) whether the recent agrarian crisis inMadhya Pradesh where farmers had to selltheir perishable produce at throwawayprices due to bumper crops has promptedthe Government to sensitise the BhabhaAtomic Research Centre (BARC) to setup irradiation centres in the State andelsewhere to prolong the shelf life ofperishable produce and if so, the detailsthereof;

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(b) whether unlike chemical fumigants,irradiation does not leave any harmful toxicresidue in the produce and is more effectivein the processing of farm produce and if so,the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Lasalgaon Onionprocessing facility using BARC irradiationtechnology has been serving the interest offarmers of the region for the last few yearsand if so, the details thereof?

Cross Border Smuggling

†*39. SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:SHRI MANSUKHBHAI

DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:


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(a) whether the Government has madeany efforts to trace/check the negligenceof the personnel of Indian SecurityForces deployed to check cross-bordersmuggling;

(b) if so, the details of such efforts madeand the number of smuggling cases reportedon the Indian borders during the last threeyears;

(c) the number of cases in which thepersonnel of Indian Security Forces wereinvolved in cross border smuggling;and

(d) the details of the action taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Assistance to Fishermen

*40. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:




(a) the details of the schemes launchedby the Government for the poor fishermenwho do not own fishing boats;

(b) the details of the other schemesimplemented by the Government toprovide sustainable livelihood to the poorfishermen; and

(c) the details of the financial assistanceprovided by the Government to suchfishermen during the last three years andthe current year?


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INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare : 23, 28, 32, 33, 40

Chemicals and Fertilizers : 35

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public : 31, 37Distribution

Environment, Forest and Climate Change : 21, 22, 24, 30

Food Processing Industries : 29, 38

Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises :

Home Affairs : 26, 27, 34, 39

Parliamentary Affairs :

Social Justice and Empowerment : 25, 36.

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Impact of Pollution on Taj Mahal

231. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister ofENVIRONMENT, FOREST ANDCLIMATE CHANGE

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(a) whether a recent IIT, Kanpur studyhas revealed that carbon pollution aroundthe Taj Mahal is turning its white marbleyellow;

(b) if so, whether the Taj TrapeziumZone Authority has passedorders to convert vehicles plying near Tajto CNG;

(c) whether the said orders are likelyto be applied only to vehicles operatingwithin the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) orfor other vehicles viz. trucks and otherheavy vehicles also and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) the status of compliance of thesaid orders?

Labour Issues in FCI

†232. SHRI HARISHCHANDRACHAVAN:


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(a) whether any investigation hasbeen done in regard to handing overpermanent light duty to handling labourerin a godown of Food Corporation of Indiaat Manmad;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the outcome of the saidinvestigation so far?

Wastage of Agro-Food Products

233. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:


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(a) the details regarding percentage ofwastage of agricultural food produces inthe country during the last three years,product-wise;

(b) the rate of wastage reductionachieved in respect of agricultural producesin the country over the said period throughthe schemes and programmes of theGovernment; and

(c) whether any new initiatives isunder the consideration of the Governmentto identify regions of high wastagedue to poor infrastructure for processingof agricultural produces so as toaddress the issues and if so, the detailsthereof?

Rashtriya Gokul Mission

234. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:


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(a) the aims and objectives of theRashtriya Gokul Mission;

(b) whether it is a fact that one of theobjectives is to protect indigenous cattlebreeds like Gir, Sahiwal, Rathi, Deoni,Tharparkar, Red Sindhi and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether Nellore Bull has not beenincluded in the category to protectindigenous cattle breed and if so, the reasonstherefor;

(d) whether the Government isconsidering to include Nellore cattle whichis on the verge of extinction under theRashtriya Gokul Mission; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Petro-Chemical Complex

235. ADV. JOICE GEORGE:MOHAMMED FAIZAL:SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:


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(a) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal from the StateGovernment of Kerala to buildPetro-Chemical Complex at Kochi using theidle land owned by FACT;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thecurrent status of the proposal;

(c) whether the Government has anyproposal to set up petro-chemicalcomplexes/hubs around refineries across thecountry and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the estimated investment thatwould be attracted along with generation ofjob opportunities consequent upon settingup of petro-chemical hubs in the country?

New Agriculture Technologies

236. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLIGEETHA:




(a) the details of new technologieswhich are being developed for agriculturaladvancement and doubling the income offarmers in the next five years; and

(b) the targets set/achieved so far?

Abolition of Manual Scavenging

237. SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

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Will the Minister of SOCIALJUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

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(a) whether manual scavenging hasbeen entirely abolished in all the States andUTs across the country and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Supreme Court hasdirected payment of compensation to thenext of kin of the manual scavengers whodied while engaged in manual scavenging inso far as the State of Tamil Nadu isconcerned; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Krishi Vigyan Kendras

†238. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:




(a) the number of Agriculture ScienceCentres/Krishi Vigyan Kendras functioningat present in Uttar Pradesh;

(b) whether the Government proposesto set up such centres in all the districts ofUttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposesto increase the financial assistance beingprovided to Agriculture Science Centres inUttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the achievements made by thesecentres during the last two years and thecurrent year; and

(e) the reasons for not setting up ofAgriculture Science Centres in the remainingdistricts even after the approval and thetime by which the said centres are likely tobe set up in the remaining districts?

grant of more funds, if so, the details thereofand the action taken thereon, State-wise;and

(d) the number of old age homesfunctioning in each State?

Redraw of Red Corridor

241. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:


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(a) whether the Government isconsidering to redraw the red corridor–thearea affected by Left Wing Extremism andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is true that 106 districtsacross many States are considered as RedCorridor;

(c) whether the Government isconsidering to take off 20 districts fromthe list of Maoist affected areas and if so,the details thereof; and

(d) whether it is also true that out of683 districts in the country, 44 districtsare said to be the worst affected districtsand if so, the details thereof?

Non-Official Directors of CPSEs

242. SHRI PR. SENTHILNATHAN:

Will the Minister of HEAVYINDUSTRIES AND PUBLICENTERPRISES

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(a) whether it is true that the filling ofNon-official Directors or IndependentDirectors (including Woman Directors) has

Funding for Anti-Naxal Measures

†239. SHRI PARBHUBHAINAGARBHAI VASAVA:




(a) the details of Naxalite affectedStates in the country;

(b) the details of the steps taken bythe Government to deal with Naxalites inthese States;

(c) the details of funds released to theStates for this purpose during the last threeyears, State-wise;

(d) whether the Government hasreceived any complaint regarding misuseof funds released to the States for the saidpurpose and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the measures taken by theGovernment to check misuse of funds bythe States?

Schemes for Senior Citizens

240. SHRI RAJESH PANDEY:




(a) the details of schemes beingimplemented for the welfare of seniorcitizens along with the names of theimplementing Agencies/NGOs, State-wise;

(b) the funds released by theGovernment to the States particularly UttarPradesh under these schemes and fundsactually utilised during the last three years,scheme and State-wise;

(c) whether the Government hasreceived requests from various States for

not taken place for many of the CPSEs inthe country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken by the Government to fill upthe posts immediately; and

(c) the current vacancy position ofNOPT/Independent Director in CPSEs(as on date) and the retirement details ofthe existing NOPT Directors in CPSEs(as on date)?

Low Production Capacity

243. SHRIMATI V. SATHYABAMA:




(a) whether it is true that somecompanies are resorting to the tactics oflow production capacity and on the basisof percentage production, obtain hugesubsidy from the Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thelist of Fertilizer Plants/companies benefittedthrough subsidy and subsidy given to eachof these fertilizer companies during each ofthe last three years;

(c) whether the Government has setup any research team to find out theeffectiveness of providing subsidy tofertilizer companies instead of to thefarmers; and


Loss Making Companies

244. SHRI INNOCENT:



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(a) whether the State-owned drugsmanufacturing companies are running underlosses and if so, the details of suchcompanies, State-wise and unit-wise;

(b) whether the Government proposesto revive the above companies with moreinvestments and introduction of modernmachinery; and

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

Custodial Deaths

245. SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:




(a) whether custodial deaths indifferent jails in the country have increasedin the recent years;

(b) if so, the details thereof during thelast three years, State-wise;

(c) whether the jails in the country areovercrowded;


(e) the total number of new jails likelyto be created by the Government duringthe year 2017-18?

Construction of Border Outposts

246. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:




(a) whether there has been delay inconstructing Border Outposts at the

for the disposal of women related caseswithin the stipulated timeframe;


(c) the number of women policestations functioning at present in thecountry, State-wise including Chhattisgarh;

(d) whether setting up of womenpolice stations has led to a decrease in thecases of crime against women;

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

(f) the steps taken by the Governmentto set up more women police stations inthe country?

New Drug Policy

249. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDERREDDY:




(a) whether it is true that theGovernment is contemplating to introducea new Drug Policy;


(c) the time by which the new DrugPolicy is likely to come into effect?

Conservation and Plantation Projects

†250. SHRI RAM CHARANBOHRA:




International borders with Pakistan andBangladesh;

(b) if so, the reaction of theGovernment thereto;

(c) whether the ParliamentaryStanding Committee on Home Affairs inits latest report has made somerecommendations or suggestions in thisregard; and


Income from Farm Household

247. SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:




(a) whether the average farmhousehold earns less than Rs. 6500 amonth from all sources of income in thecountry and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is of theopinion that this is sufficient for a familyto survive and if so, the details thereof;and

(c) whether the Government has anyplans/schemes to support the farmingcommunity and if so, the details thereof ?

Women Police Stations

†248. DR. BANSHILALMAHATO:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to set up more police stations

(a) whether the Government hasintroduced different projects forenvironmental conservation and plantationin all the States/UTs including Rajasthan;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theamount of funds utilised by theGovernment on the execution of theseprojects in each State;

(c) whether the Government hasreceived proposals to provide financialassistance to the States for the execution ofthose projects;


(e) the reaction of the Governmentthereto?

State Consumer Helplines

251. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:




(a) whether it is a fact that a largenumber of State Consumer Helplines arenot functional and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has issueddirections to State and District consumerfora to make them operational so as toaddress the grievances of people; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and theresponse from the concerned State/Districtfora?

Setting up New Jan Aushadhi Kendra

†252. SHRI SHER SINGHGHUBAYA:

SHRI VENKATESH BABUT.G.:

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DR. RAVINDRA KUMARRAY:




(a) the details of the Jan Aushadhistores located in the country, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government has anyproposal to set up some more number ofJan Aushadhi stores at the railway stations,bus terminals, petrol pumps in variouscities/towns in the country, if so, the detailsof locations identified for the same, State-wise including Punjab, Jharkhand andMadhya Pradesh; and

(c) the time by which these centres/stores are likely to be set up?

Death of Wild Animals

†253. SHRIMATI RANJANBENBHATT:




(a) whether it is true that the wildanimals in zoos located in different partsof the country are dying due to heat andcold;

(b) if so, the details of such deaths indifferent zoos in the country includingDelhi Zoo during the last one year;

(c) whether the Government proposesto take any steps to save these wild animals;and


(d) the outcome thereof ?

Modern Fruits and Vegetable Market

†256. SHRI RAMESH CHANDERKAUSHIK:




(a) whether a new and modern fruitsand vegetables market in Ganaur in Sonepatdistrict of Haryana has been set up; and

(b) if so, the time by which thesaid market is likely to be inaugurated bythe Government so as to providebenefits of the same to the people of thisregion?

Pension to Freedom Fighters

†257. SHRI DILIPKUMARMANSUKHLALGANDHI:




(a) whether the Governmentprovides pension to the families of freedomfighters;


(c) whether it is a fact that even after68 years of independence, many freedomfighters are struggling with the Governmentto get Swatantrata Sainik Samman Pension;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to revise and increase the familypension of freedom fighers; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Training Institutes for PhysicallyChallenged Persons

254. SHRI JANARDAN SINGHSIGRIWAL:




(a) the number of training institutesfor physically challenged personsfunctioning in the country at present, State-wise and location-wise including Bihar;

(b) whether the Government has anyproposal to open more such institutes invarious States including Bihar;

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe funds allocated for the same during thelast three years and the current year, State-wise; and

(d) the time by which the newinstitutes are likely to be opened?

Rotting due to Poor Storage

†255. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:




(a) whether the Government is aware offoodgrains rotting on account of shortage ofstorage facilities in Sheohar district in Bihar;

(b) the number of representation fromthe Members of Parliament received in thisregard during the last two years;

(c) the action taken by theGovernment on the said representationsso far; and

Violence in Madhya Pradesh

258. SHRI R.GOPALAKRISHNAN:

SHRI ALOK SANJAR:




(a) whether the Government is awareof recent incidents of violence in MadhyaPradesh specially in Mandsaur district;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thenumber of persons killed/injured, gender-wise including children;

(c) whether the Government has setup any probe in the matter;

(d) if so, the details and the outcomethereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(e) whether any kind of compensationhad been given to the victims of the saidviolence;

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not,the steps being taken to give compensation/relief to the said victims; and

(g) the measures taken by theGovernment to stop recurrence of suchincidents in the State in future?

Tree Plantation Scheme

†259. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:




(a) whether the Government isformulating any scheme to make treeplantation mandatory for every person;

(b) if so, the time by which the said


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scheme is likely to be rolled out; and


Financial Assistance forNew Urea Plant

260. MOHAMMED FAIZAL:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to provide financial assistance tostart Urea plant in FACT, Kochi, Kerala;and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Availability of DAP/NPK Fertilizers

261. SHRI CHANDRAKANTKHAIRE:




(a) whether DAP and NPK feritilizersare available in sufficient quantity;

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

(c) if not, the corrective steps beingtaken by the Government; and

(d) the measures being adopted byGovernment to prevent black marketing ofthe said fertilizers?

Cutting of Trees

†262. SHRI KIRTI AZAD:




(a) whether the pollution level invarious rivers of the country including thosein Karnataka has increased in the recentyears;

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

(c) the funds allocated andexpenditure incurred on cleaning of riversduring each of the last three years and thecurrent year, river and State-wise;

(d) whether the Government hasformulated any plan to promote eco-friendly industries to control pollution inrivers and environment and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto control pollution of the rivers in thecountry along with the agencies involvedtherein?

Drought Assistance to Karnataka

265. KUMARI SHOBHAKARANDLAJE:




(a) whether a Central team constitutedby the Government to assess the damageto the Rabi crops owing to drought inKarnataka has submitted its Report to theGovernment after the survey;

(b) if so, whether the Government hasprovided the amount of compensation tothe State Government as per theassessment in the report and if not, thereasons therefor;

(c) whether the State Government of



(a) whether cutting of trees has anyadverse effect on environment and climatechange;

(b) if so, the number of trees cut downin Delhi during the last three years, year-wise;

(c) whether the policy of planting twotrees for every tree cut was followed and ifso, the places where trees were planted;

(d) if not, whether any action will betaken against the responsible persons; and


Notices Issued by NHRC

263. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARSINGH:




(a) the total number of notices issuedby the National Human RightsCommission for Violation of Human Rightsin the country during the last one year andthe current year, State-wise;

(b) whether the NHRC has issuednotices recently to Haryana’s DG andGurugram Police Commissioner over thegang rape of a 23 years old women in theIndustrial area Manesar; and

(c) if so, the steps being taken by theGovernment to punish the erring persons forviolation of human rights in the country?

River Pollution

264. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:


Karnataka has demanded Rs. 3310 crore ascompensation for the damages to the Rabicrops for 2016, if so, the time by which theaforesaid amount is likely to be sanctionedby the Government; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

National Zoological Park, Delhi

266. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAIKHADSE:




(a) whether the Government has takenstrict action for the negligence of the seniorstaff at the National Zoological Park, Delhifor the mismatch of the number of livestockas per the records;


(c) whether the Government proposesto check the doubtful & mismatch recordingof the Rhinoceros horn which are very costlyin the open market;

(d) whether the Government has takensteps to reorganize the set up to save thewild life; and


Assessment of Real Estate Projects

267. SHRI V. ELUMALAI:SHRI RAM CHARITRA

NISHAD:SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:




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(a) whether it is true that buildingsand real estate projects between 20,000 and300,000 sq. metres are no longer requiredto be assessed for environmental impactby the Centre and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is also true that Statesnow can integrate the clearance process ofsuch projects into their building bye lawsto streamline environmental clearance to asignificant chunk of building projects andif so, the details thereof;

(c) whether a new category ofconsultants called qualified buildingenvironment auditors and empanelled bythe Ministry of Environment, Forest andClimate Change would assess and certifybuilding projects; and


Financial Assistance to NGOs

†268. DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJIMAHARAJ:




(a) whether the Government is runningany programme to provide financialassistance to the Non-GovernmentalOrganisations (NGOs) working for thewelfare of Other Backward Classes and ifso, the details thereof;

(b) the funds released to the NGOsunder various schemes being run for thewelfare of Other Backward Classes in UttarPradesh State during the years 2015-16 and2016-17;

(c) whether any monitoring orevaluation study has been conducted in

under the different crop insurance schemesduring the last three years, State-wise andcrop-wise?

Setting up of Production Hubs

271. ADV. M.UDHAYAKUMAR:




(a) whether it is true that theGovernment is working on a proposal toset up production hubs for cow milk,vegetables and other agri produce near metrocities to boost supply and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government had helddiscussion with the State Governments inthis regard; and

(c) if so, the details and the outcomethereof?

Import of Wheat

272. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:




(a) whether the Government is notconsidering to import wheat onGovernment account;

(b) whether the country has enoughwheat to meet the requirement under thePublic Distribution System;

regard to the utilisation of released funds;and

(d) if so, the details and outcomethereof?

Involvement of Juvenile in Crimes

269. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMARPANDEY:




(a) the number of sexual and otheroffences by juveniles reported and theaction taken against them during each ofthe last three years and the current year,State/Union Territory-wise includingJharkhand; and

(b) the remedial measures taken bythe Government to control the crimes byjuveniles in the country?

Crop Insurance Scheme

270. SHRI NALIN KUMARKATEEL:




(a) the details of the various cropinsurance schemes introduced in thecountry during the last three years;

(b) whether the crop insurance hascovered all the States and all the farmers inthe country and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the crops covered under differentcrop insurance schemes, crop, scheme andState-wise; and

(d) the number of farmers benefited

(c) whether it is true that as onDecember 1, 2016 Food Corporation ofIndia had 27.55 million tonne of foodgrainsout of which the quantum of wheat was16.4 million tonne and rice was 11 milliontonne; and

(d) whether the Government isencouraging import of wheat by privateplayers by scrapping import duty on wheatand if so, the reasons therefor?

Setting up of Indian AgriculturalResearch Institute

273. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:




(a) whether the Government hasdecided to set up an Indian AgriculturalResearch Institute in Assam at the cost ofRs. 155 crore;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe time by which the institute will befunctional;

(c) whether the Government has anyproposal to set up such institute at anyother part of the country in the near future;



Sasthamcotta Lake

274. SHRI KODIKUNNILSURESH:




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(a) whether the Government has takensteps to check shrinking of sasthamcottalake in Kerala State due to large scalepollution and receding water table;


(c) whether an expert committee hasbeen constituted to study theenvironmental impact on the lake which isa designated wetland under Ramsarconvention; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and theobjectives of the said committee?

Eco-Sensitive Zone

†275. SHRI HARINARAYANRAJBHAR:




(a) whether the Government hasdecided to create an eco-sensitive zonearound Wild Life Sanctuaries and NationalParks and if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether the State Government ofUttar Pradesh has sent any such proposalto the Government and if so, the actiontaken thereon?

Payment of MSP to Farmers

276. ADV. NARENDRA KESHAVSAWAIKAR:




Police reported during each of the last threeyears and the current year;

(b) whether the Government hasconducted any investigation in this regardthrough any committee of senior officialsof the Ministry; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken against guilty during the saidperiod?

Food Processing Industries inBundelkhand Region

†279. SHRI BHAIRON PRASADMISHRA:




(a) the details of food processingindustries set up in Bundelkhand region ofUttar Pradesh during the last three years,district-wise; and

(b) the details of the efforts made bythe Government to promote foodprocessing industries in Bundelkhandregion?

Modernisation of Police Force

280. PROF. RICHARD HAY:




(a) the number of Naxal affectedStates/districts in the country;

(b) the action taken by theGovernment for strengthening policeinfrastructure under modernisation of StatePolice Force Scheme so far;

(a) whether the Government has askedall State Governments to ensure that thedeclared Minimum Support Price (MSP)for farm produce are paid to the farmers;

(b) if so, the details of the States whichhave adhered to it; and

(c) whether the Government isconsidering to extend some financialassistance to those States which have notpaid MSP to the farmers in order tosafeguard the interest of the farmers?

Reservation for Transgenders

277. SHRI MULLAPPALLYRAMACHANDRAN:




(a) whether there is any proposal toprovide reservation for the transgendercommunity;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thestand of the Government in this regard;

(c) whether the Government is likelyto consider a policy on transgenders on thelines of the policy announced by the StateGovernment of Kerala last year; and


Harassment Cases in Delhi Police

†278. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:




(a) the total number of cases ofharassment of subordinate officers/personnel by the senior officers of Delhi

(c) the details of the funds sanctioned,allocated and utilised under this scheme sofar;

(d) the details of the target set andachievement like construction of newPolice Stations, Police outposts andfortification of police stations/outpostsmade under this scheme so far, State/UT-wise; and

(e) whether the Government hasreceived any complaint regarding the misuseof the fund, if so, the details thereof and theaction taken by the Government in thisregard?

Use of Banned Insecticides

†281. SHRI NANA PATOLE:




(a) whether it is a fact that the use ofbanned insecticides beyond permissiblelimit in the food items, fruits and organicvegetables has been revealed in a report ofMinistry of Agriculture and FarmersWelfare;

(b) if so, the details thereof ;

(c) the details of the efforts made bythe Government to check use of insecticidesbeyond permissible limits as these affectnervous system, eyes and skin and causesdeseases like cancer ; and

(d) the various other steps taken bythe Government to reduce the use ofchemical fertilizers and promotebio-fertilizers in the country?

Sub-Categorisation of OBCs

†282. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWARPATIL:


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(a) whether the National Commissionfor Backward Classes has suggested for subcategorisation of Other Backward Classes(OBCs);

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government thereto; and

(c) the steps being taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Performance of Heavy Industries

283. SHRIMATI KIRRONKHER:

SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:




(a) whether the Government has takennote of the decline in production andperformance of the heavy industries sectorin the country during the last three years;

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

(c) the corrective steps being taken bythe Government in this regard ?

Cultivation of Pokkali Rice

284. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:







(a) the details of the beneficiariesunder the National Food Security Act(NFSA) since its implementation, State-wise;

(b) the details of such beneficiaries inBundelkhand region;

(c) whether the Government has madeany special efforts to check malpracticeand bring transparency in the food securityschemes; and


Mini Food Parks

287. SHRI DUSHYANTCHAUTALA:




(a) whether the Government hasimplemented any scheme to provideincentives for setting up of mini food parksand to boost manufacturing activities andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has alsoreceived proposals from privateentrepreneurs seeking subsidy andincentives for setting up of mini food parks;and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thetotal funds sanctioned by the Governmenttill now, State-wise?

(a) whether the Government has anyrecord regarding the area under cultivationof Pokkali, an organic farming system ofpaddy in saline and waterlogged fields, inthe coastal States of the country includingKerala and if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(b) whether it is a fact that the Pokkalirice cultivation has drastically declined byone fourth in the country during the last 20years; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thesteps being taken by the Government topromote the Pokkali cultivation?

e-Portal System

285. SHRI PRABHAKARREDDY KOTHA:




(a) whether the Government hasintroduced e-portal system for sale ofmedicines online and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether it is true that All IndiaMedical Association has resorted toagitation across the country in protest ofthe e-portal system of sale of medicinesand if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the remedial measures taken/beingtaken by the Government to redress theproblems of the All India MedicalAssociation?

National Food Security Act

†286. SHRI KUNWARPUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:

Cold Storage Units

288. SHRI GODSE HEMANTTUKARAM:




(a) the number of cold storage unitssanctioned under the Integrated Cold ChainProject in the country along with thoseproposed to be set up in the current yearand the next two years in the countryincluding Maharashtra; and

(b) whether the existing cold chainunits would meet the requirement ofhandling capacity of milk and dairyproducts, fruits, vegetables, fish, marineproducts and cereals and if so, the detailsthereof?

Wheat Supply to Meghalaya

289. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to digitise the names of thedistributors/wholesalers and consumers inthe North east India, if so, the names of theStates where the digitisation has beencompleted;

(b) the quantum of wheat supplied toMeghalaya by the FCI during the last threeyears and the amount involved therein;

(c) the terms and conditions to be abeneficiary of subsidized wheat from the


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Government; and

(d) the names of the wholesalers inthe State of Meghalaya for the last threeyears and the quantum allocated to eachwholesaler?

Drought Relief to Rajasthan

290. COL. SONARAMCHOUDHARY:




(a) whether an amount of Rs. 1193crore was sanctioned by the Governmentfor relief activities due to drought in KharifSamvat 2072 as against demand ofRs. 10,537 crore by the State Governmentof Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether no funds were sanctionedby the Government for cattle conservationout of the total demand of Rs. 1043.69crore by the State Government of Rajasthanfor cattle conservation activities as 1.69crore out of total 5.77 crore livestock wasseverely affected;

(c) if so, whether the Government isconsidering to release a sum of Rs. 1043.69crore from NDRF as assistance for cattleconservation; and


Funds for Cultivation of Pulses

291. SHRI RAJESHBHAICHUDASAMA:




(e) if so, the schemes formulated bythe Government to minimise input costsand to end the dominance of multinationalcompanies in Indian agriculture?

Automotive Mission Plan

293. SHRI G.M.SIDDESHWARA:




(a) whether the Government haslaunched Automotive Mission Plan, 2016-26 which envisaged creation of an additional50 million jobs and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Automotive MissionPlan, 2016-26 aimed to put India‘sautomobile industry in the league of topthree nations in engineering, manufacturingand export of vehicles and auto componentsand if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government isextending the national Automotive MissionPlan; and

(d) if so, the details thereof alongwiththe achievements make so far under theplan?

Suicide Cases

†294. SHRI HARISH CHANDRAALIAS HARISHDWIVEDI:




(a) whether the number of cases ofsuicides are increasing in the country;

(a) whether the Government iscommitted to increase the production ofpulses in the country under the NationalFood Security Mission (NFSM);

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe funds earmarked and released to theStates; and

(c) the measures being taken by theGovernment to increase awareness amongthe farming community with regard tocultivation of pulses?

Production Cost of AgriculturalProduce

†292. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:




(a) whether the commercialisation ofagriculture involves the maximum use ofpesticides and fertilizers and excessive useof groundwater which has resulted inindebtedness of Indian farmers and if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether the neglect of livestocksand rising cost of fodder have forced theIndian farmers to rely on tractors foragriculture;

(c) if so, whether the reliance ontractors has further aggravated the problemof negligence of livestocks and theproduction of organic fertilizer has almostdipped, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the agriculture yield hasalso decreased and the input costs increaseddue to overuse of chemical fertilizersresulting in the dominance of foreignmultinational companies in Indianagriculture through foreign seeds andpesticides; and

(b) if so, the number of such suicidecases reported during each of the last threeyears State and gender-wise;

(c) the age-group under whichmaximum rate of suicides have beenrecorded during the said period ;

(d) whether the Government hasidentified the reasons behind such increase;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the steps taken by the Governmentto bring down the rate of suicide in thecountry?

Deployment of Marine India ReserveBattalions

295. SHRI KUNDARIYAMOHAN BHAIKALYANJI BHAI:




(a) whether a proposal of the StateGovernment of Gujarat for deployment offour Marine Indian Reserve Battalions inorder to protect 1640 km. of coastal linewhich has vulnerable areas/installationaround and near the land/creek border areasof the State bordering the hostile neighbourcountry is pending approval of theGovernment; and

(b) if so, the present status and thetime by which the proposal is likely to befinalized?

Construction of Border Outposts atIndo- Bangladesh Border

296. SHRI OM BIRLA:



† Original notice of the question received in Hindi. † Original notice of the question received in Hindi.


(a) whether the Government intendsto implement the report of the StandingCommittee on Home Affairs which hasrecommended to reconsider the originalplan of constructing 509 Border Outposts(BoP) to reduce the inter-BoP distance to3.5 kilometres in the interest of the securityof the nation;


(c) whether only 97 BoPs, out of 326BoPs have been completed by the end of2016 along the Indo-Bangladesh border; and

(d) if so, the reasons behind the slowpace of development and the steps takenby the Government to expedite theprocess?

Increase in Compensation

297. DR. C.GOPALAKRISHNAN:




(a) whether the Government hasincreased the compensation from theexisting Rs. 9 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh to thefamily of Central Armed Police Forces(CAPF) killed on duty;


(c) the time by which the said proposalis likely to be implemented?

Cashless Transactions in RationShops

298. DR. K. GOPAL:SHRI A.

ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Preservation of Agricultural Produce

300. SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:




(a) whether the Government proposesto create awareness amongst the farmersto preserve their perishable agriculturalproduce thereby promoting foodprocessing in the country;


(c) whether the Government alsoproposes to create linkages betweenfarmers and Food Processing Industries toreduce the wastage of perishable agriculturalcommodities;


(e) the success achieved by theGovernment in financial terms inpreserving perishable agriculturalcommodities during the last three years,State-wise?

FAME India

†301. SHRI PRAHLAD SINGHPATEL:




(a) the salient features of the schemeof Faster Adoption and Manufacturing ofHybrid & Electric vehicles in India (FAMEIndia) in the country;

(b) whether the Government isregularly assessing the target and theprogress achieved under FAME India in


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(a) whether it is true that theGovernment will equip ration shops acrossthe country for cashless transactions byMarch end, 2018;

(b) whether it is also true that atpresent cashless payment can be madeonly in 38,000 outlets of the total 5.27lakh ration shops; and

(c) whether it is also true that theGovernment has a concrete plan to meetthis target and the same has been preparedin consultation with State Governments,if so, the details thereof?

Welfare of Senior Citizens

†299. SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVEPATIL:




(a) the population of senior citizensin the rural and urban areas in each State/UT as on date, gender-wise;

(b) whether the Government hasrecently reviewed the Centrally sponsoredschemes for the welfare of senior citizens,if so, the shortcomings noticed and theoutcome of the said review; and

(c) the measures taken by theGovernment for the effectiveimplementation of the schemes for thewelfare of the senior citizens?

the country and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the number of electrical/hybridvehicles produced under Fame India in thecountry during the last three years;

(d) the total budgetary allocation toimplement the FAME India scheme in thecountry during the last three years,including the details of fund utilizationduring the same period; and

(e) the steps to be taken by theGovernment to augment the FAME Indiain the country?

Damage to Ozone Layer

†302. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:




(a) whether researches haveestablished that the Ozone layer is beingdamaged as 200 billion tonnes of additionalcarbon-oxide is dissolving in the atmosphereevery year due to indiscriminate cutting offorests;


(c) the steps/measures being taken bythe Government to protect the ozone layer?

e-NAM Scheme

†303. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:




(a) whether the Government proposesto upgrade the agricultural produce markets

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and bring more markets under the ambit ofthe e-NAM platform (National AgricultureMarket) by allocating money for eachmarket;


(c) whether the Government proposesto upgrade the societies and make theirfunctioning online and link them withDistrict Co-operative Banks forbetter monitoring and bring transparencyin the functioning of common facilitycentres which are the sourceof all agricultural inputs at the rurallevel and provide adequate funding, ifnecessary;


(e) whether the Governmentproposes to strengthen e-NAM platformin entire Rajasthan and if so, the detailsthereof?

Web Portal

†304. SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:




(a) whether his Ministry has launcheda web portal for approval of projects underthe Coastal Regulation Zone and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the nature of functioning andobjectives of the above portal;

(c) whether the above system is likelyto help bodies of concerned States/UnionTerritories like the project proposers aswell as State Coastal Zone ManagementAuthority (SCZMA) and Municipal


(c) whether the Government proposesto provide any subsidy for setting up foodprocessing units for dry fruits and fruits;and


National BambooMission

307. SHRI S.P.MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA:

SHRI B.V. NAIK:




(a) whether it is a fact that NationalBamboo Mission is far from achieving itstarget due to less publicity, weak demandand less production of bamboo in thecountry, including Karnataka, if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the total amount allocated by theGovernment for the scheme and the amountof grant released to various States duringthe last three years, the details thereof,State-wise;

(c) the details of the plan formulatedby the Government for providing marketfor the bamboo crop of farmers;

(d) whether the reasons for failure ofthe Mission have been reviewed by theGovernment, if so, the details and theoutcome thereof; and

(e) the various steps taken by theGovernment to promote the bamboocultivation in the country?

Committee town planningAgencies to check the status of theirproposals; and


Processing of Fruitsand Vegetables

†305. SHRI SADASHIVLOKHANDE:




(a) whether a very low percentage offruits and vegetables produced in thecountry is processed and if so, the detailsthereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the potential of each Statespecially of Maharashtra in processing offruits and vegetables has been assessed bythe Government and if so, the details andthe outcome thereof; and

(c) the steps/measures taken/beingtaken by the Government to promote foodprocessing industries in the country?

Food Processing Units inJammu and Kashmir

†306. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:




(a) whether the Government hasworked out any action plan for promotingand processing of the dry fruits and fruitsin Jammu and Kashmir;

Financial Assistance to NGOs

†308. SHRI LAXMINARAYAN YADAV:


Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the names of the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)which have received financial assistanceunder the agricultural schemes being run bythe Government in the country includingMadhya Pradesh during the last three years;

(b) the details of funds given asfinancial assistance to these NGOs; and

(c) the names of those NGOs whichhave been found involved in irregularities?

Registration and QualityCertification of Seeds

309. SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:


Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is gettingready with a new Seeds Act makingregistration and quality certification of seedsof all varieties mandatory before beingallowed for sale in the market, if so, thesteps taken by the Government or beingplanned to be taken in the near future forconducting seed registration;

(b) whether the Government isconsidering to work with the StateGovernments and agriculture universitiesto involve them in the implementation ofthe registration process, if so, the detailsthereof, if not, the manner in which theGovernment would undertake thecertification process; and

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(c) the details of initiatives being taken bythe Government during the last three yearsto ensure high-quality seed production inthe country?

Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

310. SHRIMATI P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER:




(a) the number and details of projectsundertaken for agriculture improvement inKerala under the Rashtriya Krishi VikasYojana (RKVY) in 2016-17, district-wise;

(b) the details of the procedure forselection of projects and release of fundsunder RKVY;

(c) the details and the amount of fundsallocated under RKVY during the last threeyears, State-wise; and

(d) the amount of funds releasedunder RKVY for Kerala in 2015-16 and2016-17?

Distribution of Vehicles forDivyang Persons

311. ADV. CHINTAMANNAVASHA WANAGA:




(a) whether the Government proposesto distribute more vehicles to Divyangpersons in September and October, 2017;and


Instruction to NGOs

314. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:




(a) whether the Government hasinstructed NGOs to open their accounts inbanks having core banking facilitiesrecently;


(c) whether this is aimed at checking“errant” NGOs especially thoseorganizations receiving foreign funding;


(e) the details of NGOs blacklistedby the Government in relation with fundmanipulation and management?

Development Boards

315. SHRIMATI POONAMMAHAJAN:




(a) whether Development Boardswere constituted in Vidarbha andMarathwada regions in the State ofMaharashtra and in Kutch region of Gujaratbased on Constitutional provisions asspecified in Article 371;

(b) if so, the details thereof, regionwise;

(c) the funds allocated fordevelopmental expenditure in eachDevelopment Board in Maharashtra andGujarat for the last 15 years, region-wise;

(d) whether the Development Boardsuccessfully augmented employment,

Production of Lychee

†312. DR. RAVINDRA KUMARRAY:




(a) the details of lychee productionin various States of the country includingJharkhand during the last three years andthe current year, State and rank-wise; and

(b) the various measures undertakenby the Government to raise the productionof lychee in the country along with thedetails of the related research and newschemes implemented by the Governmentin this regard?

Construction of Roads and Bridges inNaxal Affected Areas

313. SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal under Left WingExtremism (LWE) division from the StateGovernment of Chhattisgarh forconstruction of roads/bridges to providecommuting services to the people forcombating naxalite menace in the naxalaffected regions;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe names of rivers and routes on whichthese bridges/roads are proposed to bebuilt;

(c) whether approval for these bridgeshas been given; and


industrial growth and improved qualitativeoutcomes of health and education inVidarbha, Marathwada and Kutch regions;and


Agricultural Schemes forTribal Areas

†316. SHRI PASHUPATI NATHSINGH:




(a) whether the Government proposesto implement any agriculture relatedscheme for the tribals residing in tribal areasof Jharkhand;

(b) if so, the scheme implemented/being run by the Government at present bythe Government; and

(c) the agriculture related work carriedout during the last three years for the tribalsresiding in tribal areas of Jharkhand toimprove their living standard?

Insurance of Fish Ponds

317. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGHSHEKHAWAT:




(a) whether the Government has givendirection to the insurance companies toinsure the fish ponds of fishermen;


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(c) whether the Government isconsidering to grant status to fisheries atpar with Agriculture; and


Demand & Supply of Urea

†318. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:




(a) whether the gap between demandand supply of urea during each of the lastthree years and current year has comedown;

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

(c) whether Private and Public sectorfertilizer producing companies haveachieved the production target of fertilizers;and

(d) if so, the details of the productiontarget set and the achievement during thelast three years, company and fertilizer-wise?

Field Trials of GM Crops

319. SHRI SANKAR PRASADDATTA:




(a) the norms/guidelines regulating thefield trials of Genetically Modified (GM)crops;




(a) the details of financial assistanceprovided to SC/OBC women under ‘MahilaSamridhi Yojana’ during the last three yearsand the current year, State/UT-wise,including Uttar Pradesh;

(b) whether the Government hasconstituted any separate cell to implement‘Mahila Samridhi Yojana’ in rural and tribalareas of the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and


Census Data

322. SHRI B.V. NAIK:




(a) whether the new census datareleased recently shows that the medianage at the time of marriage has increasedacross all strata of society and genders dueto socio-economic changes taking place andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the data reveals thathigher level of school enrolment withoverall 90 per cent everywhere and above80 per cent of Dalits has also contributedto this welcome trend and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether according to eminentsociologists at the JNU, if this pace ofgrowth in integration of the economy iskept up the median age at marriage for bothgenders should increase by two years inthe next ten years; and


(b) the present status of field trials of13 GM food crops including mustard andbrinjal;

(c) the details of crops subjected toGM field trials and the organizations/Statesinvolved therein;

(d) whether certain States/agencies/experts have expressed their reservationsover introduction and field trials of GMcrops; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government theretoincluding the steps taken to address theobjections/concerns?

Coastal Security Plans

320. SHRI ASADUDDINOWAISI:




(a) whether various coastal Stateshave submitted their Coastal Security Plansfor approval of the Government;

(b) if so, the details of the plansapproved by the Government so far, foreach coastal State;

(c) the reasons for delay in theapproval of Plans of the remaining States;and

(d) the time by which the decision onthe pending plans of the remaining Statesis likely to be taken?

Mahila Samridhi Yojana

†321. SHRIMATI NEELAMSONKER:

Auto Mission Policy

323. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:




(a) the aims and objectives of the AutoMission Policy of the Government for2016-2026;

(b) whether consultations have beenheld with Road Transport Ministry sincevehicles are going to go up from 3.3 millionnow to 13.4 million by 2026;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government isplanning to include various aspects such aspromoting electric vehicles, infrastructure,fuel efficiency, etc. in the AMP; and


Anti Naxal Measures

†324. SHRI KAUSHALENDRAKUMAR:




(a) whether the Government is takingany concrete and effective steps to solvethe naxalite problem;


(c) the steps taken to bring thenaxalites back in to the main stream; and

(d) the details of dialogues held in thisregard along with the participantsthereunder?

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Plastic Rice and Sugar

325. SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:


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(a) whether there were videos on socialnetworking platforms about rice and sugarbeing made of plastic, if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Department of Foodand Public Distribution, Government ofIndia is collecting samples of rice and sugarfrom various parts of country, if so, detailsthereof; and

(c) whether the Government wouldtake action against the manufacturers/producers/importers/sellers of plasticrice and sugar, if so, the details thereof andif not, the reasons therefor?

Mustard Crushing Industry

†326. SHRI RAM KUMARSHARMA:

PROF. PREM SINGHCHANDUMAJRA:




(a) whether the Indian edible oilextraction industry is facing toughcompetition from imported edible oils, ifso, the response of the Governmentthereto;

(b) whether the domestic productionof mustard oil has become unprofitablevis-a-vis import of edible oils, if so, the

related to e-commerce and if so, the detailsthereof and the steps being taken by theGovernment in this regard;

(d) whether the e-commerce market isgrowing in the country at the desirable rateand if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether instances of irregularitiesin the functioning of e-commerce have cometo the notice of the Government, if so, thedetails of the remedial action taken by theGovernment to remove such irregularities?

Tax on Fertilizers

†328. SHRI LALLU SINGH:




(a) whether there is any proposal tocharge 28% tax on the fertilizers under thenew GST regime in the country;

(b) if so, the facts in this regard;

(c) whether the fertilizermanufacturers have given any indicationregarding rise in the prices of fertilizersdue to increase in the taxes; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thepercentage rise in the prices of fertilizersunder the new taxation system?

Empowerment of Differently AbledPersons

329. SHRI RAJENDRAAGRAWAL:




details thereof along with the reasons forthe said industry becoming unprofitable;

(c) whether the oilseed extractionsector is now facing financial crisis despitethe country being the largest producer ofoilseeds, especially mustard seeds, if so,the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the installed capacity ofmustard crushing industry is not beingutilized despite availability of mustardoilseeds in the country in sufficientquantity, if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the measures undertaken by theGovernment to bail out the said sector fromfinancial crisis?

e-Commerce Market

327. SHRI DHARAM VIRA:SHRI ANTO ANTONY:




(a) whether the Government isimplementing a project called, the ‘NationalConsumer Helpline (NCH)” for theimmediate disposal of the complaints ofthe consumers and if so, the detailsincluding the salient features thereof;

(b) whether the Government has anyrecord regarding the number of complaintsreceived and disposed through the NCHduring the last five months, if so, the detailsthereof, State and month-wise;

(c) whether it is a fact thatoverwhelming majority of consumercomplaints registered during this period was

(a) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme for empowermentof differently abled persons in the country,if so, the details and the status ofimplementation of the scheme, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government proposesto set up old-age homes for the differentlyabled persons and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the total funds allocated, releasedand the actual expenditure incurred for theempowerment of these persons during eachof the last three years and the current yearalong with the projection of financialresources for the next three years, State-wise;

(d) whether the Government proposesto facilitate/empower the differently abledpersons so as to enable them to earn theirlivelihood with dignity; and

(e) if so, the details thereofalong with the efforts made so far in thisregard?

Death due to Natural Calamity

†330. SHRI RATTAN LALKATARIA:




(a) the total number of deaths occurredin the country as a result of extreme weatherconditions during the last three years, State-wise;

(b) whether the Department ofMeteorology has released any reportregarding the persons dying from heat wave,floods, cold wave, lightning and storm inthe country;

(c) if so, the details of the saidreport;

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(d) whether the Department ofMeteorology also makes estimation of theexcessive damage likely to be caused as aresult of the extreme weather conditions;and

(e) if so, the extent of excessive damagecaused due to extreme weather conditionsduring the last three years, State-wise?

Impact of Climate Change

331. SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:




(a) whether the Government hasconducted any study to assess the adverseimpact of climate change on the lives andlivelihood of people staying in tribal areas;


(c) whether the Government has takenmitigation measures to cope with theadverse impact of climate changeparticularly in the said areas; and


Area of Forest Land

332. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:




(a) the details of the total area of landreserved for forests in the State ofMaharashtra, area-wise;

(a) the details of the salient featuresof the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana alongwith its present status;

(b) the details of the funds sanctioned,allocated and utilised under the above saidyojana during the last three years and thecurrent year, State/UT-wise along with thedetails of the target fixed and achievementsmade under this yojana so far;

(c) whether the Government is satisfiedwith the achievements made under this yojana,if not, the reasons therefor and the actiontaken by the Government in this regard;

(d) whether the Government isplanning/proposing to use satellite andremote sensing technologies in agriculturesector across the country; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe reasons therefor and time by which itis likely to be used?

Wild Animal Attacks

†335. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJITUMANE:


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(a) whether there has been a spurt inthe number of deaths due to attacks bytigers and elephants during the recent yearsin the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof during thelast three years, State-wise;

(c) the names of the States which havesent proposals for additional assistance forprevention from such animal attacks; and

(d) the funds released to such Statesduring the current financial year, State-wise?

(b) the number of people illegallyresiding on the forest land for several years,area-wise;

(c) whether the Government isformulating/has formulated any policy toallot pattas to these people for constructionof houses and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, whether the Government islikely to evict these people from the forestland along with the reasons therefor?

Ground Water Pollution

†333. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR:




(a) whether indiscriminate use ofchemicals and fertilizers during the lastthree years is a major cause of rapidlyincreasing ground water pollution in thecountry;


(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto check the pollution of the ground waterduring the last three years?

Allocation under Rashtriya KrishiVikas Yojana

334. SHRI GEORGE BAKER:PROF. RICHARD HAY:SHRI PARBHUBHAI

NAGARBHAI VASAVA:




Insurance Scheme

336. SHRI KONDAVISHWESHWARREDDY:




(a) the details of number ofbeneficiaries enrolled under Unified PackageInsurance Scheme (UPIS) during the pilotphase, State-wise;

(b) the details of the average premiumoffered by private insurance companies andAgriculture Insurance Company of India(AIC); and

(c) whether the Government isconsidering to extend the scheme to otherdistricts also and if so, the detailsthereof?

Rajasthan Electronics InstrumentsLimited

337. SHRI R.P.MARUTHARAJAA:




(a) whether the Government has givenapproval to the Rajasthan ElectronicInstruments Limited (REIL) low costsolution-Electronic Milk AdulterationTester in the country and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the company has anyextended business across the bordersthrough business acquisition and if so, thedetails of the acquisition; and

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(c) the locations in which REIL hasbeen set up in the country, State-wiseparticularly Rajasthan?

ARYA Scheme

338. SHRIMATI KAVITHAKALVAKUNTLA:




(a) whether the Indian Council ofAgricultural Research has initiated aprogramme on “Attracting and RetainingYouth in Agriculture” (ARYA);

(b) if so, the details thereof , and thenumber of States in which the ARYAprogramme has been implemented duringthe last financial year and the districtswhich have been selected under theprogramme; and

(c) the number of youths which havebeen involved in the projects for setting upof micro-entrepreneurial units like Apiary,Mushroom, Seed Processing, Soil testing,Poultry, Dairy, Goatry, Carp-hatchery,Vermi-compost etc., the details thereof,programme/project and State-wise?

Debt Burden on Farmers

†339. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:SHRI HARISH MEENA:SHRIMATI BHAVANA

PUNDALIKRAOGAWALI PATIL:

DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:SHRIMATI REKHA

VERMA:


(a) whether retail prices of mostpulses specially arhar (tur) dal reached theRs. 200 per kg. mark in most parts of thecountry due to supply crunch and if so,the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the Government hadtenders for import of 5000 tonnes of arhardal to boost domestic supply and if so, thedetails thereof and the countries from wherethese pulses were/are to be importedalong with the quantum thereof,country-wise;

(c) the details of the total quantum ofarhar dal imported as a result thereof alongwith the details of the companies whichhave imported the arhar dal and thequantum thereof, company-wise;

(d) the rates at which these pulseswere imported; and

(e) whether the Union Governmentproposes to sell imported tur dal in theopen market to control the price and if so,the details thereof and the total quantumof imported arhar dal sold in the openmarket?

Rehabilitation of Prisoners

341. SHRI RAM MOHANNAIDU KINJARAPU:




(a) whether there are rehabilitationprogrammes for prisoners lodged in prisonsand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether such programs haveshown favourable outcomes and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether the Government hasconducted surveys or collected feedback



(a) whether around 52% of farmersare reeling under debt burden and theirgrowth of income is also negative;

(b) the details of indebtedness offarmers in the country including loanamount per farmer, State-wise;

(c) whether the increase in farmers’loans has been due to granting of moreinstitutional loans to farmers by banksgenerously and if so, the response of theGovernment thereto and the steps takenby the Government in this regard;

(d) whether any synergy has beenestablished between Union and State toincrease income of farmers and reduce theirdebt burden and if so, the details and theoutcome thereof; and

(e) whether debt burden on eachfarmer is more than that of average annualper capita income in the country and if so,the details thereof?

Prices of Pulses

340. SHRI VINAYAKBHAURAO RAUT:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:SHRI DHARMENDRA

YADAV:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA

BARNE:SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL

SHIVAJIRAO:




from inmates about such programs and ifso, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the programs have led toinmates earning sufficient wages throughtheir term in the prison and after the termand if so, the details thereof?

Cultivation of Kharif Crops

342. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN

MAHATO:KUNWAR HARIBANSH

SINGH:SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:




(a) the details of the total estimatedacreage under cultivation of Kharif Cropsduring the current season as compared tothat of the last season, crop andState-wise;

(b) whether the Government hasestimated the production of Kharifcrops for the current season and if so,the details thereof, crop andState-wise;

(c) whether the Government proposesto provide adequate incentives/assistancesto the farmers for sowing Rabi and Kharifgrains and to procure their produce atreasonable price and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to enhance the production andacreage of Rabi Crops also in the country;and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto discourage the import of agriculturalproduce in the country?

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Remunerative Prices for AgriculturalProduce

†343. PROF. RAVINDRAVISHWANATHGAIKWAD:

SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:DR. BANSHILAL

MAHATO:SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:




(a) whether the farmers includingpaddy growers in various States are notgetting remunerative prices for their yields;


(c) whether the Government isformulating a clear and effective policy forminimum support price and loan waiver inthe interest of the farmers in the country;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government isconsidering the legitimate demands of thefarmers, if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the details of the various stepstaken by the Government to ensureadequate remunerative prices to farmersincluding paddy growers for their crops?

Construction of Roads along Border

344. SHRI R. DHRUVANARAYANA:




(a) whether the Government hasapproved the construction of 73 strategic




(a) whether the Government has takenany new initiative for the promotion oforganic farming in the country and if so,the details thereof; and

(b) the details of steps taken by theGovernment in the field of research anddevelopment (R&D) in the field of organicfarming during the last two years and if so,the details thereof?

Centre of Excellence for Cotton

347. SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBENPATEL:




(a) whether it is a fact that the CentralInstitute for Cotton Research in Nagpurand the All India Coordinated CottonImprovement Project in Coimbatore ofICAR are providing only financial andtechnical support and conducting basicstrategic applied research through NavsariAgriculture University and JunagadhAgriculture University and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that thesetwo institutes cannot serve as a Centre ofExcellence for Cotton, if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether Gujarat, which isproducing 30 per cent of the totalproduction of cotton in India and generatingrural employment is the right place forsetting up of Centre of Excellence forCotton;

Sino-Indian border roads in 2006-07 forcompletion in 2012 and 21 roads have beencompleted so far;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government has takennote of this delay and appropriatecomprehensive measures have been takento speed up the works so that the nationalsecurity is not compromised; and


Reduced Procurement of Foodgrains

345. SHRI K.N.RAMACHANDRAN:




(a) whether the FCI has reducedprocurement of foodgrains in the recentpast;


(c) the details of procurement madeby the FCI during the last two years,State and year-wise; and

(d) whether private parties areallowed to procure foodgrains, if so, thedetails of such private parties along withthe quantum and the rate at which they areprocured, during each of the last two years?

Organic Farming

346. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR

PANDEY:SHRI RAJESH PANDEY:

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(d) if so, whether a proposalforwarded to the Union Government forestablishment of Centre of Excellence forCotton in Gujarat in 2001 is still pendingfor Government’s approval and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(e) the time by which and the locationwhere this Centre is going to be establishedin Gujarat?

Inclusion of Languages

†348. SHRI HARI MANJHI:SHRI VISHNU DAYAL

RAM:SHRI PARTHA PRATIM

RAY:




(a) the total number of languagesincluded in the Eighth Schedule of theConstitution after 1950, language-wise;

(b) whether the Government hasreceived proposals for inclusion of morelanguages in the said Schedule;

(c) if so, the details thereof, language-wise along with the criteria for inclusion oflanguages in the Constitution;

(d) whether the Government hasreceived complaints with regard to non-compliance of criteria stipulated for theinclusion of languages in the Constitution,if so, the details thereof and the reaction ofthe Government in this regard;

(e) the details of the benefits accruingto a language after inclusion in theConstitution; and

(f) the manner in which theGovernment differentiates between ‘dialect’and a ‘new’ language prior to giving it thestatus of language?


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Generic Medicines at JAKs

349. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:SHRI DHARMENDRA



SHIVAJIRAO:SHRI VINAYAK

BHAURAO RAUT:




(a) whether the Government isvigorously pursuing the objective ofmaking affordable and qualitymedicines accessible to all citizens of thecountry;

(b) if so, whether the Government isaware that most of the medicines mentionedunder the Jan Aushadhi Scheme are notavailable in the Jan Aushadhi Kendras(JAKs) in the country;

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

(d) whether in-principal decision toopen Jan Aushadhi Kendras at railwaystations has been taken to increaseaccessibility to affordable, quality genericdrugs for the common man and if so, thedetails thereof along with the time by whichthis facility is likely to be made available;and

(e) the manner in which theGovernment will ensure the availabilityof all the listed generic drugs atthe Jan Aushadhi Kendras in thecountry?

Share of Sugar Subsidies

350. SHRI RAM CHARITRANISHAD:

SHRI MULLAPPALLYRAMACHANDRAN:




(a) whether it is a fact that the Statesmay have to bear major share of the sugarsubsidy if they want to continue sellingthe sweetener under Public DistributionSystem at cheaper rates, if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether it is also true that theUnion Government is likely to cut itscontribution substantially, if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether it is also true that theGovernment is considering shelling outnearly Rs. 4,500 crore as sugar subsidy to30 States, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government isconsidering the demands from variousStates to restore sugar subsidy, if so, thedetails thereof and decision taken by theGovernment thereon?

Kuttanad Package

351. PROF. K.V. THOMAS:




(a) whether the Kuttanad Packagefor Kerala has been fullyimplemented;

(b) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the steps taken or proposed to betaken by the Government for the timelyimplementation of the Kuttanad Package?

Writing-off Farmer’s Debt

352. SHRI N.K.PREMACHANDRAN:




(a) whether the Government proposesto write-off the debt of farmers;

(b) if so, the action taken thereon;

(c) whether the Union Governmentseeks opinion from State Governments toprotect the interest of farmers;


(e) whether the Government proposesto implement package for those farmerswho are suffering from agricultural debt;and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Price of Pulses and Oilseeds

353. SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA


SHIVAJIRAO:


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(a) whether the prices of pulses andoilseeds have fallen steeply even below the

MSP because of record production during2016-17 and the Government has failedto procure the stock from farmers at MSPleading them to distress sale of theirproduce;

(b) if so, the details of the fall in pricesof pulses and oilseeds between October,2016 and May, 2017 and the response ofthe Government thereto; and

(c) whether the prices of pulses aregoing up despite record production andif so, the reasons therefor?

Plantation Drive

†354. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:




(a) whether any plantation drive hasbeen launched in all the States of thecountry on the occasion of EnvironmentDay andif so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of trees planted acrossthe country during the above programme;and

(c) whether the State Government ofHaryana has given its nod to cut downtrees in the hills of Aravali and if so, thedetails thereof?

Employment in Food Processing

355. SHRI D.K. SURESH:SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:





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(a) whether it is a fact that FoodProcessing is one of the major employmentintensive industries in the country and ifso, the details thereof;

(b) the details of employmentopportunities generated during the last threeyears, year-wise;

(c) whether the Government is takingany measures to increase the employmentgeneration capacity by promoting bothdomestic and foreign investment in foodprocessing sector; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and theinvestment made by both domestic andforeign entities in the sector during the lastthree years, year-wise?

Notification on Western Ghats

356. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:KUMARI SHOBHA

KARANDLAJE:MOHAMMED FAIZAL:SHRI P.K. BIJU:




(a) whether it is a fact that theGovernment has not brought into force, alaw that is likely to make about 56,825 sq.km. of the ecologically rich Western Ghatsout of bounds for industrial developmentand if so, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether a draft Notificationearmarked 60,000 square kilometres of theWestern Ghats as Ecologically SensitiveAreas (ESAs) has been delayed for over ayear and if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the KasturiranganCommittee has recommended that

infrastructure and development projectsbe subject to environmental clearance, andthat villages in ESAs be involved in decisionmaking for future projects and if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) whether some States haveapproached the Union Government tofurther reduce the ESA to 9,107 squarekilometres instead of 13,108 sq. km. andif so, the details thereof; and

(e) the present status of finalnotification on the recommendations ofGadgil/Kasturirangan reports?

Cyber Wing Police Forces

357. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:SHRIMATI KIRRON

KHER:SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of HOMEAFFAIRS



(a) whether the Government isimplementing the programme formodernisation of police forces with thecapacity for handling cyber related crimesin the country;

(b) if so, whether the Government hasinstructed the State Governments to createa separate cyber wing police forces andpurchase modern technological weaponsunder the scheme of modernisation ofpolice forces;

(c) if so, the details thereof and thefiscal allocation made by the Governmentfor this purpose; and

(d) the other steps being taken toencourage modernisation of Central/StatePolice forces in the country during the lastthree years?

Awareness on Drug Abuse

358. SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:SHRI DHARMENDRA



SHIVAJIRAO:




(a) whether the Government has anyaction plan for awareness building andeducating people about the ill effects of drugabuse;


(c) whether the Government hasadopted strategy for community basedintervention for motivational counselling,identification, treatment and rehabilitationof drug addicts;


(e) whether the Government proposesto provide training to volunteers/serviceproviders and other stakeholders with a viewto build up a committed and skilled cadre;and

(f) if so, the steps taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Neglect of Senior Citizens

†359. SHRI SANJAY KAKAPATIL:




(a) whether in the absence of basicfacilities and neglect by other members offamily, the life of senior citizens has becomemiserable ;


(c) the corrective steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Governmentto enable them to live a life of dignity?

Strength of Police

360. SHRI MALLIKARJUNKHARGE:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat the police set up in the country isheavy at the top and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether there is a pressing need tostrengthen the police set up at the “thana’’level with more constables and inspectorsto cope up with the increased workload;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken by the Governmentto address the staff imbalance in the policeforce?

Forensic Laboratory in AndhraPradesh

361. SHRI Y.S. AVINASHREDDY:




(a) whether the Government as apromise made in the 10th Schedule of


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Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014has proposed to establish ForensicLaboratory in Andhra Pradesh;


(c) whether any proposal from theState Government of Andhra Pradesh hasalso been received in this regard and if so,the details thereof; and

(d) the details of actual execution ofthe work?

Fertilizer Subsidy

†362. SHRI ANANTKUMARHEGDE:




(a) whether the Government haddecided to credit the subsidy on fertilizersdirectly to the bank accounts of the farmers;

(b) if so, the date on which the saiddecision was taken;

(c) whether the Government hadcompleted the preparatory work in thisregard and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the said scheme has beendeffered due to shortage of Point of Sale(PoS) machines; and

(e) if so, the time period of the delayalong with the further delay likely to takeplace in the implementation of the saidscheme?

Farmers Welfare Schemes

363. SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:SHRI PRATAPRAO

JADHAV:

SHRI JITENDRACHAUDHURY:

SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:




(a) whether a number of farmerswelfare schemes are currently underimplementation in the country and if so,the details thereof and the achievementmade thereunder;

(b) whether the benefit of farmerswelfare schemes are not reaching smallfarmers of the country and if so, the reasonstherefor;

(c) the measures being taken to ensurethat the benefits of said schemes reaches toall categories of farmers in the country; and

(d) whether the Government isplanning to initiate any new farmers welfareschemes to check ever increasing farmerssuicides in the country and if so, the detailsthereof ?

Reduction in Agricultural Cost

†364. SHRI UDAY PRATAPSINGH:




(a) the details of the projects startedby the Government to make better pricesavailable to farmers for their produce andto double their income during the last twoyears and the current year, State/UnionTerritory-wise;

(b) whether the Government hasconstituted/proposes to constitute any

Committee to suggest measures to reduceagricultural cost and determine appropriateprice from time to time; and


Cost of Foodgrain under FCI

†365. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:




(a) whether the economic cost ofwheat and rice procured under the FoodCorporation of India has constantly beenincreasing over the years;

(b) if so, the economic cost of theabove products during the years 2014-2015and 2016-2017; and

(c) the support price at which wheatand rice were procured during the aboveperiod?

Tiger Habitats

366. SHRI SUMAN BALKA:




(a) whether the National TigerConservation Authority (NTCA) hasasked all the tiger range States not to conferforest rights on any tribal or forest dwellingcommunities in critical tiger habitats underthe Scheduled Tribe and other TraditionalForest Dwellers (Recognition of Rights)Act, 2016; and

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

Damaged Grains due to Poor Storage

367. SHRI RAJU SHETTY:




(a) whether Food Corporation of India(FCI) is well equipped for the storage offarm produce and if not, the reasonstherefor; and

(b) the measures to be carried out forexpansion of storage facility of farmproduce in the country, the detailsthereof?

Safety of Fishermen

368. SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:




(a) whether the Government has takenany exclusive measures to ensure the safetyand security for the fishermen who are goingfor deep sea fishing, if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government has takeninto account collision between fishing boatsand merchant ships in deep sea particularlyin Arabian Sea;

(c) if so, the precautionary measurestaken or instruction given by theGovernment to avoid such fatalities in thefuture;


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(d) whether the Government has takenany measures to implement properguidelines for fishermen to avoid shippingchannels, if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether there is any mechanismwith the Government to monitor themovements of ships only through therecognized shipping channels, if so, thedetails thereof?

Production of Pulses

†369. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGHJAUNAPURIA:




(a) the steps which the Governmentproposes to take to increase the productionof pulses and to check rising price ofpulses;

(b) whether the Committee headed bythe Chief Economic Advisor has advised togive subsidy to the farmers and additionalallocation to the Government’s procurementagencies and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government isconsidering to implement therecommendations of committee;

(d) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether the Government is alsoconsidering to impose restriction on exportand keep unlimited stock of pulses andif so, the details thereof?

Fixation of MSP for AgriculturalProduce

†370. SHRI PRATAPRAOJADHAV:


SHRI DUSHYANTCHAUTALA:




(a) whether the recommendation of theM.S. Swaminathan Report in which it isstated that the MSP for agriculturalproduce should be fixed at 50% profit overproduction cost including the interest onthe loan taken for agriculture is not beingfollowed in letter and spirit and MSP isbeing given often less than the cost ofproduction;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor and theaction taken by the Government in thisregard;

(c) whether the Government hasanalysed the report of the SwaminathanCommittee;

(d) if so, the details thereof and thereasons for not implementing allthe recommendations of the Committee;and

(e) the steps being taken by theGovernment to fix the MSP for agricultureproduce according to M.S. SwaminathanCommittee Report?

Demand and Supply ofDairy Products

†371. SHRI SHYAMA CHARANGUPTA:




(a) whether there is any agency toregulate demand-supply of dairy products

on the lines of agriculture producer such aswheat, gram, paddy, pulses etc.;


(c) whether there is any scheme togive incentive to promote the export ofdairy products such as skimmed MilkPowder and butter etc.;

(d) whether the milk producers aregetting the competitive price of milk; and

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

Service Charges by Restaurants

372. SHRI HARISH MEENA:SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived complaints from the consumersregarding service charge being levied by therestaurant owners despite it being notmandatory;

(b) if so, the number of complaintsreceived by the Government in the last oneyear and action taken against the offenders;

(c) whether the Government hasissued guidelines on fair trade practicesrelated to the charging of service chargefrom consumers by hotels/restaurants toregulate charging of tips/gratuities in thename of service charge, if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Government isplanning to set appropriate restrictions onthe pricing of the food and beverages to becharged by the hotels, if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor;and

(e) whether apart from formingConsumer Dispute Redressal Forum, theGovernment is planning to have alternativedispute resolution mechanisms for speedydisposal of cases on service charge, if so,the details thereof ?

Agricultural Courses under ICARPermission

373. SHRI PARESH RAVAL:




(a) whether the Government has givenpermission to any educational institute inthe country to run the agriculturecourses without the ICAR Permission;and


Drug and Substance Abuse

374. DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:




(a) whether cases of drug addictedchildren indulging in theft and other criminalactivities have come to the notice of theGovernment in the country particularly atAnushakti Nagar Township in Mumbaiduring each of the last three years and thecurrent year;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and the reasons therefor;

(c) the number of complaints/suggestions received by the Government


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from various quarters to eradicate themenace of drug and substance abuse in thecountry particularly at Anushakti NagarTownship in Mumbai during the saidperiod, State/UT-wise;

(d) the present status of suchcomplaints/suggestions; and

(e) the preventive steps taken/being taken by the Government toprotect children from drug and substanceabuse and indulging in criminal activitiesacross the country particularly atAnushakti Nagar Township inMumbai?

Revival of HMT

375. SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI:




(a) whether Hindustan Machine Tools(HMT) is being shut down, if so, the detailsthereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the Government plans torevive the iconic HMT; and


Lithium Ion Batteries forElectric Vehicles

376. SHRIMATI K.MARAGATHAM:




(a) whether the Government iscontemplating to incentivise manufacturersto set up facilities for making lithium ionbatteries to lower the cost of electricvehicles in the country;


(c) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal in this regard forsetting up of such facilities; and


Green Business Scheme

377. DR. KAMBHAMPATIHARIBABU:




(a) the details of the welfareschemes being implemented by theNational Scheduled Castes Financeand Development Corporation(NSFDC) including Green BusinessScheme;

(b) the salient features of the GreenBusiness Scheme along with number ofbeneficiaries since inception of the scheme;

(c) whether the Government hasconducted any review on the functioningof the National Scheduled Castes Financeand Development Corporation (NSFDC);and

(d) if so, the details and outcomethereof?

Changes of Name ofRailway Stations

†378. SHRI ASHOKMAHADEORAO NETE:

SHRI DILIPKUMARMANSUKHLALGANDHI:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived proposals for changing the namesof ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus’ railwaystation as ‘Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajTerminus’, ‘Elphinstone Road railwaystation’ and ‘Prabhadevi and Parewadi’railway station as ‘Ketur’ railwaystations;

(b) if so, the details thereof as on date;

(c) the status of the said proposals;and

(d) the time by which the saidproposals are likely to be finalised alongwith the reasons for delay in thisregard?

Plastic Eggs

379. SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:




(a) whether the Government isaware of the reports that plasticeggs are being sold in some parts ofthe country;

(b) if so, whether the Governmenthas conducted tests on samplescollected;

(c) if so, the details and the outcomethereof; and


Impact of Demonetization onFarm Sector

380. SHRI MD.BADARUDDOZAKHAN:




(a) whether the Government hasconducted or planning to conduct anystudy to understand the nature of impactof demonetization on farming sector, ifso, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor and the time by whichthe Government is planning to conductsuch a study; and

(b) the steps taken by theGovernment to ensure minimumdamage to small farmers due todemonetization?

Fake Currency

381. SHRI DEVUSINHCHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of HOMEAFFAIRS



(a) whether fake Indian currencynotes have been seized during the currentyear;

(b) if so, the quantum of fake currencyseized, State-wise; and

(c) the measures taken to curb suchincidents?

Growth of Auto Industry

382. SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:


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SHRI D.K. SURESH:




(a) whether the Government has takennote that India’s auto industry hasbecome one of the largest in the worldmarket;


(c)whether the Government is awarethat the competitive environment in theautomobile market in the country iscontributing to the growth of theindustry;

(d) if so, whether the Government istaking any measures to better utilize thepotential of auto industry for the growthof overall economy of the country; and


Conviction Rate

383. SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:




(a) whether it is a fact that convictionrate in respect of IPC cases in majority ofthe States/UTs has been reported to bebelow the national average during eachof the last three years and the currentyear;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor, State/UT-wise;

(c) the mechanism developed by theGovernment to monitor the measures takenby the State/UT Governments to improve

the administration of criminal justicesystem and for prevention and control ofcrime in their respective State/UT;

(d) the details of the funds providedby the Government for the purpose duringthe said period, State/UT-wise;

(e) whether cases of violation ofguidelines issued by the Government tothe States to improve the conviction ratehas come to the notice of the Governmentduring the said period;

(f) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor, State/UT-wise; and

(g) the other steps taken/being takenby the Government to improve criminaljustice system in the country along withachievements thereof?

Foodgrain Released toMaharashtra

†384. SHRIMATI BHAVANAPUNDALIKRAOGAWALI PATIL:




(a) the quantum of rice and wheatreleased to the State of Maharashtrathrough Public Distribution System underBPL, APL and AAY during the last threeyears;

(b) the details of the wheat and ricereleased under the General scheme and ad-hoc scheme;

(c) whether the State of Maharashtrahas not been released the share to be allottedby the Union Government under thead-hoc scheme since July, 2016 and if so,the reasons therefor; and

(d) whether the Union Government isready to release the share for this periodand if so, the details thereof?

Sugar under PDS

†385. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:




(a) the State-wise details of theallocation and offtake of sugar underPublic Distribution System during each ofthe last three years and the currentyear;

(b) whether some States have not beenable to offtake the quota of allocated sugarduring the said period; and

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe names of the States and the reasonstherefor?

Infiltration Attemptsalong LoC

386. SHRI NINONG ERING:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat in the past few months there was aspurt in infiltration attempts across theLine of Control in Jammu and Kashmir;

(b) if so, the details in this regard;

(c) whether a portion of border fencinghave been cut by terrorists in Jammu andKashmir and they sneaked in from thatportion;

(d) if so, whether the security forceshave launched combing operations along theborder belt; and

(e) if so, the plans formulated by theUnion Government to nab such terroristsand to strengthen its forces along theborders?

Conversion of RKVY into Raftaar

387. SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:SHRI RAOSAHEB DANVE

PATIL:




(a) whether the Government proposesto revamp the existing Rashtriya KrishiVikas Yojana into RKVY-Raftaar;


(c) the steps taken by the Governmentfor development of agricultureinfrastructure specifically post-harvestinfrastructure and promotion of privateinvestment in agriculture across the countryin a big way?

Procurement of AgriculturalProduce at MSP

388. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:




(a) the details of the procurement ofagricultural produce by Food Corporationof India (FCI) and National AgriculturalCooperative Marketing Federation of India


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(NAFED) at Minimum Support Price(MSP) during the last three years;

(b) the number of agricultural productscovered under the Minimum Support Price(MSP);

(c) whether the Government proposesto ensure MSP at 50% more than thecomprehensive production costsestablished by CACP, if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Government proposesto pass the legislation to protect the farmersright to sell their produce at MSP and alsoto ensure an annual automatic review ofMSP; and


International Centre of Excellence inInvestigation

389. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:




(a) whether there is any proposal forsetting up of International Centre ofExcellence in Investigation (ICEI-CBI) andInternational Centre of Excellence inForensic Science;

(b) if so, the details of schemesundertaken to improve its functioning andto make it a premier investigative agency;and

(c) the details of cases pending underinvestigation for more than three years,including the current year?

Crime against Women and Children

390. SHRI P.K. BIJU:SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:




(a) the details of cases of crimesagainst girls, children and women reportedduring the last one year in the country;

(b) whether it is a fact that crimesagainst children and women in the countryare on the rise; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thecorrective steps taken thereon?

Marketing for Organic Fertilizers

391. SHRI D.S. RATHOD:SHRI KUNDARIYA

MOHAN BHAIKALYANJI BHAI:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan/proposal to promote the organicfertilizers industry and for more marketingof organic fertilizer in the country; and


Scheme for Agricultural Profession

†392. SHRI PANKAJCHAUDHARY:




(a) whether the Government hasformulated several schemes to turn


Agriculture into a profit making professionto increase the income of the farmers;


(c) whether the Government hasreviewed the schemes for increasing farmersincome;

(d) if so, the outcome thereof; and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto extend the benefit of related schemes inagriculture in a better way?

Monitoring of Welfare Schemes

†393. SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:




(a) the details of proposals receivedfrom the State Government of Chhattisgarhunder the various welfare schemes of theMinistry during the last three years andthe current year, scheme-wise;

(b) the details of proposals sanctionedand pending, scheme-wise;

(c) the monitoring mechanism for thesaid welfare schemes;

(d) the details of the grant-in-aidsanctioned under the said schemes duringthe last three years and the current year,scheme-wise; and

(e) the time by which the pendingproposals are likely to be sanctioned?

National Forest Policy

394. SHRIMATI HEMAMALINI:




(a) whether the National Forest Policy(NFP) envisages one-third of the total landof the country under forest or tree cover asa national goal;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe total land under forest/tree in thecountry, as on date, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government hasreceived representations/suggestions fromvarious quarters including environmentalactivists over the fast depleting forest coverin the country;

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe reaction of the Government thereto; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to prevent depleting forest areaand effective implementation of the NFPacross the country?

New PharmaceuticalPricing Policy

395. SHRI G. HARI:




(a) whether it is true that theGovernment is proposing to bring a newpharmaceutical pricing policy;

(b) whether the said move is expectedto cut prices of medicines and various otherpharmaceutical products in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the policy is also likely tobring more pharma products under itspurview; and

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(e) whether the Government has helddiscussions with the stakeholders in thisregard and if so, the details thereof?

Complaints regardingRotten Foodgrains

†396. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:




(a) whether the Union Governmenthas received a number of complaints fromStates with regard to storage and supply ofrotten and inferior quality foodgrains;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theresponse of the Government thereto;

(c) whether any system has beenevolved to ensure quality of foodgrainsbefore and during storage for the purposeof supply to various States including UttarPradesh under Public Distribution System;and


Profitable Milch Animals

†397. PROF. PREM SINGHCHANDUMAJRA:




(a) whether the Government proposesto implement any scheme to make the livinganimals particularly milch animals moreprofitable;

(b) if so, the framework of the schemethereof; and

(c) the details of the amount spent bythe Government under the scheme in 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017?

Nomination of Consultantsin NAFED

398. SHRI HARI OM PANDAY:




(a) whether the Government has anyprovision to “Nominate consultants inNAFED” during the past years;

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

(c) the details of the applications lyingpending with the NAFED along with theirstatus and time by which these nominationswill be completed for the current year; and

(d) the details of the eligibility criteria,tenure and facilities being providedto them along with the reasons for delay innominations of consultants inNAFED?

Unrest in Darjeeling

399. KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.

SCINDIA:SHRI M. RAJA MOHAN

REDDY:




(a) whether unrest has escalated in thepast few days at Darjeeling hills inWest Bengal and if so, the reasonstherefor;

(b) whether the Union Governmenthas sought a detailed report from the StateGovernment of West Bengal on the causesof unrest in the hills;

(c) if so, the details of reportssubmitted by the State Government ofWest Bengal to the Union Government;

(d) whether the Union Governmenthas taken any concrete steps to prevent/check such unrest in the Darjeeling hills;and

(e) if so, the details thereof ?

Communal Violence

400. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.

SCINDIA:SHRI RAM CHARAN

BOHRA:




(a) whether the Union Government isaware that communal violence and atrocitiesagainst Dalits have spiked in some of theStates in the past few months;

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

(c) whether the Union Governmenthad prepared any action plan or issuedadvisory to the State Governments to dealwith communal violence as well as atrocitieson Dalits;

(d) if so, the details thereof and theextent to which the State Governmentshave adhered to the same; and

(e) the follow up action takenby the Union Government with the StateGovernments which have not followed thesaid advisory?

Income of Farmers

401. SHRI ASHOKSHANKARRAOCHAVAN:

SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI OM BIRLA:SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:SHRI T.

RADHAKRISHNAN:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the roadmap outlined by the NITIAayog for reforms in agriculture sector anddoubling farmers income by 2022 andif so, the details thereof and the responseof the Government thereto includingthe steps taken to implement thereforms and double the income of farmersby 2022;

(b) whether the States are extremelyslow on agricultural reforms as a result ofwhich there is distress among farmers andif so, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor along with the corrective measurestaken by the Government in this regard toprevent spread of farmer unrest across thecountry;

(c) whether the NITI Aayog has urgedthe Government to link part of the financialgrant given to States under the RashtriyaKrishi Vikas Yojana for agricultural reformsimplemented by the States and if so, thedetails thereof and the response of theGovernment thereto;


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(d) whether the aforesaid arrangementwill compel the States to bring significantchanges in the agriculture marketing andother pending reforms in the agriculturesector and if so, the details thereof and theresponse of the Union Government thereto;and

(e) whether the Government hasidentified a large number of disguisedunemployed farmers in the country andif so, the details thereof and the steps takento improve the employment opportunitiesand reduce over dependency on theagriculture sector?

Losses due to Natural Calamities

402. KUNWAR HARIBANSHSINGH:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:SHRI GAJANAN

KIRTIKAR:SHRI ASHOK

SHANKARRAOCHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI HARI MANJHI:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN

MAHATO:SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:SHRI T.

RADHAKRISHNAN:SHRI DHANANJAY

MAHADIK:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA

SULE:SHRI MOHITE PATIL

VIJAYSINHSHANKARRAO:

DR. HEENAVIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:SHRI VENKATESH BABU

T.G.:




(a) whether the various parts of thecountry including North-Eastern States andAssam have been affected by landslides,heavy rains and floods recently, if so, thedetails of loss of lives and damage toproperty and crops reported during thelast one year and the current year;

(b) the details of assistance/compensationfor loss of crops sought by the States in thisregard and the amount of relief provided by theGovernment, State-wise;

(c) the efforts made by the NationalDisaster Response Force (NDRF) teamsfor rescue and relief operations along withthe number of people rescued, boatsmobilised, relief centres opened etc.,State-wise;

(d) the status of relief andrehabilitation works in the affected areas;and

(e) whether the Government isconsidering to have a permanentmechanism to deal with such calamities andif so, the details thereof?

MSP for Pulses, Oilseedsand Cotton

403. SHRI MOHITE PATILVIJAYSINHSHANKARRAO:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:SHRI C.N. JAYADEVAN:DR. HEENA

VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV

SAWAIKAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE

AND FARMERS WELFARE



(a) the details of the estimatedproduction of pulses, cotton and oilseedsduring each of the last three years and thecurrent year;

(b) whether it is a fact thatfarmers from various parts of the countryhave been demanding increase in theMinimum Support Price (MSP)for oilseeds, cotton and pulses, if so, thedetails thereof along with theresponse of the Governmentthereto;

(c) whether the Commission forAgricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) hasalso recommended for increase in MSP forpulses, oilseeds and cotton for 2017-2018crop year, if so, the details of the MSPfixed by the Government for theseitems;

(d) whether the Governmenthas also directed to the States to procureall farm produce so that farmers are notforced to sell their produce at lowerprices, if so, the details thereof;and

(e) whether his Ministry had alsomeeting with seed companies to cut pricesof hybrid seeds by 10%, if so, the outcomethereof?

Flood Tolerant Seeds

404. SHRI S.R.VIJAYAKUMAR:


SHRI ASHOKSHANKARRAOCHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:


KUNWAR HARIBANSHSINGH:

SHRI T.RADHAKRISHNAN:




(a) whether the Government hasdeveloped different environmental friendlycrop/seed varieties tolerant to flood/water logging and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the name of the States where theseseeds are being used along with the resultsthereof; and

(c) the details of the action planprepared by the Government to expand theuse of these seeds to all the flood proneStates of the country?

Suicide by Farmers

405. SHRIMATI SUPRIYASULE:


SHRI DHANANJAYMAHADIK:

SHRI ASHOKSHANKARRAOCHAVAN:

SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN:SHRI KIRTI AZAD:SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:PROF. RAVINDRA

VISHWANATHGAIKWAD:

SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

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SHRI N.K.PREMACHANDRAN:

SHRI KAPIL MORESHWARPATIL:


SHRI MULLAPPALLYRAMACHANDRAN:

SHRI MOHITE PATILVIJAYSINHSHANKARRAO:

KUNWAR HARIBANSHSINGH:

SHRI B.V. NAIK:SHRI ANTO ANTONY:SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR

SINGH:SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:SHRI T.

RADHAKRISHNAN:SHRI MD.

BADARUDDOZAKHAN:


SHRIMATI BHAVANAPUNDALIKRAOGAWALI PATIL:

SHRI M.B. RAJESH:SHRI P.K. BIJU:ADV. JOICE GEORGE:SHRIMATI REKHA

VERMA:SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:DR. HEENA

VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:DR. C.

GOPALAKRISHNAN:DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:SHRI VENKATESH BABU

T.G.:SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat the farmers are committing suicide invarious parts of the country and if so, thedetails thereof during each of the last threeyears and the current year along with themajor reasons for the same, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government hasconducted any study to ascertain thereasons for growing number of farmerssuicides in the country, if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the Government hasprepared any specific plan/policy toprevent suicide by the farmers in thecountry and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the present policy fortackling the suicide cases of farmers isineffective and if so, the response of theGovernment thereto including the stepstaken to prevent suicides by farmers bycreating conditions favourable for farmers;

(e) whether debt burden on eachfarmer is more than that of average annualper capita income in the country and if so,the details thereof; and

(f) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to remove indebtedness andprovide adequate remunerative prices forfarm produce to farmers?

New Rules on Sale of Livestock

406. SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:SHRI DHANANJAY

MAHADIK:DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:SHRI N.K.

PREMACHANDRAN:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYASULE:




(a) whether the Government hasbrought in a new Central rule that prohibitssale of Cows, Bulls, Bullocks, Buffaloes,Steers, Heifers, Calves and Camels forslaughter or sacrifice in the livestockmarkets and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether certain StateGovernments have objected to theaforesaid rule;

(c) whether the Government has takenany steps to sort out the issue and if so,the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has alsoreceived certain representations from theStates seeking modification in the definitionof cattle to exempt buffaloes; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and theresponse of the Government thereto?

Soil Health Cards

†407. PROF. CHINTAMANIMALVIYA:

SHRI LALLU SINGH:SHRI RAJU SHETTY:SHRI DILIPKUMAR

MANSUKHLALGANDHI:

SHRI SHER SINGHGHUBAYA:

DR. RAVINDRA KUMARRAY:




(a) whether a nation-wide centrallysponsored Soil Health Card Scheme is beingimplemented to facilitate every farmer totest the soil of his fields and improve farmproduction and if so, the details thereofalong with the expenditure incurred on thisproject/scheme and the details of benefitsaccrued to the farmers as a result thereof;

(b) the number of Soil Health Cardsissued/distributed to the farmers andremained to be issued undistributed so far,State/UT and year-wise and the details oftime limit fixed by the Government to issuesmart cards to all the farmers in the country;

(c) whether soil health card is beingissued to the farmers through the PostOffices in the country and if so, the detailsthereof, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether the Government proposesto increase the distribution of Soil HealthCards amongst the distressed farmers inthe country and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government proposesto take Soil Health Card Scheme to villageand panchayat levels and if so, the stepstaken/likely to be taken in this regard; and

(f) the details regarding the number offarmers who got follow up action taken bythe State/Central Agricultural ExtensionWorkers?

Violence Related toCow Protection

408. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:SHRI KODIKUNNIL

SURESH:SHRI KAUSHALENDRA

KUMAR:




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(a) whether incidents of attacks/mobattacks on cattle traders, beef eaters, muslim/dalit community and dairy farmers andkilling of people in the name of protectionof cows are on the rise in the country;

(b) if so, the total number of personsinjured/killed including muslim and dalitcommunity, guilty arrested, convicted andthe action taken against them separatelyduring each of the last three years and thecurrent year, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government hasreceived complaints with regard to non-registration of such cases by State policepersonnel;

(d) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken in this regard; and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto stop such cases and to protect suchcommunity from the said violence alongwith the details of advisories issued to Statesand police departments in this regard?

Bharat Ke Veer Kosh

409. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMEDBASHEER:

SHRI HARISH CHANDRAALIAS HARISHDWIVEDI:




(a) the amount of public deposits madein the Bharat Ke Veer Kosh, set-up by theGovernment so far, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government has madeany utilisation of the said funds so far;

(c) if so, the heads under which thesaid funds have been utilised;

(d) whether the deposits madethereunder are tax-free and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) whether the Government hasconstituted any Committee for governingthe same and if so, the details thereof?

Jan Aushadhi Stores

†410. SHRIMATI REKHAVERMA:

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:SHRIMATI BHAVANA

PUNDALIKRAOGAWALI PATIL:

SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:




(a) whether Jan Aushadhi Stores (JAS)are functional in Karnataka, Maharashtra& Uttar Pradesh;

(b) if so, the State-wise details thereofand if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the matter regardingfunctioning of JAS in Karnataka,Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh has beentaken up with the concerned StateGovernments and if so, the outcomethereof; and

(d) the total number of JAS set up/functioning in backward Scheduled Castesdominated areas of the country includingKarnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradeshand the number of JAS proposed to beopened in the said areas including Bangaloreand Bellary districts in Karnataka andSitapur and Hardoi districts in UttarPradesh, location-wise?

Demonstration by Farmers

411. SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE:

SHRI VINAYAKBHAURAO RAUT:


SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR

SINGH:DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:SHRI MD.

BADARUDDOZAKHAN:

SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:PROF. PREM SINGH

CHANDUMAJRA:




(a) whether the farming in the countryhas become a loss making profession and ifso, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor;

(b) whether there are reports ofdemonstration, agitation, protest andfarmers’ unrest for debt waiver and highercrop price and if so, the details thereof andthe response of the Government thereto;

(c) whether a number of farmers diedin police firing or committed suicide duringdemonstration in various parts of thecountry in 2017 and if so, the details thereof,State/UT-wise;

(d) whether there is a need to givefinancial and other assistances to thefarmers and to waive off their loansimmediately to mitigate the rising angeramongst the farmers and to prevent farmingfrom becoming unprofitable profession tothem and if so, the details thereof and the

response of the Government in this regardincluding the corrective steps taken/beingtaken by the Government to make farminga profitable profession and to address thegrievances of the farmers along withachievements thereof;

(e) whether the Government hasprepared or considering to prepare afoolproof policy to solve the problems ofthe farmers including climate and naturalcalamities and if so, the details and the salientfeatures thereof along with the time bywhich it is likely to be implemented andthe extent to which it will help in solvingthe problems of farmers; and

(f) the details of minimum supportprice and bonuses announced by the Unionand State Government for procurement offarm produce during the current year?

Radiation Processing Technology

†412. SHRI DHARMENDRAYADAV:






(a) whether the Government proposesto use Radiation Processing Technologydeveloped by the Bhabha Atomic ResearchCentre (BARC) for the preservation of fruitsand vegetables including onions, potatoesand tomatoes in order to solve the problemof shortage in their supply and theconsequent price rise and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government hasconducted any study about the securityconcerns with regard to Radiation


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Processing Technology and if so, theoutcome thereof;

(c) whether the places have beenidentified for setting up RadiationProcessing Plants in the country particularlyUttar Pradesh and Maharashtra;

(d) the expenditure likely to beincurred thereon; and

(e) the time by which the saidRadiation Processing plants are likely tobe set up?

Post Harvest Infrastructure

413. SHRI DILIP PATEL:SHRI K.N.

RAMACHANDRAN:SHRI A.

ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:SHRI KIRTI AZAD:




(a) whether it is a fact that fruits andvegetables are getting wasted every yeardue to non-availability of sufficient post-harvest infrastructure;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe total quantum of fruits and vegetablesproduced during the last three years in thecountry, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government has anyproposal or programmes to improve/strengthen post-harvest infrastructure likecold storages, transportation, etc. in variousStates of the country including Gujarat, ifso, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(d) the quantum of funds allocated/sanctioned by the Government to variousStates for this purpose during the currentyear, details thereof, State-wise?

Promotion of Food ProcessingIndustries

414. SHRI ADHALRAO PATILSHIVAJIRAO:


SHRI DHARMENDRAYADAV:





(a) the details of the steps taken bythe Government to promote foodprocessing industries with a view toincrease the income of the farmers in thecountry;

(b) whether the Government is awarethat a large area of food production hasnot been included under food processingindustry;

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe details of the State-wise schemeprepared by the Government in this regard;

(d) whether the Government hassigned any memorandum of understandingwith foreign countries to get know-how/expertise and technologies to boost foodprocessing in the country; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and theextent to which it will boost the foodprocessing industries in the country andincrease the income of the farmers?

Pradhan MantriFasal Bima Yojana

415. SHRI JITENDRACHAUDHURY:

SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

SHRI OM BIRLA:




(a) the details of the objectives of theGovernment in launching the PradhanMantri Fasal Bima Yojana;

(b) whether there has been an increasein number of farmers insured under thescheme, if so, the details thereof along withthe number of SC/ST farmers insured underthe scheme;

(c) the details of the farms insuredunder the scheme during the last two yearsand the farms insured between 2012-13 and2013-14, State-wise;

(d) the details of the premiumcollected under the Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana (PMFBY) crop-wise, Stateand insuring company-wise along with theshare of the Government and farmers inKharif sowing season of 2017-18;

(e) the details of compensationclaimed by the farmers under PMFBY forKharif sowing season of 2016-17 in termsof the number of claims and amountreceived, State-wise including UP;

(f) the details of compensationamount paid, along with the details ofnumber of farmers to whom it was paid,State-wise including Uttar Pradesh, cropand insuring company-wise;

(g) the details of the high risk Statesand the details of the increase in amount ofpremium in those States; and

(h) the other steps taken by theGovernment under the scheme to improveassessment of crop damage in the countryand bring more crops under the purview ofPMFBY?

Policy on Coastal Management

416. SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:




(a) the salient features of the policyon coastal management intended to ensurelivelihood security to coastal communities,conserve and protect the coastal stretchesand promote sustainable developmenttaking into account the danger of naturalhazards in the coastal areas;

(b) whether the said policy hasachieved the desired results so far acrossthe country;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor along with the reactionof the Government thereto;

(d) the salient features of the IntegratedCoastal Zone Management Project alongwith its role in coastal management in thecountry;

(e) the present status of demarcationof hazard line in the coastal areas of thecountry along with the time by which suchdemarcation is likely to be completed; and

(f) the other steps taken/being takenby the Government in this direction?

Foodgrain Output

417. SHRI RAJESH KUMARDIWAKER:

SHRI G. HARI:




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(a) whether wheat, pulses and otherfoodgrains output has been projected to beat an all time high during the crop year2016-17 due to good monsoon and if so,the details thereof;

(b) the details of actual output ofthese crops in the country during the year2016-17, crop-wise;

(c) whether the Government isconsidering to impose higher import dutieson wheat so as to discourage its import;and

(d) whether the country has adequatestocks of wheat to meet its anyunforeseeable shortage in the markets inthe country?

Checking of Pollution

†418. SHRI HARISHCHANDRACHAVAN:




(a) whether the Government hasreleased any fund to the State Governmentof Maharashtra to check pollution;

(b) if so, the details thereof during thelast three years; and

(c) the details of work done throughthe said fund during the last three years?

Food Items under NFSA

419. SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:ADV. CHINTAMAN

NAVASHA WANAGA:




(a) the details and quantum of fooditems being provided to States/UTs atsubsidised rates for distribution to BPLfamilies as envisaged under the NationalFood Security Act, 2013;

(b) whether the Government hasstopped supply of sugar at subsidised ratesfor distribution to BPL families throughPublic Distribution System in the States/UTs, if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor;

(c) whether the Union Governmenthas taken a decision not to raise the priceof food items in Public DistributionSystem (PDS) shops and village levelshops at least till the next year, if so, thedetails thereof; and

(d) the long term policy of theGovernment with regard to food subsidyto BPL families?

Grant forResidual Treatment Plants

†420. SHRI ARJUN LALMEENA:




(a) whether the Ministry has grantedfinancial assistance for joint residualTreatment Plants (unit-5 and unit-6) under‘‘The Policy Package for Micro, Small andMedium Enterprises”; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken thereon?

Generic Medicines

421. SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:




(a) whether it is a fact that genericmedicines are 80-90% cheaper than thebranded and patented medicines;

(b) if so, the reasons why the sale ofgeneric medicines are not picking up in spiteof so many initiatives;

(c) whether it is a fact that peoplehave lesser faith on generic medicines ascompared to branded ones and doctors arealso advising them to buy branded ones;and

(d) if so, the reaction of theGovernment thereto along with the stepsproposed to be taken to promote genericmedicines?

Death of Marine Animals

422. SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLIGEETHA:




(a) whether mass death of rare fishand other marine animals have beenreported in the sea;

(b) if so, the details and the reasonstherefor;

(c) whether certain companies/organisations/persons have beenresponsible in this regard, if so, the detailsthereof and the action taken thereon; and

(d) the corrective steps taken by theGovernment to protect the rare fish andmarine animals in the sea?

Culling of Wild Boars

423. SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:




(a) whether wild boars are included inthe list of endangered animals under theprovisions of the Wild Life Protection Act;

(b) whether the Ministry is aware ofany State or UT having issued a directivefor culling of wild boars since they destroythe crop of the farmers and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the unqualified directivefor culling of wild boar would lead toindiscriminate hunting of wild boar for meatetc. making the species extinct;

(d) whether the culling of the wild boaris bound to affect the biodiversity of theregion and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether the Ministry would takeup the matter with States concerned overthe aforesaid issue and if so, the steps beingtaken in this regard?

Setting up of Meteorological Office

†424. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:




(a) whether the Government proposesto open Meteorological office in each and


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every district of the country to understandthe weather trends in farming;


(c) the total number of Krishi VigyanKendras attached to the MeteorologicalDepartment in the country till date and thedetails thereof, State-wise; and

(d) the number of farmers whosemobile numbers have been directly linkedwith the Krishi Vigyan Kendras concernedin the country and the details thereof, State-wise, along with the benefits accrued to thefarmers therefrom so far?

Ration Cards for BPL People

†425. SHRI RAM TAHALCHOUDHARY:




(a) whether the needy people and thepeople living below poverty line have noration cards in Jharkhand particularly inRanchi district whereas the people livingthere have been demanding for the same;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentin this regard so as to provide foodgrains atconcessional rates to the people livingbelow poverty line?

Organic Farming through KVKs

426. SHRI RAJESH PANDEY:




(a) the details of the allocation offunds by the Government to Krishi VigyanKendras (KVKs), during each of the lastthree years and the current year, State-wise;

(b) whether there are any KVKsengaged in organic farming;

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentfor effective implementation and marketingof organic farm produces; and

(d) the status of the initiatives takenby the Government for organic farmingthrough KVKs?

Sown Area of Rabi Crops

427. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:




(a) whether the total sown area ofRabi Crops as on November 26, 2016 ishigher than that of corresponding periodlast year and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the demonetization hasnot affected the sowing of Rabi Cropsduring the said period; and

(c) if so, the details thereof ?

Assistance to Coconut Farmers

428. SHRI PR. SENTHILNATHAN:




(a) the steps taken by the Governmentto support and encourage coconut farmersin the country; and

(b) the details of the funds allocatedto Tamil Nadu during the last five years forthe coconut farmers?

Increasing MSP for AgriculturalProduce

429. SHRIMATI V. SATHYABAMA:




(a) the effective steps taken by theGovernment to increase the MinimumSupport Price (MSP) for agriculturalproducts, foodgrains, vegetables and fruits,pulses, edible oils;

(b) whether the Government hasconstituted any committee to analyse andassess the fixing of MSPs for suchagricultural goods; and

(c) if so, the decision taken by theCommittee during the last two years forfixation of MSP for such agriculturalproducts in the country?

Environmental Clearance

430. SHRI INNOCENT:SHRI CHANDRA

PRAKASH JOSHI:




(a) the total number of proposalsreceived by the Government forenvironmental/forest clearances includinghydroelectric, thermal power and coalmining projects during the last three years,project and State/UT-wise;

(b) the present status of suchproposals along with the time by whichthey are likely to be cleared by theGovernment;

(c) whether the Government proposesto delegate its power to State Authoritiesfor faster clearance; and

(d) the other steps/measures taken bythe Government to expedite theenvironmental/forest clearance?

Fertilizer Production

431. SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:SHRI S.P.

MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA:




(a) the details of targets set and actualproduction of fertilizers during each of thelast three years and the current year, sectorand component-wise;

(b) the steps taken by the Governmentto address the long standing problems ofhigh production cost of fertilizers especiallywith regard to the customs duty on importof raw materials;

(c) whether the Government is awarethat several joint ventures entered into withforeign countries have not been completed;and

(d) the details of the joint ventureprojects entered into by Indian companiesduring the last ten years along with theircurrent status and expected time period forcompletion, project-wise and country-wise?


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AAY Beneficiaries

432. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:




(a) the number of Below Poverty Lineand Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY)beneficiaries and their entitlements underthe Public Distribution System in the Statesof Haryana and Punjab during each of thelast three years;

(b) whether the States have lifted theirfull allocated quota during the period;

(c) whether the Government proposesto increase the allocations in the near future;and


Extortion and Kidnapping byNaxalites

†433. DR. BANSHILALMAHATO:




(a) whether the Government is awareof incidents of the extortions andkidnapping by naxalites in the naxal affectedareas;

(b) if so, the amount extorted and thenumber of people kidnapped by naxalitesduring the last three years, State-wiseincluding Chhattisgarh;

(c) whether incidents of destroyingassets/infrastructure has also been reportedfrom these areas;

(d) if so, the details of such incidents,losses caused and the number of accusedpersons arrested during the said period,State-wise; and

(e) the corrective measures taken bythe Government to stop recurrence of suchcases?

Revival of CCI

434. SHRI GUTHA SUKENDERREDDY:

SHRI PRABHAKARREDDY KOTHA:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal from the StateGovernment of Telangana requesting forrevival of Cement Corporation of India(CCI) situated at Adilabad;


(c) the status of the proposal?

GMP Norms

†435. SHRIMATI RANJANBENBHATT:




(a) whether the Government has givenany instruction to the pharmaceuticalcompanies to comply with GoodManufacturing Practice (GMP) norms;

(b) if so, whether the GMP norms isnot being followed so far;

(c) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to take any concrete steps toensure its implementation; and

(d) if so, the time by which it is likelyto be implemented?

National Agricultural InsuranceScheme

436. SHRI JANARDAN SINGHSIGRIWAL:




(a) the total number of farmersbenefited under the National AgriculturalInsurance Scheme (NAIS) in the countryincluding Bihar during each of the last threeyears and the current year, State-wise;

(b) the targets fixed and achievedthereunder during the Twelfth Five YearPlan, State-wise including Bihar;

(c) whether the farmers have not beenable to reap the benefits of the NAIS;

(d) if so, the reasons therefor and theresponse of the Government thereto;

(e) whether the Government has takensteps to ensure that the benefit of the abovescheme reaches the farmers; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Pollution in Daman Ganga River

437. SHRIMATI DARSHANAVIKRAM JARDOSH:




(a) whether any action has been taken

by Daman & Diu Union TerritoryAdministration in consultation with StateGovernment of Gujarat to submit a jointcomprehensive proposal under NationalConservation of River Plan to checkpollution from Daman Ganga river to theMinistry of Environment and Forest,Government of India and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(b) whether this Union TerritoryAdministration has approached the StateGovernment of Gujarat in this regard and ifso, the details thereof?

Value of Cereals and Pulses

438. SHRI R.GOPALAKRISHNAN:




(a) whether the total values of cerealsand pulses produced in the country havewent down considerably in comparison tothat of vegetables;

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

(c) the effective measures taken/beingtaken by the Government in this regard?

Committee for Disabled Persons

†439. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:




(a) whether the Government hasconstituted any committee to createawareness among the disabled persons


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living in rural areas regarding the schemesmeant for them;



Legislative Assembly in Lakshadweep

440. MOHAMMED FAIZAL:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to constitute legislative assemblyin Lakshadweep;


(c) whether representations/requestshave been received from variousorganisations in this regard; and

(d) if so, the reaction of theGovernment in this regard?

Agricultural Families

†441. SHRI KIRTI AZAD:




(a) whether the number of agriculturalfamilies has decreased in the countrydespite increase in population in thecountry;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe response of the Government thereto;

(c) the details of the average monthlyincome of agricultural families in thecountry along with the details thereof,State-wise; and

(d) the action plan of the Governmentfor the next five years to improve the

economic condition/standard of living ofthe said families?

Food Subsidy in Cash

442. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:




(a) whether the Government hasimplemented the scheme of providing foodsubsidy in cash into the bank account ofentitled households to enable them topurchase foodgrains from the open marketand if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor; and

(b) whether the Direct BenefitTransfer (DBT) regime for deliveringsubsidies to the targeted populations hasso far centered around cooking gas and tosome extent on isolated pilot experimentswith food subsidy and if so, the detailsthereof?

Directions to BIS

443. DR. UDIT RAJ:




(a) whether the Directions or ordersissued by the Government of India to BISthrough its controlling Ministry vide ordernumber 4/2/2015-BIS dated 16th November2015 of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs,Food and Public Distribution have beenfollowed by BIS;

(b) if not, the details of action takenby the Government against BIS;

(c) whether the Government is notempowered to issue directions to BISunder the BIS Act, 1986; and

(d) if so, whether BIS is not acting onthe BIS Act, 1986 and the Parliamentarydecisions/resolutions by not following thedirections of the Government and the detailsthereof?

Tracking Trucks Carrying Foodgrains

444. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAIKHADSE:




(a) whether the Government proposesto establish a system to track the truckscarrying foodgrains with the help ofgenerated SMS service from the time thetrucks left the FCI Godown to the timethey were delivered to the fair price shops;and

(b) if so, the details thereof ?

Setting up of Food Parks

†445. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:




(a) whether the Union Governmenthave received proposals from differentcompanies for setting up of food parks inMaharashtra during the last two years;


(c) the details of approved proposalsalong with the funds sanctioned so far inthis regard?

Implementation of Cyclone RiskMitigation Project

446. SHRI MANSUKHBHAIDHANJIBHAI VASAVA:




(a) whether a National Cyclone RiskMitigation Project is proposed to beimplemented in cyclone prone coastal areaof Gujarat;


(c) the steps taken in seeking approvalof the Competent Authority so far?

Wild Life Sanctuaries

†447. DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJIMAHARAJ:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to connect all the wildlifesanctuaries of various States through onecircuit;

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

(c) the details of proposals receivedfrom the States in this regard and the actiontaken thereon, State-wise?


Environmental Pollution

448. SHRI NALIN KUMARKATEEL:




(a) whether the Government has takennote of the rising environmental pollutionin the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has putany mechanism in place to ascertainreasons of environmental pollution and tofix the responsibilities on the authorityconcerned to check environmental pollutionand if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the other steps taken by theGovernment to ensure the strictimplementation of the pollution rules?

Forest Areas

†449. DR. RAMESHPOKHRIYAL“NISHANK”:




(a) the details of forest areas in variousStates in the country;

(b) the reasons for increase/decreasein the forest area in the States during thelast five years; and

(c) the names of the States where theforest areas has increased during the lastthree years and the target set by theGovernment for this purpose in the comingyear?

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Protection ofBackwaters/Rivers

450. SHRI KODIKUNNILSURESH:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any request from the StateGovernment of Kerala for a package toprotect backwaters and rivers frompollution;


(c) whether any special scheme forVembanad Lake has been approved or ispending before the Government; and

(d) if so, the status thereof?

Pesticide Prices

451. ADV. NARENDRA KESHAVSAWAIKAR:




(a) whether the Government hadrecently called a meeting with PesticideIndustry in order to bring down thepesticide prices in an effort to address thefarmers grievances;

(b) if so, the details of the outcomethereof and the prices of pesticides thatare likely to be brought down; and

(c) the other measures taken by theGovernment to address the grievances/problems of farmers across the country?

Vacant Posts for Divyangs

†452. SHRI BHAIRON PRASADMISHRA:




(a) the number of vacant postsreserved for ‘Divyangs‘ filled by theGovernment during the last three years andthe current year;

(b) the total number of posts lyingvacant along with the time since these havebeen lying vacant;

(c) whether all vacant posts have beenfilled; and

(d) if not, the time by which theremaining vacant posts are likely to befilled?

Indecent Depiction of Women

†453. SHRI NANA PATOLE:




(a) whether there are reports thatsome companies are encouraging the peopleto make obscene and objectionable videosfeaturing molestation of women;


(c) whether the said companiesorganise parties and conduct seminars fromtime to time for this purpose;

(d) if so, whether these companies hadhonoured lakhs of subscribers in October,2016; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe measures taken by the Government to

check such kind of crimes including actiontaken against such companies?

Strength of IPS Officers

454. SHRI M. RAJA MOHANREDDY:




(a) the sanctioned strength of IndianPolice Services (IPS) officers for the Stateof Andhra Pradesh as on date;

(b) the vacancies at present; and

(c) the time by which the saidvacancies are likely to be filled up?

Vacant Posts in PSUs

455. SHRIMATI KIRRONKHER:

SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:




(a) the total number of vacant postsunder various reserved/unreservedcategories in various Public SectorUndertakings (PSUs) in the country as ondate;

(b) whether the Government proposesto fill the above vacant posts through specialrecruitment drive; and


Nutrient Based Subsidy

†456. SHRI KUNWARPUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:





(a) the salient features of the NutrientBased Subsidy (NBS);

(b) whether the Government proposesto review the subsidy policy and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) the details of the effective stepstaken by the Government to ensurecontinuous and adequate availability offertilizers to farmers at reasonable rates?

Soil Testing Centre in Jharkhand

†457. SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:




(a) whether the soil testing centres areworking in East Singhbhum and WestSinghbhum districts of Jharkhand;


(c) the number of farmers benefittedfrom the soil testing centres in Jharkhandduring the last three years?

Blue Print for Old Age Homes

458. SHRI GODSE HEMANTTUKARAM:




(a) whether the Government proposesto prepare a blue print for Old Age Homesfor senior citizens;

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

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentso far in this regard?

Gramin Bhandaran Yojana

†459. COL. SONARAMCHOUDHARY:




(a) the salient features of variousschemes being implemented by the UnionGovernment for the welfare of Agricultureand Farmers;

(b) whether any guidelines have beenissued by the Government for GraminBhandaran Yojana under food processingsector, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto implement the said schemes inRajasthan; and

(d) whether the targets have beenachieved in this regard and if so, the detailsthereof?

Production of Apple

460. SHRI RAJESHBHAICHUDASAMA:




(a) whether the production of applehas dropped ten to fifteen per cent in thecountry;

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(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe details of the production of appleduring each of the last three years and theestimated production during the currentyear in major apple producing States, State-wise; and

(c) whether the Government proposesto provide financial assistanceto the affected farmers, if so, the detailsthereof?

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INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare : 234, 236, 238, 247, 256, 265, 270, 271, 273,276, 281, 284, 290, 291, 292, 303, 307, 308,309, 310, 312, 316, 317, 334, 336, 338, 339,342, 343, 346, 347, 351, 352, 363, 364, 368,369, 370, 371, 373, 379, 380, 387, 388, 391,392, 397, 398, 401, 403, 404, 405, 407, 411,413, 415, 417, 424, 426, 427, 428, 429, 436,438, 441, 451, 457, 459, 460

Chemicals and Fertilizers : 235, 243, 244, 249, 252, 260, 261, 285, 318,328, 349, 362, 395, 410, 421, 431, 435, 456

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public : 232, 251, 255, 272, 286, 289, 298, 325, 326,Distribution 327, 340, 345, 350, 353, 365, 367, 372, 384,

385, 396, 419, 425, 432, 442, 443, 444

Environment, Forest and Climate Change : 231, 250, 253, 259, 262, 264, 266, 267, 274,275, 302, 304, 319, 331, 332, 333, 335, 354,356, 366, 394, 406, 416, 418, 420, 422, 423,430, 447, 448, 449, 450

Food Processing Industries : 233, 279, 287, 288, 300, 305, 306, 355, 412,414, 445

Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises : 242, 283, 293, 301, 323, 337, 375, 376, 382,434, 455

Home Affairs : 239, 241, 245, 246, 248, 257, 258, 263, 269,278, 280, 294, 295, 296, 297, 313, 314, 315,320, 322, 324, 330, 341, 344, 348, 357, 360,361, 378, 381, 383, 386, 389, 390, 399, 400,402, 408, 409, 433, 437, 440, 446, 453, 454

Parliamentary Affairs :

Social Justice and Empowerment : 237, 240, 254, 268, 277, 282, 299, 311, 321,329, 358, 359, 374, 377, 393, 439, 452, 458.

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