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Provision of Computers under Rashtriya GramSwaraj Abhiyan

†*381. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ

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be pleased to state:

(a) whether computer and related equipments havebeen provided to each panchayat in the State of MadhyaPradesh including gram panchayats of Khajuraho underRashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of computer and related equipmentsreceived by/sanctioned for the gram panchayats ofKhajuraho under the said scheme?

Scheme for Seed Banks

†*382. SHRI AJAY BHATT:SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERSWELFARE

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(a) whether the Government proposes to formulateany scheme to set up Government seed banks at theblock/division level and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of seed banks functioning in variousStates including Maharashtra/Union Territories as ondate, district-wise;

(c) the details of seed banks set up during each ofthe last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether the Government proposes to set upmore seed banks for preservation and promotion oflocal/indigenous variety of plants and if so, the detailsthereof, State/UT-wise;

(e) the amount of funds allocated/utilised in thisregard along with the number of farmers benefited fromthe said seed banks during the above period; and

(f) the measures being taken by the Government forproviding advanced variety of seeds to farmers easilythrough the seed banks?

Fertilizer Import

*383. SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS

¸üÃÖÖµÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ˆ¾ÖÔ¸üÛú ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the quantity and value of fertilizers imported intothe country along with the most imported fertilizer duringthe last three years;

(b) whether the Government is taking measures toreduce the import bill on fertilizers; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Private Sector Participation in FPIs

*384. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHAVISWANATH:

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSINGINDUSTRIES

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(a) whether the Government has any proposal toincrease private sector participation in the foodprocessing sector to bring food processing revolutionwhich is overdue for several decades;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is aware that the countryneeds post-harvest food processing revolution withfocus on value addition on each and every productproduced in the country and for this Public PrivatePartnerships (PPP) are also required;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the plan preparedin this regard; and

(e) whether the Government is considering toencourage setting up of food processing units near thefields and if so, the details thereof?

Direct Benefit Transfer of Fertilizer Subsidy

*385. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:


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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERSTuesday, March 23, 2021/Chaitra 2, 1943 (Saka)

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(Ministries of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers; Consumer Affairs, Food and PublicDistribution; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Food Processing Industries; Heavy Industries and

Public Enterprises; Home Affairs; Panchayati Raj; Rural Development; Social Justice and Empowerment)

(Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî ü̧ ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ; ¸üÃÖÖµÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ˆ¾ÖÔ¸üÛú; ˆ¯Ö³ÖÖêŒŸÖÖ ´ÖÖ´Ö»Öê, ÜÖÖª †Öî¸ü ÃÖÖ¾ÖÔ•Ö×®ÖÛú ×¾ÖŸÖ ü̧ÞÖ; ´ÖŸÃµÖ¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö, ¯Ö¿Öã¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö †Öî ü̧ ›êüµÖ ü̧ß;ÜÖÖª ¯ÖÏÃÖÓÃÛú ü̧ÞÖ ˆªÖêÝÖ; ³ÖÖ ü̧ß ˆªÖêÝÖ †Öî ü̧ »ÖÖêÛú ˆª´Ö; ÝÖéÆü; ¯ÖÓ“ÖÖµÖŸÖß ü̧Ö•Ö; ÝÖÏÖ´ÖßÞÖ ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ; ÃÖÖ´ÖÖ×•ÖÛú ®µÖÖµÖ †Öî¸ü †×¬ÖÛúÖ×¸üŸÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡ÖÖ»ÖµÖ)

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Total Number of Questions — 20

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(a) whether the Government has finalised the DirectBenefit Transfer model for fertilizer subsidy to farmersand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has undertaken anyconsultations for implementation of the said model andif so, the details thereof;

(c) the number of farmers and farming householdsin the country who have received Direct Benefit Transferof fertilizer subsidy since 2018 till date, State-wise; and

(d) the total amount of funds disbursed in thisregard, State-wise?

Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014

*386. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS

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(a) the details of the provisions and assurancesmade to the State of Andhra Pradesh under the AndhraPradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 which have beenfulfilled or completed by the Government so far;

(b) the reasons for non-fulfilling of the remainingassurances;

(c) whether any deadline/target has been prescribedin the said Act for fulfilment of all the assurances;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the action taken/proposed to be taken forfulfilment of all the assurances by the prescribed deadline?

Payment to MGNREGS Workers

†*387. SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT

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(a) the number of officials against whom action hasbeen taken for not making timely payment to the labourersfrom the State’s share of funds by the State Governments,especially in Chhattisgarh, despite getting/receiving shareof the funds provided by the Union Government underMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment GuaranteeScheme (MGNREGS) alongwith the details thereof; and

(b) the reasons for not taking steps to ensure timelypayment of wages to labourers under the scheme?

Jan Aushadhi Kendras at Panchayat and Block Level

†*388. SADHVI PRAGYA SINGH THAKUR:




(a) the norms laid down for the opening of JanAushadhi Kendras in the country;

(b) Whether the Government proposes to open JanAushadhi Kendras at Panchayat and Block levels in thecountry, particularly in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

LWE Affected Districts

*389. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:




(a) the number of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affecteddistricts in the country during the last three years,year-wise;

(b) the measures being taken by the Government toreduce the incidence of LWE in the country;

(c) the development works being carried out in thedistricts that have recently been relieved of the statusof LWE affected districts;

(d) whether the Government has formulated specialassistance programme, schemes or integrated action planfor the districts which were affected by Left WingExtremism; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with thefinancial and other assistance provided to the saiddistricts, State-wise including Srikakulam district ofAndhra Pradesh?

One District One Product

*390. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:




(a) the present status of his Ministry’s ‘One-district-One-product’ initiative and details of district-specificunique products identified, district-wise andState-wise;

(b) the manner in which the identified products areproposed to be promoted and exported;

(c) the manner in which States are pooled informulating product-specific or district-specific plan topush in identified products;

(d) the extent to which identifying district-specificproducts helps in creating better supply chain which, inturn, helps farmers through better price and also foodprocessing entrepreneurs; and

(e) whether the products selected under this schemewill be integrated into the export value chain, if so, thedetails and timeframe thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor?


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Payment Backlog on account of Fertilizer Subsidy

*391. SHRI A. NARAYANA SWAMY:



(a) whether the Government is taking steps forclearing the payment backlog on account of fertilizersubsidy to fertilizer companies;


(c) the amount of fertilizer subsidy passed on tofarmers in Karnataka during the last three years?

Restructuring of ICAR

*392. DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BAAIYA):


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

(a) whether the Government has constituted a HighPowered Committee to restructure the Indian Council ofAgricultural Research (ICAR);


(c) whether ICAR has prepared a “Vision-2050’’document to chalk out a demand-driven research agendafor development of agriculture sector;

(d) if so, the details along with the salient featuresthereof;

(e) the details of research centres and projectsundertaken by ICAR in the country including rural andbackward areas, State-wise;

(f) the details of the expenditure incurred by theGovernment on the said centres and the projects duringthe last three years and the current year;

(g) whether agricultural production has increasedfrom the said centres; and

(h) if so, the details thereof along with the stepstaken by the Government to promote research in theagriculture sector?

Cyber Attacks

*393. MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:


ÝÖéÆü ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether there has been an increase in cyberattacks in the country;

(b) if so, the details of cyber attacks reported duringthe last two years;

(c) whether there are reports of cyber attack intosystems of the companies which manage power supplyand also into the system of a company which is supplyingCOVID-19 Vaccine across the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the actiontaken by the Government in this regard?

SVAMITVA Yojana

†*394. SHRI GANESH SINGH:




(a) whether ‘SVAMITVA Yojana’ is likely to help inmaking employment and revenue collection smooth inthe rural areas and ensuring clarity on property rights aswell as assisting in resolving property related disputes;


(c) whether there is any plan of mapping the ruralhousing land by using latest survey methodologies anddrone under ‘SVAMITVA Yojana’;


(e) the time by which the system of makingemployment and revenue collection smooth in the ruralareas is likely to be finalized and the details of the totalestimated cost in this regard?

Increase in Prices of Edible Oils

†*395. SHRI LALLU SINGH:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOODAND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

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(a) whether the prices of edible oils are constantlyrising despite the efforts made by the Government;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government proposes to make furtherefforts to reduce the prices of edible oils; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Voluntary Retirement by CAPF Personnel

*396. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:




(a) whether there have been a large number ofvoluntary retirements in Central Armed Police Forces(CAPF) particularly in BSF cadre;

(b) if so, the details thereof during each of the lastthree years and the current year, Cadre-wise along withthe reasons therefor;

(c) the details of the corrective measures taken bythe Government in this regard;

(d) whether it is a fact that the satisfaction level forhousing among CAPF personnel is very low, particularlyin SSB and ITBP cadres and if so, the details thereof;and


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(e) the details of the measures taken by theGovernment to improve the satisfaction level for housingamong the CAPF personnel?

Scholarship Schemes for Differently Abled Students

*397. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIASPAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE ANDEMPOWERMENT

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(a) the details of scholarship schemes beingimplemented for the students with disabilities in thecountry;

(b) the number of students who have availed thebenefits of the said schemes across the country duringeach of the last three years and the current year, State/UT and scheme-wise;

(c) whether the Government has received complaintsregarding denial of benefits of the said schemes to theeligible students and if so, the details thereof, State/UTand scheme-wise;

(d) the cases of taking advantages of the saidschemes by non-eligible students that have come to thenotice of the Government during the said period, State/UT and scheme-wise; and

(e) the action taken by the Government in thisregard along with the steps taken/being taken to bringeach eligible student under the coverage of the saidschemes?

Promotion of Electric Vehicles

*398. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES ANDPUBLIC ENTERPRISES

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(a) whether the Government has taken/proposes totake steps to promote manufacturing and usage of Electricand battery eco friendly vehicles in the country and ifso, the details thereof;

(b) whether any time limit has been or proposed tobe fixed for converting all the vehicles in the countryinto electric and battery eco friendly vehicles and if so,the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government offices were directed totake action in this regard during 2018-2020;

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the numberof vehicles for use in such Government offices whichhave been replaced during the said period; and

(e) whether there is any proposal to provideincentives to the common people for purchasing electricor battery operated vehicles so as to check pollution inthe cities and if so, the details thereof?

Mirkarwada Fish Harbour Project Phase-II

†*399. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAOGAWALI:

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMALHUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

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(a) whether any proposal from the State Governmentof Maharashtra for release of funds for the expansion ofMirkarwada Fish Harbour Project phase-II in Ratnagiridistrict under the centrally sponsored scheme on bluerevolution is under consideration of the Government;

(b) if so, the action taken by the Government in thisregard;

(c) the present status of the above project;

(d) whether the Government has allocated adequatefunds to complete the above project; and

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

Process of Setting up Cold Storage

†*400. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:




(a) the details of the procedure for setting up coldstorage by the Government;

(b) the number of cold storage being operated inUttar Pradesh, district-wise; and

(c) the manner in which assistance is provided bythe Government to a person or any organization whichintends to set up cold storage?


NEW DELHI; UTPAL KUMAR SINGHMarch 17, 2021 Secretary GeneralPhalguna 26, 1942 (Saka)

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INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare : 382, 390, 392, 400

Chemicals and Fertilizers : 383, 385, 388, 391

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution : 395

Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying : 399

Food Processing Industries : 384

Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises : 398

Home Affairs : 386, 389, 393, 396

Panchayati Raj : 381, 394

Rural Development : 387

Social Justice and Empowerment : 397

Language in Eighth Schedule

†4371. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:



(a) the names of States where Constitutionallyrecognised langauges are spoken in the country;

(b) the percentage of people by whom theselanguages are spoken;

(c) whether Rajasthan’s is the most spoken languagein the country after Hindi, Bangla, Marathi, Tamil andTelugu;

(d) if so, the comparative details thereof, language-wise;

(e) whether the Government proposes to recogniseand include Rajasthani language in the Eighth Scheduleof the Constitution by taking all the above facts intoconsideration as it has been waiting for seventy yearsfor inclusion in the Constitution; and

(f) if so, the time by which it is likely to be includedand if not, the reasons therefor?

Benefit of social security Schemes to Senior Citizens

†4372. SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH

CHANDEL:


ÃÖÖ´ÖÖ×•ÖÛú ®µÖÖµÖ †Öî¸ü †×¬ÖÛúÖ×¸üŸÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has contemplated totake special measures to assess or take regular cognizanceof the difficulties in getting the benefits of schemesrelated to social security and social welfare meant forlonely, old and very old people;

(b) whether the Government has formulated/proposesto formulate any scheme to issue guidelines to concerneddepartments/officers to ensure uninterrupted availabilityof facilities and benefits to dependants of servingpersons/retired Government employees after their death;


(d) the details of the complaints registered in respectof difficulties in uninterrupted availability of facilitiesprovided to dependent old persons in the countryespecially in Uttarakhand and Bundelkhand during thelast three years, State-wise?

Purchase and Export of Cereals

4373. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:




(a) whether export of major cereals like wheat andrice is on the rise during the last three years;


(c) whether it is also a fact that their purchase fromthe farmers by Government agencies is also on the rise;and

(d) if so, the details of such purchase from farmersduring each of the three years including the current year,State-wise and agri-commodity-wise?

PMGSY in Raigarh

†4374. SHRIMATI GOMATI SAI:




(a) the details of the budget provision forreconstruction and repair of roads under Pradhan MantriGram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the parliamentaryconstituency of Raigarh from the year 2015-16 to 2020-21, year-wise;

(b) the number of roads that have been built duringthe last five years upto January, 2021 under PMGSY inthe parliamentary constituency of Raigarh; and

(c) the number of roads that have been renewed andrepaired upto January, 2021 in the said place includingthe details of the road-wise development, division-wise?

LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS

Tuesday, March 23, 2021/Chaitra 2, 1943 (Saka)______

(Ministries of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers; Consumer Affairs, Food and PublicDistribution; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Food Processing Industries; Heavy Industries and

Public Enterprises; Home Affairs; Panchayati Raj; Rural Development; Social Justice and Empowerment)

(Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ; ¸üÃÖÖµÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ˆ¾ÖÔ¸üÛú; ˆ¯Ö³ÖÖêŒŸÖÖ ´ÖÖ´Ö»Öê, ÜÖÖª †Öî¸ü ÃÖÖ¾ÖÔ•Ö×®ÖÛú ×¾ÖŸÖ¸üÞÖ; ´ÖŸÃµÖ¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö, ¯Ö¿Öã¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö †Öî¸ü ›êüµÖ¸üß;ÜÖÖª ¯ÖÏÃÖÓÃÛú¸üÞÖ ˆªÖêÝÖ; ³ÖÖ¸üß ˆªÖêÝÖ †Öî¸ü »ÖÖêÛú ˆª´Ö; ÝÖéÆü; ¯ÖÓ“ÖÖµÖŸÖß ¸üÖ•Ö; ÝÖÏÖ´ÖßÞÖ ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ; ÃÖÖ´ÖÖ×•ÖÛú ®µÖÖµÖ †Öî ü̧ †×¬ÖÛúÖ×¸üŸÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡ÖÖ»ÖµÖ)

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Total Number of Questions — 230


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National Beekeeping and Honey Mission

†4375. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:




(a) the main objective of the National Beekeepingand Honey Mission (NBHM); and

(b) the names of the districts in Gujarat other thanBanaskantha where Banas Honey Project has beenextended along with the details thereof?

Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

†4376. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:ADV. A.M. ARIFF:




(a) the number of villages/gram panchayats adoptedunder Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) and thenumber of villages which have been developed so farsince 2014 along with the details thereof, State/UnionTerritory-wise, year-wise;

(b) the amount spent so far in this regard;

(c) whether the Government is considering to allocateadditional funds for all round development of more thanone village under SAGY, if so, the details thereof and ifnot, the reasons therefor; and

(d) whether the Government will consider providingspecial financial assistance for each of the grampanchayats selected under SAGY for implementing theactivities, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonsthereof?

Deen Dayal Antodaya Rashtriya Ajeevika Mission

4377. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAMSHRANGARE:




(a) whether the Government has made certainchanges in the criterion to extend benefits under theDeen Dayal Antodaya Rashtriya Ajeevika Mission(DDARAM);


(c) the number of beneficiaries under DDARAMduring the last three years, State-wise includingMaharashtra; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to providelivelihood to women in rural areas across the country?

Complaints of Blackmailing

†4378. SHRI NAYAB SINGH:SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:SHRI RAVI KISHAN:SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA:



(a) whether the Government has received complaintsof blackmailing owing to clicking objectionablephotographs and poses of children;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government toaddress the said complaints; and

(c) if not, the steps proposed to be taken by theGovernment to check such crimes against children andto generate public awareness in this regard?

Bamboo Plantation in Odisha

4379. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:



(a) whether the Government is aware that the detailsof the area brought under Bamboo Plantation in Odishaduring FY 2020-21 under National Bamboo Mission(NBM);


(c) the total area envisaged to be covered under theproject in the State of Odisha?

Providing seeds for Organic Farming

4380. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:



(a) whether the Government is providing seeds tofarmers to grow organic farming in the country and if so,the details thereof; and

(b) the details of financial and other assistance thatorganic farming has got under the Budget for 2021-22?

Setting up of New Food Parks

4381. SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:



(a) whether the Government has any proposal to setup a Food Park over 58.625 acres of land alloted toIndian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL) by Industrial


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Development Corporation of Odisha (IDCO) nearDhamnagar under Bharak District and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the IDCO has contemplated to establisha Food Park over 234 acres of land;

(c) if so, the stesps taken so far by the Governmentto set up the above said project;

(d) whether any provision has been made forallocation of funds for setting up the above said projectsin the current financial year; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Linking of Properties with Aadhar

†4382. SHRI RAVI KISHAN:


ÝÖÏÖ´ÖßÞÖ ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to formulateany scheme to link properties with the Aadhaar forpreventing fraud in sale and purchase of land, houses orflats;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the time bywhich this scheme is likely to be implemented; and

(c) the details of benefits which people may get asa result thereof?

Facilities to Panchayats in Gujarat

4383. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:


¯ÖÓ“ÖÖµÖŸÖß ¸üÖ•Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of facilities provided by Governmentto Panchayats in the State of Gujarat;

(b) the extent to which the objectives of Panchayatshave been achieved, area-wise, during the last threeyears and the current year;

(c) whether the Government has reviewed the basicfacilities provided to Panchayats in order to improve thestandard of people living in remote villages of the Stateof Gujarat, if so, the details thereof?

One Nation One Standard

4384. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:


ˆ¯Ö³ÖÖêŒŸÖÖ ´ÖÖ´Ö»Öê, ÜÖÖª †Öî¸ü ÃÖÖ¾ÖÔ•Ö×®ÖÛú ×¾ÖŸÖ¸üÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is working on “OneNation One Standard” concept to ensure equal & samequality products across the country;

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

(c) whether the Government proposes to reviewworking of the only one national body framing standardsand if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government is likely to establishsimilar National Institute to widen the scope of standardsand if so, the details thereof?

Establishment of Meditech Park

4385. SHRI DEVUSINH JESINGHBHAICHAUHAN:



(a) whether the Government has received anyproposals from the State Governments for assistance todevelop/establish Meditech Parks;

(b) if so, the number of proposals received and thestatus thereof;

(c) whether there is any policy/scheme for assistanceto promote/establish Meditech Parks in the States; and

(d) if not, whether the Government is planning/considering to formulate the same?

Pension for Differently Abled

†4386. SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAIPATEL:

SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL(BAKABHAI):



(a) whether 21 types of disabilities have beenincluded under the Right of Persons with DisabilitiesAct, 2016 while disability pension covers only 7 typesof disabilities and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Union Government provides Rs.300/- per month as pension, 17 States provide a meagreamount as pension and 12 States do not provide anypension;

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

(d) the steps being taken by the Government tomake disabled persons efficient and self-reliant?

Functioning of PM-KISAN Scheme in Haryana andMadhya Pradesh

4387. SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:



(a) the district-wise number of farmers benefitted inHaryana and Madhya Pradesh under Pradhan MantriKisan Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN) and the amounttransferred to them;


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(b) the total number of farmers in Haryana andMadhya Pradesh who have not received the benefits ofthe said scheme so far along with the reasons therefor?

Employment for Specially Abled

4388. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHITHANGAPANDIAN:




(a) whether the Government is aware that nearly 65percent of the specially-abled have been out ofemployment, of which only one percent are from theorganized sector during the lockdown and if so, thedetails thereof, State-wise;

(b) if not, the number of specially-abled who havebeen out of employment since the lockdown and theunemployment rate, State-wise;

(c) the steps taken by the Government to mitigatethis problem;

(d) whether it is true that most of those ‘employed’are engaged in the unorganized sector or doing odd jobslike vending, begging, if so, the measures being takenby the Government to protect them; and

(e) if not, the details of the jobs in which they areemployed, State-wise?

Procurement by Private Players

4389. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:




(a) whether the Government remains lackadaisicalabout implementation of Minimum Support Price (MSP)for procurement of the agricultural produces of thefarmers owing to which the produces of farmers areprocured by private players at a rate lower than the MSPfixed by Government;


(c) whether the Government is considering toformulate any policy for private players to procure thecrops of farmers at the fixed MSP rate;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether any official guideline currently exists forthe private players to buy farmers’ crops or are they freeto act at their discretion; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Socio Economic and Caste Census

4390. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:SHRI D.K.SURESH:



(a) whether it is a fact that Socio Economic andCaste Census (SECC) 2011 was conducted and the rawcaste data has been handed over to the Ministry ofSocial Justice and Empowerment for classification andcategorization of the same;


(c) whether the Government has completed theclassification and categorization of the raw caste data;and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the majorfindings of the data, State-wise;

PMGSY in Kerala

4391. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:



(a) the length of roads constructed in rural districtsof Kerala under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY) during the last three years;

(b) the number of gram panchayats provided accessto roads under the PMGSY during the said period;

(c) the percentage and number of gram panchayatsin Kerala which currently lack access to roads;

(d) the details of the funds allocated for furtherconstruction of roads in rural Kerala,if any; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to increaseaccessibility by roads in rural areas, including anytimeline set for the same?

Agriculture Research Centres and DevelopmentInstitutes

4392. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:



(a) whether Agriculture Research Centres andDevelopment Institutes are working for the developmentof agriculture sector in Maharashtra;

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

(c) whether the said agriculture research centres anddevelopment institutions have undertaken agriculturedevelopmental works during the last three years alongwith the details thereof; and

(d) the extent to which growth in agricultural sectorwas achieved by the said developmental works?

Production of Maize

4393. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

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(a) whether maize production for 2020-21 crop yearis expected to be 30 million tonnes;

(b) if so, the details of increase in the productionthis year compared to last year;

(c) whether the Ministry feels that it is sufficient tomeet the domestic demand or is there a need for importof maize;

(d) if so, the details of import proposed by the Ministry;

(e) whether any consultations have been held withpoultry representatives about their requirement of maizeand how the Ministry is going to meet the same; and

(f) if so, the outcome of such consultations?

Implementation of PMKSY

4394. SHRI P RAVINDHRANATH:



(a) the status of implementation of the PradhanMantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) Scheme, forModernization of Food Processing Industries whichspecifically aims at creation of new processing capacity,during the past three years and current year, State / UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government is aware that CumbamValley in Theni Parliamentary constituency at Tamil Naduis well known for large production of grapes;

(c) if so, whether adequate processing facilities areavailable in the said region for value addition of the saidgrapes fruits; and

(d) the steps taken for modernization of fruits andvegetable processing and storage units to reducewastage, in the country during the last three years andcurrent year?

Production and Import of APIs

4395. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:



(a) the details of Chemicals and their ingredients,like APIs, which are produced in India and which areimported;

(b) the details of Indian currency spent on theimport of these chemicals and ingredients;

(c) the details of Indian manufacturers which wereaffected due to disruption caused by the global pandemicin the logistics and supply chains;

(d) whether any policy/scheme has been formulatedto increase or facilitate production of the importedchemicals and their ingredients in the country to ensuresafety of chemical products and adequate quantity forIndian market consumption; and


Committees on Police Reforms

4396. SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:




(a) the total number of Committees or Commissionsestablished since 1975 to look into the subject of policereforms and the details regarding the date of theirappointment, date of submission of report and the statusof the Implementation of their recommendations;

(b) the stand of the Government with regard topolice reform;

(c) whether the Government has prepared anyroadmap for introducing police reforms; and


Soil Testing Labs

4397. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:DR. HEENA GAVIT:SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE

PATIL:SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO

MANE:




(a) the total number of Soil Testing Labs, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether all the Soil Testing Labs are adequatelyequipped, if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the percentage of samples collected and testedunder the programme;

(d) the funds allocated, under the programme andthe details of the funds utilized, State/UT-wise; and

(e) whether the Government has experienced anyobstacles in the implementation of the programme and ifso, the details thereof?

Natural Disaster Compensation for Farmers

4398. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:



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(a) whether it is a fact that farmers in the countryhave been demanding to set up a fund for NaturalDisaster Compensation for farmers;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government in thisregard; and

(c) whether it is also a fact that farmers across thecountry were not interested in the Pradhan Mantri FasalBima Yojana as the same is not bringing any relief tothem, if so the details thereof?

National Bamboo Mission

4399. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO

MANDLIK:SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:




(a) whether bamboo has been a key crop to doublefarmers‘ income, increase employment opportunities andimprove the livelihood of the people in the country andif so, the details thereof;

(b) the name of the States in which bamboo hasbeen cultivated particularly commercially importantbamboos;

(c) whether the Government proposes to formulateany scheme to promote bamboo based cottage industriesand if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of the nurseries set up under theBamboo Mission in various States along with the detailsof the nurseries likely to be set up in the coming years,State-wise;

(e) whether the Government has also set up bamboomarkets in various parts of the country under the NationalBamboo Mission and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(f) the steps taken/being taken by the Governmentto promote bamboo farming in the country?

Paradigm Shift in Agriculture

4400. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA

VISWANATH:




(a) whether the commitment towards farmers toensure their prosperity and dignity and prevent

dependence on middlemen, in the conventional view ofdevelopment, only took into account more vocal interestgroups ignoring small businessmen and farmers underthe new farm laws;

(b) if so, whether there is a need to bring a paradigmshift in the agricultural sector through kisan credit cards,soil health cards, e-NAM and an effective crop insurancescheme; and

(c) if so, the details of the steps taken to transformagriculture in the last four years and current year as ondate farm-sector-wise and State-wise especially Telanganaand Andhra Pradesh and crop-yield-wise along withbeneficiaries list of farmers from each scheme identifiedalong with funds incurred for them scheme-wise alsoand if not, reasons therefor?

Pending Cases with Foreigners Tribunals

4401. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:




(a)the total number of cases pending for decisionand the total number of cases settled by the ForeignersTribunals during the last five years; and

(b)the steps taken by the Government to make theprocedure followed by the Foreigners Tribunals fair andtransparent?

Social Welfare Schemes

4402. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:




(a) the details of the social welfare schemes beingimplemented by the Government under public privatepartnership;

(b) whether the Government proposes to organizeany national level programme to popularize the saidschemes;


(d) the action taken so far in this regard?

Use of Bio-Pesticides

4403. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:



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(a) the details of the market share of bio-pesticide inthe pesticide market of the country;

(b) the total number of Farmers Field Schoolsorganized to sensitize farmers on bio-pesticides as analternative to chemical pesticides;

(c) whether the Government proposes to formulatea concrete policy to enhance Research and Developmentactivities in bio-pesticides sector and if so the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Indian Council of AgriculturalResearch (ICAR) is also engaged in research fordeveloping bio-control agents as pesticides and if so,the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government has taken any steps forthe awareness of this bio-control agents to farmers andif so, the manner in which the bio-control agents arelikely to benefit the farmers; and

(f) the other steps taken by the Government toformulate a concrete policy to promote the use of bio-pesticides in agriculture so as to enhance the productionof toxic/chemical free agri products in the country?

Doubling Farmers Income through Unused Land

4404. SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:




(a) whether the Government has conducted anystudy to assess if unused land could be utilized todouble farmers’ income; and

(b) if so, the details thereof including the responseof the Government in this regard?

Promotion of Pharma Manufacturing

†4405. SHRI DILESHWAR KAMAIT:SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:




(a) the details of the schemes implemented to promotedomestic pharmaceutical manufacturing;

(b) whether indigenous pharmaceutical companieshave reduced the country’s dependence on foreignpharmaceutical products by manufacturing the same; and


Growth of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and DairyingSector

4406. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:




(a) the details of growth of the allied sectors(fisheries, animal husbandry, and dairying) compared tofood production growth in the ongoing fiscal yearcompared to last fiscal year;

(b) whether the Government has taken any steps toimprove the supply chain of allied sectors; and

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

Schemes to Reduce Agricultural Costs

4407. SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:




(a) the names of schemes being implemented by theGovernment to reduce the agricultural cost along withthe details thereof;

(b) the amount of budget allocated for the saidschemes and the amount spent thereon during the lastfive years;

(c) the number of farmers who have benefited fromthe said schemes along with the details thereof;

(d) the reduction in cost of agriculture per hectareby implementation of the schemes and the amount ofincrease in the income of farmers, the details thereof forthe last five years; and

(e) whether the Government proposes to reduce therate of GST on necessary resources for agriculture, if so,the details thereof?

Government Godowns in Maharashtra

4408. DR. HEENA GAVIT:DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE


MANE:




(a) the details where Government Godowns areavailable for storing foodgrains and vegetables inMaharashtra district-wise;

(b) the policy of the Government regarding settingup of godowns for storing foodgrains and vegetables;

(c) the details of the beneficiaries who receive highlysubsidized foodgrain under the National Food Security


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Act (NFSA), State/UT-wise particularly in Maharashtra;and

(d) whether the Government proposes to review thepercentage of the beneficiaries covered under NationalFood Security Scheme in the country again; and


IPS Probationers for Odisha

4409. SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:




(a) whether the Government would allocate morenumber of Indian Police Service(IPS) probationers to theState of Odisha in the next 7/8 years as compared to theallocation made in the previous years, considering thesevere shortage of IPS officers in the Odisha cadreunder the promotion quota and direct recruit quota; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Investment in Agriculture

†4410. SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL(BAKABHAI):




(a) the amount of investment made in agricultureduing the last three years;

(b) whether the said investment is sufficient toachieve the target of doubling the income of farmers bythe year 2022; and


Funds for Strengthening Police Force

†4411. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:




(a) the details of the funds released to strengthenthe police force of various States during the last threeyears, State and year-wise;

(b) whether many State Governments have requestedthe Union Government to provide financial assistancefor reconstitution and strengthening of the State Policeforce; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken inthis regard, State-wise?

Objectives of National Food Security Mission

†4412. SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:




(a) the main objectives of the National Food SecurityMission; and

(b) the details of increase in productivity in Gujaratunder the said scheme crop-wise?

Agricultural Mechanization for In-situ Managementof Crop Residue

4413. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO

MANDLIK:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:




(a) whether the Government has been providingassistance under Central Sector Scheme on ‘Promotionof Agricultural Mechanization for In-Situ Managementof Crop Residue in the States‘;

(b) if so, the salient features of the CentrallySponsored Scheme under which such assistance hasbeen provided to the States;

(c) the details of the criteria fixed for allocation ofassistance to the States under the said Scheme;

(d) the details of contribution of these States inagriculture produce for which such support has beenextened by the Union Government; and

(e) the manner in which States which have beenexcluded from this scheme have been managing cropresidue?

Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Projects

4414. SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:




(a) whether the Tamil Nadu Watershed DevelopmentProject-I and II has been taken up with financialassistance from the World Bank;

(b) if so, the details and present status of theproject; and

(c) the time by which the project is likely to becompleted and the benefits that the Tamil Nadu farmerswould get out of this project?


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Cases of Terrorist Funding Cases

†4415. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAYBHATT:




(a) whether cases of terrorist funding have come tothe notice of the Government in various parts of thecountry;

(b) if so, whether the Government proposes tocheck the same; and


Functioning of PMFBY

†4416. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:SHRI NIHAL CHAND:




(a) whether the Central Government has receivedcomplaints regarding errors in insurance claims fromvarious States including Rajasthan, if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government proposes to reopenPradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) portal toremove the said errors;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor; and

(d) the effective steps being taken by theGovernment to avoid recurrence of such errors infuture?

Pucca Houses in Uttar Pradesh & Maharashtra

†4417. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:




(a) the details of new rural pucca house constructedin Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra during the last threeyears;

(b) whether the Government has any State fundingpattern for this purpose; and

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

Prevention of Cross Border Smuggling

4418. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:




(a) whether any measures have been taken to ensurethat customs department and border securityenforcements work together to increase security of Indianborders to prevent smuggling of counterfeit and unsafeproducts;


(c) whether the Government is contemplating to useadvanced technologies to aid the customs and bordersecurity agencies in their operations to prevent illicittrade and smuggling activities of counterfeit and unsafeproducts; and

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

PMGSY in Madhya Pradesh

†4419. DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:




(a) the total number of projects under PradhanMantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) which have beensuccessfully implemented by the State Government ofMadhya Pradesh during the last three years and thecurrent year;

(b) the total number of cases related to ruraldevelopment that are still pending in Madhya Pradesh;

(c) the reasons for pendency of these cases; and

(d) the time by which the same are likely to besettled?

Discontinuation of NSSF Loan to FCI

4420. SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA

VISWANATH:SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:




(a) whether the Government proposes to discontinuethe National Small Saving Fund (NSSF) Loan to FCI forFood Subsidy and the Budget Provisions have beenmade accordingly; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons thereforand views of States of Andhra Pradesh and Telanganain this regard?

Setting up of Food Processing Industries

4421. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:


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(a) whether any steps are being taken to promotesetting up of food processing industries at locationsother than mega food park locations;


(c) the proposal for providing capital subsidy tofood processing industries at locations other than megafood park locations?

Grant of Citizenship under CAA

4422. SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:




(a)whether the process of granting Indian citizenshipto refugees under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)will begin once the process of COVID-19 vaccinationends;


(c)whether the implementation of the law, CAA hadto be kept in abeyance after the country was hit by theCOVID-19 pandemic in 2020; and


Watershed Projects in Andhra Pradesh

4423. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:




(a) the details of the watershed projects sanctionedand completed under the Drought Prone Area Programmein the districts of Andhra Pradesh during the last fiveyears, year-wise;

(b) the number and location of watershed projectssanctioned and completed in the State of Andhra Pradesh;and

(c) the details of the targets and achievements ofthese projects towards resolving drinking water shortagein Andhra Pradesh?

Upliftment of Villages

†4424. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJIKUNDARIYA:

SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:




(a) whether the principle of self-reliant village thatformed the basis of strong Indian Economy and itsreputation as a golden bird, has been destroyed due tocolonialism;

(b) if so, whether any steps have been taken torectify/improve this situation;

(c) whether with the passage of time, the decline inagricultural profit, the dazzling lights of cities, need formodern education and lack of modern amenities haveturned villages into were residential centres of Indianhousing; and

(d) if so, whether any corrective steps have beentaken by the Government in this regard?

Appeals made to Foreigners Tribunals

4425. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:




(a) the number of appeals made to Foreigners Tribunalwithin the stipulated 120 days by those who wereexcluded from the Final NRC list; and

(b) the fate of those excluded from the final list; and

(c) the remedial measures taken by the Governmentin this regard?

Utilisation of CSR Funds

4426. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:


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(a) the details and the names of the projects forwhich Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) funds havebeen utilized during the last three years and such fundsavailable with the public sector;

(b) whether the Government is aware of misuse ofthe said funds of PSUs/Public Works Department and ifso , the details thereof;

(d) the details of the initiatives taken by theGovernment for proper utilisation of CSR Funds; and

(e) the details of CSR funds utilised in NCT of Delhiduring the last three years?

Lift Irrigation Projects in Odisha

4427. SHRI JUAL ORAM:




(a) the number of lift irrigation projects started inOdisha with NABARD assistance;

(b) whether most of these projects have not beencompleted;

(c) if so, the reasons therefor; and


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(d) the steps taken to expedite the completion ofthese projects?

Protection of Crop

†4428. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:




(a) whether the Government is taking or proposes totake any concrete step for protection of crop by givingthem subsidy in collaboration with the State Governmentsfor erecting barbed wire /fence/boundary wall aroundthe farms to protect ready crops from wild animals,Nilgai and other animals in the country;

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

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Issuance of OBC Non-Creamy Layer Certificates

4429. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:




(a) the criteria and income limit fixed for issuance ofOther Backward Classes (OBCs)- Non-Creamy Layer(NCL) certificates to children of Central/State Governmentemployees;

(b) whether the Government has taken note ofdifficulties being faced by the dependent children of thesaid Government employee who have crossed the incomelimit for issuance of OBC-NCL certificate despite theirselection/appointment in Group B or C and if so, thedetails and response of the Government thereon;

(c) whether the Government has issued anyguidelines for issuance of OBC-NCL certificate todependent children of Group B or C appointees whoseannual income exceeds the threshold criteria;

(d) if so, the details thereof indicating the relevantnotifications and guidelines issued by the Governmentin this regard and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether the Government is considering/proposesany plan to simplify the process and clarify the provisionsand issue fresh guidelines to mitigate the difficultiesbeing faced by such applicants with regard to issuanceof OBC-NCL certificate, if so, the details thereof and ifnot, the reasons therefor?

Ban on 27 Insecticides

4430. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:




(a) whether the Government has proposed ban on27 insecticides which are already banned in the worldbut still in widespread use in the country;

(b) the expected timeline of the ban implementation;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government has taken any steps toreduce the potential disruptions resulting from ban tofarmers who may find it financially difficult to switch toapproved insecticides and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government intends to examine andalleviate this potential disruption;

(f) if so, the details thereof; and

(g) if not, the reasons therefor?

Irregularities in implementation of MGNREGS

4431. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMAKRISHNA RAJU:




(a) whether the Government has taken note thatimplementation of Mahatma Gandhi National RuralEmployment Gaurantee Scheme (MGNREGS) is witnessingsome irregularities such as, not providing 100 dayswork, not providing work to women workers etc;


(c) the remedial measures being taken bythe Government for proper implementation of theMGNREGS?

Warehouse Infrastructure Fund

4432. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:




(a) whether 45 warehouse projects were sanctionedunder the Warehouse Infrastructure Fund for AndhraPradesh;

(b) if so, the status of these projects, district-wise;

(c) whether 26 of these warehouse projects havebeen withdrawn;


(e) the status of the block level warehouseprojects sanctioned under PPP mode through viabilitygap funding for Andhra Pradesh and Guntur district;and

(f) the status of the warehouse projects being builtby Food Corporation of India (FCI) and CentralWarehousing Corporation (CWC) in Andhra Pradeshand Guntur district?


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Mid-term Compensation under PMFBY

†4433. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:SHRI ARUN SAO:SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:




(a) whether there is no provision of mid-termcompensation under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal BimaYojana (PMFBY), an ambitious scheme of the Governmentof India;

(b) whether the Government has taken cognizanceof the fact that farmers are not able to get insurancecover on damage caused to the standing paddy fromheavy rains, storm etc.;

(c) if so, the details thereof including the reaction ofthe Government thereto;

(d) whether the Government proposes to make aprovision of mid-term compensation in the said schemefor providing maximum benefit to the farmers underPMFBY; and

(e) if so, the time by which a decision is likely to betaken in this regard?

UDID Cards for Differently Abled Persons

4434. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:SHRI RAJESH VERMA:




(a) whether the Government has any data on thenumber of differently abled persons in the country as ondate and if so, the details thereof, State/UT, disability/gender and age-wise;

(b) the details and the total number of UniqueDisability Identity (UDID) Cards which have been issuedby the Government, State/UT-wise during the last twoyears;

(c) whether it is a fact that a large number ofdisabled persons have not been able to avail the benefitsof this UDID Card and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether the Government is taking any othermeasures to provide relief to persons with disabilities,especially those badly affected during the Coronaviruspandemic period; and

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

Roads in Tribal Areas

†4435. SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH PATEL:




(a) whether any new road projects in tribal hamletsand Majras in the tribal areas at village level are underconsideration; and


Scheme to Promote Export ofAgricultural Products

†4436. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:




(a) whether the Government has formulatedany special scheme to promote export of agriculturalproducts;


(c) whether the Government is considering to takeany specific steps for free trade of other products alongwith food and agricultural products with Asian countries;and


Direction on Use of National Emblems

4437. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:




(a) whether the Government has recently issueddirections that due respect be paid to national emblemsincluding the National Flag and the National Anthemand directed all States and Union Territories to strictlyadhere to the Flag Code of India, 2002 and the Preventionof Insults to National Honor Act, 1971;


(c) the reasons and circumstances for directing allStates and Union Territories in this regard; and

(d) the response received from all the States andUTs?

Agricultural Census

4438. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:




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(a) the rules for conducting an agriculture census inthe country along with the time when an agriculturecensus was conducted;

(b) whether the Government has recently conductedany census to ascertain the number and condition offarmers/cultivators in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the numberof farmers including small and marginal covered by thecensus, State-wise and category-wise and the outcomethereof;

(d) the challenges faced by the Government whileconducting such a census;

(e) the reasons for not conducting an agriculturecensus as per rules and the reaction of the Governmentthereto; and

(f) whether according to the latest Agriculture Censusabout 45.70 per cent of the Net Area Sown is irrigatedand if so, the steps taken by the Government to overcomethis problem?

CRR Scheme

4439. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK

NIMBALKAR:SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:




(a) whether Counselling, Retraining & Redeployment(CRR) scheme is an ongoing scheme and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the details and the number of employeesbenefitted under the scheme along with the sector-wisereorientation;

(c) the details of the retraining provided to theemployees for reorientation every year during the lastfive years;

(d) the details of the expenditure incurred oncounselling, reskilling, redeployment and reorientationfor each year during the said period; and

(e) the details of the redeployments made under thescheme?

Fisheries in Mithila Region

†4440. SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:




(a) whether any separate policy/programme isproposed to be launched to promote fisheries in Mithilaregion, where fish has got a special importance andfisheries is the backbone of livelihood for people there;

(b) if so, the time by which the same is likely to beimplemented; and

(c) the details of the Governmental programmesmeant for opening new cow sheds for protection ofcows and running of old cow sheds in a streamlined andproper way?

Production of Mangoes

4441. SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:




(a) the details of the production of mangoes in theStates of Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu during each ofthe last three years and the current year;

(b) whether there is a decline in mango productionin these States due to Covid-19 pandemic;

(c) if so, whether the Government is considering anyproposal to provide assistance to the affected farmers ;

(d) whether the Government has failed to boostmango production even though India is the largestproducer of Mangoes in the world, if so, the detailsthereof and the corrective steps taken in this regard;

(e) whether the Government is considering totransform and modernize the agriculture sector whichincludes mango cultivation in various mango producingStates of the country; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the corrective stepstaken by the Government to boost the production andexport of mangoes and to prevent crop loss from pests?

Quality of Houses under PMAY

†4442. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:SHRI AJAY BHATT:




(a) whether any effective system has beenestablished by the Ministry to ensure better design andquality of houses to be constructed under PradhanMantri Awas Yojana (PMAY);


(c) the steps taken by the Government for capacitybuilding of workers engaged in construction sector; and


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(d) the steps taken by the Government to speed upthe works to meet the target of construction of thehouses?

Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana

†4443. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:




(a) the main objectives of the Rashtriya VayoshriYojana;

(b) whether senior citizens of the country areprovided assistance through this yojana so that theycan lead a dignified life;

(c) if so, whether the senior citizens from the tribaldistricts of Gujarat are also being provided benefitsunder this scheme?

Reduction of Coverage under NFSA

4444. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:




(a) whether NITI Aayog has recommended reducingthe rural and urban coverage under the National FoodSecurity Act, 2013, to 60 per cent and 40 per cent,respectively;

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

(c) whether the Government has considered thesame and taken any decision; and


Biofloc Fish Farming

4445. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:




(a) the details of steps taken by the Government topromote and push biofloc fish farming in the country;and

(b) the reasons why the Government is making it ademand-driven scheme and the same cannot beimplemented in States where aquaculture farming is inabundance like in the State of Andhra Pradesh?

Manual Scavenging

4446. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:




(a) whether the Government is planning to amendthe Manual Scavenging Act in order to make mechanisedcleaning of sewers and septic mandatory and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether the Government proposes to redefinemanual scavenging with an emphasis on categorisationof sanitation workers and if so, the details thereof ;

(c) whether the Central Mechanical EngineeringInstitute (CSIR-MERI) has developed a mechanisedsystem to help address the menace of ManualScavenging and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government proposes to grant fundsto civic workers for buying cleaning machines and if so,the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government is establishing a National24x7 Helpline number where cases of manual scavengingcan be reported and if so, the details thereof ; and

(f) the measures being taken by the Government forthe protection of the health of manual scavengers in thecountry?

Implementation of PMAY

4447. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK

NIMBALKAR:SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM

SHRANGARE:




(a) the annual target as well as houses actuallyconstructed under PMAY-G during the last three years,State-wise and year-wise especially in Karnataka-Mysoredistrict, Maharashtra-Madha Lok Sabha Constituencyand Latur district;

(b) the strategy adopted for achieving the housingfor all target by August, 2022; and

(c) the outcome of the physical verification of theconstructed houses done recently, State-wise?

Procurement of Foodgrains

4448. SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:PROF. SAUGATA RAY:




(a) the details of procurement of Wheat, Paddy,Pulses and other commodities covered under MSP in thelast five years, State-wise and year wise;


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(b) the details of steps being taken to increase/improve procurement from the ten States from where theprocurement is minimum and the details of expectedincrease in procurement under MSP in the next fiveyears from the said States;

(c) whether the FCI and other procurement agenciesare reluctant to procure the entire products of farmers;

(d) if so, the details and the reasons therefor; and

(e) the steps being taken to procure all products offarmers in the country?

Terrorist Activities

†4449. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:




(a) whether terrorist activities have increasedcontinuously in the country from the year 2014;

(b) if so, the details of the terrorist activities reportedfrom the year 2014 to 31 December, 2020 and the totalnumber of Jawans and police personnel martyred alongwith the number of people who lost their lives in theseincidents, year-wise;

(c) whether the Government has formulated anyconcrete policy to deal with terrorism sponsored byPakistan; and


Migration from Border Villages

†4450. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:

SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:




(a) whether the Government has taken note ofmigration of people from the villages located along theborders in bordering States of the country;


(c) the details of the migration that took placeduring the last twenty years from these States;

(d) whether the Government has taken any initiativesto rehabilitate these completely abandoned villages or topromote new settlements with the cooperation of theStates in these areas;

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

(f) the details of the funds spent by the Government,State-wise?

Allocation for PMS for SCs and OBCs

4451. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:




(a) the details of funds allocated as Budget Estimate(BE) and disbursed as actuals, Revised Estimate (RE)from 2014-2020 under post-matric scholarship forScheduled Castes (SCs) and Other Backward Classes(OBCs) for Andhra Pradesh;

(b) the number of homes set up under the NationalAction Plan for Senior Citizens, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether Regional Resource and Training Centreshave been set up and if so, the details of the membersthereof; and

(d) the details of work done by the RegionalResource and Training Centres in terms of monitoring,evaluation and promotional works?

Recruitment of Children by Naxal Groups

4452. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:




(a) whether reports of children being used/recruitedby naxal groups have been brought to the notice of theGovernment during the last three years;

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

(c) whether the Government has implementedSchemes/Programmes for rehabilitation of the saidchildren;


(e) the details of steps being taken by theGovernment to bring the extremists/naxalites into themainstream of the society?

Functioning of e-NAM

†4453. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:




(a) the number of farmers of Bihar and Gujarat whohave been linked with e-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) scheme/online mandis;

(b) whether e-NAM scheme/online mandis areproviding any assistance to farmers in selling theiragricultural produce in Bihar and Gujarat;

(c) if so, the details of the number of farmersprovided assistance through e-mandis situated in Biharand Gujarat during the last three years along with thenature of such assistance provided, year-wise;


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(d) whether any complaints have been receivedregarding functioning of e-mandis in Bihar and Gujaratduring the last three years;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the outcome of the action taken against thecomplaints received in this regard?

Foreign Funding received by NGOs

4454. SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:




(a) the total number of Non-GovernmentalOrganisations (NGOs) which received foreign fundsduring the last three years in Bihar;

(b) the quantum of foreign funds received by NGOsduring the said, period, year-wise and State-wise;

(c) whether such NGOs are submitting auditedrecords as required under the existing laws; and

(d) if not, the nature of action taken by theGovernment to ensure submission of audited records?

Role of MPs in BADP

†4455. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:




(a) the role of Members of Parliament in themonitoring system of the Border Road DevelopmentFund;

(b) whether there is any provision to check thespending of funds arbitrarily;

(c) whether the Government is contemplating toassign the monitoring of the said fund to Members ofParliament as per the blueprint of schemes sponsored bythe Ministry of Rural Development; and


Price of Covid-19 Vaccines

4456. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:




(a) whether the Government has fixed the price ofCovid-19 vaccines;


(c) the actual production cost of Covid-19 vaccinesproduced by various pharmaceutical companies;

(d) whether the Covid-19 vaccines are made availablein the domestic market with the same price and if so, thedetails thereof;

(e) whether the Government has any details regardingthe number of covid-19 vaccines available in theinternational market; and

(f) if so, the details including the price of eachvaccine available in the international markets along withthe country of origin?

PMFBY Beneficiaries in Bihar

†4457. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:




(a) the number of beneficiaries in Bihar includingAraria district who have benefitted through PradhanMantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) of the Ministryduring the last three years;

(b) the details of the amount of funds released toBihar under the said scheme during the said period; and

(c) the details of the amount of funds released toBihar recently?

Coverage under PMGSY

†4458. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:




(a) whether most of the villages across the countryare connected with roads under Pradhan Mantri GramSadak Yojana (PMGSY);


(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the remedial steps taken by the Government inthis regard during the last five years?

Skilled workforce for Chemical Industry

4459. SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:




(a) whether it is a fact that chemical industriesusually neglect the availability of skilled workforce andoperate with untrained employees, despite knowing thehazardous nature of toxic chemicals; and

(b) if so, the preventive steps taken/being taken bythe Government to address this major issue?

Indian Sign Language

4460. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:


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(a) whether the Indian Sign Language Research andTraining Centre has signed an MoU with the Ministry ofEducation for release of NCERT material in sign language;

(b) if so, the funds sanctioned for the same as wellas the proposed timeline of completion;

(c) the details of funds allocated for the developmentof Indian Sign Language for the year 2021-2022;

(d) the number of schools or institutions teachingIndian sign language and the funds allocated for thepromotion of such institutions during the last two years,State and year-wise; and

(e) the details and the number of awareness drivesconducted across the country to promote the use ofIndian sign language?

Boat Insurance Scheme

4461. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:




(a) whether the proposed personal and boatinsurance scheme for fisherfolk under the Pradhan MantriMatsya Sampada Yojana has been operationalised, if so,the details thereof and if not, the estimated timeline forits implementation;

(b) the details of how the proposed scheme willinteract with existing insurance coverage under the BlueRevolution: Integrated Development and Managementof Fisheries scheme and the group insurance scheme runby the National Federation of Fishers Cooperatives Ltd.;

(c) the total number of active fisherfolk and the totalnumber of fisherfolk currently covered by the twoaforementioned insurance schemes, nationally and State/UT-wise;

(d) the levels of insurance penetration in the fisheriessector as compared to animal husbandry and dairying;and

(e) the details of steps taken by the Government toincrease insurance penetration in the fisheries sector?

Promotion of Micro-irrigation

4462. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:




(a) the details of micro-irrigation systems that theGovernment has promoted to improve efficient usage ofwater for agriculture;

(b) the details of projects carried out in establishingmicro/drip irrigation systems in the State of Jharkhandas of September 2020; and

(c) the details of the number of beneficiaries and theacreage of land covered under advanced irrigationsystems in Jharkhand as of September 2020?

Reservation to EWS

†4463. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:




(a) whether the Government proposes any increasein the annual income ceiling of 8 lakh fixed forEconomically Weaker Sections (EWS);


(c) whether the Government is considering anyscheme to provide relaxation in the land/property relatedprovisions in the criteria fixed for providing reservationto Economically Weaker Sections on the lines of theState of Rajasthan;


(e) whether the income of the parents of the applicantis included in his family income as per the guidelinesfixed for EWS reservation in spite of holding a separatefamily ration card by the applicant;

(f) whether the Government proposes to make anyamendment in the said process; and

(g) if so, the details thereof?

Conferred IPS

4464. PROF. SAUGATA RAY:




(a) whether the Government has noticed that anumber of State Governments are reluctant to follow theprocedures to award conferred Indian Police Service(IPS) to the police personnel;


(c) the steps taken by the Government to ensuretheir deserving promotion on time?

Schemes to Double Farmers Income

†4465. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:





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(a) the various steps taken by the Union Governmentto double the income of farmers through variousambitious schemes during the last two years includingthe names of such schemes;

(b) the comprehensive steps taken to provide rightprice for farmer’s crops and to improve their life;

(c) whether the Central Government is formulatingany scheme to create awareness among farmers and toeducate them and if so, the details thereof;

(d) if not, whether such scheme is likely to beconsidered in the future;

(e) whether, considering the geographical landscapeof the country, the Government is formulating separateState-wise and region-wise action plans; and

(f) if so, the details of the action plan beingformulated in regard to Rajasthan?

Growth of FPI Sector

4466. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:




(a) whether the Government envisages and isexpecting the processed food market to grow to $543billion by 2020, a very high increase from mere $32.2billion in 2016 and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has recently sanctioned32 projects in food processing sector with an investmentof about Rs 406 Cr under Pradhan Mantri Krishi SampadaYojana (PMKSY) which is having a total outlay ofRs 6000 Cr for the implementing period 2016-20; and

(c) whether the Government proposes and hasidentified more projects to fast track in this sector andif so, the details of the projects under consideration?

Facilities for Agricultural Marketing

4467. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK

NIMBALKAR:




(a) whether the Ministry is aware that farmers haveto face inconvenience in order to weigh their agriculturalproduce and cover long distances to reach a weighingfacility;

(b) the details of the number of weighing facilitiesin the country, State-wise;

(c) whether the Ministry is considering to issueguidelines to the States for decentralising weighingfacilities from the APMC markets and providing easyaccess to weighing facilities for agricultural produce byincreasing the number of such facilities in the backdropof the new Farm Laws; and


Road Construction under PMGSY

†4468. SHRI SANJAY BHATIA:




(a) the rules for constructing roads at village, blockand district level under Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana (PMGSY),

(b) the length of roads in kilometres constructedunder PMGSY in Karnal Parliamentary Constituency,

(c) the names of schemes under which roads arelikely to be constructed at village, block and districtlevel?

Gram Panchayats under SAGY

4469. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:




(a) the total number of gram panchayats that havebeen nominated under Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana(SAGY) since its inception, State-wise and Member ofParliament-wise;

(b) the total number of such panchayats which haveachieved the intended development targets, State-wiseand MP-wise;

(c) the number of SAGY panchayats that do nothave Village Development Plans prepared sincenomination, State-wise,

(d) the number of years lapsed since their nominationand the reasons therefor; and

(e) the contribution of the States towards achievingthe desired development targets for Gram Panchayatsunder SAGY, State-wise and MP-wise?

New State Re-Organisation Commission

4470. DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:




(a) whether the Government proposes to formulatea New State Re-Organisation Commission in view of theemerging demands for small States from various Statesof the country;


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(b) if so, the details thereof along with the stepstaken by the Government for the development of smallStates; and

(c) the promises made by the Government in favourof the State of Andhra Pradesh during Statere-organization alongwith the details of the promisesfulfilled as on date?

Development Schemes for Poor and HouselessHandicapped Persons

4471. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:




(a) whether the Government has taken note of theneed for suitable development schemes for poor andhouseless handicapped persons and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the measures being taken by the Government touplift the poor and houseless handicapped persons,financially and economically; and

(c) whether the National Handicapped Finance andDevelopment Corporation (NHFDC) has also requestedthe Government to evolve suitable schemes fordevelopment/upliftment of poor and houselesshandicapped persons and if so, the details thereof?

Review of Prevention of Insults to National HonourAct,1971

4472. DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:




(a) whether the Union Government has any proposalto review the Prevention of Insults to National HonourAct, 1971 which prohibits the desecration of/or insult tothe country’s national symbols/emblems including theNational Flag, the Constitution, the National Anthemand Map of India;


(c) whether the Government has received complaintsor police complaints have been registered against anyindividual who desecrated or insulted the country’snational symbols during the last three years: and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the action takenagainst them?

Promotion of Agrivoltaics

4473. SHRI D.K.SURESH:SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:




(a) whether the Government has any proposal topromote Agrivoltaics in the country as it has the secondlargest extent of arable land in the world;

(b)if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has taken note thatIndia should be a hotbed of Agrivoltaics; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the responseof the Government in this regard?

PMAY-G in Tamil Nadu

4474. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:SHRI S. VENKATESAN:




(a) the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana-Gramin (PMAY-G);

(b) the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilizedunder this scheme in Tamil Nadu during the last threeyears;

(c) the number of houses sanctioned and constructedunder this scheme in the State during the said period,district-wise;

(d) the number of houses targetted for constructionin Tamil Nadu for the next three years, district-wise;

(e) the names of the villages identified forconstruction of the said houses along with the stages inwhich the said work is likely to be carried out by theGovernment;

(f) whether the Government is aware of irregularitiesin the implementation of this scheme in the State; and

(g) if so, the details thereof along with the actiontaken by the Government in this regard?

National Livestock Mission in West Bengal

4475. SHRI RAJU BISTA:




(a) the details of projects undertaken underthe National Livestock Mission in the State ofWest Bengal;

(b) the details of support, training, and financialassistance to Diary Cooperatives and Farmer ProducerOrganizations (FPOs) in the wake of COVID pandemic inthe districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong; and

(c) the details of steps taken by the Government topromote Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying inthe districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong?

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FPI Development in Bihar

4476. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:




(a) whether it is fact that the Government hasassessed the opportunities in developing foodprocessing in farm and non-farm areas in Bihar and if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether challenges are being faced by theGovernment in developing food processing industries inrural areas in the State of Bihar including districtGopalganj and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the total amount of funds sanctioned and releasedfor human resource and skill development in this sectorthrough the National Mission on Food Processing(NMFP) during the last two years and the current yearand achievements made so far in Bihar; and

(d) whether the Government has received anyproposal from State of Bihar for setting up more foodprocessing industries in rural and backward areasespecially in district Gopalganj and if so, the detailsthereof?

Commitment to Double Farmers Income

†4477. SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY:




(a) whether the Government is committed to itsmission to double farmers’ income and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether there is a need to liberalize the agriculturalmarkets and to make farming more competitive;

(c) whether there are other factors which are likelyto play important role in doubling farmers’ income andif so, the details thereof;

(d) the schemes being implemented by theGovernment in the agriculture sector in Madhya Pradeshalong with the benefits for the farmers from theseschemes;

(e) the measures taken by the Government toimprove ground-water level in Bhind- Datia; and

(f) the number of farmers who have availed benefitsfrom the schemes of the Union Government?

15th Finance Commission Report

4478. SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDYNALAMADA:




(a) the details of funds allocated by the CentralGovernment to Panchayati Raj institutions as per the15th Finance Commission Report; and

(b) whether the Government has received any reportsthat the State Government of Telangana is directingGram Panchayats to spend this money for theimplementation of State Government schemes or to payelectricity bills and if so, the details thereof?

Dependency on Fertilizer Import

4479. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B.:




(a) the details regarding the dependency on theimports of various fertilizers for the purpose of agricultureand the actual imports allowed by the Government forthe last three years for fertilizers;

(b) whether the Government is aware that while theproduction of urea is significant but the county is 100%dependent on import of potash and 90% dependent onimport of phosphates and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether there is any proposal for the setting upof indigenous manufacturing unit through Public SectorUndertakings to reduce the dependency of imports forpotash and phosphates;


(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture

4480. SHRI HIBI EDEN:




(a) whether the Government has achieved anysignificant milestones in breeding of Grey Mullet(Madavai) fishes by Central Institute of BrackishwaterAquaculture and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of benefits of such a breedingaquaculture for farmers of the country over traditionalmethods of breeding methods;

(c) whether the Government has any central sectorand centrally sponsored schemes for the welfare offisherman and coastal community and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Government is undertaking anyresearch for the development of monoculture, polycultureand integrated multi-trophic aquaculture in the countryamd if so, the details thereof; and


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(e) whether the Government plans to increase theinland fishery output and coastal output of the country,if so, the details thereof including export promotionalschemes?

New Fertilizer plants

4481. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:




(a) whether the Government proposes to establishnew units/plants for the production of chemical fertilizersin the country including Uttar Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof during the last threeyears and the current year;

(c) whether the Government also proposes to set upany plant with external assistance to meet the shortageof fertilizers in the country, specially in various districtsin Uttar Pradesh;


(e) the further steps proposed to promote indigenousproduction of fertilizers?

Reports of Death, Injured and House Arrests inKashmir

4482. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:




(a) the number of people who has died/been inured/under house arrest after abrogation of Article 370, district-wise; and

(b) the steps being taken by the Government for thebetterment for the Kashmiris and Kashmir?

Education for Physically Challenged Persons

†4483. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:




(a) whether any special projects have beenimplemented to provide education to physicallychallenged persons in the States during the last threeyears and till date;


(c) the details of the institutes set up for the deafand the blind particularly, in the backward areas;

(d) the names of the agencies operating institutesfor the deaf including the Government agencies;

(e) the details of the project proposals for setting upNon-Governmental Organizations for the welfare of thedeaf, State-wise; and

(f) the present status thereof?

DDU-GKY in Rajasthan

†4484. SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR:



(a) the number of rural youth from Jhunjhunuincluding other districts of Rajasthan provided skilltraining under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya GraminKaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) during the last threeyears; and

(b) the number of youth provided employment aftercompletion of the training?

DAKSH Yojana

4485. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA:



(a) the number of people trained under the skilldevelopment programme, Pradhan Mantri Dakshta AurKushalta Sampann Hitgrahi (DAKSH) Yojana sinceinception of the programme till date, State-wise;

(b) the amount spent under PM DAKSH during thesaid period, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government is planning to takespecial measures under the scheme for further technicalskill upgradation after COVID 19 pandemic; and


Compensation for Land Acquired for Border Fencing

4486. SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:



(a) whether compensation has been given to thefarmers whose land falls ahead of Barbed wire oninternational borders with Pakistan as per directions ofSupreme Court;

(b) if so, the amount of compensation given to thefarmers including in Tarn Taran district of Punjab;

(c) the number of years since when the compensationhas not been paid to the farmers whose land fallsbeyond Barbed wire, year-wise and district-wise; and

(d) the time by which the said compensation is likelyto be paid?


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Living Standard for Jawans

†4487. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:




(a) whether the Government is taking any steps toensure good standard of living for the jawans deployedon the Line of Control;


(c) whether the Government proposes to take anysteps to address the complaints made by the jawans ofBorder Security Force;


(e) whether the Government proposes to release anystatus report in this regard; and

(f) if so, the deadline for the said report?

Fisheries and Aquaculture InfrastructureDevelopment Fund

4488. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:




(a) the production and export of marine andaquaculture products in the country during last threeyears and the current year, year-wise and State-wise;

(b) whether the Government has noticed the declinein employment opportunities of fishermen and alliedworkers, if so, the remedies likely to be taken by theGovernment;

(c) the amount sanctioned during the last threeyears to Maharashtra and Karnataka from Fisheries andAquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF)through National Bank for Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (NABARD), National CooperativesDevelopment Corporation (NCDC) and all scheduledbanks; and

(d) the details of financial assistance sanctioned forthe development of new fishing harbours and fish landingcentres in Maharashtra?

Dr. Ambedkar Foundation

4489. SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:




(a) the details of the activities carried out by the Dr.Ambedkar Foundation for the Other Backward Classes(OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes(STs) during the last three years;

(b) whether the Government has created awarenessto popularise the said schemes among the targetedgroup and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the challenges faced by the Foundation whileimplementing the schemes; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government for effectiveimplementation of the schemes?

Doorstep Delivery of Seeds

4490. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:




(a) the steps taken/being taken by the Governmentwith regard to door step delivery of seeds to farmers;and

(b) the measures taken/being taken by theGovernment to assist farmers in every step from thepurchase of seed to sale of their produce, which acts asa one-stop destination to address all the needs offarmers across the country?

Central Assistance under NDRF

4491. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:




(a) whether Central Assistance is given under theNational Disaster Response Fund or National DisasterRisk Management Fund to the States;

(b) if so, the details and the criteria thereof;

(c) the details of the amount allocated andsanctioned during each of the last three years under thesaid Funds, State and UT-wise;

(d) the details of demands received from the StateGovernments for disbursal of relief for natural calamitiesduring the said period, State and UT-wise; and

(e) the details of the mechanism evolved to tacklethe natural calamities that occurred during the last year?

Strengthening of Coastal Security

4492. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:





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(a) whether the Government has considered forfurther strengthening of the coastal security of thecountry and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of financial assistance provided forstrengthening of coastal police stations during the lastthree years, State wise;

(c) the number of coastal police stations presentlyoperational in the country, State-wise;

(d) whether the Government has received proposalsfrom various States including Kerala for setting up morecoastal police stations; and

(e) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

Utilisation of Funds by Tamil Nadu

4493. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:


ÝÖÏÖ´ÖßÞÖ ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state the allocation and utilisation offunds under different schemes of the Ministry in TamilNadu, during the last three years, year-wise?

Converting Barren Land to Arable Land

4494. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:



(a) the area of barren land in hectares in thegeographical areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat at presentand its percentage and portion out of the total land inthe said States;

(b) the names of schemes implemented by the UnionGovernment to convert barren land into agrarian land inRajasthan and Gujarat during the last three years andthe funds allocated /released/utilised for this purpose,year-wise; and

(c) the area of barren land in hectares which hasbeen converted into agrarian/arable land in Rajasthanand Gujarat along with the allocated/released fundsunder this scheme?

Implementation of ONORC Scheme in Assam

4495. SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:



(a) the salient features of the One Nation OneRation Card (ONORC) Scheme;

(b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocatedand utilized under this scheme within Assam so far;

(c) the details of the target set and achievementsmade so far within Assam so far along with its results;

(d) whether this scheme has proved a boon duringCovid-19 within the country;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the steps being taken by the Government tocover the wider section of target beneficiaries in theState?

Scholarship for SC Students

4496. MS. DIYA KUMARI:



(a) the details and the number of Scholarshipsgranted to students belonging to Scheduled Castes(SCs) during the last financial year, State-wise;

(b) the total number of scholarships provided tostudents belonging to Scheduled Castes in Rajasthanduring the last five years, category-wise;

(c) whether the Government proposes to introducenew scholarships for girl students belonging to theScheduled Castes; and


Release of PM-KISAN Funds in Bihar

4497. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:




(a) whether funds for the second and thirdinstallments under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi(PM-KISAN) Yojana have been released to farmers inBihar;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Rural Development Schemes in Tribal Areas ofKarnataka

4498. SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:



(a) the details of various rural development schemesbeing implemented in several tribal areas of Karnatakaalong with the details of the funds allocated for the saidpurpose during the last one year and the current year,scheme-wise;

(b) whether the Government has decided to constructroads and other infrastructural facilities in the said areas;


(d) the time by which the works are likely to start?

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Funds allocated to Uttar Pradesh

† 4499. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:




(a) the district-wise details of the funds allocated bythe Government for the development of Gram Panchayatsin the State of Uttar Pradesh from the year 2016;

(b) the district-wise details of the Panchayats in theState of Uttar Pradesh which have been computerized;and

(c) the total number of Panchayats which have beencomputerized in the said State?

PMGSY in Odisha

†4500. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:




(a) the number of colonies connected so far underPradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna(PMGSY) in thecountry, alongwith the district-wise details in respect ofOdisha; and

(b) the number of roads identified under PMGSYduring the said period?

Inclusion of Millets under PDS

4501. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:SHRIMATI PRENEET KAUR:




(a) whether the Government plans to include milletsin the Public Distribution System (PDS), to improvenutrition levels;

(b) if so, the progress that has been made so far,proposed price and quantum of millet distribution, andestimated date when distribution will begin;

(c) whether the Government plans to increaseprocurement of millets; and


Resignation and Voluntary Retirement in CAPFs

†4502. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:




(a) the details regarding resignation and voluntaryretirement taken by the jawans in paramilitary forces

particularly in Border Security Force, Indo-Tibetan BorderPolice, Central Industrial Security Force and SashastraSeema Bal from the year 2011 till date;

(b) the number of such jawans who have demandedvoluntary retirement;

(c) whether it is a fact that the cases of voluntaryretirement and resignation are on the rise;


(e) whether the Government has conducted anystudy to ascertain the reasons behind voluntary retirementand resignation of such jawans and if so, the detailsthereof?

Social Security Schemes for Poor and MarginalisedPersons

4503. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:




(a) whether it is a fact that despite the Governmentrunning various social security schemes for poor andmarginalized persons, poor people in the country are stillsuffering from financial and social problems;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) the steps being taken by the Government in thisregard; and

(d) the budget allocation for the welfare of SC/OBCand Economically backward classes during the last fiveyears?

New Schemes for Welfare of Senior Citizens

4504. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:




(a) whether the Government has announced anynew schemes and programmes for the welfare of theelderly during the last five years;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the budgetaryallocation for the same;

(c) whether the Government announces the“Vayoshreshtha Samman” awards every year, if so, thedetails thereof along with the details of winners duringthe said period; and

(e) the number of beneficiaries of the RashtriyaVayoshri Yojana so far, State and year-wise?

NAFED e-Kisan Mandis

4505. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:


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Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERSWELFAREÛéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the names of places where NAFED e-kisanmandis (NeKMs) are set up, State-wise along with itsfunctions thereof and the amount paid to the farmersthrough Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana;

(b) whether it is proposed to set up more NeKMsin various States in the country in the coming years;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor including the the locations identified for settingup the same, State-wise; and

(d) the time by which the new NeKMs are likely tobe set up?

Visa Relaxation Post Covid

4506. SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR:



(a) whether the Government has relaxed visarestrictions and guidelines in view of pre and postCovid-19 situation; and

(b) if so, the details thereof, country-wise and visa-wise like job visa, educational visa, tourism visa andstudy-purpose visa, etc.?

Subsidy for Electric Vehicles

†4507. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:


³ÖÖ¸üß ˆªÖêÝÖ †Öî¸ü »ÖÖêÛú ˆª´Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the steps taken by the Government to promoteelectric vehicles in view of the limited reserves of Oil andNatural Gas in the country;

(b) the details of the subsidy being provided toevery buyer on the purchase of an electric vehicle;

(c) the details of the changes being made to increasethe power of the battery of the electric vehicles;

(d) whether the battery of these vehicles getsdischarged very fast due to huge traffic jam in all districtheadquarters of Uttar Pradesh including National CapitalRegion of Delhi and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government proposes to make aseparate lane for electric vehicles and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(f) whether the Government also proposes toincrease the subsidy on procurement of electric vehiclesand if so, the details thereof?

Development of Rural Roads

4508. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:



(a) whether the Government has taken up projectsfor the development of the Rural Roads especially inOdisha, Jharkhand and Bihar and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the target set for the development of the ruralroads in the said States for the years 2018-19 and 2019-2020; and

(c) the target of people to be benefitted from thisproject and the number of people who have actuallybenefitted from the same?

Generic Medicines

†4509. SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA:



(a) whether the generic medicines are helpful for allespecially for the poor and the deprived ones as theybring down the health care cost and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government has taken adequatemeasures to manufacture quality medicines in the nameof generic medicines and to ensure their availability tothe common people at affordable rates;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether a legal framework is required to bedeveloped to ensure quality in the testing of genericmedicines;

(e) if so, whether the Government is taking anymeasure in this regard; and


Women Engaged in Agriculture Sector

†4510. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:



(a) the details of and the total number of Womenengaged in sowing, hoeing, weeding and harvesting inagriculture sector; and

(b) the details of and the total women work force inthis sector during the last three years and the currentyear?

Higher Education Loan to SC Students

4511. SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ):


ÃÖÖ´ÖÖ×•ÖÛú ®µÖÖµÖ †Öî¸ü †×¬ÖÛúÖ×¸üŸÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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(a) whether the Government is providing highereducation loan for various courses like MBA, MBBS, B-Tech etc. to Scheduled Castes(SCs) students at zerointerest rate;

(b) if so, the details and the number of studentsbelonging to SCs who applied for loan with the NationalBanks to pursue education during each of the last threeyears, State/UT-wise and sector-wise;

(c) the details of the students who applied and gotloan to study abroad during the said period, State/UT-wise and sector-wise;

(d) whether the Government is aware that the SCstudents as well as students from poor categories arefacing lots of difficulties in getting such education loan,particularly in rural areas; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken bythe Government to redress the said grievances?

Implementation of SHG Scheme

4512. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAISOLANKI:



(a) the salient features of the Self Help Groups(SHG) scheme and the current status of its implementationin the country;

(b) the funds allocated and utilized under the schemeduring the last year and the current year, State/UT wise,including Gujarat;

(c) the number of people, including women andpersons belonging to Scheduled Castes and ScheduledTribes, who have benefitted under the scheme in theState of Gujarat; and

(d) the list of States that have rolled out thetransaction based monitoring system for the evaluationof works done by SHGs?

Sub-Categorisation of OBCs

4513. SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJ:



(a) whether the tenure of Justice G RohiniCommission set up to examine the sub-categorisation ofOther Backward Classes (OBCs) has been extended tillthe end of July 2021 and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Commission has made use of datacontained in the Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011and whether relevant portions of SECC 2011 report onfindings of the Census 2011 on four sub-categories ofOBCs have been made public;


(d) whether there is a feeling that sub-categorisationof OBCs should be made to ensure equitable distributionof representation among all OBC communities; and


Information through SMS for Ration Delivery

†4514. SHRI SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIA:




(a) whether the consumers are informed throughmessages sent on their mobile about delivery of items tothe ration dealer for distribution to beneficiaries;

(b) if not, whether the Government is making anyefforts in this regard; and

(c) if so, the time by which the said system is likelyto be implemented?

Effect of Chemical and Bio-fertilizers

†4515. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:




(a) whether the Government has conducted anystudy regarding the effect of chemical and bio-fertilizerson agricultural production;


(c) whether the Government proposes to set updistribution/sales centres for organic/bio-fertilizers onthe lines of the sales/distribution centres set up forchemical fertilizers;


(e) whether the Government has formulated anyscheme to promote the use of vermicompost/decompostmanure to promote bio-organic fertilzers; and


Farming of Fox Nut

†4516. SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI:




(a) whether the Government is aware that the farmingof foxnut is done on a large-scale particularly in NorthEastern parts of Bihar;

(b) if so, whether the fox nut produced in Bihar isavailable in the whole country and also exported toforeign countries;


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

(d) whether the Government proposes to set up anyindustry for fox nut farmers and to promote its scientificfarming, so that farmers could be benefitted; and


Distribution of Foodgrains to Poor

†4517. SHRIMATI JYOTSNA CHARANDASMAHANT:



(a) whether the foodgrains allocated for the poor isbeing distributed on time in all the States;

(b) whether adequate number of godowns havebeen constructed by the Government for storage of thesaid foodgrains allocated for the poor in the countryincluding in Chhattisgarh; and

(c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

Works under PMAGY

†4518. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:



(a) the details of works to be carried out underPradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY);

(b) the names of the States where the said schemeare being implemented along with the conditions for theapproval of the works;

(c) the name of the authority/individual on whoserecommendation works are being approved and the fundsharing ratio between the Centre and States for theseworks;

(d) the funds released to Chattisgarh by theGovernment in the year 2019-20 and 2020-21 for the saidworks;

(e) whether the Government proposes to make therecommendations of local MPs mandatory for theapproval and monitoring of the said works; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the time by whichorder is likely to be issued in this regard?

Glacial Burst

4519. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND



(a) whether the National Disaster ManagementAuthority recognises “glacial lake bursting”as a NaturalDisaster;

(b) if so, the specific steps taken by the Governmentto protect susceptible areas from such an occurrence;

(c) whether the Government has constituted anycommittee to look into the reasons for the recent GlacialLake outburst of Uttarakhand and the number of humancasualties and wildlife casualties and the measures takenfor rehabilitation; and


Controlling and Regulating the Use of Pesticides

4520. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:



(a) whether the Government proposes to controland regulate the use of pesticides, if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whethre the Government has evaluated thedangers due to the excessive use of pesticides, if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether the Government has banned the use ofcertain pesticides in the country, if so, the details thereofand the list of pesticides banned in the country duringthe last five years;

(d) whether the Government proposes to initiateaction against the use of banned pesticides, if so, thedetails thereof;

(e) whether the Government proposes to promoteorganic pesticides instead of chemical pesticides, if so,the details thereof; and

(f) whether the Government is likely to initiate actionfor ensuring compensation for the hazards caused dueto the use of banned pesticides and if so, the detailsthereof?

Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Sashaktikaran

4521. SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:


¯ÖÓ“ÖÖµÖŸÖß ¸üÖ•Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of funds provided to the States/UTsfor construction and repair of Panchayat Ghars/Bhawansunder the Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati SashaktikaranAbhiyan in the country during each of the last threeyears and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether some of the States have reported under-utilisation of the said funds in the country;

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

(d) the cases of irregularities in implementation ofthe said scheme that has come to the notice of theGovernment during the said period, State/UT-wise alongwith action taken/being taken by the Government insuch cases so far; and


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(e) the details of the other steps taken/being takenby the Government for optimum utilisation of fundsunder the said scheme across the country?

Use of Chemicals to Increase Production

†4522. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:




(a) whether the use of chemicals is increasingday by day across the country with a view toincrease production of vegetables and fruits and earnprofit;

(b) if so, the efforts being made by the Governmentto save the people from the diseases and losses causeddue to use of chemicals;

(c) the number of such complaints received by theGovernment in this regard during the last three years;and

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

Centres for Physically Challenged Persons

†4523. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:




(a) the details and the number of centres working invarious States, particularly in Maharashtra for theempowerment of physically challenged persons; and

(b) the details of the grants provided by theGovernment particularly to the State of Maharashtraduring the last three years, centre-wise and year-wise?

Export of Covaxin and Covidshield

4524. SHRIMATI PRENEET KAUR:




(a) whether it is a fact that the Government hasdecided to export Covid-19 vaccines namely, Covaxinand Covishield to the neighbouring countries, free ofcost;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for thesame;

(c) the details of countries that will receive Covaxinand Covishield;

(d) the details of the vaccines export plans, if any;and

(e) whether the Government has factored in theavailability of vaccines for domestic use after exportsand if so, the details thereof?

Report of Misuse of PMGKAY

4525. SHRIMATI HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL:




(a) whether the reports of misuse of PM GaribKalyan Ann Yojana (PMGKAY) have come toGovernment‘s attention from Punjab;

(b) whether the food security ration provided topoor under the Yojana did not reach the concernedbeneficiary and was being diverted or distributed toonly selected families;


(d) whether the Government has taken or proposesto take any action in this regard; and


Sports Centre for Divyangs

†4526. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:




(a) whether the Government has any scheme to setup Divyang Sports Center in Ujjain;

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

(c) the time by which it is likely to be opened?

Hostels for SC and OBC Students

†4527. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:




(a) whether the Government has taken/proposes totake any steps to increase the capacity of hostels for thestudents belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs), OtherBackward Classes (OBCs) and poor children in thebackward and tribal areas of the country including theParliamentary Constituency of Gadchiroli-Chimur inMaharashtra; and



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Residential Schools for SCs

†4528. SHRI ARUN SAO:




(a) whether the Government has formulated anyscheme to establish residential schools in ScheduledCastes (SCs) majority blocks in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State, district andblock-wise including Chhattisgarh State;

(c) whether there is any proposal to set up aresidential school each in SCs dominated block Masturiin district Bilaspur and block Mungeli of district Mungeliin Chhattisgarh State; and

(d) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

Areas under Sixth Schedule in NER

†4529. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:




(a) the names of the areas in the North EasternStates which come under sixth schedule;

(b) whether it is fact that there is no Panchayatsystem in sixth schedule areas of Assam and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether there is any proposal to implementPanchayat system in sixth schedule area of Assam andif so, the details thereof;

(d) the names of the schemes being run by theGovernment in the said area and the details of fundsreleased for this purpose during the last three years;

(e) whether BTC area of Assam comes under sixthschedule and if so, the details of special Governmentschemes being run in this area; and

(f) whether the Government has taken any specialinitiative for the people of this region so that tribalpeople of this area could be brought in the mainstreamof the country and if so, the details thereof?

Accessible India Campaign

4530. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULUREDDY:




(a) whether it is a fact that only very few publicbuses in the country are fully accessible to wheelchairusers;


(c) the current status of the Accessible IndiaCampaign; and

(d) the deadline set by the Government for achievinguniversal accessibility in the country?

Production of Paan Methi

†4531. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:



(a) whether considering the production of PaanMethi (fenugreek), acreage for sowing and the quality offenugreek in Nagaur, Rajasthan, the Governmentproposes to formulate any policy to set up processingunit for fenugreek and for procurement of fenugreekfrom farmers at fair price;

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

(c) the time by which the said policy is likely to beformulated?

Protecting the Interest of Consumers

4532. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:



(a) whether the Government has taken steps toprotect the interest of the consumers for speedy redressalof their grievances;

(b) if so, the details of the number of grievancesfiled by the consumers over last three years and thedetails of number of complaints addressed and that arestill pending, State-wise;

(c) if so, the details of the funds allocated andutilised for strengthening the consumer movement in thecountry, State-wise; and

(d) the details of other measures taken by theGovernment to protect the interests of the consumers?

Financial Assistance to Old Age Homes

4533. SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI:



(a) whether the Government has released anyfinancial assistance to old age homes during the Covid-19 Pandemic and if so, the details thereof

(b) whether the Government has set any target forestablishing new old age homes in the country duringthe year 2020-21;


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(c) if so, the amount of funds released to theimplementing agencies for setting up new old age homesduring the said period;

(d) the details of basic facilities provided in theseOld age homes; and

(e) the details of the number of old people registeredin old age homes across the country since March 2020,State-wise including Uttar Pradesh?

Selling of Spurious Pesticides/Chemical Fertilizers

†4534. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:




(a) the number of cases regarding selling of spuriouspesticides/fertilizers reported from 2014 to 2020, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of action taken against such companiesmanufacturing and selling spurious pesticides/chemicalfertilizers; and

(c) the names of companies and sellers againstwhom action has been taken by the Government inBalaghat/Sivani of Madhya Pradesh?

Operational Warehouse in Rajasthan

†4535. SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:




(a) the district-wise number of warehouses currentlyoperating in Rajasthan for the storage of foodgrainsalong with the number of warehouses belonging to SFCIand rented warehouses;

(b) the number of farmers being benefitted from thesaid warehouses;

(c) whether the Government has examined that thesewarehouses are adequate for the procurement offoodgrains from farmers in Rajasthan;

(d) the reaction of the Government thereto;

(e) the quantum of foodgrains rotting/getting spoiledevery year; and

(f) the number of more warehouses proposed to beset up or leased for storage in Rajasthan?

Cyber Trafficking

4536. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:




(a) the number of cyber trafficking cases registeredbetween January 2020, till date;

(b) whether the Government intends to take anymeasures to combat such an increase in cyber trafficking;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(d) whether any e-training programmes have beeninitiated for the same;

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(f) whether the Home Ministry intends to collaboratewith the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting totackle cyber trafficking; and

(g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Soya Beans Cultivation

4537. SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAISOMABHAI:




(a) whether the Government is implementing anyCentrally Sponsored Schemes for the development ofSoya beans cultivation in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the financialassistance provided during each of the last three years;

(c) whether the country has large potential for itsgrowth of Soya beans cultivation; and

(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

Agro Machinery Manufacturing

4538. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:




(a) whether the Government is having a long termplan to develop Agro Machinery Manufacturing in a bigway in the country; and

(b) if so, the details of the program of action in thisregard?

Improving Living Standard of Poor

4539. SHRI. RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI:





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(a) the details of steps taken by the Government toimprove the living standards of the poor in the country;and

(b) the extent of success achieved in this regard?

Increasing Farmers Income

†4540. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH

NARAYAN DHANORKAR:SHRI K. NAVASKANI:




(a) whether the Government has taken several steps/launched a number of new schemes during the last sixand a half years with an objective to increase the incomeof farmers by 2022;

(b) if so, whether the Government has beensuccessful in enhancing farmers‘ incomes as per theSwaminathan Commission report‘s recommendations;

(c) if so, the details of the increase in farmers‘income during the said period;

(d) the average incomes of farmers during the lastsix years, State and year-wise;

(e) whether Minimum Support Price (MSP) of variouscrops has witnessed a record increase during the last sixand a half years leading to a record increase in theincome of farmers as well; and


MSP of Maize

4541. SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:




(a) whether the Government has any plan to increasethe Minimum Support Price (MSP) of maize;

(b) whether the Government has set up any expertcommittee to examine costing of maize crops by farmersand accordingly take a decision for fixing MSP of maize;

(c) whether farmers in Bihar specially in Purnea andKatihar districts are facing problems in the sale of theirmaize;

(d) whether the Government has any plan to extendsupport to maize growing farmers to sell their maize andset proper MSP prices and if so, the details thereof; and


MGNREGS in Tamil Nadu

4542. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:




(a) the percentage of work done in various categoriesunder Mahatma Gandhi National Rural EmploymentGuarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) in Tamil Nadu State;

(b) whether the Government has any proposal tomake it mandatory that 60% of works in a district underthe MGNREGS should be linked to agriculture;


(d) the monitoring mechanism to be adopted forsupervision over the implementation of the guidelinesand safeguarding the asset creation; and

(e) the steps being taken by the Ministry so that thestress on 60% minimum expenditure on farm relatedactivity will not discourage other work?

Loss Making CPSUs

4543. DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:




(a) the details of the Central Public SectorUndertakings (CPSUs) running in losses during the lastthree years and the amount of investment made thereinas on date along with the net asset value thereof;

(b) whether the NITI Aayog has requested theGovernment to evaluate the assets and merge the publicsector undertakings running in losses with theundertakings earning profit with a view to generateresources for fresh investment;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of theGovernment thereto;

(d) whether the Government has identified suchpublic sector undertakings; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time bywhich the process is likely to be started/completed?

Promotion of FPOs by SFAC

4544. SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:




(a) the details of the initiatives of Small Farmers’Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) for promotion of FarmerProducer Organisations (FPOs) in Andhra Pradesh andthe total number of FPOs in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;

(b) the funds given by the SFAC for setting up ofFPOs in Andhra Pradesh, especially in Anantapurdistrict;


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(c) whether the Government has encouraged morefarmers to set up a greater number of FPOs to providebetter services to farmers in Anantapur District;

(d) if so, the response of the farmers in this regard;and

(e) the total number of farmers who are availingbenefits of various agricultural schemes in AndhraPradesh, especially in Anantapur district?

Ethanol Production Crops

4545. SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:




(a) whether the Government gives subsidy directlyto the farmers cultivating Ethanol Production crops andif so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the Government has any plan to givesubsidy directly to the farmers to encourage cultivatingEthanol production crops;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasontherefor; and

(d) whether the Government is aware of productioncost of each litre of Ethanol in the country, if so, thedetails thereof?

Drug Addiction Among Youth

†4546. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:




(a) whether the Government is aware of the surveyconducted by AIIMS regarding increasing tendency ofdrug addiction among the youth in the country;

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

(c) the details and number of drug addicts in thecountry, State-wise;

(d) whether the Government proposes to launch anyeffective programme to check drug addiction among theyouth in the country; and


Remunerative Price for Farmers

†4547. SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:




(a) whether the farmers in various States of thecountry especially Uttar Pradesh are unable to sell theircrops at remunerative price as compared to the cost ofproduction of their crops;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government in thisregard;

(c) whether the Government proposes to releaserelief package to improve the condition of farmers ofUttar Pradesh;



Functioning of Police

†4548. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:




(a) whether the conviction rate in arrests made bythe Police in criminal cases is very poor in the countryand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is a fact that the functioning of policeis driven by arrogance, fear and ulterior motives likeBritish rule of old times;

(c) if so, the reasons therefor and the steps taken bythe Government so far to improve the situation;

(d) whether the Government is contemplating tobring reforms in the system by using new technology;and


Empanelment of InsuranceCompanies under PMFBY

4549. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESHNARAYAN DHANORKAR:

SHRI K. NAVASKANI:




(a) the number of public and private insurancecompanies empanelled for the implementation of PradhanMantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in 2020-21;

(b) whether major private insurance players havenot bid for PMFBY during 2020-21;

(c) if so, the details and reasons thereof; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to ensurethat premiums, assessments of loss and payment ofcompensation under PMFBY are paid to all farmers?

Non-implementation of PM-KISAN Scheme

4550. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:


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(a) the names of the States where the PM-KISANScheme is not being implemented properly and thereasons therefor?

Monitoring Mechanism for Drug Supply

4551. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:




(a) whether the Government has adopted anymonitoring mechanism with real-time drug productionand supply in domestic market and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government has taken note thatduring the pandemic, supply chain of essential drug wasbroken in rural areas and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes any policy toensure nationwide sufficient access of drugs includingrural areas in view of future pandemic situation and if so,the details thereof; and

(d) whether there is any existing mechanism tomonitor medicine outlets to confirm the availability ofdrugs and if so, the details thereof?

Clusters under AtmanirbharBharat Campaign

4552. SHRI B.B.PATIL:




(a) whether it is a fact that under the AatmanirbharBharat campaign, the emphasis is being laid on creatingclusters for fruits & vegetable processing in the districtsacross the country;

(b) if so the details thereof;

(c) whether Micro Food Processing Units are beinghelped by PM Formalisation of Micro food processingEnterprises Scheme (PM FME Scheme); and


Problems of Migrant SCs

4553. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:




(a) whether the National Commission for ScheduledCastes (NCSC) has not submitted its annual report after2016-17 though it is mandated to submit annual reportevery year;

(b) if so, the reasons for this inordinate delay;

(c) whether the NCSC has submitted a Report titled“The Problems of Migrant SCs in obtaining Castecertificates” on 13.05.2015 along with itsrecommendations;

(d) if so, whether the Commission has alsorecommended early action by the concerned Ministries(including Ministry of Home Affairs) on the Report so asto mitigate the problems being faced by the ScheduledCaste (SC) migrants in obtaining caste certificates andbenefits of reservations; and

(e) if so, the action taken by the Government toimplement the said recommendation?

Nurseries under NationalAgriculture Development Programme

†4554. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:



(a) the number of nurseries/model nurseries and hi-tech nurseries set up under the National AgricultureDevelopment Programme in Banswara, Dungarpur inRajasthan and in Uttar Pradesh including Prayagrajdistrict along with the details of the financial assistanceprovided under the programme and the year-wise numberof beneficiaries under the programme during the years2015 to 2021;

(b) whether the said aided nurseries have beeninspected by competent authorities from time to timeand if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the said nursery owners have apprisedthe competent authorities of their problems and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(d) the steps taken to address the said problems?

Surveillance to CheckCross Border Smuggling

4555. SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA:



(a) whether the Narcotics Control Bureau hasstrengthened the Surveillance Department at the WagahBorder to trap the illicit trade of narcotics hidden inspices and other goods which made drugs untraceable;


(c) whether new equipment have been provided tothe surveillance forces at the border to identify the illicittrade of narcotics; and


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(d) if so, the details of such equipment and thenumber of cases that have been detected using thisequipment?

Use of Forensic Science

4556. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:



(a) the status of India in the world in the field ofForensic Science; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government to enhancethe use of forensic science in the country?

Poshan Abhiyan for Senior Citizens

4557. SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:




(a) whether the Government is aware of the fact thatthe growing elderly population of the country is expectedto touch three hundred millions by 2050, and the strugglefor existence is a daily fight for many of India’s seniorsor the greying population;


(c) the steps being taken by the Government tomitigate this problem;

(d) whether the Government is planning orcontemplating to launch a Poshan Abhiyan for theElderly; and


Advance Risk Assessment

4558. DR. ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:




(a) whether National Disaster Response Force(NDRF) and SDRFs have mandate of anticipatory oradvance risk assessment based profiling of sensitivezones to prevent or mitigate natural disasters, like theone that struck Chamoli, Uttarakhand; and

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

Report of CSDS

4559. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:




(a) whether a report prepared by the Centre for theStudy of Developing Societies (CSDS) revealed that 76per cent farmers would prefer to do some other workthan farming and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has taken cognizancethe aforesaid report;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of theGovernment thereon;

(d) whether agricultural extension services are almostnon-existent today and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether there is a need to provide expert adviceby trained officials at farmers’ doorstep at the beginningof every crop season regarding all issues like whichcrops to sow, tehcnology, market prices, soil fertility,irrigation; and

(f) if so, the details of steps taken/being taken bythe Government to provide expert advice to the farmersat their doorstep?

Inclusion of Routes Under PMGSY

†4560. SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:SHRI RAVI KISHAN:



(a) whether the Union Government has receivedproposals from the State Governments including UttarPradesh regarding inclusion of few routes under themain network of roads under Pradhan Mantri GramSadak Yojana (PMGKY);


(c) the action taken by the Government in thisregard?

Rehabilitation of Divyangjans

†4561. SHRI CHIRAG KUMAR PASWAN:



(a) whether the Government proposes to launch anyscheme for the rehabilitation of Divyang children/youthswho were not born physically challenged;

(b) if so, whether the Government proposes to openseparate schools for Divyang children in each district ofthe country;

(c) if so, the details thereof particularly for Jamuidistrict in Bihar; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Slaughter of Milch Cows

4562. SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:


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(a) whether the Government has published anyreport or study which shows that the slaughter of milchcattle for consumption is causing any deficiency in thesupply of milk in the country;


(c) whether the Government has published anyreport or study which shows that the slaughter ofdraught cattle for consumption is causing any deficiencyin productivity of agriculture in the country; and


Inclusion of Farmers inPM-KISAN Scheme Survey

†4563. SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:




(a) the steps taken by the Government to includeentitled farmers and villagers left unintentionally in thesurvey conducted by the State Government underPradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN)Yojana;

(b) if so, the details of Chattisgarh State includingLakhagah village of Mahasamund district;

(c) whether the Government of Chhattisgarh haslisted entitled farmers of Lakhagah village and the numberof farmers to whom PM-KISAN Samman Nidhi fundshave been disbursed;

(d) the details of farmers benefitted so far, district-wise/area-wise; and

(e) the reasons for not taking appropriate action inthis regard?

Capacity of Cold Storage Plants

4564. SHRI SANJAY SETH:




(a) the number and average holding capacity of coldstorage plants in Jharkhand, especially in the district ofRanchi as on date;

(b) whether farmers in Jharkhand often face heavylosses in vegetables, especially tomato, due to lack ofsufficient storage plants; and

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the stepstaken by the Government to protect the farmers?

Demand and Supply of Fertilizers

4565. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:




(a) the total demand and supply of fertilizers in thecountry, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether there is any shortage of fertilizers insome parts of the country in recent time;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons thereforalong with the corrective measures taken/being taken bythe Government in this regard, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether the Government has convened anymeeting with fertilizer industry and officials of FertilizersAssociation of India on various issues;

(e) if so, the details of the issues discussed in thesaid meeting and the outcome thereof; and

(f) the steps taken/being taken by the Governmentto ensure timely supply of adequate quantity and qualityfertilizers to the farming community at reasonable prices?

Review of e-NAM

4566. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:




(a) whether the Government has reviewed theefficacy of e-NAM in helping farmers to get timelypayment for their produce, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is a fact that a majority of e-NAMtransactions are settled outside the system, if so, thereasons therefor; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to strengthenthe e-NAM platform to improve farmers’ income?

Schemes for Rural Development

4567. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:




(a) the schemes and programmes implemented bythe Ministry for the rural sector, in particular;

(b) whether convergence between the Ministrieshave been envisaged as designed in DistrictDevelopment Coordination and Monitoring Committee(DISHA) so that resources are used optimally;

(c) the outcome measured against the objectivesset; and

(d) the details of the outcome achieved so far?


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National Fisheries Policy 2020

†4568. SHRI T.R. BAALU:SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI

PATEL:ADV. A.M. ARIFF:SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL

(BAKABHAI):




(a) whether the Government has taken any steps forformulating and finalizing the draft National FisheriesPolicy 2020 (NFP), if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has received anycomments on draft NFP 2020 and if so, State-wise detailsof the same;

(c) whether the Government will consider organizingregional and State/UT-level consultations withstakeholders with the involvement of respective StateGovernments, if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether it is true that the Draft National FisheriesPolicy 2020 is neither in favour of the fishing communitiesnor for protecting the oceans and the coast;

(e) if so, the steps to be taken by the Governmentkeeping in view that the fisheries sector has been oneof the major contributors of foreign exchange earningsas India is one of the leading seafood exporting nationsin the world; and

(f) the funds proposed to be spent for thedevelopment of marine fisheries, aquaculture and marinefarming?

Reclamation of Degraded Lands

4569. SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGHDEO:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BAAIYA):SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:SHRI BHOLA SINGH:SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK:SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:




(a) whether 35 per cent of the country’s land isdegraded/eroded due to deforestation, unsustainableagricultural practices and excessive ground waterextraction etc.;

(b) if so, the details of the extent of degraded landsand the corrective measures taken by the Government inthis regard, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Ministry has any plan/scheme forthe treatment/reclamation of degraded lands;

(d) if so, the details thereof including fundssanctioned and the work done during the last threeyears and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(e) whether the country is committed to landdegradation neutrality by 2030 as part of the SustainableDevelopment Goals;


(g) the other corrective steps taken/being taken bythe Union Government in this regard?

Functioning of RCI

4570. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BAAIYA):SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH

DEO:DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:SHRI BHOLA SINGH:SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK:SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:




(a) whether the Government has set up theRehabilitation Council of India (RCI) and if so, thedetails thereof including the functions performed byRCI;

(b) the details of projects/schemes beingimplemented, funds sanctioned during the last threeyears and the current year and the physicalachievements/progress made so far under RCI, State-wise;

(c) whether the RCI has failed to check themushrooming illegal/unapproved training centres in thefield of rehabilitation and special education in thecountry;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the action takenthereon, State-wise;

(e) whether the Government has reviewed thefunctioning of RCI to make it more effective; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the other stepsbeing taken by the Government in this regard?

Reserved Posts for SCs,STs and OBCs in CPSUs

4571. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:SHRI M. SELVARAJ:SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR:SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:




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(a) the details and the total number of sanctionedreserved posts for Scheduled Castes (SCs), ScheduledTribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in allCentral Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs);

(b) whether the Government’s proposed privatisationand disinvestment of PSUs, particularly Bharat PetroleumCorporation Limited (BPCL), will result in a reduction inreserved posts for SCs, STs and OBCs and if so, thedetails regarding of reduction in the number of posts;

(c) whether the Government has any plan to ensurethe continuation of reservations in Central PSUs,particularly BPCL, after disinvestment; and


Allocation under SC/ST Sub-Plan

4572. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:



(a) whether the Government has earmarked anyallocation under SC-ST Sub Plan in the current year andif so, the details thereof, Ministry-wise;

(b) whether it is a fact that utilization of SC and STSub-Plan funds is not upto the mark and a huge amountis lapsed every year, if so, the details of funds sanctionedand utilized during the last three years, State-wise;

(c) whether the Government has any plan to put un-utilized funds under SC-ST Sub-Plan to “Non-lapsableCentral Pool of SCSP Funds (NLCPSF)”; and


Productivity of Dairy Animals

4573. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMALHUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING´ÖŸÃµÖ¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö, ¯Ö¿Öã¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö †Öî¸ü ›êüµÖ¸üß ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has proposed anyscheme to increase productivity of dairy animals, asIndia has higher number of cows in the world but hasa low average annual milk yield of cattle (1,178 kg percow), which is about 50 percent of global average andif so, the details thereof;

(b) the productivity of milk yield of cattle in UttarPradesh during the last three years;

(c) whether the Government has proposed to sponsorcattle insurance scheme for the benefit of cattle rearerswho are forced to pay high premiums to private insurance

companies at present, if so, the details thereof includingthe time by when it is likely to be achieved;

(d) whether cows are being transported to slaughterhouses in huge number nowdays inspite of Article 48 ofthe Indian Constitution; and

(e) if so the details thereof and the reaction of theGovernment thereon?

Irregularities in PDS

4574. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias

PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOODAND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONˆ¯Ö³ÖÖêŒŸÖÖ ´ÖÖ´Ö»Öê, ÜÖÖª †Öî¸ü ÃÖÖ¾ÖÔ•Ö×®ÖÛú ×¾ÖŸÖ¸üÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the incidents of black-marketing/irregularities in the functioning of PDS have increased;

(b) if so, the number of such complaints forwardedby the Union Government to the State Governments andthe action taken/being taken by the concerned StateGovernments on such complaints, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Union Government has receivedrequests/proposals from the State Governments foradditional/higher allocation of foodgrains under the PDSduring each of the last three years and the current year;and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the actiontaken on such requests/proposals so far, State/UT-wise?

Pending Funds under MGNREGS

4575. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDUKINJARAPU:



(a) the details of pending funds under the MahatmaGandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS) to the State Governments by the UnionGovernment, State-wise, including Andhra Pradesh;

(b) the time by which the Union Government isplanning to release all the pending funds to the StateGovernments under the MGNREGS, State-wise;

(c) the details of work done under the MGNREGS inFisheries and Aquaculture and in Ponds and WaterBodies Development, State-wise, including AndhraPradesh;

(d) whether the demand for work has increasedunder the MGNREGS after March, 2020, if so, thepercentage of increase in demand for work under thesaid scheme after March 2020, State-wise, includingAndhra Pradesh; and

(e) whether the Government has made arrangementsfor additional funds to meet the increase in demand dueto rising unemployment on account of the COVID-19pandemic and if so, the details thereof?

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Grants for Consumer Awareness

†4576. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO

GAWALI:




(a) whether the Union Government releases grantsin aid to the States/Union Territories under consumerawareness (publicity);

(b) if so, the funds released to Maharashtra underthis scheme from the year 2017 till date;

(c) whether the Government of Maharashtra hasforwarded any proposal to the Government to issuenumber to various organizations/agencies/NGOs havingPFMS registration;

(d) if so, the present status thereof;

(e) whether the Union Government has sanctionedthe same;


(g) if not, the reasons therefor?

Improving Rural Roads

†4577. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:




(a) the schemes of the Government for renovation ofroads in rural areas to reduce the number of roadaccidents;

(b) whether more than half of the roads in rural areasare kutcha and most of the bridges and culverts are oldand narrow;

(c) if so, whether the Government is contemplatingto renovate the said roads, bridges and culverts;


(e) the steps being taken by the Government toimprove the dilapidated condition of roadways facilities?

E-Visa for All Countries

†4578. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:




(a) whether the Government is contemplating e-visafacility for all the countries;

(b) if so, the time by when and the details ofregional offices identified thereof; and

(c) the details for the procedure of the proposede-visa?

Zero Budget Natural Farming

4579. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:




(a) the details of Zero Budget Natural Farming(ZBNF) implemented and practised in various States,including the area of land covered and the number offarmers practising ZBNF for the last three years, Stateand year-wise;

(b) the details of farm output and income per hectareunder ZBNF and under fertilizer-based chemical farmingfor crops including but not limited to wheat, sugarcane,paddy and banana;

(c) whether any study or survey has been carriedout by the Union Government to evaluate the proclaimedeffectiveness of ZBNF in increasing output; and


Boosting Food Processing Industries

4580. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:



(a) whether it is a fact that the share of agriculturebased food processing sectors in country’s GDP hasrisen to the extent of 17.8% for the fiscal year 2019-20and the same has worsened to 3.4% due to Covidpandemic; and

(b) if so, the details of schemes and projects whichthe Government has proposed to boost the agriculturalbased food processing industries, including fundsallocated, State-wise particularly Maharashtra and if so,the details thereof?

Nasha Mukti of Women

4581. SHRI DEVUSINH JESINGHBHAICHAUHAN:




(a) the steps taken by the Government for “NashaMukti” of women;

(b) whether any special centres have been openedby the Government for this purpose;


(d) the number and names of States where suchcentres have been opened and the number of womenwho came to these centres for treatment?


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Food Testing Labs

†4582. SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAIPATEL:

SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL(BAKABHAI):



(a) the number of food testing laboratories whichhave received grants from the Government till date;

(b) the total funds disbursed to food testinglaboratories under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana(PMKSY) from the year 2016; and

(c) the number of such food testing laboratorieswhich receive grants under the said scheme along withthe number of laboratories which have not beenaccredited by the National Accreditation Board for Testingand Calibration Laboratories?

Beneficiaries under NFSA

4583. SHRIMATI SUNITA DUGGAL:



(a) the details of the number of beneficiaries underNational Food Security Act-2013 (NFSA) across thecountry, State-Wise;

(b) whether any steps has been taken by theGovernment to increase the number of beneficiariesunder NFSA;


(d) the steps taken by the Government to modernizethe storage infrastructure along with the current storagecapacity, State-Wise; and

(e) whether the Government has planned to installAutomatic Grain Dispensing Machines in the countryand if so, the details thereof?

Advisory on Human Trafficking

4584. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHITHANGAPANDIAN:



(a) whether the Anti-Trafficking Cell, set up by theMinistry of Home Affairs has issued an advisory‘Preventing and Combating human trafficking especiallyduring the period of COVID-19’ under which Anti-HumanTrafficking Units (AHTUs) are to be set up in everydistrict;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the statusof follow-up action taken;

(c) whether the States can empower their AHTUswith the powers to investigate a case;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(e) whether there are plans for conducting an e-crime review meeting this year to monitor theimplementation of the advisory issued on 6 th July 2020;and


Decline in Procurement from PSUs

4585. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:



(a) whether the volume of Government procurementfrom Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under theMinistry is declining;

(b) if so, the details of Government orders placedwith Central PSUs during the last three years, product,yearly volume and monetary value-wise; and

(c) the reasons for decline in orders, if any?

Indian Programme for Industry 4.0

4586. SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BAAIYA):SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH

DEO:SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:SHRI BHOLA SINGH:SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK:SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:



(a) whether the Government has set the focus ofIndian programme for Industry 4.0 to utilize thetechnology to make products for the global markets atcompetitive rates;

(b) if so, the action taken by the Government thereon;

(c) whether the Government has introduced SmartAdvanced Manufacturing and Rapid Transformation Hub(SAMARTH) Udyog Bharat 4.0 in the country and if so,the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has set the target forIndian manufacturing industry to reach 25% of the totalGDP by 2025 with the help of demonstration centresunder the SAMARTH Udyog Bharat 4.0 and if so,the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government has studied the modelsof Industry 4.0 implementation in Germany, France, Chinaand USA with operational platforms for pre-competitive


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cooperation in Industry 4.0 to replace expensivemanpower and attain lower cost of conversion: and


Employment under PMKSY

4587. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:




(a) whether Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana(PMKSY) envisages creation of direct and indirectemployment and if so, the period of implementation ofthe PMKSY and the total outlay for the Yojana alongwith the details of Schemes being implemented underPMKSY;

(b) the steps/measures and policy initiatives takenby the Government to promote overall growth of foodprocessing sector and generate employmentopportunities;

(c) whether a Special Fund has been created withthe National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development(NABARD) to provide affordable credit to foodprocessing projects/units, if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government has received anyproposal from the State Government of Karnataka to setup projects under PMKSY, if so, the details thereof,including the major projects sanctioned during the lastone year?

Anganwadi Centres under MGNREGS

4588. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:




(a) whether construction of Anganwadi Centres underMahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment GuaranteeScheme (MGNREGS) is permissible;

(b) if so, the number of Anganwadi Centresconstructed under MGNREGS in Telangana during thelast five years and the current year, year-wise anddistrict-wise; and

(c) the number of Anganwadi centres that theMinistry is planning to construct during the current yearand in 2021-22 in Telangana, district-wise?

Implementation of NRLM

4589. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:




(a) the details of steps taken by the Government toimprove the livelihood in rural parts of the countryunder the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM);

(b) the status of implementation of DAY-NRLM inthe State of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, district-wise;

(c) whether the Government is planning to introducenew policies to create sustainable long-term rural non-farm employment opportunities;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasonstherefor;

(e) whether the Government is planning to introducenew policies to create sustainable long-term rural farmservices employment opportunities and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(f) whether the Government has any specific plansfor Aspirational Districts in this regard and if so, thedetails thereof?

Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India

4590. SHRIMATI RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI:




(a) the steps taken by the Ministry under theprogramme of Bringing Green Revolution to EasternIndia during the last five years, State-wise;

(b) the allocation and utilization of funds underBringing Green Revolution to Eastern India programmeduring the last five years, State-wise;

(c) whether the Ministry is intending to expand thecoverage of the programme to crops other than wheatand rice;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor; and

(e) the details of the targets set and achieved underthis programme during the last five years, State-wise?

Funding for Agricultural Schemes

4591. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:DR. HEENA GAVIT:SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE


MANE:




(a) the details of the criteria fixed by the Governmentfor allocation of funds to various States under the

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different agriculture-related schemes including RashtriyaKrishi Vikas Yojana and National Food Security Mission;

(b) whether the Government proposes to formulatenew parameters or amend the current criteria for allocationof funds under the aforesaid schemes and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether the Government has received proposalsfrom various States for allocation of additional financialassistance under the above-mentioned schemes; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the actiontaken by the Government thereon?

Infestation of Fall Armyworm

4592. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:




(a) whether it is a fact that crops have been gettingdamaged across the country due to the infestation of fallarmyworm which causes extensive damage to crops;


(c) whether it is also a fact that the lepidoptern pestmigrated to India in June, 2018 and it feeds on leavesand stems of more than 80 plant species, causing majordamage to crop such as maize, rice, sorghum, sugarcane,vegetable crops and cotton, etc; and

(d) if so, the steps taken/being taken by the IndianCouncil of Agricultural Research in this regard?

Implementation of MGNREGS

4593. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO

MANDLIK:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:




(a) whether the Union Government has made anyassessment of the works done under Mahatma GandhiNational Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS) in providing employment to rural peopleduring COVID-19 pandemic in the country;

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

(c) whether the Government has released anyadditional assistance to the States to meet the increasedfinancial requirement as a result of the increasedemployment generated under MGNREGS;

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

(e) whether the Government has emphasized on GISbased planning, strengthening of Social Audit,recruitment of Ombudsman, geo-tagging of assets andmonitoring of works; and

(f) if so, the details thereof along with the aims andobjectives thereto?

Contribution of Agricultural Universities

4594. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:




(a) the contribution of Agriculture Universities inthe development of agricultural sector in the country;

(b) whether the number of agricultural colleges inthe country is less which has affected the growth ofagriculture and its research, if so, the details thereof andthe reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government has taken any step tomodernize agricultural universities to expedite agriculturalwork and its research, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether researchers in agricultural universitiesface difficulties in doing advance research work due tolack of various technologies in the universities and if so,the remedial action taken by the Government thereon;

(e) the total number of vacancies of researchers inthese universities at present and the steps taken by theGovernment to fill up these vacancies in Andaman &Nicobar Islands; and

(f) whether the Government proposes to set up anAll India Body on the lines of All India Council forTechnical Education (AICTE) for agricultural colleges tomonitor and better regulate their functioning, if so, thedetails thereof?

Unused land

4595. SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:



(a) whether there is a large area of unused land inthe country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof indicating the extent ofunused land, State and location-wise?

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International Cooperation in Agriculture

†4596. SHRI LALLU SINGH:



(a) whether the Government has signed anyagreement with other countries for cooperation inagriculture and its allied sectors;


(c) whether the investment in agriculture sector islikely to increase in the country due to the saidagreements; and


Profit/Loss Making PSEs

4597. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:




(a) the details of the consolidated profit/loss madeby the Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) under theMinistry;

(b) whether the Government has taken any steps toincrease the capital expenditure of the PSEs under theMinistry in the ongoing fiscal year;


(d) whether the Government has taken any steps onthe reduction of the revenue expenditure of thecompanies under the Ministry in the ongoing fiscalyear; and


Allocation of Land to SSB

†4598. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:




(a) whether the Special Area Development Authority(SADA) had allotted and handed over 37 acres of landto Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on 24.10.2014 forconstruction of training centre and quarters in Gwaliorand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the construction work has not beenstarted by SSB on the said allocated land even aftercompletion of more than six years; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the time by whichconstruction work is likely to begin?

Guidelines for Setting up of Old Age Homes

†4599. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:




(a) the details of the existing guidelines for settingup and maintenance of Old Age Homes in the country;

(b) the details and the total number of Old AgeHomes set up in the country by the Government duringthe last three years; and

(c) the details of funds allocated by the Governmentfor setting up and upkeep of Old Age Homes during thesaid period?

PMMSY in Jammu and Kashmir

†4600. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:




(a) whether the State of Jammu and Kashmir hasbeen provided benefits under Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampada Yojana (PMMSY);


(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the cooperation being provided to the State ofJammu and Kashmir by the Government to promote fishfarming?

NEW DELHI; UTPAL KUMAR SINGHMarch 17, 2021 Secretary GeneralPhalguna 26, 1942 (Saka)


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INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare : 4373, 4375, 4379, 4380, 4387, 4392, 4393, 4397, 4398,

4399, 4400, 4403, 4404, 4407, 4410, 4412, 4413, 4416,4427, 4428, 4430, 4433, 4436, 4438, 4441, 4453, 4457,4462, 4465, 4467, 4473, 4477, 4490, 4497, 4505, 4515,

4516, 4520, 4522, 4531, 4534, 4537, 4538, 4540, 4541,4544, 4547, 4549, 4550, 4554, 4559, 4563, 4564, 4566,

4579, 4590, 4591, 4592, 4594, 4596

Chemicals and Fertilizers : 4385, 4395, 4405, 4456, 4459, 4479, 4481, 4509, 4524,4551, 4565

Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution : 4384, 4389, 4408, 4420, 4432, 4444, 4448, 4495, 4501,

4514, 4517, 4525, 4532, 4535, 4545, 4574, 4576, 4583

Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying : 4406, 4440, 4445, 4461, 4475, 4480, 4488, 4562, 4568,4573, 4600

Food Processing Industries : 4381, 4394, 4421, 4466, 4476, 4552, 4580, 4582, 4587

Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises : 4426, 4439, 4507, 4543, 4571, 4585, 4586, 4597

Home Affairs : 4371, 4378, 4390, 4396, 4401, 4409, 4411, 4415, 4418,

4422, 4425, 4437, 4449, 4450, 4452, 4454, 4455, 4464,4470, 4472, 4482, 4486, 4487, 4491, 4492, 4502, 4506,

4519, 4529, 4536, 4548, 4555, 4556, 4558, 4578, 4584,4598

Panchayati Raj : 4383, 4478, 4499, 4521

Rural Development : 4374, 4376, 4377, 4382, 4391, 4414, 4417, 4419, 4423,4424, 4431, 4435, 4442, 4447, 4458, 4468, 4469, 4474,

4484, 4493, 4494, 4498, 4500, 4508, 4512, 4539, 4542,4560, 4567, 4569, 4575, 4577, 4588, 4589, 4593, 4595

Social Justice and Empowerment : 4372, 4386, 4388, 4402, 4429, 4434, 4443, 4446, 4451,

4460, 4463, 4471, 4483, 4485, 4489, 4496, 4503, 4504,4511, 4513, 4518, 4523, 4526, 4527, 4528, 4530, 4533,

4546, 4553, 4557, 4561, 4570, 4572, 4581, 4599.

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