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RAJYA SABHA

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List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS

to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held onTuesday, June 25, 2019/Ashadha 4, 1941 (Saka)

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(Ministries : Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy(AYUSH); Corporate Affairs; Culture; Earth Sciences; Finance; Health and FamilyWelfare; New and Renewable Energy; Power; Science and Technology; Tourism)

Total number of questions — 160

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New AYUSH colleges

294. DR. ASHOK BAJPAI: Will theMinister of AYURVEDA, YOGA &NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) the number of new colleges openedfor Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Yoga,Naturopathy and Unani during the last threeyears, State-wise; and

(b) the number of proposals pendingwith Government for opening of newAYUSH colleges?

Generic Medicine Stores

295. SHRI SANJAY SETH: Will theMinister of AYURVEDA, YOGA &NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) the number of Generic MedicineStores under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya

†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana opened in the Stateof Uttar Pradesh; and

(b) how many more stores will startoperations by the end of 2019?

AYUSH system based treatmentfacilities in district hospitals

†296. SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR:Will the Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA& NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government will considerproviding AYUSH system based treatmentfacilities to all the district hospitals in thecountry to promote AYUSH system;

(b) if so, whether Government hasalready formulated any policy in this regard;and

(c) the details thereof and the details ofGovernment's efforts to promote AYUSHsystem in rural areas of the country?

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Promoting production of medicinalplants

†297. SHRI RAMKUMAR VERMA:Will the Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA& NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that efforts arebeing made to promote the production ofplants used in the manufacture of variousmedicines, in the form of business ventures;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of such commercialcentres opened in Rajasthan?

Opening of new AYUSH colleges

298. DR. ASHOK BAJPAI: Will theMinister of AYURVEDA, YOGA &NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) the number of colleges opened forAyurveda, Homoeopathy, Yoga,Naturopathy and Unani during the last threeyears, State-wise; and

(b) the number of proposals pendingwith Government for opening of newAYUSH colleges?

Yoga University/college in Rajasthan

†299. SHRI RAM NARAIN DUDI:Will the Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA& NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate whether there is any yoga university/college functional in Rajasthan at present,if not, whether Government has anyproposal to set up any college/university

in Rajasthan with regard to the promotionof yoga?

Development of herbal gardens

†300. SHRI AMAR SHANKARSABLE: Will the Minister of AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY bepleased to state:

(a) whether herbal gardens have beendeveloped in the country, if so, the detailsof places where such herbal gardens havebeen developed;

(b) whether Government is working ona scheme to develop herbal gardens, if so,the details of the scheme and if not, thereasons therefor;

(c) whether Government has receivedany proposal from any institution or StateGovernment to develop herbal gardens;

(d) if so, the details of action taken onsuch proposal; and

(e) whether Government has anyproposal to develop herbal garden inMaharashtra?

AYUSH medicine under PradhanMantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY)

scheme

301. SHRI DEREK O' BRIEN: Will theMinister of AYURVEDA, YOGA &NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government plans to bringalternative and traditional medicine underthe Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri JanArogya Yojana (PMJAY) scheme; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?


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Promoting Unani system of medicine

302. DR. SANTANU SEN: Will theMinister of AYURVEDA, YOGA &NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether adequate steps have beentaken to promote and popularise AYUSHincluding Unani system of medicine and ifso, the details thereof; and

(b) the details of the Unani hospitalsand medical centres presently functional inthe country, State and UT-wise?

Land under medicinal plants in UP

†303. SHRI P. L. PUNIA: Will theMinister of AYURVEDA, YOGA &NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) the area of the land reserved for theconservation, development and sustainablemanagement of medicinal plants and foraugmenting resources of medicinal plantsin Uttar Pradesh under Central scheme; and

(b) the area of the land made herbal richin Uttar Pradesh during the last three years,district-wise details thereof?

Regulatory mechanism to checkAYUSH education and products

304. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:Will the Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA& NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has set up anyregulator/regulatory mechanism to checkAYUSH education and fake products inthe country;


(c) the number of companies foundselling fake AYUSH products and theaction taken against them?

Establishment of YogaMahavidyalayas

305. SHRI HARSHVARDHANSINGH DUNGARPUR: Will the Ministerof AYURVEDA, YOGA &NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government is proposingto establish international level YogaMahavidyalayas in various States particularin Rajasthan;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether Government is proposingto formulate a plan to give a specialrecognition to existing Yoga Institutions byproviding Central assistance to them;

(d) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether Government has receivedany such proposal from the StateGovernments and if so, the details thereof?

Research centres on AYUSH systemsof medicine

306. DR. VINAY P.SAHASRABUDDHE: Will the Minister ofAYURVEDA, YOGA &NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) the number of research centresopened in the last three years to furtherstudy in Ayurvedic Sciences, UnaniMedicine, Homoeopathy, Yoga and Siddha;

(b) the number of projects undertaken


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to increase awareness of AyurvedicSciences, Unani Medicine, Homoeopathy,Yoga, Naturopathy and Siddha in India andabroad; and

(c) the estimated amount spent onresearch centres and projects?

Participation of Pakistan inInternational Yoga Day

307. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA &NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHAAND HOMOEOPATHY be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of the number ofactivities/events proposed for InternationalYoga Day—2019;

(b) the number of countries which havejoined in the International Yoga daycelebrations;

(c) whether Pakistan has not joined inInternational Yoga day; and

(d) if so, the initiatives taken to makePakistan join in the Yoga day?

Committee to revise CSR framework

308. SHRI MD. NADIMUL HAQUE:Will the Minister of CORPORATEAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry has set upany Committee to revisit the provisions ofthe existing Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) rules;

(b) if so, the details thereof as well asthe reasons therefor;

(c) the recommendations suggested bythe Committee; and

(d) the steps taken by Government toimplement the recommendations?

Inquiry into financial strains in IL&FS

309. SHRI NARAYAN LALPANCHARIYA: Will the Minister ofCORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has conductedany inquiry into financial strains inInfrastructure Leasing and FinancialServices (IL&FS);

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

(c) whether Government has taken anyaction to secure interest of investors inIL&FS;

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

(e) whether Government has taken anysteps to prevent recurrence of suchincidents; and

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

Spending under Corporate SocialResponsibility

310. SHRI M. P. VEERENDRAKUMAR:

SHRI G. C. CHANDRA-SHEKHAR:

Will the Minister of CORPORATEAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the funds spent by Government andprivate sector banks and companies underthe Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)during the years 2015-16, 2016-17 and2017-18, State-wise including inKarnataka;

(b) whether Government has audited theCSR funds spent by the said Governmentand Private Sector Banks and Companiesand if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether it has come to notice that

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thousands of companies have failed tospend funds under Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) policy, if so, thedetails thereof and the action being takenby Government against the defaulters?

Mandatory spending under CSRactivities

311. SHRI K. C. RAMAMURTHY:Will the Minister of CORPORATEAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) since when CSR has been mandatedto be followed by public and private sectorcompanies;

(b) status of CSR activities for the lastthree years, year-wise and company-wise;

(c) whether in the view of GovernmentCSR has been able to achieve the goals setand if not, whether Government is planningto improve the same;

(d) whether it has come to the notice ofGovernment that some companies have notbeen able to spend the mandatory 2 percent of their average net profit for CSRactivities; and

(e) if so, the details of such companiesand action proposed by Government in thisconnection?

CSR spending in North East India

312. SHRI RIPUN BORA: Will theMinister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS bepleased to state:

(a) the total CSR spending bycompanies during the financial years,2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19, asmandated under Section 135 of theCompanies Act, 2013;

(b) how much amount has been spentout of the CSR spending by the companies

on CSR in North East India, State-wiseand year-wise;

(c) whether Government has anyproposal to mandate companies to spend acertain percentage of their CSR funds inbackward areas like North Eastern States;and

(d) if not, whether it is not worthconsidering and the details of unspentamount lying thereto?

Revising the auditing standards

313. SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:Will the Minister of CORPORATEAFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry has ever triedto find out the reasons behind a spate ofresignations by auditors in the recent past;


(c) whether it is a fact that in view ofresignation by auditors, the Ministry is inthe process of revisiting the auditingstandard;

(d) whether any consultations have beenheld with the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India; and

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

Delisted shell companies

314. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRSbe pleased to state:

(a) the number of shell companiesdelisted during the last three years; and

(b) the action taken against the parentcompanies who were holding shellcompanies?

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Funds for NAI

315. DR. L. HANUMANTHAIAH:Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleasedto state:

(a) the details of funds allocated byGovernment for the National Archives ofIndia (NAI) during the last three years;

(b) whether Government has completedthe digitization of its records and itsuploading on its website; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Promotion of culture of Chhattisgarh,Jharkhand and Odisha

†316. MS. SAROJ PANDEY: Will theMinister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government will make anyplan to promote the culture of the States ofChhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha at thenational level; and

(b) if so, the nature of this scheme?

Preservation of archaeological objects/artefacts

†317. SHRI PRABHAT JHA: Will theMinister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) the prescribed parameters forselecting archaeological objects/artefacts tobe protected by Archaeological Survey ofIndia;

(b) the numerical details ofArchaeological objects/artefacts protectedby Archaeological Survey of India atpresent, State-wise;

(c) the details of the proposals receivedby Archaeological Survey of Indiaregarding the protection of Archaeologicalobjects/artefacts and the approvals grantedthereon during the last three years; and

(d) whether it is a fact that Archaeo-logical Survey of India has failed to executeits work in a proper and effective mannerdue to lack of financial resources?

Conservation of temples

318. SHRI M. P. VEERENDRAKUMAR: Will the Minister of CULTUREbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of temples conserved bythe Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)in the country, State-wise;

(b) the funds allocated and spent for thepurpose during the last three years, temple-wise;

(c) whether Government has taken anysteps for the preservation and conservationof temples in Kerala; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Music and dance schools foreconomically weaker sections

319. SHRIMATI JHARNA DASBAIDYA: Will the Minister of CULTUREbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government proposes toopen music and dance schools for thepeople belonging to economically weakersections of the society in the country; and


Projects on NML

320. DR. VINAY P. SAHASRA-BUDDHE: Will the Minister ofCULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) the projects undertaken under theNational Mission on Libraries (NML) andthe amount spent on creation of NationalVirtual Library of India; and


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(b) the measures taken for thedigitization of manuscripts in the last threeyears and how many manuscripts have beendigitized so far?

Public libraries in the country

321. SHRI G. C. CHANDRA-SHEKHAR: Will the Minister ofCULTURE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of public libraries setup in the country and the number oflibraries proposed to be set up in variousparts of the country including at panchayatsand districts level, State/UT-wise;

(b) the Central assistance madeavailable and utilised in this regard duringthe last three years and current year, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether there is any proposal toenhance the financial assistance for suchlibraries;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the measures taken by Government for theimprovement of public libraries; and

(e) the number of libraries/culturalcentres set up/opened abroad?

Part fund of special bond for farmersin Karnataka

322. SHRI K. C. RAMAMURTHY:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis raising special bonds to the tune of ` 2lakh crores to assist national banks toimprove their adequacy norms;

(b) if so, whether it is also a fact thatCM of Karnataka has requested to earmark25 per cent of funds so raised for setting

off part of the outstanding loans of farmers;and

(c) if so, what the Ministry has done onthis issue so far?

Agricultural loan waiver in droughtsituation in Maharashtra

†323. SHRI NARAYAN RANE: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government wouldconsider to waive off the agricultural loansupto an amount of rupees one lakh in viewof pathetic condition of farmers owing todrought situation prevailing in Maharashtrafor the last so many years and also toprevent them from committing suicide;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Swiss Bank deposit by Indians

324. SHRI K. C. RAMAMURTHY:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) how Ministry look at the recentSwiss Bank data which reveals that there is50 per cent rise in Indian deposits in SwissBank after their decline in the last threeyears;

(b) whether it means that Governmenthas failed to check flow of black money;

(c) whether it is a fact there is anagreement between India and Switzerlandunder which Swiss Government will haveto provide information of deposits; and

(d) if so, the efforts being made to getthe data and place it before Parliament?


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Growing NPAs

325. SHRI B. K. HARIPRASAD: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that Indian bankshave been struggling with the growing NPAissues;

(b) whether it is also a fact that the shareof bank lending to real estate sector hasfallen sharply to 17 per cent in 2016 fromover 68 per cent in 2013; and

(c) if so, the details thereof for the lastthree years?

Credit to MSMEs

326. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether the Micro, Small andMedium Enterprises (MSMEs) have beenfacing constraints in accessing creditfacilities from institutional sources;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe credit disbursed to MSMEs during thelast three years particularly in Gujarat andJharkhand;

(c) whether the banks are charginghigher interest rates to MSMEs, if so, thedetails thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(d) whether it is a fact that certain banksdo not pass on the interest rate cuts to theMSME sector, if so, the details thereof andthe action taken against such banks?

Surjit Bhalla Committee on Tradeand Industry

327. SHRI JOSE K. MANI: Will theMinister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Surjit Bhalla Committeeon Trade and Industry has pitched for a

slew of reforms calling for simplificationof tax and regulatory framework;

(b) whether Committee has suggestedfloating of Elephant bonds allowing peopleto declare undisclosed incomes, making itmandatory for 50 per cent such undisclosedincome for making investments as a spurceof funds for infrastructural projects; and

(c) whether the Committee has calledfor reforms in financial services sector toenable on-shoring of India-related servicesrendered currently from global financialservices?

Loss in banks due to frauds

†328. SHRI VISHAMBHARPRASAD NISHAD:

CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:

SHRIMATI CHHAYA VERMA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE bepleased to state:

(a) the year-wise details of loss ofmoney to the Indian banks on account offraud during the last three years; and

(b) whether any laxity is being observedin the bank fraud deterrent mechanism dueto which the banks have to bear lossesregularly?

Interest free loans to farmers in UP

329. SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGHTOMAR: Will the Minister of FINANCEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government/Reserve Bankof India (RBI) has issued guidelines forrelief measures including interest freeagricultural loans to the farmers;

(b) whether the benefits of scheme havealso been provided to farmers in the States/


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UTs particularly drought affected Statesincluding Uttar Pradesh; and

(c) the steps taken/being taken byGovernment to expedite the identificationand sanction of loans to the farmers?

Bank loan to economically weakersections

330. SHRI HARNATH SINGHYADAV: Will the Minister of FINANCEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has extendedprovision of bank loans for economicallyweaker sections in the country;

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

(c) the details of the criteria for selectionof economically weaker sections of thecountry for the said purpose, district-wise;

(d) whether an expert group has beenconstituted for the said purpose to identifythe needy people; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe action taken by Government so far inthis regard?

Increase of banking fraud cases

331. DR. K.V.P. RAMACHANDRARAO: Will the Minister of FINANCE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that there is amanifold increase in banking fraud casesduring the last three years;


(c) the number of fraud cases registeredand the amount involved in these cases,year-wise; and

(d) the remedial measures taken up byGovernment to prevent these frauds?

Initiatives to improve the conditionsof Government banks

†332. SHRI AMAR SHANKARSABLE :Will the Minister of FINANCEbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of new initiatives whichGovernment is going to take in order toimprove the condition of Governmentbanks;

(b) the total amount of money providedby Government and the total number ofrecipient banks during the last three yearsfor prompt corrective action, the detailsthereof, bank-wise; and

(c) the details of the positive impact onthe balance sheet and NPAs of banks dueto that money?

Frauds against banks

†333. SHRI MOTILAL VORA: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that with the risein digital transactions, the cases of fraudscommitted in the banks have increased;

(b) whether it is also a fact that thefrauds amounting to ` 71,500 crores havebeen committed in the year 2018-19 ascompared to the frauds amounting to` 41,167 crores during the year 2017-18;

(c) if so, the details of the cases of fraudscommitted in the public sector banks; and

(d) the steps taken by Government toprevent the frauds in the banks, if not, thereasons therefor?


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Central funds to Andhra Pradesh


(a) whether Andhra Pradesh was givenadditional funds during the last three yearsin terms of Andhra Pradesh ReorganizationAct apart from devolution and Centralshare of Centrally Sponsored Schemes, ifso, the details thereof; and

(b) total funds transferred to AndhraPradesh under various heads fromGovernment during the last three years,year-wise?

Andhra Pradesh State public debt


(a) whether it is a fact that debt ofAndhra Pradesh has increased manifoldduring the last three years particularly afterbifurcation, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is also a fact that theState was allowed to borrow additionaldebts over and above FRBM limits; and

(c) the details of Andhra Pradesh's debtduring the last three years and fundsrequired for payment of interests on thedebt?

Source to know the type of bankaccount

336. DR. R. LAKSHMANAN: Will theMinister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has anyhelpline number or other sources forcustomers of Public Sector Banks (PSB)to know whether their account is Basic

Savings Bank Deposit (BSBD) account orother than BSBD account;



Difficulty in getting credit forexporters of gems and jewellery

337. SHRI MAHESH PODDAR: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that after thePNB fraud came to the fore, getting credithas become difficult for exporters,especially exporters from the gems andjewellery industry; and

(b) if so, the steps taken by Governmentto make credit supply accessible again tothe gems and jewellery industry?

Monitoring mechanism for effect ofstrong Dollar

†338. SHRI REWATI RAMANSINGH: Will the Minister of FINANCEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that in the eventof Dollar getting stronger in comparisonwith the Rupees, the Indians residing abroadtend to remit more Dollars to their relatives;

(b) whether it is also a fact that ReserveBank of India data suggested that a strongerDollar led to an increase in donations beinggiven to religious and charitable institutions;and

(c) whether Government hasconstituted any monitoring mechanism inthis regard?


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Extradition of economic offenders

†339. DR. KIRODI LAL MEENA:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) the details of economic offenderswho have fled the country illegally;

(b) the amount of money involved ineach case;

(c) whether Government has initiatedextradition proceedings in these cases;

(d) if so, the status of such measures;and

(e) whether Government will take stepsto legislate more effective laws in thisregard as the current laws have proved tobe insufficient in tackling such offenders?

Recommendations of States in GSTcouncil

340. SHRI T.G. VENKATESH: Will theMinister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the meeting of the StateFinance Ministers with the Union FinanceMinister has taken place recently at Delhi;if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the GST council is nottaking into account the problems beingfaced by the States in the implementationof GST;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether it is a fact that GST councilis fixing the agenda of the meetingunilaterally without consulting the States'agenda, if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps being taken byGovernment to advise GST council toconsider taking the problems of the Statesalso into account for better implementation?

Economic slowdown in differentsectors

341. SHRI C.M. RAMESH: Will theMinister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether CAG Reports have pointedout that Government has underestimatedits expenditure on subsidies; if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) how Government is going to tacklethe issue, the details thereof;

(c) whether GDP growth during 2018-19was 6.8 per cent which is the slowest inlast five years, if so, the reasons therefor;and

(d) whether any experts Committee isproposed to be constituted to go into entiregamut of slowdown in different sectors, ifso, the details thereof?

Electoral Bonds

342. SHRI B.K. HARIPRASAD: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that several NGOsand even the Election Commission of Indiahave raised concerns over the use ofelectoral bonds; and

(b) whether electoral bonds haveopened the floodgates to unlimitedcorporate donations to political parties andanonymous financing by Indian as well asforeign companies, which can have seriousrepercussions on the Indian democracy?

GST collections

343. SHRI NARAYAN LALPANCHARIYA: Will the Minister ofFINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether GST collections for May,


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2019 have declined as compared to GSTcollections for April, 2019;


(c) whether Government has ascertainedthe reasons for such decline;

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

(e) whether the number of returns filedduring the aforesaid period has declined;and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Small loan scheme for poor people

344. DR. L. HANUMANTHAIAH:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas considered or is considering a proposalto formulate a small loan scheme for poorpeople;

(b) if so, whether Government havetaken any action so far in this regard; and

(c) if so, the comprehensive detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Final Account Deficit Status

345. SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY: Will theMinister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the fiscaldeficit of the country has increased duringthe last three years;

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

(c) the details of fiscal deficit for thelast three years?

Current Account Deficit Targets

346. SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY: Will theMinister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has fixed anytargets for current account deficit duringthe last three years;


(c) the details of targets achieved duringthe last three years?

Atal Pension Yojana

347. DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Pension Fund Regulatoryand Development Authority (PFRDA) hasgiven suggestions for making the pensionschemes more attractive;


(c) the suggestions accepted andimplemented by Government;

(d) the number of beneficiaries underAtal Pension Yojana (APY) in the last threeyears, State-wise; and

(e) whether there is any proposal tocover Mudra beneficiaries, self-help groupmembers of Anganwadi workers, if so, thedetails thereof?

Privatisation of CPSUs

348. SHRI ELAMARAM KAREEM:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Government is aware of thefact that the NITI Ayog has proposed foranti-worker changes in labour laws and fasttracking privatisation or closure of 46PSUs; and

(b) if so, in what way Government isplanning to overcome this challenge?

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Import and Export misinvoicing

349. SHRI KAPIL SIBAL: Will theMinister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government lost anestimated $13 billion of revenue in 2016to import and Export misinvoicing, if so,the details thereof; and

(b) the details of the corrective stepstaken by Government to detect thismisinvoicing?

Loss to States due to 15th FinanceCommission

350. SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether the Ministry is aware thatmany States would be at a loss onimplementation of the Terms of Referenceof 15th Finance Commission;

(b) whether the Ministry is also awarethat Andhra Pradesh itself would be losing` 40,000 crores due to above;

(c) if so, why Government is punishingperforming States through 15th FinanceCommission; and

(d) how and why the Terms ofReference of 15th Finance Commission aredifferent from the other FinanceCommissions?

Status of demonetisation

351. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of FINANCE be pleased tostate:

(a) the status of demonetisation and themoney returned to banks due todemonetisation;

(b) whether there is mismatch betweenprinting of notes and returning ofdemonetised notes;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether any fake currency/unaccounted currency was alsodemonetised in the process; and

(e) if so, the details thereof'?

Income Tax collection from Gujarat,Maharashtra and Rajasthan


(a) the number of PAN holdersregistered in States of Gujarat, Maharashtraand Rajasthan;

(b) the number of PAN holders whohave filed IT returns during the last threefinancial years in the above mentionedStates;

(c) how much income tax has beencollected from the above mentioned Statesin the last three years;

(d) out of the above how many caseswent for scrutiny, how many searches wereconducted and how many searches wereconverted into raids in the above mentionedStates in the last three years; and

(e) how much tax has been recoveredin raids from the above?

Exemption of income tax assesseesfrom scrutiny


(a) whether Government is planning tomove the notification or finance bill toexempt the income tax assessees with lessthan ` 10 lakh of income from income taxscrutiny;

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(b) if so, when the notification is likelyto be issued or finance bill is likely to beintroduced in the Parliament; and


Granting of recognition to medicalcolleges

354. SHRI DHIRAJ PRASAD SAHU:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Government andprivate medical colleges in the country atpresent; and

(b) the details of medical collegesgranted recognition in the last three yearsand the current year in the country,State/UT-wise?

Operational status of AIIMS,Mangalagiri

355. SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the status of construction of AIIMSat Mangalagiri in Andhra Pradesh;

(b) whether it is a fact that the initialestimated cost of the project is ` 1,600crores, but so far Ministry has releasedonly ` 106 crores in four years;

(c) what would be the cost over-run ofthe project;

(d) whether it is also a fact that so faronly immunization programme has beenstarted in AIIMS, Mangalagiri;

(e) if so, how much more time theMinistry will take to operationalize alldepartments; and

(f) the target date of completion of theproject?

Simplifying procedures for availingtreatment in CGHS empanelled

hospitals

356. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware thatthere are complicated procedures foravailing investigation and diagnose facilityin CGHS empanelled hospitals for servingGovernment servants;

(b) if so, whether Government will takesteps to simplify procedures to availinvestigations and treatment facilities inCGHS empanelled hospitals; and


Increasing of seats for medical PGcourses

357. DR. AMEE YAJNIK: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has anyproposal to increase seats for medical PGcourses;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of the current status ofnewly announced AIIMS?

Pending proposals for new AIIMS

358. DR. ASHOK BAJPAI: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of the places where newAIIMS have been opened during the lastthree years, State-wise; and

(b) the number of proposals for openingof new AIIMS pending with Government?

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Food and refreshment at concessionalrates at cafeteria of AIIMS, Delhi

†359. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis considering to provide refreshment andfood on concessional rates in the cafeteriaof AIIMS at Delhi to the outside patientsand their caretakers;

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

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

Review of the National Health Policy

360. SHRI DEREK O' BRIEN: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has achievedthe targets set out of the National HealthPolicy for 2017,2018 and 2019;

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

(c) the progress rate of each of theobjectives of the National Health Policyand the details thereof;

(d) whether Government has conductedany review of the implementation of thepolicy; and

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

Criteria for enrolment underAyushman Bharat Yojana

361. SHRI NARAYAN LALPANCHARIYA: Will the Minister ofHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government has laid downany criteria for enrolment of beneficiariesunder the Ayushman Bharat Yojana;

(b) if so, details thereof, if not, thereasons therefor;

(c) the State-wise details regardingbeneficiaries enroled under the Scheme; and

(d) details regarding medical facilitiesbeing provided under the Scheme?

CGHS empanelled hospitals inDungarpur, Rajasthan

362. SHRI HARSHVARDHANSINGH DUNGARPUR: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFAREbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that there is nofully equipped CGHS Dispensary orCGHS approved empanelled PrivateHospitals having equipments availabilityin Dungarpur district of Rajasthan;


(c) if not, what action Government istaking to establish empanelled PrivateHospitals in Dungarpur district?

Family welfare schemes in the NorthEastern States

363. SHRI BHUBANESWARKALITA: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of various family welfareschemes under implementation in thecountry particularly in Assam and NorthEastern States;

(b) whether these schemes have beenformulated in consultation with StateGovernments;


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(c) the details of financial allocationmade to the States during the last threeyears; and

(d) the manner in which States haveutilised the financial allocation during theperiod and the monitoring methods adoptedby Government?

Facing Nipah virus outbreak

†364. SHRI P.L. PUNIA: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that outbreak ofNipah virus has been confirmed in Kerala,if so, the details of the number of patientssuffering from the same;

(b) whether it is a fact that there isneither a medicine nor a vaccine ortreatment for Nipah virus, the detailsthereof; and

(c) the research and developmentactivities being undertaken by Governmentto tackle the threat posed by Nipah virus,the achievement and details thereof?

Shortage of disease investigation labs

†365. SHRI AMAR SHANKARSABLE: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government is aware thatthere is a shortage of laboratories toinvestigate diseases in the country includingits major hospitals and due to this shortage,more fees are extracted by the private labs;

(b) the details of the measures beingundertaken by Government to do away withthe shortage of labs in all the hospitals; and

(c) whether Government is planning tolaunch a scheme for providing specialassistance for the establishment of labs inrural areas?

ICMR recommendation on banninge-cigarettes

366. DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Indian Council of MedicalResearch (ICMR) has recommendedcomplete ban on e- cigarettes, as its userswill become victims of nicotine addictionamong non-smokers;

(b) if so, the response of Governmentthereto;

(c) whether there is any proposal todiscourage use of Electronic NicotineDelivery Systems (ENDS) including e-cigarettes as they pose risk tocardiovascular system, impairs respiratoryimmune cell function and respiratorydiseases; and

(d) if not, the stand of Government inprotecting the health of the people?

Adequate doctor-patient ratio

†367. DR. KIRODI LAL MEENA:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that as per thestandards laid down by the World HealthOrganisation the number of doctors perthousand persons is significantly low inthe country, if so, details thereof;

(b) whether as per the standards ofWorld Health Organisation, the number of


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medical colleges in the country and numberof seats available in those medical collegesat present is substantially inadequate giventhe demand of doctors every year, detailsthereof; and

(c) if so, steps being taken to ensure theavailability of doctors as per the standardsof World Health Organisation and detailsthereof?

Diseases targeted under MissionIndradhanush

368. SHRI NARAYAN LALPANCHARIYA: Will the Minister ofHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government has identifieddiseases to be targeted under MissionIndradhanush;

(b) if so, details thereof;

(c) details regarding districts identifiedfor special focus under the Mission;

(d) whether any districts of Rajasthanhave been targeted under the Mission; and

(e) if so, details thereof?

Specialist doctors for AIIMS, Jodhpur

†369. SHRI RAM NARAIN DUDI:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of departmentsfunctioning full-fledgedly in AIIMS (AllIndia Institute of Medical Sciences)Jodhpur at present;

(b) the number of specialist doctorsalready appointed and of those which areyet to be appointed;

(c) by when specialists of alldepartments shall be appointed; and

(d) the number of operational wards andthe details of their departments at present?

Distribution of cards for AyushmanBharat Yojana

†370. SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the district-wise number of cardsdistributed to the people of Bihar underGovernment's ambitious Ayushman BharatYojana;

(b) whether it is a fact that due to lackof awareness the card holders have to runfrom pillar to post;

(c) whether Government haveformulated any time bound scheme toensure availability of cards to all eligiblepersons in the country; and


Empanelment of hospitals forAyushman Bharat

†371. DR. KIRODI LAL MEENA:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the National Health Agency(NHA) which is the premier body ofimplementing Ayushman Bharat hascompleted the formal process ofempanelling Government and privatehospitals to get universal health coverage;


(c) the list of those Government andprivate hospitals where these facilities canbe obtained by the beneficiaries?


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Different fee structures for AIIMS PGentrance exams

†372. SHRIMATI CHHAYA VERMA:SHRI VISHAMBHAR

PRASAD NISHAD:CH. SUKHRAM SINGH

YADAV:

Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that variousAIIMS of the country have chargeddifferent fees from the examinees of PGmedical entrance examination in the currentyear;

(b) the details of fees charged by the AllIndia Institute of Medical Sciences, NewDelhi and by the AIIMS Rishikeshseparately from the examinees for the saidexamination; and

(c) the names of States where AIIMShave charged higher fees than AIIMS, NewDelhi and the reasons therefor?

Decline in organ donations

†373. SHRI REWATI RAMANSINGH: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that there hasbeen a decline in the number of organ-donorsin the year 2018- 19 as compared to2017-18;

(b) whether it is also a fact that theefforts being made by Government are notadequate to inculcate awareness amongstpeople for organ donation;

(c) the steps being taken byGovernment to spread awareness amongstthe citizens of the country towards organdonation, in future; and

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

Beneficiaries of Ayushman BharatYojana

374. SHRI HARNATH SINGHYADAV:

SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGHTOMAR:


(a) whether the Ayushman BharatYojana has covered nearly half thepopulation of the country, if so, the salientfeatures and targets of the scheme;

(b) the amount for which applicationshave been received under the said Yojanatill date and the quantum of amount releasedto beneficiaries, State-wise; and

(c) whether Government plans toinclude economically poor persons inaddition to BPL Card holders under thesaid scheme and, if so, the details thereofalong with the number of persons benefitedunder the said scheme till date, State/UT-wise?

Problems faced in implementation ofAyushman Bharat

375. SHRI HARNATH SINGHYADAV:

SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGHTOMAR:


(a) the details of steps taken byGovernment to ensure availability of decentmedical facilities in remote regions of thecountry;

(b) the current status of the AyushmanBharat Scheme;

(c) whether Government is aware of theproblems in the scheme being faced due to


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its complex software and, if so, the remedialsteps taken in this regard; and

(d) whether Ayushman Bharat healthprotection scheme covers the lodging andboarding charges required for the attendantaccompanying the patient during thetreatment period of the beneficiary and, ifnot, the reasons therefor?

Non-implementation of AyushmanBharat in some States

†376. SHRI PRABHAT JHA: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Ayushman Bharat Yojanais being implemented successfully andwhether it has benefited millions of poorin various States of the country;


(c) whether a number of States /UnionTerritories including National CapitalTerritory of Delhi have not implementedAyushman Bharat Yojana; and

(d) whether Government is makingspecial efforts to implement this schemein the States/Union Territories which havenot implemented it and if so, the detailsthereof?

Establishment and upgradation ofhospitals under PMSSY

†377. SHRI PRABHAT JHA: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether establishment of All IndiaInstitute of Medical Sciences and Super-speciality hospitals and upgradation workin functional hospitals are going on indifferent parts of the country under PradhanMantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana;


(c) the details of achievements made tillnow in the said context and the details ofupcoming schemes; and

(d) progress details related toestablishment of All India Institute ofMedical Sciences and Super-specialityhospitals and upgradation work infunctional hospitals under Pradhan MantriSwasthya Suraksha Yojana in the State ofMadhya Pradesh?

Violation of PNDT Act, 1994


(a) the number of sex determinationcases that have been registered for violatingthe Pre-conception and Pre-NatalDiagnostic Techniques (PC and PNDT)(Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994in the last three years;

(b) the State-wise details thereof; and

(c) the measures taken by Governmentto tackle the problem, especially in Stateswith the highest number of violations?

Ratio of doctors and hospital beds

379. SHRI MD. NADIMUL HAQUE:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the ratio of doctors per1000 population currently vis-a-vis theWorld Health Organization (WHO)standard, State and UT-wise;

(b) the details of the ratio of hospitalbeds per 1000 population currentlyvis-a-vis the World Health Organization(WHO) standard; State and UT-wise; and

(c) the steps taken by Government to


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increase the number of doctors and hospitalbeds in the country?

Prosecutions for violating anti-tobaccostatute

380. DR. SANTANU SEN: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cases of violationsreported in the last three years, on personsselling tobacco products within a radius of100 metres from an educational institution,and the details thereof, State-wise;

(b) the details of fines collected in thelast three years, for violations committedunder the relevant Act, State-wise;

(c) the initiatives taken by Governmentto prevent such malpractices, and thedetails thereof; and

(d) the initiatives taken by Governmentto promote non-smoking in public places,and the number of cases of violationsreported, and the penalties imposed, andthe details thereof, State-wise?

Integrated CGHS dispensary

381. SHRI ANIL DESAI: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) how many CGHS dispensaries areworking in New Delhi area and the numberof dispensaries in other areas in Delhi;

(b) how many dispensaries areproviding Allopathic, Ayurvedic andHomoeopathy treatment facilities in oneplace; and

(c) whether there are any plans to extendsuch integrated treatment facilities in otherareas in Delhi?

Empanelment of private hospitalsunder Ayushman Bharat

382. DR. SASIKALA PUSHPARAMASWAMY: Will the Minister ofHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government hasempanelled many private hospitals forimplementation of its ambitions AyushmanBharat Programme;


(c) whether Government has receivedany complaint from public against privatehospitals which have been empanelledunder Ayushman Bharat Programme; and

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

Utilization of sanitary napkins


(a) whether there has been an increasein the utilization of sanitary napkins in thecountry since the launch of the MenstrualHygiene Scheme in 2011;

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

(c) the measures undertaken byGovernment to increase awareness aboutmenstrual hygiene?

Common adulterants in milk and milkproducts

384. SHRI RAM KUMAR KASHYAP:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) what are the most commonadulterants found in milk and milkproducts;

(b) what was the production and

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consumption of milk in the country duringthe last three years, year-wise;

(c) whether detergent and othercontaminants like urea, starch, glucose andformalin are also used to deliberatelyadulterate milk as they provide thicknessand preserve the milk for longer periods;and

(d) the measures taken to checkadulteration of milk and how many personshave been sent to jail for causing milkadulteration during the last three years?

Damage to health from adulteratedmilk

385. SHRI RAM KUMAR KASHYAP:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether adulterants in milk arehazardous and can cause irreversibledamage to human organs, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether WHO had issued anadvisory stating that if adulteration of milkand milk products is not checked, 87 percent of citizens would be suffering fromserious diseases like cancer by the year2025 and if so, action taken to checkadulteration in milk and milk products; and

(c) the details of samples of milk andmilk products lifted during the last threeyears for examination and how many ofthem were found adulterated, State/UT-wise?

Blood Bank at Balrampur district,Chhattisgarh

†386. SHRI RAM VICHAR NETAM:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Balrampur Ramanujganj

district along with three other districts ofChhattisgarh are still without blood banks,if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether people die in these districtsdue to non-availability of blood banks;

(c) if so, the details thereof, response ofGovernment thereto and appropriate stepsbeing taken by Government in this regard;and

(d) whether Government has chalkedout any plan to establish blood bank onpriority basis in Balrampur district ofChhattisgarh, if so, the details thereof?

Budget for family planning

387. DR. AMEE YAJNIK: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the budget for familyplanning is 4 per cent of the totalReproductive Child Health flexi-poolbudget (Financial Management Report2016-17);

(b) if so, the break-up of 4 per centaccording to the budget-line items;

(c) whether the budget will be increasedin the financial year 2019-20 given theaddition of three new spacing methods inthe basket of choice;

(d) if so, by how much; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Outbreak of Nipah virus in Kerala

388. SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Nipah outbreak inKerala is in the notice of Government;


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(b) if so, the details thereof and howmany cases were identified so far; and

(c) whether Government has taken anysteps to prevent the spread of the diseasein view of the deaths reported due to Nipahvirus last year?

Accredited Social Health Activist(ASHA)

389. DR. L. HANUMANTHAIAH:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Accredited SocialHealth Activist (ASHA) workers in thecountry and the State-wise details thereof;

(b) the remuneration given to them anddetails thereof;

(c) whether Government has receivedany demands from ASHA workers forbetter wages and monetary benefits; and

(d) if so, the details of the action takenin this regard?

Beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat

†390. MS. SAROJ PANDEY: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of poor families benefitedunder Ayushman Bharat Yojana till date;and

(b) the number of additional poorfamilies targeted to be added to this schemeby Government, State-wise details thereof?

Proposal to allow dentists to practicemodern medicine

391. SHRI MAJEED MEMON: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that IndianMedical Association has opposedGovernment's proposal to allow dentiststo practise modern medicine;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether it is also a fact that IMAhas raised questions regardingunemployment of number of MBBSgraduates who are not absorbed into PostGraduate courses every year byGovernment?

Status of AIIMS, Madurai

392. DR. R. LAKSHMANAN: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government hascommenced the work pertaining to settingup of AIIMS in Madurai district of TamilNadu;


(c) whether Government has fixed anytentative time by which it proposes tocomplete the construction andoperationalize AIIMS in Madurai;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details of total outlay that hasbeen earmarked for setting up AIIMSHospital in Madurai?

Decadal growth in population of thecountry

393. DR. SANTANU SEN: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the trend of the population growthregistered during the last decade, State/UT-wise;


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(b) whether Government proposes toimplement two child policy for stabilizationof population in the country, if so, the detailsthereof along with the manner in which thesaid policy is likely to be implemented andif not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the other steps being taken orproposed to be taken by Government toensure the balanced population growth inthe country?

Establishing medical college in Konkanregion of Maharashtra

†394. SHRI NARAYAN RANE: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the efforts being made byGovernment to establish medical college inthe Konkan region of Maharashtra;


(c) if not, the response of Governmentin this regard?

Free healthcare facility


(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentproposes to provide the facility of freetreatment to almost one billion people;

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

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

Illegal racket in kidney transplants


(a) whether it is a fact that the business

of kidney racket is thriving rapidly invarious parts of the country;

(b) if so, whether Government iscontemplating to take any concrete andeffective steps to curb this; and

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

Rise in cases of TB and other diseases

397. SHRI BINOY VISWAM: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that tuberculosisand multi-drug resistant tuberculosisreported in the country is highest in theworld;

(b) if so, the details of these diseasesreported in the country;

(c) whether it is also a fact that the caseof leprosy and acute encephalitis syndromeare rising in the country;

(d) the details of death reported due toacute encephalitis in the last three years;and

(e) the policies adopted by Governmentto control the rise of these diseases?

12-hours OPDs in SafdarjungHospital

398. DR. BANDA PRAKASH: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has decided torun out-patient departments at the Centre-run Safdarjung Hospital for 12 hours a dayas a pilot project for providing medicalservices to the patients round the clock;

(b) at present, whether OPDs in mostGovernment hospitals, including inSafdarjung, run for five hours a day, from8 A.M. to 1 P.M.;


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(c) whether the same 12 hours a dayOPDs will be replicated at other CentralGovernment hospitals; and

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

Strict clinical trial rules

399. DR. BANDA PRAKASH: Willthe Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the WHO has toldGovernment that its work with India wouldbe hampered and drug companies drivenaway if Government goes ahead withstringent draft rules for compensation incase of death or injury from clinical trialsand asked to reconsider its decision;

(b) whether Government's proposalsincluded a provision for the deceased partyin a trial to be paid 60 per cent of thecompensation within 15 days if the patientdies or suffers a permanent disability inthe course of a trial; and

(c) whether Government has starteddeliberations and held meetings in thisregard?

States opting out of PMJAY

400. SHRI D. RAJA: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFAREbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that some Stateshave opted out of the Pradhan Mantri JanArogya Yojana (PMJAY);

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

(c) what efforts are being made toconvince these States to implement thisscheme?

Nipah virus outbreak in Kerala

401. SHRI D. RAJA: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFAREbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government's attention hasbeen drawn to the recent outbreak of Nipahvirus infection in Kerala;

(b) if so, the details thereof and whatkind of helps were extended byGovernment to the State Government tomeet the situation;

(c) whether Government is aware thatthe Institute of Advanced Virology inThiruvananthapuram is not equipped withto undertake testing of dangerouspathogens and the State has to depend onthe National Institute of Virology, Pune toget the tests done; and

(d) if so, what steps are proposed to betaken to upgrade the Institute of AdvancedVirology for the purpose?

Empanelment of hospitals and diagnosticcentres under CGHS in

Himachal Pradesh

402. SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGHTOMAR: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether the Ministry has receivedany representation which was forwardedby the Prime Minister's Office in the monthof February, 2019 regarding empanelmentof hospitals and Diagnostic Centres atHimachal Pradesh under CGHS;

(b) if so, the details thereof and namesof the Private Hospitals and DiagnosticCentres where employees of CentralGovernment and retiring employees andtheir families may get treatment on creditfacility basis; and

(c) if not, reasons therefor and by whenthese schemes may be implemented?

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Establishment of Indian Council ofMedical Research (ICMR) Study

Centre in AP

403. SHRI T.G. VENKATESH: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the StateGovernment of Andhra Pradesh hasrequested Government for establishment ofIndian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) Study Centre in Andhra Pradesh;


(c) whether Government has taken anydecision in this regard, if so, the quantumof funds being allocated for the same forearly setting up of the centre and the detailsthereof?

Financial support to States forupgrading of infrastructure for

district hospitals

404. DR. L. HANUMANTHAIAH:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that financialsupport is provided to States for theupgrading of infrastructure for districthospitals in the States;


(c) financial support provided to Statesincluding Karnataka under this head duringthe last three years, year-wise detailsthereof;

(d) the district hospitals in Statesincluding Karnataka in which infrastructurewas upgraded during the said period;

(e) whether Government proposes toincrease the support to the States includingKarnataka in the near future; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Permitting BDS students for admissionin MBBS courses

405. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDYVEMIREDDY: Will the Minister ofHEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that curriculumin the first two years of MBBS and BDS isalmost similar;

(b) whether any proposal has beenreceived from the Dental Council of Indiato permit students who have completedBDS take direct admission into 3rd year ofMBBS;

(c) if so, the details of the proposal andMCI's reaction on this;

(d) whether it is also a fact that a bridgecourse is also proposed for those who optto study MBBS after BDS; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Wellness Centres

406. SHRI TIRUCHI SIVA: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the number of wellnesscentres that have been established byGovernment in the past three years, State-wise;

(b) the details of the standardsprescribed by Government for establishingthese wellness centres; and

(c) the details of the number ofbeneficiaries for each wellness centre,State-wise?

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Utilization of PG seats in MedicalCourses

407. DR. D.P. VATS: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) the number of PG seats which remainunutilized in Medical Courses all over Indiaevery year; and

(b) what measures Government hastaken and is proposing to take to preventthis national loss?

Health impact of C-Section delivery

408. SHRIMATI JHARNA DASBAIDYA: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether ceasarean section deliveryadversely affects the health of mother andthe child; and

(b) whether private hospitals carry outC-Section deliveries without medicalcompulsion for financial advantages tothem?

Anaemia prevention schemes

†409. SHRI P.L. PUNIA: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the State-wise details of the numberof people suffering from 'acute anaemia'; and

(b) the schemes being run byGovernment for prevention of anaemia, thedetails and achievements thereof?

Drugs regulatory system of Karnataka

410. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government supports theState Governments including Karnataka forstrengthening of their State DrugsRegulatory System and various otherprojects/proposals for the welfare of theState of Karnataka;


(c) whether the State Government ofKarnataka has furnished proposal/revisedproposal to Government in this regard; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thepresent status of all the proposals submittedby the State Government of Karnataka tothe Union Ministry of Health and FamilyWelfare and the action taken byGovernment thereon, proposal-wise?

Steps taken by Government overoutbreak of new diseases

411. SHRI ELAMARAM KAREEM:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has noticedoutbreak of new diseases and spreading ofviruses, in certain parts of the country,which were not there in the past;

(b) whether Government has conductedany studies to find the actual reason behindsuch outbreaks like Nipah in Kerala;

(c) in what way the Centre helped theState of Kerala during this situation;

(d) whether any financial aid wasprovided to Kerala to overcome the Nipahoutbreak in 2018, if so, the details thereof;and



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People dying from non-availability oforgans for transplants

412. SHRI KANAKAMEDALARAVINDRA KUMAR: Will the Ministerof HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware of thefact that the number of people dying everyyear in the country due to non-availabilityof organs is increasing year by year;

(b) if so, whether Government has takenany steps to get the organs from cadavers;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

PHCs in operation


(a) the number of Primary HealthcareCentres (PHCs) in operation, the State-wisedetails thereof;

(b) the number of medical serviceproviders employed at PHCs;

(c) whether there are availability ofadequate trained providers in PHCs toconduct emergency abortions; and

(d) if not, the State-wise details ofshortage thereof?

Research on Proton Therapy


(a) whether Government is aware thatdeveloped countries have adopted "ProtonTherapy" which is considered to be anadvanced cancer care treatment procedureand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether Government is consideringany research on Proton Therapy;

(c) if so, the details thereof and whetherany breakthrough has been made byresearchers; and

(d) if not, whether Government willcollaborate with other advanced countriesin getting the technology transferred inview of growing cancer cases?

Amendments to MTP Act, 1971


(a) whether Government has proposedamendments to the Medical Terminationof Pregnancy Act, 1971;

(b) if so, what are the time-line set inthis regard; and

(c) whether one of the proposedamendments is to reduce the requirementof provider consent from two providers toone for pregnancies between 12 to 20weeks?

Legislation governing medical devices

416. SHRI RIPUN BORA: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentwas planning to bring in a new legislationfor governing the medical devices, whichhowever, was scrapped later on;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) the laws (acts, rules and regulations)governing medical devices in India atpresent and whether inspections or auditsare carried out on imported as well asindigenous medical devices; and

(d) whether grievance redressal

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mechanism is available under these law fora patient if a medical device/implant turnsout to be faulty and whether provision forcompensation is being included in theMedical Devices Rules, 2017 therein?

Finalization of draft rules on sale ofdrugs by e-pharmacies

417. SHRI RIPUN BORA: Will theMinister of HEALTH AND FAMILYWELFARE be pleased to refer to the answerto Unstarred Question 2194 given in theRajya Sabha on 1 January, 2019 and tostate:

(a) by when the draft rules on the saleof drugs by e-pharmacies would be finalizedthereof; and

(b) the action taken by Governmentduring the last three years on the sale ofspurious drugs by e-pharmacies therefor?

Recognition for Pharma D graduatesas MBBS

418. SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:Will the Minister of HEALTH ANDFAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Pharma Dgraduates are studying for six years andmost of their time is spent in hospitals;

(b) whether it is also a fact that they aredemanding for recognizing Pharma D equalto MBBS/clinical pharmacists to providemedical aid to patients;

(c) what constraints Government hasto recognize Pharma D equal to MBBS/Clinical Pharmacists when it recentlypermitted to put Dr. before every PharmaD graduate;

(d) if so, what Government has done sofar on their demand; and

(e) details of countries that have

recognized Pharma D graduates as clinicalpharmacists?

Fund to Central GovernmentHospitals

419. SHRI G.C. CHANDRA-SHEKHAR: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) the total allocation made/grantprovided/fund made available by Ministryduring the last three years to Governmentfunded hospitals in Delhi and Karnataka,State-wise;

(b) the number of surgeries performedin Central Government funded hospitals inDelhi and Karnataka during the last threeyears, State-wise and hospital-wise;

(c) the number of OPD patientsregistered in Central Government fundedhospitals in Delhi and Karnataka during thelast three years, State-wise and hospital-wise; and

(d) the total yearly grant provided bythe Ministry to Central Governmenthospitals in Delhi during the last threeyears?

Vaccination drive among tribalcommunities

420. DR. VINAY P. SAHASRA-BUDDHE: Will the Minister of HEALTHAND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased tostate:

(a) the efforts being made for thevaccination of tribal communities in thecountry to prevent spread of diseases likeHepatitis;

(b) the steps being taken to improve theaccessibility of health services for tribalcommunities in India; and

(c) whether any coordinated vaccinationdrive is being carried out by Central and

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State Governments together for themarginalised sections of the society andthe details thereof?

Development of solar parks in thecountry

421. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:Will the Minister of NEW ANDRENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has conductedany assessment of the schemesimplemented for the development/promotion of solar parks during the lastthree years and the current year;

(b) if so, the details of the present statusof such scheme, specifically in Gujarat andJharkhand and in the country as a whole;and

(c) what are the challenges in settingup new solar parks and the steps taken byGovernment to overcome the same in thisregard?

Solar power system in Governmentoffices

422. SHRI G.C.CHANDRASHEKHAR: Will the Ministerof NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGYbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government proposes toinstall solar power systems in allGovernment offices/buildings in thecountry;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe cost involved therein;

(c) the details of solar power systemsinstalled in Government offices/buildings,so far State/UT-wise including Karnataka;

(d) whether Government has made anyassessment regarding the money likely tobe saved by using solar systems in

Government offices/buildings and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(e) whether International collaborations/tie-ups have been made for technologytransfer in solar power by Government sofar, the details thereof, country-wise andyear-wise?

Dearth of solar cell manufacturers inthe country

423. SHRI SANJAY SETH: Will theMinister of NEW AND RENEWABLEENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware thatIndia has an annual solar cell manufacturingcapacity of about 3GW against the annualaverage demand of 20GW; and

(b) if so, the steps being taken toencourage local manufacturing of solar celland reduce imports under the new solarpolicy?

Status of solar energy generation

424. SHRI D. RAJA: Will the Ministerof NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGYbe pleased to state:

(a) whether India has made significantprogress in creating capacity for solarenergy generation in the last few years andGovernment has set the target to 100 GWof solar capacity by the year 2022;


(c) whether despite a big leap in thesolar energy generation in the country, thereis no real plan to become a solar panelmanufacturer and 90 per cent of the solartechnology is met by imports; and

(d) if so, the details and the measuresbeing taken to improve indigenous solarpanel manufacturing in the country?

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Status of solar energy production inRajasthan

†425. SHRI RAM NARAIN DUDI:Will the Minister of NEW ANDRENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of solar energy beingproduced in megawatt at present inRajasthan;

(b) the efforts being made to increasethis production;

(c) whether any survey is beingconducted for solar energy production inRajasthan; and

(d) whether there are plans to raise theincentive to boost the production of solarenergy?

Setting up of new renewable energyprojects in the country

426. SHRI HARSHVARDHANSINGH DUNGARPUR: Will the Ministerof NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGYbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has encouragedvarious Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)to install solar power plants in the countryand in rural areas;

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

(c) whether setting up of new andrenewable energy projects is included intheir Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) portfolio or it is entirely for loweringtheir costs and getting a reliable powersupply; and


Status of solar power projects

†427. SHRI P.L. PUNIA: Will theMinister of NEW AND RENEWABLEENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the number of cleanenergy sources that have been set up byIndia under Paris Convention on ClimateChange;

(b) whether it is a fact that a target ofgenerating 175 Gigawatt renewable energycapacity has been set by 2022, if so, thedetails of the quantum of power capacityin Gigawatt for which solar energy, windenergy, biopower and small hydropowerprojects have been set up in complianceof it; and

(c) details of the share of thermal power,nuclear power, hydropower and renewableenergy in total established power capacityof the country?

Reduction in cost of solar energyequipments

†428. SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR:Will the Minister of NEW ANDRENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that keeping inmind the abundant availability of new andrenewable energy, Government isconsidering reducing the cost of solarenergy equipment;

(b) whether it is also a fact that thecommon man is not able to purchase theseequipments due to its high cost; and

(c) the efforts being made byGovernment to make it cost effective andusable source of energy?


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Amendment to bid documents for theauction of 3000 MW of solar projects

429. DR. BANDA PRAKASH: Willthe Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLEENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether SECI recently amended itsbid documents for the auction of 3000 MWof solar projects, raising the maximum limitto 1800 MW from 750 MW and NTPC,which has set the single bidder limit at 2000MW for its forthcoming auction of 2000MW;

(b) whether such large bid sizes willprohibit some of the serious players (frombidding), based on financial criteria;

(c) whether setting the limit so highwould give undue advantage to foreignbidders with deeper pockets over domesticones; and

(d) whether Government plans toreconsider its decision?

Direct benefit transfer for electricitysubsidies

430. SHRI RITABRATA BANERJEE:Will the Minister of POWER be pleased tostate:

(a) whether States across India aretaking up direct benefit transfer forelectricity rather than subsidies; and

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

Targets for rural electrification in thecountry

†431. SHRI REWATI RAMANSINGH: Will the Minister of POWER bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas failed to achieve the target set for the

rural electrification in the country by theyear 2018;

(b) the target set for the ruralelectrification in the country for the year2019;

(c) whether any specific efforts arebeing made by Government to achieve thetarget set for electrification; and

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

Power loss in transmission

432. SHRI G.C. CHANDRA-SHEKHAR: Will the Minister of POWERbe pleased to state:

(a) whether 27 per cent of the totalpower generated in the country is lost duringtransmission, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether India is a world leader inpower transmission business but lagsbehind in the transmission end;

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

(d) whether power sector has lowreliability and poor quality of electricitywhen it comes to the supply and the powergrid is also very weak in the country, if so,the details thereof; and

(e) the steps being taken byGovernment to strengthen the power gridand to prevent the transmission losses?

Identification of sites for thermalpower plants

433. SHRI MD. NADIMUL HAQUE:Will the Minister of POWER be pleased tostate:

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any study to identify pithead and coastalsites for thermal power plants;

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

(c) the technological tools used byGovernment in this regard; and

(d) the estimated projections/contribution envisaged by Government forcoal-based thermal power in the energy mixfor the next five years?

Closure of thermal power plants

434. DR. SASIKALA PUSHPARAMASWAMY: Will the Minister ofPOWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has drawn anyplan to close those thermal power plantswhich have become obsolete and outlivedtheir utility across the country;

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

(c) whether Government has alsoplanned thermal power plants confirmingto eco-friendliness in their place;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and


Status of stressed power companies

435. SHRI T. K. RANGARAJAN: Willthe Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the number of stressed powercompanies and the total capacity of powerproduction by these companies; and

(b) how Government proposes to dealwith the stressed power companies?

Funds under UDAY

436. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:Will the Minister of POWER be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of funds allocated to

various States of the country under theUDAY scheme, State-wise;

(b) whether the Central Government isreviewing the progress made under thescheme, so far; and


Improving power distribution

437. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDYVEMIREDDY: Will the Minister ofPOWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the countryis producing 340 GW of power in thecountry;

(b) whether it is also a fact that due tolack of distribution network and gridconnectivity, we are not able to take powerto the needy;

(c) whether integrated PowerDevelopment Scheme (Urban) and DeenDayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Scheme(Urban) and UDAY have little impact onpower distribution; and

(d) if so, how the Ministry is going tomove ahead and ensure that each householdgets electricity?

Reduction of solar power in thecountry

438. SHRI MAHESH PODDAR: Willthe Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLEENERGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry has any dataregarding capacity and rates being offeredfor solar park proposal and non-solar parkproposals since various newspapers havereported that solar power rate has beenfalling since last three years;

(b) whether there is any agency orwebsite where these data will be available;

(c) whether it is a fact that some of solarpower plants are struggling to sell power;and

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(d) if so, the steps Government willtake to overcome such problems and boostthe solar energy in India?

Plan to boost power generation

†439. MS. SAROJ PANDEY: Will theMinister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether any new plan is proposedby the present Government to increase thepower generation in the country; and

(b) if so, the form and content of theplan, and extent of increase in powergeneration, in percentage, likely to occurunder this plan?

New thermal power plants

†440. SHRI REWATI RAMANSINGH: Will the Minister of POWER bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government is consideringto set up new thermal power plants indifferent regions of the country;

(b) if so, the places where land has beenacquired for this purpose; and

(c) the number of new thermal plants tobe set up and the States where these powerplants would be set up?

Production and demand and supply ofelectricity

†441. DR. SATYANARAYANJATIYA: Will the Minister of POWER bepleased to state:

(a) the policy and action plan ofGovernment to synchronise the powergeneration capacity and its demand supplyin the country along with current actualstatus of the generation and demand-supplyof power; and

(b) the current capacity of each sourceof generation and the related potentials oftheir development?

Procurement of All Weather Radar

442. SHRI RITABRATA BANERJEE:Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCESbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it has been possible forresearch agencies in India to produce a Radarwhich can transmit and receive signals inall conditions of weather; and


Promotion of Science and Technology

†443. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:Will the Minister of SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis seriously considering to promote scienceand technology;

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

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

Tourism in Uttarakhand needsregulation

444. SHRI MAJEED MEMON: Willthe Minister of TOURISM be pleased tostate:

(a) whether inspite of the fact thattourism has increased by 168 per cent inUttarakhand over the last three years,shortage of accommodation persists withonly 8.4 tourist rent houses per milliontourists, 102.5 hotels and guest houses permillion tourists, and 337 beds available forevery million tourists;


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(b) if so, the details of amountsanctioned and actual utilisation of specialfinancial package of ` 100 crore to rebuildtourist infrastructure in Uttarakhand by theMinistry; and

(c) whether Government is planning toformulate regulations for the tourists likeAmarnath Shrine Act?

Need for S&T Council

445. SHRI MAJEED MEMON: Willthe Minister of SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is planning toform S&T Council which can makedecisions on behalf of Government; and

(b) whether Government plans topromote R&D and contribute towardsdevelopment of technologies in the renewaland alternative energy space dominatedtoday by China and Europe?

Maa Kudargarhi temple inChhattisgarh

†446. SHRI RAM VICHAR NETAM:Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleasedto state:

(a) whether Government has taken/propose to take any steps to developreligious places, temples in tribal majorityareas of Chhattisgarh;


(c) whether Government is consideringto include Maa Kudargarhi temple situatedin the Odagi block of Suraypur district inSurguja Parliamentary Constituency ofChhattisgarh in central list of tourist placesand to develop this religious place of tribalarea as a tourist place; and


Development of religious tourismunder Swadesh Darshan Scheme

†447. SHRI PRABHAT JHA: Will theMinister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether construction work isunderway on various religious tourismcircuit areas of the country which arerelated to tourism under Swadesh DarshanScheme;


(c) whether work on Ramayana Circuitbeing developed under Religious Tourismcircuit is going on expected lines andwhether the construction of RamayanaCircuit's work is scheduled to be completedwithin the fixed time-line; and


Adopt a Heritage Programme

448. SHRI K.C. RAMAMURTHY:Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Tipu Palacesin Bangalore and Hampi sites are lying withthe Ministry for long to be approved under'Adopt a Heritage Programme';

(b) if so, when the proposal was mootedand the reasons for the delay in adoptingthe above sites; and

(c) by when the Ministry is going toadopt them and provide world-classinfrastructure and other amenities at theabove sites?

Development of Medical Tourism

449. SHRI BINOY VISWAM: Will theMinister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has any


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policies to regulate private medical sectorin medical tourism of the country?


(c) whether Government has any dataon foreigners' visit to India for medicalpurpose;

(d) if so, the details thereof of the lastthree years; and

(e) whether any policies have beenadopted by Government to attractforeigners for medical tourism as it is asubstantial source of revenue and foreignexchange?

Development of Coastal Tourismunder PRASAD Scheme

450. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDYVEMIREDDY: Will the Minister ofTOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Developmentof Coastal Tourism Circuit in Nelloredistrict of Andhra Pradesh was approvedin 2015-16 under PRASAD Scheme;

(b) if so, the details of the circuit;

(c) the date on which State Governmenthad submitted the project proposal;

(d) the details of action taken by theMinistry on the above proposal;

(e) whether Ministry had sought anyfurther clarification on the final DPR:

(f) if so, the details of queries andresponse of the State Government thereon;and

(g) by when the project is going to becompleted?


Development of new tourist spots

†451. DR. SATYANARAYANJATIYA: Will the Minister of TOURISMbe pleased to state the details of newtourism centres brought under the ambit oftourism development in the last three yearsand the State-wise details of the twentybusiest tourism centres of the country?

Restoration of historical monuments

†452. SHRI RAMKUMAR VERMA:Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the CentralGovernment is planning to restore all thehistorical monuments in order to promotetourism;

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

(c) the details of archaeological buildingsselected for this purpose in the State ofRajasthan?

Utilisation of funds allocated fortourism development

†453. SHRI AMAR SHANKARSABLE: Will the Minister of TOURISMbe pleased to state:

(a) the State-wise details of fundsallocated to the States for the developmentof tourism by the Ministry during the lastthree years;

(b) whether the utilisation certificatehas been sent by the States after utilisationof allocated funds, if so, the details of thenames of such States;

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(c) if not, the details of names of Stateswho have not utilised funds till date; and

(d) the details of total funds allocated

to the State of Jharkhand by the Ministryduring the last three years and the amountof funds used so far?

I N D E X(Ministry-wise)

Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani,Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) : 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301,

302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307,

Corporate Affairs : 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314,

Culture : 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321,

Earth Sciences : 442,

Finance : 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329,330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337,338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345,346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353,

Health and Family Welfare : 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361,362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369,370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377,378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385,386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391, 392, 393,394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400,401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408,409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416,417, 418, 419, 420,

New and Renewable Energy : 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428,429, 438,

Power : 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437,439, 440, 441,

Science and Technology : 443, 445,

Tourism : 444, 446, 447, 448, 449, 450, 451, 452,453.

MGIPMRND—513RS(S3)—19-06-2019.

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