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 on
Tuesday, December 16, 2014/Agrahayana 25, 1936 (Saka)
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(Ministries : Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
(AYUSH); Civil Aviation; Corporate Affairs; Defence; Finance; Health and
Family Welfare; Information and Broadcasting; Minority Affairs)

Total number of questions — 160

Standardization and certification of
Ayurvedic products
2511. SHRI K.N. BALAGOPAL: Will
the Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA &
NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA
AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be
pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has any facility
for standardization and certification of the
Ayurvedic products and medicines in the
country;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, whether Government will look
into the need to start more such certification
centres?
Registered electro-homoeopathy
institutes
2512. SHRIMATI GUNDU
SUDHARANI: Will the Minister of
AYURVEDA, YOGA & centres etc. in respect of availability of
NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA
AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be
pleased to state:
(a) the names of the Institutions/
Universities offering the Diploma/Degree
courses for electro-Homoeopathy and the
details thereof; and
(b) whether it is a fact that electro-
homoeopathy institutes such as NEHM
of India, Janakpuri, Electro-Homoeopathy
Medical Council, Hastsal Road, Uttam
Nagar, New Delhi and Board of electro-
Homoeopathy Medicines, Tandon Market,
Lal Bagh, Lucknow (U.P.) are registered
with Government and since when, and if
not, by when Government proposes to take
action against these institutions/
Universities?
Impact of Vacancies on treatment in
AYUSH hospitals
2513. SHRI PRAVEEN RASHTRA-
PAL: Will the Minister of AYURVEDA,
YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI,
SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY
(AYUSH) be pleased to state:
(a) the details of hospitals, health
Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani,
Siddha and Homoeopathy treatments etc.
in the country; and
(b) whether it is a fact that due to a
number of vacancies in these branches of
hospitals, people do not get required
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De-linking of AYUSH Department
from the Health Ministry
2514. DR. E.M. SUDARSANA
NATCHIAPPAN: Will the Minister of
AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATURO-
PATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND
HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased
to state:
(a) whether Government has formulated
a new policy in changing the Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare into elongated
identification of inner parts of Departments
such as Ayurveda, Yoga, and Naturopathy,
Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
(AYUSH) and de-linking from Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare; and
(b) whether Government has made
allocation to every discipline for multiple
grants from the existing financial support?
Modern Air Navigation System
2515. SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE:
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be
pleased to state:
(a) whether Airports Authority of India
(AAI) has developed any modern Air
Navigation System (ANS) for improving
navigation;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with
its features and expenditure incurred on its
development;
(c) whether this is being implemented
at various airports in India;
(d) if so, the names of airports with
such facility; and
(e) whether this system can be used for
non-aviation purpose as well and, if so, the
details thereof?
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
Linking of international flights to
domestic centres
†2516. SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE:
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be
pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Government
has formulated a plan to link international
flights to domestic centres;
(b) if so, the details of advantages that
Air India and Indian Airlines are likely to
get as a result of this plan; and
(c) by when this plan is likely to be
commenced?
Poor financial conditions of airline
companies in India
2517. DR. PRADEEP KUMAR
BALMUCHU: Will the Minister of CIVIL
AVIATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the financial
condition of most of the Airline companies
of India is not good and sustainable;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Department of Centre
for Asia-Pacific Aviation reveals the same
thing about Indian airline companies'
financial conditions;
(d) if so, the details thereof and the
reasons therefor; and
(e) whether any corrective steps are
being taken by Government to safeguard
airline companies and make them
sustainable?
Lack of basic facilities for helicopter
industry
†2518. SHRI ISHWARLAL
SHANKARLAL JAIN: Will the Minister
of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether the helicopter industry is
facing the problem of basic facilities;
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(b) whether the major reason for
helicopter accidents in recent past has been
the lack of maintenance and monitoring;
(c) whether in majority of cases, the
pilots had no information about the weather
forecast at the time of take off from
helipads;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether Government will take
measures or steps to find the solution of all
the problems related to maintenance and
security of helicopters; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?
Shortage of commercial pilots
†2519. SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH
MAHRA: Will the Minister of CIVIL
AVIATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether there is a shortage of
commercial pilots in the country;
(b) if so, whether Government would
open new Flying Training institutes in the
country to mitigate the shortage;
(c) if so, the names of the places where
these institutes would be established; and
(d) if not, the alternative ways to
mitigate this shortage?
Change in the name of Hyderabad
International Airport
2520. DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY:
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be
pleased to state:
(a) whether Government changed the
name of Hyderabad International Airport
from Rajiv Gandhi Airport to NT Rama
Rao Airport without consulting the State
Government;
(b) if so, whether any representations
or protests have been received from MPs
and public representatives; and
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
(c) if so, the reaction of Government in
restoring the name of Rajiv Gandhi Airport
at Hyderabad?
International flights from Bhopal and
Indore airports
†2521. SHRI DIGVIJAYA SINGH:
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be
pleased to state:
(a) whether any action has been taken
by Government on the proposal of the
State Government of Madhya Pradesh for
operating international flights from Bhopal
and Indore and also for providing cargo
handling facility in Indore; and
(b) if so, whether any action has been
taken on the proposal of the State
Government for resuming Bhopal-Delhi
flight of Air India from Bhopal and Indore
in the morning?
Surprise checks by DGCA
2522. SHRI MAJEED MEMON: Will
the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be
pleased to state:
(a) whether it has been decided that
Directorate General of Civil Aviation
(DGCA) will continue its spree of surprise
checks of airports as well as of all schedule,
non-schedule and general aviation
companies, foreign airlines and the aviation
wings of State Governments;
(b) the number of surveillance checks
as part of its oversight activity to ensure
strict compliance of safety regulations have
been carried out by the DGCA during the
year and the result thereof; and
(c) the details of action taken against
the erring airlines, if found in serious
violations of the laid down requirement of
DGCA?
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Safety audit of airlines by DGCA
2523. SHRIMATI JAYA
BACHCHAN: Will the Minister of CIVIL
AVIATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Directorate General of
Civil Aviation (DGCA) has recently audited
the airlines for safety standards;
(b) whether a number of airlines failed
on several parameters including expired
pilot licenses;
(c) whether Government has imposed
any penalty on these pilots and airlines;
(d) if so, the details of lapses and action
taken, airline-wise; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
Utilisation of BASAs by Indian
carriers
2524. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be
pleased to state:
(a) the number and details of countries
with which Bilateral Air Services
Agreements (BASAs) exist;
(b) the details of advantages for airlines
under such agreements;
(c) whether the Indian carriers have been
able to utilize all such benefits;
(d) if not, the details thereof and the
reasons therefor; and
(e) the steps being taken by
Government to ensure that Indian carriers
do utilize their entitlements?
Seaplane services in coastal and
island areas in the country
2525. SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE:
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be
pleased to state:
(a) whether Government proposes to
operate or start and promote seaplane
services in coastal and island areas of the
country;
(b) if so, whether any assessment/
survey has been conducted for such
services; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
Downgrading of India's aviation safety
ranking by FAA
2526. SHRI A.W. RABI BERNARD:
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be
pleased to state:
(a) whether the US aviation safety
regulator Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA), has downgraded India's ranking to
category-II after its finding of regulatory
oversight to be inadequate in December,
2013 audit which blocked Air India and Jet
Airways from expanding to US cities or
collaborating with US airlines;
(b) whether the FAA has not upgraded
India's air safety ranking again recently;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether it is a set back for India
which was expecting a quick resolution of
the crisis and could affect the plans of both
existing and new airlines; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
Air connectivity for Jamshedpur,
Bokaro and Dhanbad
2527. SHRI DHIRAJ PRASAD SAHU:
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be
pleased to state:
(a) whether there is least air connectivity
in Jharkhand in comparison to other States
of the country; and
(b) if so, the steps taken by Government
to connect Jamshedpur, Bokaro and
Dhanbad by air services?
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Privatisation of airports under PPP
model
2528. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:
SHRI D. RAJA:
SHRI M.P. ACHUTHAN:
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION
be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has announced
a new Aviation Policy;
(b) if so, the salient features thereof;
(c) whether Government has a plan to
privatize some of the airports under Public
Private Partnership (PPP) model; and
(d) if so, the names of the airports
identified for privatisation under this
policy?
Improvement in efficiency and
profitability of AI
2529. SHRI RANJIB BISWAL: Will
the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be
pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has issued any
guidelines to the loss making national carrier
Air India (AI) to improve its efficiency;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Government proposes to
rationalise excess manpower of Air India;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the other steps taken by
Government to improve the efficiency and
profitability of Air India?
Delivery of heavier Dreamliner
aircrafts by Boeing
2530. SHRI DEVENDER GOUD T.:
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be
pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Air India
(AI) is facing umpteen problems relating
to software, windshield cracks, batteries,
etc., with Dreamliner 787 fleet;
(b) whether it is also a fact that Boeing
is not as positive as it ought to have been in
fixing the problems;
(c) if so, how AI is planning to move
ahead in this regard;
(d) whether it is also a fact that
Dreamliner delivered to India is 7 tonnes
heavier than promised; and
(e) the reasons behind this and the
reasons for delivery of heavier planes?
Ombudsman for aviation sector
2531. SHRI NARENDRA BUDANIA:
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be
pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Government
is going to create an Ombudsman who may
cover aviation Public Sector Undertakings
(PSUs) and attached offices for timely
redressal of public grievances of delivery;
(b) the names of the PSUs and attached
offices; and
(c) the time likely to be taken for
creation of an Ombudsman?
Performance of Greenfield airports in
the country
2532. SHRI PALVAI GOVARDHAN
REDDY: Will the Minister of CIVIL
AVIATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Ministry has made any
review of the performance of Greenfield
airports in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether any complaints from MPs
or others have been received regarding the
functioning of the Greenfield airports;
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(d) if so, the details of such complaints
during the last three years and the current
year; and
(e) the details of action which have been
taken on such complaints?
Changing the name of Trivandrum
Airport
2533. SHRI K.N. BALAGOPAL: Will
the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be
pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has received
any request to change the name
of Trivandrum Airport into
Thiruvananthapuram Airport;
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,
the reasons therefor; and
(c) whether Government would
consider the change of name to
Thiruvananthapuram?
Upgradation of small airports in the
country
2534. SHRI P. BHATTACHARYA:
SHRI DARSHAN SINGH
YADAV:
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION
be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government proposes to
upgrade small airports in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the list of small airports selected to
be upgraded, State-wise;
(d) the cost involved in the likely
upgradation;
(e) whether some of the State
Governments have agreed to enter into an
agreement with the Central Government
for upgradation of the airports in their
States; and
(f) if so, the details thereof?
Outstanding dues of PSU oil companies
and AAI against airlines
2535. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:
DR. VIJAYLAXMI SADHO:
Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION
be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the present outstanding
dues of Public Sector oil companies and
Airports Authority of India (AAI) against
Air India and private airlines, separately;
and
(b) the details of actions that has been
initiated or proposed to be initiated to
recover the outstanding dues of oil
companies and AAI from these airlines
within a time-frame?
Zero tolerance on safety norms
2536. SHRIMATI SASIKALA
PUSHPA: Will the Minister of CIVIL
AVIATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether Directorate General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA) has directed the airlines
to adhere to 'zero tolerance' on safety
norms;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is a fact that a number of
airlines do not have proper safety manuals;
and
(d) if so, the details thereof, including
the guidelines/instructions of DGCA in
regard to safety?
Policy for second airport within
150 kms.
2537. SHRI PALVAI GOVARDHAN
REDDY: Will the Minister of CIVIL
AVIATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Ministry
is reviewing a policy that bars a second
airport within the diameter of 150 kms.;
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(b) whether it is a fact that a number of
people, public representatives and others
have been demanding to scrap this condition
as it is regressive and standing as hurdle for
second airport and in improving regional
connectivity; and
(c) what would be the fate of existing
airports being run by private players if
policy is reviewed?
Promotion of MDP firms
2538. DR. SANJAY SINH: Will the
Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be
pleased to state:
(a) the details of the progress made by
the Ministry to promote the concept of
Multi-Disciplinary Partnership (MDP)
firms in India;
(b) whether there have been no efforts
from Ministry's side to popularise the
concept despite the legislative intent to
promote multi-disciplinary practice;
(c) if so, the reasons therefor;
(d) whether Government has any plan
to promote MDP since the same is needed
to make Limited Liability Partnership
(LLP) an effective business vehicle; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
Recovery of penalties imposed by CCI
2539. SHRI RANJIB BISWAL: Will
the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Competition
Commission of India (CCI) has imposed
penalties on some entities for unfair
business practices during the last three
years and current year;
(b) if so, the details thereof, year-wise
and entity-wise, including the amount of
penalty imposed on them;
(c) the rules and regulations in regard to
payment of penalty;
(d) whether a large number of such
entities have not paid penalty to
Government within the prescribed time-
limit and, if so, the details thereof and the
reasons therefor; and
(e) the steps taken by Government or
CCI to recover penalties from defaulters in
a more effective manner?
CSR contribution for Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan and Clean Ganga Mission
2540. SHRIMATI MOHSINA
KIDWAI : Will the Minister of
CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to
state:
(a) whether the companies have spent/
are spending at least two per cent of their
income on various social activities as
mandated by the Companies Corporate
Social Responsibility Policy (CSR) Rules,
2014;
(b) if so, the total funds accrued and
utilised under CSR, company-wise along
with the nature of the activities included/
undertaken under CSR, State-wise; and
(c) whether Government proposes to
permit contribution/donations from
companies towards "Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan" and "Clean Ganga Mission" in
the CSR activities and if so, the details
thereof along with the contribution/
donations made by the companies in this
regard?
Low ranking of Indian corporate in
global Philanthropy Index
2541. SHRIMATI WANSUK SYIEM:
Will the Minister of CORPORATE
AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government expects that
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the Indian Corporate sector will spend
around ` 14,000 crores on Corporate Social
Responsibility activities in FY 2015;
(b) whether Government has added
contributions to Swachh Bharat Fund and
Clean Ganga Fund as eligible for CSR
spending; and
(c) whether Indian corporate are ranked
low on Global Philanthropy Index and if
so, whether Government looks forward to
a change in the mindset of Indian corporates
who have been late entrants to the idea of
charitable causes?
Effective implementation of CSR
policy
2542. SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN: Will
the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS
be pleased to state:
(a) the aims and objectives of the
Corporate Social Responsibility policy;
(b) the funds spent under this scheme;
and
(c) the MoUs signed in this regard and
the steps being taken for effective
implementation of CSR policy in future?
SOPs to avert mishaps of warships
2543. DR. CHANDAN MITRA: Will
the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether Government has taken note
about the spate of mishaps involving
several warships in the past few months, if
so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the standard operating
procedures (SOPs) were adhered to in all
these mishaps, if so, the details thereof,
and, if not, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the steps taken by Government to
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
ensure that crew of all warships follow the
SOPs and take all precautionary steps to
avoid such mishaps in future?
War museum
†2544. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:
Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased
to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Government
is considering to establish a war museum;
(b) if so, whether Government has taken
any step in this regard; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and, if not,
the reasons therefor?
Recruitment to Territorial Army
†2545. SHRI VISHAMBHAR
PRASAD NISHAD: Will the Minister of
DEFENCE be pleased to state:
(a) the rate of recruitment in Territorial
Army during the last decade, annually;
(b) whether there has been decline in
the number of Government employees
joining Territorial Army voluntarily during
the last decade; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
Modernization of HVF & EFA, Avadi
2546. DR. R. LAKSHMANAN: Will
the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether Goverment has formulated
any comprehensive plan for modernization
of Heavy Vehicle Factory (HVF) and Engine
Factory (EFA) both located in Avadi in
Tamil Nadu;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
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Operationalization at Phalodi Airport,
Rajasthan
†2547. SHRI NARAYAN LAL
PANCHARIYA: Will the Minister of
DEFENCE be pleased to state:
(a) by when the airport at Phalodi in
Jodhpur district of Rajasthan would be
functional;
(b) whether Jodhpur Airport would be
handed over to Ministry of Civil aviation
after Phalodi Airport become functional;
and
(c) if so, by when and if not, the reasons
therefor?
Construction of residential units on
Naval land in Goa
2548. SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK:
Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased
to state:
(a) the number of residential units
constructed in the land occupied by the
Indian Navy;
(b) whether any permission for
construction of these units was applied for
and/obtained as required by Goa Panchayati
Raj Act and Rules framed therein or Goa
Municipalities Act and Rules framed
therein;
(c) the nature of documents produced
by the Naval authorities or any other
authority of Government of India for the
purpose; and
(d) the details of the documents in a
transparent manner?
Pay parity for Defence personnel
2549. SHRI AJAY SANCHETI: Will
the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to
state:
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
(a) whether the three Service Chiefs
have submitted a Joint Service
memorandum to the Seventh Central Pay
Commission seeking parity with civil
servants;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the present status of 'One Rank One
Pension' demand of the Armed Forces?
Salary cost of girl cadet
administrators
2550. SHRI DILIP KUMAR TIRKEY:
Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased
to state:
(a) whether there is any proposal of the
State Government of Odisha pending
before the Ministry of Defence for re-
imbursement of the salary cost of the
proposed girl cadet administrators; and
(b) if so, whether the proposal for re-
imbursement of the salary cost of the girl
cadet administrators would be approved
by the Ministry of Defence in the current
financial year?
National security for countering
Chinese intentions
†2551. SHRI MOTILAL VORA: Will
the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether Government’s attention has
been drawn towards the statement of the
President of China in which he has asked
its military to remain poised to win
territorial battles;
(b) if so, the reaction of Government
thereon; and
(c) the steps Government is taking for
the national security keeping in view the
intentions of China?
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Inquiry into shooting incidents in
J and K
2552. SHRI K. RAHMAN KHAN:
Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased
to state:
(a) the number of incidents of armed
forces shooting and killing of innocents
civilians which have taken place in Jammu
and Kashmir in last three years and the
number of civilians killed in such incidents;
(b) the number of enquiry commissions
set up during the last three years to
investigate the killing of innocent citizens
of J&K; and
(c) the number of armed force
personnels held guilty and punished?
Make in India policy for defence
sector
2553. SHRI SHANTARAM NAIK:
Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased
to state:
(a) whether "Make in India" policy
would be made applicable to manufacturing
in defence sector;
(b) if so, the items or areas in defence
sector where the same would be made
applicable;
(c) whether any proposals from parties
in foreign countries have been received after
the announcement of "Make in India"
policy;
(d) if so, the names of the countries and
the nature of their proposals;
(e) whether these parties have put any
conditions; and
(f) if so, what are those conditions and,
how and in what time-frame Government
proposes to fulfil them?
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
High-standard weapons for the
Defence forces
2554. DR. V. MAITREYAN: Will the
Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:
(a) the concrete steps taken by
Government to procure high standard arms
and ammunition, artillery, fighter jets and
other weapons to facilitate Defence of the
country;
(b) whether Government has adequate
budgetary allocation made for the purchase
of arms and ammunition, artillery, fighter
jets and other weapons during the Twelfth
plan;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the
allocation, disbursement made during the
last 3 years, year-wise from the Twelfth
plan allocation; and
(d) whether Government is providing
high-end cameras and other surveillance
equipments to Indian Army, Navy and
Airforce as well as the BSF to monitor and
check the infiltration by both China and
Pakistan forces as well as by the terror
groups?
Vacant defence land for solar power
generation
†2555. SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH
MAHRA: Will the Minister of DEFENCE
be pleased to state:
(a) the total area of vacant defence land
throughout the country;
(b) whether Government has decided
to generate solar energy on these vacant
defence lands;
(c) if so, the total area of such land on
which this solar power generation is likely
to be carried out;
(d) whether there is any proposal to
hand over the defence lands to the private
companies for solar power generation; and
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(e) if so, the names of such companies?
Foreign investment in defence sector
†2556. SHRI NARESH AGRAWAL:
Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased
to state:
(a) whether foreign investment has been
made in defence sector after implementation
of FDI in the defence sector;
(b) if so, the extent of the investment;
(c) the names of the foreign companies
which have shown their interest therein;
and
(d) if not, the reasons therefor?
Procurement of small arms for the
Armed Forces
2557. SHRI A.U. SINGH DEO: Will
the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether the Ministry is undertaking
a series of procurement for small arms for
the armed forces, if so, the details thereof
and status thereof;
(b) whether there has been deviation
from tenders specification and testing
methods, if so, the details thereof under
each transaction;
(c) whether any vendors found to be
complaint during field/QA trials have been
deemed non-compliant at a later stage of
evaluation, if so, the details thereof including
specific reasons given for non-compliance;
and
(d) whether any vendor found to be
compliant during field/QA trials have been
overturned due to minor observation, if so,
the details thereof?
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
Revision of DDP
2558. SHRIMATI RENUKA
CHOWDHURY: Will the Minister of
DEFENCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has decided to
revise the Defence Procurement Procedure
(DPP);
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by Government to
give major thrust to indigenisation and to
give the first right of refusal to Indian
Defence Industry including public and
private sectors for procurement of weapons
and allied system for Armed Forces?
VVIP chopper deal
2559. SHRI NARESH GUJRAL: Will
the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to
state:
(a) the current status of the VVIP
chopper deal case of 2013;
(b) the quantum of money paid as an
advance; and
(c) the number of helicopters that were
imported and those that were actually put
to use?
Port visit by Chinese submarines
2560. SHRI K.T.S. TULSI: Will the
Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Chinese Naval submarines
are paying port visits to Indian ports on
the pretext of anti-piracy patrols; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
Purchase of VVIP choppers
2561. SHRI PANKAJ BORA: Will the
Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has asked for
tender to purchase VVIP choppers;
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(b) is so, whether Government has
received offers from foreign contractors;
(c) if so, the details of bidding thereon;
(d) whether it is also a fact that some
foreign companies are still working with
Government who have been declared
"banned" by Government itself; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the
reasons therefor?
Cyber attacks on defence forces'
assets
2562. SHRI PARIMAL
NATHWANI:
SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN:
Will the Minister of DEFENCE be
pleased to state:
(a) whether Government is aware that
cyber crime is becoming a major threat to
national security and the details of measures
armed forces are bracing to cope with the
challenge;
(b) whether pen-drive has been used in
70 per cent incidents of hacking of
information and is proving to be a great
threat; and
(c) if so, the details of the steps
Government proposes to take to check
cyber crime and other leakages in defence
forces?
Use of black money in real estate
sector
2563. SHRI ARVIND KUMAR
SINGH:
SHRI ALOK TIWARI:
SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be
pleased to state:
(a) whether, as per the recent sting
operation, black money on huge scale is
being used in real estate sector;
(b) if so, the details thereof and response
of Government thereto;
(c) whether Government has inquired
into the use of black money in real estate
sector;
(d) if so, the details thereof along with
the details of real estate companies found
guilty for the same; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefor?
Financing of power sector
2564. SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI:
DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be
pleased to state:
(a) whether working group of bankers
examining the issues faced by power sector
has submitted its recommendations;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether banks have been given
instructions not to treat the loans as
Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and
allowing the holding company to raise
money via commercial borrowings or
foreign currency convertible bonds;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) whether, as a follow up, any meeting
of all the stakeholders would be called to
resolve the issue?
Gold haul at Mumbai airport
2565. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased
to state:
(a) the details of gold haul at Mumbai
airport during the last twelve months,
month-wise;
(b) the countries from where the gold
was smuggled through the airport;
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(c) the number of persons detained
during the period and the number of airport
employees or employees of the Airlines
among them separately; and
(d) the details of action taken against
the employees?
Appointment of CMDs and EDs in
PSBs
2566. SHRI BALWINDER SINGH
BHUNDER: Will the Minister of
FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government intends to
streamline the appointment of CMDs and
EDs in Public Sector Banks (PSBs); and
(b) if so, the efforts made to bring in
more transparency and objectivity the
system of their appointment?
Withdrawal of accident insurance of
farmers in Chhattisgarh
†2567. SHRI MOTILAL VORA: Will
the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Rupees four
crore worth of accidental insurance money
for one year belonging to four lakh farmers
had been withdrawn in the Bilaspur district
Co-operative Central Bank of Chhattisgarh;
(b) whether the officer who had written
a letter to Government to lodge FIR against
the culprits after finding anomalies in the
investigation has been transferred
elsewhere;
(c) whether, in the name of accidental
insurance ` one hundred had been
withdrawn from the accounts of farmers of
Rajnandgaon, Janjgir, Champa, Bilaspur,
Korba and Kabirdham whereas only ` 58
was paid to the insurance company; and
(d) if so, the persons found guilty for
this act and the action taken against them?
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
Interest rate cuts
2568. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased
to state:
(a) whether the Union Government
proposes for interest rate cuts;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
Rural banking facilities for villages in
Odisha
2569. SHRI A.V. SWAMY: Will the
Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) the number of villages with rural
banking services in Odisha; and
(b) the number of villages being planned
for coverage in Odisha during 2014-15
against the existing 47000 unbanked villages
for accelerating the coverage under the
Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana
(PMJDY) including the naxalite affected
areas?
Low GDP growth rate
2570. SHRIMATI WANSUK SYIEM:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased
to state:
(a) whether the National Council of
Applied Economic Research (NCAER) has
lowered India's GDP growth forecast to 5
per cent in the current financial year
compared to its earlier projection at 5.7
per cent;
(b) whether the NCAER's latest
projection of GDP growth rate at 5 per
cent is based on weak economic
fundamentals and uncertainties in growth
prospects; and
(c) whether despite NCAER's thumb-
down, Moodys, Standard & Poor and
Fitch still feel buoyant on India's GDP
growth rate?
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Foreign currency spent on import of
currency paper
2571. SHRI AVINASH RAI
KHANNA: Will the Minister of
FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has been
spending huge foreign exchange to import
currency paper each year;
(b) if so, the details of foreign exchange
spent to import currency paper in the last
three years, year-wise and country-wise;
(c) whether Government has now
decided to produce currency paper locally
by sourcing raw material from cotton
producing States; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
Share of banks in crop loan
dispensation
2572. SHRI BHUPINDER SINGH:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased
to state:
(a) whether the Ministry is aware of
the issue that although the State
Governments are providing substantial
interest subvention on crop loans to
motivate the Commercial Banks/RRBs to
increase their share in crop loan
dispensation, the matter has not yet
improved; and
(b) if so, whether the Ministry
recognises it and considers it appropriate
to urge upon the Commercial Banks to
perform better?
PMJDY and other financial inclusion
scheme
2573. SHRI ANAND SHARMA: Will
the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether the Pradhan Mantri Jan-
Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) launched recently
is a wholly new scheme or continuation of
any existing scheme/programme;
(b) the details of differences between
the programme of financial inclusion taken
up earlier and present scheme;
(c) the number of bank accounts opened
under the earlier programme and those
opened under the PMJDY till date;
(d) the number of Ru-Pay Cards issued
to the account holders and the number of
insurance covers provided under the
scheme; and
(e) the number of Jan Dhan account
holders who have been granted overdraft
of ` 5000/- so far?
Census studies of corporate entities
2574. DR. V. MAITREYAN: Will the
Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) the measures taken by Government
to protect the interests of the millions of
middle class people investing money in
share markets in India;
(b) whether the SBI and the
Coordination and Monitoring Committee
(CMC) are taking serious note on such
companies which cheat their public share
holders;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the
details of action taken during the last three
years against such fraudulent and cheating
companies;
(d) whether SEBI has undertaken a
census study of corporate entites and worth
of public money and paid-up capital locked
up in these fraudulent companies; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and the action
taken by Government to restore/recover
the money invested by the public share-
holders?
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Lack of banking facilities for rise of
Ponzi schemes in rural areas
†2575. SHRI NARESH AGRAWAL:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased
to state:
(a) the number of Public Sector and
private sector banks in the rural areas of
the country inhabited by 70 per cent rural
population;
(b) whether it is a fact that 'Ponzi'
schemes are becoming wildly popular in
the population at large for want of bank
facility in rural areas; and
(c) if so, the action being taken by
Government to check 'Ponzi' schemes
alongwith quantum of success achieved in
this regard?
Trade based money laundering cases
detected by DRI
2576. SHRI S. THANGAVELU: Will
the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether the Directorate of Revenue
Intelligence (DRI) had detected trade based
money laundering cases involving routing
of about ` 900 crore;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is also a fact that the DRI
had registered 251 cases of trade based
money laundering in 2012-13 involving a
revenue of ` 1130.84 crore; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
Operation of CIS by real estate
companies
2577. SHRIMATI RENUKA
CHOWDHURY: Will the Minister of
FINANCE be pleased to state:
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
(a) whether Government is aware that a
large number of companies, especially, real
estate developers, are operating Collective
Investment Schemes (CIS) without
registering themselves for such activities
with regulatory authority;
(b) if so, the number of fraudulent CIS
entities found to be operating in the country
during the last three years and the current
year so far;
(c) the number of complaints of
investors being duped by the real estate
companies received by SEBI so far; and
(d) the steps taken by Government
against such unauthorised CIS entities in
order to prevent them from duping the
investors of their hard earned money?
Impact of QEP on Indian Bourses
2578. SHRI NARESH GUJRAL: Will
the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to
state:
(a) the impact of the end of Quantitative
Easing Programme (QEP) by Federal
Reserve on Indian Bourses; and
(b) the steps Government has taken or
or is taking to protect Indian securities
markets as a result thereof?
Gross Non-Performing Asset ratio
2579. SHRI K.T.S. TULSI: Will the
Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Gross Non-Performing
Asset Ratio (GNPAR) has been climbing
from first quarter to third quarter of 2014;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the worst and best performance in
respect of GNPAR amongst the banks?
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Costing fiscal deficit
2580. SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN: Will
the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether Government has contained
the fiscal deficit over the year; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not,
the reasons therefor?
Opening of bank accounts in urban
areas under PMJDY
2581. SHRI PYARIMOHAN
MOHAPATRA: Will the Minister of
FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government is aware that
in order to achieve targets for opening new
accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan-
Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) the new accounts
are being opened predominately in the
urban areas and areas in close proximity to
the existing branches of banks leading to
the apprehension that the really poor will
not be covered in significant numbers; and
(b) if so, the remedial measures taken to
obviate this phenomenon?
Calculation of black money abroad
2582. SHRI VIJAY JAWAHARLAL
DARDA: Will the Minister of FINANCE
be pleased to state:
(a) the total amount of black money
outside India and whether any calculation
has been done by Government in this
regard;
(b) if not, the reasons therefor and
whether Government is planning to
calculate the black money inside and
outside the country; and
(c) what will be the frame-work and
mechanism to deal with the subject?
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
Recovery of loans from SC/ST
†2583. DR. VIJAYLAXMI SADHO:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased
to state:
(a) the total amount of loan given by
Public Sector Banks (PSBs) and financial
institutions in the last three years;
(b) the details of money given as loan to
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes out
of this, year-wise and State-wise; and
(c) the total amount of money recovered
by PSBs and Financial Institutions and the
details of amount recovered from SCs and
STs out of this, year-wise and State-wise?
Flow of credit from banks
2584. SHRI BALWINDER SINGH
BHUNDER: Will the Minister of
FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Ministry has asked the
Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to increase the
flow of credit in various sector;
(b) if so, the details and the direction
issued in this regard; and
(c) the details of efforts being made by
banks to increase the flow of credit, bank-
wise?
Per capita debt burden
†2585. SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased
to state:
(a) the per capita debt burden in the
country as on date;
(b) the amount spent in the form of
interest for the said debt during the last
three years and current financial year; and
(c) the steps taken by Government to
reduce it?
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Industry status for agriculture
†2586. SHRI NARAYAN LAL
PANCHARIYA: Will the Minister of
FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) the measures being taken for
economic reforms in the country;
(b) whether there is any proposal to
grant the status of industry to agriculture;
and
(c) if so, by when and if not, the reasons
therefor?
New guidelines for ATM transactions
2587. DR. SANJAY SINH: Will the
Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has issued
guidelines for banks to charge for more than
five transactions a month at the native
ATMs and more than three at ATMs of
third party banks;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the
reasons therefor;
(c) whether public and private sector
banks have since revised their charges on
ATMs uses;
(d) if so, the details thereof, bank-wise;
(e) whether levy of these charges would
force prople to visit branches; and
(f) if so, the efforts taken by
Government to hold off revised ATM
charges?
Expenditure Management
Commission
†2588. SHRI ISHWARLAL SHAN-
KARLAL JAIN: Will the Minister of
FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether appropriate steps are being
taken or have been taken by Expenditure
Management Commission (EMC) for
improvement in financial discipline and
better targeting of subsidy;
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether suggestions are also sought
from different States of the country and
Financial Planning experts apart from
Expenditure Management Commission; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
Deceleration of non-food bank credit
off take
2589. SHRI ANAND SHARMA: Will
the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether in recent months there has
been a deceleration of non-food bank credit
take off by services, priority sector and
large and medium industries;
(b) the rate of growth of such credit on
April and October in 2013 and 2014; and
(c) the reasons for the drop in bank
credit off take rate?
Guidelines for loan waivers
2590. SHRI DARSHAN SINGH
YADAV: Will the Minister of FINANCE
be pleased to state:
(a) the guidelines formulated by
Government for the waiver of loans;
(b) the number of small, marginal and
big farmers who obtained loans from
Commercial Banks and also from Co-
operative Banks, category-wise, bank-wise
and State-wise;
(c) the number of small and marginal
farmers who got the benefit from the loan
waiver schemes, category-wise, bank-wise
and State-wise; and
(d) whether Government is having any
proposal for relaxing the guidelines so that
more farmers may get the benefit of loan
waiver schemes?
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Norms for refinancing of ECBs
2591. SHRI A.K. SELVARAJ: Will the
Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) has eased norms to refinance External
Commercial Borrowings (ECBs);
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the RBI has also allowed
banks to approve even those cases where
the average maturity period of fresh
borrowing exceeded the residual maturity
of existing loans; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
Legal bankruptcy frame-work
2592. SHRI M.P. ACHUTHAN:
SHRI D. RAJA:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be
pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Minister
in his Budget 2014-15 speech had said that
Government would bring out an
entrepreneur-friendly legal bankruptcy
frame-work for small and medium
enterprises to enable easy exits; and
(b) if so, the details thereof and the action
being taken thereon?
Central taxes on petroleum products
2593. SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR:
SHRI ALOK TIWARI:
SHRI ARVIND KUMAR
SINGH:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be
pleased to state:
(a) the details of central taxes imposed
on petrol, diesel and LPG per litre/unit at
present;
(b) whether Government has increased
duty on petrol and diesel by ` 1.50 per
litre during second week of November,
2014;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the
reasons therefor;
(d) whether Government would review
and withdraw the increase in central duties
imposed recently in view of dipping
international crude prices which would not
benefit the common people if additional
duties are imposed by the Central
Government;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) if not, the reasons therefor?
Cut in expenditure on social sector
2594. SHRI P. RAJEEVE: Will the
Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has cut the
expenditure on social sectors in revised
estimates;
(b) if so, the details thereof, sector-wise;
(c) whether it is a part of the austerity
measures; and
(d) if so the details thereof?
Recapitalisation of PSBs
2595. DR. K.P. RAMALINGAM:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased
to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Public
Sector Banks (PSBs) are likely to hit the
capital market in a bid to meet Basel II
capital adequacy norms;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is also a fact that the
budget allocation for recapitalisation of
PSBs of ` 11,200 crore would not be
enhanced; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
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Comprehensive tax policy for all
tobacco products
†2596. SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR
KASHYAP: Will the Minister of
FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether with a view to check the
consumption of Bidi or smoke free tobacco,
Government is considering to levy more
tax on it;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d) the measures taken/proposed to be
taken to make a comprehensive tax policy
for all tobacco products; and to discourage
the tendency of launching comparatively
cheap tobacco products?
NPAs of banks on account of wilful
default of loan
†2597. SHRI VIJAY GOEL: Will the
Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Non-
Performing Assets (NPAs) of Institutions/
Financial Institutions including Banks of
Government are increasing every year;
(b) if so, the amount of NPAs due to
wilful defaulters during the last three years;
and
(c) the details of Government policy
and law in this regard; and
(d) the number of wilful defaulters
against whom the action has been taken
alongwith the amount recovered and yet to
be recovered?
Saradha Chit Fund scam
2598. SHRI RITABRATA BANERJEE:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased
to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Saradha
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
Chit Fund scam is the biggest ever ponzi
scheme scam in the country;
(b) if so, the amount of money looted
from people by the Saradha Chit Fund;
(c) the number of persons arrested, so
far, in this case; and
(d) the number of people cheated in the
scam?
Views of RBI Governor on NPAs
2599. SHRI ALOK TIWARI:
SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR:
SHRI ARVIND KUMAR
SINGH:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be
pleased to state:
(a) whether as per the Governor of RBI,
Public Sector Banks (PSBs) are hiding Non-
Performing Assets (NPAs) and the amount
written off by banks as bad debt in last five
years would have been enough to fund the
education of 15 lakh children in top private
Universities and their all expenses;
(b) if so, the details thereof for last five
years and current year, year-wise
(c) the response of Government thereto;
and
(d) the details of effective and concrete
steps Government would take in this regard
in view of the observation of Governor,
RBI and arbitrary restructuring of bad loans
would be checked?
Low awareness about health
insurance schemes
2600. SHRI PARVEZ HASHMI: Will
the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether Government has taken note
of the low level of awareness about health
insurance schemes in the country;
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(b) if so, the details thereof along with
the reaction of Government thereto;
(c) the number of persons benefited by
the various health insurance schemes being
run by the general insurance companies
operating in the country during the last
three years, company-wise and State/
Union Territory-wise; and
(d) the steps taken or being taken by
Government in this regard?
Missing of agricultural lending
targets by PSBs
2601. DR. KANWAR DEEP SINGH:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased
to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Public Sector
Banks (PSBs) including the Kolkata based
Allahabad Bank, UCO Bank and United
Bank of India have consistently missed the
agricultural lending targets in West Bengal;
(b) if so, the details thereof for last four
years, Bank-wise and year-wise; and
(c) the details of action Government
proposes to take to ensure that all the
Public Sector Banks (PSBs) do achieve their
targets for agricultural lending in West
Bengal?
Cases pending in DRTs and Appellate
Tribunals
2602. SHRI SUKHENDU SEKHAR
ROY: Will the Minister of FINANCE be
pleased to state:
(a) the number of cases filed by
Government pending in Debt Recovery
Tribunals (DTRs) and Appellate Tribunals
till 31 July, 2014 relating to defaulted
borrowers; State-wise indicating the names
of companies and amount outstanding;
(b) the details of years of filing of each
cases and the list of DRT/Appellate
Tribunals where the cases are pending;
(c) the number of adjournments allowed
in each pending cases and the reasons
therefor; and
(d) the details of the steps initiated by
Government to bring the pending cases to
a logical end?
Financing of grid connected solar
projects
2603. SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI:
DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be
pleased to state:
(a) whether banks have been asked to
come up with specific plan on long term
low cost financing for grid connected solar
projects;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether individual customers would
also be offered loans for installing rooftop
solar panels as part of housing loans;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether priority sector lending and
tax incentives would also be proposed for
encouraging solar projects; and
(f) if so, the details thereof and if not,
the reasons therefor?
Study of corporate debt by Ind-Ra
2604. SHRI D. RAJA:
SHRI M.P. ACHUTHAN:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be
pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that according to
a study by India Ratings and Research (Ind-
Ra) the top 500 corporate borrowers in the
country have an aggregate debt of
` 28,76,000 crore which is 73 per cent of
the total bank lending to corporates;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
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(c) the quantum of defaulted amount
out of this and the actions being taken
against the defaulters?
Study of Urban Co-operative Banks in
Andhra Pradesh
2605. SHRI C.M. RAMESH: Will the
Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether any study had been
conducted by the Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) to assess the performance of the
Urban Co-operative Banks in the country,
particularly in Andhra Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details of the study
conducted to assess the performance;
(c) whether RBI has given any
suggestion to enhance the functioning of
Urban Co-operative Banks after the study;
and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
Banking facilities in rural areas
†2606. SHRI VISHAMBHAR
PRASAD NISHAD: Will the Minister of
FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the ratio of
bank branches to population in the
country's rural areas is far too low;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the current status of banking
facilities in rural areas; and
(d) the details of the bank branches
opened in the country's rural areas during
the last three years, State-wise?
Changes in Swiss law regarding
Black Money in Banks
2607. SHRI KIRANMAY NANDA:
Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased
to state:
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
(a) whether it is a fact that Switzerland
Government has made some changes in their
law in August, 2014 related to international
black money deposited in their banks;
(b) if so, the details of the modifications
of Swiss Law;
(c) whether the new law is going to
facilitate in bringing back the black money
to our country or the issue is going to remain
still complicated; and
(d) if not, the reasons therefor?
KYC requirements of KVP
2608. SHRI SANJAY RAUT: Will the
Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has re-
launched Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) to
promote savings in the country;
(b) if so, the salient features thereof;
(c) whether many experts raised
concerns over KYC requirements and
express fear that the KVP Scheme might be
used for routing unaccounted money back
into the system; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and
Government’s response thereto?
Publishing of details of companies
defaulting on loan payment
2609. SHRI RAM KUMAR
KASHYAP: Will the Minister of
FINANCE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Non-Performing Assets
(NPAs) of Public Sector Banks (PSBs)
have registered substantial increase during
the recent years;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor;
(c) the details of steps taken to recover
pending dues;
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(d) the details of companies from whom
more than one crore rupees are to be
recovered and whether there is any
proposal to publish their details in leading
newspapers etc; and
(e) whether there is any proposal to
attach properties and bank accounts of
defaulting companies to recover dues from
them and if not, the reasons therefor?
Medical web portal
2610. SHRI MANSUKH L.
MANDAVIYA: Will the Minister of
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be
pleased to state:
(a) the updated status of the action
taken, if any, by Central Government in
consultation with State Governments
regarding launching of special web portal
where medical practitioners, researchers etc.
can share their suggestions, latest research
works, experience and latest development
taking place in the medical science field by
uploading the same to facilitate accessing
of the same by other medical practitioners/
researchers etc., along with the details/
proposed details of such web portal; and
(b) if no action has been taken, the
reasons therefor?
AYUSH dispensaries under CGHS
2611. DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY:
SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the number of Ayurveda, Unani,
Siddha and Homoeopathy CGHS
dispensaries and its location in various
parts of the country;
(b) the total number of doctors and
para-medical staff working in these
dispensaries, category-wise and
dpispensary-wise; and
(c) the number of beneficiaries registered
in these dispensaries and the number of
beneficiaries availed health and medical
treatment and benefits of medicines during
the last three years, year-wise?
Upgrading of CGHS communication
technology network
2612. DR. T.N. SEEMA: Will the
Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has taken note
of inconvenience caused to the beneficiaries
due to frequent break down/deficient
internet services and obsolete server/
computers in Government hospitals/
CGHS dispensaries;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the
reasons therefor;
(c) the details of the complaints received
in this regard, State-wise, during each of
the last three years and the current year;
and
(d) the time by which the compliant
heavy duty servers and computers with
updated technology are likely to be
provided at Government hospitals/CGHS
dispensaries and the corrective action taken
by Government in this regard?
Rumours on Ebola disease in India
2613. SHRI K. RAHMAN KHAN:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the precautionary steps taken by
Government to prevent the spread of Ebola
in the country;
(b) whether Government is aware that
in the social media certain persons are
scaring the citizens that the dreaded disease
has entered India; and
(c) if so, whether Government will
dispel such rumours?
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Poor Management of non-communicable
diseases by States
2614. SHRI A.W. RABI BERNARD:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that even non-
communicable diseases account for 53 per
cent deaths in India and over 5.2 million
people died in India in 2008 due to non-
communicable diseases with 38 per cent of
them under the age of 60 as per WHO report;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Government's schemes to
address the diseases is facing poor
implementation as many States were sitting
on around ` 170 crores of unspent balance
at the end of fiscal 2014 accumulated over
the past two years; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps
taken to address this issue?
Standard operating procedures for
sterilization surgeries
2615. PROF. M.V. RAJEEV GOWDA:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the number of tubectomies and
vasectomies performed in each State
according to the latest National Family
Survey;
(b) the Standard Operating Procedures,
if any, to be followed before conducting
tubectomies and vasectomies, in a
sterilization camp, in each State and the
details of the provisions of post-operation
care, if any; and
(c) the target, if any, set for the number
of tubectomies and vasectomies to be
performed in one calendar year, in each
State?
Policy guideline by WHO for
treatment of MDR-TB
2616. SHRI T. RATHINAVEL: Will the
Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the World Health
Organization (WHO) has issued interim
policy guidance that lists five conditions
that must be in place if a new drug is used
for treatment of MDR-TB;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the biggest increase of
patients with MDR-TB is in India; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
Quality control of generic drugs
2617. SHRI DEVENDER GOUD T.:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the reasons behind Government
pushing for generic drugs;
(b) whether it is a fact that there is
inadequate attention on following the
quality protocol, particularly, on life-saving
generic drugs; and
(c) if so, the reasons therefor?
Supply of generic medicines at MRP
by CGHS appointed chemists
2618. SHRI A.U. SINGH DEO: Will
the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government is aware that
local chemists appointed by CGHS
Wellness Centres supply generic drugs but
charge at MRP of branded medicines;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the steps
proposed to curb such illegalities;
(c) the efforts and plans to be made to
protect non-CGHS beneficiaries from the
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clutches of chemists who supply generic
medicines in place of branded prescribed
drugs and pocket huge profits; and
(d) the details of chemists' licenses
issued during the last three years, year-
wise and work plan drawn to check
unauthorized drug dealers?
Cancer patients in the country
2619. SHRIMATI JHARNA DAS
BAIDYA: Will the Minister of HEALTH
AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether cancer patients are gradually
increasing in our country;
(b) if so, the number of cases detected
so far, State-wise;
(c) the number of deaths because of such
a fatal disease, State-wise;
(d) whether Government is considering
to give the cancer medicines at subsidized
rates;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) if not, the reasons therefor?
Grant-in-aid for medical college in
Chhattisgarh
†2620. DR. BHUSHAN
LAL JANGDE: Will the Minister of
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be
pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that a medical
college and attached hospital has been
opened in Rajnandgaon, Ambikapur of
Chhattisgarh; and
(b) whether the said college and hospital
has been established under Centrally
sponsored scheme, for which State's grant-
in-aid has been deposited but the Central
share has not been received, if so, by when
the said amount will be released?
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
Posting of paediatrician to CGHS
Dispensary, Laxmi Nagar
2621. SHRI ALI ANWAR ANSARI:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether there is a CGHS Dispensary
in Laxmi Nagar, New Delhi with a huge
number of beneficiaries;
(b) if so, whether there is a paediatrician
appointed in the dispensary;
(c) if not, by when Government is going
to appoint a paediatrician in the dispensary;
and
(d) if not, the reasons therefor?
Rising cases of obesity in urban
youths
2622. SHRI AVINASH PANDE: Will
the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the incidence
of obesity is increasing among not only
middle-aged persons, but also among the
youth in urban areas;
(b) if so, whether Government is
planning to formulate any policy or
guidelines to tackle the increasing incidence
of obesity among the urban population and,
if so, details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres
2623. DR. CHANDAN MITRA: Will
the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether in 2007, Government had
set up Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres
(NRCs) across the country to fight
malnourishment among children;
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(b) if so, the number of NRCs functional
at present along with the number of children
admitted and discharged on being declared
healthy, State-wise;
(c) whether the performance of these
NRCs is not satisfactory in certain States
as per a recent study, if so, the details
thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
(d) the steps taken by Government to
increase the number of NRCs and equip
them with modern equipment in order to
deal with the problem of malnourishment
that kills million of children in the country
every year?
Vulnerability of population to
diseases
†2624. SHRI MEGHRAJ JAIN: Will
the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether majority of our country's
population is vulnerable to various kinds
of diseases and whether the causes therefor
have been explored;
(b) if so, the details of those causes
explored; and
(c) the details of the steps taken by
Government to remove the causes?
Health status of coastal inhabitants
2625. DR. T. N. SEEMA: Will the
Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the health conditions of the
coastal inhabitants of the country are very
poor and they are prone to various
infections;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Government has conducted/
has plans to conduct any study on the health
status of the coastal people;
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether few State Governments
have approached the Centre in this regard
for conducting health checkup camps and
setting up special clinics in coastal areas;
(f) if so, the details and the status of
such proposals; and
(g) the action taken by Government to
upgrade the health of the coastal people?
Accessing of medical reports by
patients
†2626. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Government
is seriously considering to provide right to
attain medical report by the patients;
(b) if so, whether Government has taken
any steps in this regard; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,
the reasons therefor?
Bringing of AIIMS, PGIMER and
NIMHANS under MCI
2627. DR. R. LAKSHMANAN: Will
the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether any proposal is pending
with Government to bring AIIMS, Delhi;
PGIMER, Chandigarh and National
Institute of Mental Health and Neuro
Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru under
the purview of Medical Council of India
(MCI);
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
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SC/ST personnel in research projects
of ICMR
2628. SHRI AMBETH RAJAN: Will
the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR) is undertaking
major research activities regularly;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the details of the SC/ST personnel
involved in medical research activities;
and
(d) if no personnel is involved, the
reasons therefor?
Shortage of ART drugs
2629. SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether as per National Guidelines,
90-95 per cent compliance is needed
for effective treatment, and interruption
may cause drugs resistance, and may
require early switching to next-line costlier
drugs;
(b) whether recently ART drugs shortage
incidences were reported and consequently,
partial doses were provided, forcing
patients to visit ART centres frequently, if
so, the details thereof and the reasons
therefor;
(c) the corrective measures being
adopted by Government to improve ART
drugs forecasting, procurement, supply
storage and monitoring; and
(d) the details of HIV-infected persons
receiving free Anti-Retroviral Therapy
(ART), under National AIDS Control
Programme?
Low availability of hospital beds
2630. DR. K. V. P. RAMACHANDRA
RAO: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the
availability of beds in the hospitals in the
country is much less as compared to the
population and not in accordance with the
norms prevalent at international level; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, and the
reasons therefor?
Implementation of JSY
2631. DR. K.V.P. RAMACHANDRA
RAO: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Government
is implementing Jnani Suraksha Yojana
(JSY);
(b) if so, the objects of the scheme;
(c) the achievements made under the
scheme; and
(d) whether Government proposes to
review the scheme?
Population at high risk of HIV/AIDS
infection rate
2632. SHRI T. RATHINAVEL: Will
the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that according to
U.N. officials, although there has been a
reduction of 56 per cent in new HIV/AIDS
infections, its rate has increased in some
populations, like injecting drug users, and
men having sex with men;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is also a fact that according
to the said UN officials, India needs for
stepping up the HIV/AIDS control
programmes in certain areas in India; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
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Checking infant and maternal deaths
in tribal dominated areas
2633. SHRI BAISHNAB PARIDA:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that India has the
highest number of maternal deaths in the
world;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the
reasons therefor;
(c) how far have such maternal and child
deaths been controlled in the backward and
tribal dominated regions of the country,
especially Odisha, Jharkhand etc.;
(d) whether it is proposed to increase
the Women Health Centres in such areas to
achieve the objective; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
Revision of medical education
curricula
2634. PROF. M.V. RAJEEV GOWDA:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the process for revision of the
curricula for graduate and post-graduate
medical education and the details thereof;
(b) when was the last time the curricula
for graduate and post-graduate medical
education was revised and the details of
the year of revision and changes brought
in; and
(c) whether there are mechanisms in
place to incorporate student participation
in curriculum planning, if so, the details
thereof?
Pediatric surgery for children at
AIIMS, New Delhi
2635. SHRI K.C. TYAGI: Will the
Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the number of children, who have
been given the date for surgery and are being
rescheduled (postponed) for surgery in
AIIMS, New Delhi;
(b) the likely rescheduled dates of
surgery for these children; and
(c) the immediate measures for
increasing the Operation Theater time for
pediatric surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi to
accommodate the children who require
surgery at the Department of Pediatric
Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi?
Prescribing of generic drugs
2636. SHRI AJAY SANCHETI: Will
the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether a large number of doctors
especially in Government hospitals still
prescribe costlier branded drugs;
(b) whether the prices of generic drugs
which have the same therapeutic qualities
are significantly lower than their branded
version;
(c) whether India is one of the world's
largest exporter of generic drugs; and
(d) the steps taken by Government to
make doctors to prescribe generic drugs?
Healthcare facilities in the
Lakshadweep
2637. SHRI C.P. NARAYANAN: Will
the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it has come to the notice of
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Government that people living in various
islands of Lakshadweep do not have
medical treatment facilities;
(b) whether Government intends to
establish full fledged hospitals at least in
three of the major islands;
(c) whether Government would arrange
special helicopter facilities to evacuate
seriously ill patients to these hospitals or
to the mainland parts of the country; and
(d) whether Government would make
available experts of all specialities and
medicines in these hospitals?
Increase in milk adulteration cases in
NCR
2638. SHRIMATI NAZNIN
FARUQUE: Will the Minister of HEALTH
AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether Government is aware about
number of cases of adulteration of milk in
the National Capital Region (NCR) by
leading milk manufacturers in current year;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken by Government in
this regard?
Diabetic patients in India
2639. SHRI ANIL DESAI: Will the
Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the number of diabetic patients in
India, gender-wise;
(b) whether this spread is increasing in
school going children rapidly;
(c) whether easy availability to junk
food in schools and colleges are also
responsible for this;
(d) whether Government is planning to
ban such foods in all Government and
private schools; and
(e) if so, the details thereof and, if not
the reasons therefor?
Vacant posts of physiotherapists
2640. SHRI GULAM RASOOL
BALYAWI: Will the Minister of HEALTH
AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether Recruitment Rules (RR) of
Sr. Physiotherapist was amended w.e.f.
25th April, 2000;
(b) whether the amended Recruitment
Rules is operating for the vacancies of Sr.
Physiotherapist fallen after 25 April, 2000;
(c) whether the post of Sr.
Physiotherapist created on 1 April, 1999
should be considered for 1999-2000;
(d) if so, whether Government would
revise minutes of DPC held on 13 July,
2001 in the UPSC which reflects vacancy
of 1999 for 2000-01; and
(e) whether Government would prepare
reservation roster of Safdarjung Hospital
by taking into consideration vacancy of
1 April, 1999 to be filled up by pre-
amended RR?
HIV cases in Goa
2641. SHRI KIRANMAY NANDA:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that as per the
statement of Health Minister of Goa, every
village of Goa has HIV positive patient;
(b) if so, the action proposed by
Government to handle such a situation; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
Check on milk adulteration
2642. SHRI SANJAY RAUT: Will the
Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether sub-standard milk and milk
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products contaminated with synthetic
materials is being sold and supplied, which
is posing serious threat to the life and health
of the consumers in various parts of the
country;
(b) if so, the details of such incidents
reported during the last three years and
details of steps taken by Government to
stop the practice of milk adulteration in
the country;
(c) whether Government is seriously
considering to bring amendments in the
Food Safety and Standards Act by making
it an offence punishable with life
imprisonment to persons indulging in
production and marketing of adulterated
milk; and
(d) if so, by when it will be amended?
Non-prescribing of medicines by
CGHS doctors
2643. SHRI RAM KUMAR
KASHYAP: Will the Minister of HEALTH
AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether Government has issued any
direction to the CGHS dispensaries not to
issue medicines prescribed by doctors of
Government hospitals to CGHS
beneficiaries, which they have been taking
for the last several years especially chronic
patients suffering from heart and mental
diseases;
(b) whether these patients are being
directed by the CGHS doctors to approach
again to prescribe only generic medicines
mentioned in the schedule of CGHS which
create lot of problem for them as they have
to purchase those medicines from the
market;
(c) if so, the reasons therefor; and
(d) by when these orders are likely to
be withdrawn and, if not, the reasons
therefor?
Regulatory mechanism for clinical
trials
2644. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether there is any reliable year-
wise information regarding the number of
people who have participated in clinical
drug trials, who have died while
participation or have developed serious
adverse effects in the last three years and,
if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether Government has
established any mechanism for
compensating the families of victims who
have died or have developed serious adverse
effects after participating in clinical drug
trials, if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether Government has taken any
measures to put in place a mechanism to
regulate such trials in the country and if so,
the details thereof?
Status of H1N1 disease in the country
2645. SHRI BAISHNAB PARIDA:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the status of H1N1 i.e. swine flu in
the country;
(b) whether certain deaths have been
reported because of this disease in the
country during the last one year;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether Government has organized
an awareness drive in the country to help
guard against this virus; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
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Anaemia and mineral deficiencies in
tribal/rural areas
2646. SHRIMATI RAJANI PATIL:
SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN:
Will the Minister of HEALTH AND
FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that a large
population of women and children are
facing several diseases like anaemia and
other mineral deficiencies in the country
particularly in tribal/rural areas ;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-
wise and the reasons therefor;
(c) the schemes being implemented and
funds released/spent under each scheme
during each of the last three years and the
current year, State/UT-wise; and
(d) the corrective measures being taken
in this regard to avoid such situation in
future?
Free treatment for EWS people in
private hospitals
2647. SHRIMATI NAZNIN
FARUQUE: Will the Minister of HEALTH
AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to
state:
(a) whether the economically weaker
sections (EWS) poor patients are being
allowed free treatment in private hospitals
who were allotted land by Government in
the country, especially in National Capital
Territory of Delhi;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether any cases have come to
notice regarding not providing this facility
by hospitals;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the steps being taken by the
Directorate General of Health Services
(DGHS) in this regard?
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
Availability of vaccines at affordable
cost
2648. SHRI P. RAJEEVE: Will the
Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has taken any
steps to increase the availability of vaccines
at affordable cost; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
Action against adulterators of milk
2649. SHRI RITABRATA
BANERJEE: Will the Minister of
HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be
pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that adulteration
of milk is increasing in the country;
(b) if so, the number of such cases which
have been detected;
(c) what are the agents with which milk
is being adulterated; and
(d) whether any actions have been taken
against the people involved in such
adulteration?
Scheme to encourage doctors to work
in rural areas
†2650. SHRI VIJAY GOEL: Will the
Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY
WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that most of the
doctors do not want to practice in rural
areas, if so, whether Government has any
scheme in this regard;
(b) if so, the mechanism of its
monitoring;
(c) the details of the steps being taken
by Government to impose ban on practice
of quacks who play with the health and
lives of people in rural areas; and
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(d) the number of quacks whose
practice has been banned during the last
three years along with the action taken
against them?
Low immunization coverage due to
migration
2651. SHRIMATI MOHSINA
KIDWAI: Will the Minister of HEALTH
AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to
state:
(a) the details of the vaccines being
administered and the percentage of children
who have been immunized under the
Universal Immunization Programme (UIP),
disease and State/UT-wise;
(b) whether Government is aware that
certain areas with high levels of distress
migration have low immunization coverage
in the country;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the steps
taken/being taken by Government to ensure
that migrants’ children are provided the
necessary vaccines; and
(d) whether all disturbed areas of
Chhattisgarh etc. have been covered under
the UIP if so, the details thereof?
Community Radio Stations
2652. SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI: Will
the Minister of INFORMATION AND
BROADCASTING be pleased to state:
(a) the objectives behind the setting up
of a Community Radio Stations in the
country;
(b) the number of Community Radio
Stations functioning in India;
(c) how far they have achieved the
objectives;
(d) whether Government proposes to
set up 600 new Community Radio Stations;
and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.
Broadcast of news bulletin by private
FM channels
2653. SHRI C.M. RAMESH: Will the
Minister of INFORMATION AND
BROADCASTING be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Government
has agreed in principle to allow the private
FM channels to broadcast news bulletin;
(b) if so, on what basis the same has
been agreed;
(c) whether Government has considered
the views of all stake holders in this matter
before taking any decision in this regard;
and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
Amendment of Sports Broadcasting
Signals Act, 2007
2654. SHRIMATI SASIKALA
PUSHPA: Will the Minister of
INFORMATION AND
BROADCASTING be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has any
proposal to amend the Sports Broadcasting
Signals Act, 2007;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the private players in
broadcasting sector are amassing huge
money at the cost of the public broadcaster;
and
(d) if so, the details thereof, and the
action taken by Government thereon?
Revamping of Doordarshan and
Akashvani
†2655. SHRI PRABHAT JHA: Will the
Minister of INFORMATION AND
BROADCASTING be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the
Government-owned Doordarshan and
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Akashvani has lagged behind in competition
in comparison to private satellite channels/
new channels;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the plan of Government to revamp
Doordarshan and Akashwani and also to
increase their competitive efficiency, and
the details thereof?
Curb on misuse of Press registrations
2656. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:
Will the Minister of INFORMATION
AND BROADCASTING be pleased to
state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the number
of Press registrations are growing year by
year;
(b) if so, the details of such registrations
during the last three years;
(c) whether Government is planning to
curb the misuse of fake/non-operative Press
registrations; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
Commissioned programme by DD
2657. SHRI AMBETH RAJAN: Will
the Minister of INFORMATION AND
BROADCASTING be pleased to state:
(a) whether Doordarshan has started
commissioned programme, if so, the details
thereof ;
(b) whether Government is of the view
that this type of programme is very useful
in generating revenue for Government; and
(c) the details of the revenue generated
by Commissioned programme?
Full autonomy to Prasar Bharati
2658. SHRI AVINASH RAI
KHANNA: Will the Minister of
INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Chairperson of the
Prasar Bharati has recently stressed the
need to professionalise Doordarshan and
All India Radio;
(b) if so, the reaction of Government on
such comments made by the Chairperson
of Prasar Bharati;
(c) whether the performance of
Doordarshan and All India Radio (AIR)
would be upgraded to compete with private
channels; and
(d) if so, the steps Government
proposes to take to confer full autonomy
to Prasar Bharati?
Vacancies in All India Radio and
Doordarshan
2659. SHRI BHUPINDER SINGH:
Will the Minister of INFORMATION
AND BROADCASTING be pleased to
state:
(a) the number of posts lying vacant in
All India Radio and Doordarshan in the
country and by when these vacancies will
be filled up, State-wise;
(b) the details of measures which have
been taken to fill up the vacancies in the
Eastern and North Eastern States; and
(c) by when the vacancies in Odisha
will be filled up?
Irregularities in DD Kashir
2660. SHRI A.K. SELVARAJ: Will the
Minister of INFORMATION AND
BROADCASTING be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Government
has ordered a series of probes including
one on DD Kashir and another in the
number of consultants hired by the public
broadcaster;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
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(c) whether it is also a fact that an
internal audit by Prasar Bharati, in 2013
revealed almost 5000 programmes
produced for DD Kashir between 2010 and
2012 has not been telecast till October,
2013; and
(d) whether it is also a fact that an
inquiry found 90 per cent of the contents
unfit for telecast?
Licence fee for Direct-to-Home
service providers
2661. SHRI S. THANGAVELU: Will
the Minister of INFORMATION AND
BROADCASTING be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Direct-
to-Home players have sought further
reduction in licence fee;
(b) whether it is also a fact that the
Direct-to-Home players have claimed that
the industry pays 33 per cent of its revenue
as taxes;
(c) whether the Telecom Regulatory
Authority of India had recommended
reduction in existing licence fee to 8 per
cent of their adjusted gross revenue; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
Use of wrong names of places in DD
News
2662. DR. K. P. RAMALINGAM:
Will the Minister of INFORMATION
AND BROADCASTING be pleased to
state:
(a) whether it is a fact that Doordarshan
has referred places in Jammu and Kashmir
by names used by separatists calling
Anantnag as Islamabad and Shankaracharya
Hill as Koh-e-Suleman while reading a
bulletin on the recent floods in the State;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether it is also a fact that
Government has ordered an inquiry into
the whole issue; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
Vacancies of Urdu Programme
Executives
2663. SHRI GULAM RASOOL
BALYAWI: Will the Minister of
INFORMATION AND
BROADCASTING be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that there is no
Urdu Programme Executives, in DD Urdu,
DD News Urdu and Doordarshan kendra
(DDK) Delhi for Urdu programmes;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the
reasons therefor;
(c) what arrangements have been made
in this regard; and
(d) the steps being taken to make
adequate and befitting arrangements for all
these programmes by appointing Urdu
Programme Executives?
Discrimination with TV NC/ANCs
2664. SHRI ALI ANWAR ANSARI:
Will the Minister of INFORMATION
AND BROADCASTING be pleased to
state:
(a) whether it is a fact that TV NC/
ANCs appointed as DD in Senior Scales
are stagnating without promotion since
1988;
(b) whether it is also a fact that even
their designations were not changed despite
recommendation by a committee and
subsequently it was changed in various
cases causing anomaly as TV ANEs are
ANEs though IIS officers in junior scales
are NEs/DDNs and contractual
correspondents are special correspondents;
and
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(c) whether it is also a fact that they are
not getting perks at par with officers of
same scales as they are denied hospitality
allowance, equal number of newspapers,
official mobile/laptops, residential TV sets
etc.?
Accessible telecast of all events and
occasions
2665. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI: Will
the Minister of INFORMATION AND
BROADCASTING be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has taken any
measures to provide simultaneous sign
language interpretation for telecasts on all
Doordarshan channels on all important
events and occasions;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether there is no sign language
interpretation for the Prime Minister's
speech on the Teacher's Day;
(d) whether Government proposes to
bring a standard policy to ensure accessible
telecast for all events and occasions; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
Status of Nai Roshni
2666. SHRI JESUDASU SEELAM:
Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS
be pleased to state:
(a) the present status of the Scheme
"Nai Roshni-Leadership Development of
Minority Women", implemented in 2012;
(b) whether Government is taking any
further initiatives to empower and instill
confidence among the women belonging to
minority communities; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
Evaluation study of MAEF
2667. SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI: Will
the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be
pleased to state:
(a) whether an evaluation study of the
Maulana Azad Education Foundation
(MAEF) was carried out by the Indian
Social Institute, New Delhi in 2010;
(b) if so, the details of the findings in
this regard; and
(c) the details of action Government has
taken on those findings?
Allocation of funds for NMDFC
2668. SHRI PRAMOD TIWARI: Will
the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be
pleased to state:
(a) the total allocation made to the
National Minorities Development and
Finance Corporation (NMDFC) during the
years 2011-12 and 2013-14;
(b) whether the funds allocated during
that period were fully utilized;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) whether the amount sanctioned was
sufficient to meet the growing demand for
upliftment of minorities?
Allocation and utilisation of funds for
the Ministry of Minority Affairs
2669. DR. BHALCHANDRA
MUNGEKAR: Will the Minister of
MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the total allocation of funds for the
Ministry during the Tenth Five Year Plan
period;
(b) the total allocation of funds for the
Ministry during the Eleventh Five Year Plan
period;
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(c) how much amount was actually
spent by the Ministry and the details
thereof; and
(d) if expenditure was less than
allocation, the reasons therefor?
Education and loan facilities for
minority and backward communities
2670. SHRI K. C. TYAGI:
SHRI P. BHATTACHARYA:
Will the Minister of MINORITY
AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
NEW DELHI;
The 10th December, 2014
Agrahayana 19, 1936 (Saka)
(a) whether Government has evolved a
strategy to ensure better education and loan
facilities to minority and backward
communities in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the basis on which Government has
distinguished between minority and
backward community status; and
(d) the achievements made, so far, by
Government in this regard?
SHUMSHER K. SHERIFF,
Secretary-General.
 INDEX
(Ministry-wise)

Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy,

Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy
(AYUSH) : 2511, 2512, 2513, 2514,
Civil Aviation : 2515, 2516, 2517, 2518, 2519, 2520,
2521, 2522, 2523, 2524, 2525, 2526,
2527, 2528, 2529, 2530, 2531, 2532,
2533, 2534, 2535, 2536, 2537,
Corporate Affairs : 2538, 2539, 2540, 2541, 2542,
Defence : 2543, 2544, 2545, 2546, 2547, 2548,
2549, 2550, 2551, 2552, 2553, 2554,
2555, 2556, 2557, 2558, 2559, 2560,
2561, 2562,
Finance : 2563, 2564, 2565, 2566, 2567, 2568,
2569, 2570, 2571, 2572, 2573, 2574,
2575, 2576, 2577, 2578, 2579, 2580,
2581, 2582, 2583, 2584, 2585, 2586,
2587, 2588, 2589, 2590, 2591, 2592,
2593, 2594, 2595, 2596, 2597, 2598,
2599, 2600, 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604,
2605, 2606, 2607, 2608, 2609,
Health and Family Welfare : 2610, 2611, 2612, 2613, 2614, 2615,
2616, 2617, 2618, 2619, 2620, 2621,
2622, 2623, 2624, 2625, 2626, 2627,
2628, 2629, 2630, 2631, 2632, 2633,
2634, 2635, 2636, 2637, 2638, 2639,
2640, 2641, 2642, 2643, 2644, 2645,
2646, 2647, 2648, 2649, 2650, 2651,
Information and Broadcasting : 2652, 2653, 2654, 2655, 2656, 2657,
2658, 2659, 2660, 2661, 2662, 2663,
2664, 2665,
Minority Affairs : 2666, 2667, 2668, 2669, 2670.

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