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27, 2021/Sarvana 5, 1943 (Saka) ------Q PARLIAMENT OF INDIA RAJYA SABHA ERRATA to the list of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS for Tuesday, July 27, 2021/Sarvana 5, 1943 (Saka) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q. No. Corrections ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 846. May be treated as cancelled. 892. May be treated as cancelled. • In the index, Question No. 846 may be deleted from the Ministry of Finance. • In the index, Question No. 892 may be deleted from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. New Delhi, July 26, 2021. Copy to:- 1. Ministry of Finance. 2. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. 3. Translation Section, Rajya Sabha Sectt. 4. E.O.D., Rajya Sabha Sectt. 5. Table Office (2 spare copies). 6. Questions Branch (25 spare copies). Rajya Sabha List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held on Tuesday, July 27, 2021/ 05 Sravana, 1943 (Saka) (Ministries : Ayush; Corporate Affairs; Culture; Earth Sciences; Finance; Health and Family Welfare; New and Renewable Energy; Power; Science and Technology; Tourism) Total number of questions -- 160 Status of Medicinal Plants Conservation and Development Areas 801 Shri Sujeet Kumar: Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state: (a) the number of Medicinal Plants Conservation and Development Areas (MPCDAs) established under the supervision of the National Medicinal Plants Board, State-wise; (b) the amount of funds sanctioned and spent on establishing MPCDAs, as on date; and (c) the role of MPCDAs in improving the lives of tribal communities? National Medicinal Plants Board 802 Shri Ramkumar Verma: Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state: (a) whether the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) has formulated any new scheme to boost the cultivation and production of medicinal plants and herbs in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the fresh steps taken by Government for development of quality planting material of medicinal plants and herbs in different agro-climatic zones? Active AYUSH Centres in the country 803 Dr. Anil Agrawal: Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state: (a) the number of AYUSH Centres that are functioning at present in the country, State-wise; (b) whether Government proposes to set up more AYUSH Centres in the country; and (c) if so, the details thereof? AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries in Maharashtra 804 Dr. Fauzia Khan: Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state: (a) the total number of Homoeopathic, Unani, Siddha and Naturopathy practitioners in place vis-a-vis the total number of AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries operating in the country, 197 198 State-wise/Union Territory-wise, including Maharashtra particularly; (b) the steps taken by Government to bring AYUSH medical services in the mainstream; and (c) whether Government proposes to set up any Ayurvedic, Unani or Homoeopathy hospitals in Maharashtra and, if so, the details thereof? Fund allocation for R&D under AYUSH during 2017-2021 805 Shri Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharyya: Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state: (a) the number of doctors being recruited under AYUSH during last five years and the current year, State-wise; (b) the amount of funds allotted and utilised during this period in Research and development in AYUSH; and (c) the number of AYUSH Units setup by Government during the years 2019, 2020, 2021? Policy for treatment of diseases through AYUSH 806 # Smt. Kanta Kardam: Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is trying to develop India as a Global hub for treatment of diseases through AYUSH system; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the major policy initiative to popularise the treatment of various diseases through AYUSH system? Identified districts under National AYUSH Mission 807 # Smt. Geeta alias Chandraprabha: Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state: (a) the assistance provided by the Ministry to identify districts of the country under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission; and (b) the total amount provided to identify districts for cultivation of medicinal plants during the last three years under the scheme? Additional integrated AYUSH Hospitals in Andhra Pradesh 808 Shri Parimal Nathwani: Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state: (a) whether Government plans to sanction any additional AYUSH hospitals under the National AYUSH Mission apart from the ones sanctioned at Kakinada and Visakhapatnam in the next financial year; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the details of Integrated Hospitals sanctioned under the NAM during the last two years with the respective budget allocations, State-wise? Promotion of medicinal plants and herbs 809 Dr. C.M. Ramesh: Will the Minister of Ayush be pleased to state: (a) whether Government proposes to promote production of medicinal plants and herbs in 199 the country, if so, the details thereof; and (b) the details of allotment of land in various States during the last three years, by National Medicinal Plants Board to encourage the farmers to cultivate medicinal plants in the country, State-wise? CSR activities in Uttar Pradesh 810 Shri Syed Zafar Islam: Will the Minister of Corporate Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of organizations working in the social sectors including Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) involved in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects such as environment, skill development, water, research and sanitation through CSR activities in Uttar Pradesh; and (b) the details of the funds sanctioned/allocated/utilised by the above said organizations/NGOs during the last three years? Affirmative provisions in NAP-BHR for land conflicts 811 Shri K.C. Ramamurthy: Will the Minister of Corporate Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Government has recognized the land rights as human rights and, if so, the details of the measures taken by Government to address the issues related to the alarming nature of land conflicts between the public/private business entities and the citizens/farmers etc; and (b) the measures taken by Government to ensure the affirmative provisions in the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAP-BHR) to address the issues related to the land conflicts? Common CSR management 812 Shri Prashanta Nanda: Will the Minister of Corporate Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether there is any provision to establish common CSR activities management group/committee; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor? Responsible Business Conduct 813 Shri Prashanta Nanda: Will the Minister of Corporate Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether any reporting framework for responsible business conduct has been created; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor? Identification of shell companies 814 # Shri Neeraj Dangi: Will the Minister of Corporate Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has developed any smart mechanism to identify shell companies in the country; 200 (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and (d) the action taken against such shell companies during the last three years and current year so far, the State/Union Territory-wise details of the action taken in this regard? Foreign Companies in India 815 Shri Binoy Viswam: Will the Minister of Corporate Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of foreign companies registered during each of the last three years and the revenue earned therefrom, sector-wise and State/UT-wise; (b) the number of such companies set up with foreign capital and those set up with domestically generated capital separately, company/Sector-wise; (c) the total number of employees who are working in these foreign companies in India; (d) whether certain foreign companies/entities are conducting online activities without getting themselves registered; and (e) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by Government to safeguard the interest of Indian consumers and investors? CSR towards mitigation of COVID-19 crisis in the country 816 Shri Rajmani Patel: Will the Minister of Corporate Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether there has been an increase in the expenditure from public sector and private sector companies from their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds towards mitigation of the COVID-19 crisis in the country; (b) if so, the details of the activities carried out from the CSR funds during the last 15 months; and (c) whether Government has taken any special step to incentivise the companies to increase the utilisation of the CSR funds for the COVID-19 crisis? Shutting down of private companies 817 Shri Ripun Bora: Will the Minister of Corporate Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that in the name of COVID-19 more than lakhs of private companies have been shut down in the last six months; (b) if so, the closed units as well as new companies which have registered during April, 2020 to June, 2021 thereof, State-wise; (c) the number of unemployed registered and losses incurred as reported thereto; and (d) the proposal of Government to assess the fact and reality thereof and the action to be taken thereon? Modification in CSR framework 818 Shri V. Vijayasai Reddy: Will the Minister of Corporate Affairs be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that Government has recently modified Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rules; (b) if so, the details of modifications
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