Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Environment: 2013-14 Q. No. Q. Type Date Ans by Members Title of the Questions Subject Specific Political State Ministry Party Representati ve Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Foodgrains for Calamity Prone 1235 Unstarred 05.03.2013 Distribution Shri States Disaster Management AIFB Shri Magunta Srinivasulu Reddy INC Andhra Pradesh Shri Nripendra Nath Roy AIFB West Bengal Shri RSP West Bengal Consumer Affairs, Food and Public 4666 Unstarred 23.04.2013 Distribution Shri Datta Raghobaji Meghe Packaged Water Water Management INC Maharashtra Consumer Affairs, Food and Public 5573 Unstarred 30.04.2013 Distribution Shri Datta Raghobaji Meghe Packaged Drinking Water Water Management INC Maharashtra Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy INC Andhra Pradesh Shri Parvatagouda Chandanagouda Gaddigoudar BJP Karnataka Shri Ravneet Singh INC Punjab 2890 27.08.2013 Consumer Shri Rayapati Sambasiva Rao Quality of Bottled Water Water Management INC Affairs, Food and Public Unstarred Distribution Andhra Pradesh Shri Jagdish Singh Rana BSP Uttar Pradesh Shri C. Rajendran AIADMK Tamil Nadu 3081 11.02.2014 Consumer Shri P. Karunakaran Quality of Packaged Drinking Affairs, Food and Water Public Unstarred Distribution Health and Sanitation CPI(M) Kerala

FOODGRAINS FOR CALAMITY PRONE STATES 5th March, 2013

LSQ 1235

SHRI NARAHARI MAHATO SHRI MAGUNTA SRINIVASULU REDDY SHRI NRIPENDRA NATH ROY SHRI MANOHAR TIRKEY

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government proposes to maintain additional stock of foodgrains on priority basis in the drought and flood prone States of the country;

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

(c) whether the Government has issued instructions to the Food Corporation of India to keep a minimum stock for several months in the said States and has also urged the States to lift foodgrains sufficient to meet the Public Distribution System requirement for six months;

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

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K.V. THOMAS)

(a) No Madam.

(b) Does not arise in view of (a) above.

(c) to (e) No such instructions have been issued to FCI. However, Government of India has permitted the States/UTs for lifting and distribution of upto six months ration under Targeted Public Distribution System in one go, subject to certain conditions.

PACKAGED WATER 23rd April, 2013

LSQ 4666

SHRI DATTA RAGHODABI MEGHE

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:-

(a) whether new companies are regularly entering into production and sale of packaged water due to the increasing demand;

(b) if so, whether the Government issues any licence to these companies;

(c) if so, the number of companies to which licences have been issued during the last three years along with the total number of companies engaged in this business presently, State- wise; and

(d) the total quantum of packaged water produced and consumed daily in the country, State- wise?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K. V. THOMAS)

(a) :Yes, Madam.

(b) : As per Food Safety and Standards ( Prohibition & Restriction on sales) (Amendment) Regulation 2011, ` No person shall manufacture, sell or exhibit for sale, Natural Mineral Water & Packaged Drinking water, except under the BIS Mark.` In view of the above regulation, BIS has been granting licences to manufacturing units of Packaged Drinking Water as per IS 14543:2004 and Packaged Natural Mineral Water as per IS 13428:2005, to use BIS Standard Mark on these products since 2001.

(c) : The number of licences granted for Packaged Drinking water as per IS 14543:2004 & Packaged Natural Mineral Water as per IS 13428:2005 in the last three years (YEAR-WISE) is at Annexure-1. State-wise number of companies engaged in manufacturing of Packaged Drinking Water and Packaged Natural Mineral Water respectively as on 17 04 2013 is at Annexure-2. Total number of Packaged Drinking Water licences is 3633 and total number of Packaged Natural Mineral Water licences is 22, as on 17.04.2013.

(d) : Desired data/information is not maintained by Government.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4666 FOR 2.3.4.2013 REGARDING PACKAGED WATER

For Packaged Drinking Water as per IS 14543

Period No. of licences granted 01 01 2010 to 31 12 2010 783 01 01 2011 to 31 12 2011 832 01 01 2012 to 31 12 2012 692 01 01 2013 to 17 04 2013 200

For Packaged Natural Mineral Water as per IS 13428

Period No. of licences granted 01 01 2010 to 31 12 2010 03 01 01 2011 to 31 12 2011 05 01 01 2012 to 31 12 2012 03 01 01 2013 to 17 04 2013 Nil

Annexure-2

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4666 FOR 2.3.4.2013 REGARDING PACKAGED WATER

Sl. No. State/UT No. of Licensees of No. of licensees of Packaged Packaged Drinking Water- Natural Mineral Water- IS IS:14543 13428 1. Andaman & Nicobar 2 - 2. A.P 484 - 3. Arunachal Pradesh 2 - 4. Assam 39 - 5. Bihar 69 - 6. Chandigarh 1 - 7. Chhattisgarh 70 8. Dadra and Nagar Haveli 3 - 9. Daman & Diu 5 - 10. Delhi 59 - 11. Goa 15 - 12. Gujarat 363 2

13. Haryana 92 - 14. H.P 15 15 15. Jharkhand 45 - 16. J&K 18 - 17. Karnataka 248 - 18. Kerala 95 - 19. M.P 117 - 20. Maharashtra 465 1 21. Manipur 7 - 22. Meghalaya 1 - 23. Mizoram 1 - 24. Nagaland 4 - 25. Orissa 106 - 26. Pondicherry 2 - 27. Punjab 46 - 28. Rajasthan 73 - 29. Sikkim 2 - 30. T N 870 - 31. Tirupra 9 - 32. U.P 170 1 33. Uttarakhand 19 3 34. W.B 116 - Total 3633 22

PACKAGED DRINKING WATER 30th April, 2013

LSQ 5573

SHRI DATTA RAGHOBAJI MEGHE SHRI MAGUNTA SRINIVASULU REDDY SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR SHRI RAVNEET SINGH

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:-

(a) the details of the standards fixed bythe Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) forpackaged drinking water;

(b) whether the Government hasreceived reports/complaints regarding illegalsale of packaged drinking water in violationof the quality norms and without any valid licences;

(c) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government theretoindicating the number of such complaints received along with the steps taken there on during each of the last three years and thecurrent year, State-wise;

(d) whether any mechanism is in placeto check the quality of packaged drinkingwater; and

(e) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of samples tested and the outcome thereof during the said period alongwith the corrective steps taken in this regard?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K. V. THOMAS)

(a): Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has formulated following Indian Standards on Packaged Drinking Water:

# IS 14543:2004 Indian Standard – Packaged drinking water (other than natural mineral water) – Specification (First Revision)

# IS 14543: 2004 prescribes the requirements, methods of sampling and test for drinking water (other than natural mineral water) offered for sale in packaged form.

(b) & (c): Yes, Madam. Total 282 complaints have been received regarding illegal sale of packaged drinking water. Action have been taken by the concerned State / Union territory Governments, which includes suspension of manufacturing activities, seizure of the products and prosecution under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.

(d) & (e): BIS ensures the quality of Packaged Drinking Water manufactured by its licensees through a well-defined certification scheme wherein regular surveillance is done of the licensees by factory inspections and drawing of samples from factory & market and their independent testing to check the conformity of the product to relevant Indian Standards. If such licensees are found not meeting the norms prescribed in the relevant Indian Standards, actions like warning, stop marking, deferment of renewal of licence, expiry of licence and cancellation of licence are taken. Such actions depend on the seriousness of default and/or frequency of recurrence of failures or unsatisfactory operation of the licence. The details of number of samples drawn and outcome thereof is enclosed at Appendix-I.

APPENDIX - I

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) & (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5573 FOR 30.4.2013 REGARDING PACKAGED DRINKING WATER.

S.No Actions Taken Period Period Period Current-Year (2010- (2011-2012) (2012-013) 1April -22ndApril 2011) 2013

1. No. of Samples Drawn 23 50 59 10 2. No. of Samples found Failing 4 0 1 0 3. No. of Warning letters issued 3 0 1 0 4. No. of stoppage of marking due to 1 0 1 0 failure of samples and unsatisfactory performance 5. No. of Licences Cancelled/ Expired/Not 0 0 0 0 renewed

QUALITY OF BOTTLED WATER 27th August, 2013

LSQ 2890

SHRI SAMBASIVA RAYAPATI RAO SHRI JAGDISH SINGH RANA SHRI C. RAJENDRAN

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:-

(a) whether any irregularities have been noticed/reported in grant of licences for setting up of plants/factories producing packaged/mineral drinking water;

(b) if so, the details thereof indicating the total number of licences issued and irregularities reported during each of the last three years and the current year along with the action taken thereon, State-wise; and

(c) whether any mechanism is in place to check the quality of packaged/mineral water and if so, the number of samples tested and those found violating the norms during the said period along with the corrective steps taken in this regard, State-wise? ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K. V. THOMAS)

(a) to (c) : Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) does not give licences for setting up plants/ factories. However, BIS grants only product licences for Packaged Drinking Water as per IS 14543 and Packaged Natural Mineral Water as per IS 13428 as these products are under mandatory certification under Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations 2011.

BIS ensures the quality of Packaged Drinking Water and Packaged Natural Mineral Water manufactured by its licensees under the product certification scheme wherein regular surveillance of licensees is done through factory inspections, by drawing of samples from factory & market and their independent testing to check the conformity of the product to relevant Indian Standards (IS 14543 & IS 13428).

If the product is found deviating from the norms prescribed in the relevant Indian Standards, actions like issue of warning/ stop marking/ deferment of licence/non renewal of licence/ cancellation of licence are taken. Such actions depend on the severity of non-conformity and/ or recurrence of failures and/or unsatisfactory operation of the licence.

The details of number of samples drawn, number of samples found failing, number of warning letters issued, number of stop marking and number of licences cancelled/not renewed for the last three years and the current year for Packaged Drinking Water are enclosed at annexure 1 to 4 and details on Packaged Natural Mineral Water are enclosed at annexure 5.

ANNEXURE-1

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHAUNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2890 FOR 27.08.2013 REGARDING QUALITY OF BOTTLED WATER, DATA FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01 04 2010 TO 31 03 2011 (PACKAGED DRINKING WATER)

S.No. STATE NO. OF NO. OF NO. NO. OF NO. SAMPLES SAMPLES OF STOP OF LICENCE DRAWN FAILED WARNING MARKIN CANCELLED/ LETTERS G ISSUED NOT ISSUED RENEWED* 1. Delhi &Noida 190 23 05 00 02 2. Uttar Pradesh 224 14 13 02 00 3. Madhya Pradesh, 466 46 42 04 00 Chhattisgarh 4. Rajasthan 53 08 01 07 00 5. I 'ttarakhand 28 03 00 03 00 6. Haryana 127 16 03 05 01 7. Himachal Radesh 18 00 00 00 00 8. J&K, Punjab, 113 09 09 00 00 Chandigarh 9. Orissa 146 18 13 03 00 10 Bihar, Jharkhand 56 06 03 03 00 11 MeghaIaya,Mani-PurJ 123 57 11 03 00 Mizoram, Tripura & i Assam 12 West Bengal 336 39 25 05 08 13 Gujarat 827 69 52 17 03 14 Maharashtra & Goa 729 104 67 22 03 15 Tamilnadu,Pondi- 1422 163 130 18 04

Cheri, Andaman & Nicobar 16 Andhra Pradesh 1483 182 131 51 06 17 Karnataka 101 20 15 03 02 18 Kerala 206 28 23 04 01 Total 6648 805 543 150 30

*lncludes licences for which renewal application not received at the expiry of licence validity period.

ANNEXURE -2

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA jfJJNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2890 FOR 27.08.2013 REGARDING QUALITY OF • BOTTLED WATER,

DATA FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01 04 2011 TO 31 03 2012 (Packaged Drinking Water)

S. STATE NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. SAMPLES SAMPLES WARNING STOP LICENCE DRAWN FAILED LETTERS MARKIN CANCELLED/ ISSUED G ISSUED NOT RENEWED* 1. Delhi & Noida 144 28 00 15 07 2. Uttar Pradesh 252 25 20 4 02 3. Madhya Pradesh, 472 36 24 12 00 Chhattisgarh 4. Rajasthan 101 05 04 01 00 5. Uttarakhand 41 07 02 05 00 6. Hdryana 115 12 02 05 01 7. Himachal Pradesh 38 02 02 00 00 8. J &K, 154 11 11 06 00 Punjab, Chandigarh 9. Orissa 237 33 26 07 00 10 Bihar, Jharkhand 41 07 04 02 01 11 Meghalaya, Manipur, 128 21 27 06 00 Mizoram, Tripura & i Assam 12 West Bengal 97 01 01 00 00 13 Gujarat 1039 45 26 17 02 14 Maharashtra & Goa 989 123 99 13 05 15 Tamilnadu,Pondic- 1829 183 159 16 04 Heri,Andaman & i N Icobar 16 Andhra Pradesh 1526 136 106 32 07 17 Karnataka 280 33 29 03 01 18 Kerala 249 12 05 05 02 TOTAL 7732 720 547 149 32

Includes licences for which renewal application not received at the expiry of licence validity period.

ANNEXURE -3

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2890 FOR 27.08.2013 REGARDING QUALITY BOTTLED WATER.

DATA FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01.04.2012 TO 31.03.2013 (Packaged Drinking Water)

S.NO. STATE NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF I SAMPLES SAMPLES WARNING STOP LICENCE DRAWN FAILED LETTERS MARKING CANCELLED/ ISSUED ISSUED NOT RENEWED* 1. Delhi &Noida 271 20 10 25 15 2. Uttar Pradesh 355 24 14 12 00 3. Madhya Pradesh, 367 17 13 20 09 Chhattisgarh 4. Rajasthan 52 07 07 06 04 5. Uttarakhand 82 04 03 01 04 6. Haryana 224 12 11 09 49 7. Himachal Pradesh 28 00 00 02 02 8. J &K, Punjab, 209 01 01 02 01 Chandigarh 9. Orissa 269 25 14 16 00 10 Bihar, Jharkhand 145 23 20 04 06 11 Meghalaya, Manipur, 190 34 32 02 01 Mizoram, Tripura & i Assam 12 West Bengal 393 23 6 17 01 13 Gujarat 630 36 29 11 04 14 Maharashtra & Goa 849 52 38 11 26 15 Tamilnadu, 1361 104 94 31 38 Pondicheri, i Andaman & Nicobar 16 Andhra Pradesh 1343 170 144 50 18 17 Karnataka 337 39 30 14 09 18 Kerala 351 16 13 07 03 TOTAL 7456 607 479 240 190

*Includes licences for which renewal application not received at the expiry of licence validity period.

ANNEXURE -4

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2890 FOR 27.08.2013 REGARDING QUALITY OF BOTTLED WATER.

DATA FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01.04.2013 TO 31.07.2013 (Packaged Drinking Water)

S.NO. STATE NO. NO. NO. NO. NO. OF OF OF OF STOP OF LICENCE SAMPLES SAMPLES WARNING MARKING CANCELLED/ DRAWN FAILED LETTERS ISSUED NOT ISSUED RENEWED* 1. Delhi & Noida 40 02 02 00 04 2. Uttar Pradesh 57 04 05 07 11 3. Madhya Pradesh, 83 11 07 10 03 Chhattisgarh 4. Rajasthan 56 01 01 01 00 5. Uttarakhand 33 04 02 01 02 6. Haryana 71 05 05 08 00 7. Himachal Pradesh 15 01 02 03 02 8. J &K, Punjab, 63 04 03 03 11 Chandigarh 9. Orissa 57 12 05 07 00 10 Bihar, Jharkhand 11 01 02 03 02 11 Meghalaya, Manipur, 43 09 09 04 00

Mizoram, Tripura & Assam 12 West Bengal 68 03 02 06 04 13 Gujarat 121 14 09 14 03 14 Maharashtra & Goa 403 42 70 09 15 15 Tamilnadu, Pondicheri, 402 26 19 35 14 Andaman & Nicobar 16 Andhra Pradesh 594 17 07 22 13 17 Karnataka 159 10 00 24 13 18 Kerala 35 15 10 07 02 TOTAL 2311 181 160 164 99

'Includes licences for which renewal application not received at the expiry of licence validity period.

ANNEXURE -5

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2890 FOR 27.08.2013 REGARDING QUALITY OF BOTTLED WATER,

DATA FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01.04.2010 TO 31.03.2011 (Packaged Natural Mineral Water) s. STATE NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF LICENCE NO. SAMPLES SAMPLES WARNING STOP CANCELLED/ DRAWN FAILED LETTERS MARKING NOT RENEWED ISSUED ISSUED I UTTAR PRADESH 03 00 00 00 00 2 UTTARAKHAND 04 04 03 01 00 3 HIMACHAL PRADESH 13 00 00 00 00 4 GUJARAT 03 00 00 00 00 5 MAHARASHTRA & GOA 00 00 00 00 00 TOTAL 23 04 03 01 00

DATA FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01.04.2011 TO 31.03.2012 (Packaged Natural Mineral Water) s. STATE NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. SAMPLES SAMPLES WARNING STOP LICENCE DRAWN FAILED LETTERS MARKING CANCELLED/ ISSUED ISSUED NOT RENEWED 2. UTTAR PRADESH 00 00 00 00 00 5. UTTARAKHAND 05 00 00 00 00 7. HIMACHAL PRADESH 40 00 00 00 00 13. GUJARAT 05 00 00 00 00 14. MAHARASHTRA & GOA 00 00 00 00 00 TOTAL 50 00 00 00 00

DATA FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01,04.2012 TO 31.03.2013 (Packaged Natural Mineral Water) s. STATE NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. SAMPLES SAMPLES WARNING STOP LICENCE DRAWN FAILED LETTERS MARKING CANCELLED/ ISSUED ISSUED NOT RENEWED 2. UTTAR PRADESH 00 00 00 00 00 5. UTTARAKHAND 18 00 00 00 00 7. HIMACHAL PRADESH 38 01 01 01 00 13. GUJARAT 03 00 00 00 00 14. MAHARASHTRA & GOA 00 00 00 00 00 TOTAL 59 01 01 01 00

DATA FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01.04.2013 TO 31.07.2013 (Packaged Natural Mineral Water) s. STATE NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NO. SAMPLES SAMPLES WARNING STOP LICENCE DRAWN FAILED LETTERS MARKING CANCELLED/ ISSUED ISSUED NOT RENEWED 2. UTTAR PRADESH 00 00 00 00 00 5. UTTARAKHAND 01 01 01 00 00 7. HIMACHAL PRADESH 26 04 04 02 00 13. GUJARAT 02 00 00 00 00 14. MAHARASHTRA & GOA 00 00 00 00 00 TOTAL 29 05 05 02 00

QUALITY OF PACKAGED DRINKING WATER 11th February, 2014

LSQ 3081

SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN SHRI K. SUGUMAR

Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:-

(a) whether any complaints have been received regarding the quality of packaged drinking water;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken in this regard indicating the number of cases reported, samples collected, those found contaminated and the persons/companies booked during each of the last three years and the current year;

(c) whether the Ministry is still responsible for regulation of quality of packaged water despite creation of a separate Ministry for drinking water and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(d) whether the work of quality regulation of packaged water is being affected by lack of co-ordination between various Ministries/ departments/agencies involved therein and if so, the details thereof and the remedial/corrective measures taken in this regard?

MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (PROF. K. V. THOMAS)

(a) & (b) Yes Madam. The details of complaints received and the action taken thereafter are given in Annex-I and Annex-II.

(c) & (d) The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution administers Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) which lays down quality standards for Natural Mineral Water and Packaged Drinking Water. The safety of food items including Packaged Drinking Water is looked after by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) which comes under administrative supervision of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Ministry of Drinking Water and sanitation is responsible for providing drinking water and improved sanitation for all, at all times, in rural India. The present arrangement is working well and there is perfect coordination among all Ministries and organisations.

ANNEXURE-I

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3081 FOR 11.2.2014 REGARDING QUALITY OF PACKAGED DRINKING WATER.

Number of complaints received for Packaged Drinking Water (IS 14543)

Year Complaints Remarks Name of the Licensee where Action Taken where Complaints Established Complaint established 2010-11 05 In 02 cases, 1. Bijoligrill Aerated Water Co. i) Stop marking was complaints were (P) Ltd. B.L.Saha Road, Kolkata. imposed. established West Bengal ii) Firm has replaced entire material under complaint 2. Gauthami Industries i) Stop marking imposed. Cheriapally, Hydrabad. Andhra Pradesh 2011-12 08 In 07 cases, 1. Penna Beverages, Medak, Andhra Firm offered for complaints were Pradesh. replacement but, no reply established received from the complainant. 2 Om Sai Food & Beverages, Stop marking imposed. Kurali, Mohali. Punjab. 3. Aqua Mineral India, Bangalore. Replacement of material Karnataka done. 4. M/s Manikchand Food Stop marking was Breweries, Sagar, MP imposed 5. M/s Premier Aqua Industries Stop marking was imposed. Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu 6. M/s Shree Tirupati Ji Stop marking was Enterprises, Mayapuri, Delhi imposed. 7. M/s Sri Sai Ganesh Minerals, Stop marking was Bangalore imposed. Karnataka 2012-13 05 In 03 cases, 1.M/s Mansarovar Industries, Stop marking was complaints were Bangalore Karnataka imposed. established 2. M/s Rajkumar Industrial Stop marking was Undertaking Nagpur Maharashtra imposed.

3. M/s Shri Shyam Aqua Pvt Ltd, Licence was under stop Gurgaon marking w.e.f 02-11-12 and later expired. 2013-14 06 So far, in 02 cases 1.M/s S R Mineral Water Pvt Ltd, Stop marking was (till date) complaints have Thiruvallure, Tamilnadu imposed. been established. 2. M/s Dharam Raj Product Redressal done by the Ballabhgarg, Faridabad licensee. Matter is sub- judice.

ANNEXURE-II

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3081 FOR 11.2.2014 REGARDING QUALITY OF PACKAGED DRINKING WATER.

The number of complaint cases filed for misuse of Standard Mark on Packaged Drinking Water, year- wise, for the last three years and current year is given below:

Period Cases filed 2013-14 (upto 31.01.2014) 24 2012-13 46 2011-12 52 2010-11 49