LOK SABHA ______ List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERS Tuesday, March 17, 2020/Phalguna 27, 1941 (Saka) ______ (Ministries of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers; Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Food Processing Industries; Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises; Home Affairs; Panchayati Raj; Rural Development; Social Justice and Empowerment) (Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ; ¸üÃÖÖµÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ˆ¾ÖÔ¸üÛú; ˆ¯Ö³ÖÖꌟÖÖ ´ÖÖ´Ö»Öê, ÜÖÖª †Öî¸ü ÃÖÖ¾ÖÔ•Ö×®ÖÛú ×¾ÖŸÖ¸üÞÖ; ´ÖŸÃµÖ¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö, ¯Ö¿Öã¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö †Öî¸ü ›êüµÖ¸üß; ÜÖÖª ¯ÖÏÃÖÓÃÛú¸üÞÖ ˆªÖêÝÖ; ³ÖÖ¸üß ˆªÖêÝÖ †Öî¸ü »ÖÖêÛú ˆª´Ö; ÝÖéÆü; ¯ÖÓ“ÖÖµÖŸÖß ¸üÖ•Ö; ÝÖÏÖ´ÖßÞÖ ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ; ÃÖÖ´ÖÖוÖÛú ®µÖÖµÖ †Öî¸ü †×¬ÖÛúÖ׸üŸÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡ÖÖ»ÖµÖ) ______ Total Number of Questions — 20 Cold Storages for Fish be pleased to state: *321. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY: (a) the details of the Vigilance Committee meetings chaired by Chief Ministers as mandated under Sections Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL 16 and 17 of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING Tribes (POA) Rules during the last three years, State- ´ÖŸÃµÖ¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö, ¯Ö¿Öã¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö †Öî¸ü ›êüµÖ¸üß ´ÖÓ¡Öß wise; be pleased to state: (b) the details of cases referred during district level (a) the present arrangements made by the vigilance committee meetings during the above period, Government for the fish farmers for storing their fish; State-wise; and (b) whether the Government has any plans for (c) the measures taken by the Government for setting up of special cold storages to store all varieties effective implementation of POA Amendment Act, 2018? of fish to be sold in all seasons in the country; and (c) if so, the time by which the Government would Official Language like to complete the setting up of these special cold *324. SHRI ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA: storages for storing fish? Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS Land Disputes ÝÖéÆü ´ÖÓ¡Öß be pleased to state: *322. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA: (a) whether Hindi has been given the status of Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS official language in the Constitution but there is more WELFARE use of English even in the work of the Union Government; Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß (b) whether one of the main reasons for this is that be pleased to state: the official language staff is most neglected and (a) whether it is not true that there are disputes with undermined, comparatively underpaid and having scant regard to farm and other land in the country, be it at the opportunities for promotion, leading to low morale and time of registration or re-registration or selling or if so, the details thereof; purchasing; (c) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any corrective measures in this regard; and (b) whether the Ministry advises all the States to use Blockchain Algorithm Technology to address all (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons these issues and if not, the reasons therefor; therefor? (c) whether it has come to the notice of the Ministry that a few pilot projects in this regard have been done Beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman in Andhra Pradesh; and Nidhi Yojana (d) whether the Ministry has studied those and †*325. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA: implemented the same in other parts of the country for Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS dispute-less land titles? WELFARE Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß Vigilance Committee Meetings be pleased to state: *323. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.: (a) the number of farmers benefited under Pradhan Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, State-wise including EMPOWERMENT the State of Odisha and Kalahandi Lok Sabha ÃÖÖ´ÖÖוÖÛú ®µÖÖµÖ †Öî¸ü †×¬ÖÛúÖ׸üŸÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß constituency; and _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 86 (b) the amount of funds earmarked to Odisha for the (a) the number of warehouses and godowns said scheme and the details thereof? constructed under Public Private Partnership during the last two years, State-wise; (b) whether the Government plans to develop any Amendment of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana new warehouses/godowns in Andhra Pradesh during †*326. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: the next financial year; and SHRI NIHAL CHAND: (c) if so, the details thereof? Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE PMAY-G in Tamil Nadu Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß *329. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.: be pleased to state: Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT (a) whether the Government proposes to amend the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana; ÝÖÏÖ´ÖßÞÖ ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons be pleased to state: therefor; and (a) the number of houses proposed to be built and (c) the time by which the said amendments are likely completed in the Tirunelveli district under the Pradhan to be carried out, give details? Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) (PMAY-G); (b) the total amount of funds allocated, disbursed and utilised in Tamil Nadu under PMAY-G, district-wise Decline in Auto Sales including Tirunelveli; and *327. DR. SHASHI THAROOR: (c) the total number of beneficiaries under the said Will the Minister of HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND Yojana in Tamil Nadu, district-wise including Tirunelveli? PUBLIC ENTERPRISES ³ÖÖ¸üß ˆªÖêÝÖ †Öî¸ü »ÖÖêÛú ˆª´Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß Establishment of Plastic Parks be pleased to state: *330. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE: (a) whether the Government holds cab-aggregators Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS and different mindset of millennial generation, as the ¸üÃÖÖµÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ˆ¾ÖÔ¸üÛú ´ÖÓ¡Öß main reasons for debilitating decline in overall auto sales across the country; be pleased to state: (b) if so, the details thereof including other (a) the details of the action taken for promoting and factors responsible for low sales in smaller towns implementing the scheme for setting up of plastic parks as cab-aggregators are largely restricted to metro in the country; cities; (b) the manner in which environment is likely to be (c) if not, all the relevant factors responsible for impacted adversely by establishing plastic parks; such decline; (c) whether any survey has been conducted by the (d) whether the sales of two-wheelers/tractors which Ministry in this regard as well as waste plastic generation are the key barometer of rural economy, have also in the State of Maharashtra under Swachh Bharat dropped by 22.24 per cent; Scheme; and (e) if so, the details of sales of two-wheelers/tractors (d) if so, the details and outcome thereof? during the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise; Packed Food Products (f) whether the Government is considering revival measures such as GST cut from 28 per cent to 18 per *331. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI: cent for automobile sector to reduce vehicles’ cost and Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING in turn, create demand thereof; and INDUSTRIES (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons ÜÖÖª ¯ÖÏÃÖÓÃÛú¸üÞÖ ˆªÖêÝÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß therefor? be pleased to state: (a) whether a large number of fancy packed food Construction of Godowns under PPP Mode products of questionable nutritional value are appearing in the market with equally fancy prices; *328. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA: (b) whether these products are being promoted and Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD heavily advertised in the media; AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (c) whether the Government proposes to make ˆ¯Ö³ÖÖꌟÖÖ ´ÖÖ´Ö»Öê, ÜÖÖª †Öî¸ü ÃÖÖ¾ÖÔ•Ö×®ÖÛú ×¾ÖŸÖ¸üÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß registration of all such products mandatory and fix be pleased to state: prices related to their quality; and _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 87 (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons be pleased to state: therefor? (a) whether the Government has launched a comprehensive scheme to provide soil health card to all the farmers across the country; Illegal Infiltrators (b) if so, the norms laid down for issuing soil health †*332. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA: card to farmers along with the policy guidelines issued SHRI RAJVEER DILER: to sustain the fertility of soil; Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS (c) the details of the funds allocated for this purpose ÝÖéÆü ´ÖÓ¡Öß during the current year, State-wise; be pleased to state: (d) whether the Government proposes to set up soil testing and research laboratories and mobile soil testing (a) whether reports regarding the presence of laboratories at various places in the country; and foreign illegal infiltrators at various religious places and (e) if so, whether such laboratories are also proposed their activities continue to be published in the print to be set up in Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh? media; (b) if so, whether the Government proposes to issue advisory to the State Governments to Hostel Capacity for Students prevent such infiltrators from residing at those religious †*335. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE: places by constructing jhuggis and to check their activities; Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (c) whether the Government proposes to advise the State Governments to take action against those in ÃÖÖ´ÖÖוÖÛú ®µÖÖµÖ †Öî¸ü †×¬ÖÛúÖ׸üŸÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß possession of fake documents; be pleased to state: (d) whether action against the persons or employees (a) whether the Government has taken or proposes who helped them in fabricating the said fake documents to take steps to increase the capacity of the hostels for is also proposed to be advised; and the students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes and the poor students of (e) if so, the details thereof? backward areas of the country particularly in tribal dominated Gadchiroli-Chimur Parliamentary Constituency in Maharashtra; and Charging Stations for EVs (b) if so, the details thereof? *333.