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LOK SABHA ______ List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS Friday, July 23, 2021/Sravana 1, 1943 (Saka) ______ (Ministries of AYUSH; Earth Sciences; Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Health and Family Welfare; Information and Broadcasting; Science and Technology; Textiles; Women and Child Development) (†ÖµÖãÂÖ; ¯Ö飾Öß ×¾ÖóÖÖ®Ö; ¯ÖµÖÖÔ¾Ö¸üÞÖ, ¾Ö®Ö †Öî¸ü •Ö»Ö¾ÖÖµÖã ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖŸÖÔ®Ö; þÖÖãµÖ †Öî¸ü ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖÖ¸ü Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ; ÃÖæ“Ö®ÖÖ †Öî¸ü ¯ÖÏÃÖÖ¸üÞÖ; ×¾ÖóÖÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ¯ÖÏÖîªÖê×ÝÖÛúß; ¾ÖáÖ; ´Ö×Æü»ÖÖ †Öî¸ü ²ÖÖ»Ö ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ ´ÖÓ¡ÖÖ»ÖµÖ ) ______ Total Number of Questions — 230 NEET and other Common Entrance Examination be pleased to state: 691. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI (a) whether the Government is aware that THANGAPANDIAN: Maharashtra has a huge strength of students having SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.: scientific acumen/approach; Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY (b) if so, whether the Government has any plan to WELFARE set up a Technology Development Centre in Maharashtra to facilitate such students; and þÖÖãµÖ †Öî¸ü ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖÖ¸ü Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons be pleased to state: therefor? (a) whether the Union Government has any plans to suspend the NEET and other common entrance examinations due to COVID-19 pandemic situation and Quality of Packed Food Items imminent danger of third wave; †694. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA: therefor; Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY (c) the details of the SoP on safety to be followed WELFARE in providing life safety and health security to students, þÖÖãµÖ †Öî¸ü ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖÖ¸ü Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß teachers and staff of educational institutions in case the be pleased to state: Government wish to conduct examinations in schools and educational institutions in the coming months; and (a) whether requisite parameters are being followed to maintain the quality of packed food items, if so, the (d) whether the Government has any plan to details thereof; introduce entrance exams for admissions to arts and science courses, if so, the details thereof? (b) the manner in which such quality checks are being conducted; (c) the types of packed food products which do not Research Work in Bio-Technology qualify the necessary parameters as required by the †692. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY regulations in place; and BHATT: (d) the details of the action taken against the Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY companies selling such faulty packed food items, State/ UT-wise including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan? ×¾ÖóÖÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ¯ÖÏÖîªÖê×ÝÖÛúß ´ÖÓ¡Öß be pleased to state: Anganwadi Centres (a) whether the Government is contemplating to promote research work in the area of bio-technology; 695. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO: (b) if so, the details of steps taken in this regard; Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (d) if not, the reasons therefor? ´Ö×Æü»ÖÖ †Öî¸ü ²ÖÖ»Ö ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß be pleased to state: Technology Development Centre (a) the annual budgetary allocation to Anganwadi 693. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE: Centres in the last five financial years, State/UT-wise, Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY year-wise; ×¾ÖóÖÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ¯ÖÏÖîªÖê×ÝÖÛúß ´ÖÓ¡Öß (b) whether the Government conducts any audit of all the centres annually; and _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 130 (c) if so, the progress made therein so far since its Forest Land inception, State/UT-wise including Odisha? †698. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH: Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND Free COVID-19 Vaccination CLIMATE CHANGE 696. SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR: ¯ÖµÖÖÔ¾Ö¸üÞÖ, ¾Ö®Ö †Öî¸ü •Ö»Ö¾ÖÖµÖã ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖŸÖÔ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß SHRI BHOLA SINGH: be pleased to state: SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK: (a) whether the Government has records of the total DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR: land area earmarked for forest land and grazing land SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH across the country; DEO: SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA): (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY: Haryana; Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY (c) whether the Government has made assessment WELFARE regarding encroachment on said land in recent years, if so, the details thereof; þÖÖãµÖ †Öî¸ü ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖÖ¸ü Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß (d) whether any instructions have been issued to be pleased to state: the State Governments to take action against (a) whether the Government has made COVID-19 encroachment on such land; and vaccination free for all in the country by including the (e) if so, the details thereof along with the other persons falling in the age category of 18-44; steps taken by the Government to remove encroachments (b) if so, the details thereof including the vaccination on such lands? status so far; (c) whether the Government is also planning to Prescribing Drugs with Generic names introduce the COVID-19 vaccination for children in the age bracket of 10-18, if so, the details thereof; 699. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA: (d) whether the Government has allowed COVID-19 SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: vaccination to illiterate and destitute persons without SHRI RAVI KISHAN: registration on CoWIN portal, if so, the details thereof; SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK: and SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV: (e) the other major steps being taken by the SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK: Government with regard to fully vaccinating the people SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: of India? SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY Prohibition on Sale of Single-use plastics WELFARE 697. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH: þÖÖãµÖ †Öî¸ü ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖÖ¸ü Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß be pleased to state: Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (a) whether the Medical Council of India has advised ¯ÖµÖÖÔ¾Ö¸üÞÖ, ¾Ö®Ö †Öî¸ü •Ö»Ö¾ÖÖµÖã ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖŸÖÔ®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß doctors to prescribe drugs with generic name only and if so, the details thereof along with the status of be pleased to state: compliance thereof; (a) whether his Ministry has brought out 2021 draft (b) whether the Government has conducted any rules to prohibit manufacture, import, stocking, enquiry/study to ascertain the implementation of the distribution and sale of certain single-use plastics from advisory by the doctors; January 1, 2022; (c) if so, the details and outcome thereof and if not, (b) if so, the details and features of such rules the reasons therefor; thereof; (d) the number of complaints received by the (c) the ways in which his ministry is planning to Government/MCI for not prescribing drugs with generic enforce the said rules given the poor enforcement of name by the Doctors across the country during each of existing notified rules in this regard; the last three years and the current year; (d) whether the National Green Tribunal has recently (e) the action taken/being taken by the Government made observations on the tardy implementation of the on such complaints so far, State/UT-wise; and extended producer responsibility regime by his Ministry; (f) the other steps taken/being taken to ensure and doctors prescription of only generic medicines by (e) if so, the details thereof and the corrective doctors and curb promotion advertisement of branded measures taken by his Ministry? drugs by doctors in connivance with the drug companies? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 131 AYUSH Medical Institutions and Hospitals Traditional Textile Industry 700. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT: 702. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.: SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA: Will the Minister of TEXTILES SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: ¾ÖÃ¡Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA: be pleased to state: SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL: (a) the action taken by Government to upgrade Will the Minister of AYUSH technology in the traditional textile industry; †ÖµÖãÂÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß (b) the details of the budget allocation for Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) during be pleased to state: the last five years; and (a) the details of AYUSH medical colleges/ (c) the details of the achievements made in universities/institutes/hospitals/AYUSH Health and geo-tagging and digital signature? wellness centers including integrated hospitals along with the total number of graduate/post-graduate level seats which are functional and which are upcoming Plan for Promotion of Indian Textile Industry under National AYUSH Mission (NAM) across the country, State/UT-wise, district-wise and stream-wise 703. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL: particularly Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Will the Minister of TEXTILES Maharashtra; ¾ÖÃ¡Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß (b) the total funds allocated/utilised for AYUSH be pleased to state: medical colleges/universities/institutes/hospitals/wellness centers in the last three years, State/UT-wise/district- (a) whether the Government has outlined any plan wise/stream-wise; and brought any policies during last five years for promotion of Indian textile industry which is facing (c) the details of the steps being taken by the challenges and tough competition in foreign market; Government for better access and promotion of AYUSH services in the country including research works in (b) if so, the detail thereof; post-graduate AYUSH colleges, adequate publicity (c) whether the Government has identified some through media, allocation of special funds for promotion reasons including shortage of raw materials, increase in etc; State/UT-wise/stream-wise; the textile input prices, obsolete machinery, power (d) whether any criteria have been fixed for shortage, heavy excise duties and sick mills etc. for the establishing new AYUSH institutions in the private sector stagnation of the Indian textile industry; and if so, the details thereof; and (d) if so, the action plan formulated by Government to resolve these problems; and (e) the details of AYUSH medical colleges/ universities/institutes/hospitals/ AYUSH Health and (e) the detail of the ways to promote domestic wellness centers etc.