58 LOK SABHA (c) the extent to which the country ˆ¯Ö³ÖÖꌟÖÖ ´ÖÖ´Ö»Öê, ÜÖÖª †Öî¸ü ÃÖÖ¾ÖÔ•Ö×®ÖÛú ×¾ÖŸÖ¸üÞÖ ______ has been made self-reliant since ´ÖÓ¡Öß implementation of the new investment be pleased to state: policy; List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERS (a) whether the Government is aware Tuesday, July 2, 2019/Ashadha 11, 1941 (Saka) (d) whether the Government has of the fact that bottled water and packaged ______ budgeted around Rs. 70,079.85 crore for foods and drinks are being sold at higher fertilizer subsidies for the financial year (Ministries of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers; prices than the Maximum Retail Price 2019; and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and (MRP) thereof at public places like railway Dairying; Food Processing Industries; Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises; (e) if so, whether nearly half of the stations, airports, hotels and multiplexes Home Affairs; Panchayati Raj; Rural Development; Social Justice and money was used to settle dues from the in the country; and Empowerment) previous year and if so, the response of (b) if so, the remedial measures the Government thereto? proposed to be taken by the Government (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; in this regard? ´ÖŸÃµÖ¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö, ¯Ö¿Öã¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö †Öî¸ü ›êüµÖ¸üß; ÜÖÖª ¯ÖÏÃÖÓÃÛú¸üÞÖ ˆªÖêÝÖü; 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) Sale of Pesticides ______ *143. SHRI BALAK NATH: Rise in Cancer Cases Total Number of Questions — 20 Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE *145. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH AND FARMERS WELFARE BITTU: Doubling of Farmers’ Income (e) whether the Government is Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE considering to implement the *141. SHRI KANUMURU recommendations of the panel and if so, be pleased to state: AND FARMERS WELFARE RAGHU RAMA the details thereof? (a) whether incidents of sale of Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß KRISHANA RAJU: pesticides with banned chemicals and SHRI ANNASAHEB be pleased to state: Production of Urea herbicide-tolerant cotton seeds have been SHANKAR JOLLE: reported from different parts of the (a) whether the Government is aware Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE *142. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT: country; that there has been an exponential rise in AND FARMERS WELFARE DR. PRITAM cancer cases in Punjab due to excessive GOPINATHRAO (b) if so, the details thereof and the fertilizer use leading to its patients travelling Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß MUNDE: response of the Government thereto; to Bikaner by an Indian Railways train be pleased to state: Will the Minister of CHEMICALS (c) the likely impact of such pesticides which is commonly referred to as ‘Cancer and seeds on crops and health of farmers; Train’; (a) whether it is a fact that the AND FERTILIZERS and Government is examining various ways to ¸üÃÖÖµÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ˆ¾ÖÔ¸üÛú ´ÖÓ¡Öß (b) if so, the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard; double the farmers’ income by 2022 and if be pleased to state: (d) the action being taken by the Government thereon and to check their sale so, whether the Government has set up a (a) whether the Government (c) whether the Union Government panel to evolve the ways and strategy to proposes to reduce the import burden of in the country? has held discussion with the State double the farmers’ income by 2022; urea by the financial year 2021 and if so, Government to tackle the issue and if so, the scheme chalked out by the Government the details of any policy intervention; (b) if so, the details thereof; Selling above MRP to make India self-reliant in the production (d) whether the Government proposes (c) whether the Panel has submitted of urea; †*144. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH to reduce the fertilizer subsidy or invest in its Report to the Government, if so, the (b) whether the Government had JAUNAPURIA: research which could nurture safer details and the outcome thereof; initiated a new investment policy in 2015 Will the Minister of CONSUMER alternatives; and aimed at promoting the production of urea AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, (d) the details of the recommendations and if so, the investment made under this DISTRIBUTION the reasons therefor? made by the Panel in this regard; and policy; † Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 59 60 Training to Fishermen rural transport vehicle that is being (a) the data of the claims paid under (a) whether the Government has provided under the said Yojana; the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana provided training to farmers for scientific †*146. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA (PMFBY) to farmers during the current methods of agriculture; and GAVIT: (d) whether any special provision has been made for women under the said Yojana year and the previous year, State/UT-wise; Will the Minister of FISHERIES, (b) if so, whether farmers have been and if so, the details thereof; and (b) whether there has been any delay ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND provided information in this regard, if so, in the payment of claims under this scheme; DAIRYING (e) the other steps taken/being taken the details of the districts in which the and programme is being implemented, State- ´ÖŸÃµÖ¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö, ¯Ö¿Öã¯ÖÖ»Ö®Ö †Öî¸ü ›êüµÖ¸üß ´ÖÓ¡Öß by the Government to set up and develop transport facilities in rural areas for (c) if so, the reasons therefor? wise? be pleased to state: betterment of rural people? (a) whether the Government has set Infiltration of Illegal Immigrants Demand for Quality Seeds up any training institute to provide training Dues Owed to Sugarcane Farmers or make fishermen aware of the issues †*150. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR *152. SHRI B.B. PATIL: related to safety and maritime boundary; *148. SHRI RITESH PANDEY: PATIL: Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE Will the Minister of CONSUMER (b) if so, the details thereof; Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS AND FARMERS WELFARE AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC (c) if not, whether the Government ÝÖéÆü ´ÖÓ¡Öß Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß proposes to set up such a training institute; DISTRIBUTION and ˆ¯Ö³ÖÖꌟÖÖ ´ÖÖ´Ö»Öê, ÜÖÖª †Öî¸ü ÃÖÖ¾ÖÔ•Ö×®ÖÛú ×¾ÖŸÖ¸üÞÖ be pleased to state: be pleased to state: (d) if so, the details thereof? ´ÖÓ¡Öß (a) whether infiltration of illegal (a) whether demand for quality seeds be pleased to state: immigrants including extremists from has been increasing in the country and if so, neighbouring countries is increasing in the (a) the details of dues owed to the details of demand for quality seeds Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana country inspite of various measures taken during the last three years and the current sugarcane farmers by sugarcane mills, State- by the Government; *147. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO wise; year; and (b) if so, whether the Government has BHAMRE: (b) the manner in which the (b) the measures taken and proposed any estimation of the exact number of such DR. HEENA GAVIT: requirement of seeds during to be taken to relieve sugarcane farmers of intruders; Will the Minister of RURAL financial distress due to unpaid dues; natural calamities like flood, drought, etc., DEVELOPMENT (c) if so, the details thereof; is proposed to be met and the details (c) the measures sought by the ÝÖÏÖ´ÖßÞÖ ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß (d) whether the said illegal immigrants of seeds reserved in the National Seed Ministry to hold accountable the defaulters are causing many social and economic Reserve? be pleased to state: of dues owed to sugarcane farmers; and problems in the country especially in West (a) whether the Government has (d) the measures taken and planned Bengal; and implemented Aajeevika Grameen Express to diversify sugarcane farming away from (e) if so, the steps taken/being taken Funds Utilization for District Plan Yojana (AGEY) to facilitate transport sugar production and into other sugar- by the Government to deal with this *153. SHRI ASADUDDIN facilities in rural areas and if so, the based production? situation? OWAISI: details thereof, State-wise and the number of States which have implemented AGEY Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI as on date; Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana Training to Farmers RAJ (b) whether the Union Government *149. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT *151. SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN ¯ÖÓ“ÖÖµÖŸÖß ¸üÖ•Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß has taken steps to implement the schemes PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI: SINGH: be pleased to state: in all the States/UTs which will facilitate Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE transport facilities in the rural areas and if (a) whether some Panchayats in the AND FARMERS WELFARE AND FARMERS WELFARE so, the details thereof; country have expressed their inability to Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß (c) the funds allocated/utilized since Ûéú×ÂÖ †Öî¸ü ×ÛúÃÖÖ®Ö Ûú»µÖÖÞÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß utilize funds earmarked for them due to the inception of the Yojana and the main be pleased to state: be pleased to state: non-availability of district plans; † Original notice of the question received in Hindi. † Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 61 62 (b) if so, the details thereof; SHRIMATI SUPRIYA be pleased to state: through Krishi Vigyan Kendras in various SULE: districts of the country; and (c) whether the Government has issued (a) whether as per the Persons with any instructions to the Panchayats in this Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE Disabilities (PwD) (Equal Opportunities, (d) if so, the details thereof and the regard; AND FARMERS WELFARE Protection