Question raised in Lok Sabha on Malnutrition in India, 16/12/2016. The National Food Security Act, 2013 is being implemented in all the States/Union Territories (UTs). State/UT-wise detail of coverage determined under the Act for receiving highly subsidized foodgrains and the current coverage, based on identification of eligible
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Energy Drinks, 16/12/2016. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act,1954 has been repealed and a new Act namely, “The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006” has been enacted by the Central Government.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Solar Cities, 15/12/2016. The names of the cities included under Development of Solar Cities Programme, State-wise, are given in Annexure-I. The details of funds allocated and released during the last three years and the current year, State-wise, are given in Annexure-II.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources, 15/12/2016. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has conducted an impact assessment of climate change on water resources.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Evaluation of MGNREGS, 15/12/2016. MGNREGA is a demand driven wage employment programme, hence no State/UTwise allocation of fund is made. The central funds are released to the States/UTs on the basis of agreed to Labour Budget and taking into consideration the performance and the pace of
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electrification of Villages, 15/12/2016. The electrification of all the Un Electrified Villages (UEVs) across the country is being carried out in a mission mode. State-wise DPRs/proposals for the DDG projects sanctioned is given at Annexure-1 and no proposal is pending. State-wise details of funds sanctioned and amount released during the last 3 years is given at Annexure- 2.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chemicals in Ground Water, 15/12/2016. As reported by the Uttar Pradesh State into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, there are 200 fluoride, 262 arsenic, one iron, one nitrate and 82 salinity affected habitations which are yet to be provided safe drinking water.
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Carbon Emission from Aviation Sector, 15/12/2016. The carbon emission from Indian scheduled airline operators for the year 2015 is around 14.63 million tonnes.
