(a) whether the Government have laid down new standards/guidelines that basmati
can be legally grown only in the designated areas of Punjab, Haryana and Western
Uttar Pradesh;
(b) if so, the reasons for excluding other areas from the new standard norms laid
down by the Government and the benefits therefrom;
(c) the details of other States which have reacted to the new policy;
(d) whether the Government propose to protect the interest of the farmers in other
States; and
(e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?