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Hostels for ST Girls and Boys

*101. SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of TRIBALAFFAIRS

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be pleased to state:

(a) the details of assistance releasedunder the Special Central Assistance toTribal Sub-Scheme, State-wise;

(b) whether the Ministry has receivedany proposals from the Government ofKerala for the construction of new hostelsfor ST boys and girls;

(c) if so, the details thereof includingthe list of operational hostels in Kerala;and

(d) the details of the funds sanctionedunder the erstwhile scheme of ‘Hostels forST Girls and Boys’?

Shell Companies

†*102. SHRIMATI POONAMBENMAADAM:

SHRI PASHUPATI NATHSINGH:

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Will the Minister of CORPORATEAFFAIRS

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(a) the number of shell companiesagainst which the Central Bureauof Investigation has registered casesduring 2015-2018 along with thedetails of the number of casesregistered;

(b) the details of irregularities detectedduring the investigation;

(c) the outcome of the action takenagainst the directors/operators of the saidshell companies; and

(d) the reaction of the Governmentthereto?

Unfair Practices by OnlineTravel Agents

*103. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM

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(a) whether the Government is awareof any instances of unfair businesspractices resorted to by online travel agentsand hospitality service providers;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken thereon; and

(c) the steps taken/proposed to betaken by the Government to avoidexploitation of customers and partners bysuch entities?

Discrimination in Schools

*104. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

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(a) whether the Government has anyplan to eradicate caste discrimination inschools and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the measures proposed in the NewEducation Policy to eradicate gender/caste/religion based discrimination; and

(c) whether the Government has anyplan to set up a high level committee ofAcademics to study the problem ofdiscrimination in school campuses and ifso, the details thereof?

Bharat Stage VI Fuel

*105. DR. (PROF.) KIRITPREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUMAND NATURAL GAS

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(a) whether Bharat Stage VI (BS VI)vehicles need different composition ofpetrol and diesel and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the refineries in India havebeen re-configured to make petrol and dieselcompatible to BS VI, if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether any changes have beenmade to petrol and diesel to reduceenvironmental pollution and if so, the detailsthereof?

Indian Institutes of InformationTechnology

†*106. SHRI AJAY KUMARMISRA TENI:




(a) whether the Indian Institutes ofInformation Technology (IIITs) propose tointroduce Dual Degree Courses in view ofthe market demand;

(b) if so, the names of IIITs wherethese courses are likely to be introducedalong with the details of such courses; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Kendriya Vidyalayas

†*107. DR. RAM SHANKARKATHERIA:

SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:




(a) whether there is a special quota forthe Members of Parliament and the

LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERSMonday, November 25, 2019/Agrahayana 4, 1941(Saka)

______

(Ministries of Corporate Affairs; Culture; Finance; Human ResourceDevelopment; Labour and Employment; Petroleum and Natural Gas;

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Steel; Tourism; Tribal Affairs)

(ÛúÖò¯ÖÖì¸êü™ü ÛúÖµÖÔ; ÃÖÓÃÛúé×ŸÖ; ×¾Ö¢Ö; ´ÖÖ®Ö¾Ö ÃÖÓÃÖÖ¬Ö®Ö ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ; ÁÖ´Ö †Öî¸ü ¸üÖê•ÖÝÖÖ¸ü; ¯Öê™ÒüÖê×»ÖµÖ´Ö †Öî¸ü ¯ÖÏÖÛéú×ŸÖÛú ÝÖîÃÖ;

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Total Number of Questions — 20

† Original notice of the question received in Hindi.† Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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Ministry for special concession inadmission to the Kendriya Vidyalayas(KVs) and if so, the details thereofincluding the guidelines laid down in thisregard;

(b) whether the Government proposesto provide coupons to the Members ofParliament through the Kendriya VidyalayaSangathan for each KV keeping in view thenumber of KVs located in theirParliamentary Constituencies and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether there is any proposal toincrease the number of coupons given tothe Members of Parliament under specialconcession in admission to the KVs;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor; and

(e) the provisions made/to be madeby the Government for those Members ofParliament whose constituency has no KV?

Conducting Board ExaminationsTwice a Year

†*108. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:




(a) whether the Government proposesto bring improvement in the assessmentprocess under the New Education Policyin the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the NCERT proposes toconduct board examinations twice a yearfor this purpose and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the outcome of the newprocess of assessment is advantageous tothe students; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

School Infrastructure inTribal Areas

†*109. SHRI VISHNU DAYALRAM:




(a) the present infrastructure ofschools in tribal areas of the country, State-wise including Jharkhand;

(b) whether there is any proposal ofthe Government for the development ofschool infrastructure in tribal areas;

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe details of the funds sanctioned,allocated and released during each of thelast three years, State-wise;

(d) whether the Department of Foresthas filed objections against thedevelopment/setting up of schools in forestareas; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe reaction of the Government thereto?

Historical and Religious Fairs

†*110. SHRI MUKESH RAJPUT:

Will the Minister of CULTURE

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(a) whether the Government providesfinancial assistance to promote historicaland religious fairs organised in differentparts of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Governmentproposes to promote Kalpvasis’‘Ramnagariya Mela’ organized on the banks

of the river Ganga during the month ofMagha in Farrukhabad; and


Stake Sale in HPCL

*111. SHRIMATI SAJDAAHMED:

SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:




(a) whether the Government hasmooted a proposal for sale of its stake inthe Hindustan Petroleum CorporationLimited (HPCL) and if so, the detailsthereof along with the reasons therefor;

(b) the details of the investment andprofit by HPCL and BPCL during the lastfive years;

(c) whether the Government is awarethat the employees of HPCL and BPCLhave decided to go on one day all Indiastrike on 28.11.2019; and

(d) if so, the action taken/being takenby the Government to negotiate with theconcerned trade unions to address theirconcerns?

Reforms in Oil and Energy Sector

*112. DR. PRITAMGOPINATHRAOMUNDE:

SHRIMATI RAKSHANIKHIL KHADSE:




(a) whether India is developing energyinfrastructure worth $100 billion;

(b) if so, the details of the majorinvestments which are in the pipeline;

(c) whether there is a need to bringpolicy reforms to make it conducive forforeign players to invest in thisdevelopment;

(d) if so, the steps taken by theGovernment in this regard; and

(e) whether the Government proposesto bring reforms in the oil and energy sectorsuch as opening of retail outlets andexploration licensing policy to make thecountry the new destination for globalenergy players and if so, the details thereof?

Purchase of LNG

*113. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:SHRI M. SELVARAJ:




(a) whether it is a fact that the PetronetLNG Limited, a firm promoted by GAIL,IOCL, ONGC and BPCL has signed aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU)with the US firm Tellurian to purchase5 million tonnes per annum of LiquefiedNatural Gas (LNG) from Driftwood,concurrent with its equity investment andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Petronet LNG Boardhad not favoured such a deal in April/Maythis year; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thereasons for going for such a deal now?

† Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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Budget Hotels

*114. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA

BARNE:




(a) whether there is a huge shortage ofhotel rooms, especially in the budget hotelsin the country due to huge inflow of foreignand domestic tourists and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government proposesto set up any new budget hotels and if so,the details thereof, State/UT-wise and theamount allocated and spent by theGovernment in setting up the touristcentres/budget hotels during the last threeyears and the current year, State/UT-wisealong with the progress made in this regard;

(c) whether the Government has askedState Governments to follow tourismfriendly policies for augmenting budgethotels and if so, the response of the StateGovernments thereto;

(d) whether the Government is alsogiving incentives to encourage the growthof budget hotels and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) whether the Government hasconducted any review on the working ofbudget hotels to remove their shortcomingsand if so, the details thereof?

Financial Assistance for Museums

*115. SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:

SHRI BIDYUT BARANMAHATO:




(a) whether he held any bilateralmeeting with a German Delegation recentlyand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) regardingcooperation between the Museumsof India and Germany has been signed inthe said meeting and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the Government is alsoconsidering to explore the possibilities totranslate classics belonging to bothcountries into German and Indian languagesand if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the museums situated invarious cities across the country havesought any financial assistance in thisregard; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and theamount of funds sanctioned and releasedby the Government in this regard?

Structural Reforms

*116. SHRI NAMANAGESWARA RAO:

Will the Minister of FINANCE

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(a) whether the Government isconsidering to bring out a White Paper oneconomy and if so, the details thereof andif not, the reasons therefor;

(b) the details of structural reformsinitiated during the last two years in thecountry to bring out the economy fromagricultural and industrial distress, improveemployment opportunities in differentsectors and help the unorganised sector,particularly after demonetisation;

(c) the details of employmentpromised by the Government and theemployment provided in both Governmentand private sectors, separately, during thelast three years; and

(d) the comments/views of theMinistry on demonetisation and its impacton society and unorganized sector?

Workforce in Unorganised Sector

*117. SHRIMATI APARAJITASARANGI:

Will the Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT

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(a) whether the Government hasdefined the unorganised sector and if so,the details thereof;

(b) the total percentage of Indianworkforce in the unorganised sector, State/UT-wise, particularly in Odisha;

(c) the reasons that are identified bythe Government for a large presence of theunorganised sector; and

(d) whether it is viable at present totransform the unorganised sector into anorganised sector, if so, the manner in whichit can be done and the steps taken/beingtaken by the Government in this regard?

Sale of Adulterated Fuel

*118. SHRIMATI PRATIMAMONDAL:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the problem of adulteration of fuel andsale of the said adulterated fuel and if so,the details thereof and the steps taken torestrict/end the said problem; and

(b) the number of cases/complaintslodged during the last five years and thecurrent year in this regard?

Opening of Bank Branches

*119. DR. SUJAYRADHAKRISHNAVIKHE PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:




(a) the details of branches of the Publicand Private Sector Banks openedduring the last three years in thecountry, particularly in Maharashtra,District-wise;

(b) whether the Government haslaid down any criteria for opening ofbranches of PSBs and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the number of Gram Panchayatsand villages in the States of Maharashtraand Kerala which do not have any bankingfacilities; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to open bank branches in areaswhich are not having banking facilities?

Skill Development Centres

†*120. SHRI NAYAB SINGH:SHRI BASANTA KUMAR

PANDA:


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Will the Minister ofSKILL DEVELOPMENT ANDENTREPRENEURSHIP

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(a) whether the Government proposesto set up Skill Development Centres inHaryana including Kurukshetra and Odishaincluding Kalahandi;

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NEW DELHI; SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA

November 19, 2019 Secretary General

Kartika 28, 1941 (Saka)

INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Corporate Affairs : 102

Culture : 110, 115

Finance : 116, 119

Human Resource Development : 104, 106, 107, 108

Labour and Employment : 117

Petroleum and Natural Gas : 105, 111, 112, 113, 118

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship : 120

Steel :

Tourism : 103, 114

Tribal Affairs : 101, 109.

(b) if so, the total number of SkillDevelopment Centres being set up inHaryana and Odisha including Kurukshetraand Kalahandi;

(c) the centre-wise details of thebudget allocated by the Government forthis purpose along with the time-limit fixedin this regard; and

(d) the number of youth imparted skilldevelopment training at Kalahandi?

Inclusion of Boya Community intoST List

1151. SHRI KANUMURURAGHU RAMAKRISHANA RAJU:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal for inclusion ofBoya community into ST category;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government hastaken any decision on the proposaland if so, the details thereof andthe reasons therefor along withthe action taken by the Government in thisregard?

GoM for Revenue Mobilisation

1152. SHRI K.MURALEEDHARAN:

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(a) whether the Union Governmenthas formed a Group of Ministers (GoM)to examine modalities for revenuemobilisation for natural calamities anddisasters;


(c) whether the aforesaid group hasconsulted the State Governments on theissue;

(d) if so, the outcome thereof;

(e) whether the aforesaid GoM hassubmitted its report to the Government;and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Subsidy Scheme for Education Loans

1153. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:




(a) the details of the UnionGovernment sponsored schemes of interestsubsidy on educational loans for General,OBC, SC, SC/ST (women) students; and

(b) the amount disbursed to General,OBC, SC, SC/ST (women) students underthe said scheme during the financial years2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and2019- 20?

Dumping of Steel

1154. SHRI RAVNEET SINGHBITTU:

Will the Minister of STEEL

‡Ã¯ÖÖŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) the details of the number ofcompanies identified as dumping steelwhich is harmful for the domestic steelmanufacturers;

(b) the details of the damage sufferedby the steel industry as a result includingyear-on-year slowdown, if any; and

(c) the steps taken/proposed to betaken by the Government to counter theseanti-competitive practices in the country?

Seats in Higher Education

1155. COL.RAJYAVARDHANRATHORE:




(a) the number of students who havesecured seats in higher educationalinstitutes from Rajasthan, district-wise; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

National Mineral DevelopmentCorporation

1156. DR. SUKANTAMAJUMDAR:

SHRI RAJAAMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat National Mineral DevelopmentCorporation (NMDC) Ltd.’s cancellationof the mine lease of the Dorimalai mine bythe State Government has cast a shadowover its business model and could furtherhurt its stock valuation;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theUnion Government’s reaction thereto;

(c) whether the Government is awarethat the cancellation could hurt its reputationas it hinges on renewal of mine leases fromState Governments and NMDC-operatedseveral mines in Chhattisgarh are due forrenewal in early 2020;

(d) if so, the details thereof and theGovernment’s reaction thereto;

(e) whether the NMDC Ltd. hassought relief from the Union Governmentin this regard and if so, the Government’sreaction thereto; and

(f) the total business done by theNMDC during the last five years?

Hike in Pension

†1157. SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAISIDDESHWARSHIVACHRYAMAHASWAMIJI:



LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERSMonday, November 25, 2019/Agrahayana 4, 1941 (Saka)

______

(Ministries of Corporate Affairs; Culture; Finance; Human ResourceDevelopment; Labour and Employment; Petroleum and Natural Gas;

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Steel; Tourism; Tribal Affairs)

(ÛúÖò¯ÖÖì¸êü™ü ÛúÖµÖÔ; ÃÖÓÃÛúé×ŸÖ; ×¾Ö¢Ö; ´ÖÖ®Ö¾Ö ÃÖÓÃÖÖ¬Ö®Ö ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ; ÁÖ´Ö †Öî¸ü ¸üÖê•ÖÝÖÖ¸ü; ¯Öê™ÒüÖê×»ÖµÖ´Ö †Öî¸ü ¯ÖÏÖÛéú×ŸÖÛú ÝÖîÃÖ;ÛúÖî¿Ö»Ö ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ †Öî¸ü ˆª×´ÖŸÖÖ; ‡Ã¯ÖÖŸÖ; ¯ÖµÖÔ™ü®Ö; •Ö®Ö•ÖÖŸÖßµÖ ÛúÖµÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡ÖÖ»ÖµÖ )

______

Total Number of Questions — 230


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(a) whether there is any proposalunder consideration of the Governmentwith regard to hike in pension of employeesfrom organised and unorganised sectors inSolapur;


(c) if not, whether it is necessary forthe Government to increase the pension ofemployees keeping in view its meagreamount; and

(d) whether the Ministry proposesto consider any proposal in thisregard?

Scheme under PMKVY

1158. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:




(a) whether the Government isimplementing a scheme called PradhanMantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana;

(b) if so, the details including thenumber of training centres and thenumber of persons trained under thescheme;

(c) whether the Government has anyscheme to provide jobs to trained personsunder the scheme; and


Skill Development Programmes forFarmers and Women

†1159. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:SHRI JANARDAN

MISHRA:

(a) whether the Government isapportioning 42 per cent of the Tax incometo the State Governments and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether any decision has beentaken to change the proportion to theState Governments and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether any reduction in theproportion of allotment will affect thefinancial capacity of the States; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe reaction of the Government and 15thFinance Commission in this regard?

Employment Generation Data

1162. SHRI SYED IMTIAZJALEEL:

SHRI ASADUDDINOWAISI:




(a) whether the Government has anydata about employment generation duringthe last six months;

(b) if so, the decline or increase indifferent sectors in employment generation;

(c) whether as per the Centre forMonitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) inMay-August, 2.5 million more people wereemployed especially in agricultural sectorwhile textile, auto sector showed decline;

(d) whether the increase was only inlow skilled jobs; and

(e) if so, the steps taken or being takenby the Government to increase jobopportunities in sectors which are reelingunder recess?




(a) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme to start varioustrades under the Skill DevelopmentProgramme for the farmers and women inrural areas;


(c) if not, the reaction of theGovernment in this regard?

Funds to Industrial Training Institute

†1160. SHRI SUNIL KUMARPINTU:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to open Industrial TrainingInstitute (I.T.I.) at Block/Panchayat levelin the country particularly in Bihar andprovide funds to the State Governmentsfor this purpose besides encouraging theseGovernments for the same;



Apportioning of Tax Income

1161. SHRI THOMASCHAZHIKADAN:




Quality of Education

†1163. SHRI SUMEDHANANDSARASWATI:




(a) whether the Government hasformulated any guidelines or made rules toassess the quality of education beingimparted in the deemed universities of thecountry;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Governmentto improve the quality of education of theseuniversities particularly in respect of theinfrastructure, faculty and researchfacilities?

Shareholding of GSTN

1164. SHRI DEVUSINHJESINGBHAICHAUHAN:




(a) whether it is true that 51 per centshareholding of the Goods and Services TaxNetwork (GSTN) will be with 5 privatecompanies and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the logic of thisshareholding pattern when 4 of these 5companies are predominantly owned byforeigners and have huge foreign holdings;

(c) the reasons for not thinking of total100 per cent investment by theGovernment with Central and State

† Original notice of the question received in Hindi. † Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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Governments when the entire investmentis done by them;

(d) the details of amount that can bedependable to safeguard and implementGSTN when the bankers have failed to fixtheir business problems like NPAs; and

(e) whether the Government willreview the shareholding pattern of GSTNand if so, the details thereof?

Sabka Vishwas-Legacy DisputeResolution Scheme

1165. SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:SHRI MOHANBHAI

KALYANJIKUNDARIYA:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:SHRIMATI SANDHYA

RAY:SHRI SELVAM G.:SHRI DHANUSH M.

KUMAR:SHRI VIJAY KUMAR

DUBEY:Will the Minister of FINANCE



(a) whether a large number of smalltaxpayers are facing problem due topending disputes with the taxadministration;

(b) if so, the total number of such casesthat are pending for the last two years andthe current year;

(c) whether the Government haslaunched Sabka Vishwas-Legacy DisputeResolution Scheme, 2019 and if so, thedetails thereof along with its aims andobjectives;

(d) the details of the main componentsinvolved in this scheme and the number of


(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to develop the Tribal life tourism,forest and wildlife tourism in differentStates;

(b) whether the Government isaware of the greater scope to promotetourism in the above sector in the State ofOdisha;

(c) if so, the policy of the Governmentin that direction in different States and theemphasis being laid in this regard in theState of Odisha; and

(d) the fund provision made for thepurpose in the State of Odisha and also forthe tribal areas of other States?

Complaints against PrivateCompanies

1168. SHRI SISIR KUMARADHIKARI:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat more than 1 crore people have losttheir jobs from different MNCs and otherprivate entities under the Corporate AffairsMinistry during the last six years, if so,the details thereof;

(b) the number of complaints receivedby the department during the said period,subject-wise;

(c) the action taken and proposed tobe taken by the Government on the saidcomplaints; and

(d) the steps taken by the Governmentto make ‘zero-complaints’ in thecountry?

disputes that have been resolved since itsinception, State-wise;

(e) the response of the smalltaxpayers to this scheme; and

(f) the further steps taken by theGovernment to resolve pre-GST exciseand service tax litigation involvingRs. 3.75 lakh crore?

Housing Scheme for Beedi Workers

1166. SHRI JANARDAN SINGHSIGRIWAL:




(a) the salient features of the RevisedIntegrated Housing Scheme, 2007 for thebeedi workers in the country;

(b) the name of States implementingthe said scheme;

(c) the number of houses constructedand provided to the beedi workers underthe scheme during the last three years andthe current year, State and year-wise;

(d) the funds allocated, released andutilised under the scheme during the saidperiod, State and year-wise; and

(e) the details of the various otherwelfare measures implemented by theGovernment for the beedi workers in thecountry?

Development of Tribal Forest andWildlife Tourism in Odisha

1167. SHRI JUAL ORAM:



Improving Education System

1169. SHRIMATI VANGAGEETHA VISWANATH:

SHRI VENKATESH NETHABORLAKUNTA:




(a) whether the Government proposesto keep education subject completely in itshands to promote national integrationamong the children avoiding private schoolsand colleges;

(b) if so, the details thereof and stepstaken/being taken by the Government inthis regard;

(c) whether the research done in thecountry also showed that private educationis encouraging just exams and giving marksand ranks instead of teaching the childrenabout the problems being faced in societyand if so, the details thereof and correctivesteps taken/being taken in this regard;

(d) whether the Government isworking on a comprehensive educationsystem to shape the future of the studentsinstead of concentrating on exams and inachieving 100 per cent results in class rooms,if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether it is also a fact that 30 to50 per cent primary education and about60 to 80 per cent higher education in privatesector does not augur good for futureeducation policy of our country, if so, thedetails thereof and the reasons for suchsituation in the country; and

(f) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to completely remove privatesector from education at primary and higherlevels in the country in future?

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QS World UniversityRankings

1170. DR. AMOL RAMSINGKOLHE:

SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:SHRI BALASHOWRY

VALLABHANENI:DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO

BHAMRE:SHRI KULDEEP RAI

SHARMA:SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY

TATKARE:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:




(a) whether as per QS WorldUniversity Rankings, currently India is onlysecond to China in terms of internationalstudent enrollment in schools acrossthe globe;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government has anydetails regarding the number of Indianstudents studying abroad during the lastthree years and the current year;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor and the courses theyopted for, State/country-wise;

(e) the problems faced by Indianstudents while studying abroad and thesteps taken by the Government to addressthese problems; and

(f) whether students studying abroadhave reported cases of assault/violenceand if so, the steps taken by theGovernment to ensure safety of Indianstudents abroad?

eligibility norms for appointments inuniversities; and


Vocational Training in Schools

1173. SHRIMATI KIRRONKHER:




(a) the number of schools which offervocational training in the country, State/UT-wise including Chandigarh;

(b) the details of the various subjectsin which vocational training is beingprovided to the students in Governmentschools; and

(c) whether the schools have beenequipped with the necessary infrastructureand teachers to impart digital education tothe students and if so, the details thereof?

Employees in Skill DevelopmentCentres (NSDC)

1174. DR. T. SUMATHY (a)THAMIZHACHITHANGAPANDIAN:




(a) whether the Government hasappointed adequate employees for carryingout the works in the Ministry of SkillDevelopment and Entrepreneurship,NSDC and NSDA in the last five years;

Funds spent for Development ofTourist Destinations in Haryana

†1171. SHRI DHARAMBIRSINGH:


¯ÖµÖÔ™ü®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the names of the places in Haryanawhich are being developed as touristdestinations along with the details thereof;

(b) the year-wise details of the fundsspent for development of each of thetourist destination during the last threeyears;

(c) whether the Governmenthas formulated any scheme to promotetourism in districts adjoining the Aravalihills; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reason for not introducing any suchscheme?

Shortage of Faculties

†1172. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:SHRI ANUMULA

REVANTH REDDY:




(a) whether there is a shortage ofvarious faculties in Universities across thecountry, if so, the faculty extant status ofvarious universities particularly inRajasthan;

(b) whether the Government is facingshortage of competent and dutiful teachers,if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Governmentproposes to provide exemption in

(b) if so, the details thereof and thedetailed list of employees appointed so far;

(c) the total annual expenditureincurred under various heads includingsalaries and travel allowances;

(d) whether the Government has takenany effective steps to increase the numberof persons to be imparted skill trainingin the country under various skill trades;and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thetotal amount earmarked, allocated and spentso far during the last five years, year-wise,State/UT-wise?

Amount spent for Construction andMaintenance of Public Libraries

†1175. SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:

SHRIMATI RATHVAGITABENVAJESINGBHAI:

SHRI JASWANT SINGHBHABHOR:




(a) whether the Government hascarried out construction or maintenancework of public libraries in the countryincluding Gujarat during the last three years;

(b) if so, the State-wise amount anddetails of funds spent for this purpose; and

(c) the area-wise number and detailsof public libraries in Gujarat at present?

Money Laundering

1176. SHRI KOTHAPRABHAKAR REDDY:

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373 374




(a) whether the Government agencieshave launched a massive National RiskAssessment (NRA) exercise to identify thesectors that are susceptible to moneylaundering and terror funding, and plug theloopholes and this is in line with theFinancial Action Task Force (FATF)recommendations and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether India is required tomake a risk assessment and putnecessary mechanisms in place whileIndia has met its obligation of mutualevaluation with FATF and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether it is also a fact that as partof the process, the World Bank had earliermade a customisable excel-based self-assessment software tool available to Indianagencies which focuses on all vital aspectsof money laundering, including terrorfinancing risks, and help identify threatsand vulnerabilities in different sectorsparticularly real-estate which emerged asone of the sectors requiring urgentintervention and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) whether NRA exercise begins withthe collection of data on sectors that areprone to money laundering in high, mediumand lower categories at the national leveland prepare an action plan based on thelevel of risk and if so, the details thereofalong with the work done so far?

Traditional Forest Dwellers

†1177. SHRI ASHOKMAHADEORAO NETE:

(e) the number of agricultural labourersbenefited by these schemes during the saidperiod State/UT-wise; and

(f) the steps taken by Governmentexclusively for the welfare of agriculturallabourers in the country?

Loss incurred by PSUs

†1179. SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:SHRI RAVI KISHAN:SHRI SANGAM LAL

GUPTA:




(a) whether the Government hasestimated the loss of Public SectorUndertakings (PSUs) for strategicdisinvestment during the current financialyear;

(b) if so, the details of the said publicsector undertakings along with theestimated revenue thereof; and

(c) the names of private undertakingswhich have shown keen interest to investin these undertakings?

Beneficiaries of PMUY

†1180. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:SHRI VISHNU DAYAL

RAM:SHRI SUDHAKAR

TUKARAMSHRANGARE:






(a) whether any target date has beenfixed by the Government for thedistribution of title documents in tribaldominant majority States under theScheduled Tribes and other TraditionalForest Dwellers (Recognition of ForestRight) Act, 2006;


(c) the details of the progress made inthis regard as on date, State-wise?

Rural and AgriculturalLabourers

1178. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:




(a) whether unemployment hasincreased in rural areas as against urbanareas and if so, the reasons therefor alongwith the ratio of unemployment in urbanand rural areas of the country;

(b) whether several welfare schemeshave been formulated and implemented forthe unorganised workers particularly forrural and agricultural labourers;

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe monitoring mechanism of the schemesparticularly in case of accidents;

(d) the details of funds allocated andutilised under the schemes during each ofthe last three years and the current year,State/UT-wise and scheme-wise;


(a) the details of State-wise amountspent by the Government especially inMaharashtra under Pradhan Mantri UjjwalaYojana (PMUY) since the launch of thisscheme;

(b) the district-wise number of LPGconnections given under PMUY includingLatur district in Maharashtra and Jalore andSirohi districts in Rajasthan;

(c) whether beneficiaries under the saidscheme are unable to refill the cylinders asthey belong to BPL category;

(d) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to refill the 5 kg LPG cylindereither free or on instalments under the saidscheme; and

(e) the details of the steps taken bythe Government to educate the LPGconsumers for complying with safetynorms?

Heritage Sites Identified forUpgradation

1181. SHRI PRADEEP KUMARSINGH:




(a) the number of heritage sites State/UT-wise identified by the Government foroverall development for Tourism point ofview and where substantial amount of workhad since been undertaken and the detailsthereof, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government plans torevive all the identified heritage sites andalso to take up further upgradation of allsuch sites, and if so, the details thereofincluding the action taken/proposed to betaken in this regard;


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(c) whether the Government hadincluded any of the heritage site from Bihar;and


Kendriya Vidyalaya in Odisha

1182. SHRIMATI PRAMILABISOYI:




(a) the list of Kendriya Vidyalayas ason date, State-wise;

(b) the steps taken/proposed to betaken by the Government to expedite theopening up of new KVs in Odisha;

(c) whether the Government is awarethat Suroda in Odisha urgently requires aKV to serve the tribal and downtrodden;

(d) if so, whether the Government hasany plan to establish a new KV in nearfuture; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Penalty on Low AMB

1183. SHRI VASANTHAKUMARH.:




(a) whether the ministry is aware thatdue to economy slowdown Customers andfirms failing to meet the Average MonthlyBalance (AMB) requirements in a monthhave to bear penalty charges, if so, thedetails thereof including the average income


(a) the details of total revenue whichwill be foregone annually with the reductionin corporate tax;

(b) the manner in which theGovernment is planning to bridge thealready existing gap of direct tax collectionwith the slash in corporate tax;

(c) whether it is a fact that Taxconcessions will bring investments in Makein India, boost employment and economicactivity, leading to more revenue; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe manner in which it is likely to be done?

Capital Investment

†1186. SHRI CHANDESHWARPRASAD:




(a) whether the Government is takingseveral encouraging steps to promotecapital investment abroad;

(b) if so, the details of the steps takenin this regard during the last three years;

(c) the details of announcements madein this regard so far; and

(d) the details of capital investmentabroad during the said period, nation-wise?

INX Media Case

1187. SHRI VINOD KUMARSONKAR:




through this penalty by the banks for thelast three years area-wise like metro/urban/semi-urban/gramin;

(b) whether the Government has takenaction for withdrawal of the penalty chargesby the Banks for non-maintenance ofminimum balance for customers and alsofirms;

(c) if so, the details thereof includingthe penalty amount reimbursed/credited tothe said accounts during the said period;and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Funds for Skill DevelopmentProgramme in Madhya Pradesh

†1184. SHRI ANIL FIROJIA:




(a) whether any grant/fund has beensanctioned by the Government for any cityof Madhya Pradesh under the SkillDevelopment Programme from the year2015 till date;



(d) the district-wise number of youthwho were imparted training in the said Stateunder the Skill Development Programmefrom the year 2015 to 2019?

Tax Concessions

1185. SHRIMATI NUSRATJAHAN RUHI:



(a) whether the Government hascompleted the probe of money launderingcase of INX Media;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe details of property seized;

(c) whether the Government hascalculated the loss of exchequer in the saidcase and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the roles of the accusedincluding several senior government officershave been established in this case;

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe action taken thereon; and

(f) the other steps being taken by theGovernment for preventing such type offinancial scams in the country?

National Testing Agency

1188. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:




(a) whether the CBSE is losing hugerevenue after the setting up of NationalTesting Agency; and

(b) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to compensate revenue loss ofthe CBSE instead of imposing it onstudents and if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Governmentin this regard?

Preservation of Musical Instruments

1189. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:





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(a) the number of Indian musicalinstruments that are now extinct or are onthe verge of extinction;

(b) the steps taken by the Governmentto preserve such musical instruments;

(c) whether the Government hasconducted any study to understand andpreserve the musical instruments inadvance;

(d) whether the Government has beenable to save any such endangered musicalinstruments in the last 10 years;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the effectiveness of currentschemes and programs in preserving suchendangered musical instruments?

e-Commerce Payment System

1190. MS. MIMICHAKRABORTY:


×¾Ö¢Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government hasallowed PAYTM and other companies tomake e-transaction e-commerce paymentsystems in the country;

(b) if so, whether the e-trade agenciesand financial corporate houses have beenin huge loss during the last few years, if so,the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has anycontrol over the system of transactionprocess and digital payments system, ifso, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government hasconfirmed that there is no chance to siphonoff e-currency during transaction processtherein, if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the corrective steps taken by theGovernment in this regard?


(a) the reasons due to which theGovernment has decided not tooperationalise the new CSR rules that makeviolations a criminal offence;

(b) the details of the number of casesof CSR rules violation found and actiontaken against such violators during each ofthe last five years;

(c) whether the Government hasnoticed any of the companies or financialinstitutions committing fraud in their CSRfunds, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to conduct an investigationagainst Manappuram Finance and KitexGarments Ltd., if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government hasthe data on the use of CSR funds inthe country, if so, the details thereof,sector-wise; and

(f) whether the Government has anyinitiatives to curb such corrupted firms, ifso, the details thereof including the numberof companies caught in CSR fraud casesduring the said period?

Irrelevant Question asked in SchoolExam

1193. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the fact that a question in a schoolexamination in Gujarat required studentsas to answer how Gandhiji committedsuicide;

(b) if so, the details thereon; and

Status of Gas Pipeline Projects

1191. SHRI BALASHOWRYVALLABHANENI:

SHRI HIBI EDEN:SHRI RAJU BISTA:


¯Öê™ÒüÖê×»ÖµÖ´Ö †Öî¸ü ¯ÖÏÖÛéú×ŸÖÛú ÝÖîÃÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of the criterion and rulesset for the petroleum companies forearmarking funds on the development workin the concerned district and State out ofthe income and royalty fund earned fromthe gas and petroleum products from thereserves of any State;

(b) the details of the CSR fundallocated and spent on the developmentand other works in various districts of thecountry especially in Rajasthan,Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu during thelast three years by concerned petroleumcompanies as per the said provisions;

(c) whether the Government has anydata about the CSR fund used for waterrecharge and water harvesting in Gujaratespecially in Ahmedabad and whether thereis any plan to use the CSR fund for waterrecharge, water harvesting, check dams etc.and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the oil PSU’s workedindependently or with some NGO’s forimplementing welfare schemes in the Stateand if so, the details in this regard?

New CSR Rules

1192. SHRI UTTAM KUMARREDDY NALAMADA:

SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:Will the Minister of CORPORATE

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(c) if so, the action taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Cultural Programmes and Projects inNorth Eastern States

†1194. SHRI NABA KUMARSARANIA:




(a) the details of the funds allocatedby the Government as assistance to variouscultural programmes and projects in NorthEastern States and the amount utilized inthis regard during the last two years;

(b) the details of the ongoing culturalprogrammes and projects in Assam;

(c) the details of the projectscompleted in time and the projects laggingbehind schedule along with the reasons forsuch delay;

(d) the amount of funds released tothe cultural centres of North-Eastern Statesduring the last three years along with thedetails thereof; and

(e) the purposes for which the saidfunds were utilized by the said centres andthe details thereof?

Integrated Tourism Circuits forKerala

1195. SHRI HIBI EDEN:ADV. A.M. ARIFF:SHRI KUMBAKUDI

SUDHAKARAN:





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(a) whether the Government hassanctioned six integrated circuits to Keralaunder Spiritual, Rural and Eco-Tourismthemes under Swadesh Darshan andif so, the details thereof along with theirstatus;

(b) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal to include Kerala’sCoastal Circuit under Swadesh DarshanScheme;

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe decision taken thereon and if not, thereasons therefor;

(d) the details of the touristdestinations in Ernakulam District of KeralaState which are covered under the abovecircuits; and

(e) the funds allocated fordevelopment of spiritual circuit underSwadesh Darshan Scheme in Keralaincluding Alappuzha?

Nepali Language

1196. SHRI RAJU BISTA:




(a) the details of the number of CentralUniversities offering Masters and PhD levelcourses in Nepali language;

(b) whether the Government is awarethat the Visva Bharati the only CentralUniversity in West Bengal, where majorityGorkhas live, does not have undergraduateand post-graduate course in Nepali language;

(c) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the steps taken by the Governmentfor the establishment of the Centre forPromotion of Nepali Language?




(a) whether the Government is awarethat poor students are not able to affordthe huge coaching expense for variouscompetitive exams;

(b) whether the Government has anyplan to provide free coaching to the poorstudents to enable them to appear invarious competitive exams;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, whether the Governmentwill consider the same, if so, the details,thereof?

Loans to Farmers

1200. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:




(a) whether it has come to the noticeof the Ministry that bankers are insistingfor CIBIL score for giving loans to farmers;

(b) if so, whether the Government hasissued new guidelines which makes farmersto submit their CIBIL rating for gettingfarm loans;

(c) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor;

(d) whether same rule are beingapplied to loans given to corporate sectorand others;

(e) if not, the reasons for banksinsisting CIBIL scoring from farmers forfarm loans; and

(f) the corrective steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Governmentin this regard?

Disposal of Cases relating toProvident Fund

†1197. SHRI JAI PRAKASH:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to make any effective law fortimely disposal of cases relating toprovident fund on the lines of Income TaxDepartment;



Foreign Funds through NBFCs

1198. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C.UDASI:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat foreign funds, using NBFCs as proxybanks, are leaving India and Indians poorer;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe number of fraud cases committedby vanishing companies, number ofinvestors cheated, amount involved,State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of existing guidelineslaid down to protect the investors fromsuch fraudulent companies; and

(d) the other steps taken/being takenby the Government to protect the investorsfrom such vanishing companies?

Coaching to Poor Students

1199. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Conversion of Historical Buildings asHotels

†1201. SHRI MITESHRAMESHBHAI PATEL(BAKABHAI):




(a) the details of the archaeologicalbuildings identified under ArchaeologicalSurvey of India in the country so far;

(b) whether archaeological buildingshave been destroyed and have beenreconstructed as hotels, clubs, complexesand marriage halls;

(c) whether the Government has takennote of this matter; and


Second Phase of the GOAL

1202. SHRI BALLI DURGAPRASAD RAO:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUNREDDY:




(a) whether the Government haslaunched the second phase of the GOAL(Going Online as Leaders), a Facebookprogram aimed at inspiring, guiding andencouraging tribal girls from across India tobecome village-level digital young leadersfor their communities recently;


(c) the details of the States that wereselected in the first phase;


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(d) whether the members from thetribal community were selected from theState of Andhra Pradesh; and


Kendriya Vidyalayas in Maharashtra

1203. SHRI SANJAY KAKAPATIL:




(a) whether the Government has takenany steps to promote Indian culture,educational tradition, and value-basededucation along with job creation for thestudents and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the steps taken/proposed to betaken by the Government to counter thecompetition of private schools in boomingeducation sector; and

(c) the steps taken/to be taken by theGovernment to target the economicallyweaker sections of society to takeadvantage of good education?

Shortage of Trained Teacher

†1204. SHRI DIPSINHSHANKARSINHRATHOD:




(a) whether there is a shortage oftrained teachers in the country;

(b) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to appoint the teachers on the

(a) the details of the funds spent forthe Skill India Rozgar Mela;

(b) whether the Government hasreceived suggestion from GujaratGovernment to organize Skill India RozgarMela; and

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe action taken on it?

Enrollment of Children

1207. SHRI M. BADRUDDINAJMAL:




(a) the measures being taken by theGovernment to bring the children withinthe age group of 6-14 years to schoolsspecially in rural areas;

(b) the funds sanctioned/released forthe projects/schemes to ensure theenrollment of more children of this age groupin schools during the period; and

(c) the comparative report about outof schools children during last five years,State-wise and Year-wise specially for theState of Assam?

Reconstitution of Nehru MemorialMuseum and Library

1208. PROF. SAUGATA RAY:




(a) whether the Governmentreconstituted Nehru Memorial Museumand Library society in New Delhi;

basis of B.Ed etc. instead of appointingthem through CTET;

(c) if so, by when; and

(d) if not, the manner in which theGovernment proposes to solve the problemof shortage of teachers?

Problems of CA Students

1205. SHRIMATI S.JOTHIMANI:




(a) the measures taken by theGovernment to resolve the issues faced byChartered Accountancy (CA) studentshighlighted during the recent protests;

(b) whether the Government or ICAIwill consider amending Regulation 39 (4)of the Chartered Accountants Act in orderto include the provision for re-evaluationof answer papers, if so, the details thereof;


(d) the measures being taken by theGovernment to bring transparency in themanner of declaration of results, markingscheme followed by ICAI, and for removingdoubts of the students regarding theregulation of passing percentage?

Skill India Rojgar Mela

†1206. SHRI PARBHUBHAINAGARBHAI VASAVA:




(b) if so, the details thereof and thepersons newly inducted in the society;

(c) the reasons for terminating theservices of the existing society;

(d) whether the Government followedany criteria for selection of members to thesociety; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

University Grants Commission

1209. SHRI SHANTANUTHAKUR:




(a) whether Paramarsh– A UniversityGrants Commission (UGC) scheme is ableto promote quality assurance in highereducation;


(c) whether the scheme will lead toenhancement of overall quality of theMentee Institution and enhance its profileas a result of improved quality of research,research teaching and learningmethodologies; and


Permission for Foreign Tours

†1210. SHRI RAMCHARANBOHRA:




(a) whether the permission of bankmanagement is mandatory for officers ofthe nationalised banks before undertakingany foreign tour;


(b) if so, whether bank officers mayundertake foreign tour by availing theirLTC, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the officers of Bank ofIndia undertook foreign tour by availingtheir LTC during financial year 2009-10 to2014-15 and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether TDS was deducted on theamount paid for LTC in the cases ofundertaking foreign tours on availing LTCduring the said period and if so, the detailsthereof?

Improvement of River View Parks inAndhra Pradesh

1211. SHRI N. REDDEPPA:




(a) whether the Government is givingtop priority to the tourism sector andproviding entertainment to the people butthe officials in Andhra Pradesh areintentionally neglecting importantamusement spots in the districts in coastalareas citing scarcity of funds and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the reasons for not developingRiver View Parks on the banks ofNagavali river beside the old road bridge inSrikakulam and also in other districts;

(c) whether it is also a fact that inmany River View Parks in Andhra Pradesh,water fountains are not working, iron grills,benches were completely damaged,frameworks resembling cradles are notuseful, hanging beds completely affected,swinging cradles also affected and if so, thedetails thereof and reasons therefor in thedistricts for such situation in AndhraPradesh State;

(a) whether any vocational trainingcentres have been set up in the tribal areasof Bihar;

(b) if so, the location-wise detailsthereof;

(c) the criteria laid down for settingup of the said centres; and

(d) whether the said criteria is beingfollowed along with the reaction of theGovernment thereto?

Samagra Shiksha Scheme (SSA)

1214. DR. ALOK KUMARSUMAN:




(a) whether it is fact that theGovernment has upgraded Upper PrimarySchool to Composite Schools under theSamagra Shiksha Scheme (SSA) in districtGopalganj of Bihar;


(c) whether the SSA is likely to behelpful in strengthening the infrastructureof schools in district Gopalganj of Bihar;and


GST on Tamarind

1215. SHRI KOMATI REDDYVENKAT REDDY:




(a) whether the Government has takena decision to waive off the collection of

(d) whether the tourists are unable torelax or enjoy during their visit to theseRiver View Parks in many districts inAndhra Pradesh and if so, the detailsthereof and comments of the Governmentthereon; and

(e) the steps being taken by theGovernment to improve the tourists withproper facilities at such River View Parksin Andhra Pradesh in future with someaction plan and sanction of the funds?

Education Policy

1212. SHRIMATI JYOTSNACHARANDASMAHANT:

SHRI GURJEET SINGHAUJLA:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat private schools and colleges are chargingexorbitant fees causing lot of hardship toparents; and

(b) if so, the provision/recommendations made by the NationalEducation Policy (NEP) in the reductionof fees by private schools/educationalinstitutions?

Vocational Training Centers in Bihar

†1213. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:




Goods and Services Tax (GST) on tamarind;


(c) the time by which this will becoming into force?

Identifying Intellectual Students

1216. SHRI SUNIL KUMARMONDAL:




(a) whether the Government isconsidering or has taken steps to modify orto add more opportunity to increase theparticipation of highly intellectual studentsin the country and if so, the details thereofand if not, the reasons therefor; and

(b) whether the Government proposesto increase the number of students in orderto identify the talented students and if so,the details thereof?

Features of the Incredible India 2.0Campaign

1217. SHRI A. RAJA:SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:




(a) the salient features of the IncredibleIndia 2.0 campaign;

(b) the details of the funds sanctioned,allocated and utilized under this campaignsince its inception across the country, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;

(c) the details of the numbers of cities/districts specially rural areas covered under

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this campaign so far within the countrystate-wise including Tamil Nadu;

(d) the details of the target set alongwith the achievements made so far;

(e) whether the Government is alsoplanning to expand this campaign andpromote eco-tourism as part of thiscampaign, if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor along with the number ofStates likely to be covered under thisprogramme; and

(f) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment for maximum coveragespecially rural tribal areas of Tamil Naduincluding promotion and development oftheir products through tourism across thecountry?

Development of Water Reservoirs andPonds in Bundelkhand

†1218. SHRI KUNWARPUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:




(a) whether the Government proposesto develop various big water reservoirs andponds in Bundelkhand as tourist spots; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Financial Assistance for RajkiyaMahotsav in Itkhori

†1219. SHRI SUNIL KUMARSINGH:




(a) whether any financial assistancehas been given for the Rajkiya Mahotsav

Women Literacy in Jharkhand

†1221. SHRIMATI ANNPURNADEVI:

SHRI PASHUPATI NATHSINGH:




(a) the current level of women literacyrate in Jharkhand and level thereof atnational level;

(b) the reasons for low womenliteracy rate in Jharkhand;

(c) the measures taken by theGovernment to enhance the women literacyrate in Jharkhand; and

(d) the details of the success achievedthrough the measures taken by theGovernment?

KV and JNV in Telangana

1222. SHRI MANNE SRINIVASREDDY:




(a)whether the Government hasreceived any proposal to set up newKendriya Vidyalaya and Jawahar NavodayaVidyalayas (JNV) school in Narayanpetdistrict or in Makthal and Kodangalassembly constituencies in MahabubnagarParliamentary constituency, Telangana;

(b) if so, the action taken/being takenon the said proposal till date;

(c) whether it is true that there is onlyone KVS school in Mahabubnagar which

in Itkhori, Jharkhand during the last fiveyears;

(b) if so, the amount given and thedate on which it was released;

(c) the reason for not releasing fundsfor Rajkiya Itkhori Mahotsav in 2019; and

(d) the time by which the Governmentproposes to release this fund?

Drug abuse in EducationalInstitutions

1220. SHRI M.V.V.SATYANARAYANA:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the instances of reported cases ofconsumption of drugs, steroids, alcohol inthe Schools/Colleges/Universities in thecountry;


(c) whether any directions/instructions have been issued to all theSchools/Colleges/Government and PrivateUniversities including its adjoining placesto prohibit usage by the Students and strictcompliance of rules;

(d) whether there has been a reportedincrease in the cases of ragging of thestudents in various Private/GovernmentUniversities of the country;

(e) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government;

(f) whether any law has been enacted/or Government has any proposal to bringsuitable law; and

(g) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

is inadequalt to cater to the needs of thechildren of local Central Governmentemployees including defence personnel andvarious communities;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Indian Institute of InformationTechnology

1223. KUMARI SHOBHAKARANDLAJE:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat the Indian Institute of InformationTechnology (IIIT) is operating from TransitCampus at Hubli in Karnataka;


(c) the details of funds allocated andreleased towards the institute during thelast three years;

(d) whether the funds released issufficient for establishment andoperationalisation of permanent campus;and

(e) if not, the Government’s reactionthereto and the time by which the said IIITis likely to shift to new campus?

Forest Village in Maharashtra

1224. SHRIMATI POONAMMAHAJAN:




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(a) the total number of forest villagessituated in protected areas of the country,especially in Maharashtra under the GramVikas Yojana;

(b) the details of funds sought byMaharashtra Government and released bythe Union Government for carrying outdevelopmental works in these villagesduring the last three years and the currentyear; and

(c) the status of progress anddevelopment of these villages during thelast three years?

Autonomy to Colleges

†1225. SHRIMATI SHARDABENANILBHAI PATEL:




(a) whether the Government hasgranted or proposes to grant autonomy tocertain colleges in the country;

(b) if so, the number of colleges whichhave been granted autonomy so far;

(c) whether the Government hasConsulted the University Teachers’Association and sought suggestions fromthe experts in this regard;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government hasconducted any study regarding the prosand cons of granting autonomy to collegesin the country; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and theoutcome in this regard?

Setting up of the State-of-the-ArtMuseum in Kerala

1226. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Sports under the Skill India

1228. SHRI B.B. PATIL:




(a) whether the Government has takenany initiative for development of sportsunder the Skill India initiative;


(c) whether the Government has takenany steps in consonance with therecommendations of the National SkillDevelopment Council for the skill gaps inthe sectors and if so, the details thereof?

Admission in Private Institutions

†1229. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:




(a) whether reservation in highereducation is continuously opposed,whereas no objection is raised for admissionin medical and engineering courses in privateinstitutions on low merit;

(b) if so, whether the Governmentpropose to regulate admission in privateinstitutions totally based on merit; and

(c) the details of cut-off marks foradmission in medical and engineering inGovernment as well as in privateinstitutions during the last year?

Schemes to Make India a Tourist Hub

†1230. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:



SHRI KUMBAKUDISUDHAKARAN:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal from the Kerala StateGovernment for renovation and setting upof state-of-the-art museum and culturallyand archaeologically significant NapierMuseum at Thiruvananthapuram andKrishnapuram Palace at Karthikapally inAlappuzha district of Kerala;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thestatus of the proposal;

(c) the action taken by theGovernment in this regard; and

(d) whether there are any proposalspending before the Government of Indiaregarding the development ofKrishnapuram Palace Museum and if so,the details thereof?

Enforcement of Labour Laws

1227. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:




(a) whether the Government has takenany initiatives for bringing transparencyand accountability in the enforcement oflabour laws;


(c) whether the Government has takenany steps for codification of the existingCentral Labour Laws into four codes;


(e) the details of major amendmentsproposed in “The Plantation Labour Act,1951”?


(a) the State-wise details of the variousschemes being run to make India a globaltourist hub;

(b) the steps taken by the Governmentfor the security of foreign tourists visitingIndia;

(c) the number of foreign touristsvisiting India over the last two years;

(d) the number of cases ofmisbehaviour with foreign tourists reportedduring the said period; and

(e) the action taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Sports Quota

1231. SHRI PARVESH SAHIBSINGH VERMA:




(a) whether the Government proposesto introduce a National Sports Board toensure education for sports persons and ifso, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(b) the number of seats available forsports quota in Central University(s), alongwith the details for the last three years; and

(c) the number of students enrolled inDelhi University from sports quota, duringthe last five years?

Investment of General Provident Fund

1232. SHRI MANICKAMTAGORE B.:



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(a) whether the Government hasinvested certain percentage of GeneralProvident Fund for commercial purposes;


(c) whether the Government has alsogiven permission to any StateGovernments to invest the hard earnedmoney of workers to invest in companiesor in any other sources; and

(d) if so, the details thereof ?

Review of Labour Laws

1233. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKARULAKA:

SHRI DULAL CHANDGOSWAMI:




(a) whether the Government hasproposed to standardize and to review theoutdated labour laws and replace them withnew laws and if so, the details thereof alongwith the proposed changes;

(b) whether the Government hasconsulted all stakeholders includingindustry sector in the matter, if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) the time by when the proposedchanges are likely to be implemented andthe details thereof?

Economic Survey’s Recommendationon Retirement Age

1234. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNADEVARAYALU:






(a) whether it is a fact that the labour-force working at salt harvesting terrainscomprises of both men and women andoften require them to carry upto 80 loadsof salt crystals weighing up to 25kgs ontheir heads;

(b) whether the Government is awareof added health risks like severe dizziness,high UV exposure, pregnancy and uterusrelated issues affecting women along withkiddy and retinal issues, within the saltpan industry at Thoothukudi district dueto the intensive and harsh workingconditions and if so, the details thereof;and

(c) whether the Government has anyplans to introduce any schemes speciallyfor the women in this sector and if not, thereasons therefor?

MoUs

1237. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:




(a) whether the Government hassigned MoUs with multilateral bodies orother Governments for Skill DevelopmentProgrammes in India, and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the details of measures taken bythe Government to improve funding andinnovation in Skill DevelopmentProgrammes; and


(a) whether it is true that theEconomic Survey presented this yearrecommends an increase in retirement agefor employees to 70 years;

(b) if so, the details of therecommendation along with its status;

(c) whether it is true that the Ministryis planning to bring a new proposal of33 years of service or 60 years whicheveris less for Central Government employeesinstead of implementing the aboverecommendation; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor along with its status?

Establishment of Cultural Centre inLadakh

1235. SHRI JAMYANG TSERINGNAMGYAL:




(a) whether the Government has anyplans or has taken any steps to establish aCultural Centre in Ladakh as announcedby Hon’ble Prime Minister during his visitin Ladakh in 2018;


(c) if not, the time by which theGovernment is likely to do so; and

(d) the steps taken/being taken forpreservation and promotion of LadakhiCulture for organizing cultural programmesin the newly declared Union Territory?

Salt Harvesting Terrains

1236. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHIKARUNANIDHI:

(c) whether the Government isplanning to set up a National Institute ofSkill Development and Entrepreneurship,and if so, the details thereof?

Integrated Tribal Development Projectin Maharashtra

†1238. SHRI SADASHIV KISANLOKHANDE:

DR. BHARATI PRAVINPAWAR:




(a) the details of the workaccomplished under integrated TribalDevelopment Project in Maharashtra duringthe last three years;

(b) the details of the funds allocatedand utilized under Integrated TribalDevelopment Project during the last threeyears;

(c) whether the above undertaken workhas been reviewed; and

(d) if so, the results and the reactionof the Government on the said outcome?

Technical Education

†1239. SHRI JASWANT SINGHBHABHOR:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal from the StateGovernment of Gujarat regarding the World

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Bank assisted Technical Education QualityImprovement Programme;

(b) if so, the details of the proposalsreceived during the last three years, college-wise; and

(c) the details of the decisions takenso far on the above said proposals and theplace-wise and college-wise details of theprogrammes sanctioned?

Increase in Corporate Tax

1240. SHRI DIBYENDUADHIKARI:




(a) whether it is true that India’scorporate tax is the lowest among the SouthEast Asian countries;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Governmenthas any plans to increase the corporate tax;and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor?

Placement of Students Trainedthrough NSDC

1241. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:




(a) whether the placement percentageof the 3.98 million students trained through11,035 training centres across 40 skilldevelopment National Skill Development

schemes to promote tourism in UnionTerritory of Ladakh; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe names of the schemes beingimplemented?

Relaxation in Norms for Constructionaround Historical Monuments

1244. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR .SU:


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(a) whether the Government hasrelaxed the norms for the identification ofNo Construction Zones in the vicinity ofarchaeological monuments in the suburbanareas of Greater Chennai, Pallavaram,Mambakkam, Sembakkam, Selaiyur andTambaram under the Ancient Monumentsand Archaeological Sites and Remains(Amendment) Bill, 2017;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard and to relax the restricted areas forthe construction and renovation of housesunder the erstwhile Ancient MonumentsPreservation Act, 1972;

(c) whether the Union Governmenthas taken any decision in this regard;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether the Central MonumentsAuthority has provided any clearance orNoC to housing and construction activitiesafter 2017 and if so, the details thereof,State-wise and month-wise?

Tax Benefits for PMVVY Subscribers

1245. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Corporation (NSDC) programmes in 2018,is around a paltry 12 per cent;

(b) if so, the reasons and detailsthereof, State/UT-wise and Sector-wise;


(d) the detailed information on thesteps being taken for creating jobs andimproving the quality of trainers underPradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana(PMKVY) scheme?

Skill Development in Kerala

1242. SHRI KUMBAKUDISUDHAKARAN:




(a) whether the Government hasconducted any skill developmentprogrammes in Kerala, particularly inKannur district between 2014 and 2019;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withdistrict wise fund allocation to Kerala forskill development for financial year 2019-20; and


Schemes to Promote Tourismin Ladakh

†1243. SHRI UPENDRA SINGHRAWAT:




(a) whether the Government hasimplemented/proposes to implement any




(a) whether the Government intendsto extend tax benefits like other schemes tothe subscribers of Pradhan Mantri VayaVandana Yojana (PMVVY) and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) the details of funds which theGovernment has allocated towards thisscheme;

(c) whether the Government intendsto allocate more funds towards the schemeand if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has foundany irregularity and difficulty inimplementation of such a scheme; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe number of subscribers to this schemefrom Bengaluru specifically and Karnatakain General?

Venture Education System

1246. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the venture education system prevailingin the State of Assam; and

(b) whether the Government willconsider to provide financial assistance tothese institutions until Assam StateGovernment take a decision aboutprovincialisation of these institutions?

Skill Training in Tamil Nadu

1247. SHRI S.JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

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(a) the number of youth given“training and skill development” foremployment during the last three years inthe country, especially in the State ofTamil Nadu;

(b) the details of trained youth,gainfully employed or self-employed in thecountry, State-wise; and

(c) the details of efforts taken by theGovernment to ensure the personstrained under the scheme are gainfullyemployed?

Sale of ConfiscatedProperties

†1248. SHRI RAMESHBHAILAVJIBHAI DHADUK:




(a) whether various departmentsof the Ministry like Central Board ofDirect Taxes (CBDT) and EnforcementDirectorate (ED) are not sellingthe confiscated properties for a longtime resulting in their devaluationand loss of revenue to the exchequerdue to it;


(c) whether the Government proposesto formulate a concrete plan to tackle thisissue so that said departments could earnadequate revenue by disposing ofproperties confiscated in a scheduled andtransparent manner;

(a) whether the Government isconsidering measures for small privatelimited companies to reduce theircompliance cost for various statutoryfilings, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government extendedCARO 2016 (Audits) to private schoolsand Hospitals especially built onconcession land, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the opinion of the Governmentregarding creation of conflict of interestsituation with the inclusion of ICAImembers on the NFRA board; and

(d) the steps taken by the Governmentto improve corporate governance especiallyregarding credit rating agencies and to tamepunters and riggers who manipulate stockprices?

UGC

†1251. SHRI ARUN SAO:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat the proposals of the colleges arereferred to Regional Office at Bhopal inthe absence of State/Regional Office ofUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) inChhattisgarh and colleges face difficultiesto contact this office which is 700 km fromthe State capital;

(b) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to open State/Regional office ofUniversity Grants Commission (UGC) inChhattisgarh;

(c) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal in this regard fromthe Government of Chhattisgarh;



(e) the details of the propertiesdisposed of by ED during the last threeyears along with the revenue earnedthrough it?

Hike in School Fee

†1249. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat parents associations have submittedmemorandum to Central Government andthe Government of Uttar Pradesh regardingincreasing of school fees every year byDelhi Public Schools (DPS) and otherprivate schools due to which these schoolsparticularly DPS, Ghaziabad harassed theirstudent in unconstitutional way;


(c) whether it is a fact that DPS andother private schools have refused to followthe guidelines issued by the Governmentof Uttar Pradesh regarding an increase inschool fees;

(d) the reaction of the Governmentthereto and the details thereof; and

(e) the details of guidelines regardingrefund of increased fees by private schoolswith interest?

Reduction in Compliance Cost

1250. SHRI ARVIND KUMARSHARMA:




(e) the decisions taken by theGovernment on it?

Ferro Scrap Nigam Ltd. (FSNL)

†1252. SHRI DULAL CHANDGOSWAMI:




(a) whether scrap processing is thebasic task of Ferro Scrap Nigam Limited(FSNL);

(b) if so, the reasons for outsourcingand taking support of tendering system forthe same work;

(c) whether it is a fact that the CVChad raided the Headquarters of FSNL, Bhilaibased on the complaint of a PublicRepresentative regarding irregularities in thetendering process as per the media reports;

(d) if so, the details of the concernedofficers and the outcome thereof;

(e) whether the Government has takencognizance of the involvement of MDhimself in the whole process, if so, thedetails thereof; and

(f) the action taken against theoffenders and for stopping the tenderingprocess of FSNL for works which are partof the basic functions of the undertaking?

Repurpose used Cooking Oil

1253. SHRI VENKATESH NETHABORLAKUNTA:




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(a) whether the Government includingState-run oil marketing companies wouldprocure the entire supply of biodieselproduced from used cooking oil for a three-year period in a bid to encourage the biofuelsector in the country and if so, the detailsand progress made so far;

(b) the number of cities identified andlaunched/implemented across the country,State-wise; and

(c) whether the Governmentalso launched a ‘Repurpose Used CookingOil (RUCO)’ sticker and a phone app toenable the collection of used cooking oiland if so, the details thereof and progressmade thereon?

Ranking of Institutes

1254. SHRI ANNASAHEBSHANKAR JOLLE:




(a) whether the Government isproposing or plans to introduce ranking ofeducational institutes;


(c) if not, whether the Governmentshall consider the same to encourage theperforming educational institutes;

(d) whether the Government accept/acknowledges the rankings of few reputedsurvey agencies; and

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

Setting up of e-Assessment Centres

1255. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:

the female labour by paying them lesserwages in garment sector; and


Places to be Listed underUNESCO’s List

1257. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:




(a) whether the Government haspitched for places to be listed under theUNESCO’s World Heritage Site in the lastsession of the Committee; and

(b) if so, the site-wise details thereof?

Committee for Promotion ofe-Payments

1258. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:




(a) whether the Reserve Bank of Indiahas appointed a committee to suggest thepromotion of e-payments in India;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe committee’s suggestions;

(c) whether the panel has alsosuggested the removal of import duty onPoint of Sale devices for three years andreduce the GST on digital transactions; and

(d) if so, the reaction of theGovernment thereto?

Chronological Order inSkill Development

1259. SHRI RAJESHBHAICHUDASAMA:




(a) the details of the criteria adoptedby the Government in selecting the locationfor setting up of 8 regional e-assessmentcentres;

(b) whether it is true that two suchcentres headed by the PrincipalCommissioner of Income Tax are to beestablished in Hyderabad and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether any monetary or humanresource were transferred from AndhraPradesh to set up the said centres inHyderabad, Telangana; and

(d) if so, the reasons therefor?

Minimum Wages in the TextileSector

1256. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the report by the International LabourOrganisation (ILO) that over half thegarment sector in India pays less than legalminimum wage;

(b) whether there is any policy bythe Government to ensure that statutoryminimum wage in the textile sector isreviewed regularly in line with the cost ofliving, provide adequate income for a decentliving standard for workers without theneed for excessive overtime hours, if so,the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government controlsthe attempt of manufacturers to devalue




(a) the names of the States in thecountry, in chronological order in terms ofgrowth in Skill Development andentrepreneurship;

(b) the number of Skill DevelopmentCentres (SDCs) established so far duringthe last three years and the number ofunemployed persons providedemployment, State-wise;

(c) the amount provided by theGovernment to the States in the said periodunder the said scheme; and

(d) whether the Government proposesto increase this amount and if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

National Child Labour Project

1260. SHRI B.N.BACHEGOWDA:

SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE:




(a) the details of the projects underthe National Child Labour Projectpresently under implementation; and

(b) the funds given to various agenciesfor implementation of these projects, State-wise including Karnataka?

Appointment of Vice Chancellors

1261. MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:

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(a) whether the appointment of ViceChancellors to many Central Universitiesare held up in the Ministry, if so, thedetails thereof along with the reasons ofdelay in appointments; and

(b) whether it is a fact that theGovernment has given instructions to theNCERT to prepare guidelines fortransformation in assessment by 2022 andif so, the details thereof along with thereasons therefor?

Tourism Projects for Punjab underSwadesh Darshan Scheme

1262. SHRI GURJEET SINGHAUJLA:




(a) whether the Government of Indiahas developed/funded any project/projectswithin the State of Punjab, under theschemes of Swadesh Darshan andPRASHAD during the last two years;


(c) whether the Government hasearmarked any funds for Punjab underthese schemes for the next five years; and


Decline in Unorganised Sector

1263. SHRI D.K.SURESH:





Quick MSME Loans

1266. SHRI HEMANTTUKARAM GODSE:




(a) the number of applicationsreceived, accepted and loans given underthe new 59-minutes Micro, Small andMedium Enterprise (MSME) loan schemeacross the country, bank-wise;

(b) whether any other initiatives havebeen taken to ensure effective credit toMSMEs; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard?

Labourers in Mining Activities

†1267. SHRIMATI RANJEETAKOLI:




(a) whether the unorganised andorganised sector labourers engaged inmining activities in Bharatpur district,Rajasthan suffer from tuberculosis;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe study conducted in this regard;

(c) whether the Ministry hasconsulted the other departments to ensureproper treatment of tuberculosis and forthe setting up of more TB hospitals inBharatpur district; and


(a) whether it is true that theUnorganised sector has been decline in therecent years, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is awarethat there is a huge decline in the workforceof the unorganised sector, if so, the detailsthereof; and

(c) whether the Government hasintroduced any measures to protect theunorganised sector to encourage jobcreation, if so, the details thereof?

Literacy Rate

1264. SHRI NALIN KUMARKATEEL:




(a) whether it is true that the literacyrate has increased very slowly in thecountry;

(b) if so, whether it is also true thatthe country’s literacy rate is far behind tomany other countries; and

(c) if so, the measures taken/beingtaken to improve the literacy rate in thecountry?

Digitalization of School Education

1265. SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes digitalization of all schools acrossthe country;

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Bank Debit Card Holders

†1268. SHRIMATI RANJAN BENDHANANJAY BHATT:




(a) whether there has been any declinein the number of debit card holders in thedifferent parts of the country;

(b) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to take initiatives to increase thenumber of debit card holders;

(c) if so, the details thereof and thetime by which the steps are likely to betaken in this regard; and


Expansion in Industrial Gas Pipeline

1269. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:




(a) the details of the existing networkof gas pipelines including industrialpipelines and its capacity to transport gas/LPG across the country and whether theGovernment proposes to expand gas gridnetwork/industrial pipelines across thecountry, State/UT-wise;

(b) if so, the details thereof andinvestment made by public/private sectorcompanies, the status of ongoing projectsincluding the steps taken to expeditethe execution of the projects, State/UT/project-wise; and


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(c) whether the gas-based industrieshave been badly affected due to non-availability of gas/lack of pipelines networkacross the country, if so, the details thereofand the action plan prepared for thepurpose?

Closure of Companies

1270. SHRI KUNWAR DANISHALI:




(a) whether it is a fact that there is ahuge number of companies shutdown duringthe last five years in India;


(c) the number and details of peoplewho got unemployed due to shutdown ofthe companies; and

(d) the steps being taken by theGovernment for their bread andbutter?

Rise in Unemployment

1271. SHRI RAM MOHANNAIDU KINJARAPU:




(a) the causes of rising unemploymentin the country; and

(b) the number of recruitment doneby the Government on a permanent basis,year-wise during the last ten years?

Grant of Mid Day Meal Scheme

1272. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHILEKHI:




(a) the details of the amount that hasbeen utilised out of the demand for grantsfor Mid Day Meal Scheme and the detailsof amount that has been utilized for thesame;

(b) whether it is a fact that in spite ofMid Day Meal Scheme, the nutrition levelof children is not at desired level and if so,the gaps identified in the implementationprocess; and

(c) the steps taken/to be taken toimprove the implementation of theMDMS at grassroot level in thecountry?

Preservation of AncientIndian Folk Culture

†1273. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:SHRIMATI RANJEETA

KOLI:




(a) whether most of the ancient Indiantraditional Folk Cultures are disappearing;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thenames of the ancient folk cultures of thecountry which is being preserved includingthe State of Rajasthan;

(c) whether the Governmentproposes to formulate concrete policies torevive and preserve the Indian Folk Arts

and Culture and if so, the details of workbeing executed to preserve these folkcultures along with the name of theSchemes under which the said works arebeing carried out and the name of the placeswhich are related to the said folk culture;

(d) the steps taken by the Governmentto promote the artists and the details ofthe promotional schemes implemented forfolk artistes; and

(e) the details of the funds sanctioned/released for preserving the said folk cultureduring the last three years?

Ban on Junk Foods andSoft Drinks in Schools

1274. MOHAMMED FAIZALP.P.:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:SHRI KODIKUNNIL

SURESH:




(a) whether the Government hasdecided to ban junk foods and soft drinksin school cafeterias and boarding schoolsand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Food Safety andStandards Authority of India has created aframework regulation to prevent theconsumption of unhealthy food by schoolchildren;

(c) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to ban the sale of pre-packagedfoods to school children in school canteens,mess and hostel kitchens and also prohibitfood manufacturers and food vendors fromhanding out free samples of low nutritionfood to children in sporting events;


(e) whether the Government proposesto clamp down advertisements of suchfood products in school premises or inproximity to educational institutions asper the stipulations cited in the‘Eat right’ campaign and if so, the detailsthereof ?

Indo-French Knowledge Summit

1275. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMEDBASHEER:




(a) whether Indo-French KnowledgeSummit was held in the country recently;and

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe details of the joint declaration or MoUsduring the summit?

NEET Examination

†1276. SHRI RAJIV RANJANSINGH ALIAS LALANSINGH:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the decision given by the Madras HighCourt regarding NEET Examination;

(b) if so, the manner in which theGovernment is likely to verify the thumbimpression of those 4250 students who havegot admission in Tamil Nadu;


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(c) whether it has also been stated inthe said order that this system should beadopted in other parts of the country aswell, since reports of frauds in admissionare being received from other parts also;

(d) whether NEET is also not afoolproof system;

(e) whether NEET is encouragingprivate coaching and on the basis ofcoaching, 72 percent students have crackedthe examination in the very first attemptwhereas their score in 12th class is low ascompared to other talented students of thesame class;

(f) whether the Government is awarethat coaching classes are attenuating thesignificance of 11th and 12th classes becausemost of the students go to coaching classes,instead of attending the school classes, andthey also clear NEET examination; and

(g) whether NEET has blocked thepath of poor and talented students and theirdreams to become doctors are gettingshattered now, if so, the details thereofand the reaction of the Governmentthereto?

Revision of IFA Charter

1277. SHRIMATI RITABAHUGUNA JOSHI:




(a) whether the IFA charter Functionsof 2005-06 is being revised by theGovernment considering the complexitiesof the functions;


(c) whether there is any proposal inthe Ministry to restrict the IFA posts tothe organised accounts and finance servicesof the Government; and


Educationally Backward Areas

†1278. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:




(a) whether the Government hasidentified 374 Educationally BackwardDistricts in the country;

(b) if so, the steps taken/being takenby the Government to enhance the level ofeducation in Educationally BackwardDistricts;

(c) whether the Government hasreviewed the progress made through thesaid initiative; and


Irregularities in Mid Day MealScheme

1279. SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:

SHRIMATI ANNPURNADEVI:

SHRI RAHUL RAMESHSHEWALE:

SHRI VASANTHAKUMARH.:




(a) the guidelines isssued by theGovernment with regard to Mid Day MealScheme ;

(b) the number of children died /fallensick after eating the Mid Day Meal in the

country during each of the last three yearsand the current year, year-wise and State-wise;

(c) whether the Government hasconducted any enquiry in this regard andif so, the outcome of the enquiry;

(d) the number of officials who wereinvolved in such cases and the action takenagainst them;

(e) whether the Government hasannounced any compensation to theparents of children who were hospitalisedand died after eating the mid day mealduring the said period and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(f) the corrective steps taken/beingtaken by the Government in this regard?

MSMEs NPAs

1280. SHRI ANUBHAVMOHANTY:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat the Micro, Small and MediumEnterprises (MSMEs) are facing problemsof delayed payments by large corporationswhich is creating a fear of rising Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) among MSMEsdespite having laws such as MSMEDevelopment Act, 2006 and MSMESamadhaan portal;

(b) if so, the measures that theGovernment proposes to take to ensuretimely payments to MSMEs so that thefear of getting converted into an NPA iscompletely removed and if so, the detailsthereof along with the time by which it islikely to be implemented;

(c) whether the Government willconsider integrating all relevant schemes

under one single authority as the currentschemes have overlapping objectives leadingto confusion among beneficiaries andimplementing agencies besides increasingadministrative costs; and


School Transfer Certificate

1281. SHRIMATI DARSHANAVIKRAM JARDOSH:




(a) whether it is true that transfercertificate or school certificate is veryimportant after moving from one State toanother in the country;

(b) if so, because of the differentformats in all the States the children arefacing difficulties while studying and gettingadmission in other States and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) whether the Government isconsidering a uniform format of necessarydocuments and certificates in the contextof studies all over the country and if so, thedetails thereof?

New Education Policy

1282. SHRIMATI HEMAMALINI:

SHRI SYED IMTIAZJALEEL:

SHRI ASADUDDINOWAISI:

KUMARI SHOBHAKARANDLAJE:


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DR. RAM SHANKARKATHERIA:

SHRI VENKATESH NETHABORLAKUNTA:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived and is reviewing the draft of NewEducation Policy from the Committeeconstituted under the Chairmanship ofDr. K. Kasturirangan and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Committee on NewEducation Policy has made severalrecommendtions for reforming school leveleducation and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has takenany decision to make reforms on schoollevel education in accordance with therecommendations made by the Committeeand if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether it is a fact that some ofcountry’s key academians in the field ofeducation have expressed concern overexperts being left out of consultations forthe proposed Policy and if so, the detailsthereof and reasons therefor;

(e) the details of the main inclusionsin the new policy and exclusions from theold Policy;

(f) whether all the States have agreedto implement the proposed Policy and ifso, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor; and

(g) the time by which the proposedPolicy is likely to be made effective andthe extent to which it is likely to ease theburden on students and job orientededucation in the country?

Kendriya Vidyalayas in Kozhikode

1283. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:




(a) whether large number of KendriyaVidyalayas buildings across the countryare in a dilapidated condition requiringcomplete destruction and constructionof new buildings including KVS-1,Kozhikode as these are highlydangerous to both the students andthe faculty and other staff of these KVSs;and

(b) if so, the present status of theproposal for the new construction and thetime frame for issuance of approval andcompletion of the construction, forKVS-I, Kozhikode?

Construction Workers

1284. SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY:




(a) the details of number ofconstruction workers issued I.D. cards invarious States in 2017 particularly inKarnataka;

(b) the total amount collected by theGovernment of Karnataka under theConstruction Worker’s Welfare Cess andspent till date; and

(c) the Social Security Schemes beingimplemented for construction workers inKarnataka?

Writing off Bank NPAs

†1285. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:




(a) the details of the amount of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of various bankswritten off in the country during the lastfive years, bank-wise;

(b) whether the evaluation of ill-effects of the said exercise on the economyhas been carried out;

(c) if so, whether the economy sloweddown as a result of the said write off; and

(d) if so, the details thereof includingthe loans taken by the farmers and tradersin the said NPA?

Improvement in LPGDistribution System

1286. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat the existing LPG distribution systemrequires necessary improvements, if so, thesteps taken/being taken by the Governmentin this regard;

(b) whether the Governmentproposes to introduce partnership with theprivate companies for LPG distributionsystem; and

(c) if so, the strategy chalked out inthis regard along with the names of thecompanies which have been shortlisted forsuch partnership in the country, especiallyin Karnataka?

Protection of Tourism Industry

†1287. DR. RAMAPATI RAMTRIPATHI:




(a) whether the tourism industry isincurring huge losses every year due tospread of some diseases or epidemic ornatural disasters after the monsoon or dueto terrorist attacks/incidents for the lastseveral years;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe reaction of the Government thereto;

(c) whether the Government hasformulated or proposes to formulate ascheme for protection of tourism industryin the country and promote it; and


Construction of Kendriya Vidyalayas

1288. SHRI SRIDHARKOTAGIRI:

DR. BEESETTI VENKATASATYAVATHI:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUNREDDY:




(a) whether the Government hasrecently inaugurated 13 newly constructedbuildings and laid down the foundationstones of 6 Kendriya Vidyalayas located in12 States;


(c) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal from the State


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Andhra Pradesh to allot KendriyaVidyalayas in the next academic year;and

(d) if so, the details thereof and theirstatus thereon?

Member of UNESCO CreativeCities Network

1289. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHARBELLANA:

SHRI ADALAPRABHAKARA REDDY:

DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:SHRI PRATAPRAOJADHAV:SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI GAJANAN

KIRTIKAR:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN

MAHATO:




(a) whether the UNESCO hasdesignated Mumbai as a member ofUNESCO Creative Cities Network(UCCN) in the field of Film and Hyderabadin the field of gastronomy recently;

(b) whether this aims at pushing theSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)through innovative thinking and action andthe steps taken by the Government to pushother cities to the creative city ofgastronomy;

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe aims and objectives for providing suchunique designation to the different cities;

(d) the criteria followed to providethis unique tag to the cities;

(e) whether some more cities acrossthe country have already been included inthe said list by the UCCN and if so, thedetails thereof, city-wise and the field inwhich they have been accorded this status;and

(f) whether some more Indian Statesare likely to be included in the UCCN andif so, the details thereof?

Kendriya Vidyalayas inDarbhanga, Bihar

†1290. SHRI GOPAL JEETHAKUR:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to open new Kendriya Vidyalayain Benipur and Birul block in Darbhangawhere adequate land is available and if so,the details thereof;

(b) if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether a Kendriya Vidyalaya istemporarily running at Darbhanga AirForce Station in the absence of the buildingfor the last few years and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to run the Kendriya Vidyalayain Laheriasarai and if so, the detailsthereof?

Declaration of Birth Place of VeerTejaji Maharaj as National Memorial

†1291. SHRI HANUMANBENIWAL:




(a) the policy or rules laid downby the Government to declare anyspot a National Memorial spotand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Governmentproposes to declare the birth place ofGau Rakshak, Lok Devta, Veer TejajiMaharaj located at Kharnal in Nagaurdistrict, Rajasthan a national memorial;and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Schemes for Conservation ofArchaeological Sites

†1292. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:SHRI SANGAM LAL

GUPTA:SHRI RAVI KISHAN:SHRI CHANDRA

PRAKASH JOSHI:




(a) the names of the schemes beingimplemented by the Government forconservation of archaeological sitesthroughout the country;

(b) the details of the workscarried out by the Government forconservation of archaeological sites inUttar Pradesh, Rajasthan andMaharashtra;

(c) whether the archaeological sites arelikely to face any kind of risk and if so,the details of the said likely risks; and

(d) the arrangements made forprotection of the said sites against the likelyrisks or damages?

Skill Development and VocationalEducation

1293. SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:SHRIMATI SANDHYA

RAY:SHRI SELVAM G.:SHRI DHANUSH M.


DUBEY:




(a) whether the Government has signedany joint declarations of intentfor cooperation in the field ofskill development and vocational educationwith Germany, if so, the details thereof alongwith its aims and objectives;

(b) the details of the different sectorswhich will be given emphasis to enhancethe quality of trainees;

(c) whether the agreements willsupport India’s endeavour to establish aninnovative system;


(e) the details of the benefits attainedby the country from the said agreement;

(f) whether the Government has setup centres to provide high class trainingfor getting employment abroad and if so,the number of centres proposed tobe opened along with the capacity thereof;and

(g) the other steps taken by theGovernment to increase employment ininnovative and sustainable sectors?


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Jobs created under ‘Make in India’Initiative

1294. SHRI DHAIRYASHEELSAMBHAJIRAO MANE:




(a) the details of new jobs created andpeople employed since the start of “Makein India” initiative in September, 2014 tilldate, the year-wise data thereof;

(b) whether the Government isplanning to revamp the “Make in India”initiative to increase job creation in thecountry, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the labour intensivesectors will be made the focus of such arevamped initiative and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) the details of total unemployedgraduate and postgraduate students in thecountry for the last four years; and

(e) the details of initiatives undertakenby Government to reduce unemploymentfor graduate and postgraduate degreeholders in the country?

Tamanna Aptitude Test

†1295. SHRI NAND KUMARSINGH CHAUHAN:




(a) the details of the “Tamanna”aptitude test developed by CBSE andNCERT; and

(b) the details of the number of seatsallotted by the Government for EWSbeneficiaries in Kendriya Vidyalayas?

Cashew Sector Employees

1296. SHRI KODIKUNNILSURESH:




(a) whether the Government isconsidering to treat all cashew sectoremployees as seasonal factory employeesas defined under Para 2(kk) of theemployees PF scheme 1952 read withexplanation to para 9 (a) to the employeespension scheme 1952;

(b) if so, the details thereof andif not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentin this regard;

(d) whether the Government is awarethat the PF sub regional office, Kollam hasdenied PF pension benefits to poor cashewworkers as per amendment to para 9 of theemployees pension scheme 1995 replacingactual service by contributory service;

(e) if so, the details thereof and theaction taken by the Government in thisregard; and

(f) whether the Government isintending to conduct PF Adalat at Taluklevel, if so, the details thereof along withstatus of the same?

Opening of Tourism Industry toPrivate Stakeholders

1297. MS. DIYA KUMARI:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan to open the tourism industry to privatestakeholders;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken/being taken by the Governmentto attract private stakeholders; and


Bond Market

1298. SHRI ADALAPRABHAKARA REDDY:

SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:




(a) whether development of the bondmarket requires a lot of attention and unifiedapproach by all regulators and if so, thedetails thereof along with the steps beingtaken to adopt this approach;

(b) the status of the budgetannouncement regarding issuance ofSovereign Bonds in foreign currencies alongwith the proposed date for commencementof issuance of such bonds;

(c) whether the Government has takencognizance of India securing 163rd rank inEnforcing Contracts category in Ease ofDoing Business Rankings, 2019; and

(d) if so, the measures taken by theGovernment to improve India’s ranking inEnforcing Contracts category?

Observation of World Tourism Day

1299. SHRI KULDEEP RAISHARMA:

DR. AMOL RAMSINGKOLHE:

SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO

BHAMRE:SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY

TATKARE:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA

SULE:




(a) whether the Government hasobserved World Tourism Day recently andif so, the details thereof along with the aimsand objectives;

(b) the details of the theme of the eventalong with the programmes/eventsorganized by the Government on thisoccasion;

(c) the number of foreign touristsespecially from neighbouring countriestravelling to India during last three yearsand the current year and the quantum offoreign exchange earned specially inAndaman & Nicobar Islands;

(d) whether the Government has beenable to achieve the target fixed for foreigntourist inflow during the last three yearsand if not, the corrective steps taken in thisdirection; and

(e) whether domestic tourism has beenon decline, if so, whether the Governmenthas looked into the problem and the remedialsteps taken by the Government in thisregard?

Per Child Cost of Right to Education

1300. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:SHRI KARTI P.

CHIDAMBARAM:




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(a) the details of Per Child Cost (PCC)under section 12.1.c of Right of Childrento Free and Compulsory Education (RTE);

(b) whether all the States have StateAdvisory Councils and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) the frequency at which this saidcost is revised, State-wise;

(d) the action taken if this cost is notrevised yearly; and

(e) whether the costs notified arechecked by any other authority and if so,the details thereof?

Engineering College

†1301. SHRI MANSUKHBHAIDHANJIBHAI VASAVA:




(a) whether approval has been givento private and public sector companies toopen engineering colleges in the country;

(b) if so, the State-wise number of newengineering colleges opened and the numberof engineering colleges closed in the countryduring the last three years; and

(c) the efforts being made by theGovernment to maintain the quality ofeducation in the engineering colleges?

Implementation of Schemes of theGovernment

†1302. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:




(a) whether work of implementationof several schemes of the Government isentrusted to several non-Governmentalorganizations/agencies at regional level;

(b) if so, whether the requiredpayment has been made to theseorganizations/agencies which wereentrusted with the work of impartingtraining in the most under- developed areasthrough Tailoring/Embroidery centres orother socially useful programmes;

(c) if not, the details thereof and thereasons for not making the payment; and

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to set up any concrete paymentmechanism so as to ensure the paymenton completion of work?

Kendriya Vidyalaya in MinorityAreas

1303. DR. MOHAMMADJAWED:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to open Kendriya Vidyalayas inminorities dominated areas across thecountry; and

(b) if so, the names of the areas whichhave been identified to open theseKendriya Vidyalayas?

Export of Steel

1304. SHRIMATI MANEKASANJAY GANDHI:

SHRI BHAGWANTHKHUBA:




(a) the quantity of steel beingexported and the revenue earned therefromduring the last two years, country-wise;

(b) whether the export-orientedpolicy of steel is the primary cause forescalation of steel prices in the domesticmarket;

(c) if so, the details thereof and thecorrective measures taken or proposed tobe taken by the Government to bring downthe prices;

(d) whether the Government is awarethat the Steel industry needs to be upgradedwith the latest modern and world classtechnology to improve its productioncapacity; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken/proposed to be taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Setting up of GST Commissionerate

1305. DR. RAJDEEP ROY:




(a) whether the Government proposesto set up Goods and Services Tax (GST)Commissionerate at Silchar covering thejurisdiction of the whole States of Manipur,Mizoram, Tripura and Barak Valley in theState of Assam; and

(b) if so, the details and the statusthereof?

Tax Exemption to Corporates

1306. SHRI N.K.PREMACHANDRAN:




(a) the details of tax exemption givenby the Government to Corporates duringthe last five years;

(b) whether the Government proposesto give more exemption to the corporatesand if so, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor;

(c) whether it has come to the noticeof the Government that the corporates aremaking huge profit from Indian markets;

(d) if so, the details of the action takenby the Government to ensure thestrengthening of Indian economy throughthe activities of the corporates;

(e) the details of benefits/exemptionsgiven by the Government to each corporatein doing business in India;

(f) whether the exemption given bythe Government to corporates is helpful tothe growth of Indian Economy and if so,the details thereof; and

(g) the details of the approximateamount given by the Government to eachcorporate through various exemptions andschemes?

Increase in Investment of Oil and Gas

†1307. DR. BHARATIBENDHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:




(a) whether the Government ispreparing to increase investment in view ofincreasing demand of oil and gas andif so, the details thereof;

(b) the ranking of India in power sectorin the world; and


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(c) the details of the steps being takenby the Government to increase the urbangas network in the country especially inGujarat State?

Salem Steel Plant

1308. SHRI T.R. BAALU:




(a) whether it is a fact that the projectof Steel Melting Shop (SMS)and the second Cold Rolling MillProject as expansion plan of SalemSteel Plant (SSP) was commissionedin 2010, at an investment ofRs. 2200 crore and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether it is a fact that due tonon-supply of raw material bysister concerns of SAIL, the productionat SSP could not reach its full capacityand if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government ispursuing disinvestment leading toprivatisation of Salem Steel Plant and if so,the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government proposesto reverse its decision to privatiseSalem Steel Plant and ensure supply of rawmaterial to its subsidiary concernby SAIL so that the unit could becomeprofitable in the immediate future; and


Fire Safety in Schools

1309. SHRI PASUNOORIDAYAKAR:

SHRI N. REDDEPPA:




(a) whether it is a fact that the safetyof children has been compromisedin all manners, including lack of validfire safety certificates by the schoolsand colleges in the country and if so,the details thereof and the reasonstherefor;

(b) whether the Government proposeto de-recognise the schools which are nothaving fire safety certificates in future andif so, the details thereof and the steps beingtaken in this regard, State-wise;


(d) the steps likely to be taken by theGovernment to ensure all schools andcolleges have fire safety certificates withina stipulated time to ensure safety of childrenin future?

Development of Prayagraj

†1310. SHRIMATI KESHARIDEVI PATEL:




(a) the schemes for the developmentof Prayagraj (UP) which is also known asSangam Nagari along with the detailsthereof;

(b) the steps taken to attract foreigntourists;

(c) whether there is any scheme ofthe Government to provide world classfacilities to the foreign tourists; and


Foreign Students

1311. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAOBHAMRE:




(a) the number of foreign studentsfrom different countries enrolled tostudy in different Indian Universitiesduring the last three years and the currentyear;

(b) whether the Government hasformulated any criteria for granting VISAto these foreign students and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) whether the Government hasinitiated any scheme for encouragingthe institutes/universities for enrollingmore foreign students in their courses andfor upgrading the standard of theseinstitutes/universities and if so, the detailsthereof?

Quality of Education

†1312. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:




(a) whether the attention of theGovernment has been drawn towards thesub-standard quality of primary andsecondary education in the country;

(b) if so, whether the Government hasany plan to bring improvement incurriculum of primary and secondaryeducation and evaluation system; and


Steps to Promote Tourism in JayantiForest

1313. MS. LOCKETCHATTERJEE:




(a) whether the Government is takingany steps to promote tourism in the Jayantiforest;


(c) whether the Government has takenany steps to make the forest area plasticfree and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government has takenany steps to solve the water scarcityproblem in the forests and if so, the detailsthereof?

Development of Tourism inBundelkhand

†1314. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:




(a) the proposed Central schemes fortourism in the Bundelkhand region whichhas been the symbol of courage and valourof Chandela rulers of Mahoba and centre ofaction of Maharani Laxmibai of Jhansi, etc.;

(b) the schemes of the Ministry tosensitize the tourists visiting Bundelkhandto the architecture of temples located thereinand the folk art, culture and literature,diffused in the entire region; and

(c) the details of the action taken/beingtaken on the pending proposals sent by theGovernment of Uttar Pradesh fordevelopment of tourism in Bundelkhandregion?


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Navodaya Vidyalaya in UP

†1315. SHRI ASHOK KUMARRAWAT:




(a) whether the Government hastaken/proposes to take anysteps to establish a Navodaya Vidyalayain Sandila Tehsil in MisrikhParliamentary Constituency ofUttar Pradesh;



Fee Hike by CBSE

1316. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:




(a) the number of students insecondary and higher secondary levelsregistered under the CBSE curriculum;

(b) the rationale behind the CBSEfee hike by two times for studentsbelonging to the general categoryand twenty-four times for studentsfrom the SC/ST category;

(c) the reason why students from thelatter category have not been exemptedfrom this fee hike; and

(d) the amount of increase in the fundscollected by virtue of this increase alongwith the expenditure plan for these addedfunds?

Creation of Artificial Lake on TawiRiver to Promote Tourism

†1317. SHRI JUGAL KISHORESHARMA:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to create an artificial lake on Tawiriver in Jammu to promote tourism andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal from the StateGovernment in this regard; and


Advance Tax Payment

1318. SHRI SHANMUGASUNDARAM K.:




(a) whether the data released by theGovernment reveals that only top 500corporates in the country pay 70 per centof advance tax out of the total amount due;

(b) if so, the total amount of advancetax targeted and collected during the pastthree years and the current year; and

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto collect the residual unpaid advance taxby the companies?

CSR Awards

1319. SHRIMATI SANDHYARAY:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

SHRI SELVAM G.:SHRI DHANUSH M.


DUBEY:




(a) the details of the funds utilisedand unutilised along with the majoractivities/programmes undertaken byvarious public sector and private sectorcompanies under Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) during the last threeyears and the current year in the country,State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government issatisfied with the work undertaken byprivate sector and private sector companiesunder CSR;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if notthe corrective steps taken by theGovernment in this regard;

(d) whether the Government hasconferred the first Corporate SocialResponsibility Awards to selectedcompanies, if so, the details thereof andthe purpose for which this award has beenconferred; and

(e) the criteria fixed by theGovernment for selection of companies forthis award along with the categories forwhich these awards were given?

NEET

1320. SHRI RAJMOHANUNNITHAN:




(a) whether the Government has notedthat the poor cannot afford to attend privatecoaching classes for NEET as the expensesgo upto Rs. 5 lakh and hence, studentsbelonging to poor and rural sections of thesociety are at a disadvantage and facingexclusion;

(b) whether the Government has anyplan to provide free NEET coaching classesto help the poor and rural aspirants; and

(c) if so, the steps taken/being takenby the Government in this regard?

Prices of Petrol and Diesel

1321. DR. K. JAYAKUMAR:SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:




(a) the details of highest and lowestprice of petrol and diesel during the last 10years along with the present cost of crudeper barrel and the sale price of petrol anddiesel in the country;

(b) whether there is a price hike forpetrol and diesel in the country, if so, thedetails thereof along with the reasonstherefor;

(c) whether it is true that the petroland diesel price hike helps the Governmentto build more toilets in the country, if so,the details with explanation thereof; and

(d) whether there is any relationbetween the international crude oil priceand the price of petrol in the country, if so,the details thereof along with the reasonsfor not reducing the price of petrol by theGovernment in proportion with thereducing international crude oil prices?


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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas inRajasthan

†1322. SHRIMATI JASKAURMEENA:

SHRI SUKHBIR SINGHJAUNAPURIA:




(a) whether the Government proposesto set up new Jawahar NavodayaVidyalayas in Rajasthan and if so, the detailsthereof, district-wise, particularly in Tonkand Sawaimadhopur Districts; and

(b) whether the Government proposesto provide exemption to the studentsbelonging to the scheduled castes andscheduled tribes in these schools and if so,the details thereof?

Big Statue of Shyama PrasadMukherji

†1323. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYASHETTY:




(a) whether the Government has takenany step to set up a big Statue of ShriShyama Prasad Mukherji at Lal Chowk inKashmir as a token for historical memorysake after abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A in the State of Jammu & Kashmir forwhich he made indefatigable effortsthroughout his life;

(b) whether the Government hasreceived requests also from publicrepresentatives in this regard;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the status of progress made so farin this regard?

Higher Education

†1324. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:




(a) whether the Government has beenworking consistently to promote highereducation and research in the country; and

(b) if so, the names of the variouscourses being conducted to encourage theyouth in the country presently along withthe details thereof?

Fund Allocation to Universities

1325. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:




(a) whether there is a fund cut of UGCfunds to the Central Universities- AligarhMuslim University, Jamia Millia Islamiaand Moulana Azad National UrduUniversity;

(b) if so, the details of the fundallocation and distribution to theseuniversities during the last ten years;

(c) the details of the CentralUniversities/central institutions havingwith Minority status, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether AMU, JMI andMANUU have minority status;

(e) if so, the details thereof;

(f) whether any special fund isallocated to the universities/institutionswith minority status; and

(g) if so, the details thereof along withthe details of the funds sanctioned to theAMU, JMI and MANUU during the lastten years?

Vacancies in Delhi University

1326. SHRI MAGUNTASREENIVASULUREDDY:




(a) the number of permanent postslying vacant in Delhi University as on31st October 2019 including all the DelhiUniversity affiliated colleges from 2015onwards, year-wise;

(b) the total number of guest lecturersemployed as on 31st October 2019;

(c) the total number of Ad-hocAssistant Professors including leavevacancy as on 31st October 2019;

(d) the measures have been taken bythe Government to fill up the permanentpositions and the reasons for delay; and

(e) whether the Government proposesto have a permanent mechanism to appointfaculty on a regular basis like otherGovernment departments by drawing apanel annually based on selection criteriain order to avoid delay in appointments?

Gas Trading Hub

1327. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to build a gas trading hub, if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government isplanning for inclusion of natural gas in thegoods and services tax regime, if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) whether the Government isplanning in pricing freedom for all domesticgas, if so, the details thereof?

Promotion of Tourism inKhajuraho

†1328. SHRI VISHNU DATTSHARMA:




(a) whether Khajuraho is a worldheritage in view of tourism and whether theGovernment has prepared any draft planfor its beautification;


(c) whether the Government hasprovided any special package to promotetourism in Khajuraho; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thefunds allocated and expenditure incurred inthis regard?

Atal Bimit VyaktiKalyan Yojana

1329. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:




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(a) the total number of people insuredunder Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana;

(b) the total amount paid as reliefunder the said Yojana and total number ofbeneficiaries thereof; and

(c) the State-wise details thereof?

Labourers Working inUnorganised Sector

†1330. SHRI PANKAJCHAUDHARY:




(a) whether the Government is likelyto further improve the EPF and ESI facilitiesfor the better future of the labourersworking in the unorganised sector;


(c) the State-wise number of labourersworking in the unorganised sector; and

(d) the State-wise number of workerscovered under EPF and ESI so far?

Inclusion of More Countries in‘Tourist Visa on Arrival’ Facility

1331. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:




(a) whether there has been any increasein the foreign tourist arrivals owing to thee-tourist visas;


(c) whether there are any plans toinclude more countries in ‘Tourist Visa onArrival’ facility;


(e) the projects or schemes currentlybeing implemented by the Government fordeveloping avenues and increasing tourismin Uttar Pradesh?

Corporate Tax

1332. SHRI COSME FRANCISCOCAITANO SARDINHA:




(a) whether the Government hasreduced corporate tax to benefit the richand arrears and payments have not beengiven to the employees, although tax codereport is now with the Government;


(c) the reasons for not taking actionto help individuals and increase the demandto benefit the slowing economy?

Scholarship for SingleGirl Child

1333. SHRI PATELHASMUKHBHAISOMABHAI:




(a) whether the Government proposesany education scholarship scheme forsingle girl child; and

(b) if so, the details thereof during thelast three years?

Shortfall in Tax Collection

1334. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:




(a) the details of the shortfall betweenthe Government’s projections and actualcollections of direct taxes between1-4-2019 and 31-10-2019;

(b) the details of the shortfall in Goodsand Services Tax Collections of Indirecttaxes between 1-4-2019 and31-10-2019 juxtaposed against budgetaryprojections;

(c) the details of the revenue loss tothe Government on account of thereduction in corporate tax rates announcedby the Government; and

(d) the reasons for not cuttingpersonal income tax rates?

Sanskrit Mahavidyalayas

†1335. SHRI KANAKMALKATARA:

SHRI RAMCHARANBOHRA:




(a) the State-wise number of SanskritMahavidyalayas in the country includingRajasthan;

(b) the number of vacant posts ofSanskrit lecturers in the Sanskrit

Mahavidyalayas affiliated with UniversityGrants Commission (UGC);

(c) the time by which these vacantposts are likely to be filled up;

(d) the efforts being made by theGovernment to improve the quality ofeducation in Sanskrit Mahavidyalayas; and

(e) the total amount paid under UGCgrant by the Government to RajasthanUniversity, Jaipur University and variousuniversities located in the State under thishead from time to time?

Impact of Slowdown onTax Collection

1336. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:




(a) whether the Government hasassessed the effect of slowdown on taxcollection and fiscal deficit;

(b) if so, the details and the findingsthereof;

(c) the manner in which the shortfallwill be compensated for;

(d) whether it is true that the estimatedshortfall will be in the range of $2 million;and


Excavation Works inVadnagar and Keeladi

1337. SHRI A.GANESHAMURTHI:

DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:




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(a) whether it is true that excavationsworks has been simultaneously started atthe site of Vadnagar in Gujarat and Keeladiin Tamil Nadu;

(b) whether it is true that the UnionGovernment has announced that anexperimental museum, a museum ofinternational standards will be set up inVadnagar in Gujarat; and


Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

1338. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:SHRIMATI VANGA

GEETHA VISWANATH:SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:




(a) whether the Government hasrecently inaugurated 5 new JawaharNavodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), one NationalNavodaya Leadership Institute and laidfoundation stone of 9 new JNVs in variousStates;


(c) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal from the State ofAndhra Pradesh to allot Jawahar NavodayaVidyalaya’s in the next academic year; and

(d) if yes, the details thereof and theirstatus thereon?

Unserviceable ATMs

†1339. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWARPATIL:




(a) whether the consumers are unableto withdraw their deposited moneyfrom ATMs due to faulty ATMmachines of several public sectorbanks and are facing a lot of problemsacross the country and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether there is shortage oftechnical staff for repairing ATM machinesand if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the effective measures taken bythe Government for the smoothfunctioning of ATM machines and tosafeguard the interest of the depositors?

Steps to Promote CulturalDevelopment Programmes in

Jharkhand

1340. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:




(a) whether the Government has takenany steps to promote culturaldevelopment programmes in various partsof the country including Jharkhand andif so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of zonal cultural centresoperating in the country, State-wise,especially in Jharkhand at present;

(c) the details of existing culturaldevelopment programmes in the country;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to further promote culturaldevelopment programmes in various partsof the country; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and theother steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to promote the culture of ourcountry?

New Education Policy

1341. DR. AMAR SINGH:




(a) whether the Government hasallocated just three per cent for educationout of the total budget and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(b) whether on the one handthe Government is implementing neweducation policy, a research fund, skilldevelopment and a new and reformed highereducation regulatory but on the other handit is silent on school education and if so,the steps taken/to be taken in thisdirection?

Excavations in Keeladi

1342. DR. VISHNU PRASADM.K.:




(a) whether the archaeologicalexcavations in Keeladi, Vaigai Plains, TamilNadu have confirmed rich cultural depositsdating back to 6th Century BCE;


(c) the role of ASI in the excavationsand the funds allocated for the purposeduring the last two years?

Grievances Redressal Mechanismunder Right To Education

1343. SHRI KARTI P.CHIDAMBARAM:




(a) the States/UTs which havefunctional online grievance redressalmechanisms for complaints under the Rightto Education;

(b) the number of complaints receivedalong with the number of cases that havebeen resolved, State-wise;

(c) the average time taken forresolution of complaints, State-wise;

(d) the issue-wise grievancesregistered under RTE Section 12.1.c duringthe past three years and the action taken ineach case, State-wise; and

(e) the role of State Commission forProtection of Child Rights (SCPCR) wherethe grievance redressal process is online andoffline, State-wise?

Khadi Uniform for KendriyaVidyalayas

†1344. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:




(a) whether the Government proposesto introduce Khadi dress code for thestudents of all the Kendriya Vidyalayas ofthe country to promote Khadi and VillageIndustry;


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(b) if so, the quantum of beneficialimpacts likely to have on Khadi and VillageIndustry and the impact likely to have onstudents’ approach towards Khadi; and


Development of TourismInfrastructure in Chandrapur

1345. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:




(a) whether there is a huge downfallin the number of tourists comingto Chandrapur, Maharashtra despitehaving a lot of attractive touristspots like, Tadoba tiger reserve,Mahakali temple, Coal mines andHeritage forts and if so, the reasonstherefor;

(b) whether the Government is goingto provide world class infrastructure forthese tourist places for attraction of tourists;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government is goingto announce Chandrapur as Mines Touristplace; and


Education Commission

†1346. SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:SHRI RAMESH CHANDER

KAUSHIK:




(a) whether the proposal for schoolpremises/buildings were made in the reportof Education Commission first time in1964-66;


(c) whether it has been covered in theProgramme of Action (PoA), 1992 ofNational Policy on Education (NPE), 1986;


(e) whether it has been implemented;and

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not,whether any responsibility has been fixedin this regard?

Preservation of Cultural Heritagerelated to Shivaji Raje

1347. SHRI UNMESHBHAIYYASAHEBPATIL:




(a) whether the Government has takenmeasures to preserve and uphold all formsof Forts of Shivaji Raje, folk art and culturalheritage of the country;


(c) the efforts being made to properlystore the treasure of knowledge forposterity;

(d) whether the Government hastaken adequate steps to preserve thecultural heritage of Forts made by KingShivaji; and


Institutional Support for Marketingof Tribal Produce

1348. SHRI ANUMULAREVANTH REDDY:




(a) the details of amount of fundsallocated under Institutional Support forDevelopment and Marketing of TribalProduce Scheme during the last five years,State-wise;

(b) the funds utilised underInstitutional Support for Development andMarketing of Tribal Produce Scheme duringthe last five Years, State-wise;

(c) the total market size of TribalProduce in crores, State-wise; and

(d) whether the market size of TribalProduce increased or decreased, year-wisein last five years and if so, the detailsthereof?

Physical Education

†1349. SHRI TIRATH SINGHRAWAT:




(a) whether Physical Education iscurrently being taught in Junior HighSchools as a mandatory subject as per thepast practice and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether Physical Education hasbeen included in the courses offered underthe New Education Policy and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposesto include Yoga as a mandatory subject inall the classes at school level under the NewEducation Policy; and


Resource Right for Tribals

1350. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:




(a) whether the Forest Right Act, 2006gives major preferences in ensuring the‘resource right’ for the tribal’s the realowners of the land and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the confluence betweenthe tribal’s and forest dwellers are recordedand if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the developmentalinitiative committed by the corporatesensures the welfare of the tribal and if so,the details thereof; and

(d) whether the enacted “ GramSabha’’ preferably headed by the tribalcommunity has been established in the entireforest regions and if so, the details thereof?

Medical Insurance to Pensioners ofEPFO

†1351. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:




(a) whether the Government proposesto provide the pensioners of Employees’


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Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) withMedical Insurance through the Employees’State Insurance Corporation;



Protection and Maintenance ofSamadhis

1352. SHRI RAJENDRAAGRAWAL:




(a) whether the Government looksafter or assists the State Governments inlooking after the Samadhis/Mausoleums offreedom fighters in various parts of thecountry;

(b) if so, whether it has come to thenotice of the Central Government that theMausoleum of Maulana Abul Kalam Azadin Delhi has been in squalid condition sincemany years;

(c) whether the Government isundertaking any steps to protect or managesuch sites, including from problems ofencroachment, ineffective maintenance etc.;and


Atulya Bharat Abhiyaan

†1353. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:SHRI AJAY NISHAD:




(a) whether the Government hasstarted ‘Atulya Bharat Abhiyaan’ topromote tourism in the country and manytourist spots of the various States havebeen included in this Abhiyaan and if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether desirable results ofpromoting ‘Atulya Bharat Abhiyaan’ havebeen received in the form of inclusivegrowth of tourism industry in the countryand if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government hasreceived proposals in this regard fromvarious States of the country and if so, thedetails thereof and the action taken thereon;

(d) whether the Government hasprovided any financial assistance to StateGovernments in this regard and if so, thedetails of the funds sanctioned andexpenditure incurred by different agencieson this campaign during each of the lastthree years;

(e) whether the Governmentproposes to continue the said campaign infuture and if so, the details thereof; and

(f) whether the Government proposesto initiate any new scheme similar to‘Atulya Bharat Abhiyaan’ to improve itsgrading in the tourist index and if so, thedetails thereof?

Corruption in Mid-Day Meal Scheme

†1354. DR. BHARATI PRAVINPAWAR:




(a) the number and details of the casesof corruption in Mid-Day Meal Scheme

that came to notice of the Governmentduring the last three years, State-wise;

(b) the number of persons foundinvolved in the said corruption casesincluding the details in this regard,State-wise;

(c) whether the cases registered duringthe last three years have been disposed of;and

(d) if so, the State-wise detailsthereof?

Fake Universities

†1355. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGHJAUNAPURIA:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat a large number of fake universities arecheating the students;

(b) if so, the number of such casesreported during the last three years alongwith the action taken by the Governmentthereto; and

(c) the remedial steps taken by theGovernment apart from issuing a notice toalert the public against such fakeuniversities?

Law on Unclaimed Dividends

1356. SHRI FEROZE VARUNGANDHI:




(a) the action taken/being taken by theGovernment to reach out to companies andinvestors who have unclaimed dividends;

(b) the estimate of these unclaimeddividends throughout the country;

(c) whether the Ministry is planningto moot a law against unclaimed dividends;and


PMC Bank Scam

†1357. SHRI KAUSHALENDRAKUMAR:




(a) whether the Punjab andMaharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bankscam in Maharashtra happened despite thevigilance and monitoring of the Governmentand the monitoring system could not detectit, if so, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor;

(b) whether the system for monitoringbanks is proving to be callous, weak andincapable, if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether people of the country arelosing faith in the banking system due tothe scams happened in the cooperative/Government/private banks across thecountry, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether maximum loans given bythe cooperative banks especially inMaharashtra have turned to NPA despitestrict direction by the RBI, if so, the detailsthereof and the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether the Government takesguarantee for the money of the peopledeposited in these banks and if so, thedetails thereof?


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Members and Pensioners of EPFO

†1358. SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:DR. BHARATIBEN

DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:




(a) the number of active members andpensioners of EPFO at present;

(b) whether the facilities of EPFO areproposed to be digitised;

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe details of the benefits of digitisation tobe accrued to the account holders; and

(d) the number of pending EPFwithdrawal cases and the steps taken bythe Government for disposal of these casesalong with the details thereof?

Records of Hindu Temples

1359. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:




(a) whether the Government hasmaintained records of the number of Hindutemples under control of State Governmentsin India;


(c) whether the Government hasmaintained records of the number of Hindutemples functioning autonomously in India;


(e) whether religious institutions ofany other faith are controlled, managed oradministered by State Governments; and

(f) if not, the reason for thisinconsistency?

Pratishthit Paryatak Sthal Yojana

†1360. SHRI BHANU PRATAPSINGH VERMA:




(a) whether the Governmentis developing places under“Pratishthit Paryatak Sthal Yojana” in thecountry;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thenumber of places to be developed underthis scheme in Uttar Pradesh;

(c) whether the Government alsoproposes to include other places under thisscheme; and


New Policy for Development ofTribals

†1361. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATILCHIKHLIKAR:

SHRI SUNIL KUMARPINTU:




(a) whether the Government hasprepared any new policy for thedevelopment, upliftment and welfare of thetribals in the country;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) the funds allocated by theGovernment for the welfare of tribals duringthe last three years, State-wise includingBihar; and

(e) the details of the funds allocatedby the Government, State-wise and thedetails of the amount spent by the Statesincluding Bihar?

Waiting List for LPG Connection

†1362. SHRI LALLU SINGH:




(a) whether any waiting list for releaseof LPG connections is currently pendingin the country, if so, the State-wise detailsand current status thereof; and

(b) whether the Governmentproposes to set up more centres for releaseof LPG connections in the country, if so,the State-wise details thereof?

Development of Birth Place ofLord Mahavir

†1363. SHRI CHIRAG KUMARPASWAN:




(a) the steps taken by the Governmentto develop the birth place of Lord Mahavirin Lachhuar of Jamui district, Bihar alongwith the details thereof;

(b) the project on which work is goingon to develop tourism in Lachhuarand the time by which it is likelyto be completed along with the detailsthereof;

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto attract foreign tourists in Lachhuar;

(d) whether the Government proposesto work on PPP model to provide worldclass facilities to the tourists; and


Quota for Divyang Students

1364. SHRI SHYAM SINGHYADAV:




(a) the nature of physical disabilitiesconsidered under the reservation quota forthe purpose of admission in educationalinstitutions;

(b) whether the quota for the disabledis being filled up regularly in educationalinstitutions in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor;

(d) whether there is any proposal toincrease the percentage of quota for thedisabled; and


Tribal Sub-Plan in the UnionTerritory of Dadar and Nagar Haveli

†1365. SHRI MOHAN S. DELKAR:




(a) whether Tribal Sub-plan is beingimplemented in all the districts of the Statesin the country;


(b) whether it has been implementedin the Union Territory (UT) of Dadar andNagar Haveli;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) if not, the reasons therefor;

(e) whether it is planned to beimplemented in the said UT; and

(f) if so, the time by which it is likelyto be implemented along with the detailsthereof?

NIESBUD

†1366. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister ofSKILL D E V E L O P M E N T A N DENTREP RENEURSHIP



(a) whether only 0.60 crore rupeescould be utilised out of 18.80 crore rupeesreleased to NIESBUD under the PradhanMantri Yuva Yojana (PM-YUVA) duringthe year 2016-17;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe reasons for not spending the 18.20 crorerupees;

(c) the method which had beenadopted to fix the criteria to empanel theinstitutes as most of the empanelled privatesector institutes performed at a very slowpace;

(d) the number of youth who gottraining under the Skill India Mission sofar in the country along with the number ofbeneficiaries of this scheme from Satnadistrict of Madhya Pradesh; and

(e) the steps taken to include farmersin Skill India Mission on a large scale alongwith the achievements thereof?

Consumption Growth

1367. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIASSURESH NARAYANDHANORKAR:




(a) whether the consumption growthhas sunk from 13 per cent consumptionled growth to 3.9 per cent;


(c) the details of such five Stateswhere the consumption rate has depletedthe most; and

(d) the steps taken by theGovernment to improve the sinkingconsumption rate?

Promote Entrepreneurship in theMarginalized Section

1368. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:




(a) whether there is any scheme solelyfocused on the promotion ofentrepreneurship in the country;


(c) if not, whether there is anyproposal to develop and implement such ascheme; and

(d) the steps being taken and/or willbe taken by the Government to promoteentrepreneurship in the marginalizedsections of the society?

Thirukkual

1369. DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal from Tamil NaduState Government or any organization/NGO/individuals to declare and notify‘Thirukkual as National book which isclassical Tamil language text consisting of1,330 couplets widely admired by scholarsand influential leaders over its history alsoknown for its universality and secularnature written by the saint poet Thiruvallur;


(c) the action taken by the UnionGovernment on the request and to declareit as national book/library at the earliest?

Facilities in Schools

1370. SHRI RAJIV PRATAPRUDY:




(a) the number and percentage ofschools in the country, that have electricity,toilets and internet facilities, State/District-wise, especially in Bihar;

(b) the total number of schools underthe Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in the countryalong with strength of students in eachschool, State-wise;

(c) whether there is a shortage ofclassrooms in many schools and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(d) the details of the number ofGovernment and private schools, in thecountry, with an average class size of morethan 40 students, State-wise?

Guidelines under PMKVY ofChhattisgarh

†1371. SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:




(a) whether any new guidelines havebeen issued by the Government to promoteSkill Development and Entrepreneurshipin the country under Pradhan MantriKaushal Vikas Yojana;


(c) the number of Skill DevelopmentCentres being operated by the Governmentin the State of Chhattisgarh at present andthe number of trained persons who havebeen provided employment opportunitiesso far;

(d) the amount of funds allocated bythe Government to the State for the saidpurpose during the last two years and thecurrent year including the amount of fundsutilised; and

(e) the reasons for not utilising theallocated funds in case it is so?

Special Work Plan for Development ofTourism in Patliputra

†1372. SHRI RAM KRIPALYADAV:



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(a) whether the Government iscontemplating to formulate a special workplan for the development of tourism inPatliputra Constituency;


(c) the details of the funds allocatedfor the development of historical places inand around Patna in the last five years;

(d) whether the Government iscontemplating to formulate a work-plan forthe development of tourism in the countryand if so, the State-wise details of the fundsspent for promoting tourism in the countryduring the last five years; and

(e) the benefit accrued to the saidStates along with the extent of revenueearned by the Central and StateGovernment as a result thereof?

Employees in Rural Areas

1373. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:




(a) whether the Government has thedata of the employees in rural areas workingin the public and private companies acrossthe country and if so, the details thereof,State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;

(b) whether it is very low and if so,the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to increase their capacity inthe public and private companies acrossthe country;

(d) whether the Government isplanning to start a campaign in this regard

within the country and if so, the detailsthereof, State/UT-wise including TamilNadu; and

(e) the time by which it is likely to beimplemented?

Teachers Vacancies

1374. SHRI BHOLA SINGH:DR. SUKANTA

MAJUMDAR:SHRI RAJA

AMARESHWARA NAIK:




(a) whether the Governmentconstituted a high-level committee toenquire into the allegations regarding saleof fake degrees by certain universities;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(c) whether there are two lakh teachersvacancies in secondary and highersecondary schools across States includingBihar and Jammu and Kashmir, UT;

(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(e) the other steps taken/being takenby the Government in this regard?

Borrowings by DHFL

1375. SHRI ASADUDDINOWAISI:

SHRI SYED IMTIAZJALEEL:




(a) whether Registrar of Companieshas submitted a report to the Governmentabout Rs. 83,873 crore borrowings byDHFL;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe sources of borrowings by DHFL i.e.from banks, external commercialborrowings and National Housing Banketc.;

(c) whether the Government hasordered a probe by Serious FraudInvestigation Office (SFIO) after the reportof the Registrar of Companies, if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) whether involvement of somebanks and officials have been established;and

(e) if so, the details thereof and thetime by which the report of SFIO is likelyto be received?

Rashtriya Shiksha Aayog

1376. SHRI SUDHAKARTUKARAMSHRANGARE:

SHRI SUMEDHANANDSARASWATI:

MS. PRATIMABHOUMIK:




(a) the salient features of therecently released draft National EducationPolicy;

(b) the details of key changes made inrespect of board exams; and

(c) the time by which the RashtriyaShiksha Aayog (RSA) is likely to be createdand start its operations?

Foreign Students

1377. SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:DR. AMOL RAMSING

KOLHE:SHRI KULDEEP RAI

SHARMA:SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY

TATKARE:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA

SULE:




(a) the number of foreign students fromdifferent countries enrolled to study indifferent Indian Universities during the lastthree years and the current year;

(b) whether the Government hasformulated any criteria for granting VISAto these foreign students and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether the Government hasconducted any survey to determine whichof the domestic institutions/universities haswitnessed the highest influx of the studentsfrom foreign universities and if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) if not, the reasons thereof and thepossibility of such survey to be conductedin future; and

(e) whether the Government hasinitiated any scheme for encouraging theinstitutes/universities for enrolling moreforeign students in their courses for

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upgrading the standard of these institutes/universities and if so, the details thereof?

Hostels for Tribal Boys and Girls

†1378. SHRIMATI RATHVAGITABENVAJESINGBHAI:

SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:

SHRI JASWANT SINGHBHABHOR:




(a) the number of hostels for tribalboys and girls students in the country atpresent separately, State-wise;

(b) the norms set up for providingfinancial assistance for the construction ofsaid hostels;

(c) whether the Governmenthas received any proposals for theconstruction of said hostels for ScheduledTribe Boys and Girls during the last threeyears;

(d) if so, the details thereof State/UT-wise including Gujarat and Kerala; and

(e) the action taken by theGovernment on each of the said proposalalong with the details of the fundssanctioned, released and utilized by theStates/UTs?

Admission in MBBS

1379. DR. KALANIDHIVEERASWAMY:

SHRI A. RAJA:




(a) the details of the number ofentrance examination conducted byseparate institutions for admission inMBBS in the country at present;

(b) whether the Government isplanning to implement NEET, as the onlyentrance examination for admission toMBBS course in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government hasdiscussed this matter with all the Statesbefore its implementation;

(e) if so, the details of their responsealong with the number of States who refusedto implement this; and

(f) the time by which it is likely to beimplemented?

GST Fraud

1380. SHRI RAJAAMARESHWARA NAIK:

DR. SUKANTAMAJUMDAR:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:




(a) whether the Directorate Generalof GST Intelligence (DGGI) has uneartheda scam of exporters who allegedly availedGoods and Services Tax refund of Rs. 400crore and if so, the details thereof;

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(b) whether some export unitssituated in Gujarat’s Kandla SpecialEconomic Zone were also partner in thisfinancial scam;

(c) if so, the details thereof includinginvestigation conducted by the Directorateof Custom and Excise in this regard;

(d) whether the DGGI has identifiedover 25 suppliers from various States

including Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana,Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh whowere involved in this racket and issued fakeinvoices of more than Rs. 1,000 crore tothe exporters to facilitate refunds; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe other preventing steps taken by theGovernment to crack such type of modusoperandi in financial scams in the country?


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INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Corporate Affairs : 1168, 1192, 1198, 1205, 1250, 1319, 1356,1375

Culture : 1175, 1181, 1189, 1194, 1201, 1208, 1226,1235, 1244, 1257, 1273, 1289, 1291, 1292,1323, 1337, 1340, 1342, 1347, 1352, 1359

Finance : 1152, 1153, 1161, 1164, 1165, 1176, 1179,1183, 1185, 1186, 1187, 1190, 1200, 1210,1215, 1232, 1234, 1240, 1245, 1248, 1255,1258, 1266, 1268, 1277, 1280, 1285, 1298,1305, 1306, 1318, 1332, 1334, 1336, 1339,1357, 1367, 1380

Human Resource Development : 1155, 1163, 1169, 1170, 1172, 1173, 1182,1188, 1193, 1196, 1199, 1203, 1204, 1207,1209, 1212, 1214, 1216, 1220, 1221, 1222,1223, 1225, 1229, 1231, 1239, 1246, 1249,1251, 1254, 1261, 1264, 1265, 1272, 1274,1275, 1276, 1278, 1279, 1281, 1282, 1283,1288, 1290, 1295, 1300, 1301, 1303, 1309,1311, 1312, 1315, 1316, 1320, 1322, 1324,1325, 1326, 1333, 1335, 1338, 1341, 1343,1344, 1346, 1349, 1354, 1355, 1364, 1369,1370, 1374, 1376, 1377, 1379

Labour and Employment : 1157, 1162, 1166, 1178, 1197, 1227, 1233,1236, 1256, 1260, 1263, 1267, 1270, 1271,1284, 1294, 1296, 1329, 1330, 1351, 1358,1373

Petroleum and Natural Gas : 1180, 1191, 1253, 1269, 1286, 1307, 1321,1327, 1362

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship : 1158, 1159, 1160, 1174, 1184, 1206, 1228,

1237, 1241, 1242, 1247, 1259, 1293, 1302,1366, 1368, 1371

Steel : 1154, 1156, 1252, 1304, 1308

Tourism : 1167, 1171, 1195, 1211, 1217, 1218, 1219,1230, 1243, 1262, 1287, 1297, 1299, 1310,1313, 1314, 1317, 1328, 1331, 1345, 1353,1360, 1363, 1372

Tribal Affairs : 1151, 1177, 1202, 1213, 1224, 1238, 1348,1350, 1361, 1365, 1378.

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