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Registered Unemployed Persons

*301. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

ÁÖ´Ö †Öî¸ü ¸üÖê•ÖÝÖÖ ü̧ ´ÖÓ¡Öß

be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is a large increase in the numberof registered unemployed persons in the country duringthe last three years;

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

(c) whether the Government has conducted anysurvey on the job loss in various sectors during the lastthree years; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Religious Sites in Uttarakhand

†*302. SHRI AJAY BHATT:

Will the Minister of TOURISM

¯ÖµÖÔ™ü®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the religious sites in Uttarakhand havebeen linked to any spiritual circuit and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) if not, the time by which various religious sitesin Uttarakhand are likely to be linked to the religiouscircuits; and

(c) the other steps taken or proposed to be taken bythe Union Government to promote religious tourism inUttarakhand?

Beautification of Monuments and Heritage Sites

*303. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of CULTURE

ÃÖÓÃÛéú×ŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the Government proposes to strengthenand convert some monument sites such as ShaniwarWada in Pune, Muktabai temple in Muktainagar, JalgaonDistrict of Maharashtra and likewise monuments across

the country having historical importance and preservedas heritage structure which are getting deteriorated overthe period and are presently under the control/custodyof Archaeology Department since long as earning centresby using some modern techniques for their beautificationsuch as museum, light and sound shows and Laser-show for attracting tourists;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the proposed development projects to beundertaken in phase-wise manner in this regard?

Opening of New Schools

†*304. DR. RAMAPATI RAM TRIPATHI:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT

´ÖÖ®Ö¾Ö ÃÖÓÃÖÖ¬Ö®Ö ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the Government proposes to set up newschools in rural/semi-rural areas under various schemesduring the next three years;

(b) if so, the number of schools proposed to be setup, State and year-wise;

(c) the details of the targets, if any, fixed by theGovernment in this regard; and

(d) the action plan prepared by the Government toachieve the targets fixed in this regard?

Wilful Defaulters

*305. SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE

×¾Ö¢Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) the bank-wise details of the top 50 wilfuldefaulters at present including the funds advanced andthe amount written off;

(b) the steps taken by the Government to recoverthe loans advanced;

(c) the defaulter-wise details of the recovered loanamount;

LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERSMonday, March 16, 2020/Phalguna 26, 1941 (Saka)

______

(Ministries of Corporate Affairs; Culture; Finance; Human Resource Development; 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 ̂ ª×´ÖŸÖÖ; ‡Ã¯ÖÖŸÖ; ̄ ÖµÖÔ™ü®Ö; •Ö®Ö•ÖÖŸÖßµÖ ÛúÖµÖÔ ́ ÖÓ¡ÖÖ»ÖµÖ )

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Total Number of Questions — 20

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(d) whether the Government has taken any concretesteps to consolidate credit information for the earlydetection of bank frauds;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the details of the current credit informationinfrastructure in India and the information which iscollected?

Development of Tourism in Budaun

†*306. DR. SANGHMITRA MAURYA:




(a) whether there is any plan to develop Budaunwhich is a historical and mythological city as a touristdestination;


(c) if not, whether the Government would considera proposal in this regard in future?

Incidents of Theft at Sites of ArchaeologicalImportance

†*307. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:




(a) whether any incidents of theft at sites ofArchaeological importance and protected sites have cometo notice/been reported during the last three years;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the norms fixed for protection of Archaeologicalsites; and

(d) the action taken by the Government on suchincidents?

Funds to Maharashtra for Tribal Development

†*308. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS

•Ö®Ö•ÖÖŸÖßµÖ ÛúÖµÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) the amount of funds provided to the Governmentof Maharashtra under article 275 of the Constitutionduring the last three years;

(b) the type of development works specified onwhich the said funds provided under article 275 can bespent;

(c) whether development works have been carriedout in the districts of Maharashtra by spending the saidfunds;

(d) if so, the names of the said districts; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

ESI Hospital in Keonjhar

*309. MS. CHANDRANI MURMU:




(a) the total number of beds in the Employees’ StateInsurance (ESI) hospital situated in Joda of Keonjhardistrict, Odisha;

(b) the sanctioned strength and also the actualstrength of staff in the said hospital;

(c) the total amount provided for infrastructuredevelopment of the said ESI hospital during the lastthree financial years and the current year; and

(d) the total number of labourers who got treatmentin the said hospital during the last three years?

Special Loan Scheme for Farmers

*310. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:




(a) whether the Government has chalked out anyspecial scheme of giving loans to the farmers in Karnatakawho were affected and suffered during the recent floodsin the State and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the benchmark for initiating reliefmeasures by banks has also been reduced to 33 per centcrop loss in line with the National Disaster ManagementFramework;

(c) whether banks have been advised not to insistfor additional collateral security for restructured loans;

(d) whether instructions have been issued by theGovernment to all Public/Private Sector InsuranceCompanies to quickly process and expedite settlementof all claims arising out of floods; and

(e) the other major initiatives taken or proposed tobe taken to reduce the debt burden of farmers and fordevelopment of agriculture and welfare of farmers in thecountry?

Toilets in Schools

*311. SHRI N. REDDEPPA:




(a) whether the Government has achieved theconstruction of at least one toilet in each school in thecountry comprising primary, upper primary and secondarylevels of education;

(b) if so, the details of total number of toiletsconstructed so far and number of schools covered,State-wise;


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(c) the district-wise number of schools with defuncttoilets along with the total number of toilets in bothGovernment and private categories in Andhra Pradeshas on February, 2020; and

(d) the number of toilets constructed, repaired andfunctional in Andhra Pradesh during the last three years,year-wise and district-wise?

Steel Authority of India Limited

*312. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:




(a) whether the Government proposes to sell a 5 percent stake in Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL)through an Offer For Sale (OFS) which could fetch aboutRs. 1000 crore to the exchequer;


(c) the reasons and purpose of the OFS to SAIL?

ATM Thefts

†*313. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE×¾Ö¢Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the incidents of ATM thefts/looting bycutting ATMs with gas cutter, etc. are increasing in thecountry;

(b) if so, the details of the number of such incidentswhich took place during the last three years and thecurrent year and the amount of loss suffered by thebanks as a result thereof, bank-wise;

(c) whether the Government has issued anyguidelines to all banks directing them to take concretemeasures to check ATM thefts;

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

(e) the other steps taken/proposed to be taken bythe Government for ATMs security?

Agricultural Credit

*314. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:




(a) the quantum of agricultural creditgiven by Public Sector Banks during each ofthe last three years and the current year till date, State/UT-wise and bank-wise and specially district-wise inUttar Pradesh;

(b) the details of the percentage of this agriculturalcredit given in urban areas and rural areas during thesaid period, State/UT-wise and bank-wise;

(c) whether the agricultural credit given in urbanareas is much higher than the credit given in rural areasand if so, the details thereof and the reasons for thishuge gap between the agricultural loans given in urbanand rural areas when it is more required in rural areasparticularly in Uttar Pradesh; and

(d) the efforts being made by the Government togive more agricultural loans in rural areas?

Marketing of Tribal Products

*315. SHRI B.B. PATIL:




(a) whether the Government plans to take anyinitiative in order to market the products made in remotetribal villages;


(c) whether the Government has conducted anyassessment of the challenges being faced by the tribalcommunities of the country; and


Disinvestment Target

*316. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:




(a) whether the Government has budgeted to garnerRs. 1.05 lakh crore from disinvestments during the currentfiscal;


(c) whether it is true that disinvestment in somecompanies were at certain stage and going strong; and


Benefits of Ethanol

†*317. SHRI CHHATAR SINGH DARBAR:SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI

VASAVA:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURALGAS

¯Öê™ÒüÖê×»ÖµÖ´Ö †Öî¸ü ¯ÖÏÖÛéú×ŸÖÛú ÝÖîÃÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether the Government has given permission toexperts for foreign visits to those countries which widelyuse ethanol to study the benefits of the use of ethanol;


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(c) whether the said experts have submitted theirreport to the Government; and

(d) if so, the action being taken by the Governmentthereon?

Grants in Aid to TRIFED

*318. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:




(a) the details of the grants in aid provided to theTribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federationof India Limited (TRIFED) and the State TribalDevelopment Cooperative Corporations/Federationsunder the Scheme of ‘Institutional support forDevelopment and Marketing of Tribal Products/Produce’during each of the last three years and the current yeartill date;

(b) the status of implementation of the ‘Mechanismfor Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) throughMinimum Support Price (MSP) and Development ofValue Chain for MFP’ scheme; and

(c) its success in providing social safety toMFP gatherers?

Upgradation of Adventure Tourism Sites

*319. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:




(a) whether the Government proposes to upgradeadventure tourism sites in the country;


(c) whether the Government has received anyproposal in this regard from the State Government ofKerala for financial grants; and


AICTE Regulations, 2020

*320. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:




(a) whether as per the All India Council for TechnicalEducation (AICTE) Regulations, 2020, institutes/collegesare not permitted to conduct PGDM (Post GraduateDiploma in Management) and MBA courses in the samecampus;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with reasons;

(c) the total number of colleges/institutes which arepresently conducting PGDM and MBA courses in thesame campus; and

(d) the validity, safety and future of those studentswho are presently pursuing their PGDM and MBAand passed out students in the same colleges/premises?

NEW DELHI; SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVAMarch 9, 2020 Secretary GeneralPhalguna 19, 1941 (Saka)

INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Corporate Affairs :

Culture : 303, 307

Finance : 305, 310, 312, 313, 314, 316

Human Resource Development : 304, 311, 320

Labour and Employment : 301, 309

Petroleum and Natural Gas : 317

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship :

Steel :

Tourism : 302, 306, 319

Tribal Affairs : 308, 315, 318.

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Miserable Lives of Labourers

3451. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:




(a) whether the Government is aware of the fact thatlabourers working in the tea gardens are living miserablelives in Assam tea garden areas being deprived ofproper healthcare facility, proper shelter to live in andeducational facility for their children;

(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government toprovide them with healthy lives;

(c) whether it is a fact that these workers are paidvery less wage by the companies and tea garden owners;

(d) if so, whether the Government has made/willmake policy for a proper payment compulsory to theseworkers; and

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

Industrial Accidents

†3452. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:




(a) whether the descriptive report of annual or otherperiod of industrial accidents is prepared by listingindustrial accidents occuring in heavy industries andthe measures taken by the Government to curb industrialincidents in the country during the last five years andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the descriptive details of industrialaccidents that took place during the last five years in theState of Chhattisgarh have been prepared and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether any report has been prepared in thisregard and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of compensation and other facilitiesgiven to the labourers and employees involved in theindustrial accidents during the last five years in theState of Chhattisgarh?

Reclassification of Reservation in STs List

3453. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:


•Ö®Ö•ÖÖŸÖßµÖ ÛúÖµÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is planning to delay thereclassification of Reservation criteria to include somecommunities in the STs list and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has taken any decisionto reclassify the reservation criteria to include the freshdemands from the communities deprived of reservationand if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the stand of the Government in this regard?

National Minimum Wage

3454. SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY:


ÁÖ´Ö †Öî¸ü ¸üÖê•ÖÝÖÖ ü̧ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has received any requestor suggestion to increase National Minimum Wage fromRs.178 to Rs.375;


(c) the action taken in this regard?

Accidents in Mines

†3455. SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABENVAJESINGBHAI:

SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:



(a) whether the Government has issued any advisoryfor the safety of mine workers and their working inthe hazardous factories in Madhya Pradesh andJammu-Kashmir and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has formulated anyscheme to ensure the safety of workers working in minesand hazardous factories;


LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERSMonday, March 16, 2020/Phalguna 26, 1941 (Saka)

______

(Ministries of Corporate Affairs; Culture; Finance; Human Resource Development; 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 ̂ ª×´ÖŸÖÖ;‡Ã¯ÖÖŸÖ; ̄ ÖµÖÔ™ü®Ö; •Ö®Ö•ÖÖŸÖßµÖ ÛúÖµÖÔ ́ ÖÓ¡ÖÖ»ÖµÖ )

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Total Number of Questions — 230

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(c) if so, the details thereof along with the effortsbeing made by the Government to reduce the number ofaccidents in mines;

(d) whether the Government has made any provisionfor financial assistance in this regard and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(e) whether the Government has been successful inreducing the number of accidents in mines and if so, thedetails thereof?

Audit of CSR Funds

3456. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

ÛúÖò¯ÖÖì¸êü™ ÛúÖµÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) whether Corporate Social Responsibility activitiesare required to be audited;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the percentageof companies who got their CSR spending audited duringeach of the last three years and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(c) the details of the percentage of companies thatdid not fulfil their CSR requirements during the saidperiod; and

(d) the other steps taken by the Government in thisregard?

National Infrastructure Pipeline

3457. SHRI BHOLA SINGH:SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH

DEO:DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:




(a) whether the Government is planning to set upNational Infrastructure Pipeline with Rs.100 lakh croreinvestment to boost the economy and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government has already sanctionedRs. 22000 crore for equity support to InfrastructureFinance Companies such as IIFCL and a subsidiary ofNIIF and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to set up aproject preparation facility for infrastructure projects;

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the othersteps being taken by the Government for infrastructurefinancing in the country; and

(e) whether the Central Board of Direct Taxes hascreated a special cell to address the grievances ofstart ups and if so, the details thereof?

Foreign and Domestic Debt Burden

3458. SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV):




(a) the details of per capita foreign and domesticdebt burden of the country at present;

(b) whether India’s external and internal debts havewitnessed a rapid increase during the recent time; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

PM Vaya Vandana Yojana

3459. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMAKRISHANA RAJU:

SHRI ABU HASEM KHAN CHOWDHURY:SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:




(a) whether the Government has taken note that agefor availing Central Government schemes like PM VayaVandana Yojana schemes implemented for senior citizensis fixed as 60 years age but at the same time StateGovernment employees are retiring at the age of 58years, thereby retired State Government employees couldnot avail these schemes properly because of agedifference;


(c) whether the Government has any plan of revisingthe age for all schemes as 58 years so as to enable allthe retired employees to avail the benefits of the schemesmeant for senior citizens;


(e) the stand of the Government in this regard toremove this anomaly in the senior citizen age?

Use of Historical Buildings

†3460. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:




(a) whether historical buildings in the country arebeing used as offices for defence research and otherworks by the Government;

(b) if so, the State and district-wise details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is contemplatingto develop some portions of Charkhari Fort inBundelkhand as tourism centre and open it for thepeople and tourists in order to create local employmentopportunities;


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(d) whether there is any provision to providerelaxation in norms regarding area within 2000 metresunder Defence Works Act, 1903; and

(e) if so, the details of such cases wherein relaxtionhas been given by utilising the above provisions?

Unemployment and Migration

3461. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:



(a) whether the Government is planning to solve theissue of Unemployment and large scale migration of thenew generation seeking employment; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Loan to BPL People

†3462. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:


×¾Ö¢Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the criteria adopted by the public and privatesector banks to provide loans to people living Below thePoverty Line (BPL) in the country; and

(b) the details of the amount and types of loansprovided to such people under the various welfareschemes during each of the last three years and thecurrent year, bank and State-wise including ChhattisgarhState?

Entrepreneurship among Women

3463. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENT ANDENTREPRENEURSHIP

ÛúÖî¿Ö»Ö ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ †Öî¸ü ˆª×´ÖŸÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to conductwide-scale campaigns to encourage entrepreneurshipamong women and make them aware of the existingGovernment schemes and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government conducts/proposes toconduct awareness campaigns in urban, semi-urban andrural areas to encourage families to be supportive towardswomen entrepreneurship and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government plans to conductentrepreneurship workshops across the country ingeneral and Karnataka in specific, to promote ideationand business skills among women and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) whether the Government has taken cognizanceof the challenges faced by women in raising loans dueto lack of housing/other collateral and if so, the stepsbeing taken thereof to promote financial access forwomen entrepreneurship?

Percentage of Working Women

3464. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK

NIMBALKAR:SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM

SHRANGARE:




(a) the details of the percentage of working womenacross the country, State/UT-wise including Tripura;

(b) the details of the percentage of working womenon top posts within the country, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the percentage of women on top postsis very less;

(d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and thereasons therefor; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Governmentin this regard?

Education relating to Nutrition for Children

3465. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:




(a) whether the Government has taken note of theinnovations done in the introduction of nutritioneducation from some organisations like Juvenate WellBeing who are taking forward their researchin introduction of the nutrition education with thehelp of Ministry of Women and Child Development inpre-schools/Anganwadis and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government proposes to introducesuch education in schools across the country fromclass I and if so, the steps taken/proposed to be takenby the Government in this regard;

(c) whether the Government proposes some activitybased learning for the tiny tots as a long term plan toget rid of the problem of malnutrition and create healthconscious citizens and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government proposes to takeexpertise from organizations like Juvenate Well Being forpreparing curriculum and implementing the same and ifso, the details thereof?

Peeth

3466. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:


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´ÖÖ®Ö¾Ö ÃÖÓÃÖÖ¬Ö®Ö ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to establish aPeeth in the Universities across the country in the nameof renowned women;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the aims andobjectives thereto, university-wise;

(c) the criteria fixed by the Government for thispurpose;

(d) the amount of fund sanctioned and released forthe said purpose;

(e) the names of distinguished women in whosenames the Peeth is likely to be established in the differentUniversities; and

(f) whether the Government proposes to establishmore such Peeths in the Universities and other institutesin the country to empower the women and if so, thedetails thereof?

Employment Generation

†3467. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:



(a) whether the Government has set any target foremployment generation for the coming five years;


(c) whether the Government has any proposal toformulate a new policy regarding employment orientationduring the current year;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and


Review of Centrally Sponsored Schemes

3468. SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGHDEO:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:SHRI BHOLA SINGH:SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:



(a) whether the Government has reviewed theCentrally Sponsored Schemes implemented by the Statesto evaluate the achievements vis-a-vis targetsperiodically;

(b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof, scheme,year and State-wise;

(c) whether there is any provision of penalties fornon-performing States under the various schemes andif so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of the improvements/corrective stepsproposed to be taken along with the time by which theseimprovements/steps are likely to be taken; and

(e) the manner in which the Government proposesto ensure that benefits under various schemes reach thetargeted population in non-performing States?

Funds Allocated for Preservation of Heritage Placesof Madhya Pradesh

†3469. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:




(a) whether appropriate steps have been taken forthe preservation and conservation of heritage placesand monuments of Madhya Pradesh and Jammu &Kashmir State;

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

(c) whether the Government has specifically chalkedout any plan to conserve the forts, ancient temples andother heritage sites at the Guna, Shivpuri and AshokNagar districts of Madhya Pradesh and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) the total amount allocated and utilized for thispurpose during the last two years and the current year;and

(e) the time limit set for the development of suchplaces?

Infrastructure Sector

†3470. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:




(a) whether the infrastructure sector is beingdeveloped to accelerate the growth rate of the country;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Chrome Ore Mines

3471. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

Will the Minister of STEEL

‡Ã¯ÖÖŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) the names of Chrome Ore bearing States in thecountry at present;

(b) the number of Chrome Ore Mines leased out topublic and private sectors in those States so farseparately;


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(c) whether some of the Chromite Mines have beenclosed down in those States; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for theirclosure, State-wise?

Distance Learning through Digital Means

†3472. SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL(BAKABHAI):



(a) the steps being taken to introduce distancelearning in hotel management and other courses throughdigital means; and

(b) the opinions of the States and experts in thisregard?

Promotion of Educationamong Minorities

†3473. SHRI ANIL .FIROJIYA:SHRI LALLU SINGH:



(a) whether the ongoing projects for promotion ofeducation the Minorities have been strengthened;


(c) whether the Government has announced forsetting up some new Universities to encourage minoritiesfor higher education; and

(d) if so, the number and the States where suchuniversities are to be set up?

Drop Out Rate ofMuslim Students

3474. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:



(a) the annual average drop-out rate in percentageof students from Muslim Community at Primary, UpperPrimary, Secondary and Higher secondary levels in thecountry during the years, 2017-18 and 2018-19,State-wise; and

(b) the enrollment of minority children in surveyedschools in Uttar Pradesh during the last four years?

Skill Developmentin Rajasthan

†3475. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:


ÛúÖî¿Ö»Ö ×¾ÖÛúÖÃÖ †Öî¸ü ˆª×´ÖŸÖÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß


(a) the total number of persons trained under skilldevelopment programme in Rajasthan during the lastthree years;

(b) the total number of trained skilled personsalready recruited in public/private sector in Rajasthanalong with the names of the employers, district-wise andperson-wise details thereof; and

(c) the district-wise details of percentage of localpeople employed in various Central Governmentundertakings/private sector out of the total skilledunemployed persons in Rajasthan?

Merger of SVPISTM

3476. SHRI P. RAVEENDRANATH KUMAR:




(a) whether there is any proposal with theGovernment to merge Sardar Vallabhbhai PatelInternational School of Textiles and Management(SVPISTM) with Central University of Tiruvarur in TamilNadu;

(b) whether the Government has also received anyrepresentation from the institution; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken bythe Government in this issue?

Funds to NGOs in Odisha

†3477. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:




(a) the details of the programmes being implementedby the Government for the skill development in varioussectors of the textile industry; and

(b) the details of the amount allocated to variouseducational institutions as well as Non-GovernmentalOrganisations (NGOs) for skill development programmesin Odisha including Kalahandi ParliamentaryConstituency during the last three years?

Promotion of Eco-Tourism in Odishaand West Bengal

3478. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:SHRI KUNAR HEMBRAM:SHRI JUAL ORAM:




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(a) whether the Government has any proposal topromote eco-tourism in various States of the country;

(b) if so, the spots identified in such States includingOdisha and West Bengal;

(c) whether there is a vast scope to promote eco-tourism in Odisha and West Bengal; and

(d) if so, the details of other measures/steps takento develop and boost eco-tourism in various States ofthe country including Odisha and West Bengal?

Development of Historical Sites as Iconic Sites

3479. PROF. SAUGATA RAY:


¯ÖµÖÔ™ü®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any proposal todevelop some historical sites as “Iconic Sites”;


(c) the details of rehabilitation of the existing peopleof the locality?

National Mission on Libraries

3480. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:


ÃÖÓÃÛéú×ŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the number of public libraries selected and thosecompletely upgraded under the National Mission onLibraries, State-wise;

(b) the reason for low spending of the amountallocated for Development of Libraries and Archivesduring 2019-20;

(c) the reason for low payment release of thesanctioned amount to the two libraries in Rajasthanunder the National Mission on Libraries- Model LibraryScheme; and

(d) the status of upgradation of the public librariesselected under the above-mentioned scheme inRajasthan?

High Level Expert Group Set upby Finance Commission

3481. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:



(a) whether there is a need to identify theimpediments for private sector investments along theagricultural value chain and if so, the reaction of theGovernment in this regard;

(b) whether the 15th Finance Commission has set upa high-level expert group to recommend measurableperformance incentives for States to encourageagriculture exports and promote crops to enable highimport substitution;

(c) if so, the details thereof including the terms andreferences/composition of this group along with themandate assigned to them and the time by which thesaid group is likely to submit its report;

(d) the details of other steps taken to improve theSector’s global competitiveness; and

(e) whether the Government has received the reportsof 15th Finance Commission and if so, the details andthe outcome thereof?

Short Term Skill Training

3482. SHRI A. NARAYANA SWAMY:



(a) the State-wise and number and name of shortterm skill training partners registered with National SkillDevelopment Corporation (NSDC);

(b) How many of them are promoted by Government,Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) and for-profitentities;

(c) the number of people trained by such trainingpartners during the last three years, State-wise; and

(d) the number of people from SC and STcommunities as well as women trained by such trainingpartners, State-wise?

Expenditure Incurred on ArchaeologicalSites in Gujarat

†3483. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:



(a) the total number of archaeological sites in Gujaratalongwith the location-wise details thereof;

(b) the details of such sites in Gujarat where theGovernment has handed over the conservation andmaintenance work to Archaeological Survey of India(ASI);

(c) the details of expenditure incurred onconservation of archaeological sites separately duringthe last three years;

(d) whether the Government is considering to handover some more archaeological sites to ArchaeologicalSurvey of India for conservation and maintenance; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?


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PNG Pipelines for Small Industries

†3484. DR. S.T. HASAN:SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:


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

(a) whether any arrangements for the laying of PNGGas Pipeline for the livelihood in small industries inMoradabad is likely to be made in order to ensure thattheir business is conducted without any impediments, ifso, the details thereof including the time by which thesaid provision will be made available and if not, thereasons therefor;

(b) whether the Government can provide details oftotal investment that has been made for the city gasdistribution project in Bhubaneswar till date and thedetails of utilization of such investment;

(c) whether the Government can provide details asto the number of households that have been providedwith Piped Natural Gas (PNG) connections inBhubaneswar till date including the time-frame withinwhich all households in Bhubaneswar will receive PNGconnection, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether it is a fact that Indian Oil CorporationLimited is planning to Operate 200 Compressed NaturalGas stations (CNG) in Kerala by 2022, if so, the detailsthereof; and

(e) whether it is also a fact that presently CNGdispensation is limited to one district in Kerala andwhether the dispensation of CNG in other districts wouldbe made soon, if so, the details thereof?

Monitoring Mechanism for Maintenance ofHistorical Sites

†3485. SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU:



(a) whether the Government has any plan toinstitutionalise the monitoring mechanism of maintenanceof historical and tourist sites of the country;


(c) the district-wise names of all the historical andtourist sites in the State of Chhattisgarh;

(d) the details regarding the maintenance as well asrevenue and expenditure in case of the said sites duringthe last two years and the current year; and

(e) the details of steps taken by the Government inthis regard so far?

Loan Write Off by PSBs

†3486. SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI:SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:



(a) the details of total amount of loans written off bythe Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in Jharkhand since 2014till date, bank-wise;

(b) the total number of persons in Jharkhand whohave got undue advantage as a result thereof since 2014till date;

(c) whether the Government has also written off theloans of the farmers in Jharkhand, if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Housing Loan Insurance

3487. SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:



(a) whether the Private and Public Sector banks areproviding housing loan insurance in collaboration withGovernment Sector and Private Sector InsuranceCompanies, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is a fact that the terms and conditionsfor the customers are such that they loose their entirepremium when they switch their Housing Loan from onebank to another, if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c) if not, the clauses mandated for banksand insurance companies, to protect the interests ofthe housing loan customers and while switchingover their Housing loans to another bank/financecompanies?

Default on CSR Spendings

3488. SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR:


ÛúÖò¯ÖÖì¸êü™ ÛúÖµÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether many of the companies have defaultedin their mandatory CSR spending;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the number ofdefaulting cases reported during each of the last threeyears, company-wise;

(c) whether the Government has taken any steps onthe recommendations made by the high level Committeeon CSR and to improve the compliance; and

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

ST List of Chhattisgarh

†3489. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:


•Ö®Ö•ÖÖŸÖßµÖ ÛúÖµÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Öß_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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(a) the castes proposed by Chhattisgarh Governmentto be included in the Scheduled Tribes list;

(b) the reasons for the pendency of the proposalsreceived from the State Government;

(c) whether any time-limit has been fixed to disposeof such proposals;

(d) the obstacles being faced in the upliftment ofthese castes due to such long pendency of theproposals; and

(e) the factual position thereof?

Export and Import of Graphite Electrode

3490. MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:


‡Ã¯ÖÖŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has details about thetotal quantity of graphite electrode exported and importedby the Government during each of the last five yearsand the current year and if so, the details thereof,year-wise;

(b) whether it is a fact that there has been an inclinein price of graphite electrodes during the recent years asa result of which steel manufacturers especially at smallerlevels are unable to operate in Indian market;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons thereforalong with the corrective steps taken by the Governmentto provide relief to these smaller steel units; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to encouragethe growth of the small steel companies in the country?

Identification of Tourist Sites toDevelop into Iconic Tourist Sites

3491. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAMSHRANGARE:



(a) whether the Government in 2018 had identifiedcertain prominent tourist sites of international acclaimfor development of infrastructure;

(b) if so, the present status of work on each of theidentified site; and

(c) the fresh steps taken by the Government totransform all the identified sites into iconic tourist sitesof global standards?

Skill India in Maharashtra

3492. SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:



(a) the details of the works done so far in thedistricts of Maharashtra under “Skill India” scheme duringthe last three years;

(b) the number of people trained and givenemployment through the above said scheme inMaharashtra, district-wise and year-wise; and

(c) the details of the works proposed in thesedistricts under “Skill India” scheme and by when thesewill be completed?

Child Labour

†3493. SHRI LALLU SINGH:SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS:SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:



(a) whether the Government has taken cognizanceof the fact that despite ban on the Child Labour in thecountry, it is still prevalent and on the rise in many partsof the country;

(b) whether it is a fact that the Government hastaken several initiatives to tackle Child Labour and if so,the details of all the ongoing initiatives;

(c) the details of the provisions made to check childtrafficking and protect them from Child Labour;

(d) the details of the cases of Child Labour registeredand the steps taken in this regard;

(e) whether the Government proposes to enact a lawin this regard; and

(f) if so, the details thereof including the policyinitiatives/action plan to abolish Child Labour and Childtrafficking in the country?

Increasing Prices of LPG Cylinders

3494. DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR:SHRI D.K.SURESH:SHRI T.R. BAALU:SHRI VASANTHAKUMAR H.:MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:SHRI A. RAJA:



(a) the details of increase in price of LPG cylindersboth subsidized and non-subsidized during the lastthree years, State-wise including Tamil Nadu;

(b) the reasons for hike in price including the detailsof pricing mechanism;

(c) the details of influences of LPG price in Indiaand whether the domestic users are entitled to get a totalof 20 cylinders each year from 12;


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(d) the details of profits earned by Public Sector Oilcompanies during the last three years, till date, year-wiseand company-wise; and

(e) the steps taken/proposed to be taken to controlthe increasing price of LPG cylinders?

DHRUV Programme

†3495. SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL:



(a) whether the Government has recently startedPradhan Mantri Innovative Learning Programme-DHRUV;


(c) the main aims and objectives of the saidprogramme; and

(d) whether any guidelines has been issued in thisregard and if so, the details thereof?

Smart Class

3496. SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:SHRI CHIRAG KUMAR PASWAN:



(a) whether the Government has any proposal to setup smart class system in all Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs)and Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) in near future, speciallyin Tripura and Delhi/NCR and if so, the details thereof;

(b) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the details of implementation procedure andtime limit of completion for any such proposal in nearfuture?

Packages for Revival of Economy

3497. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:



(a) whether the Government has any details regardingthe quantum of money put into the market as stimuluspackage for the revival of the economy;

(b) if so, the details of such stimulus packages putinto the economy during the last 12 months, month-wise;

(c) whether the Government has noticed that stimuluspackages have any impact on the economy;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government has any plan to givemore stimulus packages for the country’s economy; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken bythe Government in this regard?

Demand and Import of Oil

†3498. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:



(a) the per annum requirement of petroleum productsin India;

(b) the percentage of import from other countries;

(c) the number of days for which India has reservefor the time of emergency;

(d) the efforts being made by the Government toensure petroleum supply for 90 days in the country;

(e) the time by which such petroleum stock is likelyto be prepared for the usage upto 90 days and detailsthereof; and

(f) the details of per litre profits being earned/lossessuffered by the Government at present?

Artificial Intelligence

3499. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:



(a) whether the Government plans to introduce theArtificial Intelligence (AI) system in the Ministry ofCorporate Affairs (MCA) 21 portal, if so, details thereofincluding the quantum of funds being allocated for thepurpose; and

(b) the manner in which the Version 3 will differ fromVersion 1 and Version 2 of the MCA 21 system?

Use of CSR in Aspirational Districts

3500. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:



(a) the details of the CSR funds invested inAspirational Districts in the country during financialyears 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19, State-wise includingKarnataka; and

(b) the details of the respective percentage of totalamount of CSR funds invested in the country, State-wiseincluding Karnataka?

Ponzi Schemes

3501. SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:


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SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:



(a) whether a number of Ponzi schemes floated byfirms/companies/individuals in different parts of thecountry and duping common people have come to thenotice of the Government;

(b) if so, the details of such Ponzi firms/ companies/individuals identified by the Government during each ofthe last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Economic Offences Wing has busteda racket of Ponzi Scheme to dupe around 400 people inthe country recently and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has made any arrest inthis regard and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Reserve Bank of India and Securitiesand Exchange Board of India proposes to make laws/rules for accepting deposits or investment more stringentto counter Ponzi schemes in near future and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(f) the other steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to put a check on such Ponzi scheme andsave millions of people?

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0

†3502. SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN

VAJESINGBHAI:



(a) whether Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0 is differentfrom the first edition of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan and it isupgraded than it;

(b) the main objectives thereof;

(c) whether the said scheme has been extended toeducational institutes;

(d) if so, the State-wise details thereof includingWest Bengal, Gujarat and Bihar; and

(e) the manner in which it has been beneficial forrural India?

Area Frame Survey

3503. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:



(a) whether the Government proposes to undertakeArea Frame Survey across all States/UTs by coveringsmall enterprises employing less than 10 workers;


(c) whether the Labour Bureau has conducted/proposes to conduct a survey to estimate the employmentgenerated under the Skill development, Pradhan MantriMudra Yojana and Startup India/Standup India; and

(d) if so, the findings thereof and the details ofemployment generation during the last three years?

Loan for Skill Development forPoor and Backward Classes

3504. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:



(a) whether the Government porposes to simplifythe process for getting loan for skill developmentespecially for poor and backward people of the country;and


Kendriya Vidyalayas

†3505. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:



(a) the details of Kendriya Vidyalayas functioning inthe country alongwith the number of students enrolledin each of the said vidyalayas, State-wise/Union Territory-wise; and

(b) the details of amount of funds released forconstruction of kendriya vidyalaya buildings, State-wise?

Declining Demand of Steel

3506. SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI:



(a) whether it is true that recently the demand forsteel has declined in the domestic and internationalmarket;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the steps taken to protect the domestic steelindustry from demand slowdown?

Women in Unorganised Sector

3507. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:




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(a) whether the ratio of women’s poverty isincreasing day by day;

(b) whether the Government proposes to formulatea comprehensive action plan to remove the poverty ofthe women working in unorganized sector;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefore?

CNG/PNG Supply

†3508. DR. CHANDRA SEN JADON:



(a) whether the targets for providing petronet LNG/CNG to all the areas in the country have been fixed forthe current year;

(b) the total number of districts in Uttar Pradesh forwhich target has been fixed to provide CNG/PNG;

(c) whether Faizabad district of Uttar Pradesh islikely to be covered under the said scheme; and

(d) if so, the time by which such scheme is likely tobe launched and completed?

Opening of Kendriya Vidyalayaduring Autumn Break

3509. DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:



(a) whether it is a fact that a Kendirya Vidyalaya inDelhi was kept open for both teachers and studentsduring autumn vacation during October, 2019 includingMaha Navmi and Vijyadashmi and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether it is violation of the Constitution whichgrants citizens right to religious practices underFundamental Rights and grants them gazetted orrestricted holidays on important festivals but they wereforced to come to school; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and action taken againstthe concerned officials for such practices and if not, thereasons therefor?

Registered Companies

3510. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:



(a) the number of companies registered in the countrywith the Registrar of Companies as on date, State-wise;

(b) the number of companies, out of these, whichhave been closed during each of the last three years,State-wise;

(c) the reasons for closure of these companies; and

(d) whether the Union Government have taken stepsto revive these companies, if so, the details thereof andif not, the reasons therefor?

Subsidy on Kerosene and Cooking Gas

3511. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:SHRI P.K. KUNHALIKUTTY:



(a) the year-wise details of countries from whereIndia imported crude oil including the price from 2017 to2020;

(b) the details of retail price of petrol, diesel andkerosene from 2017 to 2020 along with the reason forincrease in retail fuel price despite fall in internationalcrude oil price in this period;

(c) the details of action or policy planned by theGovernment to curb fuel price;

(d) whether it is a fact that the total amount ofkerosene and cooking gas subsidy given each year isdependent upon global crude oil prices;

(e) the total amount spent on subsidies for keroseneand cooking gas during the last three financial years ascompared to budget estimates; and

(f) the State-wise details where there is Direct BenefitTransfer for Kerosene or cooking gas subsidy?

Reforms in Exploration and Licensing Policy

3512. MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE:DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:



(a) the details of steps/initiatives taken by theGovernment to reduce dependency on fossil fuels fromabroad and the total funds allocated and utilized toimplement these initiatives;

(b) the targets set under each initiative in the stateof Andhra Pradesh and the measures taken by theGovernment to review these initiatives;

(c) whether any new oil exploration projects havebeen started to reduce dependency from abroad, if so,the details thereof;

(d) whether any steps have been taken to improveconsumption of bio-fuels in order to reduce imports fromother countries; and


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(e) whether the Government has made anyreforms in exploration and licensing policy to enhanceexploration activities, attract domestic and foreigninvestment and accelerate domestic production of oiland gas from existing fields, if so, the details thereof?

PMJDY Accounts

†3513. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:




(a) the details of the accounts opened under PradhanMantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) in the country duringthe last three years, State-wise;

(b) the total number of PMJDY accounts opened fortea plantation workers in Assam during the said periodincluding Kokrajhar Parliamentary Constituency alongwith the details thereof;

(c) whether PMJDY account holders are charged fornot maintaining the required minimum balance in theiraccounts, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether PMJDY accounts have been opened forlabourers working in Border Roads Organisation; and

(c) if so, whether they face any difficulties whilewithdrawing money from these accounts and if so, thecorrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

CSR Activities

3514. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:




(a) the performance of CSR activities both by publicand private sector companies during 2017-18 and 2018-19;

(b) whether there are any plans to add additionalactivities under CSR, if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor; and

(c) the guidelines issued by the Governmentregarding CSR work areas for public/private sectorcompanies?

Committee on CSR

3515. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:




(a) whether it is true that High Powered Committeeon Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) hasrecommended that CSR spending should be made eligiblefor tax deduction and companies be allowed to utilisetheir unspent CSR funds during the next three to fivefinancial years;

(b) the details of other recommendations made bythe Committee relating to CSR activities; and

(c) the action taken by the Ministry on the aboverecommendations?

Complaints Regarding Officials of HPCL

3516. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO

MANE:DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:




(a) whether the Ministry has come across the casesof corrupt practices and indecent behaviour by officialsof Oil PSU like HPCL and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the complaints received by theMinistry regarding officials of HPCL posted inMaharashtra indulging in corrupt practices with theletter of intent holders who have been allotted petrolpumps;

(c) the details of the action taken against officialsindulging in corrupt practices in the last three years,State/UT-wise particularly in the State of Maharashtra;and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to removered tapism and expedite the approval for setting up ofpetrol pumps once letter of intent is issued?

Child Labour in Small and Medium Industries

†3517. SHRI KUNAR HEMBRAM:




(a) whether there is rampant use of child labour insmall and medium industries in the country includingWest Bengal;


(c) whether the Government has fixed responsibilityof anyone in this regard; and


Employees’ Pension Scheme (Amendment) Scheme,2020

3518. DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S.:SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:


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(a) whether the Government has amended andintroduced the Employees’ Pension (Amendment) Scheme(EPS), 2020, if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of employees enrolled under EPS atpresent, State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of the amount distributed under EPSduring each of the last three years and the current year,State/UT-wise; and

(d) whether the Government has received anyrepresentations/complaints from various labour groupsagainst the defects in EPS, 1995 for its suitableamendments and if so, the details of corrective actionstaken against the said problem?

NAP-BHR Zero Draft

3519. SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:SHRI SELVAM G.:SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:SHRI SOYAM BAPU RAO:DR. HEENA GAVIT:




(a) whether the Ministry has started the process offormulating a National Action Plan on Business andHuman Rights (NAP–BHR) and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has conducted anystakeholders consultations on the National Action Planon Business and Human Rights Zero Draft (NAP–BHRZero Draft) since its release in February, 2019 and if so,the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has entrusted withUNDP or any other agency to conduct a series ofconsultations to bring inputs to the Zero draft;

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the details ofsuch consultations done by such agencies; and

(e) the measures taken by the Government to adoptthe NAP on BHR?

Complaints Regarding Dispensing Less Fuel

†3520. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:



(a) whether any enquiry had been conducted againstthe complaint of short fuelling at the petrol pumps inUttar Pradesh during the year 2017;

(b) if so, the number of petrol pumps found cheatingin this regard and the action taken against them;

(c) whether the Government had constituted DRPcourts on the appeal of those petrol pumps and DRPcourts did not find several petrol pumps guilty;

(d) if so, the action taken by the Government on thebasis of the report of DRP; and


Shortage of colleges

†3521. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:



(a) whether there is a shortage of colleges at rurallevel for higher education of girls;

(b) if so, whether the Government is likely toconsider/is considering to establish women colleges atthe block level in view of the shortage of the saidcolleges;


(d) if not, whether the Government is likely to take/is considering to take other options including setting upof private colleges to reduce the shortage of said colleges,the details thereof?

Opening of New Cultural Centres inNorth East Delhi

3522. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:SHRI RAVI KISHAN:SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:



(a) whether the Government proposes to set upCultural Centres in the entire country includingJharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi NCR for promotionof cultural heritage of India and its values among theyouth;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the stepstaken by the Government in this regard;

(c) whether the Government has any proposal toopen a New Cultural Centre in North East Delhiconstituency area; and


Road Side Petrol/Diesel Delivery

3523. SHRI DEVUSINH JESINGHBHAI CHAUHAN:



(a) whether the Ministry of Petroleum and NaturalGas has issued licence to sell petrol/diesel on road side


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through 2KL, 3KL, 6KL browsers and if so, the detailsof authorized road side fuel distributors;

(b) whether such type of road side delivery isalso available in other countries, if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether any responsibility has been fixed forsafety and security of public from hazardous material;

(d) whether the Petroleum and Explosives SafetyOrganisation (PESO) has given permission for road sidepetrol/diesel deliveries; and

(e) the details of rules for door-to-door delivery ofpetroleum products and whether any Assurance of qualityand quantity is given?

One Person Companies

3524. SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:




(a) whether the formation and implementation ofOne Person Companies (OPCs) is seen as a milestone inIndian scenario and if so, the details thereof;

(b) who is responsible for formulating CSR policiesin case of OPCs and what would be the membershipcriteria for those in the CSR formulation committee;

(c) the steps taken by the Government to encourageforeign direct investment in India through One PersonCompany method; and

(d) the other steps that have been taken byGovernment during past two years to promote self-employment?

Use of CSR Funds in Bihar

†3525. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:




(a) whether the Public Sector and other profit makingcompanies in Bihar are covered/following the rule ofCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR);

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the names ofthe companies which have violated the CSR rule in Biharduring the last three years; and

(c) the details of the steps taken by the Governmentagainst the above defaulter companies?

Labour Market

3526. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:




(a) the steps taken by the Ministry of Labourand Employment to strengthen labour marketinstitutions including reform in labour regulations,implementation of statutory minimum wage and provisionsof social protection, especially universal healthcareto all; and

(b) the details of the national employment strategyand the steps taken by the concerned Ministry to boostlabour intensive industries, agriculture, manufacturingexports and the total revenue collected during financialyear 2014-19 from these sectors?

CNG Stations

3527. SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:




(a) the details of the number of functionalCNG filling stations within the country, State-wiseincluding Assam, Tamil Nadu, Delhi NCR, Chandigarhand Jaipur;

(b) whether the Government has proposed orsanctioned some more CNG filling stations in the country,if so, the details thereof, State-wise and district-wiseincluding Assam, Tamil Nadu, Delhi NCR, Chandigarhand Jaipur,

(c) whether the Government has sanctioned anyfunds in this regard, if so, the details thereof particularlyfor Assam and Tamil Nadu; and

(d) whether any target has been set, if so, thedetails of the target set and achievements made so farand if not, the time by which these are likely to be setup, State-wise including Assam, Tamil Nadu, Delhi NCR,Chandigarh and Jaipur?

Pension Payment to Pensionersof Delhi Public Library

3528. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:




(a) whether it is a fact that pensioners of DelhiPublic Library are not getting their pension paymentsregularly in this financial year;

(b) whether it is also a fact that funds allocated forpension have been diverted/reappropriated to other headof accounts, causing immense hardships to thepensioners; and

(c) if so, the steps taken by the Government to giverelief to the pensioners?


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Reduction in CSR Spending on National Heritage,Arts and Culture

3529. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:



(a) as per the latest available figures, whether therehas been a substantial reduction in Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) spending on national heritage, artsand culture by companies;

(b) if so, the details thereof for the last three years;

(c) whether the Government proposes to take anysteps to meet the shortfall in funds availability for workrelated to national heritage, art and culture due to lessCSR contribution by companies mandated to do so; and


Data on Improvement of Tourism and Revenue Earned

3530. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:



(a) whether the Government is having any data onthe improvement of tourism and revenue earned duringthe past three years including current year, State-wise/year-wise;


(c) the steps taken to promote tourism and budgetallocated/utilised during the above said period; and

(d) the expected revenue in foreign money?

Iron Ore and Finished Iron

3531. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHITHANGAPANDIAN:



(a) the total production capacity, actual production,consumption and the export of both iron ore and finishedSteel of all Steel plants in the country;

(b) whether there is dearth in the supply of iron oreor raw material for the Steel plants in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons thereforalong with the steps taken by the Government to makeSteel industry more efficient;

(d) whether the Steel Authority of India Limited andthe Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited are focusing onopening new market, maximisation of sales and highstandards of customer services; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken inthis regard and the outcome of the efforts made by themduring the said period?

Rural Tourism Parks

†3532. SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIKNIMBALKAR:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:




(a) whether the Government proposes to set up ruraltourism centres and tourism parks for promoting tourismin the country;


(c) the details of such centres and parks proposedin Rajasthan;

(d) whether many religious places in Sikar district ofRajasthan including Khatu Shyamji, Jeenmata, Balaji andLohagarh have great tourism potential;

(e) whether the Government is making efforts todevelop these places from tourism view point; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Use of Natural Gas to operate Telecom Towers

3533. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:




(a) whether as many as 5 lakh telecom towers are inoperation in the country and these towers are consumingaround 325 million litres of diesel a year;

(b) if so, whether any efforts have been made by theGovernment to push the Telecom Ministry to use naturalgas to operate these towers and if so, the details thereof;and

(c) whether the Ministry has suggested to theMinistry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change toban the use of diesel to operate telecom towers?

Primary Education

3534. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:




(a) whether it is fact that NITI Aayog has suggestedthat Primary Education may be given to the privatesector to reduce the burden of salary to teachers andother infrastructure;

(b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;and

(c) if so, the details thereof?


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Establishment of NFRA

3535. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:




(a) whether the creation of National FinancialReporting Authority (NFRA) in October 2018, hasresulted in presence of two similar Accounting RegulatoryBodies in India, the other being the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India (ICAI);

(b) if so, the details thereof including the purposefor having duplicate authorities with similar objectives;and

(c) if not, the details thereof including the keydifferences between the roles and responsibilities ofNFRA and ICAI in major areas?

People Working inUnorganized Sector

3536. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI:




(a) the number of people working in the unorganizedsector in India, including the source of such information;

(b) whether the Ministry is aware of the exploitationof contract workers, especially in the garment industry;

(c) whether it is true that big retail companiesoutsource work in India and the workers are not paidadequately and are exploited and harassed, if so, thedetails thereof; and

(d) the steps taken to address this issue seriouslyand safeguard the rights of contract workers?

Andhra Pradesh Rural Inclusive Growth Project

3537. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:




(a) whether the World Bank has sanctioned theAndhra Pradesh Rural Inclusive Growth Project with aloan component of US $ 75 million in 2015;

(b) if so, the aims and objectives of the project;

(c) the reasons as to why even after more than fouryears the project is yet to be completed;

(d) the amount of money which has so far beenreleased and utilized along with the time and cost overrunof the project; and

(e) the time by which the project is going to becompleted at this pace?

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Cuddalore

3538. SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:




(a) whether the Government has any plan to openNavodaya Vidyalaya School in Cuddalore Lok SabhaConstituency;

(b) if so, the total budget allocated for opening ofsaid Vidyalaya; and

(c) the timeline fixed by the Government for thesame?

PCG Scheme

3539. SHRI SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K.:




(a) whether the Government is bringing a PartialCredit Guarantee (PCG) scheme to cover assets pool thatare rated BBB+ or higher to the cash strapped Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFC) and HousingFinance Companies (HFCs);

(b) if so, the details thereof including its implementingagency and the funds to be created by the Government;

(c) the details of the benefits to the Banks in theirrisk management of non-performing assets;

(d) whether RBI will take over the full control of theNBFCs and HFCs in monitoring their performancedirectly; and

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

Benefits of CNG

3540. SHRI C.R. PATIL:SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:




(a) the State-wise details of the areas covered underCNG network at present and whether the Governmenthas planned to improve the CNG infrastructure acrossthe country;

(b) whether the Government has ascertained thebenefits of installing CNG pumps to reduce globalwarming and carbon emissions and if so, the number ofCNG pumps to be installed and the time by which theentire country is expected to be connected to CNGservices;

(c) whether the CNG facilities are available only ina few metro cities, if so, the total number of existing CNG

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stations in these metro cities and whether the Governmenthas selected the other metros and cities where CNGinfrastructure would be provided, if so, the names ofthose metros/cities where CNG facility would be availablein near future; and

(d) whether the Government has any plan to installCNG pumps in rural areas as well and if so, the time bywhich these pumps are likely to be installed?

Unemployment in Organised and Unorganised Sector

3541. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:




(a) the details of concentration of unemployment inorganised and unorganised sector of the economy;

(b) the steps taken by the Government to absorbgraduates in Government sector jobs; and

(c) the list of Government sector jobs filled up onthe basis of interview only?

Job Loss

3542. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:




(a) whether it is a fact that over 3000 OYO employeesin India have lost their jobs in the name of restructuringand trimming exercise process of OYO during the lasttwo years 2018 and 2019;

(b) whether it is also a fact that there are samelayoffs from several private organizations;

(c) if so, the detailed report received by theGovernment on retrenchment of employees during thelast two years; and

(d) the proposal of the Government to save theemployees from further retrenchment?

Migration of Labourers to Metro Cities

†3543. SHRI RAVI KISHAN:SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:




(a) whether the labourers are migrating to metrocities in search of livelihood;


(c) the State-wise details of displaced men andwomen labourers in the Country;

(d) whether the Government proposes to investigatesuch migration; and


Agreement between IOCL/GAIL and Dhamra LNGTerminal Pvt. Ltd.

3544. SHRIMATI MAHUA MOITRA:




(a) whether IOCL/GAIL have signed a tollingagreement with Dhamra LNG Terminal Pvt. Ltd. (ownedby Adani Group) for 4.5 million tonnes per annum at theprice of Rs. 60.18/mmbtu escalation at 5% per annum onuse or pay basis for 20 years on the basis of “protractedtechno commercial negotiations” which means withouttender that works out to Rs. 1400 crore of payment madeto Dhamra in the first year and Rs. 46000 crore + over20 years;

(b) whether use or pay basis means that IOCL/GAILshall pay Dhamra whether they require the capacity ornot;

(c) whether IOCL built an LNG terminal at Ennore forapproximately Rs. 5500 crore for 5 million tonnes perannum terminal;

(d) the reasons for IOCL and GAIL giving DhamraLNG Terminal Rs. 46500 crore without a tender processfor something that can be made for Rs. 5500 crore; and

(e) the details of urgent action being takenby the Government as the Contract has apparently beensigned?

Model for Bilateral Investment Treaty

3545. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:




(a) whether it is a fact that only few countries haveshowed interest in the new Model for Bilateral InvestmentTreaty (BIT);


(c) the details of the list of countries that havesigned the new Model BIT with India;

(d) whether the terms of the current model canimpact the sentiments of foreign investors and if so, thedetails thereof;

(e) the list of arbitrations India is currentlyundergoing due to the BITs signed earlier; and

(f) the status of the Centre-State InvestmentAgreement proposed in Budget 2016-17?

Periodic Census of Central Government Employees

3546. SHRI GAUTAM GAMBHIR:





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(a) whether the Government has discontinued theperiodic Census of Central Government Employees;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(c) if not, the year when the last census wasundertaken and the time by which the next census islikely to be undertaken?

PSB Loans

†3547. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:




(a) the total number of people in all the Statesincluding Haryana, who had applied for Public SectorBank (PSB) loans during the last three years, State-wise;

(b) the total amount of funds allocated by theGovernment under PSB loans across all the Statesincluding Haryana, Assam and other North EasternStates;

(c) whether the Government has prepared any actionplan to make the procedure for PSB loan much moreaccessible and simple; and


Tourism Infrastructural Projectsunder PIDDC

3548. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:




(a) the details of the number of theme-based touristcircuits completed and their expenditure under thePRASAD scheme since 2014, especially of rural circuits;

(b) the State-wise list of the amount of centralfinancial assistance provided to States/UTs for tourismprojects identified during the last three years; and

(c) the State-wise list of the number of tourisminfrastructure projects completed since 2014 under theProjects Infrastructure Development for Destination andCircuits (PIDDC)?

Funds Allocated to Boost Tourismin Tirunelveli

3549. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:




(a) the details of the steps taken by the Governmentto boost tourism in Tirunelveli; and

(b) the details of funds allocated, sanctioned andutilised for the same?

Bank Mergers

†3550. SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:




(a) the aims and objectives of the bank mergerpolicy;

(b) whether a number of bank branches have beenclosed due to merger of public sector banks policy, if so,the details thereof, bank-wise and State-wise includingMaharashtra;

(c) the action taken by the Government regardingnegative impact on rural development caused by theclosure of these banks along with the outcome thereof;and

(d) the alternative arrangements made for rural peopleand farmers affected by the closure of the banks at theseplaces?

Connections under PMUY

3551. SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:MS. DIYA KUMARI:DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:DR. SHASHI THAROOR:SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:




(a) the total number of LPG connections (Subsidisedand Non-subsidised) issued till date under PradhanMantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), State/UT-wise detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government proposes to expand thescope of PMUY to cover more number of underprivilegedfamilies, especially in districts affected by naturalcalamities such as drought and flood in the country andif so, the details thereof, State/district-wise;

(c) whether there has been a substantial increase inthe demand of LPG cylinders, especially in rural areasand the steps taken by the Government to addressdistribution and home delivery of LPG cylinders,especially in rural areas and whether the Government isconsidering partnerships with self-help groups, farmercooperatives, to improve the availability of LPG cylindersin rural areas;

(d) the details of the objectives met in PMUY-2016that aimed to provide free LPG connections to eightcrore poor as of 7th September, 2019;

(e) whether the State-owned oil marketing companiesi.e. IOCL, BPCL and HPCL have been directed to providedata on refilling of cylinders to the Ministry and if so,details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;


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(f) whether the scheme could achieve its ambitiousintent of persuading households to switch from the useof harmful traditional biomass fuels to using greenerfuels and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor; and

(g) whether the lack of subsidies on refills is themajor reason behind households that did not make theswitch and if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons for continued reliance of households ontraditional fuels?

Cyber Attack on Banking Network

3552. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO

MANE:DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:



(a) the number of cases of cyber attacks on bankingand other cashless networks that have been reported inthe country during each of the last three years,State/UT-wise;

(b) the steps taken/being taken by the Governmentto check cyber crimes, hacking of transactions involvingcredit cards and to organise campaigns for building andregaining confidence of citizens; and

(c) whether the Government has proposed sufficient/additional budgetary provisions to provide technologicalsupport to curb cyber crimes, if so, the details thereofand if not, the reasons therefor?

Funds Allocated for Maintenance of Monuments

†3553. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:



(a) the district-wise list of protected monuments andprotected archaeological locations of cultural importancein Haryana and Jharkhand;

(b) the details of the budget allocated for themaintenance of the said monuments;

(c) whether the Government has received proposalseeking inclusion of more monuments in the said list/category;

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the reactionof the Government thereto;

(e) the list of monuments of cultural importancedestroyed in the country including Rajasthan, Haryana,Maharashtra and Jharkhand; and

(f) the efforts being made by the Government for themaintenance of the said monuments and protectedarchaeological locations?

Syllabus in Industrial Training Institutes

3554. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:




(a) whether the syllabus being followed by IndustrialTraining Institutes is considered outdated by theindustries;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasonsthereto;

(c) whether it has created a negative impact on theemployment opportunities of the students of ITIs, if so,the details thereof; and

(d) the measures taken by the Government to makethe syllabus contemporary as per the needs of theindustry?

Database of Monuments

†3555. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:




(a) whether the Government has prepared a databaseof all monuments of national and international importancein India and if so, the number of monuments beingprotected by the Government at present;

(b) whether the Government is aware that manysuch monuments have been encroached upon and someof them have completely gone missing from the map andif so, the measures taken for restoration of thesemonuments;

(c) whether the Government is aware that lay out ofmany monuments located in Lucknow have not beenmapped;

(d) whether Indian National Trust for Art and CulturalHeritage (INTACH) has prepared a list of suchmonuments; and

(e) if so, the details of action taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Vocational Training in Schools

3556. SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:




(a) the steps being taken to focus on skill-basededucation from primary educational level which requirelarge investments through higher productivity andemployability of the young people on the lines of Japan,


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Germany and other countries by initiating vocationaltraining at the school level to make young peopleemployment-ready and also to boost India’scompetitiveness; and

(b) whether the country is producing fewer skilledworkers than required and if so, the details thereof andcorrective steps being taken in this regard?

Smart Village

3557. SHRI V. SRINIVAS PRASAD:


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(a) whether due to the remote and inaccessiblelocation of Chamrajnagara district in Karnataka, theeducation of tribal students and the livelihood of tribalsis being affected;


(c) whether the villages in the said district lackconnectivity as there is no motorable roads, electricityand also no proper water supply;


(e) whether the situation of tribals living in thisplace can be improved by installing solar power plantsfor providing electricity under the concept of “SmartVillage” and through other measures?

Inclusion of Jogulamba Town under Heritage Circuit

3558. SHRI POTHUGANTI RAMULU:



(a) whether under the Swadesh Darshan Schemeannounced in January, 2015, many tourist circuits havebeen identified and became operational across thecountry;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise alongwith the funds allocated in this regard;

(c) whether the Government is considering to includeJogulamba Town under the Heritage Circuit/TouristCircuit; and

(d) if so, the funds allocated for the State ofTelangana under the Tourist Circuits?

Cooperative Banks

3559. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:



(a) the number of cooperative banks currentlyoperating in the country, State-wise;

(b) the total deposit amount that is being handledby these cooperative banks and whether these banks

offer an interest rate premium over and above what stateowned bank offers and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether there is any proposal for the ReserveBank of India to conduct a detailed audit of allCooperative Banks and/or to take over their functioningto protect depositors and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the recent crisis at Sri Guru RaghavendraSahakara Bank after the collapse of the Punjab andMaharashtra Cooperative Bank is an industry trend andif so, the details thereof along with the steps being takento resolve this crisis; and

(e) the number of account holders/depositors whowere affected by RBI placing curbs on the withdrawallimits in light of the recent crisis at the Sri GuruRaghavendra Sahakara Bank?

Approval for Proposals

†3560. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:




(a) the total number of proposals received by theUnion Government from the State Government ofMaharashtra for approval thereon during the last threeyears;

(b) the total number of proposals approved/lyingpending out of them; and

(c) the time by which the pending proposals arelikely to be approved by the Government?

Agricultural Income under Income Tax

†3561. SHRI RAJVEER DILER:




(a) whether there is any scheme for exemptingagricultural income of the farmers from taxation;

(b) if so, the time by which it is likely to beimplemented; and


Withdrawal of Bank Notes

3562. SHRI D.K. SURESH:ADV. A.M. ARIFF:




(a) whether the Government/SBI has anyproposal to withdraw bank notes of Rs. 2000 fromcirculation/ATMs;



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(c) whether the Government has consulted theReserve Bank of India and other stakeholders beforewithdrawal of bank notes of Rs. 2000 and if so, thedetails thereof;

(d) whether the Government has studied the impactof withdrawal of the said bank notes on the economyand the society; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along with the responseof the Government in this regard?

Impact of Coronavirus on Economy

†3563. DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:



(a) whether coronavirus has become a serious threatto human health as well as the economy and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether imports and exports have been affecteddue to it and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether all those industries which depend uponChina for raw material or which send their products toChina will suffer due to it and if so, the details thereof;and

(d) the steps likely to be taken by the Governmentto lessen the impact of coronavirus on the economy?

Disinvestment of Salem Steel Plant

3564. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:



(a) whether there is any proposal to allowdisinvestment in Salem Steel Plant, if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the terms and conditions for thedisinvestment in Salem Steel plant has been decided bythe Government;


(d) the time likely to be taken in disinvestment ofthe said Plant?

Domestic Production of Steel

†3565. SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:



(a) whether the share of domestic production inconsumption of Steel is declining in the country whereasthe share of import is increasing over the years;


(c) whether the Government proposes to increasethe custom duty in order to minimize the share of importin consumption of Steel; and


Review of Compensation Cess on Tobacco Products

3566. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:




(a) whether there is a difference in the tax collectionsof pre-GST and post GST from all tobacco products;


(c) whether the Government proposes to reviewcompensation cess imposed on all tobacco products;and


Inclusion and Removal of Tourist Sites fromUNESCO World Heritage Sites’ List

3567. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:




(a) whether Kailash Mansarovar has been removedfrom UNESCO tentative list of Heritage Sites;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether India has nominated Ramappa Templesfor WHC Session 2020 and Deccan Sultanate Sites forWHC Session 2021; and

(d) whether the Ministry considers pursuingBishnupur Temples, Neora Valley National Park andShantiniketan for UNESCO world Heritage sites?

Fake Currency

†3568. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAYBHATT:




(a) whether it is a fact that the businessof fake notes is thriving in different parts of thecountry;

(b) if so, whether the Government proposes to takeany special and stringent measures to put a check onthe said business;

(c) if so, the steps proposed in this regard and thetime by which they are likely to be taken; and



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Provident Fund

†3569. SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:




(a) whether the Government has taken any actionagainst such companies which do not provide ProvidentFund to its employees; and

(b) if so, the details of action taken against suchcompanies in all the States across the country includingWest Bengal during the last three years?

FDI

3570. SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH

DEO:DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:SHRI BHOLA SINGH:SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:




(a) whether the Government has allowed ForeignDirect Investment (FDI) in the Education Sector and ifso, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government proposes to put inplace legislative framework to regulate the entry andoperations of the foreign educational institutions in thecountry and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has proposed thatexternal commercial borrowings and FDI be enabled forthe Education Sector and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government forpromotion of FDI in Education Sector?

Funds for Maintenance of Hindu Religious Places

†3571. SADHVI PRAGYA SINGH THAKUR:




(a) whether the Government provides funds for themaintenance and management of Hindu religious placesand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the funds received as donations atthese religious places are spent on Hindu Religiousplaces along with spending them for other socialdevelopment works; and

(c) if so, whether there is any system/rule/Act inplace for utilizing the said funds for the development ofpersons belonging to some other beliefs and if so, thedetails thereof?

CSR Spending on National Heritage

3572. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE:SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:




(a) whether the companies have spent maximumamount of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fundson the National Heritage than on local developmentduring the financial years 2016 to 2018;

(b) if so, whether the maximum CSR amount hasbeen spent for construction of the Statue of Unity inGujarat during the said period, if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether the companies have cut their CSRspending on the National Heritage by 56 per cent duringthe financial year 2018-19, if so, the details thereofincluding the CSR spending of various companies andthe reasons for less CSR spending during each of thelast three years; and

(d) the details of the action taken by the Governmentagainst such companies?

Development of Bhuban Hills as an AttractiveTourist Destination

3573. DR. RAJDEEP ROY:




(a) whether the Bhuban Hill in the South East ofBarak valley bordering Manipur and Mizoram is a popularpilgrimage destination where the Shiva Temple, nestledon top of the hills covered with deep forests is associatedwith many legends, Lakhs of people congregate duringthe traditional Bhuban Mela organized on MahashivRatri every year about 40 kms from Silchar town but dueto narrow and tough hilly path it becomes difficult toclimb the hill which results in accidents, injury anddeath;


(c) whether after considering the faith and historicalbackground of this holy place the Government plans todevelop the Bhuban hill as an attractive touristdestination like Kamakhya temple (Guwahati); and


Funds allocated to South Indian CulturalCentre, Thanjavur

3574. SHRI M. SELVARAJ:





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(a) whether the South Indian Cultural Centre,Thanjavur is providing indigenous cultures of the zonecloser to the masses especially to the rural populace andto the under privileged people;


(c) the details of funds allocated during the lastthree years; and

(d) the details of current schemes being implementedand its target?

Restructuring the Higher EducationRegulatory Regime

3575. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:



(a) whether the Government is planning torestructure the higher education regulatory regime;


(c) the steps taken by the Government to check therampant corruption in the regulatory bodies under theadministrative control of Ministry such as AICTE andNCTE;

(d) whether it is true that there are many vacanciesin bodies like NCTE and AICTE;

(e) the details of the year-wise number of vacanciesin NCTE and AICTE since the years 2017 to 2020;

(f) whether it is true that the post of Vice-Chairpersonof NCTE is lying vacant for more than 5 years; and

(g) if so, the date since this post has been lyingvacant and the reasons why no official has beenappointed to this post?

Income Tax and PMLA

3576. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:



(a) whether the Government is intending to legislatedecriminalizing Income Tax Act and the Prevention ofMoney Laundering Act (PMLA);


(c) whether the Government has decided in principleto amend about 46 penal provisions to either removecriminality or to restrict the punishment to remittance offines or to allow rectification of defaults throughalternative methods; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

Disinvestment Process

3577. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:




(a) whether the Department of Investment and PublicAsset Management has started the process of completingthe strategic sale of PSUs that have been identified bythe Government;

(b) if so, the target fixed by the Governmentalong with the revenue receipt of sale of Governmentholding in different PSUs during the financial year2020-21;

(c) the details of PSUs identified for such strategicsale;

(d) the time by which the whole process is likely tobe completed; and

(e) the reasons for sale of its share in PSUs?

Matribhasha Diwas

3578. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:




(a) whether the Government has recentlycelebrated/organized the Matribhasha Diwas in thecountry;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the aims andobjectives of celebrating/organizing such Diwas;

(c) the details of various activities in differentlanguages organized by the Government in the saidDiwas; and

(d) the other steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to promote and protect the various languagesused by the people across the country?

Online Portal to Showcase India’s Culture

3579. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:




(a) whether the Ministry has unveiled an onlineportal to showcase the country’s culture across theglobe and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the portal will be available in all otherIndian languages and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether it will help to create awareness amongthe citizens and if so, the details thereof; and


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Reservation Norms in Higher EducationalInstitutions

3580. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:



(a) the list of Central Educational Institutionsexempted from Central Educational Institutions(Reservation in Admissions) Act, 2006, as of now;

(b) the list of programs of study exempted fromreservation norms, if any, in the institutions coveredunder the same Act;

(c) whether the Ministry is contemplating to amendthe Act to bring in relaxations or exemptions fromreservation norms to any institution(s);

(d) whether the existing reservation norms areapplicable in the Higher Educational Institutions/CentralEducational Institutions conferred with the status of“Institutions of Eminence”;


(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

Fraud by Bit Coin Companies

3581. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:




(a) whether the Government is seized of the growingreports of cheating and fraudulent practices by bit coincompanies;

(b) if so, whether such companies are repeatedlyviolating rules laid out by the Corporate Affairs Ministryby not filing annual balance sheets; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the action takenagainst such companies so far?

Foreign Companies

†3582. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:




(a) the number of foreign companies registered andthe revenue earned from them in the country duringeach of the last three years and the current year; and

(b) the number of foreign companies which had leftthe country during the said period and the reasonstherefor?

Funds allocated for Development of Tourismin Murshidabad

3583. SHRI KHALILUR RAHAMAN:




(a) the initiatives taken by the Government todevelop the heritage tourist place in Murshidabad inWest Bengal;

(b) the details of the funds allocated to Murshidabadfor tourism development during the last three years;

(c) whether the Government of West Bengal hassent any proposal for tourist development inMurshidabad; and


Skill Development Centres in West Bengal

3584. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENTAND ENTREPRENEURSHIP



(a) the number of Skill Development Centresestablished in West Bengal with Central assistance sofar;

(b) the number of Skill Development Centresestablished in the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong andNorth Dinajpur;

(c) the details of funds allocated for SkillDevelopment programs in these three districts and Stateof West Bengal from Central funds;

(d) whether any review of the skill developmentprogrammes have been carried out in above three districtsand if so, its details including the number of youthbenefited under this programme; and

(e) the details of employment/placements posttraining?

Funds allocated for Preservation of Ancient FolkCultures in Jharkhand

3585. SHRI SANJAY SETH:SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL:




(a) the details of ancient folk cultures beingconserved in Jharkhand and Gujarat along with thedetails of the schemes being implemented for thispurpose;

(b) the details of the places in the said States towhich these folk cultures are related to;

(c) the amount of funds sanctioned/allocated forthis purpose during the last three years and the 2020Budget; and

(d) the details of measures being taken forconservation of the said folk cultures?


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Confiscation of Property by ED

†3586. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAMJARDOSH:




(a) the details of approximate value of propertyconfiscated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) duringthe last five years alongwith the funds deposited inexchequer of the country by the ED after auction of thesaid property as on date;

(b) whether the ED has made any arrangements forauction of the confiscated property in transparent manner;and

(c) if not, the time by which a concrete policy isproposed to be formulated for this purpose alongwiththe details thereof?

Demand and Supply of CNG

†3587. SHRI ARUN SAO:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS



(a) the State-wise details of cities/towns in thecountry where Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is beingutilised at present;

(b) the details of the actual demand and supply ofCNG in various States/UTs of the country;

(c) whether there is difference in prices of CNG invarious States and UTs, if so, the details of reasons forcontinuous increase in prices of CNG in variousStates/UTs; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government to setup more outlets of CNG and increase coverage area ofCNG in the coming years?

Funds to Tamil Nadu under CSS

3588. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:




(a) the details of funds transferred to Tamil Naduunder different Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS)during the last five years, head and department-wise;

(b) the details of reasons for shortage in the revisedbudget amounts due to the reduction in the rate of taxesfor the current year;

(c) whether the Union Government has received anyrepresentation from the State Government of Tamil Nadufor more fund allocations to the State forvarious development works and if so, the detailsthereof;

(d) whether the Union Government has taken stepsto grant more funds to Tamil Nadu for taking updevelopmental activities and if so, the details thereof;and

(e) the measures being taken by the Government toresolve the delay in the payment of funds for MGNREGAwages to workers in Karur, Tamil Nadu?

Van Dhan Vikas Samuhs in Jharkhand

3589. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:




(a) the number of Van Dhan Vikas Samuhs constitutedand the corresponding number of members of the self-help groups formed under this scheme in Jharkhand,district-wise;

(b) the number of Van Dhan Vikas Kendrasconstituted so far under the Van Dhan Yojana inJharkhand, district-wise; and

(c) whether the Government is planning to recognisethe best performing Kendras and if so, the details thereof?

Corporate Tax

3590. SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:




(a) whether the Government has reduced corporatetax from 30 per cent to 22 per cent on Corporates whilethis tax has not been reduced on co-operatives which isinjustice to the co-operatives as the co-operatives, mostlydairy, are facing crisis; and

(b) if so, whether the Government will reducecorporate tax on co-operatives?

Unemployment in Odisha

3591. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:




(a) whether it is a fact that unemployment positionhas substantially increased in Odisha during the lastFive years and the current year;

(b) the position of unemployment in Odisha ascompared to other States;

(c) the number of educated, skilled and unskilledunemployed persons registered with the live registers ofemployment exchanges as on date;

(d) whether the Government is conducting specialrecruitment programmes in order to curb theunemployment situation in the country; and



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Status of Bhatinda-Srinagar Gas Pipeline

3592. SHRI HASNAIN MASOODI:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM ANDNATURAL GAS



(a) the status of Bhatinda-Srinagar gas pipeline inJammu and Kashmir;

(b) the number/details of LPG Bottling plants inJammu and Kashmir;

(c) the steps taken by the Ministry of setup CNGfilling station for vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir; and

(d) the steps taken by the Ministry to setupH-CNG filling stations for vehicles in Jammu andKashmir?

Funds Allocated for Development ofCulture in Rajasthan

†3593. SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:




(a) whether the Government has provided funds forany scheme or made any effort for promoting/developingthe culture of Rajasthan;


(c) the year-wise amount provided for the promotion/development of culture in Rajasthan during the lastthree years; and

(d) the details of the promotion/development worksundertaken in Rajasthan with the said amount?

CSR Funds of SAIL

3594. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:




(a) the guidelines for utilising Corporate SocialResponsibility (CSR) Funds;

(b) the details of the work for which the CSRamount is spent and the places where the amount isutilised;

(c) the Parliamentary constituencies coming underJharkhand in which the mines of the Steel Authority ofIndia Limited (SAIL) are located;

(d) the amount of CSR allocated by SAIL to theabove areas from 2009 to 2019, year-wise; and

(e) the details of the CSR amount utilised for thesaid constituencies, work/year-wise?

Amendment in Law regarding ConstructionNear Monuments

†3595. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR CHAUDHARY:




(a) whether the Government proposes to amend thelaw regarding the restriction of construction work nearthe protected monuments;

(b) if so, the details thereof and its current status;

(c) the time by which the existing law is proposedto be amended;

(d) the State/UT-wise number and details of theprojects related to public utility being constructed nearthe protected monuments; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to maintainthe peaceful atmosphere of ancient monuments?

Bonded Labourers

3596. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:




(a) the number of bonded labourers currently existin the country;

(b) the number of bonded labourers freed in thecountry, age, gender and district-wise;

(c) the number of bonded labourers who got benefitsunder the revised Central Sector Scheme 2016 and thedetails of the total amount disbursed; and

(d) the number of districts which have set upvigilance committee under the Labour Act?

KV and JNV in Telangana

3597. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:



(a) details of proposals for opening up of KendriyaVidyalayas (KVs) pending from the State of Telangana inthe Ministry;

(b) status of each of the above proposal, proposal-wise, and by when above proposals are going to beaccepted;

(c) whether the Ministry is aware that CM ofTelangana submitted a Memorandum to the PM when hemet him recently and apprised him about creation of23 new districts in Telangana and requested to set upone Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in each district;

(d) if so, the steps taken by the Ministry in thisregard so far; and


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(e) the time by which the JNVs are going to be setup in each district of Telangana?

Agricultural Labourers

†3598. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:




(a) the State-wise number of such women and menin the country who do not have land but working asagricultural labourers;

(b) the number of women and men in agriculturesector per thousand;

(c) the contribution of such work force in thenational income; and

(d) the social security provisions provided by theGovernment for the said work force?

COVID-19 Epidemic

3599. SHRI S. JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:




(a) whether the Government has taken stringentmeasures to protect the students from North Easternpart of our country studying at various institutionsacross the country from the discrimination based ontheir features in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic;



Annual Growth Rate of Employment

3600. SHRI VASANTHAKUMAR H.:DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR:




(a) whether the Government has fixed the targets forannual growth rate of employment in the countryincluding rural and urban areas;

(b) if so, the details thereof particularly the schemefor rural and urban youngsters across the country;

(c) the actual job opportunities created during thelast two years and the current year;

(d) whether the annual growth of employment doesnot commensurate with the growth of economy;


(f) the steps taken by the Government to addressthis issue?

Tamanna Aptitude Test

3601. SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:




(a) the steps taken by the Government to ensure theaccessibility of recently launched Tamanna AptitudeTest for Ninth and Tenth class students in every schoolin the country;

(b) the amount of funds the Government hasallocated for its implementation; and

(c) the targets of the said initiative launched invarious States including Andhra Pradesh for the nextthree years?

Grant to Private Institutions for Promotion ofTribal Culture

3602. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:




(a) the details of the schemes run by the Governmentfor promotion of tribal culture, tribal museums, etc. in theStates and the financial assistance for the purpose;

(b) the details of the funds/grants provided tovarious organizations/institutions for the said purposeduring the current year, institution-wise; and

(c) whether the Government has received anyrequests/proposals from the States includingMaharashtra for grant of assistance to theprivate institutions for the said purpose and if so,the details thereof and the action taken thereon,State/UT-wise?

Aviation Turbine Fuel under GST

3603. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:




(a) whether the excise tax on Aviation Turbine Fuel(ATF) is higher in India if compared globally and if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether the Goods and Services Tax (GST)council has received any proposal to bring ATF underGST to ensure a level playing domestic field for aviationindustry and to promote aviation sector;

(c) if so, the details and the status thereof; and

(d) whether bringing ATF under GST will lead to aloss of revenue for the Government and if so, the detailsthereof?


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Fugitive Economic Offenders

3604. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:




(a) the number of fugitive economic offenders wholeft India to avoid prosecution or arrest in 2018-19;

(b) the amount of money liquidated through salvationof such Offender’s Indian, Foreign and Benami propertyunder the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018;

(c) the steps taken by the Government to extraditesuch fugitive economic offenders; and

(d) the number of such economic offenders extraditedback from abroad?

Promotion of Different Types ofTourism

3605. SHRI BALLI DURGA PRASAD RAO:




(a) whether the Government is planning to promotedifferent types of tourism viz., health tourism, adventuretourism, cultural tourism, heritage tourism and wildlifetourism in our country;

(b) whether India’s tourism industry lacksaggressive online & other marketing strategies to promoteIndia as a must-visit location; and

(c) if so, the action plan of the Government in thisregard?

e-Transactions

3606. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI:




(a) whether the Government has allowed Paytm andother companies to make e-transaction and/or e-commercepayment systems in the country;

(b) if so, whether the e-trade agencies and financialcorporate are in huge loss for years due to e-transactions,if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has any control overthe system of e-transaction process and digital paymentssystem, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government has confirmed thatthere is no chance to siphon off e-currency duringtransaction process therein and if so, the details thereof;and

(e) the corrective steps taken by the Government inthis regard?

Audit of Schemes

3607. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:




(a) whether the Government undertakes any audit toascertain the progress of the various schemes under theministry;


(c) the details of achievement of the scheme in theState of Assam and particularly in the districts of Barpetaand Bongaigaon; and

(d) the details of the financial allocation andutilisation over the last three years and the quantum offunds spent for various programs?

Demand of Steel and CarbonDioxide Emission

3608. SHRI A. RAJA:SHRI INDRA HANG SUBBA:




(a) the details of the steel demand within the countryduring the last three years and the current year,year-wise;

(b) whether it has been increasing annually andif so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the country’s demand is likely to beincreased more than quadruple from around 111 milliontonnes to 489 million tonnes and if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government to meet the increasingdemand;

(d) whether as per the report of World SustainableDevelopment Summit the CO

2 emissions from India’s

steel sector could increase up to 837 million tonnes(MT) by 2050 and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the measures taken by the Government to keepthe sector competitive while reducing its environmentalimpacts by way of deployment of low carbon and energyefficient technologies ?

Centrally Sponsored Scheme

3609. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:




(a) whether it is a fact that the centrally sponsoredscheme namely National Career Service (NCS) given toBihar for labourers is an important step for employmentgeneration;

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(b) if so, the details thereof and the total number oflabourers who got benefited from the said scheme inBihar specially in district Gopalganj; and

(c) whether there is any proposal to study the issueof unemployment in the country by the Cabinet Committeeon Employment and Skill Development?

Printing of New Currency Notes

3610. SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:




(a) whether any Public Sector Banks have issuedany circulars to stop the circulation of Rs. 2000 currencynotes through Bank ATMs across the country and alsoto keep control and monitor M1, M2, M3, M4 and M5and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has stopped printing ofnew Rs. 2000 currency notes;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the totalnumber of Rs. 2000 notes printed so far by theGovernment and the total number of Rs. 2000 notes inpublic circulation and in the RBI chest;

(d) the total number of lower denominationcurrencies with value of Rs. 10, 20, 50 and 100 incirculation; and

(e) the steps taken by the Government to printmore lower denomination currencies of Rs. 10, 20, 50and 100?

Online Platform to promote Tribal Handicrafts

3611. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:SHRI CHIRAG KUMAR PASWAN:SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:




(a) whether the Government has any proposal tointroduce online platforms to promote tribal handicraftsin near future;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the details of plan outlay and procedure forimplementing any such proposal in the near future?

Translation of Basaveshwara’s Vachanas inAll Indian Languages

3612. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:




(a) whether the Government is aware aboutBasaveshwara, who led an historical social revolutionduring 12th Century in Karnataka;


(c) whether the Government is also aware that theHon’ble Prime Minister released the holy Vachanas ofBasaveshwara translated into 23 Indian languages in theyear 2017;

(d) if so, whether the Government has taken notethat it is worth to spread the Basava Philosophy in theform of an Encyclopedia to spread awareness in all theStates of the country;

(e) whether the Government has taken any initiativein this regard; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Training to Youth

†3613. SHRIMATI REKHA VERMA:SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENTAND ENTREPRENEURSHIP



(a) the details of skills in which training is beingimparted to youth in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra;



Budget Data

3614. SHRI HIBI EDEN:




(a) whether there was any correction in the data ofUnion Budget 2020-2021 published on the website;

(b) if so, the details thereof including the title,number, head, amount, page, etc. along with the detailsof persons found responsible for this;

(c) whether there will be any disciplinary actionagainst them; and


Participation of Workers in Management

3615. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:




(a) whether the Government has taken any steps tosecure the participation of workers in the management ofestablishments engaged in fishery;


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(c) whether the Government has taken any steps tomake aware the workers in fishery sector about theirrights; and


Deployment of GBC

3616. SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:




(a) the details of sectors that have had the lowestindustry-wise deployment of Gross Bank Credit (GBC) inthe financial year 2019-20;

(b) whether the Government has taken any steps toincrease deployment of gross bank credit in the financialyear 2020-21 to the cotton textiles sector and if so, thedetails thereof; and


Para-Medical Cadres in ESIC

3617. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:




(a) whether it is a fact that Employee’s StateInsurance Corporation (ESIC) has recently declaredcertain para-medical cadres/posts as dying cadre;

(b) if so, the details thereof including the totalnumber of posts likely to be abolished; and

(c) whether it is also a fact that present incumbentswould not get their promotion as a result of this decisionand if so, the reasons therefor?

Skill Training to Unemployed Youths

†3618. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:SHRI NIHAL CHAND:




(a) the names of schemes presently being run by theUnion Government for providing skill training to theunemployed youths in the urban and rural areas of thecountry;

(b) the number of persons who have been providedbenefits of these schemes and the number of youths towhom employment opportunities have been madeavailable during the last two years along with the detailsin this regard including Dawa and Ganganagar district ofRajasthan;

(c) whether the Union Government has formulatedany future roadmap related to these schemes; and


Daily Allowance and Dearness Relief

3619. SHRI P.K. KUNHALIKUTTY:




(a) whether the Daily Allowance (DA) and DearnessRelief (DR) for Central Government employees andpensioners have become due with effect from 1st January,2020;


(c) the quantum of DA/DR that has becomedue to Central Government employees and the timeby which this increased amount will be disbursed tothem?

Production of Ethanol

3620. DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL:SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO

MANE:




(a) the total quantum of production of ethanol in thecountry during each of the last three years and theestimated production in the current year;

(b) whether the Government targets on productionof ethanol blended fuel are being met, if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the ethanol produced from molassesinstead of sugarcane is more useful and beneficial andif so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the production of ethanol directly fromsugarcane is permitted in the country and if so, thedetails thereof along with the names of major mills whichare producing ethanol directly from sugarcane; and

(e) the measures taken/being taken by theGovernment to increase the production of ethanol andpromote its usage in the country?

Ambedkar Navodaya Vidyalayas forSC Students

3621. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:




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(a) whether the Government proposes to startAmbedkar Navodaya Vidyalayas exclusively forScheduled Castes (SC) students in SC concentrateddistricts of the country;



Privatisation of Companies

†3622. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:




(a) whether it is a fact that many companies havebeen privatized by the Government in the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the numberof companies proposed to be privatized and the reasonstherefor?

Wages for Unskilled Labourers

3623. SHRI. RAMESH CHANDRA MAJHI:




(a) whether there is any plan to increase the wagerate of unskilled labourers to Rs. 286.30 as requested bythe State Government of Odisha; and

(b) if so, the time by which it is likely to beenhanced?

Restoration of Old Pension Scheme

†3624. SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP:SHRI GIRISH CHANDRA:SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:




(a) whether the Government proposes to revert tothe old pension scheme in view of the vehementopposition registered by various organisation acrossthe country;



Bankrupt Companies

†3625. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:




(a) whether several major companies operating invarious sectors in the country are on the verge ofinsolvency as can be seen from the fact that Jet Airwayshas already gone bankrupt and Air India, BSNL, MTNL,Vodafone, Airtel, banks and the automobile sector isgoing through a financial crisis and if so, the detailsthereof, company-wise;

(b) whether the onus for the said situation lies uponthe wrong economic policy of the Government orelsewhere and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has any study report inthis regard; and

(d) if so, the details thereof along with the remedialsteps taken by the Government to rectify the situation?

Pension Provision for NPS Employees

†3626. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:




(a) the details of the pensionary provision for thedependents of such Central Government employees underNPS who die in harness;

(b) whether the said dependents of the deceasedemployees are to be paid the entire amount of salary forthe remaining period of service;

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

(d) the details of the pensionary provisions for thedependents of unmarried employees under NPS who diein harness?

Iron Ore and Ferro Alloy Deposits

3627. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:




(a) the estimated quantum of iron ore and ferroalloy deposits in various parts of the country, State-wiseand the quantum of iron and steelproduction during each of the last two years and thecurrent year;

(b) the details of the closed mines which have sincebeen reopened and quantum of iron being producedfrom them;

(c) whether the Government has also chalked outany plan to increase production or number of jobs in theferro alloy mines in various districts in Odisha; and

(d) if so, the district-wise details thereof and thefunds being allocated for the purpose?


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ITI in Guna, Ashok Nagar andShivpuri, MP

†3628. DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:




(a) whether the Government is considering to set upany new ITI in Guna, Ashok Nagar and Shivpuri districtsof Madhya Pradesh; and


Use of CSR Funds

3629. SHRI LORHO S. PFOZE:




(a) the details of funds spent by the petroleum PSUsunder their CSR funds during the last three financialyears, in North East including Manipur, district-wise andPSU-wise; and

(b) the details of activities on which thepetroleum PSUs spend their CSR funds in Manipur,project-wise?

Academic Support to Destitute Children

†3630. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:




(a) the number of destitute/orphan children whohave passed the High School Examination during thelast three years, State-wise;

(b) the role played by the Government in encouragingand assisting such children in their education; and

(c) the new proposals, if any, to take further themeasures being taken by the Government in this regard?

Eklavya Model Residential Schools

3631. SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:




(a) whether the Government has come up withEklavya Model Residential schools in India;

(b) if so, the objectives thereof;

(c) the details of such schools opened in the countryso far, State-wise;

(d) the details of students with boys and girlsenrolled in these EMRS, State-wise; and

(e) the details of new schools sanctioned/underconsideration of the Government as on date forestablishment?

Study of Malayalam in Kerala Schools

3632. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:




(a) whether the Government is aware that most ofthe States have introduced compulsory learning of therespective State language including Malayalam in Keralaand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is also aware that theState Public Service Commissions has now made therespective State language compulsory to take their examsand if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Kendriya Vidyalayas outside KeralaState is allowing students to take Malayalam as alanguage of study and also issuing equivalencycertificate;

(d) if so, the reasons for depriving the same for thestudents studying within the State of Kerala;

(e) whether this facility is likely to be made availableto them for enabling them to compete in the KeralaPublic Service Commission’s exam also and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

Objective of NSDM and PMKVY

3633. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:




(a) whether the main objectives of the National SkillDevelopment Mission and the Pradhan Mantri KaushalVikas Yojana have been achieved so far;

(b) if so, the key indicators that denote suchachievement;

(c) the details of the sector-wise list of skilldevelopment centres established in Telangana in eachdistrict and the number of persons who have beenskilled and placed under PMKVY and other schemes inthe years 2018-19 and 2019-2020; and

(d) the details of the percentage of all placed andemployed candidates who have lost employment due tovarious reasons?


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Funds for Samagra Shiksha

3634. SHRI P.C. MOHAN:




(a) whether the Government had released only57 percent of the approved fund for Samagra ShikshaAbhiyan (SSA) by December 15, 2019;


(c) whether the pace of release was slower in contrastto 2018-19 when 95 percent of funds were releasedover the first three quarters, if so, the reasons for thedelay;

(d) whether it is true that Karnataka has spent thehighest by disbursing 32 per cent of their approvedbudgets, but the slow release of funds has also affectedState spending; and

(e) if so, the steps proposed to be taken by theGovernment to makeup for the delay?

Conservation of Jagannath Temple

3635. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:




(a) whether the Government is aware of the fact thatShree Jagannath Temple, Puri has developed somecracks;


(c) whether the ASI has been entrusted the work ofconservation and to complete it in a time-bound manner;and

(d) if so, the timeline provided to the ASI to completethe task?

Projects under Swadesh Darshan Scheme to PromoteRural Tourism

3636. SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:




(a) whether the Government has implemented anyspecific projects under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme topromote rural tourism in Maharashtra;


(c) whether the Government has devised theparameters to evaluate the effectiveness of this schemein promoting rural tourism; and

(d) if so, the year-wise details of the total amountinvested under this scheme and total tourist inflow inMaharashtra during the year 2019-20?

Skill India and Start-up India

3637. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:



(a) the details of the employment generated underthe ‘Skill India’ and ‘Start-up India’; and

(b) the details of the benefit proposed to be extendedto such entrepreneurs?

Closure of Factories

3638. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV:



(a) the number of factories/production units, powerplants/coal units lying closed and declared sick in variousparts of the country during each of the last three yearsand the current year, State/UT-wise;

(b) the number of labourers/employees renderedunemployed as a result thereof during the said period,State/UT-wise;

(c) whether the Government proposes to revivethese factories/units/power plants/coal units lying closedand provide alternative employment to the labourers andemployees rendered unemployed;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the amount of fundsallocated and released for this purpose during the saidperiod, State/UT-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;and

(e) whether the Government has introduced anymechanism for re-employment/ rehabilitation of workers/labourers who are rendered jobless due to sickness/closure of the said units and if so, the detailsthereof?

Education Loans

†3639. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:



(a) whether the Banks in Uttar Pradesh make it verydifficult for the students to get education loans therebyharassing them and if so, the details thereof along withthe corrective action taken by the Government in thisregard;

(b) the details of number of students who wereunable to complete their education due to non-availabilityof education loans in Uttar Pradesh;


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(c) the details of steps being taken by theGovernment to ensure that all students get timelyeducation loans;

(d) the details of the education loans disbursed inUttar Pradesh during the year 2019-2020, bank-wise; and

(e) the details of the total number of students whoapplied for education loans in Uttar Pradesh during theyear 2019-2020, district-wise?

Development of Hastinapur

†3640. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:




(a) whether the Government has proposed to allocateRs. 3150 crore for developing ancient Archaeologicalsites as tourist centres and Rs. 2500 crore for tourismdevelopment;

(b) if so, the budgetary proposal out of this madefor the development of Hastinapur, a Mahabharata erasite in Bijnor parliamentary constituency;

(c) whether the Government has made any plan inthis regard; and


Cooperative Society Scams

3641. MS. DIYA KUMARI:




(a) whether the Government is aware about theincreasing Cooperative Societies’ Scams in the country,particularly in the State of Rajasthan;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the correctivesteps taken/being taken by the Government to curb thesame;

(c) whether the Government has established anymechanism to provide relief to the investors of suchsocieties; and


National Infrastructure Investment Fund

3642. SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:




(a) the salient features of National InfrastructureInvestment Fund (NIIF) along with the present corpusof this Fund;

(b) the number of infrastructure projects financedby NIIF across the country along with the presentstatus of such projects;

(c) whether the Memorandum of Understandingsigned between India and UAE to mobilize long-terminvestment into NIIF has achieved the desiredresults;


(e) the other steps taken by the Government toattract long-term investment into NIIF and to ensureadequate funding to infrastructure projects across thecountry?

Christian Cemeteries in Agra

3643. PROF. S.P. SINGH BAGHEL:




(a) the number of Christian cemeteries in Agra alongwith the status of their maintenance;

(b) whether ASI/Ministry has compiled any list ofgraves where Christians of foreign origin were interredprior to 1950;

(c) whether this list contains the name and origin ofthe persons of historical importance such as Samru aliasSombre;

(d) whether the Ministry dwelt upon the possibilitiesof promoting tourism in Agra for the visit of the gravesof the people of historical importance by advertising itthrough Indian Missions overseas so that the existinglineage of such persons come for a visit to the gravesof their forefathers; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken bythe Government in this regard?

Funds Allocated for Infrastructural Development andGeographical Isolation in NER States

3644. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:



(a) whether it is a fact that tourism has a greatpotential for generating income and employmentopportunities in North Eastern States of India;


(c) whether it is also a fact that lack of infrastructureand Geographical isolation are coming in the way of itsdevelopment; and

(d) if so, the Government plan for development ofinfrastructure and to tackle geographical isolation in theNorth Eastern States along with the funds allocated forthis purpose during the last three years?

Tribal Tourism Centre in Yeoor Range

†3645. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:


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(a) whether there is any proposal to develop a TribalTourism Centre in Yeoor forest range of Sanjay GandhiNational Park in Maharashtra; and


Skill Development Mission in Maharashtra

3646. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESHNARAYAN DHANORKAR:



(a) whether the Government has taken any steps topromote Industry-Institute linkages in Skill DevelopmentMission in State of Maharashtra;

(b) the details of industries partnered under thescheme and nature of such partnership;

(c) whether the Government has forged partnershipwith foreign educational institutions and industries toprovide quality training and professional skilling to theyouth and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether such partnerships have been undertakenin the State of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof,and if not, the reasons therefor?

Reintroduction of Classical Tax System

3647. SHRI T.R. BAALU:



(a) whether it is true that considering the factthat the reduction in corporation taxes partiallyaddresses the issue of high cost of capital, theGovernment is planning to reintroduce the classicaltax system, where income tax is levied separately oncompany income and on dividends received byshareholders;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(c) whether the Government is planning to create anintegrated e-portal to capture all pending payments bythe Central and State Governments and CPSE/SPSEs toall industries; and


Uniform Syllabus

†3648. DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR:



(a) whether the Government is making any efforts todevelop uniform syllabus at primary, secondary andhigher secondary levels across the country;


(c) the number of States in the country which havetheir own education board and number of States whereCBSE curriculum is being implemented?

Apprentice Protsahan Yojana

3649. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:



(a) whether the Government has envisioned a targetfor training 20 lakh apprentices under the ApprenticeProtsahan Yojana and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of progress of the ApprenticeProtsahan Yojana along with the number of apprenticestrained under this scheme till date, State-wise, particularlyin Andhra Pradesh; and

(c) the details of the industries that have registeredto avail this scheme till date, State/UT-wise?

Collection of Direct and Indirect Taxes

†3650. SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

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(a) whether there has been a decrease of 27 per centamount in direct and indirect taxes collection in the year2019-20;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the amountreceived in the year 2018-19 and the total amount receivedin the year, 2019-20; and

(c) the steps being taken by the Government toovercome this loss?

Labour Intensive Sector

†3651. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:



(a) whether the Government has taken a policydecision to promote labour intensive manufacturing andagriculture and tourism sectors to increase theemployment opportunities based on these industries;


(c) the State-wise schemes to set up and promoteagriculture and tourism based industries during thecurrent year and the next three years along with thenumber of persons likely to be provided employment inthese sectors?

Retail Inflation

3652. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:





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(a) whether it is true that CPI based retail inflationfor the month of December is 7.35 per cent which ishighest since July 2014; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

Details of World Heritage Sites

3653. SHRI JUAL ORAM:




(a) the State-wise details of the World Heritage Sites;

(b) whether any steps have been taken for thedevelopment and proper preservation of those sites; and

(c) if so, the amount spent in the development andpreservation of such sites during the last three years,State-wise?

Education Policy for Rajasthan

†3654. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:



(a) whether the Government proposes to formulateany policy to ensure providing general education to allthe children from Nursery to Twelfth class in the Stateof Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government proposes to issue anyguidelines regarding the children of Government officialsto study in Government schools and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government proposes to implementuniform syllabus in the Government and private schoolsand if so, by when it is likely to be done; and


Employment Opportunities in Industries

†3655. SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL:



(a) whether the Government is endeavouring toprovide employment to the unemployed in differentindustries;

(b) if so, the industry-wise details of such initiativeduring the last three years; and

(c) the industry-wise and year-wise details of theregular employment and contractual employment providedto the youth?

Control over Fees of Private Technical Institutes

†3656. SHRI PASHUPATI NATH SINGH:SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI:




(a) whether the Government has any control overthe issues relating to fees of private technical institutes;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor along with thereactions of the Government thereto; and

(d) the manner in which the Government takesaction against any private technical institute if it doesnot work under the regulatory control of theGovernment?

Identification and Beautification ofTourist Places in Kishanganj

3657. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:




(a) whether any scheme has been proposed foridentification and beautification of tourist places inKishanganj Parliamentary Constituency, Bihar;


(c) the amount of funds proposed to be spent in thisregard; and

(d) the details of the facilities proposed to beprovided for tourism development?

Development of Students

†3658. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:




(a) whether the Government proposes to provide apremise/platform for the all round development of thestudents from class 1st to 12th and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the facilities likely to be provided to thesestudents through such premises/platform; and

(c) the other steps taken/proposed to be taken bythe Government for all round development of thestudents in the country?

IPO of LIC

3659. SHRI NAMA NAGESWARA RAO:SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:





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(a) whether the paid up capital of LIC would beincreased before the Government brings out IPO of LIC,if so, the details of the amount of capitalization requiredso that it is compliant with SEBI listing norms;

(b) the manner in which the Government proposesto achieve the desired level of capitalization in LICincluding the timelines for completing IPO process ofLIC;

(c) whether the Government proposes to modify thedividend distribution norms of LIC, if so, the detailsthereof; and

(d) whether the proposed LIC IPO is likely to changethe functioning of LIC, if so, the details thereof includingthe number of LIC Policy holders in the country atpresent?

Hydro-Carbon Projects

3660. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:




(a) the total number of Hydro-Carbon projects inDelta region functioning at present;

(b) the main objectives and purpose of the Hydro-Carbon projects;

(c) the total amount spent on these projectsand the total revenue expected by operating theseprojects;

(d) the status of implementation of the North-EastHydrocarbon vision, 2030;

(e) the complete details of investments made towardsthe same during the last five years and the current year,State-wise; and

(f) the details of refineries in Assam along withtheir refining capacity and the currentproduction rate and the status of NRL expansionproject?

Setting up Educational Institutions

†3661. SHRIMATI GEETA KORA:SHRI KUNAR HEMBRAM:




(a) whether the Government proposes to setup new Kendriya Vidyalayas, NationalTechnology Institute and Indian ManagementInstitute in Jharkhand and West Bengal;


(c) the time by which the said institutions areproposed to be set up; and


Mental Health of Students

3662. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:




(a) whether the Government is measuring mentalillness through IQ levels of students and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(b) the progress made for Tenth and Twelfth classstudents in this regard?

Social Sector NGOs

3663. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:SHRI RAVI KISHAN:SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:




(a) the number of organizations working in thesocial sectors including Non-Governmental Organizations(NGOs) involved in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)projects such as environment, skill development, waterand sanitation through CSR activities across the country,State/UT-Wise including Jharkhand; and

(b) the details of the funds sanctioned/allocated/utilised by the above said organizations/NGOs duringthe last three years and the current year?

Funds Allocated for Various Cultural Programmesand Projects

3664. DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:




(a) the details of the funds allocated by theGovernment as assistance to various cultural programmesand projects in the country including Maharashtra andthe amount utilized in this regard during the last twoyears;

(b) the details of the ongoing cultural programmesand projects in Maharashtra;


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(c) the details of the projects completed in time andthe projects lagging behind schedule along with thereasons for such delay;

(d) the amount of funds released to the culturalcentres of Maharashtra during the last three years alongwith the details thereof; and

(e) the purposes for which the said funds wereutilised by the said centres along with its details?

Facilities in Schools

3665. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:




(a) the number and percentage of primary, middle,secondary and higher secondary schools in the country,State-wise especially in Bihar, district-wise, that haveelectricity, toilets and internet and the details thereof;

(b) the total number of schools under the SarvaShiksha Abhiyan in the country, with the strength ofstudents in each school, State-wise;

(c) whether there is a shortage of classrooms inmany of these schools; and

(d) the details of the number of Government andprivate schools in the country, with an average classsize of more than 40 students, State-wise?

Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes

3666. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:




(a) the reasons for the low utilisation of fundsallocated for the Scheduled Tribes;

(b) the details of the Government’s plan to revampthe Development Action Plan for Scheduled Tribes; and

(c) the impact that such a change is expected tobring about?

Road Map of Human Resource Developmentin the Country

†3667. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:




(a) the efforts made to prepare roadmap of humanresource development in the country to develop thefield specific talent to make India a hub of export ofservice to the world;

(b) whether India is engaged in the process of

preparing a roadmap of the world to ascertain the actualrequirement of human resources to the world and todevelop such skill in India; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Shortage of Currency Notes

†3668. SHRI SANJAY JADHAV:




(a) whether there is any shortage of notes of 10, 20and 50 rupee denomination in the country;


(c) the steps being taken by the Government toensure adequate supply of the said notes in the marketin order to meet the requirements of the citizens;

(d) whether the Government has decided to printmore notes of the said denominations; and


NCERT Centre in Nellore

3669. SHRI ADALA PRABHAKARA REDDY:




(a) whether the NCERT Centre at Nellore is likely tohelp teachers in States like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,Karnataka, Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar Islands inacquiring training and honing their skills and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(b) the hurdles being faced by the Government instarting this centre and if so, the steps taken toovercome it?

Right to Education

3670. SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:




(a) whether the Government under Right of Childrento Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 hasmade it mandatory for private schools to reserve25 per cent seats for Economically Weaker Sectionstudents, the burden of which is borne by theGovernment;

(b) if so, the name of States implementing this act;

(c) the details of percentage of seats filled byprivate schools which are reserved for economicallybackward students across the country including theState of Telangana in the last three years, State-wise andyear-wise;


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(d) whether the State of Telangana is lagging behindin implementing the RTE Act with a fill rate of less thanone per cent;

(e) the details of action taken against private schoolsnot implementing RTE Act especially in the State ofTelangana; and

(f) whether the Government proposes to set up anyCommittee to examine the implementation of RTE Act, ifso, the details thereof?

ESIC Hospitals

†3671. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:




(a) the current status of under construction EmployeeState Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospitals at Raipurand Korba in Chhattisgarh and the time by which thesaid hospitals are likely to be functional;

(b) whether medical officers and para medical staffhave been posted in both the said hospitals and if so,the number of staff posted;

(c) the number of proposed beds in Raipur andKorba hospitals and the number of beds to be functionalin initial stage; and

(d) whether Dispensary Cum Branch Office hasbeen implemented in Chhattisgarh and if so, the numberof districts where it has been implemented including thenumber of offices at present?

Bank Frauds

3672. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:




(a) whether there is loophole in accounting systemand audit of our country due to which money of commonman is siphoned off by frauds as heard about top 100bank frauds in India;


(c) whether any action has been taken by theGovernment against the banks; and


Increasing Number of Private Schools

3673. SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:




(a) whether the number of private schools in thecountry are more than the Government schools and ifso, the details thereof;

(b) the details of new schools introduced by theGovernment during the last 3 years in the country; and

(c) the details of recognition/affiliations granted toprivate schools during the last 3 years?

National Tourist Places

†3674. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:



(a) the details of national tourist places in thecountry, State-wise and the manner in which these arebeing maintained;

(b) the actual expenditure incurred on theirmaintenance and upkeep per annum;

(c) the details of tourist places that are in a dilapidatedcondition presently and need renovation; and

(d) the time by which these will be renovated?

Impact of ‘Movement Against Animal Slaughtering’on Tourism Industry

†3675. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:



(a) whether the ongoing movement against animalslaughtering has affected the Indian Tourism Industry;


(c) the estimated revenue and other losses sufferedby the tourism industry due to this movementalong with the number of people in the tourism sectorwho became unemployed due to it in the country,State-wise?

Uniform Syllabus for all Schools

3676. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:



(a) whether the Government proposes to protect theright of students in schools and colleges, if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether the harassment of students are reportedfrom schools and colleges;

(c) if so, the action taken by the Government toprevent such harassment;

(d) whether the Government proposes to have auniform curriculum and syllabus for all students in sameclass irrespective of Government or private schools;

(e) if so, the action taken by the Government thereon;

(f) whether it comes to the notice of the Governmentthat private managements fix their own syllabus for thestudents and prefer text book of their own author withhigh cost; and


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(g) if so, the action taken by the Government toprescribe uniform syllabus for same class in all schools?

Beautification of Tourist Places in Bansgaon

†3677. SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN:




(a) whether there is any scheme for the beautificationof the tourist places and ancient historical sites atpresent in the country;


(c) whether the Government is aware that there areseveral tourist places and ancient Temple sites ofhistorical significance in the Parliamentary Constituencyof Bansgaon which are in a dilapidated condition; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken to develop these places as touristdestinations?

Declaration of Ancestral Ethnic Places asHeritage Cities

3678. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:




(a) whether the Government is taking adequate stepsto declare some cities having monuments and ancestralethnic places as Heritage cities with the help of ASI;


(c) whether the Government is considering to givestatus of Heritage City to Bundelkhand;



Labour in Stone Crushing

3679. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:




(a) whether the labour engaged in stone crushingare not treated as construction workers and hence donot get benefits under the Building and OtherConstruction Workers (Regulation of Employment andConditions of Service) Act, 1996;


(c) whether the Government has received any requestfrom the Rajasthan Government to recognise labourersemployed in stone crushing as construction workers soas to benefit the stone crushing labourers of Rajasthan;and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the decision takenthereon?

NPAs of LIC

†3680. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIASLALAN SINGH:




(a) whether the LIC has a Non Performing Assets(NPAs) of approximately Rs. 30,000 crore or even morethan that;

(b) if so, the amount outstanding on variouscompanies out of the said NPAs at present, company-wise;

(c) the time when the LIC had provided the saidamount to the said companies; and

(d) the steps being taken by the Government to dealwith the said NPAs of LIC?

NEW DELHI; SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA

March 9, 2020 Secretary GeneralPhalguna 19, 1941 (Saka)


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INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Corporate Affairs : 3456, 3488, 3499, 3500, 3510, 3514, 3515, 3519, 3524, 3525,3535, 3572, 3581, 3582, 3625, 3641, 3663

Culture : 3460, 3469, 3480, 3483, 3485, 3522, 3528, 3529, 3553, 3555,3567, 3571, 3574, 3579, 3585, 3593, 3595, 3602, 3612, 3635,3643, 3653, 3664, 3678

Finance : 3457, 3458, 3459, 3462, 3468, 3470, 3481, 3486, 3487, 3497,3501, 3513, 3537, 3539, 3545, 3547, 3550, 3552, 3559, 3561,3562, 3563, 3566, 3568, 3576, 3577, 3586, 3588, 3590, 3603,3604, 3606, 3610, 3614, 3616, 3619, 3622, 3624, 3626, 3639,3642, 3647, 3650, 3652, 3659, 3668, 3672, 3680

Human Resource Development : 3465, 3466, 3472, 3473, 3474, 3476, 3495, 3496, 3502, 3505,3509, 3521, 3534, 3538, 3560, 3570, 3575, 3578, 3580, 3597,3599, 3601, 3621, 3628, 3630, 3632, 3634, 3648, 3654, 3656,3658, 3661, 3662, 3665, 3667, 3669, 3670, 3673, 3676

Labour and Employment : 3451, 3452, 3454, 3455, 3461, 3464, 3467, 3493, 3503, 3507,3517, 3518, 3526, 3536, 3541, 3542, 3543, 3546, 3569, 3591,3596, 3598, 3600, 3609, 3615, 3617, 3623, 3638, 3651, 3655,3671, 3679

Petroleum and Natural Gas : 3484, 3494, 3498, 3508, 3511, 3512, 3516, 3520, 3523, 3527,3533, 3540, 3544, 3551, 3587, 3592, 3620, 3629, 3660

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship : 3463, 3475, 3477, 3482, 3492, 3504, 3554, 3556, 3584, 3607,3613, 3618, 3633, 3637, 3646, 3649

Steel : 3471, 3490, 3506, 3531, 3564, 3565, 3594, 3608, 3627

Tourism : 3478, 3479, 3491, 3530, 3532, 3548, 3549, 3558, 3573, 3583,3605, 3636, 3640, 3644, 3657, 3674, 3675, 3677

Tribal Affairs : 3453, 3489, 3557, 3589, 3611, 3631, 3645, 3666.

LOK SABHA CORRIGENDA

to the List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS on March 16, 2020/ Phalguna 26, 1941, (Saka)

Question No. Correction

3556 Name of Ministry: for “SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP”

read ”HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT” 3592 Part (c); line 1: for “of” read ”to”

3629 Part (a); line 3: insert “the country compare to” after ”in”

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INDEX

(Ministry – wise) Human Resource Development insert "3556” Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Delete "3556”

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