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Migration of Labourers

†*281. SHRI GUMAN SINGHDAMOR:

Will the Minister of LABOUR ANDEMPLOYMENT

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be pleased to state:

(a) whether any scheme is beingimplemented by the Government toprevent the migration of labourersfrom Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh to otherStates in search of employmentopportunities;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the time by which thescheme is likely to be formulated in thisregard?

Waiver of Educational Loans

*282. SHRITHIRUMAAVALAVANTHOL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE

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(a) whether most of the studentswho availed educational loans fromthe Public Sector Banks are stillsearching for jobs and some of themhave committed suicide due tounbearable pressure from banks to repaythe loans;

(b) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to waive the educational loansof unemployed youth in the country;and

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

Reconstruction of School Buildings

†*283. SHRI PRADEEP KUMARSINGH:

SHRI PARBATBHAISAVABHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of HUMANRESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

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(a) the number of school buildings/rooms that got damaged due to floods inthe country during the last three years,State and year-wise;

(b) whether the Government is awarethat the school buildings/rooms gotdamaged due to devastating floods in Bihar,particularly Araria district during the years2015, 2017 and 2019 and if so, the numberof school buildings/rooms which gotdamaged;

(c) whether the Government isalso aware that the school buildings/rooms got damaged due to devastatingfloods in Gujarat, particularly inBanaskantha, Amreli and ChhotaUdaipur districts during the years 2015and 2017 and if so, the number ofschool buildings/rooms which got damaged;and

(d) the number of school buildings/rooms which have been reconstructed sofar in the said places along with the detailsof school buildings/rooms due forreconstruction?

NABARD Projects

*284. SHRI JUAL ORAM:




(a) the details of the projectssanctioned by the NABARD in the countryduring each of the last three years,State and year-wise;

(b) the fund provision made for thoseprojects during the above period,State-wise including Odisha; and

(c) the progress made on theseprojects so far?

Employment Exchanges

*285. SHRI N. REDDEPPA:SHRI PASUNOORI

DAYAKAR:




(a) the details of the registeredunemployed men/women in variousEmployment Exchanges of the country,category-wise;

(b) the details of the employmentprovided during each of the last three yearsfrom such employment exchanges,State/UT-wise; and

(c) whether the Government is givingpriority to women in the process and if so,the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Steel Manufacturing Companies

*286. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will the Minister of STEEL

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(a) the details of Government run/private companies involved inmanufacturing steel, State/district-wise;

(b) the outcome/comparativestudy chart of private/Government-ownedPSU steel companies during the last fiveyears regarding turnover, profit/loss, expenditure, manpower, audit reportsetc.;

(c) the details of comparativemanagement as well as financial strategiesof the said companies;

LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for ORAL ANSWERSMonday, December 9, 2019/Agrahayana 18, 1941 (Saka)

______

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

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

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Total Number of Questions — 20

† Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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(d) whether private-owned steelcompanies are making strong profit andGovernment/PSU steel companies areincurring losses and if so, the reasonstherefor; and

(e) whether any instructions/guidelines have been issued to theGovernment sector buyers to purchase steelor steel made products preferably fromGovernment/PSU steel companies and ifso, the details thereof?

CSR Projects

†*287. SHRIMATI ANNPURNADEVI:

SHRI PASHUPATI NATHSINGH:

Will the Minister of CORPORATEAFFAIRS

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(a) the names of the projects whichhave not been completed under theCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR)along with the reasons therefor;

(b) the details of the workscompleted under the said projects,sector-wise;

(c) the nodal agencies of the projectswhich have not been completed;

(d) whether any action has beentaken against the nodal agencies for notcompleting the projects on time; and

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

Bank Account Holders underPMJJBY/PMSBY

†*288. SHRI BHAGIRATHCHOUDHARY:




(a) the date on which thePradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti BimaYojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan MantriSuraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) werelaunched in the country including the namesof the States where the bank accountholders were registered, scheme/State/UT-wise;

(b) the number of registered accountholders benefited under the saidschemes since the inception of theseschemes till March, 2019 along with thenumber of beneficiaries and the amountprovided to them, scheme/State/UT-wise;and

(c) the number of women insuredunder the above said schemes throughoutthe country till March, 2019 includingthe number of women out of themwho were provided assistance along withthe types of assistance provided,State/year-wise?

Domestic Production of Steel

*289. SHRI CHANDESHWARPRASAD:




(a) whether it is a fact that the shareof domestic production in consumption ofsteel in the country has been decliningwhereas the share of import has beenincreasing during the past few years;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government isconsidering to increase customs duty to

reduce the share of import in consumptionof steel; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Operation Digital Board

*290. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:SHRI SUDHAKAR

TUKARAMSHRANGARE:




(a) the details of progress made withregard to introduction of Operation DigitalBoard, State-wise;

(b) the steps taken by theGovernment for providing personalizedadaptive learning as well as intelligenttutoring by exploiting emergingtechnologies like machine learning,artificial intelligence and data analytics;

(c) whether the Government intendsto take more steps in order to improveclassroom education; and


Reimbursement ofInsurance Claims

*291. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:




(a) whether it is a fact that generalinsurance claims of many industriesaffected by natural disasters have beendelayed/denied by the insurance companies

during the last five years and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether instructions have beensent to insurance firms to take swift actionin reimbursing the claims of industries,especially in the aftermath of the Bihar 2016floods and if so, the details thereof;and

(c) whether the Government is awarethat the accounts of industries areturning into NPAs due to negligence ofindustries?

Unrest in Higher EducationalInstitutes

*292. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:




(a) whether the Government has takennote of agitation of students and growingunrest in higher educational institutes inthe country including the Jawaharlal NehruUniversity (JNU);

(b) whether the Government has takenany steps to find the reasons and addresstheir demands/grievances; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Stand up India Scheme

†*293. SHRI BASANTA KUMARPANDA:




(a) whether a large number of peoplebenefited from the launch of Stand up India

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Scheme under which people can get a loanof Rupees ten lakh to Rupees one crore tostart or increase their business; and

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe number of such beneficiaries since itsimplementation, State-wise includingOdisha?

Functioning of Museums

*294. SHRI RAJENDRAAGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE

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(a) whether the Government iscoordinating with the State Governmentstowards protection, conservation andmanagement of museums for their effectivefunctioning as information disseminator andtourism spots;

(b) if so, whether the Government isaware that some museums under thejurisdiction of the State MuseumDirectorate, including the FreedomStruggle Museum on 1857 War ofIndependence in Meerut, Uttar Pradeshhave been suffering from staffshortages and improper/ineffectivemaintenance; and

(c) if so, the steps being taken bythe Government to improve theirconditions?

Support to NBFCs

*295. SHRI KANUMURURAGHU RAMAKRISHANA RAJU:




(a) whether the Government has takena decision to come to the rescue of stressedNon-Banking Financial Companies(NBFCs) suffering from financial crisis;


(c) whether it is true that theGovernment is planning to come upwith a single window system to deal withthe NBFCs that are on the verge ofinsolvency and if so, the details thereof;and

(d) the measures being taken by theGovernment to protect them?

Reduction in Consumption ofKerosene

*296. SHRI SUNIL KUMARSINGH:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUMAND NATURAL GAS

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(a) the total number of householdswho have been provided LPG connectionunder the Ujjwala Scheme so far, State-wise including Jharkhand;

(b) the total reduction in consumptionof kerosene oil due to provision of LPG tohouseholds under the said Scheme, State/UT-wise; and

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto provide LPG connection to all ruralhouseholds in the country including inChatra, Latehar and Panki districts ofJharkhand?

Death of School Students

*297. SHRI RAHUL RAMESHSHEWALE:

SHRI BHARTRUHARIMAHTAB:




(a) whether cases of death ofstudents from various schools of thecountry have come to the notice of theGovernment during each of the last threeyears and the current year and if so,the details thereof, State, year and school-wise;

(b) whether it is true that the corporalpunishment was the main reason for deathof the students in such cases during thesaid period and if so, the details thereofalong with the other reasons for suchdeaths;

(c) whether the Government hasconducted any enquiry in this regard,if so, the details and the outcomethereof and if not, the reasons therefor;and

(d) the steps taken by the Governmentin this regard?

Industrial TrainingInstitutes

†*298. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

Will the Minister ofSKILL DEVELOPMENT ANDENTREPRENEURSHIP

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(a) the number of IndustrialTraining Institutes opened inChhattisgarh under the SkillDevelopment Programme;


(b) whether all of the saidinstitutes are functional, if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the number of youth nominatedfor the said training programmes?

Vocational Education

†*299. SHRI AJAY TAMTA:




(a) the steps taken by theGovernment to spread higher educationand employment oriented vocationaleducation in backward and border areas ofthe country;

(b) whether the Government has issuedany guidelines to the State Governments inthis regard and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposesto open a new Central University inPithoragarh, a backward and border area ofUttarakhand so that students of this areado not have to migrate to other places forhigher education;

(d) if so, the time by which the saidUniversity is likely to be set up inPithoragarh; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Investment in Oil Exploration

*300. SHRIMATI MEENAKASHILEKHI:




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INDEX(Ministry-wise)

Corporate Affairs : 287

Culture : 294

Finance : 282, 284, 288, 291, 293, 295

Human Resource Development : 283, 290, 292, 297, 299

Labour and Employment : 281, 285

Petroleum and Natural Gas : 296, 300

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship : 298

Steel : 286, 289.

Tourism :

Tribal Affairs :

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NEW DELHI; SNEHLATA SHRIVASTAVA

December 3, 2019 Secretary General

Agrahayana 12, 1941 (Saka)

(a) the steps taken to increase theinvestment in oil exploration and refiningin the country;

(b) the steps taken to check thequantity of petcoke produced from crudeoil; and

(c) the details of the measurestaken for the disposal of emissionof petcoke in the environment consideringthe health and environmental threat itposes?

Companies Violating EmploymentLaws

3221. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:




(a) the existing labour laws/norms/guidelines/rules in vogueand being/to be followed by all thecompanies/firms/ industries including theprivate and foreign companies situatedin India and working in education/social security/women developmentfield;

(b) whether the Government isaware that recently many companiesincluding the one situated in Mumbaihave made breach of contract/violatedsuch norms by withdrawing the offer(s)of employment made to the brilliantstudents of various colleges in the countryincluding the one in Delhi just four tofive days before date of their joining and ifso, the details thereof and the reasonstherefor;

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(c) whether the Government hasnoted seriously that the educational as wellas career opportunities of such studentshave come to halt and are at stake as aresult and if so, the details thereof alongwith the remedial steps taken in this regard;and

(d) the details of the action, includingblacklisting them, taken against suchcompanies and direct them to compensatethe affected students?

Ad-hoc Appointments in Universities

†3222. SHRIMATI RANJANBENDHANANJAY BHATT:




(a) whether the Governmentproposes to make appointments inUniversities and Institutions on ad-hoctime bound basis;

(b) if so, whether the Government hastaken any steps so far in this regard;

(c) whether research work inagriculture sector will be adversely affectedby this;

(d) if so, whether the Governmentproposes to reconsider it; and

(e) the time by when it is likely to beimplemented and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Hindi Vital for Nation’s GlobalIdentity

3223. SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:




(a) whether it is a fact that theGovernment considers only Hindi can workto unite the country and that one commonlanguage that is Hindi is vital for nation’sglobal identity;

(b) whether the Government is takingsteps to realise the above facts and an allout efforts are being made to populariseand/or promote Hindi language; and


Production of Ethanol

3224. SHRI NALIN KUMARKATEEL:

SHRI SUDHAKARTUKARAMSHRANGARE:

SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:MS. PRATIMA BHOUMIK:SHRIMATI DARSHANA

VIKRAM JARDOSH:SHRI AJAY NISHAD:




(a) whether ethanol and bio-diesel likealternative fuels have many specialitiesvis-a-vis conventional fuels, if so, thedetails thereof along with percentage of theproduction of bio-diesel in comparison toits total consumption in the country atpresent;

(b) the steps taken to encouragefarmers to contribute in producing moreethanol and whether the Ministry hasapproached the Ministry of Agriculture andFarmers Welfare & State Governments toincrease cultivation of bio-fuel crops, if so,the details thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(c) whether the Government proposesto take steps to encourage communityparticipation and entrepreneurship throughbetter participation of local institutes inthe process of the development of bio-diesel, if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor; and

(d) whether the Government proposesto constitute any National Bio-DieselDevelopment Board, if so, the detailsthereof along with the initiatives, researchand development and other measures takenby the Government for large scaleproduction and promotion of bio-diesel?

Economic Growth Forecast

3225. PROF. SAUGATA RAY:




(a) whether Moody’s InvestorsService slashed India’s Economic GrowthForecast to 5.6 per cent for 2019;


LOK SABHA______

List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERSMonday, December 9, 2019/Agrahayana 18, 1941 (Saka)

______

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

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

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

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Total Number of Questions — 230


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(c) the reasons for slashing the growthrate by Moody’s;

(d) whether the Government’s actionsare not proper to address the widespreadweakness in consumption demand; and

(e) if so, the details of steps being takento address the issue?

Exports from Dantewada Mines

†3226. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:




(a) the details of various mineralsand iron ores produced from theDantewada mines in Chhattisgarh under theNational Mineral DevelopmentCorporation (NMDC) during the last threeyears and the countries to which theminerals acquired from the said mine arebeing exported;

(b) whether any contract has beensigned to give the lease of Mine 13 underNMDC located at Dantewada District to aprivate firm and if so, the names of ironores and other minerals obtained from thesemines along with the quantity thereof;

(c) the details of the estimatedquantity of minerals and iron ores from thesaid mine during the last three years beforesigning of the contract on the basis of whichthe contract was signed; and

(d) the number of mines inChhattisgarh, lease of which has been givento private firms?

Mining Accidents

3227. DR. SANJEEV KUMARSINGARI:

SHRI SANJAY SETH:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:




(a) the causes of rising unemploymentin India;

(b) the number of recruitments doneby the Government on a permanent basis,year-wise in last 10 years;

(c) the company-wise numberof job opportunities currently beingprovided by private companies in thecountry, along with the State-wiseand Union Territory-wise details thereofincluding Bihar, West Bengal andGujarat;

(d) whether there is any provisionfor private companies to provide job tothe local people in the company and if so,the details thereof; and

(e) the number of local people whohave got employment at present along withthe company-wise and State-wise detailsthereof?

MUDRA Scheme

3229. SHRI KARTI P.CHIDAMBARAM:

MS. S. JOTHIMANI:SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:SHRI UNMESH

BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:SHRI ASHOK KUMAR

RAWAT:




(a) the number of mining accidentsreported during the last five years and thecurrent year;

(b) the details of the number of deathsand injured persons in those accidents;

(c) the rate of mining accidentsrecorded in country during the last twoyears along with the measures/steps takenby the Government to prevent suchaccidents;

(d) whether the Government hasdrawn/provided adequate safety andsecurity systems to combat any suchfire accidents and other dangers arisingout in mines and if so, the detailsthereof including the safety measurestaken by the Government for fire safetyand security in various mines in thecountry;

(e) the various steps taken by theGovernment to adhere and comply withinternational fire safety standard in themines to protect mine workers; and

(f) the fund allocated, disbursed andspent on the safety and security of minesin the country during the said period?

Rising Unemployment

3228. SHRI RAM MOHANNAIDU KINJARAPU:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMARSINGH:

SHRI SHANTANUTHAKUR:

SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:

SHRIMATI RATHVAGITABENVAJESINGBHAI:




(a) the number of jobs created throughMUDRA Scheme since its inception andpresent status of the Scheme across thecountry;

(b) whether the Government has setany target for disbursement of loans underthe said Scheme in the country;

(c) if so, whether the Government hasprescribed any binding provisions for thebanks not able to achieve the said targets, ifso, the details thereof including the actiontaken against the banks showingcarelessness in disbursing the said loans;

(d) whether the Government hasreceived any complaint regardingirregularities or denial of loans under thesaid Scheme in the country, if so, the detailsthereof and the corrective steps taken bythe Government in this regard; and

(e) whether the Government proposesto emphasize on its extensive publicity tomake MDURA loans disbursement hassle-free by minimizing the paper work, if so,the details thereof including the number ofbeneficiaries in different categories underthe said Yojana in the country since itsinception till date, year, category andState-wise including Tamil Nadu andTelangana?

NEET

3230. SHRI THOMASCHAZHIKADAN:




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(a) the details of number of studentswho appeared for the last NEET-PG examfrom the State of Kerala and the number ofexam centers that were allotted for them;

(b) whether it is a fact that due toshortage of exam centers in the State ofKerala, many students were allotted centersin neighbouring States;

(c) if so, the Government has anyproposal to increase the number of examcenters in the ensuing year to reduce thehardships of students; and


Expenditure incurred on Projects

3231. SHRI SATYADEVPACHAURI:




(a) the details of total expenditure ofthe Government incurred on the planningof various Central Government projects;and

(b) out of these planned projects, thenumber of projects which have beenexecuted and the plans which have takenthe shape of implementation?

Shortage of Yoga Teachers

†3232. SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:




(a) whether the Government has takenany steps to meet the shortage of Yogateachers in the country;

the Government for violators and thedetails thereof;

(c) the present status of implementingOccupational Safety, Health and WorkingConditions (OSH) Code;

(d) the benefit that workers get afterthe implementation of OSH;

(e) whether the Government isworking on to ensure that all those workingin the unorganized sector should get aminimum pension besides getting medicalcoverage; and

(f) if so, the details of the pension tobe paid and the time by which this will beimplemented and the other steps taken bythe Government to ensure that workersget timely payment of salaries in allsectors?

Achievements of Jawahar NavodayaVidyalayas

3234. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAOBHAMRE:

DR. AMOL RAMSINGKOLHE:

SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL:DR. DNV

SENTHILKUMAR S.:SHRI KULDEEP RAI

SHARMA:SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY

TATKARE:SHRIMATI SUPRIYA

SULE:




(a) the achievements made by JawaharNavodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) since theirinception;


(c) whether the Government hasconducted any survey in view of shortageof yoga teachers;

(d) if so, the details thereof includingthe State of Chhattisgarh, State-wise; and

(e) the other steps taken by theGovernment to promote yoga in thecountry?

One Nation, One Pay Day System

3233. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAMPATIL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPABARNE:

SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:DR. HEENA GAVIT:SHRI MOHANBHAI

KALYANJIKUNDARIYA:

SHRI SELVAM G.:DR. BHARATIBEN

DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:SHRI SOYAM BAPU RAO:SHRI DHANUSH M.

KUMAR:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to introduce One Nation, One PayDay system, if so, the details thereofand the aims and objectives behind themove;

(b) whether the Government hasprepared any action plan to implement thesaid scheme, if so, the details thereof andthe punishment likely to be imposed by

(b) the problem being faced by theGovernment in achieving high standard ofeducation set under JNVs;

(c) whether the Government hasconducted any review of the academicperformance of students of JawaharNavodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) functioningin the country;

(d) if so, the details thereof duringthe last three years and the current year,State-wise along with deficiencies foundand the action taken on these deficiencies;and

(e) whether the Governmentproposes to open JNVs in each district inthe country particularly in the rural andbackward areas dominated by SC/ST, if so,the details thereof and the action taken/being taken by the Government in thisregard?

Creation of Job Opportunities fromRural Tourism

3235. SHRI B.B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM

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(a) whether the Government is awarethat rural tourism holds immense promisefor India;


(c) whether the Government is takingany strong measures to create more jobopportunities for young job seekers in thecountry particularly those from the ruralareas; and

(d) if so, the details thereof andthe response of the Government in thisregard?


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Condition of Unemployment

3236. SHRI MANICKAMTAGORE B.:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat unemployment rate across the countryhas become high at great extent for the lastfive years;

(b) if so, whether the Government hasconducted any study about the conditionof unemployment and the reason behindsuch social menace;

(c) if so, the details thereof andwhether the Government has also fixed anytarget to manage the alarmingunemployment rate across the country;and

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

Upgradation of FoodCraft Institute

3237. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:




(a) whether the Tourism Secretaryhas received letters dated 06.03.2018 and03.04.2018 regarding the request to upgradethe Food Craft Institute, Baran to StateInstitute of Hotel Management;

(b) if so, whether the Governmentconsiders Rajasthan a heritage rich Statewith huge opportunities to generateemployment in the tourism sector;

regional languages during each of the lastthree years, bank-wise; and

(e) the other steps taken/being takenby the Government to make bankingservices more communicative among ruraland backward areas in the country?

EPF Interest

3239. SHRI SISIR KUMARADHIKARI:




(a) whether Government has raisedthe EPF interest at 8.65 per cent for theyear 2018-19;

(b) whether it is a fact that incomparison to 2015-16 the interest rate islower than the previous year;

(c) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(d) the number of beneficiaries underEPF scheme and settlement of benefits tobe made thereof?

Bank Frauds

†3240. SHRI RAMCHARANBOHRA:

SHRI SUKHBIR SINGHJAUNAPURIA:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:




(a) whether the losses in public andprivate sector banks have been caused byincreasing frauds in these banks, if so, thedetails thereof including the profit and loss

(c) if so, whether the Government hasplans to upgrade Food Craft Institute,Baran to State Institute of HotelManagement;

(d) if so, the time by which it is likelyto be upgraded; and


Promotion of Regional Languages inBanking Sector

3238. SHRI PRATAPRAOJADHAV:

SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN

MAHATO:




(a) whether the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) has issued guidelines on customerservice in banks instructing to promote theregional languages in banking sector for theease of understanding for common peopleand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the RBI has developedany mechanism to monitor theinstructions issued and being followed bybanks in this regard and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether the Government hasmade any policy to post employeeswith proficiency in regional languagesin rural and backward areas, if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor;

(d) the details of expenditure incurredby the banks as advertisements issued in

incurred in these banks during each of thelast three years and the current year, bankand State-wise;

(b) whether the Government is takingany effective steps to stop the frequentbank frauds in public, private andcooperative banks in the country, if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor; and

(c) the details of the action takenagainst the bank officials responsible forthe bank frauds?

CBSE Syllabus

3241. ADV. A.M. ARIFF:




(a) whether the Government proposesto include the views and thoughts of greatreformer Sree Narayana Guru in the syllabusof CBSE;


(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Agreement with Foreign PetroleumCompanies

†3242. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYASHETTY:




(a) whether talks were held withseveral officials of the foreign petroleumcompanies during the visit of thePrime Minister to the USA in September2019;

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(c) the terms of reference/agreements signed during the talks/meeting; and

(d) the benefits likely to accrue to thepetroleum products sector?

Inclusion of Wayanad in TouristCircuit

3243. SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:




(a) whether Wayanad is proposed tobe included in any tourist circuit beingdeveloped by the Government;


(c) whether the Government proposesto develop any thematic circuit inKerala under the Swadesh Darshan scheme;and

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe funds released and the status of theproject?

UAN to Employees inUnorganised Sector

†3244. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:




(a) whether the Government iscontemplating to provide facility to theemployees of the unorganised sector to


(a) the reasons for the Governmentnot to implement Merit ScholarshipScheme for top 2,000 JEE rank holdersduring 2017-18 and 2018-19;

(b) whether the Governmentproposes to implement the above schemein 2019-20; and


Development of Tourism atSri Anandpur Sahib

3247. SHRI MANISH TEWARI:




(a) whether the Government hasformulated any special action-plan for thedevelopment of tourism in Sri AnandpurSahib parliamentary constituency under theSwadesh Darshan Scheme;


(c) the details of the execution ofbeautification work on the Anandgarh-Takhat Sri Keshgarh Sahib Road, touristfacilitation centre with cafeteria andparking, construction of parking adjoiningVirasat-e-Khalsa and beautification ofinterconnecting roads of Gurudwara SriKeshgarh Sahib, Sri Bhora Sahib andSri Fatehgarh Sahib; and

(d) whether the Governmentintends to add to this list other placesof significance including but not limitedto Nangal town adjoining theBhakra-Nangal Dam, Indus ValleyCivilization excavation site and museum inRupnagar and the wetlands in Rupnagarthat have immense possibilities of eco-tourism?

generate their Universal Account Number(UAN) without depending on theiremployers;

(b) if so, the benefit likely to beaccrued to these employees with thisfacility; and


Fake Income Certificates

†3245. SHRI DHARAMBIRSINGH:




(a) the details of the claimsmade by private schools for impartingfree of cost education to EWS studentsduring the last three years and thecurrent year along with the detailsof the amount distributed to them,State-wise;

(b) whether the Government is awarethat large number of fake income certificateshave been used in certain private schoolsof Delhi for admission of non-EWScategory children; and

(c) if so, the details of theseschools where such cases have beendetected along with the action takenthereon?

Merit Scholarship Scheme

3246. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNADEVARAYALU:



Staff in Kendriya Vidyalaya Libraries

3248. SHRIMATI SANGEETAKUMARI SINGH DEO:

DR. SUKANTAMAJUMDAR:

SHRI RAJAAMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:




(a) whether the Kendriya VidyalayaSangathan (KVS) has made provision fordeployment of sub-staff in its schoollibraries;

(b) if so, the details of KVs of DelhiRegion where sub-staff is deployed;

(c) whether in-spite of instructionsissued by the KVS, it is not beingfollowed by Principals of some KendriyaVidyalayas and if so, the detailsthereof including Delhi region along withthe reasons therefor and action takenthereon;

(d) whether the Librarians have beenassigned class teachership withoutdeployment of sub-staff and if so, the detailsthereof in Delhi region; and

(e) the steps being taken by theGovernment to ensure deployment of sub-staff for efficient functioning of schoollibraries?

List of Empanelled Hospitals of ESI

3249. SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI PRATAPRAOJADHAV:

SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:


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SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:SHRI BIDYUT BARAN

MAHATO:




(a) the details of list of hospitalsempanelled under Employees StateInsurance Corporation (ESIC) in thecountry, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether ESIC reimburses theexpenditure incurred by the beneficiariesof ESIC for getting treatment in the ESICempanelled hospitals and if so, the detailsthereof;

(c) whether a large number of medicalreimbursement claims are pending for a longperiod with ESIC where expenditure hasbeen borne by the beneficiaries;

(d) if so, the details of the pendingcases during each of the last five years andthe reasons for the same particularly ofMaharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhandand Agra region in the Uttar PradeshState;

(e) the time by which the pendingmedical reimbursement claims with ESICare expected to be settled particularly inthe above States; and

(f) the action taken/being taken by theGovernment against guilty officers?

Funds Allocated under CulturalFunctions Grant Scheme

3250. SHRI DHAIRYASHEELSAMBHAJIRAO MANE:

DR. SUJAYRADHAKRISHNAVIKHE PATIL:

(e) whether there have been anymodifications to the recruitment procedureto maintain a good quality of teaching staffand if so, the details thereof?

Amendment to IEPFA Rules

3252. SHRI M.V.V.SATYANARAYANA:

SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:SHRI KANUMURU

RAGHU RAMAKRISHANA RAJU:




(a) whether the Governmenthas recently issued a notification tofurther amend the Investor Educationand Protection Fund Authority(Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund)Rules, 2016;


(c) the main aims and the objectivesof the Investor Education and ProtectionFund Authority and the majorsteps undertaken by the Government since2016?

Exploitation of Hydrocarbons

3253. SHRITHIRUNAVUKKARASARSU.:




(a) the list of sites in Tamil Naduchoosen for exploitation of Hyrdrocarbons;




(a) the number of schemes that areunder implementation in the Ministry andif so, the details thereof;

(b) the amount disbursed undervarious schemes, scheme-wise during thelast three years;

(c) the amount disbursed to variouscultural organisations under CulturalFunctions Grant Scheme during the lastthree years; and

(d) the reason for rejecting therequest of many cultural organisations forgrants?

Vacancies in Kendriya Vidyalayas

3251. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:




(a) the details of vacant postsin teaching staff (PGT, TGT andSpecial Educators) across KendriyaVidyalayas across the country includingKarnataka;

(b) whether such vacancies haveincreased over the years and if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether the Government hasidentified reasons behind the vacancies andif so, the details thereof;

(d) the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment to ensure zero vacancy inschools; and

(b) the current status of the projects;

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentto stop exploitation of Hydrocarbon wellsin Tamil Nadu; and

(d) the Government’s stand in thisregard after the protests from Tamil NaduGovernment and Farmers’ Organisations?

Funds to Kaushal Vikas Mission

†3254. SHRIMATI RANJEETAKOLI:



be pleased to state the amount of fundsallocated by the Government to RajasthanState for Kaushal Vikas Yojana?

BS-IV to BS-VI

3255. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:




(a) whether the Ministry has issuedan order to implement BS-VI standards from1 April, 2020, if so, the justification forleapfrog from BS-IV to BS-VI skipping BS-V standards; and

(b) whether the auto sector is readyfor this leapfrog, if not, the reasons for thesame and the incentives the Ministry isgiving to auto sector for this transformation?

Taxpayers

3256. SHRI SUNIL KUMARMONDAL:


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SHRI SUDARSHANBHAGAT:

SHRI JAI PRAKASH:




(a) whether there has been an increasein the number of taxpayers in the countryduring the last five years and if so, the detailsthereof, State-wise;

(b) whether the Government hasreceived any such complaints wheretaxpayers have been threatened or misledusing fake e-mails;

(c) if so, whether the Government hastaken any steps to protect honesttaxpayers from such misleading fake e-mailsand if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of income tax collectedduring the financial year 2018-19 throughdifferent sources, State/UT-wise?

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

†3257. SHRI KUNAR HEMBRAM:




(a) the details of works extendedby the State Governments underSarva Shiksha Abhiyan during the last threeyears;

(b) whether any constraints related tofunds are being faced in implementation ofSarva Shiksha Abhiyan;

(c) if so, the details thereof, State-wiseincluding West Bengal along with thereaction of the Government thereto;

(a) the details of total amount ofGoods and Services Tax (GST) revenuesgranted to the State of Kerala;

(b) whether the Government hasreduced share in the GST revenues toKerala; and


Fee Hike

3260. SHRI RAVNEET SINGHBITTU:

SHRI ANUMULAREVANTH REDDY:

SHRI M. SELVARAJ:SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK

(DEV):SHRI BALASHOWRY

VALLABHANENI:




(a) whether the Government has hikedthe fees of any Central university andIndian Institute of Technology (IITs) duringin the last three years;

(b) if so, the number of such universitiesalong with the details of the fee hike;

(c) the reasons for the fee hike;

(d) whether the Governmentconducted any consultation to ensurethat poorer students as well as SC/STstudents will not be impacted by thefee hike;

(e) whether the IITs have decided tostop giving monthly stipend of Rs. 12,400to M.Tech scholars who joined throughGATE; and

(f) if so, the reasons therefor?

(d) whether the Government ofWest Bengal or any other StateGovernments have demanded forallocation of additional funds under thisscheme; and

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

Formal and InformalSector Workers

3258. SHRI KUMBAKUDISUDHAKARAN:




(a) the list of recognised formal andun-recognised informal sectors and workersin the country;

(b) the percentage of the workforceengaged in formal and informal economy,sector-wise and gender-wise;

(c) the method by which theGovernment arrived at the above figures;

(d) whether the Ministry has dataregarding the movement of individualsfrom the informal sector to the formalsector;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) whether the Government has plansto transit certain workers from the informalto formal economy and if so, the detailsthereof?

GST Revenues to Kerala

3259. SHRI HIBI EDEN:




JNV in Sonitpur

3261. SHRI PALLAB LOCHANDAS:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to set up Navodaya Vidyalaya inthe Sonitpur, Assam and if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor;and

(b) whether the Government is alsoplanning to make residential schools inEducationally Backward Block/Area inAssam specially tea garden dominantarea?

Notified Specification as IndianStandard

3262. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:




(a) whether the Government isdeveloping a e-Credentialing specificationand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasnotified this specification as an IndianStandard;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) the estimated cost of the projectand the estimated timeline forimplementation; and

(e) whether the Government hasworked on a business model for the privatesector players involved in the project andif so, the details thereof?


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Heritage Recognition toRamappa Temple

3263. SHRI KOTHAPRABHAKAR REDDY:

SHRI PASUNOORIDAYAKAR:

SHRI VENKATESH NETHABORLAKUNTA:




(a) whether the Government ofTelangana has requested for heritagerecognition of some temples in the Stateincluding Ramappa temple; and

(b) if so, the details thereof andthe action taken thereon including releaseof funds and funds spent for itsdevelopment?

Grants to Goa University

3264. SHRI COSME FRANCISCOCAITANO SARDINHA:




(a) whether the University GrantsCommission (UGC) has released grantsto Goa University and its affiliated colleges;

(b) if so, the amount given by UGCfor the purpose during the last three years,year-wise and the amount yet to be releaseddespite being sanctioned by expertcommittees;

(c) the amount sanctioned underdifferent UGC schemes to Goa Universitysince 2015-16 but not yet released and thejustification for non-release or delay inrelease of the grants; and

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana

3267. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:




(a) whether the Government has notedan increase in jobs and employment due toloans availed under the Pradhan MantriMudra Yojana (PMMY);


(c) whether the increase in jobs hasbeen as high as expected and if not, thereasons therefor;

(d) whether the expert committee toidentify generation on non-farm economicactivities under PMMY has finalised itsreport;

(e) whether it is true that theGovernment has not been able to meetrequisite expectations under the generatingnon-farm activities; and

(f) if so, the reasons therefor?

ESIC Scam

3268. SHRI BANDI SANJAYKUMAR:




(a) whether the Government is seriousto contain the scams such as ESIC scamthat was unearthed in the State of Telanganarecently, if so, the measures being taken inthis direction;

(b) the actual extent of the ESICTelangana Scam and details of persons/agencies involved in the scam; and

(d) action, if any, proposed to betaken to release all the sanctioned grantsto Goa University and its affiliatedcolleges?

Forest Village in Gujarat

†3265. SHRI JASWANT SINGHBHABHOR:

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(a) the number of forest villages inGujarat at present;

(b) the laid-down criterion fordeclaring forest village;

(c) the development work being donein these forest villages; and

(d) the amount spent thereon duringthe last three years?

Retail Inflation

3266. SHRI DIBYENDUADHIKARI:




(a) whether retail inflationhas breached the mid-term target of4 per cent;


(c) whether the Government hasassessed the reasons for higher inflation;

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

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto curtail inflation?

(c) the punitive action being takenagainst the culprits?

Accountability of Teachers

3269. SHRIMATI APARAJITASARANGI:




(a) whether the Government has anyscheme in place, or plan to improve theattendance, performance and accountabilityof teachers in primary and secondaryeducation;

(b) if so, the details thereof, includingthe attendance rates, classroomperformance and any other metricsdemonstrating the effect of the scheme andthe timeline for its implementation; and

(c) whether the Government hasconsidered outlining education outcomes forprimary and secondary schools, includingbut not limited to measures such ascentrally-determined testing and curriculaand if so, the details thereof?

Labour Market

3270. SHRI SANJAY KAKAPATIL:




(a) the steps taken by the Ministry ofLabour and Employment for strengtheningLabour market institutions including reformin Labour regulations, implementation ofstatutory minimum wage and provisions


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of social protection, especially universalhealth care to all;

(b) the National Employment strategyand the steps taken by the concernedMinistry to boost Labour intensiveindustries, agriculture and manufacturingexports; and

(c) the details of revenue collectedduring 2014-2019 from agriculture andmanufacturing export, year-wise?

Petroleum Reserves

†3271. SHRI RAMESHBHAILAVJIBHAI DHADUK:

SHRI KANAKMALKATARA:




(a) whether any new reservoirs ofpetroleum have been found in Rajasthanand Gujarat during the last five years, if so,the estimated capacity of these reservoirs;

(b) whether any new petroleumresearch work is going on in Rajasthan andGujarat and if so, the details thereof and ifnot, the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether there is any possibility ofthe discovery of Petroleum and Natural Gasreserve in Kutch region, Porbandar regionand in the sea in Gujarat State, if so, thedetails of further action in this regard?

Tax Evasion

†3272. SHRI AJAY KUMARMISRA TENI:



hill districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpongare charged loading-unloading-transportation charges over and above theMaximum Retail Price set by theGovernment and if so, the details thereofalong with the reasons therefor; and

(b) the steps taken to address theissue?

Ceiling of Gratuity

3275. SHRI SHYAM SINGHYADAV:




(a) whether the Governmenthas enhanced ceiling of gratuity from10 lakhs to 20 lakhs after theimplementation of 7th pay commissionmaking it effective from 1.1.2016 for allCentral Government employees, if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasreceived several requests from workers’representatives belonging to Public SectorUnits and the private sector for doublingthe limit for gratuity payout on par withCentral Government employees;

(c) if so, whether the Government hasimplemented increased gratuity foremployees engaged in private and publicsector effective from 29.3.2018;

(d) if so, the details thereof and thereasons for discrimination and doublestandard; and

(e) the corrective steps taken by theGovernment to extend enhanced ceiling ofgratuity to workers from 1.1.2016 as donein the case of Central Governmentemployees?


(a) whether a major case of incometax evasion associated with VVIPHelicopter scam has come to light in Delhi;

(b) if so, the details of the actiontaken/proposed to be taken by theGovernment against the guilty/companiesin the case; and

(c) the details of the steps being takenby the Government to check such cases?

Scholarship to Artists

†3273. SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGHMAHATO:




(a) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme at present forproviding scholarship to artists in the fieldof Traditional Art forms and if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) whether any criteria has been fixedby the Government for providing financialassistance under the said scheme and if so,the details thereof; and

(c) the Art-wise and State-wise detailsof the amount of scholarship being providedto the States including West Bengal?

Home Delivery Charges

3274. SHRI RAJU BISTA:




(a) whether the consumers ofPetroleum Products including LPG in the

Skills Build Platform

3276. SHRI MANNE SRINIVASREDDY:

SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:SHRI SRIDHAR

KOTAGIRI:




(a) whether the Government haslaunched a Skills Build platform inCollaboration with IBM recently;


(c) whether the programme will beextended to train ITI & NSTI faculty onbuilding skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI);

(d) the extent to which this programmewill help our youth to assess and scalethemselves as per the changing markettrends;

(e) whether IBM will absorb some ofthe skilled youth under this programme;and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Pradhan Mantri Bima Yojana

†3277. SHRI SUNIL BABURAOMENDHE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:

SHRI S. VENKATESAN:DR. SUJAY

RADHAKRISHNAVIKHE PATIL:




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(a) the number of persons insuredunder the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan JyotiBima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri SurakshaBima Yojana during the last three years,Scheme/State/UT-wise;

(b) the number of beneficiaries enrolledunder the said schemes till date along withthe number of persons who have opted outof the scheme, State/UT/year-wise;

(c) the number of persons to whompayments of accident insurance have beenmade from the said schemes during the saidperiod, State/UT and bank-wise;

(d) the quantum of premium collectedand the amount of claim money settled bythe Bankers/LIC under the said schemesduring the said period, State/UT andbank-wise; and

(e) whether any complaint has beenreceived from the beneficiaries of the saidYojanas for non-payment of claims ofaccident insurance and if so, the detailsthereof and the corrective action taken bythe Government in this regard?

Departmental Exam for KendriyaVidyalaya Teachers

†3278. SHRI RAKESH SINGH:




(a) whether the departmentalexamination was conducted for the teachersof Kendriya Vidyalaya last year;

(b) if so, whether the results of thesaid examination have not been announcedtill date;

(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and

Quality Mandate for PrivateUniversities

3281. SHRI MOHANBHAIKALYANJIKUNDARIYA:

SHRI SELVAM G.:




(a) the number of Private Universitiesfunctioning in the country which arerecognized by UGC;

(b) whether most of the PrivateUniversities lack basic infrastructuralfacilities and financial viability as laid downby the UGC and respective Statutorycouncils;

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

(d) whether UGC conducts inspectionof every Private Universities with the helpof Expert Committees to ascertain thequality and performance of PrivateUniversities;

(e) if so, the details of the inspectionconducted during each of the lastthree years and the current yearalong with the shortcoming noticedand action taken in this regard;and

(f) whether UGC has issued QualityMandate for all Private Universities toimprove the standard and quality ofeducation, if so, the response of the PrivateUniversity in this regard?

Pradhan Mantri Shram YogiMaan-Dhan Pension Scheme

3282. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to announce the results ofthe said departmental examination shortlyin view of the difficulties being facedby the teachers and if so, the detailsthereof?

Closure of SAIL AncillaryCompanies

†3279. SHRI JAI PRAKASH:




(a) whether the Public SectorUndertaking, Steel Authority of IndiaLimited (SAIL), has closed some of itsancillary companies in Uttar Pradesh andJharkhand;

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

(c) the financial statements of theseclosed ancillary companies?

Shale Gas Policy

3280. SHRI JANARDAN SINGHSIGRIWAL:




(a) whether the Government hasassessed the Shale Gas potential in thecountry, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government hasfinalised the Shale Gas Policy, if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) the time by which the auction ofshale blocks is likely to be started?




(a) the salient features of PradhanMantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan PensionScheme;

(b) the number of beneficiaries of thesaid scheme in the State of Jharkhand,district-wise; and

(c) the details of challenges faced bybeneficiaries during digital enrolment, ifany?

Rural Labourers

3283. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan to bring new rules to improve theworking conditions of rural labourers;


(c) whether the Government has anydata to suggest the average number ofworkdays for labourers in a year and if so,the details thereof;

(d) the facilities being provided byGovernment to the rural labourers; and

(e) whether the Governmentconsidering setting up of a monitoring bodylike tribunals at the block level to addresslabour related issues in rural areas and if so,the details thereof?

Battery Operating Stations

3284. SHRIMATI RAKSHANIKHIL KHADSE:

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(a) whether the Government isallowing/proposes to allow the existing retailoutlets of the Petroleum products (Petrol/Diesel Pump) to establish/install theBattery Operating Stations as large numberof batteries operated two, three and fourwheeler vehicles have been launched in themarket; and

(b) whether the Government hasformulated any guidelines in this respectand if so, the details thereof?

NABARD Schemes for Women

†3285. SHRI CHANDRAPRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI RAVINDRAKUSHWAHA:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:




(a) whether schemes/programmes arebeing implemented for the welfare ofwomen in rural areas by National Bank forAgriculture and Rural Development(NABARD);

(b) if so, the details thereof during thelast three years and the current year, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan andMaharashtra;

(c) the number of women benefitedalong with the total funds allocated for thesaid schemes/programmes during the saidperiod, State-wise; and

(d) the steps taken for providingassistance to women by NABARD

calamities like floods and if so, the measurestaken by the Government; and

(d) the final cost of the project?

Swayam Portal

3288. SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN:




(a) the number of courses and variousdisciplines enlisted in the SwayamPortal;

(b) whether there is a huge differencein the number of students registering forthe courses and number of studentscompleting the exam through SwayamPortal;

(c) whether the 32 free EducationalChannels been launched under SwayamPrabha Scheme;

(d) whether the students are not awareof this scheme; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe steps taken by the Government topromote the scheme?

Privatisation of Ashoka Hotel

3289. SHRI KAUSHALENDRAKUMAR:




(a) whether Government has any planto privatise Five Star Ashoka Hotel atNew Delhi;

(b) if so, the reasons for the same; and

especially women of backward tribal areasacross the country?

Cases against Companies

†3286. SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:SHRIMATI POONAMBEN

MAADAM:




(a) the number of the companies andpersons against whom cases have beenregistered by the Market Research andAnalysis Unit (MRAU) during the lastthree years;

(b) the details of the cases in whichprosecution have been filed, company-wise;

(c) the extant status of the outcomeof the said cases; and

(d) the details of the action taken onthe basis of the said outcomes?

Status of GAIL Projects

3287. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:




(a) the current status of the GAILproject, Kochi-Koottanad-Bengaluru-Mangaluru Pipeline (KKBMPL) in Kerala;

(b) the work completed so far,including the total stretch of the pipelineand the target dates for completion;

(c) whether the reasons for delaysinclude land-acquisition protests and natural

(c) whether Ashoka Hotel is incurringloss and if so, the details thereof during thelast five years?

NMMSS Scheme

3290. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:




(a) whether the Government isimplementing a scheme called NationalMeans-cum-Merit Scholarship Scheme;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingthe total number of beneficiaries of theScheme during the last five years, year-wiseand State-wise;

(c) whether the Government hasrevised the rate of scholarship recently andif so, give details;

(d) whether the Government has anydetails regarding number of students whodiscontinued education after availing thescholarship; and

(e) if so, give details during the lastfive years, year-wise?

Electoral Bonds

3291. SHRI SANTOKH SINGHCHAUDHARY:




(a) whether the Ministry has receivedany instructions leading to breaking of rulesabout issuance of electoral bonds;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withreaction of the Ministry thereto;

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(c) whether the Ministry has allowedthe unscheduled sale of electoral bonds inthe run-up to assembly elections and if so,the details thereof; and

(d) whether the electoral bonds haveincreased corruption in political fundingand if so, the details thereof?

Tribals Indigenous Language

3292. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:




(a) whether the Ministry hasdeveloped, or has plans on developing anymechanism to facilitate bettercommunication during consultativeprocesses between tribal groups andGovernment officials in the tribe’sindigenous language;



Social Security Schemes forCasual Workers

3293. SHRI SELVAM G.:SHRI DHANUSH M.

KUMAR:




(a) whether the Government isimplementing various Acts and schemes toprovide social security and welfare benefitsto casual workers both in the organised and

Labour Force

3295. SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:




(a) the number of persons in the labourforce, for rural and urban areas, for the lastfive years, year-wise;

(b) the number of personsunemployed, willing to work and activejob seekers, year-wise, for rural and urban,for the last five years;

(c) the number of personsunemployed, willing to work but inactivein seeking jobs, year-wise, for rural andurban, for the last five years;

(d) the number of underemployed,marginally attached and discouragedworkers, year-wise, for rural and urban,for the last five years; and

(e) the number of persons employed,full-time, part-time, separately, year-wise, for rural and urban, for the last fiveyears?

Transfer of Spouses in KendriyaVidyalaya

†3296. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:SHRI UPENDRA SINGH

RAWAT:




(a) the details regarding pendency ofcases of TGT/PGT primary teachers wheretheir spouse intends to be transferred to

unorganized sector and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether it is a fact that despitelabour laws the casual labourers in thecountry are not getting basic medical and

maternity benefits;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the

reaction of the Government thereto;

(d) the details of the sectors wherethe casual labourers are reportedlydeprived from their due social statusand if so, the steps taken bythe Government to extend all basic facilitiesto the casual labourers in the country;

and

(e) the details of number of casual/contract labourers engaged during each ofthe last three years and the current year in

organised and unorganised sector?

Jobs Created in Public andPrivate Sector

3294. SHRI GURJEET SINGHAUJLA:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND

EMPLOYMENT



(a) the number of jobs created in thepublic sector, since 2012 till October 2019,

year-wise;

(b) the number of jobs created in theprivate sector, since 2012 till October 2019,

year-wise; and

(c) the number of people laid-off fromjobs in the public and private sector, since

2012 till October 2019, year-wise?

the same station with Kendriya VidyalayaSangathan since the last three years tilldate;

(b) the reasons for delay; and

(c) the terms and conditions of thetransfer policy wherein both the husbandand wife are KV teachers?

Financial Assistance to EMRS

†3297. SHRI NABA KUMARSARANIA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL

AFFAIRS



(a) the details of financial assistancegiven to the Eklavya ModelResidential School (EMRS) in thecountry during the last three years, district-

wise;

(b) whether it is a fact that there isonly one EMRS in Assam, which is located

at Bakasa district;

(c) whether the Governmenthas received any proposal for settingup EMRS at each place having hugepopulation of the tribals and if not, whetherthe Government has any proposal in thisregard;

(d) whether it is true that the EMRSat Bakasa district in Assam has notgot any assistance from the Governmentand even the money for the foodmeant for the children is not reaching there;and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

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UGC & AICTE

†3298. SADHVI PRAGYA SINGHTHAKUR:




(a) whether teachers are working ondaily wages and on contractual basis on thepayment less than the approved pay forthe regular staff in higher educationalinstitutes under UGC and AICTE;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) the category-wise total number ofsanctioned posts of regular employees inthe higher educational institutions and thenumber of contractual teachers;

(d) whether hiring such teacherscreates adverse impact on the quality ofeducation and the dignity of the institutions;

(e) if so, the remedial measures beingtaken in this regard;

(f) whether the Government is awareof the adverse impact caused on the livesof the said teachers and their families onbeing removed/rendered jobless after 5/10/15 years of service; and

(g) if so, the details of the remedialmeasures taken in this regard?

University for Women inTelangana

3299. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:





(a) whether the Government isworking on any plan to revamp existingMuseums and for setting up of newMuseums;


(c) whether the Government isconsidering digitizing artefacts inMuseums;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether a new post of CEO,Development of Museums and CulturalSpaces has been created; and

(f) if so, the details of theresponsibilities assigned?

Employees Pension Scheme

3302. SHRI GAJANANKIRTIKAR:

SHRI PRATAPRAOJADHAV:

SHRI BIDYUT BARANMAHATO:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat Koshiyari Committee has suggestedto give minimum pension of Rs. 3000 andDearness Allowance to employees of 186business organizations who are coveredunder Employees Pension Scheme and ifso, the details thereof and the presentstatus of its implementation;

(b) whether the Government hasreceived representations from variousLabour Unions and demand of employees

(a) whether the Sub-Committee ofCentral Advisory Board of Education hasrecommended for setting up of an exclusiveUniversity for women;

(b) if so, whether it is true that theGovernment has not set up any Universityexclusively for women in Telangana State;and

(c) if not, the efforts of Ministry ismaking to set up one University forwomen in Telangana?

Recruitment of SC andST Candidates

3300. SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:




(a) whether the Government isconsidering any proposal to encouragerecruitment of SC and ST candidates underaffirmative action;

(b) if so, the details of the proposal;

(c) the decision of the Governmentand the manner in which the Governmentis planning to implement it;

(d) whether the Government has anyplan to give special priority for any Stateand section for it; and


Development of Museums

3301. SHRI GAUTAMGAMBHIR:



for a minimum pension of Rs. 9000 + DAas per index is considered/being consideredby the Committee;

(c) if so, the details thereof and theresponse of the Government in this regard;

(d) whether any other demand ofvarious Labour Unions like concession inpublic transport at the age of retirementetc. of the pensioners have been consideredby the Government and if so, the detailsthereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether the Hon’ble SupremeCourt of India has given any decision infavour of pensioners on the said matter in2017 and if so, the details thereof alongwith the steps taken/being taken by theGovernment for implementing thereport?

Industries to Create Employment

†3303. SHRI MAHABALI SINGH:




(a) whether big and small industriesare being set up by the Government toabsorb the increasing number ofunemployed in the country;

(b) if so, the number and details ofsuch industries; and

(c) the details of the number ofunemployed getting employment in suchindustries?

Revision in Safe Axle Weight

3304. SHRI DEVUSINHJESINGHBHAICHAUHAN:

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

(a) whether the revision in safe axleweight done on August 2018 is applicablefor petroleum tankers also;


(c) the reasons of petroleum andsafety organisation for not accepting thisamendment/notification?

Selling of SBI NPAs

3305. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:




(a) whether the State Bank of Indiahas outsourced/sold its Non-PerformingAssets (NPAs) in Education Sector to aprivate company;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor includingthe terms of the agreement;

(c) the amount of NPAs collected bythe said company till date and the servicecharges levied by the company for thecollection of NPAs; and ,

(d) the manner in which the saidcompany is likely to recover the loans fromthe borrowers?

Van Bandhu Kalyan Yojana inMaharashtra

†3306. SHRI ASHOKMAHADEORAO NETE:





(a) whether any study has beenconducted by the experts to identify thedemands of the labourers in this sector;

(b) if so, the State-wise details thereofincluding Rajasthan;

(c) the details of the specialprogrammes launched by the Governmentto empower the labourers and improve theirearnings;

(d) whether there is any stepproposed to be taken by the Governmentfor welfare of the labourers of the ruralareas and making their conditions better inthe country; and


ESI Coverage

3309. SHRI KOMATI REDDYVENKAT REDDY:

SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:




(a) whether it is a fact that theGovernment is contemplating on extendingthe ESI coverage benefits to more peopleand with this view relaxing the limit of ESIcoverage from existing 5000 to 9000;


(c) the number and details ofemployees benefitted by such relaxation?

Bonus for KVS Teachers

3310. SHRI RAM SHIROMANI:



(a) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal from MaharashtraGovernment relating to Van Bandhu KalyanYojana and conservation cum developmentplan for particularly vulnerable groups;

(b) if so, the details thereof as on date;

(c) the present status of the saidproposal; and

(d) the time by which the saidproposal is likely to be finalized along withthe reasons for delay therein?

Ph.D Students

3307. SHRI KESINENI SRINIVAS:




(a) the number of students pursuingDoctorate of Philosophy across thecountry;

(b) the details of Doctorate ofPhilosophy awarded in the country, State-wise, especially in Andhra Pradesh duringthe last five years;

(c) the details of stipend given to Ph.Dstudents from various fields;

(d)whether there is any plan toincrease the current number of Ph.Dstudents in Arts and Sciences to promotebetter research outcomes;


(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

Programmes to Empower Labourers

†3308. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:




(a) whether the Government had paidDiwali Bonus in 2014 to KVS teachers andif so, the details thereof;

(b) the reasons for discontinuing theDiwali Bonus to them;

(c) whether the Government proposesto reconsider extending the Diwali Bonusto KVS teachers and if so, the time by whichthe pending demand of Diwali Bonus alongwith arrears is likely to be settled;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to give benefits of Seventh PayCommission to KVS teachers and if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor; and

(e) the time by which the said benefitsalong with the arrears are likely to be givento them?

Repayment of Loans byAndhra Pradesh

3311. SHRIMATI VANGAGEETHA VISWANATH:




(a) whether the Government has anydetails of the loans to be repaid by theGovernment of Andhra Pradesh to Centre,World Bank, Asian Development Bank,NABARD and other financial institutionsand banks and re-payment made during thelast three years and the current year,particularly after the implementationof the Andhra Pradesh State ReorganisationAct;

(b) if so, the details thereof,institution-wise and the purpose thereof,work-wise;

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(c) whether Andhra Pradesh hasrequested for relaxation in loan repayment/re-scheduling of loans and if so, the detailsthereof and the action taken by variousagencies so far, post bifurcation of theState;

(d) the details of the loans beingutilised for each project in Andhra Pradesh;

(e) whether the liabilities and otherloans crossed more than Rs. 2.56 lakh croreby the end of March 31, 2019 and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(f) the details of the comparativeassets and liabilities of each State duringthe last three years and the current yearcompared to Andhra Pradesh, year-wise?

Development of Eco-Tourism

3312. DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR:




(a) the amount of Central FinancialAssistance released to each StateGovernment/UT administration fordevelopment of Eco-tourism during the lastthree years;

(b) the details of the projects for whichthese funds were provided along with thefunds actually spent by the StateGovernments/UTs on these projects; and

(c) the further steps taken/being takenby the Government for the growth of eco-tourism in the country?

National Fellowship and Scholarshipof ST Students

3313. SHRIMATI KIRRONKHER:

DR. (PROF.) KIRITPREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

(a) the details of the schemes launchedby the Ministry in Solapur district ofMaharashtra during the last two years;

(b) whether the Government has anyscheme for Solapur district in the ensuingyears; and


Agreement between GAIL and IOCL

3315. SHRIMATI MAHUAMOITRA:




(a) whether any Agreement has beensigned with any private entity forRs. 46,500 crore on protracted techno-commercial discussions, if so, the name ofthe entity and the details of procurementguidelines of CVC in this regard; and

(b) whether any Agreement has beensigned between GAIL and Government-owned Paradip Port for Rs. 2500 crore forthe same project, if so, the details thereofalong with the reasons therefor?

Kendriya Vidyalayas in Chhattisgarh

†3316. SHRI ARUN SAO:SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI:




(a) whether the Government proposesto open new Kendriya Vidyalayas acrossthe country and if so, the State-wise, area-wise and district-wise details thereofincluding Chhattisgarh;

KUMARI SHOBHAKARANDLAJE:




(a) the details of number of schemescurrently being run by the Ministry forthe tribal students;

(b) the details of funds allocatedduring the last three years to implementthe National Fellowship and Scholarshipfor Higher Education of ST Students andNational Overseas Scholarship for STcandidates for studying abroad;

(c) the details of grants released,expenditure incurred and the number ofST candidates awarded the Fellowshipunder National Fellowship and Scholarshipfor Higher Education of ST students forthe last three years;

(d) the number and details of STcandidates awarded the scholarshipannually for pursuing M.Phil, Ph.D andM.Phil plus Ph.D during the last threeyears; and

(e) the details of the concrete stepstaken by the Government to ensure thatthe fellowship amount is released tostudents in time directly into their accountsby DBT mode?

Cultural Schemes launched forSolapur

†3314. SHRI SHA.BRA.DR.JAISIDDESHWARSHIVACHARYAMAHASWAMIJI:




(b) whether the Government hasreceived any proposal regarding opening ofnew Kendriya Vidyalaya in grampanchayat-Lachhanpur, tehsil-Mungelidistrict- Mungeli, block headquarters- Bilhaand Baloda Barar block or BharatpuraState- Chhattisgarh;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the time by which the saidKendriya Vidyalayas are likely to beopened?

ASER Report

3317. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:


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

(a) whether the Government’sattention has been drawn to the AnnualStatus of Education Report ‘ASER (Rural)Report’ 2018 wherein it is stated that only50.3% of class V children can read a class IIlevel text, showing a high degree of whatthe World Bank defines as learning poverty;and

(b) if so, the gist of the report and theGovernment’s reaction thereto?

Development of Eco-Tourism AroundFresh Water Lakes

3318. SHRI KUNWARPUSHPENDRA SINGHCHANDEL:


¯ÖµÖÔ™ü®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the Governmentproposes to build eco-tourism around thefreshwater lakes in the country,particularly in Mahoba district,Uttar Pradesh;

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(b) if so, the proposal of Governmentto develop such eco-friendly spotssurrounding the lakes thereof;

(c) whether the Government hasreceived consultation projects from theState Government of Uttar Pradesh; and


Setting up an Institute forInformation Technology

3319. SHRI P.RAVEENDRANATHKUMAR:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to set up an Institute forInformation Technology in any of theSouthern districts of Tamil Nadu State; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe funds likely to be earmarked for thepurpose?

National Skills QualificationsFramework to Minorities

3320. SHRI RAJESHBHAICHUDASAMA:




(a) whether the Government has takenany initiative for Skill Development forminorities under the National SkillsQualifications Framework (NSQF);

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

(c) whether the Switzerland’s FederalTax Administration has exchangedinformation on financial accounts withinthe framework of global standards onAutomatic Exchange of Information and ifso, the details thereof;

(d) whether the data received by Indiacan be quite useful for establishing a strongprosecution case against those who hadany unaccounted wealth; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe other steps taken by the Governmentin this regard?

Stalled Projects

3323. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:


×¾Ö¢Ö ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) the details of State-wise data ofthe number of stalled projects that will beprovided funding from the AlternativeInvestment Fund proposed to be created;

(b) the number of stalled projectseligible for funding in major cities viz. NCR-New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru,and Chennai; and

(c) whether Rs. 10000 crore proposedexpenditure from the Government will beover the Budgeted Expenditure for thepresent financial year and if so, the detailsthereof?

Education for Special Children

†3324. SHRI SADASHIV KISANLOKHANDE:



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

(c) whether any step has been takento rope in the industry to provide skills tominorities; and

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

Collection and Payment of GST

3321. SHRI MAGUNTASREENIVASULU REDDY:



(a) the total central Goods andServices Tax (GST) collected during thelast three financial years;

(b) whether the amount matches withthe amount expected as per BudgetEstimates;

(c) if so, the details thereof along withthe measures taken to plug the loopholesin GST collection;

(d) whether any instances of firmsavoiding proper payment of GST tax havecome to the notice of the Government; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe measures taken to deal with suchviolations of GST?

Swiss Account Details

3322. SHRI VINOD KUMARSONKAR:



(a) whether the Government hasreceived the first tranche of details aboutfinancial accounts of its residents in Swissbanks;


(a) whether the education is impartedto the children suffering from autism andmental disorder in Kendriya Vidyalayas;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe rules in this regard; and


LPG Gas Cylinder Blast

3325. DR. ALOK KUMARSUMAN:

SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:SHRI AJAY KUMAR

MISRA TENI:



(a) whether a number of cases of LPGgas cylinder blast have occurred in differentparts of the country causing loss of life andproperty and if so, the details thereof andthe measures taken in this regard;

(b) whether the Government has givenany compensation to people in Biharparticularly in district Gopalganj who werekilled by gas cylinder blast and if so, theamount spent on them; and

(c) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme to ensure the safetyof LPG cylinders to prevent/reduce theaccidents caused due to it and if so, thedetails thereof and if not, the reasonstherefor?

Development of Tourism in Odishaunder Swadesh Darshan Scheme

3326. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKARULAKA:



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(a) whether the Government is awarethat District Koraput/Rayagada in southernOdisha with rich tribal culture, lush valleys,wildlife, religious and historical heritage,provides huge prospective for developmentof tourism;

(b) whether the Government isplanning to request the State Governmentto send the details for approvals under“Swadesh Darshan Scheme”;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether there is a possibility forthe Government to take self-decision toannounce the said districts as a tourist placeand if so, the details thereof and if not, thereasons therefor and the criterion fordevelopment of tourist place; and

(e) whether the Government has anyplan to include some sites from Odisha inthe list of 17 iconic sites as declared in thebudget, if so, the details thereof?

Funds Provided to Maharashtra undervarious Schemes

†3327. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:




(a) the details of funds allocated/earmarked to the State of Maharashtraunder various schemes of the Ministryduring the last four years;

(b) the details of funds released to thesaid State under various schemes duringthe last four years;

(c) the details of the funds due inrespect of the State; and

(d) the time-limit fixed for releasingthe said funds to the State?

(b) whether the Government is takingsteps to revive, flourish and promote theintangible heritage of India and if so, thedetails thereof; and

(c) the steps taken by the Governmentwith regard to preservation of visual artforms like architecture, paintings, caves,etc. in India?

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya inGujarat

†3330. DR. BHARATIBENDHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:




(a) whether the Jawahar NavodayaVidyalaya situated in Botad, Gujarat doesnot have its own building due to whichstudents are facing problems;

(b) if so, whether the Government hasany proposal to construct new buildingfor the said school;


(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Employment Vs. Education

3331. MS. MIMICHAKRABORTY:




(a) the total unemployment rate ofpeople having completed school educationin the country over the last five years, year-wise, rural-urban-wise, and gender-wise;

Inter-State Cultural DevelopmentProgramme

†3328. SHRI SUMEDHANANDSARASWATI:




(a) whether the Government is takingsteps for promoting inter-State culturaldevelopment programme with a view toincrease harmony among people of variousStates and communities and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the steps being taken by theGovernment for promoting culturalexchange between various States andcommunities of the country;

(c) the details of States along withRajasthan where these kind of festivalswere organised during the last two years;

(d) whether the Government hasorganised such kind of Indian culturalfestivals abroad during the said period;


(f) the extent to which these festivalsproved successful for promoting ourculture abroad?

Promotion of Intangible Heritage ofIndia

3329. SHRI PARVESH SAHIBSINGH VERMA:




(a) the steps taken by the Governmentto revive and maintain the cultural heritageof India;

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(b) the total unemployment rate ofpeople, who have completed highereducation, over the last five years, year-wise, rural-urban-wise, and gender-wise;

(c) the total relation chart between thestreams of education being pursued and jobsavailable, stream-wise; and

(d) the details of any incentives beinggiven by the Government to skilledworkers, sector-wise?

Pre-March 2018 Quota Framework

3332. SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:




(a) the details of pre-March 2018quota framework;

(b) the percentage of reservation forOBCs being implemented at the direct entrylevel faculty position in Universities;

(c) whether it is true that the LawMinistry has recommended to strictlyimplement 27 per cent reservation forOBCs at all direct entry level facultypositions in Universities; and

(d) if so, the manner in which theGovernment is planning to take this issueforward since recruitment was stoppedsince March, 2018?

CIIL

3333. SHRI D.K. SURESH:





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(a) whether the Central Institute ofIndian Languages (CIIL) imparts trainingto non-native school teachers, prospectiveteachers and general public through tenmonth diploma course to teachers acrossthe country in all southern languages;


(c) the total number of peopleincluding teachers enrolled for the saiddiploma course of CIIL during the last fiveyears, year/language-wise includingKannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam;and

(d) the details of the total fundallocated for promotion of Indian languagesby the CIIL?

Empower

3334. SHRI VENKATESH NETHABORLAKUNTA:




(a) whether the IIT Delhi andMicrosoft have teamed up to host‘Empower’, a conference that will bringtogether researchers, technologists andpolicy-makers to discuss actionable stepsin creating and making available assistivetechnologies and highlight the challenges indoing so;

(b) if so, the details thereof andprogress made; and

(c) whether the Government alsoproposes to address the challenges facedby persons with disabilities, if so, thedetails thereof and progress made, if not,the reasons therefor?

RBI Inflation Index and ConsumerPrice Index

†3335. SHRIMATI POONAMBENMAADAM:




(a) whether on the basis of wholesaleprice index, there is a vast differencebetween RBI’s inflation index andconsumer price index;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether there has been reductionin inflation and increase in consumer priceas per the said index; and

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

Digitisation in BankingSector

3336. MS. MALA ROY:




(a) the status of digitisation in theBanking sector;

(b) whether the Government has takensteps to ensure cent per cent digitaltransaction in banking sector, if so, thedetails thereof;

(c) whether consumers are not soenthusiastic to avail these facilities onaccount of charges levied by banks on suchtransaction; and

(d) if so, the steps taken by theGovernment to promote consumer friendlybanking services in the country?

Impact of Pollution on Tourism

3337. SHRI RAJIV PRATAPRUDY:




(a) whether the Government has madeany assessment on the impact on tourismdue to air and water pollution in India;

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

(c) whether it has come to the noticeof the Government regarding tourists facinghealth issues or being adversely affecteddue to pollution;

(d) if so, the details thereof and themeasures taken by the Government in thisregard; and

(e) the details of the number of foreigntourist arrivals and the foreign exchangeearned through foreign tourists during thelast four years, State-wise and year-wise?

Allocation of Kerosene to Tamil Nadu

3338. DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:SHRI

THIRUMAAVALAVANTHOL:




(a) whether the Union Governmenthas drastically reduced Kerosene supplyto Tamil Nadu from 62000 KL to 16000KL; and

(b) whether the Government of TamilNadu has requested the Union Governmentto allot more kerosene to Tamil Nadu, if

so, the details thereof along with the actiontaken by the Union Government to allotmore kerosene to the State?

Diversion of Tribal Land forDevelopment Projects

3339. SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat tribal land has been acquired for mining,industrialization and non-agriculturalpurposes during the last three years;

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

(c) whether the Government hasassessed the impact of such acquisition ontribal communities; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thecorrective measures taken by theGovernment to prevent/checkindiscriminate acquisition/diversion of triballand for industrialization and otherdevelopment projects?

Coking Coal

3340. SHRI SUSHIL KUMARSINGH:




(a) the total expenditure of SteelAuthority of India Ltd. (SAIL) on importedcoking coal, coking coal from the domesticsources and coal from the captive mines ofSAIL separately, from the years 2015 to2019, year-wise;


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(b) the details of both the domesticcontractors and the contractors from whomthe coking coal was imported from the year2015 till date including the amount quotedin L-1 bid, year-wise;

(c) the list of all the participatingentities/contractors companies along withthe amount quoted by these contractors;

(d) whether any of these contractscancelled by SAIL; and

(e) if so, the details of all such cancelledcontracts along with the reasons forcancellation?

New LIC Building

3341. SHRI KODIKUNNILSURESH:




(a) whether the Government proposesto construct a new LIC building atKottarakkara, Kollam District in Kerala;

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

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

Tax on Loss-Making Companies

3342. SHRI VASANTHAKUMARH.:




(a) whether the Government is likelyto propose a minimum amount of tax onloss-making companies and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether some companies are stillout of MAT ambit as loss-making entitiesand if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is tryingto bring them under the tax net now;

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe list of loss-making companies acrossthe country during the last three years;and

(e) whether the Governmentmechanism has verified and declared thatthey are really loss making companiesincluding e-Commerce companies and if so,the details thereof?

Charges on PMJD Accounts

3343. MS. DIYA KUMARI:




(a) whether the Government is awarethat many individuals have opened twobank accounts under the Pradhan MantriJan Dhan (PMJD) Yojana;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thecorrective steps taken by the Governmentin this regard;

(c) whether the Government is awarethat many private banks are levying hiddencharges under the Scheme; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and thecorrective steps taken by the Governmentin this regard?

Violation of PMLA and FEMA

3344. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:




(a) the details of the number ofpersons or agencies summoned and/orinvestigated for violating the Prevention ofMoney Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) andForeign Exchange Management Act, 1999(FEMA) during the last three years, year-wise and act-wise;

(b) the details of the value of financialcrimes suspected and/or reported,penalties imposed, the value of attachmentand property confiscated as proceeds ofcrime during the said period, year-wise;and

(c) the brief details of all casesinvestigated, specifically includingperson(s) involved, financial crimecommitted/suspected, and the action takenduring the period, year-wise?

TAPI Gas Pipeline Project

3345. SHRI VISHNU DAYALRAM:




(a) the status of completion of the1,814 km transboundary Turkmenistan,Afghanistan, Pakistan, India (TAPI) gaspipeline project;

(b) the commercial and securitychallenges being faced by the countries inits construction and operationalisation;

(c) the details of the capacity of thepipeline in terms of the natural gas it wouldtransport along with country-wise sharesof each beneficiary nation; and

(d) whether India’s participation inTAPI project would be affected by theuncertain political situation in Afghanistan?

Promotion of IndianLiterature

3346. SHRI A. RAJA:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to promote Indian Literature inforeign countries through Sahitya Academy;

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

(c) the details of the countries likelyto be included under this programme;

(d) the details of the funds likely to besanctioned for this; and

(e) the details of the target likely to beset for this?

Research and Innovation

3347. SHRIMATI NUSRATJAHAN RUHI:




(a) whether it is a fact that theGovernment is spending only 0.7 per centof the total GDP on research and innovationin the country;


(c) whether the Government iscontemplating to increase the spending onresearch and innovation in thecountry;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and


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Access to Hospitals underESIC

3348. SHRIMATI POONAMMAHAJAN:




(a) whether the Government hasdecided to give all citizens access tohospitals under Employees’ StateInsurance Corporation (ESIC);


(c) whether it also offers subsidised/free medicines as well as out-patient andin-patient facilities at a nominal cost; and


Central Funded Projects

3349. SHRI NITESH GANGADEB:




(a) whether the Government plans toincrease its share in the Central Fundedprojects like Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(PMAY), Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA)and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY) to the State of Odisha duringthe year 2020-21;

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

(c) the total amount of money releasedby the Government to Odisha for PMAY,SBA and PMGSY during 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, project-wise?

Foot Fall in Cultural Spaces

3350. MS. LOCKETCHATTERJEE:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan to increase the footfall in the culturalspaces of the country; and

(b) the steps taken to make thecultural spaces more popular and attractivefor the younger generation?

Higher Educational Institutions inKarnataka

3351. KUMARI SHOBHAKARANDLAJE:




(a) the funds sanctioned and releasedduring 2017-18 for Higher EducationalInstitutions set up in Karnataka;

(b) the allocations made during the lastthree years and the details of expenditureincurred so far, institution-wise;

(c) the details of total funds requiredfor each of the institutions and moneysanctioned this year and earlier years, year-wise and institution-wise; and

(d) by when all the institutions wouldbe moved to their permanent campuses andthe status of setting up of permanentcampuses of Indian Institute ofInformation Technology (IIIT), Dharwad,Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Raichur and IIT, Dharwad from theexisting temporary/transit campuses?

English Language Testing Systemunder PMKVY

3352. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to provide coaching to students/nurses for International English LanguageTesting System (IELTS) under PMKVY;


(d) if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Ministry has any planto design courses based on local needs; and


Bonded Labourers

†3353. SHRI JUGAL KISHORESHARMA:

SHRIMATI APARAJITASARANGI:




(a) whether the Government has anyfigure about the total number of bondedlabourers in each of the States of the countryat present and if so, the details thereof,State-wise;

(b) whether there is any national dataon the details of conviction awarded toaccused persons charged under BondedLabour offences through Summary trial bythe DM/SDM under Section 21 of BondedLabour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 andif so, the details of the last three years;

(c) the number of cases wherein FIRhas been registered under the bonded

labour system (Abolition) Act, 1976 in thelast three years, State/UT-wise, particularlyof Bhubaneswar;

(d) the rate of conviction of the casesthat are registered under Bonded LabourSystem (Abolition) Act, 1976, in the lastten years, both under Summary Trial byDistrict Magistrate and under regular trialby the Judicial Magistrate; and

(e) the measures/steps taken/beingtaken by the Government to adress the lackof conviction in bonded labour cases?

Renovation of Temples/Namghars inAssam

†3354. SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:




(a) whether the Government hasidentified the temples/‘Namghars’ comingunder the Archaeological Departmentsituated in Assam State which are to berenovated;

(b) if so, the details thereof for AssamState including Guwahati;

(c) whether the Government hasearmarked funds for renovation of temples/Namghars; and


NTA

3355. DR. T. SUMATHY (a)THAMIZHACHITHANGAPANDIAN:




(a) whether it is true that thousandsof students from different States appearing


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for the National Level EntranceExaminations are finding it difficult due tolinguistic problems and several region-basedsocio, political issues;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thesteps taken by the Government in thisregard;

(c) whether the Government has anyplans to chalk out any remedial measuresto address these issues while conductingthe National Level Common entrance examsthrough the National Testing Agency;

(d) if so, the details thereof;and

(e) the various steps taken by theGovernment to provide a common and levelplaying field for students appearing forexams conducted by NTA?

EPFO Investment inStock Market

3356. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:




(a)whether as of now the marketexposure of EPFO (Employees ProvidentFund Organisation) is restricted toGovernment and Corporate fund but theCentral Board of Trustees of EPFO onMarch, 31 has decided to invest in stockmarkets;


(c) whether the trade unions haveagreed for this decision of the EPFO toinvest in equity shares;


(e) the amount to be invested and theprecautions taken to secure the principaland dividend of the amount to be investedin equities due to its volatile market?

Amount Spent in Backward TouristAreas

†3357. SHRI ASHOK KUMARRAWAT:



(a) whether the places of touristinterest particularly in the backward areasof the country are being neglected and arenot being looked after properly;

(b) if so, the reaction of theGovernment thereto;

(c) the expenditure incurred fortourism development during the last threeyears till date, State-wise;

(d) the expenditure targetted to beincurred for the promotion of tourismduring the current financial year, State-wise;and

(e) the steps taken/proposed to betaken by the Union Government to alluredomestic and foreign tourists?

Loan to Farmers

3358. SHRI ASADUDDINOWAISI:

SHRI SYED IMTIAZJALEEL:



(a) whether the Union Governmenthas provided cheaper loan to farmers afterwidespread agitation in different parts ofthe country, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether giving cheaper loans tofarmers after agitation, NPAs of banks haveincreased manifold and banks haveopposed this move of the Government, ifso, the main points put forward by banksin this regard;

(c) whether many farmers in thecountry are wilful defaulters and are takingadvantage of Government loan waiverschemes;

(d) if so, whether the Government hasany scheme to identify such farmers andpass the benefit to needy farmers; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe steps taken or being taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Tax Revenue Shortfall

3359. MS. S. JOTHIMANI:SHRI KARTI P.

CHIDAMBARAM:




(a) whether the Government expectsa tax revenue shortfall of Rs. 2 lakh crorefor the 2019-20 financial year ascommunicated to the Finance Commissionand if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Finance Commissionhas asked the Ministry to submit a revisedmemorandum in light of the economicslowdown on expected tax revenueshortfall;

(c) if so, the details thereof includingthe expected date by which thismemorandum will be submitted and thedetails of revised tax revenue;

(d) the details of Goods and ServicesTax and Direct Tax collection targets andactuals during the last five years, State-wise and month-wise;

(e) whether the Government has beenable to meet its tax collection targets andif not, the reasons therefor; and

(f) whether the Government isconsidering revising its direct and/or indirecttax collection targets for 2019-20 and if so,the details thereof?

Fitness Plan

†3360. SHRI DIPSINHSHANKARSINHRATHOD:




(a) whether the Government isseriously considering to implement healthand fitness plan in Universities along withthe studies;


(c) the steps taken/proposed to betaken by the Government in this regard; and

(d) the details thereof including thetime limit for the same and if not, the reasonstherefor?

New Kendriya Vidyalayas

†3361. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN:




(a) the details of the criteria on thebasis of which new Kendriya Vidyalayasare set up;

(b) whether any new KendriyaVidyalayas are likely to be set up beforethe ensuing academic session if the schoolfulfills all the criteria set in this regard; and


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(c) if so, whether the Government islikely to issue order for setting up ofKendriya Vidyalayas in view of thecorrespondence made by a publicrepresentative?

Migrant Population

3362. SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:




(a) whether the Government is havingany data on the number of migrantpopulation across the country;

(b) if so, the details of such workersincluding their utilisation and year-wise/age-wise/State-wise/work-wise; and

(c) the details of social welfaremeasures offered to those migrants as ondate?

Price of Petrol/Diesel

3363. SHRI M. BADRUDDINAJMAL:




(a) whether there has been constantincrease in petroleum products in thecountry even while the price of theseproducts has declined in internationalmarket, if so, the reasons therefor alongwith the the comparative report of price inIndia and in international oil market duringthe last five years; and

(b) the details of increase/decrease oftrend in price of diesel and petrol duringthe last five years, year-wise?

PMMMNMTT

3364. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATHSHINDE:




(a) the status of Pandit Madan MohanMalviya National Mission on Teachers andTraining (PMMMNMTT) and theprogress made thereunder;

(b) whether any proposals underdifferent components of the scheme havebeen placed before the Project ApprovalBoard (PAB);

(c) whether any of such proposalshave been sanctioned by PAB and if so,the details thereof; and

(d) the details of institutions referredto as the international mentoring partnersfor the said school of education mentionedin the scheme and the names of suchinstitutions that have been narrowed downby the Government, if any?

Waste ManagementAccelerator

3365. SHRI SRIDHARKOTAGIRI:




(a) whether the Government haslaunched a Waste ManagementAccelerator for Aspiring WomenEntrepreneurs (WAWE Summit 2019)under the AICTE recently.


(c) the benefits for the Womenentrepreneurs under this programmeinitiated by the AICTE?

Financial Flows to CommercialSector

3366. SHRI BALASHOWRYVALLABHANENI:




(a) the reaction of the Government atthe recently released RBI data whichindicates that the overall financial flows tothe commercial sector excluding agriculture,manufacturing and transportation havedeclined by 88 per cent in the first half ofthe current financial year;

(b) the details of remedial stepsproposed to be taken by the Governmentto address this problem;

(c) whether there is any proposalbefore the Government to give specialpackage to commercial sector to boostgrowth; and


Private Universities

3367. SHRI SOYAM BAPU RAO:SHRI DHANUSH M.

KUMAR:




(a) the number of Private Universitiesrecognised by UGC that are functioning inthe country;

(b) whether most of the PrivateUniversities lack basic infrastructural andfinancial viability as laid down by the UGCand respective Statutory councils;

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

(d) whether UGC conducts inspectionof every Private University with the helpof Expert Committees to ascertain theirquality and performance and;

(e) if so, the details of the inspectionconducted during each of the last three yearsand the current year along with theshortcomings noticed and the action takenin this regard?

Cultural Talent Discovery Scheme

3368. SHRI D.M. KATHIRANAND:




(a) whether the Central Governmenthas recently introduced cultural talentdiscovery scheme under which a culturaldata bank is being prepared by registeringartists;


(c) whether the objective of thisscheme is to appreciate new talent andprotect old arts and artists; and


Prevention of Child Marriagein Tribal Areas

†3369. SHRI JANARDANMISHRA:

SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:



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(a) whether the Government hasformulated any scheme for creatingawareness and preventing practices likechild marriage, natra etc. in tribal areas;


(c) if not, the alternative steps takenby the Government to check such kind ofsocial evils?

Basic Rights to Tribal Women

3370. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:




(a) whether the Government runs anyawareness programmes for tribal womento inform them of their basic rights and toempower them to raise voice againstexploitation and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has dataof crimes committed against tribal women;

(c) if so, the details thereof, during thelast three years; and

(d) the action undertaken againstperpetrators of such crimes?

Reservation in Promotion

†3371. SHRIMATI SANGEETAAZAD:




(a) whether 1054 teachers weredemoted on 27th August, 2018 in

Department of Education particularlyprimary education in Azamgarh districtdespite the order of the Supreme Court ondated 26th September 2018 and 10th May,2019 that had declared reservation inpromotion valid;

(b) the reasons for not following theorders of Hon. Supreme Court;

(c) the time by which such directionsare likely to be issued by the Governmentso that demotion could not take place inview of orders of Hon. Supreme Court; and

(d) if not, the reasons thereof?

Scheme for Top Class EducationScholarship Scheme

3372. DR. (PROF.) KIRITPREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:




(a) the salient features of the “schemefor top class education” scholarshipscheme;

(b) the details of steps taken by theGovernment to increase the awareness ofthis scheme among students; and

(c) the college/university-wisenumber of students who have received thebenefits of this scheme?

Cultural Exhibitions

3373. SHRI GAUTAMSIGAMAANI PON:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to organise cultural exhibitions

in foreign countries to promote Indianculture worldwide including South EastAsia;



(d) the steps taken/proposed to betaken in this regard?

Delay in Settlement ofInsurance Claims

†3374. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:




(a) whether insurance companiescharge lakhs of rupees from people in thename of compensation and assistance incase of an accident when it comes tocompensate huge loss, they pay a smallamount by referring to rules, terms andconditions;

(b) if so, the details thereof includingsuch cases that come to the notice of theGovernment during each of the last threeyears, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh;and

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

Revamping of ArchaeologicalSurvey of India

3375. SHRI S.JAGATHRAKSHAKAN:

DR. VISHNU PRASADM.K.:

SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:




(a) whether the Ministry has preparedFive Year Plan to revamp the ArchaeologicalSurvey of India, setting up of museums etc.;

(b) if so, the details thereof and theproposed budgetary expenditure, year-wise;

(c) the details of financial allocationand other supports provided to continuewith the excavation work and archaeologicalstudies at Keezhadi, Tamil Nadu where richdeposits were found recently; and

(d) whether any funds specificallyprovided for excavation in Keeladi, TamilNadu where rich deposits were found andif so, the details thereof?

Special Package to Bihar

3376. SHRI CHIRAG KUMARPASWAN:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to provide special package toBihar for Central Schemes in near future;

(b) if so, the details thereof speciallyfor Jamui, Bihar;


(d) the details of implementationprocedure for any such proposal in near future?

Skill Development Agency

†3377. SHRI RAVINDRAKUSHWAHA:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:




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(a) the details of programmes andactivities executed so far by the NationalSkill Development Agency (NSDA);

(b) the targets fixed and achievementmade in the Skill Development;

(c) the details of shortfall in theachievements, if any and the reasonstherefor; and

(d) the details of major changes made toachieve the targets during the last three years?

National Clean Energy Fund

3378. SHRI ANUBHAVMOHANTY:




(a) the details of major contributorsfor enrichment of the National Clean EnergyFund (NCEF), State-wise;

(b) whether it is a fact that majorbeneficiaries under this fund have been theWestern States where the NCEF corpushas been used to facilitate generation ofsolar energy in a big way;

(c) if so, the details of the funds providedto the Western States from the corpus of NCEFfor generation of solar energy;

(d) whether the Government proposesto sanction funds to Odisha for promotionof renewable energy to address the peakpower requirement and implementation ofstorage hydro power plant by OHPC; and


Pension Scheme for Small Traders

†3379. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:




(a) the criteria for eligibility underNew Pension Scheme (NPS) launched bythe Government for all small traders in thecountry;

(b) whether the Government intendsto set up a National Traders’ Welfare Boardso that problems of small traders could beresolved;

(c) the number and details of smalltraders covered under the NPS so far in thecountry, State-wise; and

(d) the time by which the Governmentis likely to benefit all these small traders?

Self-defence Training to Girls

3380. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal for compulsory self defencetraining for all the girls in the Governmentschools and colleges in near future;

(b) if so, the details thereof speciallyin Delhi/NCR;


(d) the details of implementationprocedure and time limit for any suchproposal in near future?

Difficulties faced by SchoolChildren

3381. SHRI N.K.PREMACHANDRAN:




(a) whether the Government hastaken note of the fact that children are facingdifficulties in primary and pre-primaryschools and if so, the details of the problemsidentified and solutions implemented;

(b) whether the Government hasinitiated action for the development ofprimary and pre-primary schools and ifso, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the action taken bythe Government to provide nutritious foodto school children and the initiatives takenby the Government to ensure good physicaland mental health of students;

(d) whether the Government proposesto establish counselling centres at schoollevel for ensuring the mental health ofchildren and if so, the action taken thereon;

(e) whether the Government proposesto improve the quality of the education inprimary and pre-primary level; and

(f) whether the Government proposesto implement children protocol ineducational institutions for ensuring theirhealth and if so, the details thereof?

Report of 15th Finance Commission

3382. SHRI RAJIV RANJANSINGH ALIAS LALANSINGH:




(a) whether the Government hasreceived the report of 15th FinanceCommission;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withits features;

(c) if not, the time by which theGovernment may receive the report as thisis commencing from 1st April, 2020;

(d) whether the Government has heldany discussion on the recommendations of15th Finance Commission with all the StateGovernments; and


Indira Gandhi National TribalUniversity

3383. SHRI LORHO S. PFOZE:




(a) the steps taken by the Governmentto expand the Indira Gandhi National TribalUniversity, Manipur Campus by openingmore departments and also by increasingthe existing seats, so as to accommodatemore students;

(b) the amount of funds allocated andspent on the IGNTU, Manipur campusduring the last three years;

(c) whether the Government proposesto establish a separate, full-fledged TribalUniversity in Manipur or North East so asto fulfil the educational aspirations of thetribal people as the present campusextension of IGNTU is not sufficient tofulfil the needs of the tribal people; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,whether it is not worth considering?

Funds for Skill Development inMaharashtra

†3384. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJITUMANE:




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(a) whether the Government isproviding funds to Non-GovernmentalOrganisations (NGOs) for setting up SkillDevelopment Centres for youth inMaharashtra;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe funds sanctioned for non-Governmentalorganisations in Maharashtra during thecurrent financial year, district-wise;

(c) the number of youth who gottraining in the said centres during the lastthree years along with the names of thetrades in which they have been trained andthe number of students who gotemployment; and

(d) the number of Non-GovernmentalOrganisations selected for funding to open/start Skill Development Centres inMaharashtra?

Development of Udayagiri Fort

3385. SHRI ADALAPRABHAKARA REDDY:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan to develop Udayagiri Fort in Nellore,Andhra Pradesh which is an ancient Fortand a tourist attraction;

(b) if so, the steps taken by theGovernment for developing and bringing itunder the tourism map; and


Package to PSBs

3386. DR. PRITAMGOPINATHRAOMUNDE:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHARSAHU:



(a) whether the Public Sector Banks(PSBs) are facing finance crisis and unableto provide funding to micro, small andmedium enterprises, if so, the detailsthereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) whether PSBs are needed sharecapital for lending and revive investmentwhich are crucial for job creation in theeconomy, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Central Governmenthas studied the reasons which areresponsible for going PSBs into debt, if so,the details thereof;

(d) whether the Central Governmenthas announced the package to strengthenailing PSBs, if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the steps taken by the CentralGovernment to ensure that PSBs may notgo in the bad debt?

Skill Development inAgriculture Sector

†3387. SHRIMATI JASKAURMEENA:




(a) whether the agricultural sector hasimmense employment potential and thatthe Government is providing anyagriculture related training to create interestamong the youth in agriculture and if so,the details thereof;

(b) whether the training is beingprovided to the youth for getting

employment in horticulture, bee-keepingand animal husbandary and if so, the detailsthereof; and

(c) whether the Government proposesto formulate a plan to give any training inthis regard in future or include these subjectsunder the same and if so, the details thereof?

Beautification of Tourist Spotsand Temples in Bansgaon

†3388. SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN:




(a) whether it was proposed by theGovernment to carry out beautification oftourist spots and several years old historicalplaces and ancient temples in ParliamentaryConstituency of Bansgaon, Uttar Pradeshas mentioned by the ex-Union Minister ofTourism and Culture, Dr. Mahesh Sharmain his address to public meeting;

(b) whether beautification of touristspots and ancient temples like the ShaheedSmarak located near Barhaj Vidhan Sabha,Dudheshwar Nath Temple located nearRudrapur Vidhan Sabha, Ramjanki TemplePakkaghat Gola Bazaar located nearChillupar Vidhan Sabha and Bhalua BabaTemple, Kauri Ram located near BansgaonVidhan Sabha; and

(c) the time by which the said work islikely to be carried out?

RBI Guidelines

†3389. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:SHRI SADASHIV KISAN

LOKHANDE:




(a) whether the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) as a banking regulator can imposepenalties on any public/private/foreignbanks for non-compliance with itsguidelines;

(b) if so, the details of the non-compliance with the guidelines issued bythe RBI during the last three years;

(c) the reasons for not imposing thesaid penalty on any banks so far by theRBI;

(d) the reaction of the Governmentthereto; and

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

Objective Oriented Programs

†3390. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:




(a) whether any scheme has beenformulated to review the objective orientedprograms conducted in the Universitieswhich receives grants from theGovernment;


(c) if not, the steps being taken by theGovernment to review the fulfilment of theobjectives of the establishment ofinstitutions like JNU; and

(d) the action taken on the anti-national, aimless, improper and undesirableprograms after the review of JNU alongwith the details thereof?


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Participatory Notes

3391. SHRI SHANMUGASUNDARAM K.:




(a) the total amount of ParticipatoryNotes (P-Notes) invested in India duringthe last three years and the current year;

(b) whether there is a declining trendin this regard and if so, the reasons for thedeclining trend;

(c) the steps being taken by theGovernment to verify the High Net WorthIndividuals;

(d) whether the Securities andExchange Board of India has relaxed therules for its disclosure and if so, the reasonstherefor; and

(e) the percentage of P-Notes to totalForeign Direct Investment?

Exploration ofPetroleum Resources

3392. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:




(a)whether the exploration andexploitation of petroleum resources withinIndia’s borders is being undertaken by theGovernment either by itself or with someform of private partnership; and

(b) if so, the details thereof in termsof geographical areas where exploration istaking place, the progress so far and theprivate entities involved, if any?

Skill India Programme

3393. DR. SUKANTAMAJUMDAR:

SHRI RAJAAMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:SHRI VINOD KUMAR

SONKAR:




(a) the number of youths trained underthe Skill India Programme (SIP) during thelast five years, State-wise including WestBengal;

(b) the steps being taken to increasethe employability of youths trained underSkill India Programme;

(c) whether there is any post skillingassessment system to know the successrate or scope for improvement in SIP;


(e) whether the present industrial andeconomic policy is benefiting theemployability of the skilled resources andif so, the details thereof ?

Illegal Bank Transactions

3394. SHRI A.GANESHAMURTHI:




(a) whether the Union Governmenthas received any complaints from anyindividuals or any associations against anycooperative banks in the country for

cheating the depositors by illegaltransactions of money from their accountswithout the knowledge of depositors/account holders;


(c) the action taken by theGovernment on these complaints and toprotect the depositors?

Problems ofESI Dispensaries

†3395. SHRI KANAKMALKATARA:




(a) whether the Government iscontemplating any scheme to deal with theproblems being faced by Employees’ StateInsurance (ESI) dispensaries keeping inview the fact that the burden on ESIdispensaries especially in Delhi-NCR, iscontinuously increasing and as a resultthereof, they are unable to provide servicesin a timely manner;


(c) whether the Government is awareof the fact that the procedures to gettreatment and tests in the hospitalsempanelled under ESI are quite complicated;and

(d) if so, the appropriate steps beingtaken by the Government to simplify theprocedures for getting tests and treatmentin hospitals empanelled under ESI?

Sale of Crude Oil

†3396. SHRI HANUMANBENIWAL:


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(a) whether in compliance of circularissued/decision taken by the UnionGovernment on 14 January, 2009 ONGC-Cairn India has to set up a sales centreexclusively in Rajasthan and ensure that saleof crude oil takes place only from Rajasthan;

(b) if so, the reason the concernedCompany has failed to compliance with thesaid decision so far along with the authorityresponsible for this; and

(c) the time by which the Governmentis likely to force the concerned company toensure compliance of the said decision alongwith the details thereof?

Agricultural Labourers

†3397. SHRI NIHAL CHAND:




(a) whether the Union Governmenthas made any assessment in respect ofagricultural labourers in the country;


(c) whether on the basis of thisassessment it has been ascertained if thelabourers dependent on agriculture getemployment for the whole of the year;

(d) if so, the number of such labourers,State/UT-wise;

(e) whether any action has been takenby the Union Government to provide wholetime employment to the farmers or theagricultural labourers; and



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Nutrition to Tribal People

3398. SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the pitiable conditions of the tribalpeople particularly those living in ruralareas of the country including those inKarnataka;

(b) if so, the action being taken by theGovernment for the development of suchbackward tribal areas in the country;

(c) whether the Government proposesto launch any new food security andnutrition programme for the tribal peoplein the tribal dominated areas of the country,especially in Karnataka; and


Declaration of Trans-Giri Area asTribal Area

†3399. SHRI SURESH KUMARKASHYAP:




(a) whether the Trans-Giri area hasbeen granted the status of tribal area;


(c) whether Jaunsar-Bawar ofUttarakhand has been granted status of tribalarea and Trans-Giri area of Sirmaur district isstill deprived of the status despite the entirearea being part of Sirman Princely State;

(d) if so, whether the UnionGovernment proposes to declare Trans-Giriarea as tribal area; and

(e) whether any demand to this effecthas been sent to the Government ofHimachal Pradesh and the progress madein this regard?

Construction of Ropeway toGwalior Fort

†3400. SHRI VIVEK NARAYANSHEJWALKAR:




(a) whether the approachroad towards world famousarchaeological site-Gwalior fort isextremely inaccessible;

(b) whether the toxic smoke of petrol/diesel vehicles running on the road isdecaying the hundreds of years oldinnumerable idols of Jain Tirthankarsengraved on mountains that is highlyrevered by Jains and which also havearchaeological heritage value;

(c) whether a ropeway is beingconstructed to Gwalior Fort after gettingthe NoC from National MonumentsAuthority with a view to checking thedecay of these idols;

(d) whether the construction of theropeway which was going on at snail’space has been stopped since the lastone year;

(e) whether the Government will takecognizance of the matter and take up thematter with Madhya Pradesh Governmentand Gwalior Municipal Corporation withregard to early completion of ropeway inGwalior in order to ensure conservation ofarchaeological heritages of India anddevelopment of tourism; and


GST Grievances

3401. SHRI MOHAMMEDFAIZAL P.P.:




(a) the details of measures andinitiatives undertaken by the Governmentto address public grievances concerningGoods and Services Tax (GST) relatedissues;

(b) whether there are reports ofvarious retail institutions overcharging thecustomers and producing inflated bills andif so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government hasreceived inputs about unscrupulouselements posing as GST officers andfleecing merchants in various parts of thecountry and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of instances reportedto the Government wherein certainGovernment officials have made illegalinspections at premises of traders andshopkeepers without authorization; and

(e) the steps taken in consultationwith various State Governments to addressthe issue and enforce proper vigilance toprevent such matters?

Development of Udaipur as WorldClass Tourist Destination

†3402. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:




(a) whether the Government of Indiais considering to make Udaipur district ofRajasthan which is also known as the city

of lakes, a world class tourist destination;and

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

Promotional Tourism Projectsin Kashmir

3403. DR. AMAR SINGH:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to revive the lost revenue fromtourism following the revocation of Article370 in Kashmir that banned tourists fortwo months;

(b) if so, the details of the promotionalprojects; and


Preservation of Art andTraditional Culture

3404. SHRI UNMESHBHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:

SHRI SANJAY SETH:SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:MS. DIYA KUMARI:




(a) whether the Government hasformulated any plan/scheme forpreservation, promotion and promulgationof diverse customs, traditions, folk art, folkdance, tribal art, tangible and intangiblecultural heritage along with the traditionalart and culture of the country;


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(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Maharashtra and Jharkhandalong with the schemes formulated by theGovernment in this regard;

(c) the funds/special funds allocatedand expenditure incurred by theGovernment in various States of thecountry during the last three years in thisregard, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether the Government isplanning to open regional offices/culturalcentres for the preservation and promotionof various folk arts and traditions of thecountry and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether NGOs, various agenciesare also involved/are being involved in theventure and if so, the details thereofincluding the details of financial assistance,if any, given to them during the last threeyears and the current year; and

(f) whether the Government has anymechanism to monitor the implementationof the said schemes and if so, the detailsthereof along with the details of programsformulated to promote Indian culture andto create awareness about it?

Promotion of Islamic Culture

3405. SHRI ANUMULAREVANTH REDDY:




(a) whether the Government proposesto promote the Islamic Culture in thecountry;

(b) the amount of money allocated bythe Government to promote Islamic cultureby Islamic artists in the country;


(d) the list of beneficiaries practicingIslamic Art, year-wise, under the scheme

of providing 400 scholarships to youngartists during the last five years?

Funds Sanctioned for TourismCircuits in Odisha

3406. SHRI ACHYUTANANDASAMANTA:




(a) the details of the theme-basedcircuits in Odisha and funds sanctionedthereof under the Swadesh DarshanScheme;

(b) in view of the Diamond triangle ofBuddhism in Lalitgiri, Udaygiri andRatnagiri, as well as the Buddhist ShantiStupa at Dhauli, along with a large numberof tribal people and PVTGs each havingtheir unique culture in Odisha, whether theGovernment would consider includingmore circuits under the Swadesh DarshanScheme in India especially under theBuddhist and Tribal themes;



NABARD Assistance

†3407. DR. RAMAPATI RAMTRIPATHI:




(a) whether the National Bank forAgriculture and Rural Development(NABARD) has proposed to start anyscheme for providing financial assistanceto cooperative banks functioning in ruralareas of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe purpose for which this assistance is tobe provided; and

(c) the details of such assistance is to beprovided during each of the last three years andthe current year, State/UT/Bank-wise?

Monitoring of Funds

†3408. DR. BHARATI PRAVINPAWAR:


ÃÖÓÃÛéú×ŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Ößbe pleased to state:

(a) whether the execution ofpreservation and development projectswith the funds received from the Nationalculture fund are being monitored by theproject-implementation committee;

(b) if so, the loopholes brought to thenotice of the Government during themonitoring of the same;

(c) the action taken by theGovernment on its own level on the basisof these loopholes along with the outcomethereof; and

(d) the reaction of the Governmentthereon?

Cases of Ecomomic Offences

3409. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:



(a) the details and the number of casesof economic offences registered by theCentral Government Organisations againstthe public representatives including formerpublic representatives across the country;

(b) the details of political affiliationsof these former and present publicrepresentatives;

(c) the details of action taken againstthe said public representatives; and

(d) whether there have been anyreports of pressure being put on thesepublic representatives and if so, the reactionof the Government in this regard?

Fake Cases in LPG Distribution

†3410. SHRI UDAY PRATAPSINGH:



(a) whether the cases of fakeadvertisement and fraud in the name ofPetroleum and Natural Gas through LPGdistribution centre have come to light, if so,the details thereof;

(b) the details of the LPG distributionduring the last three years and the currentyear;

(c) whether the Government hasachieved the set targets, if not, the detailsof the steps the Government proposes totake in the future;

(d) whether the Government hasentered into partnership with privatecompanies for LPG distribution;

(e) if so, the details of the selectedcompanies in Madhya Pradesh; and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

Impact of Article 370 on Tourism inKashmir

3411. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:




(a) whether abrogation of Article 370affected tourist flow in Kashmir;


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(b) if so, the details thereof and thecomparison of tourists visited during thelast four months with the last five years;

(c) whether the Government plans tobring tourism back on track; and

(d) the number of tourists visitedKashmir during the last 30 days?

Funds to Integrated TribalDevelopment Project

†3412. SHRI SUNIL KUMARPINTU:




(a) total funds allocated under theIntegrated Tribal Development Projects(ITDP) in the country particularly in Biharas the State also has a large population oftribals during the last three years,State-wise/district-wise/area-wise; and

(b) the details of funds utilised out ofthe said funds during the said years till date,State/district/area-wise and the manner inwhich it has benefited the tribals?

Custom Duty on Cashew Imports

3413. SHRI T.R.V.S. RAMESH:




(a) whether the cashew ExportPromotion Council has represented beforethe Central Board of Indirect Taxes andCustoms that Minimum Import Price andBasic Custom Duty of 70% is not followedby the Customs;

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

(c) the details of action taken by theCustoms on such imports and the stepstaken to rectify the same;

(d) whether the Cashew ExportPromotion Council has represented beforethe Government to introduce separate HScodes to shelled cashew kernels (withskin), husk and other products and imposeminimum import price to avoid dutyevasion; and

(e) if so, the details thereof along withthe progress made in this regard?

Enrollment of Muslim Students

†3414. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:




(a) the enrollment rate of Muslimstudents in the primary and upper primarylevel in the country, State-wise includingUttar Pradesh;

(b) the details of the enrollment rateof Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes andOther Backward Classes, State-wise; and

(c) the details of the steps taken/beingtaken by the Government to increase theirenrollment?

National Level Academic Institutions

3415. DR. SUBHAS SARKAR:




(a) whether the Government isplanning to set up any national level

academic institutions of higher educationin West Bengal and specially at BankuraDistrict, Jangal Mahal of the State;



Creation of List of Heritage Buildingsand Monuments by ASI

†3416. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:




(a) whether it is a fact that theArchaeological Survey of India is creatinga list of heritage buildings and monumentsworth visiting in the country;

(b) the details of the buildings fallingunder the categories of world heritage sitesas well as that of Indian heritage sites;and

(c) the year-wise details in percentageterms of the fund earmarked formaintenance of protected buildings?

Jobs in Organised andUnorganised Sector

†3417. SHRI GANESH SINGH:SHRI KAPIL

MORESHWARPATIL:




(a) whether the unemployment isincreasing constantly in the entire countryduring recent years, if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) the number of jobs created both inthe organised and unorganised sectors duringthe last three years and the current year,State/UT-wise;

(c) the schemes/programmes beingimplemented by the Government to reduceunemployment in the entire country andthe achievement made during the saidperiod, State-wise including Maharashtra/Union Territory-wise;

(d) whether the Government hasconducted/proposes to conduct any surveyto ascertain the actual number of theunemployed persons particularly theyouth, if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Government proposesto give unemployment allowance to all theregistered unemployed persons particularlythe youth, if so, the details thereof, if not,the reasons therefor; and

(f) the other steps taken/being takenby the Government to reduceunemployment/generate employmentopportunities?

Development of Work Place ofAryabhatta as Tourist Place

†3418. SHRI RAM KRIPALYADAV:




(a) whether the Government proposesto develop the work place of great astrologerAryabhatta as tourist destination inTaregana of Masaudi Prakhand of districtPatna under Patliputra Parliamentaryconstituency area and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether the Government alsoproposes to develop the workplace of the


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great astrologer in Khagol of Dahapur ofPatna district as a tourist destination; and

(c) whether any proposal is lyingpending with the Government regardingdeveloping the above said two places andAryabhatta Circuit as tourist spots, if so,the details thereof and if not, whether theGovernment proposes to formulate anyscheme in this regard?

Tax Exemption to Industries

†3419. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGHJAUNAPURIA:

SHRI ASHOKMAHADEORAO NETE:




(a) the names of the States and areaswherein industries have been givenexemption in central taxes as on date;

(b) whether the Government hasextended tax exemption being provided tothe industries in the entire country and ifso, the details thereof during the last threeyears and the current year;

(c) whether the Government hasdecided to provide the said tax exemptionin view of slowdown in industries and thesaid tax exemption is likely to continue infuture also;

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe concrete steps taken by theGovernment for the employees retrenchedrecently from the industries;

(e) whether the Government has alsotaken or proposes to take any steps forgiving exemption in central taxes includingcentral excise for setting up of industries intribal, backward, remote and naxalite-affected Gadchiroli-Chimur parliamentary

constituency of Maharashtra for itsdevelopment; and

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

Forest Right Act Revoked in Mizoram

3420. SHRIMATI PRATIMAMONDAL:




(a) whether it is true that Forest RightAct (FRA) was revoked in Mizoram dueto stoppage of fund by the UnionGovernment; and

(b) the funds allocated by theGovernment during the past three yearsand current year for FRA, State-wise?

School Teachers

3421. SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJ:




(a) whether the ILO has reported thatIndia had 14 teachers for every 1000 under-15 year olds, underlining the dire need formore teachers and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the ILO analysis alsoestablishes that Finland which has one ofthe best schooling systems, does not fallunder the top 20 on the basis of number ofteachers per 1000 under-15 students andthus stresses on quality of teachers ratherthan their numbers; and


Smart Class

3422. SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal to set up smart class system inall Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) andNavodaya schools in near future, especiallyin Tripura;



(d) the details of implementationprocedure and time limit of completion forany such proposal in the future?

Suicide in Colleges

†3423. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATILCHIKHLIKAR:

SHRI T.R. BAALU:SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:




(a) whether the Government is awareof the fact that students are committingsuicides due to mental and physicalharrasment in the colleges across the countryincluding IIT, Chennai;


(c) the number of such cases noticedduring the last three years, State-wise andthe number of said cases in which actionhas been taken; and

(d) the effective action taken by theGovernment in this regard?

Encroachment ofMonuments

3424. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:




(a) the number of historical sites/monuments protected by theArchaeological Survey of India in thecountry, including in Delhi region and

Andhra Pradesh;

(b) the number of such sites/

monuments encroached upon;

(c) whether the Government isplanning to adopt strict measures to preventencroachment of these sites/monuments;

and

(d) if so, the details thereof along withaction taken by the Government to addressthe issue?

Rural Tourism Clusters andParks in Maharashtra

3425. SHRI HEMANTTUKARAM GODSE:




(a) whether there is a proposal to buildrural tourism clusters and tourism parks topromote tourism at a large scale in thecountry;

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

(c) the details and the number of suchclusters and parks proposed to be set upin Maharashtra?


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NCTE

†3426. SHRI PANKAJCHAUDHARY:




(a) whether the Government hasconducted special D.El.Ed a 18 monthscourse for untrained teachers throughNational Institute of Open Schooling underMinistry of Human ResourceDevelopment;

(b) whether this special course hasbeen approved by National Council forTeacher Education (NCTE);

(c) whether the National Council forTeacher Education is likely to make anyrule to include the special D.El.Ed courseof 18 months for the eligibility of teachers;and


Primary Education ofTribal Children

3427. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:




(a) whether the Government has takensteps to ensure primary education for thetribal children in their mother tongue;


(c) the details of the student enrolmentand student retention ratios in tribaldistricts especially in primary andsecondary levels;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to take any steps to raise thecadre of teachers from the local tribal youthto enhance the teacher studentresponsiveness and employmentopportunities; and


Employment Opportunities

3428. SHRI ANANTKUMARHEGDE:




(a) whether the sequence of creationof new employment opportunitiesthroughout the world is continuouslyincreasing whereas there is huge loss ofjobs in the country;

(b) if so, the reaction of theGovernment in this regard;

(c) whether the net addition in job/job creation growth during the last fewyears have not been able to match thegrowth in the number of people willing towork;

(d) if so, the details of the totalnumber of people who have joined thework force and the total number of jobscreated during the last three years and thecurrent year both in rural and urban areas;

(e) whether the Government has takennote of the various progressive policiesbeing implemented to facilitate job creationor curtail job losses in other developed anddeveloping nations such as the Europeancountries; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and thereaction of the Government thereto?

Maintenance of AllahabadMuseum

†3429. SHRIMATI KESHARIDEVI PATEL:




(a) the steps taken by the Governmentfor maintenance of Allahabad museum;

(b) the details of the plan for makingthis museum well-equipped;

(c) the details of work being carriedout to propagate and promote Indianculture;

(d) the research work being carried outfor development of the museum along withthe year-wise details of funds spent on thework of research and study by the year2014-19;

(e) the amount of fund spent thereonfrom contingency fund during the last fiveyears, item-wise; and

(f) the annual budget of the saidmuseum along with the item-wise detailsof the expenditure incurred out of this?

Loss of Jobs

3430. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:




(a) whether the Government is havingany data of the persons losing their jobs inthe country;

(b) if so, the details of laying off,sector-wise and State-wise during2016-17 till 31st March 2019; and

(c) the details of number of graduates,post graduates and Ph.D holders who wereunemployed in 2018 and 2019 separately?

Circulation of Currency

3431. SHRIMATI SAJDAAHMED:




(a) whether the Government hasassessed the impact of digital India pushfor the past one year and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether currency notes incirculation increased Post-demonetisationcompared to Pre-demonetisation and if so,the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposedtotal elimination of cash from the marketand if so, the details thereof along with theamount of fake currency recovered afterdemonetisation; and

(d) whether the Government has takennote of the fact that non-availability ofRs. 1000 currency causes problem to thecitizens and if so, the measures taken inthis regard?

Women’s College/University in Delhi

3432. SHRI HANS RAJ HANS:




(a) whether the Government has anyproposal for construction of women’sCollege/University or Educational hubon the 93 bigha land gifted to


Swami Shraddhanand College, DelhiUniversity, by the villagers of Mamurpur,Narela 50 years back and still kept reservedfor the purpose; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along withthe progress made in this regard?

Skill Training Certificate

†3433. SHRI NARANBHAIKACHHADIYA:




(a) the number of youth proposed tobe imparted training under the NationalPolicy on Skill Development andEntrepreneurship during the next twoyears;

(b) the names of those institutionswhich assess and certify imparted skills orissue skill training certificate to validate thetraining undergone earlier;

(c) the system adopted by the saidinstitutions to ensure quality of training;and

(d) the number of trainees who havebeen issued skill cards and skill certificatesand the number thereof, who have gotemployment during the last six months?

Development of Tourism aroundChitradurga Fort

3434. SHRI A. NARAYANASWAMY:




(a) whether any proposal fordevelopment of tourism aroundChitradurga Fort, is under consideration;and

(b) if so, the details and status of theproposal?

UGC

3435. SHRI K.MURALEEDHARAN:




(a) whether the University GrantsCommission had developed life skillscurriculum;


(c) whether the ethics and etiquettesof social media, ways to use google searchbetter, yoga, pranayama and resumewriting are all part of the said life skills;and


Literacy

†3436. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:




(a) whether the Government has fixedthe target of achieving hundred percentliteracy by eradicating illiteracy from thecountry by the year 2022;

(b) if so, the details of the steps taken/proposed to be taken for this purposeduring the last four years;

(c) whether the Government hasprovided financial assistance for thispurpose during the last three years;

(d) if so, the details thereof along withthe details of the present illiteracy rate,State-wise;

(e) the role of State Governments andNon-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)to achieve the target of hundred per centliteracy;

(f) whether the Government proposesto seek assistance of experts to eradicateilliteracy; and

(g) if so, the details thereof?

Maithili Language

†3437. SHRI GOPAL JEETHAKUR:




(a) whether Maithili language isincluded under the Eighth Schedule;

(b) whether this is the colloquiallanguage for crores of people;

(c) whether this language has not beenincluded at primary level in CBSE/CTETcourse;

(d) whether the Governmentproposes to include this language atprimary level of education; and

(e) if so, the time by which it is likelyto be included along with the detailsthereof?

Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme

3438. SHRI C. LALROSANGA:



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(a) whether the Government ismonitoring the success of Sovereign GoldBond Scheme 2015-16;

(b) if so, the details thereof and themanner in which the success of the saidSovereign Gold Bond Scheme is beingmonitored; and

(c) the details of its response fromthe public especially in the North-East?

Natural Gas Reserves

†3439. SHRI SUDARSHANBHAGAT:




(a) whether there is an immensepotential of natural gas resources inJharkhand, if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether the Government hasconducted any study or survey in thisregard, if so, the details thereof?

Loan for Skill Development

3440. SHRI BRIJBHUSHANSHARAN SINGH:




(a) whether the Government proposesto simplify the process of getting loan forskill development, especially for poor andbackward people of the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

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IIT and Kendriya Vidyalaya inGujarat

3441. SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA:




(a) whether the Government has anyplan to start Kendriya Vidyalaya andNavodaya Vidyalaya in Kutch, Gujarat; and

(b) whether the Government proposesto set up new IITs in the country and if so,the details thereof?

Number of Students

†3442. SHRI BHANU PRATAPSINGH VERMA:



be pleased to state the maximum numberof students who can be admitted in eachclass from class IX to XII in NavodayaVidyalayas across the country?

Investment Scam in EPFO

3443. SHRI SYED IMTIAZJALEEL:




(a) whether EPFO uses its fund indifferent entities to earn interest and if so,the procedure adopted for such investment;

(b) whether recently some scam ininvesting such fund has come to the notice

of the Government especially from UttarPradesh and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the number of State Governmentand EPFO officials found involved in thisscam;

(d) whether the Government hasinquired into this and if so, the outcomethereof and the number of persons arrestedand action initiated against them; and

(e) the steps taken by the Governmentto restrict such scam in future?

ESI Hospital in Hyderabad

3444. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHARBELLANA:




(a) whether Employees StateInsurance Hospital in Hyderabad is riddledwith scams;


(c) whether, any arrest has been madein this regard; and

(d) the details of measures which theGovernment is taking to put in place amechanism to avoid recurrence of suchscams?

Places of Rajasthan selected underSwadesh Darshan Scheme

†3445. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:




(a) the names of the circuits inRajasthan which have been selected underthe Swadesh Darshan scheme;

(b) the names of the places which havebeen selected under these circuits;

(c) the details of amount sanctionedfor carrying out works under the scheme;and

(d) the time by which these works arelikely to be completed?

Development of Housing FinanceSecuritisation Market

3446. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMEDBASHEER:




(a) whether a committee on thedevelopment of Housing FinanceSecuritisation Market has been constituted;

(b) if so, whether the said committeehas submitted its report; and

(c) if so, the action taken on the basisof this report?

Occupations for Child Labourers

†3447. SHRI MANSUKHBHAIDHANJIBHAI VASAVA:




(a) the details of occupations andprocedures notified as hazardous for childlabourers;

(b) whether children are being engagedin such occupations in many parts of thecountry;

(c) if so, the State-wise and year-wisedetails of such child labourers engaged in

such hazardous works during the last threeyears and the current year; and

(d) the details of the effective stepstaken to check child labour?

Demand and Supply of Employment

†3448. SHRI DULAL CHANDGOSWAMI:




(a) the total loss of employmentregistered in the country as a result of globalrecession;

(b) the scheme for the employment ofunemployed; and

(c) whether there is an imbalancebetween demand and supply ofemployment and whether the Governmentproposes to formulate any scheme tocorrect it?

Residential Schools for TribalStudents

†3449. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYAGAVIT:




(a) whether the Government isimplementing any scheme for theconstruction of hostels for boys and girlsbelonging to the Scheduled Tribe categoriesin Maharashtra;

(b) the programs being run for thedevelopment of STs especially in the fieldof education in Maharashtra;


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(c) whether hostels are proposed tobe constructed in every school for studentsbelonging to the STs categories inMaharashtra; and


Survey of ASI

3450. SHRI T.R. BAALU:




(a) whether the Archaeological Surveyof India conducted a survey at Adhichanallur

INDEX

(Ministry-wise)

Corporate Affairs : 3252, 3286

Culture : 3250, 3263, 3273, 3301, 3314, 3327, 3328,3329, 3346, 3350, 3354, 3368, 3373, 3375,3400, 3404, 3405, 3408, 3416, 3424, 3429,3450

Finance : 3225, 3229, 3231, 3238, 3240, 3256, 3259,3266, 3272, 3277, 3285, 3291, 3305, 3311,3321, 3322, 3323, 3335, 3336, 3341, 3342,3343, 3344, 3349, 3358, 3359, 3366, 3374,3376, 3378, 3382, 3386, 3389, 3391, 3394,3401, 3407, 3409, 3413, 3419, 3431, 3438,3446

Human Resource Development : 3222, 3223, 3230, 3232, 3234, 3241, 3245,3246, 3248, 3251, 3257, 3260, 3261, 3264,3269, 3278, 3281, 3288, 3290, 3296, 3298,3299, 3307, 3310, 3316, 3317, 3319, 3324,3330, 3332, 3333, 3334, 3347, 3351, 3355,3360, 3361, 3364, 3365, 3367, 3371, 3372,3380, 3381, 3383, 3390, 3414, 3415, 3421,3422, 3423, 3426, 3432, 3435, 3436, 3437,3441, 3442

Labour and Employment : 3221, 3227, 3228, 3233, 3236, 3239, 3244,3249, 3258, 3267, 3268, 3270, 3275, 3282,3283, 3293, 3294, 3295, 3300, 3302, 3303,3308, 3309, 3331, 3348, 3353, 3356, 3362,3379, 3395, 3397, 3417, 3428, 3430, 3443,3444, 3447, 3448

Petroleum and Natural Gas : 3224, 3242, 3253, 3255, 3271, 3274, 3280,3284, 3287, 3304, 3315, 3325, 3338, 3345,3363, 3392, 3396, 3410, 3439

Skill Development and Entrepreneurship : 3254, 3262, 3276, 3320, 3352, 3377, 3384,3387, 3393, 3433, 3440

Steel : 3226, 3279, 3340

Tourism : 3235, 3237, 3243, 3247, 3289, 3312, 3318,3326, 3337, 3357, 3385, 3388, 3402, 3403,3406, 3411, 3418, 3425, 3434, 3445

Tribal Affairs : 3265, 3292, 3297, 3306, 3313, 3339, 3369,3370, 3398, 3399, 3412, 3420, 3427, 3449.

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December 3, 2019 Secretary General

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in Thoothukudi district in Tamil Nadu andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any report has beensubmitted in this regard;

(c) if so, the details of the findings ofthe survey and if not, the reasons for notmaking report to the public;

(d) whether any fresh survey wouldbe conducted by ASI at Eral Sivakalai inThoothukudi District and also inKodumanal in Chennimalai Taluk in TamilNadu; and


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