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Lok Sabha Question No. 270 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Deemed Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV, HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT	OF	INDIA MINISTRY	OF	HUMAN	RESOURCE	DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT	OF	HIGHER	EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

STARRED	QUESTION	NO.*270 TO	BE	ANSWERED	ON	06.08.2018

## Deemed Universities

## †*270. SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV: SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will	the	Minister	of	HUMAN	RESOURCE	DEVELOPMENT	be	pleased	to	state:

- (a)	whether	the	Government	is	aware	that	deemed	universities	are	not	complying	with the	reservation	policy;
- (b)	if	so,	the	details	thereof	and	the	reasons	therefor;
- (c)	the	reaction	of	the	Government	thereto;	and
- (d)	the	corrective	steps	taken	by	the	Government	in	this	regard?

ANSWER MINISTER	OF	HUMAN	RESOURCE	DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a)	to	(d):	A	statement	is	laid	on	the	Table	of	the	House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *270 FOR 06.08.2018 ASKED BY HON'BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV AND SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN REGARDING DEEMED UNIVERSITIES (a)	to	(d):	No	complaints	have	been	received	in	the	Ministry	regarding	non-compliance of	reservation	policy	in	Institutions	Deemed	to	be	Universities.	Institutions	Deemed	to be	Universities	are	regulated	by	University	Grants	Commission	(UGC)	as	per	provisions of	the	UGC	(Institutions	Deemed	to	be	Universities)	Regulations,	2016.		Clause	17.0	of these	Regulations	provides	as	under:'The Institution Deemed to be University shall implement the reservation policy in admissions and recruitment, in accordance with any Act of Parliament for the time being in force.' The	Central	Educational	Institutions	(Reservations	in	Admission)	Act,	2006	was passed	 by	 the	 Parliament	 to	 provide	 for	 reservation	 in	 admission	 of	 the	 students belonging	 to	 the	 Scheduled	 Castes,	 Scheduled	 Tribes	 and	 Other	 Backward	 Classes,	 to certain	Central	Educational	Institutions	established,	maintained	or	aided	by	the	Central Government.	As	such,	all	Institutions	Deemed	to	be	Universities,	which	are	maintained by	 or	 receive	 aid	 from	 the	 Central	 Government,	 provide	 reservation	 in	 admission	 of students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 268 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Enterprise-Level Survey
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 268 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## ENTERPRISE-LEVEL SURVEY

*268. SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether the Government is considering to launch Enterprise-Level survey in August, 2018;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the results of the survey, which is aimed at estimating job creation in the unorganized sector, will take at least a year to come through and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether  the  survey  will  be  conducted  on  quarterly  basis  by  the labour bureau; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 268 FOR 06.08.2018 BY SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN REGARDING ENTERPRISE-LEVEL SURVEY. (a) to (e): Ministry of Labour & Employment has accorded approval of Area Frame Survey of Enterprises to Labour Bureau, an attached office of  the  Ministry.  Labour  Bureau  has  constituted  an  Expert  Group  for advising the Bureau on the technical issues related to the Area Frame Survey  which  will  cover  establishments/units  having  less  than  10 workers  in  eight  selected  sectors  viz.  Manufacturing,  Construction, Trade,  Transport,  Education,  Health,  Accommodation  &  Restaurants and  IT/BPO.  The  date  for  launching  of  this  Survey  has  not  yet  been fixed.  Subsequent  to  the  Area  Frame  Survey  of  Enterprises  which  is likely  to  take  about  a  year  from  the  date  of  its  launching,  quarterly survey  would  be  undertaken  and  results  would  be  available  on  a quarterly basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 267 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Trade with Uzbekistan
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 267 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  AUGUST, 2018

## TRADE WITH UZBEKISTAN

## *267 (H). SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE  &  INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय  एवं  उɮयोग  मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has offered to export sugar, mango and potato to Uzbekistan in lieu of import of moong, gum, walnut and chickpeas from Uzbekistan; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  its  likely  impact  and  the  benefits  likely  to  accrue  to  the country?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh lh- vkj- pkS/kjh½ THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) and (b):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) and (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 267(H)   FOR ANSWER ON 06 th  AUGUST, 2018 REGARDING 'TRADE WITH UZBEKISTAN'.

- (a) and  (b):    No  such  offer  has  been  made  by  India  through  any  Bilateral  Meeting. Recently,  all  CIS  countries  including    Uzbekistan  were  requested  to  explore  the possibilities  to  import sugar  from  India. We feel that the  present level of bilateral trade  is  below  potential  and  there  is  need  to  intensify  cooperation  in  order  to increase trade. In this context, Hon'ble Minister of Commerce & Industry shall be leading  an  Inter-Governmental  Commission  which  is  scheduled  to  be  held  in August,2018 in Tashkent.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Pension Promotion Scheme
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3220

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 TH  AUGUST, 2018

## PENSION PROMOTION SCHEME

3220.   SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether more than 1 crore employment is likely to be available/ generated in the country after approval of Pension Promotion Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the current status of the said scheme;
- (c) the details of the number of people being benefitted/likely to be benefitted under this scheme in the country; and
- (d) the amount of the funds allocated for this scheme so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a)  to  (d):  No  such  Pension  Promotion  Scheme  is  being  implemented  by Government of India. However, Ministry of Labour and Employment has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana since year 2016-17 for incentivizing  employers  for  promoting  employment  generation.  Under  this scheme, Government is paying the entire employer's contribution (12 % or as admissible) towards the EPS and EPF for all sectors w.e.f. 01.04.2018  to all eligible new employees and is applicable for all sectors for the next 3 years. Till  30th  July,  2018,      benefits  have  been  given  to  76908  Establishments covering  61.36    lakh  beneficiaries  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan Yojana  (PMRPY).  The  total  amount  of  funds  allocated  for  the  FY  2016-17  to 2018-19 is 3652.09 crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3218 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: 12 Champion Sectors Initiative
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, S. RAJENDRAN, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3218 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  AUGUST, 2018

## 12 CHAMPION SECTORS INITIATIVE

## 3218.   SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE  &  INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय  एवं  उɮयोग  मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  the  Nivati-Medha  breakwater  harbor  in  the konkan  region  of  Maharashtra  under  '12  Champion  Sector  initiative'  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has directed the concerned officials to expedite the construction of the breakwater harbor and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  finalized  the  action  plans  for  this  purpose  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) the expected expenditure which is likely to be involved in this regard along with the time by which the said breakwater harbor is likely to be constructed; and
- (e) the benefit likely to be accrued to the residents of the said area after completion of the construction of the breakwater harbor?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh lh- vkj- pkS/kjh½

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to(e): Gram panchayat  Medha under District Sindhudurg, Maharashtra has submitted a Village Development Proposal titled, 'Nivati-Medha Fishermen Village (A Tourism Project)' to the District Collector, Assistant Director of Fisheries, Finance and Fisheries Minister of Maharashtra. The said project proposes to create a safe breakwater harbor  at  the  Nivati-Medha  beach  and  aims  to,  inter  alia,  improve  the  standard  of  living  of  the  fishermen community  by  developing  fishing  and  tourism  activities.  A  copy  of  the  said  proposal  was  furnished  to  the Department of Commerce for information.

It  may  be  noted  that  no  formal  communication  has  been  received  by  the  Department  of  Commerce  from  the Government  of  Maharashtra  regarding  considering  the  said  proposal  under  the  Champion  Services  Sector initiative.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3205 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Higher Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) to (d) : No Madam.

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## DEVELOPMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3205 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Higher Education

3205. SHRI KAMAL NATH: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government is looking to rope in companies and high net -worth individuals (HNIs) to finance and promote higher education in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of companies and HNIs shown interest to finance for promotion of higher education in the country;
- (c) whether the Government itself has proved incompetent to fund for promotion of higher education in the country; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor?
Lok Sabha Question No. 3203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Contract Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3203 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Contract Teachers

## 3203. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  are  thousands  of  adhoc/contract  teachers working in schools , are not getting even minimum wages;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  taking  serious  note  that  the  school  managements  are exploiting teachers to work more for low wages; and

(d) if so, the measures taken by the Government to streamline the wages to all contract and adhoc teachers in schools in the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) to (d): Education is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, a majority of the schools are under the jurisdiction of respective States and Union Territories (UT). Hence, the recruitment, service conditions and redeployment of teachers are primarily in the domain of respective State Governments and UT Administrations. As per Section 23 (3) of the RTE Act, 2009,  the  salary  and  allowances  payable  to,  and  the  terms  and  conditions  of  services  of, teachers shall be such as may be prescribed. Further, Rule 18(1) of the Model RTE Rules, 2009, states that the State Government or the local authority, as the case may be, shall notify terms and  conditions  of  service  and  salary  and allowances  of  teachers  in  order  to  create  a professional and permanent cadre of teachers.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: CNG Stations
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, HARI OM PANDEY, (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG), SANTOSH KUMAR

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3200 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

CNG Stations

3200.   SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI HARI OM PANDAY:

DR. RATNA DE (NAG):

SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  increase  the  number  of  CNG  Stations  in Delhi/NCR, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal; and

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  requirements/prerequisites  for  any individual/firm intending to install a CNG station?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) & (b) The development of City Gas Distribution (CGD) network is being carried out by the authorized CGD entities in the area. Setting up of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations is a  part  of  the  development  of  CGD  network  depending  on  work  plan,  market  principles  and subject  to  statutory  clearances.  The  authorized  entity  has  exclusivity  to  install  CNG  station within  the  Geographical  Area  (GA)  upto  a  specified  period  as  indicated  in  the  authorisation document. In order to increase the number of CNG stations in the country including Delhi/NCR, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, PNGRB, the regulatory authority has received bids for 86 GAs covering 174 districts under 9 th CGD bidding round.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Transparency in Grants
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, SANTOSH AHLAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3199 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Transparency in Grants

## †3199. SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  irregularities  in  providing  grants  to  educational institutions in the country;

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

(c)  the  details  of  the  method  being  adopted  by  the  Government  to  ensure  transparency  and efficiency in the process of proceeding grants to educational institutions?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a): No, Madam.

- (b): Does not arise.

(c): As far as method of releasing the Grants-in Aid to the educational institutions is concerned, Ministry is committed to bring transparency and efficiency in the procedure for the releasing the grants to the institutions. For this Ministry follows the due directions/guidelines prescribed by the Ministry of Finance for the smooth functioning in the financial matters. Grants are released to the institutions after following the due  procedure, subject to meeting  the accountability  and transparency standards. Further, a transparent and effective system Public Financial Management System (PFMS) which is a web-based online software application developed and implemented by the  Office  of  Controller  General  of  Accounts  (CGA),  is  used  to  process  the  financial  sanctions with  the  objective  to  facilitate  sound  Public  Financial  Management  System  for  Government  of India (GoI) by establishing an efficient fund flow system as well as a payment cum accounting network. It provides various stakeholders with a real time, reliable and meaningful management information system and an effective decision support system, as part of the Digital India initiative of  GoI.  Now,  it  is  mandatory  for  all  Implementing  Agencies  to  use  Expenditure,  Advance  & Transfer (EAT) module of PFMS for transactions relating to fund received from Government of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Foreign Trade
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: VEENA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3193 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  AUGUST, 2018

## FOREIGN TRADE

## 3193 (H). SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨ णÏय  एवं  उɮयोग  मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether foreign trade is not in the interest of economic growth of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the average annual loss incurred during the last five years and the current year;
- (c) whether foreign trade of India is done under the rules of World Trade Organisation and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the Government  has  made  efforts  to  change  the  rules  of  World  Trade Organisation for protecting the interests of India and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh lh- vkj- pkS/kjh½

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a)  and  (b):    Foreign  trade  plays  a  significant  role  in  the  Indian  economy.  The  ratio  of  India's foreign trade to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is more than 40% as per the World Bank Statistics for  2017.  Foreign  trade  earns  foreign  exchange,  improves  balance  of  payments,  generates employment and makes domestic industry competitive. India's global trade including both exports and imports for the last five years and the current year is at Annexure to this reply. (c) and (d): India is a founding member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It believes in the  rules-based  multilateral  trading  system  as  it  ensures  fairness,  equity  and  justice  to  all  WTO member countries,  especially  developing  and  least  developed  countries.  India's  foreign  trade  is conducted in accordance with the WTO principles of transparency, non-discrimination, special and differential  treatment  etc.    In  the  WTO  negotiations,  India's  position  has  been  calibrated  with  a view to protecting its national interests, giving due priority to the development dimension.

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## India's global trade during the last 5 years and the current year

(values in million USD)

| Year                   | Export     | Import     | Trade balance   |
|------------------------|------------|------------|-----------------|
| 2013-14                | 314,415.73 | 450,213.63 | - 135,797.90    |
| 2014-15                | 310,352.01 | 448,033.41 | - 137,681.40    |
| 2015-16                | 262,291.09 | 381,007.76 | - 118,716.67    |
| 2016-17                | 275,852.43 | 384,357.03 | - 108,504.60    |
| 2017-18                | 303,376.22 | 465,578.28 | - 162,202.06    |
| 2018-19 (up to Jun-18) | 81,922.54  | 127,356.94 | - 45,434.40     |

Source-Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS)

Note: The foreign trade figures for 2017-18 & 2018-19 are provisional.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Skill Development in Jammu & Kashmir
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3192 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN JAMMU & KASHMIR

## 3192.  SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a)         the  details  of  the  schemes/  programmes  being  run  by  the  Government  for providing skill development training in agriculture and ancillary sectors to the farmers in Jammu & Kashmir;
- (b)        the number of farmers trained through these schemes and the extent to which they are benefited;
- (c)         whether  the  Government  has  earmarked  any  fund  for  this  purpose  under different schemes; and
- (d)         if  so,  the  details  of  funds  earmarked  and  utilized  during  each  of  the  last  three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE)

(a) to (d)          The Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Family Welfare (DAC&FW) has  been  making  concerted  efforts  in  consultation  with  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural Research (ICAR) for operationalizing skill training courses (min. 200 hours duration) for rural youths, farmers and farm women. The skill training courses are being operationalized through the wide network of National Training Institutions of DAC&FW and  Krishi  Vigyan  Kendras  (KVKs)  of  ICAR  through  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana (RKVY).  During  last  two  years  (2016-17  &  2017-18),  319  skill  training  courses  were conducted to impart training to 5220 candidates across the country including Jammu & Kashmir. An amount of Rs 6.35 lakh, 2.06 lakh was allocated to the KVKs and utilized by them in 2016-17 and 2017-18 respectively for conducting skill training courses in Jammu and Kashmir. An amount of Rs 41.78 lakh has been allocated to the KVKs in 2018-19.

Further, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing  a  flagship  scheme  known  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY) on pan-India basis.  PMKVY  enables  large  number  of  prospective  youth  for taking  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  and  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  through accredited  and  affiliated  training centers in  around  40  different  sectors.  Agriculture Sector Skill Council conducted Short Term Training, wherein 507 have been trained, and 289 trainees have been certified as on 10 th July 2018. Total disbursement made for the State of Jammu and Kashmir under PMKVY (2016-2020) is Rs. 48.19 Crores.

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