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Lok Sabha Question No. 329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Petrochemical Investors Conclave 2017
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.329 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  DECEMBER, 2017

## PETROCHEMICAL INVESTORS CONCLAVE 2017

329: SHRI J.C. DIVAKAR REDDY:

## पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has held Petrochemical Investors Conclave 2017 and also Hydrocarbon related conference in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh recently; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and issues discussed therein and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

## MINISTER OF PETROELUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)  &  (b):  Petrochemical  Investors  Conclave  2017  was  held  at  Bhubaneshwar  on 16.11.2017.      Over  750  delegates  attended  the  Conclave.  During  the  conclave,  three MoUs were signed, each with Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, MCPI Private Ltd, West Bengal and Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), Odisha by Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.

Further,    21 st Refinery Technology Meet was organised at Visakhapatnam in April, 2017 with  the  theme  'Refining  to  Petrochemicals-The  way  Ahead'.  Large  number  of delegates/speakers/ senior executives from Oil Industry around the world participated in the  Meet.  74  numbers  of  technical  papers,  including  47  papers  from  Global  leaders  in Refining and Petrochemical Technology were presented. The Meet provided opportunity for exchange of latest technological advances and best practices followed worldwide.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 328 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Recommendations on New Education Policy
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 328 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## Recommendations on New Education Policy

## 328. KUMARI  SUSHMITA DEV:

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

(a)  whether the Government has accepted any of the recommendations made  by  the  T.S.R. Subramanian  Committee  in  the  New  Education  Policy-2016  and  if  so,  the  details    of    the recommendations that were accepted and implemented;

(b) whether the Government has not accepted any of the recommendations and if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) the reasons for not publishing the complete report of  the  2016  draft  in  the public domain; and

(d)  whether  the  Government  intends to Publish the complete report and if so, the details for the estimated time frame for  the  same  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) to  (d)  :  The  Government  is in  the process of  formulating a New Education Policy for which initially,  it  had  constituted  a  Committee  for  Evolution  of  the  New  Education  Policy  in  October 2015  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Shri  T.S.R.  Subramanian,  former  Cabinet  Secretary  to  the Government of India which submitted its report in May, 2016. The Report of the Committee is available on the website of NUEPA, which was the Committee's Secretariat, and can be accessed at http://www.nuepa.org/New/download/NEP2016/ReportNEP.pdf.

After perusal of the report of the Committee and the based on reports of various consultations as well as views and comments received, the Ministry prepared 'Some Inputs for the Draft National Education Policy, 2016' which is available on the MHRD website at http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/Inputs\_Draft\_NEP\_2016.pdf.  Both  these  reports have been treated as inputs for education policy formulation.

The exercise of preparing a New Education Policy is still ongoing as  the Government has recently constituted  a  Committee  for  preparation  of  the  Draft  National  Education  Policy  under  the Chairmanship of Dr. K. Kasturirangan, which is due to submit its report soon.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 326 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: EAS Economic Ministers’ Meeting
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 326

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  DECEMBER, 2017

## EAS ECONOMIC MINISTERS' MEETING

326.   SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.:

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

- (a) whether India has participated in the East Asia Summit (EAS) Economic Ministers' Meeting held in Manila recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  India  and  China  have  set  up  panels  to  promote  export  and  bilateral relations;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.  A  delegation  led  by  the  Minister  of  Commerce  and Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu participated in the East Asia Summit (EAS) Economic Ministers' Meeting held at Pasay City in Manila, Philippines on 9 th September, 2017.
- (c) to (e): At present, the following institutional mechanism are in place between India & China to deliberate on the trade issues:
1.  Joint Economic Group (JEG): JEG was established at Ministerial level in  1988  to  discuss  trade  cooperation  issues  including  export  promotion. So far, 10 JEGs have been held with the last one in September 2014 in Beijing. During the 10th JEG, Indian side requested China to take specific measures to improve market access for Indian products in China.
2.      The following Joint Working Groups (JWGs) have been constituted at  DG/JS level to  enhance the trade cooperation between two countries and address the trade and investment related issues:
- a. JWG on Trade in Services: The last meeting was held in Xiamen on 18 th September, 2017.
- b. JWG on Trade Statistical Analysis: The last meeting was held in New Delhi on 20 th November 2017.
- c. JWG on Economic and Trade Planning Cooperation: The last meeting held in New Delhi on 21 st February, 2017.
- d. JWG on  Industrial  Parks:  The  last  meeting  of  the  JWG was held in Beijing from 2 nd -3 rd , November 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 325 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Farzad-B Oil Fields
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 325 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  DECEMBER, 2017

## FARZAD -B OIL FIELDS

325: SH ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

## पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- a) the  present  position of developing Farzad-B oil field taken over by Indian entities in Tehran;
- b) whether Tehran has threatened to rope in Russian oil companies to develop the oil field in retaliation against India's move to cut the purchase of Iranian oil over Tehran's delay in awarding the block;
- c) if so, the details thereof along with the present position in this regard; and
- d) the time by which India is likely to get the said oil field for development?

## ANSWER

पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (d) : Farsi Block field (later known as Farzad-B) was awarded by Iran to an Indian consortium comprising of ONGC  Videsh  Ltd  (OVL),  Indian Oil Corporation  Limited  (IOCL)  and  OIL  India  Limited  (OIL)  for  exploratory activities in 2002. The consortium discovered gas in the field.  Indian consortium is continuously  engaged  with  its  Iranian  counterparts  and  has  proposed  a  Master Development  Plan  for  the  field. The  ongoing  negotiations  with  the  Indian consortium  do  not  preclude  the  possibility  of  Iran  discussing  the  Farzad-B  with other countries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Reservation Roster in SOL
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Richard Hay

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 321 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## Reservation Roster in SOL

## 321. PROF. RICHARD HAY:

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

- (a) whether  all  the  reserved  categories  posts  of  Scheduled  Castes  (SCs)  and  Scheduled  Tribes (STs) in the School of Open Learning (SOL), Delhi University have been filled up/promoted;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, category-wise during the last three years and the current year and if not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  steps  taken  or  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the reservation  roster for filling  up  of  SCs/STs  posts  and  their  promotion  is  being followed in SOL as per DoPT guidelines; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  action  taken  or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 319 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Welfare of Contractual Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 319 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## WELFARE OF CONTRACTUAL WORKERS

319. SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

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

- (a)whether the Government is not encouraging the regular employment at the lower level, as the practice of hiring of Multi-Tasking Staff & Data Entry Operator through empanelled vendors is on rise;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto; and
- (c)the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the welfare of hired/ contractual manpower?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): No, Madam. In so far as workers engaged through contractors are concerned, the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition)  Act,  1970  has  been  enacted  to  regulate  their  employment and working conditions. A well-established Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) is in place to enforce various labour laws including the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970. The countrywide network  of Dy. Chief  Labour Commissioners  (Central) and Regional  Labour  Commissioners  (Central)  under  the  control  of  the Chief Labour  Commissioner  (Central) is mandated  to  settle the complaints/claims of the contract workers in terms of the provisions of the  said  Act  and  the  Rules  framed  thereunder.  Further,  regular inspections  and  special  inspection  drives  are  conducted  by  the officers of the CIRM to ensure strict compliance of the Acts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 318 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Revision of NCERT Books
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 318

TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## Revision of NCERT Books

318. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

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

- (a)   whether the Government has set up or proposes to set up a Committee to revise NCERT text books with a view to remove Urdu, Persian and English words in Hindi books; and

- (b)   if so, the progress made in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)        No, Madam.

- (b)        Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Code on Wages
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 317 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## CODE ON WAGES

## 317. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  intends  to  introduce  the  labour  code  on wages and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether  intra-ministerial  discussions  were  held  for  the  proposed labour code on safety and working conditions; and
- (c)if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  Labour  Code  on  Wages  has  been  introduced  in  Lok Sabha on 10.08.2017 and subsequently, referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Labour.
- (b) & (c): Intra-Ministerial  discussions  with  concerned  organizations are  part  and  parcel  of  any  amendment  in  Labour  Law.  The  Code  on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions is at present prelegislative stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 313 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Appointment in ESIC
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAJESH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 313 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## APPOINTMENT IN ESIC

†313. SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

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

- (a)whether examination for appointment to the post of Junior Medical Record Technicians in Employees' State Insurance Corporation in various States has been conducted in the recent past;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether all the appointments have been made in accordance with the laid down eligibility conditions; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof along with the number of candidates appointed, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes,  Madam.    The  ESIC  conducted  Online  Examination  for recruitment to the post of Junior Medical Record Technician in the year 2016 as under:

|   Sl. No. | Name of the State   |
|-----------|---------------------|
|         1 | Punjab              |
|         2 | Haryana             |
|         3 | Kerala              |
|         4 | West Bengal         |

- (c) & (d): No,  Madam.    As  per  provision  contained  in  Recruitment  Rules, the  selection  process  for  the  post  of  Junior  Medical  Record  Technician  is prescribed as under:

Stage I - Online Exam.

Stage  II  -  Computer  Test  on  Working  Knowledge  of  Computer  as  per requirement of Recruitment Regulations for the post.

Based on online examination, the candidates have been shortlisted for stageII examination i.e. the Computer Test on the basis of their performance. *******
Lok Sabha Question No. 307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Labour Conference
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: G. HARI

307. SHRI G. HARI:

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

- (a)whether the Government has finalised the agenda for the 47th Indian Labour Conference;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether providing social security cover for the entire workforce may be the central theme of the 47th Indian Labour Conference and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether the Government has received comments/suggestions from all stakeholders  for  finalising  the  agenda  of  Indian  Labour  Conference; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 307 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## LABOUR CONFERENCE

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to (c): Yes,  Madam.  The agenda of the 47th Indian Labour Conference  was  decided  in  the  48th  Session  of  Standing  Labour Committee  held  on  11th  May,  2017  in  New  Delhi  and  the  details  of agenda are as under:
- i.     Social Security for all.
- ii.    Labour law amendment, reforms and codification
- iii.   Employment Generation with special focus on women
- iv.   Transition to formal employment.
- (d) & (e): The  agenda  of  Indian  Labour  Conference  is  finalised  by  the tripartite stakeholders after a thorough deliberations in Standing Labour Committee as indicated above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Biannual NEET and JEE
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHAGWANT MANN

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 306 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  DECEMBER 2017 AGRAHAYANA 27, 1939 (SAKA)

## Biannual NEET and JEE.

## 306.      SHRI BHAGWANT MANN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to conduct medical and engineering admission  exams,  National  Eligibility  cum  Entrance  Test  (NEET)  and  Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) twice a year to reduce pressure on students;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the way students are likely to be benefited by the said pattern?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Government has decided to setup a National Testing Agency (NTA) as  a  Society  registered  under  the  Indian  Societies  Registration  Act,  1860,  and  as  an autonomous  and  self-sustained  premier  testing  organization  to  conduct  all  entrance examinations for higher educational institutions. The features for the said examinations are (i) the NTA would initially conduct those entrance examinations which are currently being conducted by the CBSE; (ii) Other examinations will be taken up gradually after NTA is fully geared up; (iii) The entrance examinations will be conducted in online mode at  least  twice  a  year,  thereby  giving  adequate  opportunity  to  candidates  to  bring  out their  best;  and  (iv)  In  order  to  serve  the  requirements  of  the  rural  students,  it  would locate  the  centres  at  sub-district/district  level  and  as  far  as  possible  would  undertake hands-on training to the students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 305 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Out of School Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 305 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2017

## Out of School Students

305. SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

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

- (a) whether 2.8 million children are out of school in the country as per the UNESCO report;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (c)   whether   the   Government   has   taken   note   of   it   and   if   so,   the   details   of   the comprehensive   measures   taken   by   the   Government   to   bring   these   children   to school?

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

- (a): Yes, Madam. As per UNESCO's Global Education Monitoring Report, 2017-18,
- 2.8 million children were estimated to be out of school in India.
- (b): It has been informed by UNESCO that they collect data only at the national level. Hence, State/UT-wise details are not available.
- (c): The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) provides assistance to State Governments and UTs to ensure free and compulsory quality elementary education for all children. Universal enrolment is the first goal of SSA, and hence all efforts are made to bring all children to schools. SSA has provided 2.06   lakh   primary   and   1.61   lakh   upper   primary   schools   for   ensuring   universal provisioning of schooling facilities. Preference for opening of school is given to tribal areas, and areas with high concentration of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and minority population. In addition, 3703 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, which are residential schools for girls at upper primary level, have also been sanctioned to the States for improving access to marginalised girls particularly out of school, either drop out or never enrolled. As per Unified District Information System for Education

2015-16, the number of total children enrolled at elementary level has increased

Under SSA, provisions have also been made for residential schools/hostels and transportation/escort facility for children living in sparsely populated areas, children living in areas where schools cannot be opened due to unavailability of land and children in need of care and protection. Special training is also provided to all such children who are school dropouts and long absentees and they are enrolled in 'back from 15.1 crore in 1998-99 to 19.67 crore. to school' camps.

Additionally,   other   strategies   adopted   under   SSA  such   as   strengthening   school infrastructure, improving pupil-teacher ratios, providing incentives like free textbooks, uniforms for eligible category of children and mid-day meal in schools have proved to be useful in increasing the enrolment of children in elementary schools.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Forest Rights Act, 2006
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 301 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## FOREST RIGHTS ACT, 2006

## † 301  SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any mechanism or agency is in place with the Government to monitor and implement the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006 and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether the Government has made some amendments in the said Act or propose to amend it; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a) Progress  in  implementation  of  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other  Traditional  Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is furnished by the States on a monthly basis indicating, the individual & community claims received, titles distributed and the extent of forest land for which titles have been distributed upto the end of that month. Reports received from the states are compiled in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs and also put in public domain.
- (b) No, Madam.
- (c) Does not arise in view of reply given to Part (b) of the question.

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