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Lok Sabha Question No. 4999 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: World Bank Loan to India
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, KAMAL NATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4999 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## WORLD BANK LOAN TO INDIA

## 4999.  SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: SHRI KAMAL NATH:

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

- (a) whether the World Bank has provided a loan to India for making Indian youth more employable through re-skilling;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has since worked out modalities to use/spent the World Bank loan amount;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the number of youth/students got skill training under the Skill India mission so far?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The  Government  of  India  has  approved  a  World  Bank  assisted  project known  as  Skill  Acquisition  and  Knowledge  Awareness  for  Livelihood  Promotion (SANKALP). SANKALP is an outcome based Centrally Sponsored Scheme aimed to implement  the mandate  of  the National  Skill  Development  Mission  (NSDM)  by strengthening  institutions,  improving  quality  and  access,  and  catalyzing  private  sector investments in Short-term Skill Development. The project is to be implemented over six years. The Loan Agreement of US 250 Million Dollar for the project was signed between Government  of  India  and  International  Bank  for  Reconstruction  and  Development (IBRD)  on  13 th December,  2017  which  came  into  effect  from  19 th January,  2018.  For funding under SANKALP four key result areas have been identified viz: (i) Institutional Strengthening;  (ii) Quality  Assurance;  (iii)  Inclusion;  and  (iv)  Expanding  Skills  through Public  Private  Partnerships  (PPPs).  SANKALP  project  has  two  components  viz. (i) Program  for  Results  (PforR)  instrument  of  the  World  Bank;  and  (ii)  Technical Assistance (TA) Component. Funds will be disbursed based on achievement of results. Detailed Disbursement linked Indicators (DLIs) have been developed to ensure that the program meets the stated objectives.

- (e) The number of students/ candidates who got skill training  under the Skill India mission are as under:
- i) Under  Standard  Training  Assessment  and  Reward  (STAR)  Scheme,  a total of 13,98,755 students/ candidates have been trained.
- ii) Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY  1.0  and  PMKVY 2016-2020), a total of 41,38,473 students/ candidates have been trained as on 10.03.2018.
- iii) Under  the  fee  based  model  of  National  Skill  Development  Corporation (NSDC), a total of 90,42,657 students/ candidates have been trained as on 28.02.2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4997 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Revival of Sick Steel PSUs
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: JANAK RAM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4997 FOR ANSWER ON 26/03/2018

## REVIVAL OF SICK STEEL PSUs

4997.  SHRI JANAK RAM:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of sick steel units in public sector in the country as on date;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to revive/restructure these sick units; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be done, plantwise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

- (a) There are two steel manufacturing Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in  the  country  namely  Steel  Authority  of  India  Limited  (SAIL)  and  Rashtriya  Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL).  Both CPSEs do not fall under the category of sick CPSEs.

(b)&(c): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4995 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Educational Institutes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NINONG ERING

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4995 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## Educational Institutes

## 4995. SHRI NINONG ERING:

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

- (a)	 whether	 the	 Government	 has	 allocated	 any	 Institutes	 of	 Eminence	 to	 the	 North Eastern	States	and	if	so,	the	details	thereof;
- (b)	whether	there	is	any	single	premier	education	institute	of	National	importance	such as	Indian	Institute	of	Technology	(IIT),	Indian	Institute	of	Management	(IIM),	All	India Institute	of	Management	and	Science	(AIIMS),	etc.	in	Arunachal	Pradesh	and	if	not,	the reasons	therefor;	and
- (c)	 the	 number	 of	 students	 decreasing	 in	 North	 Eastern	 Regional	 Institute	 of	 Science and	Technology	and	if	so,	the	details	thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):	 The	 process	 of	 selection	 of	 Institutions	 of	 Eminence	 (IoEs)	 has	 not	 yet	 been completed.
- (b):	 Yes,	 Madam.	 National	 Institute	 of	 Technology,	 Arunachal	 Pradesh,	 an	 Institute	 of National	Importance	(INI),	was	established	by	the	Central	Government	in	the	State	of Arunachal	Pradesh	under	NIT	Act,	2007.
- (c):	As	per	data	provided	by	North	Eastern	Regional	Institute	of	Science	and	Technology NERIST),	Arunachal	Pradesh,	the	actual	number	of	students	of	NERIST	in	the	last	four Academic	Years	is	as	under:

| Courses   | 2014 - 15   | 2014 - 15   | 2015 - 16   | 2015 - 16   | 2016 - 17   | 2016 - 17   | 2017 - 18   | 2017 - 18   |
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| offered   | Intake      | Actual      | Intake      | Actual      | Intake      | Actual      | Intake      | Actual      |
| UG        | 1408        | 1292        | 1408        | 1291        | 1408        | 1311        | 1408        | 1187        |
| PG        | 297         | 270         | 297         | 280         | 297         | 290         | 297         | 289         |
| Ph.D      | ---         | 174         | ---         | 217         | ---         | 245         | ---         | 244         |
| Total     | ---         | 1736        | ---         | 1788        | ---         | 1846        | ---         | 1720        |
Lok Sabha Question No. 4994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Impact of TPP
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4994(H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  MARCH,2018

## IMPACT OF TPP

## 4994(H). SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Department of Commerce had suggested in a recent meeting that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is not as expansive as the Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP) agreement under which twelve sectors amongst the largest  trade  sectors  have  been  included  against  the  eight  sectors  included  under RCEP;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the government thereto;
- (c) whether it also suggested that the Government could consider an agreement with the USA to  deal  with  the  impact  of  TPP  and  if  so,  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto;
- (d) whether the  negative  list  prepared  a  few  years  ago  was  inadequate  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e) whether  larger  interests  are  linked  to  the  Free  Trade  Agreement  and  if  so,  the precautionary measures taken or proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(b):    No  Madam,  there  was  no  such  suggestion.  Moreover  the  Comprehensive  and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) which was signed on 8 March, 2018 by 11 out of the 12 original TPP countries is a comprehensive agreement.

(c) to (e):  No Madam, the government has not entered into any negotiations with the United States (US). The US is not part of the CPTPP and hence our bilateral trade is not likely to be affected.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4993 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Registration of Schools in Maharashtra
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†4993 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  MARCH 2018

## Registration of Schools in Maharashtra

## †4993.  SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has received several applications for the registration of all types of schools from Maharashtra for the educational year 2016-17 and 2017-18;
- (b) the  steps  taken/likely  to  be  taken  by  CBSE  for  the  disposal  of  and  providing affiliation  to  all  such  applications  to  assist  in  the  direction  of  making  school education accessible in backward and rural areas;
- (c) the  details  of  the  measures  proposed  to  be  taken  for  the  disposal  of  all  such pending requests and applications on urgent basis; and
- (d) the details of the schemes to amend/ reform the electronic administrative system and to set up a better system in CBSE?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):        The  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  has  received  numbers  of application for Affiliation in educational year 2016-17 and 2017-18 are detailed below:
- (b)  and  (c):    Applications  for  Affiliation  of  schools  have  been  considered  under 'Affiliation  bye-law'  approved  by  the  Board.  These  Bye-laws  prescribed, inter-alia ,  the norms & procedures for affiliation and various infrastructural and academic requirements in affiliated schools.
- (d):           The  CBSE  has  introduced  compete  online  system  for  submission  and processing  of  application  for  affiliation  through  e-affiliation  portal  from  the  academic session 2018-19 to expedite the process of grant of affiliation.

| S.No.Apply   | for                                  | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   |
|--------------|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|              |                                      | Received  | Disposed  | Received  | Disposed  |
| 1            | Approval of Middle class syllabus    | 38        | 25        | 52        | 36.       |
| 2.           | Extension of Provisional Affiliation | 98        | 92        | 122       | 106       |

|   3 | Provisional Affiliation upto Secondary level   |   115 |   98 |   118 |   86 |
|-----|------------------------------------------------|-------|------|-------|------|
|   4 | Switch over to Senior Secondary level          |    01 |   01 |    01 |   00 |
|   5 | Switch over upto Secondary level               |    06 |   04 |    06 |   04 |
|   6 | Upgradation to Senior Secondary level          |    27 |   19 |    36 |   25 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4987 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Number of Graduates
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4987 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## Number of Graduates

## †4987. SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA: DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT मानव संसाधन िवकास मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the number of students at graduation level in the country is highest in the World  whereas  the  number  of  students  in  Engineering,  Technology,  Maths  and  Science  is comparatively less;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c)      the  corrective  steps  being  taken/  likely  to  be  taken  to  promote  study  of  these  subjects  and increase talents in this area?

## ANSWER

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

(a)&(b):  As  per  All  India  Survey  on  Higher  Education(AISHE)  2016-17,  the  total  number  of Enrolment at Graduate level is 28348197 whereas number of students enrolled under Science stream is  4730209  and  in  Engineering  stream  is  4161252.  No  specific  data  is  available  for  comparing number of  students  pursuing  Engineering  &  Technology  and  Science  stream  in  India  with  that  of students pursuing Engineering & Technology and Science stream worldwide.

(c):  The  Ministry  has  launched  the  Rashtriya  Avishkar  Abhiyan  (RAA),  a  convergent  framework across  School  Education  and  Higher  Education  aiming  to  encourage  children  towards  learning Sciences  and  Mathematics  and  to  develop  their  interest  through  activities  related  to  Science  and Mathematics.  One  of  the  interventions under  RAA  is  strengthening  of school  Science  and Mathematics;  laboratories,  through  the  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA).  Further, under RMSA, important interventions i.e. Science Fair/Exhibition and Talent Search at district level; mathematics and science kits to schools, visit of students to higher educational intuitions and learning enhancement of students have been approved.

'Innovation  in  Science  pursuit  for  Inspired  Research  (INSPIRE)'  is  an  innovative  programme sponsored  and  managed  by  the  Department  of  Science  and  Technology  for  attraction  of  talent  to Science.  The  basic  objective  of  INSPIRE  is  to  communicate  to  the  youth  of  the  country  the excitements of creative pursuit of Science, attract talent to the study of science at an early age and thus build the required critical human resource pool for strengthening and expanding the Science and Technology system and R&D base.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4984 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Development of Tourism through Ganga River
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†4984 ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM THROUGH GANGA RIVER

†4984. SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any such scheme through which the tourists can  be attracted to travel by the National Waterways in the river Ganga;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  provides  lodging  facilities  in  the cities  along  the  banks  of  river  Ganga  to  the  tourists  during their travel;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the duration of this journey; and
- (e) the  number  of  domestic  and  foreign  tourists  who  undertook this journey during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI K.J. ALPHONS)

(a) to (d): Development  and  promotion  of  tourism  including  river tourism is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations. The 'Inland Waterways Authority of India' (IWAI) develops and regulates national  waterways  declared  by  the  Government  for  shipping  and navigation.

The infrastructure developed for movement of cargo along the national  waterways  by  IWAI  including  fairway,  terminals,  jetties, navigation  aids  etc.  are  used  by  the  river  tourism  operators  also. IWAI  also  facilitates  movement  of  cruise  vessels  through  pilotage and sharing of electronic navigation charts.

River  cruise  tourism  has  been  a  regular  feature  on  National Waterway-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river  system)  for  last  many years.  Various  cruise  operators  operate  their  cruise  vessels  on National Waterway-1 and Sunderbans Waterways. Construction  of  lodging  facilities/hotels  is  primarily  a  private sector  activity.  The  Ministry  of  Tourism,  Government  of  India  only classifies operational hotels under its voluntary scheme of classification/approval of hotels. (e): The Ministry of Tourism does not maintain any data regarding domestic and foreign tourists undertaking journey on River Ganges.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4981 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Employment Commission
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: SUSHMITA DEV, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4981 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH  MARCH, 2018

## EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION

4981.  KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

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

- (a) whether a proposal was under the consideration of the Government to set up  an  Employment  Commission  in  the  country  to  generate  employment avenues;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the present status of the said proposal;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  sought  the  views  of  the  various  registered trade unions and experts in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which it is likely to be set up and the extent to which the setting up of Employment Commission is likely to help in solving unemployment problem in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): There is no proposal for setting up an Employment Commission.

Employment generation and improving employability is the priority concern of the Government. Government has taken various steps for generating employment in the country like encouraging private sector of economy,  fast tracking  various  projects  involving  substantial  investment  and  increasing public expenditure on schemes  like Prime Minister's  Employment Generation

Programme  (PMEGP)  run  by  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  &  Medium  Enterprises, Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS) and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) schemes run  by  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  and  Deendayal  Antyodaya  YojanaNational Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) run by Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation. In addition, MUDRA and Start-Ups schemes are initiated by the Government for facilitating  self-employment.  In  order  to  improve  the  employability  of  youth, around  22  Ministries/Departments  run  skill  development  schemes  across various sectors. Government has also implemented the National Career Service (NCS) Project which comprises a digital portal that provides a nation-wide online platform for jobseekers  and  employers  for  job  matching  in  a  dynamic,  efficient  and responsive manner and has a repository of career content. A scheme called Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana has been launched in the year 2016-17 for incentivising industry for promoting employment generation.  Under  this  scheme  employers  would  be  provided  an  incentive  to enhance employment where the Government will pay the employer's contribution  of  8.33%  EPS  made  for  the  new  employees.  In  textiles  (apparel and made-up) sector, the Government will also pay the 3.67% EPF contribution of employers in addition to paying the 8.33% EPS contribution.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Risk Cover to Plantation Crop Growers
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4980 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 th  MARCH,2018

## RISK COVER TO PLANTATION CROP GROWERS

## 4980. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of steps which have been taken by the Government to provide risk cover to plantation crop growers against price fluctuations;
- (b) the details of funds which has been allotted towards Price Stabilization Fund with respect to plantation crops during last five years and the current year; and
- (c) the amount of the Price Stabilization Fund which has been utilized during the last five years and the current year?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Pilot  Revenue  Insurance  Scheme  for  Plantation  Crops  (RISPC)  is  under  implementation  for protecting growers of plantation crops i.e. tea, coffee, rubber, cardamom and tobacco from the twin risks of yield loss due to adverse weather parameters, pest attacks etc and income loss caused by fall in international/domestic prices. State-wise details is at Annexure.
- (b) & (c): The Price Stabilization Fund Scheme was implemented by the Central Government from the year 2003 to 2013 with a view to protect the farmers of plantation crops from losses on account of price fluctuations with the support from the Price Stabilization Fund (PSF).No fund was released as assistance under the scheme in the last five years and current year. However, during  the  period  from  April  2013  to  March  2014,  an  amount  of  Rs.  58.73  lakh  had  been released from the Price Stabilization Fund to meet the establishment expenses of officials who were engaged to formulate the pilot Revenue Insurance Scheme for Plantation Crops (RISPC).

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| Crop             | State          | Pilot Districts    |
|------------------|----------------|--------------------|
| Rubber           | Kerala         | Palakkad           |
| Rubber           | Kerala         | Kottayam           |
| Tea              | Tamil Nadu     | Coonoor (Nilgiris) |
| Tea              | West Bengal    | Jalpaiguri         |
| Tea              | Assam          | Golaghat           |
| Coffee (Robusta) | Karnataka      | Chikmagalur        |
| Coffee(Arabica)  | Karnataka      | Chikmagalur        |
| Tobacco          | Andhra Pradesh | West Godavari      |
| Cardamom (small) | Kerala         | Idukki             |
| Cardamom (large) | Sikkim         | East Sikkim        |

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