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Lok Sabha Question No. 2395 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Ban on All Forms of Child Labour
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: K.R.P. PRABAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2395 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## BAN ON ALL FORMS OF CHILD LABOUR

## 2395. SHRI K.R.P. PRABAKARAN:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  compulsory  primary  education  is the  policy  instrument  by  which  the  Government  can  effectively  remove children from the work force and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether  the  current  legislation  in  the  country  does  not  ban  all  forms  of child labour and the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, is concerned only with 'the engagement of children in certain employment'; and
- (c)if so, the details thereof and the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a) to (c): Government is following a multi-pronged strategy for elimination of child labour comprising of statutory and legislative measures, rehabilitation  and  universal  elementary  education  along  with  convergence with other schemes for socio economic development.

Government has amended the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 and enacted the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation)  Amendment  Act,  2016  which  inter-alia  provides  for  complete prohibition on employment or work of children below 14 years of age in any occupation or process and prohibition of employment or work of adolescents (14-18 years) in the hazardous occupations and processes. In order to ensure compulsory  education  of  children  as  per  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, the age of child in the Child & Adolescent Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 has been linked with the age of child in the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Museum at Amritsar
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2391 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st  July, 2017

## MUSEUM AT AMRITSAR

## 2391. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that the Government has decided to build a  museum with the theme of India's partition during independence; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the status of the museum?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE (IC) CULTURE & TOURISM

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) & (b) Ministry of Culture does not establish museums on its own. However, it operates  Museum Grant Scheme under which financial assistance is  provided to State Governments, voluntary bodies, Societies and Trusts registered as a society under the Indian Societies Act of 1860 (XXI) or a similar legislation of the state governments  for  setting  up  new  museums  and  for  development  of  existing museums  for  which  proposals  are  required  to  be  submitted  in  the  prescribed proforma alongwith requisite documents.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Investment by ONGC
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2390

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017 Investment by ONGC

## 2390. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

पेट्रो ल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited proposes to spend Rs. 29000 crore during the current year for developing offshore oil and gas fields and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether it is true that most of the investments planned for the next fiscal year are likely to go for offshore projects of the west and east coast and if so, the details thereof?

## Answer

पेट्रो ल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( स्विंत्र प्रभार ) ( श्री धमेंद्र प्रधान )

## MINISTER OF STATE(INDEPNDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  &  (b)  Oil  and  Natural  Gas  Corporation  Limited  (ONGC)  has  decided  to  make  a  capital expenditure of Rs.29,968 crore for FY 2017-18  towards exploration & development activities viz. survey, drilling, development schemes, and R&D etc. both in offshore and onshore areas as per the details given under:

(Rs. Crores)

| Particulars                     | 2017-18 BE   |
|---------------------------------|--------------|
| Survey                          | 1534         |
| Exploratory Drilling            | 7780         |
| Exploratory Drilling Shale Gas  | 183          |
| Development Drilling            | 7249         |
| Side track Development Drilling | 1799         |
| Capital                         | 10308        |
| R&D                             | 650          |
| Domestic JVs - Plan             | 451          |
| Integration Projects            | 13           |
| Total Capex                     | 29,968       |

Out of the total capex, investment plan for Offshore projects of West Coast and East Coast is given as under:

(Rs. Crore)

| Coast               | Expenditure   |
|---------------------|---------------|
| West Coast Offshore | 13,799        |
| East Coast Offshore | 5,004         |
| Total Offshore      | 18,803        |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Consumption and Production of Rubber
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2389 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st JULY, 2017

## CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION OF RUBBER

## 2389. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

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

- (a) whether there has been an increase in the consumption of rubber especially due to rise in the demand of automobile sector recently;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof including the extent to which demand is met by domestic production;
- (c) whether the Tyre Manufacturing Industry has requested the Government to curtail import duty on natural rubber;
- (d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) the efforts made by the Government to enhance the production of natural rubber and artificial rubber in the country?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx jkT; ea=h ¼Jherh fueZyk lhrkje.k½ ¼Lora= izHkkj½

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a)  &  (b).        Consumption  of  Natural  Rubber  (NR)  has    increased  from  994,415  tonne  in 2015-16 to 1044,075 tonne in 2016-17 mainly due to rise in the demand of auto tyre sector.  The details are as under:

## Consumption of NR (Tonne)

|                  | 2015-16   | 2016-17 (Provisional)   |   Growth (%) |
|------------------|-----------|-------------------------|--------------|
| Auto Tyre Sector | 663,495   | 707,335                 |          6.6 |
| Non-Tyre sector  | 330,920   | 336,740                 |          1.8 |
| Total            | 994,415   | 1044,075                |          5   |

Production of NR in the country in 2016-17 was 691,000 tonne (provisional) against the consumption of 1044075 tonne of NR in tyre and non-tyre sectors.

- (c)& (d) There have been demands from Tyre Manufacturing Industry to rectify the  duty structure as the Basic Customs Duty on Tyre is 10% as against that of Natural Rubber duty  is  25%  or  Rs.  30/kg.  whichever  is  lower.  The  matter  was  examined  in  the

Department and in view of the prevailing situation of the rubber sector the proposal was not agreed to.

- (e)    In  order  to  increase  production  of  Natural  Rubber  in  the  country  the  Government through  the  Rubber  Board  is  implementing  the  scheme  'Sustainable  and  Inclusive Development of Natural Rubber Sector' wherein support is provided for plantation development  and  extension,  strengthening  research,  technology  upgradation  and market development, Human resource development etc. So far as artificial/synthetic rubber is concerned, Chemical & Petrochemical Industry is delicensed and decontrolled and Government acts as facilitator in this sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Quality of Chinese Products
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2388 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31 st JULY, 2017

## QUALITY OF CHINESE PRODUCTS

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

## 2388. DR. UDIT RAJ:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  warned  China  that  it  may  introduce  standards  for variety of products and subsequently restrict Chinese imports of non-essential items if they fall short of Indian quality norms and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of items proposed to be listed in non-essential category;
- (c) whether any reaction has been received from the Chinese side in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the  quality  and  standards  of  the imported items from China and other countries?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx jkT; ea=h ¼Jherh fueZyk lhrkje.k½ ¼Lora= izHkkj½

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) to (c): All goods imported into India are subject to domestic laws, rules, orders, regulations, technical  specification,  environment  and  safety  norms,  that  are  notified  from  time  to  time. There  is  no  proposal  at  present  to  restrict  imports  of  products,  that  otherwise  satisfy  the aforesaid conditions, including meeting the prescribed technical standards.

(d):  The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) formulates standards applicable to domestic products and  also  mandates  the  use  of  Standard  Marks  under  a  license  which mutadis  mutandis also apply to imported goods. Products have been notified under compulsory certification/registration with one of the objectives of checking influx of substandard products into  Indian  markets.  Presently,  there  are  109  products  covered  under  Compulsory  Product Certification  Scheme  of  BIS  and  30  Electronic  and  IT  Goods  under  Compulsory  Registration Scheme  of  BIS.  Till  now,  204  licensees  have  been  issued  to  Chinese  manufacturers  for  Steel products, Electrical  products,  Tyres  & Tubes etc. as per Product Certification Scheme of BIS. Also,  4636  manufacturers  have  been  granted  registrations  for  Electronic  and  IT  Goods  as  per Compulsory  Registration  Scheme  of  BIS.  As  member  of  WTO.  India's  regulations  apply  to  all members equally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2387 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Impact of LPG Policies on Tribal Life
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: CHHEDI PASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRE QUESTION NO. †2387

TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## IMPACT OF LPG POLICIES ON TRIBAL LIFE

## † 2387. SHRI CHHEDI PASWAN:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether privatization and commercialization of the economy have gained importance in the economy of the new economic era and have resulted in deadly crisis for the existence of tribal communities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the reaction of the government thereto;
- (c) the remedial steps taken/likely to be taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether the Liberalization, Privatization and Globalization (LPG) policies and the imported agricultural products have reportedly done harm to the tribal agriculture; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government there to and the steps taken/being taken in this regard. ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBLAFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

(a) to (e) No official report is available to suggest that privatization and commercialization  of  the  economy  has  resulted  in  deadly  crisis  for  the  existence  of  tribal communities.    Further, there is no  official information  available to corroborate that Liberalization,  Privatisation  and  Globalisation  (LPG)  polices  and  the  imported  agricultural products have affected the tribal agriculture. However, Ministry of Tribal Affairs being the Nodal Ministry for overall development of tribals has been supplementing the efforts made by the line Ministries and State Governments by way of critical gaps filling through specific programmes and schemes based on tribal needs and priorities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2386 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Small Factories Bill, 2015
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: G. HARI

2386. SHRI G. HARI:

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

(a)whether the Government has finalised the bill for factories with less than 40 workers, proposed as the Small Factories Bill, 2015; (b)if so, the details thereof along with the current status of the said bill; (c)whether the trade unions have requested the Government to circulate the draft bill to amend the Factories Act, 1948 and if so, the details thereof; (d)whether the Government had circulated a note to the unions stating the proposed changes to the Act instead of a copy of the draft bill; and (e)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a) & (b): Ministry of Labour & Employment had initiated steps for drafting a  Small  Factory  Bill  regulating  the  working  and  service  conditions  of workers in small manufacturing units employing less than 40 workers. The Bill  amalgamates, simplifies and rationalizes the relevant provisions of six Labour Laws at one place for these small factories thus facilitating ease of compliance for small factories. However, as the Ministry is simultaneously taking steps for amalgamation of all Central Labour Laws in Labour Codes, the ease of compliance for multiple labour laws will be ensured for the small manufacturing units also.  In  view  of  this,  now  it  has  been  decided  by  the Ministry  to  not  pursue  with  the  proposal  of  formulation  of  Small  factories Bill.

(c) to (e): In the bipartite meeting held on 14th February, 2017 to discuss the Amendments to Factories Act 1948, the representatives  of the Central Trade Unions desired for a copy of Amendment Bill, 2014 and fresh proposed new official amendments to the Bill. The same has been circulated to them for offering their comments.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2386 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## SMALL FACTORIES BILL, 2015
Lok Sabha Question No. 2385 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Education Related Digital Initiative
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2385 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## Education Related Digital Initiative

## 2385.  ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  a  conference  was  conducted  on  Higher Education related digital initiative in Delhi recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the outcome of the said conference?

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

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a)  to  (c)  Yes,  Madam.  The  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  has  recently organized  a  National  Convention  on  Digital  Initiatives  for  Higher  Education,  from  8 th to 10 th July,  2017  at  Vigyan  Bhavan,  New  Delhi  where  all  Vice-chancellors  of  Central Universities,  Deemed-to-be  Universities,  Private  Universities,  State  Universities,  State Private Universities, Directors of Central Institutes such as IITs, IIMs, IISERs, IISc, IIITs, NITs  and  other  central  institutes  also  participated.  Various  digital  initiatives  under  the National  Mission  on  Education  through  Information  and  Communication  Technology, were formally launched by Hon'ble President of India, namely:-
- (i)    SWAYAM,  an  indigenous  MOOCs  (Massive  Open  Online  Courses)  Platform  for providing  best  quality  education  to  anyone,  anytime  and  anywhere  using  the  IT System;
- (ii)  SWAYAM  Prabha,  the  32  Direct-to-Home  Channels  for  transmitting  high  quality educational content on 24X7 basis direct to every home, without any charge; and
- (iii) The National Academic Depository (NAD), a digital depository which authenticates all the certificates issued by Institutions as per the need of the users.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2383 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Shift System in Factories
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: KRISHN PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2383 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## SHIFT SYSTEM IN FACTORIES

†2383. DR. KRISHAN PRATAP:

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

- (a)whether there is any proposal to restructure the shift system in the factories to increase productivity/to provide employment opportunities to more people;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a) to (c): The  Government  has  no  proposal  to  restructure  the  shift system for the factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948 as Chapter VI of the Act provides for the 'Working Hours of Adults' which is adequate for working of shifts in the factories.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2381 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Preservation of Historical Paintings and Sculptures
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 2381 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017 SHRAVANA 9, 1939 (SAKA)

## Preservation of Historical Paintings and Sculptures

## 2381. SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

Will the Minister  of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  chalked  out  any  plans  to  provide  state  of  the  art techniques to preserve and protect archaic and historical paintings, murals, documents, icons and sculptures in the country; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  funds  allocated  during  the  last  three  years,    circlewise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) & Yes Madam. Science Branch of Archeological Survey of India (ASI) is executing the preservation  work  of  archaic  and  historical  paintings,  murals,  documents,  icons  and
- (b) sculptures in the  Nationally  protected  monuments  regularly  depending  upon  the requirements  of  different  objects/monuments.  The  required  preservation  process  is  a combination  of  traditional  and  modern  techniques  as  per  the  needs  of  particular site/artifact.  The  funds  allocated/expenditure  incurred  for  chemical  preservation  of monuments/said objects, during the last three years, are as under:

(Amount Rs. in lacs)

|   S. No. | Year    |   Funds allocated/ expenditure incurred by Science Branch. |
|----------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2014-15 |                                                     787.65 |
|        2 | 2015-16 |                                                     729.6  |
|        3 | 2016-17 |                                                     635.13 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2380 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Scholarship to B.Ed. Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2380 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## Scholarship to B.Ed. Students

2380. SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that many universities in the country have urged the Government to offer scholarships to B.Ed. students;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to introduce a scholarship scheme to students in  the  proposed  entrance  examination  for  admission  into  B.A.,  B.Ed.,  B.Sc.,  B.Ed. programmes approved by the National Council of Technical Education (NCTE); and
- (d) if so the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a): No, Madam.

- (b): Does not arise.

- (c): No, Madam.

- (d): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2379 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Bhagavad Gita in School Curriculum
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUKENDER REDDY GUTHA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2379 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## Bhagavad Gita in School Curriculum

2379 . SHRI GUTHA SUKENDER REDDY:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government proposes to make 'Bhagavad Gita' compulsory in school education; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Content  related  to  'Bhagavad  Gita'  is  already  included  in  National  Council  of Educational Research & Training (NCERT)'s Class XII Sanskrit text book, namely, Shashwati, Part-II  (Chapter  IV:  Karma Gauravam) since 2007-08.  The National Curriculum Framework2005 brought out by NCERT states that to strengthen our cultural heritage and national identity, the curriculum should enable the younger generation to reinterpret and re-evaluate the past with reference to new priorities and emerging outlooks of a changing societal context.  The document further states that the cultural diversity of this land should continue to be treasured as our special attribute.  However, education, being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, and the majority of schools being under the jurisdiction of the State Governments, it is within the ambit of the States/ Union Territories to decide about the subjects to be taught in their schools keeping in view the National Curriculum Framework (NCF).

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