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Lok Sabha Question No. 3115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RABINDRA KUMAR JENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3115

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 5 TH  JANUARY 2018/ PAUSHA 15, 1939 (SAKA)

## Recapitalisation of Public Sector Banks

## 3115. SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Government has a plan to recapitalise Public Sector Banks through bonds or other  such  instruments,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  amount  of  money  the Government has earmarked for this purpose;

(b)   whether the Government devised any criterion for which banks will be eligible for these funds, if so, the details of the criterion set thereof, if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c)  whether  there  is  a  provision  for  checks/oversight  and  penalties  for  banks  that  may mismanage the recapitalisation funds, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

(a):   Government announced Indradhanush plan for revamping Public Sector Banks (PSBs) in August 2015. The plan envisaged, inter alia , infusion of capital in PSBs by the Government to the  tune  of  Rs.  70,000 crore  over  a  period  of  four  financial  years.  Government  has  recently announced  decision  to  further  recapitalise  PSBs  to  the  tune  of  Rs.  2,11,000  crore,  through recapitalisation bonds of Rs. 1,35,000 crore and budgetary provision of Rs. 18,139 crore (the residual amount under Indradhanush plan) over two financial years, and the balance through capital raising by banks from the market. Government has so far infused capital of Rs. 59,435 crore in PSBs under Indradhanush.

(b):   Capital infusion is aimed at supplementing the achievement of regulatory capital norms by PSBs  through  their  own  efforts  and,  in  addition,  based  on  performance  and  potential, augmenting  their  growth  capital.  Government  has  announced  that  a  differentiated  approach would be followed, based on the strength of each bank.

(c):    Under  the  State  Bank  of  India  Act,  1955  and  the  Banking  Companies  (Acquisition  and Transfer  of  Undertakings)  Acts  of  1970  and  1980,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  bank  is responsible for general superintendence, direction and management of the affairs and business of the bank. Further, Companies Act, 2013 provides that the directors of a company shall act in good faith and in the best interests of the company, its employees and the shareholders. Under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has the power to remove managerial  and  other  persons  from  office  for, inter alia ,  securing  proper  management  of  any banking company.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Bamboo Growers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KURUPPASSERY VARKEY THOMAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3114 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## Bamboo Growers

## 3114. PROF. K.V. THOMAS:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the  details  of  benefits  likely  to  be  given  to  the  bamboo  growers  outside  the  declared forest area for its transportation and sale;
- (b) whether the present permit system will be avoided in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA):

- (a) to(c) Section  2(7)  of  the  Indian  Forest  Act,  1927  has  been  amended  to  omit  the  word 'bamboos' from the definition of tree.  With  this  amendment, bamboos  grown  outside forest areas will not be considered as a forest produce and therefore, the requirement of felling  and  transit  permit  for  bamboo  grown  on  non-forest  including  agricultural  lands will be removed in most of the States/UTs where the Indian Forest Act, 1927 is followed.

The benefits that will accrue to the bamboo growers due to this amendment include ease in marketing of bamboo which will ensure higher returns from their land. Further smooth inter-state transportation of bamboo sourced from non forest areas will facilitate bamboo growers  to  transport  their  products  across  the  country  for  higher  returns.  This  will facilitate  the  bamboo  growers  and farmers to utilize the bamboo for various economic uses which will result substantial enhancement of income from their agricultural lands.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Campaign against Shell Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: DHARMENDRA YADAV, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, Shrirang Appa Barne, KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL, KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3113 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 05 th  JANUARY, 2018 [PAUSHA 15, 1939 (SAKA)]

## CAMPAIGN AGAINST SHELL COMPANIES

## QUESTION

3113.  SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

## Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has initiated campaign against black money, wilful defaulters and erring directors and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether a number of registered companies are facing action from authorities after the demonetization;
- (c) if so, the number of companies registered prior to demonetisation and the number of companies closed after demonetization;
- (d) whether a number of companies are not carrying out their business activities since along;
- (e) if so, the number of such companies identified so far and the action taken by the Government against such companies; and
- (f) the details of guidelines and the action taken by the Government against the directors of shell companies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE               (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY) AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.
- (c) to (e): Prior  to  demonetization,  16,08,637  number  of  companies  stood registered.  After  demonetization,  the  Registrars  of  Companies  (RoCs)  have identified 2.97 lakh companies during 2017-18 which were not filing their Financial Statements or  Annual  Returns  for  a  continuous  period  of  two  or  more  financial years and, prima facie, were not conducting any business or in operation.  Out of such identified companies, ROCs have removed the names of 2,26,166 companies as on 19.12.2017 from the register of companies by following the due procedure under  Section  248  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013.    Further,  based  on  information received from various banks, the Central Government has ordered investigations into the true ownership of 68 such companies u/s 216 read with Section 210(1)(c)

of the Companies Act, 2013, which have deposited Rs. 25 Crores or more in Bank Accounts  and  withdrew  in  an  exceptional  manner  post  demonetization.  The investigations are underway. (f): The terms 'Shell Company' has not been defined under the Companies Act, 2013.  As of now, the Government has identified 3,09,619 directors as disqualified u/s  164(2)(a)  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013  pertaining  to  companies  for  which Financial Statements or Annual Returns have not been filed for a continuous period of three Financial Years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Effect of Pollution on Marine Life
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.: 3112

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## Effect of Pollution on Marine life

## 3112: SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether marine life in  ocean  and  rivers  has  been  affected  due  to  chemicals,  waste, garbage and sewage water discharged from industries and plants in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  death  of  a  number  of  whales  and  dolphins  and  thousands  of  have  been washed ashore near Adyar estuary fishes in Chennai have been reported recently due to pollution;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)&(b) Marine life in ocean and rivers gets affected due to pollution caused bychemicals, waste,  garbage  and  sewage  discharged  into  coastal  waters  from  various  sources including industries. These contaminants have adverse impacts on mammals, sea turtles etc., and other forms of marine life, besides incidences of fish deaths due to depletion of oxygen, algal blooms and change in colour of sea surface.
- (c)&(d) There has  been  no  recent  report  on  mass  mortality  of  whales  and  dolphins  near Adyar  estuary.    However,  a  number  of  fishes  have  been  reported  to  have  been washed ashore near the Adyar estuary, reported to be a highly polluted river.This has  resulted  in  reduction  in  the  oxygen  levels  in  the  water,  leading  to  hypoxia condition, which is not conducive for the aquatic life .
- (e) Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has laid down standards for effluent  discharge  under  the  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986,  including  the Water Quality Criteria (dissolved oxygen, bacteria, and heavy metals etc.) for safe discharge of treated effluent into the coastal waters. The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification, 2011 also prohibits the discharge of untreated waste water and effluents onto the coast/sea.  Tamil Nadu State Government is also implementing projects for eco-restoration and pollution abatement in the Adyar River.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Inter caste Marriage
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3111 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## INTER CASTE MARRIAGE

## 3111. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  number  of  inter  caste  marriages  by  misleading  girls  has increased  in  the  country  and  the  number  of  girls  in  the  age  group  of  18  to  21  years  is highest in such incidents;

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

- (c)     the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a):  Data regarding inter caste marriages by misleading girls is not maintained centrally.

- (b) & (c) In view of (a) does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Female Genital Mutilation
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3108

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION

3108.   DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU: ADV. JOICE GEORGE:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  female  genital  mutilation  is  still  being practised in some parts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof indicating the number of such cases reported/ recorded during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  done  any  consultations  with  community  members  and NGOs on the issue and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to bring any legislation to stop such practice/custom and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)       the other measures taken by the  Government to curb or ban such practice/custom?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) & (b) : Few instances have been reported  regarding custom of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in some communities.
- (c) to  (e)  :  A  meeting  with  NGO's  was  held  in  the  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child Development on 12 th May, 2017 to discuss the issue of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting.  Necessary  safeguards  are  already  available  under  the  Protection  of Children  from  Sexual  Offences  Act,  2012,  Indian  Penal  Code,  1860  and  Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, which can be invoked for prosecution of people indulging in the practice of FGM.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Cyber Security Cess
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3106

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 5 TH  JANUARY, 2018 PAUSHA 15, 1939 (SAKA)

## CYBER SECURITY CESS

## 3106. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is considering to impose a cyber security cess to fund digital India programme and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the cess is likely to act as an impediment to promoting digital payments and is against the whole idea of making digital economy consumer friendly and if so, the details thereof; and

- (c) the details of the proposals to use such cess fund, scheme-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

(a), (b) and (c): There is no proposal under consideration in Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance to impose cyber security cess to fund Digital India Programme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Mandi Tax
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SHYAMA CHARAN GUPTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3105

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 5 th  JANUARY, 2018 15 PAUSHA, 1939 (SAKA)

## Mandi Tax

## 3105. SHRI SHYAMA CHARAN GUPTA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  action  to  discontinue  Mandi  Tax  in  various States/UTs  including  Uttar  Pradesh  after  the  implementation  of  Goods  and  Services  Tax (GST) on 7 July, 2017 and;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

(a)&(b)  As per the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, the tax being levied under Entry 52, 54, 55, and 62 of the List-II (State List) in the Seventh Schedule under Article 246 of the Constitution have been subsumed under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) w.e.f.  1st  July,  2017.  Whether  a  specific  tax  imposed  by  the  State  Government  prior  to implementation  of  GST  is  subsumed  under  GST  would  depend  on  whether  the  said  tax  was imposed under the specific entries of the State List mentioned above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Life Insurance Products
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †3104

Friday, January 05, 2018/Pausha 15, 1939 (Saka)

## Life Insurance Products

## †3104.  SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  laid  down  new  norms  to  make  Life  Insurance products easy and customer friendly and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether any time limit has been fixed for compliance of these norms and if so, the details thereof?

## Answer Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

## (Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla)

(a) and  (b):  Insurance  Regulatory  and  Development  Authority  of  India  (IRDAI)  has informed that in order to give an added fillip in providing easy access to Life Insurance Products to people at large and to enhance insurance penetration and density, Guidelines on Point of Sales (POS) were issued on 9 th November 2016. As per the said Guidelines, 'Point of Sales (POS) Product' means simple plain vanilla type of product wherein each and every benefit  is  predefined  and  disclosed  upfront  clearly  at  the  time  of  sale  itself  and  is  very simple to understand. The four categories of products offered under POS - Life Insurance are as given under:

- i. Pure Term Insurance Product with or without return of premium
- ii. Non-linked  Non-Participating  Endowment  Product  (Money  back  feature  also allowed)
- iii. Immediate Annuity Product
- iv. Any other product/product category, if permitted by the Authority.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3101 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Import of Prohibited Materials
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3101

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY 5th JANUARY2018 PAUSHA 15, 1939 [SAKA]

## Import of Prohibited Materials

## 3101. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether huge stocks material is being  imported in through the international borders;
- (b) if so, the number of such cases reported the last three years and the current year, border-wise and the reaction of the Government thereto; during
- (c) whether the Customs Department has asked the Department of Posts to fully computerise the field Post Office in order to prevent the smuggling of the parcels of medicines and drugs; and
- (d) if the details thereof and the outcome thereon? SO,

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE [REVENUE] (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

(a & b) Yes, Madam: The details of the cases of the outright smuggling are as under: -

| Year                     |   No. of cases |   Value (Rs. in Lakh) |
|--------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
| 2014-15                  |          12420 |              127110   |
| 2015-16                  |          10516 |              137568   |
| 2016-17                  |          10326 |               80556.1 |
| 2017-18 (upto Oct; 2017) |           5293 |              108653   |

The field formations have been alerted to be more vigilant and have proper checks to thwart and detect the cases of smuggling of restricted material. Stringent action is being taken against violators The staff has been sensitized from time to time to strict vigil to curb smuggling of restrictedlprohibited material: keep

(c & d) Madam: However, the Customs Department and the Department of Posts are collaborating on the   SECUREX (Security and Customs Related Electronic Exchange of data) project which once implemented will enable computerization of postal importslexports and will help one another to exchange advance data. No,
Lok Sabha Question No. 3100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Closure of Defaulter’s Account
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF  FINANCE DEPARTMENT  OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO: 3100 TO BE ANSWERED  ON THE 05 th  JANUARY, 2018/PAUSHA  15, 1939 (SAKA)

## QUESTION CLOSURE OF DEFAULTER'S ACCOUNT

## 3100: PROF.  A.S.R.  NAIK:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  reportedly  a number  of bank  defaulters  have closed their  accounts  in overseas banks  due to fear of detection  by  the Government  authorities;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof;
- (c) whether  the banks  concerned  have helped  such defaulters;  and
- (d) if  so,  the  action   taken   by   the  Government   against   such  defaulters   as  well   as banks?

## ANSWER

## To be answered by THE MINISTER OF  STATE  IN THE  MINISTRY OF  FINANCE

## (SHIV PRATAP  SHUKLA)

- (a) to (d): As per Reserve  Bank  of India (RBI) inputs,  the information in this  regard is not maintained  with  RBI.

Further,   under banking   laws   and  regulations,   banks   licensed   by   RBI  are  not required  to maintain  the reason  for closure  of accounts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3099 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Uniform to Children in Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3099

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## UNIFORM TO CHILDREN IN ANGANWADI CENTRES

3099.   SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  a  proposal  to  provide  two  pairs  of  uniform  to  children  in  Anganwadi Centres under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) to (c) As  per  the  schematic  norms,  there  is  no  provision  for  uniform  to  children  in Anganwadi  Centres  under  the  Integrated  Child  Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme. As such, there is no proposal under consideration in this regard.

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