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Lok Sabha Question No. 2626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Helicopter Crash of ONGC
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2626 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  March, 2018 Helicopter Crash of ONGC

## 2626. SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

## पैट्रोलियम व प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) whether the Government is aware of an incident of helicopter crash off Mumbai in which few ONGC officials lost their lives and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether such incident had happened earlier also involving the ONGC officials and if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  concrete  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government to prevent such incidents in future; and

(c) whether probe has been ordered in the incident and any compensation has been paid/employment provided to the next of kin of the deceased officials and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARAMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a). A Pawan Hans Helicopter operative under contract with ONGC had crashed in the  Arabian  Sea  on  13 th January,  2018,  while  carrying  two  senior  pilots  and  five Deputy  General  Manager's  of  ONGC  on  board  from  Juhu  Helibase,  Mumbai  to Mumbai Offshore.

(b). ONGC  has  intimated  that  previously  three  helicopter  accidents  had  happened involving ONGC officials in the years 1989, 1992 and in 2003. ONGC is hiring newer vintage helicopters as compared to industry practices. ONGC has engaged an expert team from Rotary Wing Society of India (RWSI) on 18.01.2018 to carry out a thorough audit  of  all  helicopter  operators  of  ONGC  and  to  submit  a  report  on  maintenance practices, operational procedures and safety issues. ONGC conducted a meeting with helicopter  operators  to  reiterate  strict  compliance  to  regulatory  requirements  and industry best practices in operation and maintenance of the helicopters in offshore.

(c). Aircraft  Accident  Investigation  Bureau  (AAIB)  under  Ministry  of  Civil  Aviation  is investigating the helicopter accident. ONGC has provided the following assistance to family members of the deceased:-

(i)  Terminal  dues  such  as  Gratuity,  Contributory  Provident  Fund  (CPF),  Composite Social Security Scheme (CSSS), Post Retirement Benefit Scheme (PRBS) payable to family members have been released.

(ii) Letters of Intent for giving Employment assistance to one of the dependent family members have already been issued to the widows of the deceased employee.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Labour Code for Workforce
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2625 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

LABOUR CODE FOR WORKFORCE

## 2625. SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  devised  a  labour  code  which  will provide social security cover to the entire workforce in the Country, including self-employed and agricultural workers;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether this will co-ordinate between centre and State Governments, monitor the implementation of social security schemes,  regulate  funds  collected  under  various  social  security schemes; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Second National Commission on Labour has recommended  that  the  existing  Labour  Laws  should  be  broadly grouped into four or five Labour Codes on functional basis. Accordingly, Ministry of Labour and Employment has prepared a draft on Labour Code on Social Security, 2018 by simplifying, amalgamating and  rationalizing  the  relevant  provisions  of  the  15  existing  Central Labour Laws and placed on the website of the Ministry on 01.03.2018, inviting  comments  of  the  Employers'  Organisations,  Central  Trade Unions recognized by the Central Government and the State Governments. It inter alia aims at universalization of Social Security.

At  present,  the  provisions  of  the  Code  on  Social  Security 2018 are at pre-legislative consultative stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2623 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Incident of Fire
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2623 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  March, 2018

## INCIDENT OF FIRE

## 2623. SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV :

पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  whether  an  incident  of  fire  in  the  store  of  Bharat  Petroleum  Corporation  Limited located in Mumbai was reported in the month of October 2017;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the quantum and value of oil destroyed in the said fire;
- (c) whether any inquiry has been done to ascertain the reasons of the said incident and if so, the details and outcome thereof;
- (d)    whether  BPCL  has  reportedly  not  followed  the  recommendations  made  by  the M.B.Lal Committee to check such fire Incidents; and
- (e)  if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द र प्रधा

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

(a) to (e) : Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has informed that on 6 th October, 2017 at  about  16:25  hours  during  heavy  rains  and  thunderstorm,  there  was  an  intense lightning strike in their tank farm area at Marine Oil Terminal-MOT (Butcher Island). At the same time, Tank No. 13 on HSD Service caught fire on the roof. There was no injury or  casualties  during  the  entire  incident.  The  total  product  loss  was  17,748.034  KL amounting to  Rs 84,03, 91,227/- approximately.

BPCL has also informed that Tank No. 13 was a fixed roof tank. Fixed roof tanks are  considered  to  be  inherently  self-protecting  against  lightning;  the  roof  shall  have minimum thickness of 4.8 mm as per OISD GDN-180 & NFPA 780. The lightning strike generated high heat which punctured the thinned out/pitted roof and ignited flammable hydrocarbon vapours present inside the tank resulting in fire on top of  said Tank.

In  this  regard,  Oil  Industry  Safety  Directorate  (OISD)  has  informed  that  they constituted a Committee to investigate the incident after fire was reported by BPCL at MOT, Butcher Island.  The Committee concluded that the Tank No. 13 roof plates were thinned out/pitted which got punctured due to lightning strike. As flammable hydrocarbon vapours were present inside the tank, it got ignited due to heat resulting in fire on top of HSD Tank No. 13.

BPCL has been asked to take further action in pursuance of the Report of OISD.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Industry and Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2621 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## Industry and Education

## †2621. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to create better coordination between industry and education sector in order to promote research on the lines of foreign countries in the country;
- (b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to encourage both private and public sectors for research projects;
- (c) whether any concrete steps have been taken to ensure participation of people from industries in the management, technology and higher education sector; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

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

## (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) to (d): In order to provide impetus to research in the country , the Government has approved setting  up  of  9  Research  Parks  one  each  at  IIT  Madras,  IIT  Kharagpur,  IIT  Bombay,  IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Hyderabad, and IISc Bangalore.  IIT Madras Research Park has become fully functional with 43 R&D clients, 4 Incubators, 55 Start-ups, and 5 Centres of Excellence. IIT Gandhinagar Research Park has been approved with full funding from the Department of Science & Technology. Further, with a view to promoting innovation of a higher order that directly impacts the needs of the Industry and thereby improves the competitive edge of Indian manufacturing, Ucchatar Avishkar Yojana (UAY) was approved by the Government. Under UAY, scheme of project funding by MHRD, participating Ministries and the Industry in the ratio of 50:25:25 has also been approved.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2618 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: WTO Meeting
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2618 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  MARCH,2018

## WTO MEETING

## 2618. SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

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

- (a) whether  India  has  initiated a mini  ministerial  meeting  of  the  World  Trade Organisation (WTO) members from both rich and developing nations to revitalise the multilateral trade body;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is true that about 40 WTO member countries are expected to participate in the said meeting; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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- (a) : Yes, Madam.

(b):  An Informal WTO Ministerial Gathering is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on  19-20  March  2018.    India  is  a  strong  supporter  of  the  multilateral  trading system and has been working constructively with members of the WTO to ensure that multilateralism is strengthened through collaborative efforts. It is in this spirit that India is hosting this meeting with the objective of facilitating an exchange of views on various issues and challenges relating to the multilateral trading system.

- (c) & (d)  Over  40  countries  have  been  invited  for  the  meeting  including  both developed and developing countries.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Certification Programme for Guides
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2615 ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## CERTIFICATION PROGRAMME FOR GUIDES

## 2615. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  Tourism  has  a  great potential  to  provide  employment  opportunities  to  the  youth and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government  proposes to start training and certification  programme  for  the  guides,  especially  for  the State of Punjab and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  started  any  scheme  to  enable the foreign tourists to get in touch with the guides through a web portal; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Yes, Madam. Tourism is an important source of employment & foreign exchange earnings in India. It has great capacity to create large scale employment of diverse kind - from the most specialized to the unskilled and hence play a major role in creation of additional employment opportunities.

As per the 2 nd  Tourism Satellite Account of India (TSA) - 200910  and  its  subsequent  estimates,  the  contribution  of  tourism employment  to  total  employment  of  the  country  during  2009-10, 2010-11,  2011-12  and  2012-13  was  10.17%,  10.78%,  11.49%  and 12.36% respectively.

(b) to (d): The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India has formulated the guidelines for Selection and Grant of Guide License to Regional Level Tourist Guides (RLG 2011). As per these guidelines,  the requirement  of  tourist  guides  is  assessed  regionwise  including  the  State  of  Punjab,  based  on  the  inbound  tourist arrivals,  number  of  ASI  monuments,  available  licensed  guides, growth potential, availability of assignments to guides and all other relevant  factors  and  is  normally  done  once  in  two  years  by  the Ministry through a pre-defined process.

Further,  Ministry  of  Tourism  has  introduced  Tour  Guide  and Heritage  Tour  Guide  courses  for  training  and  certification  for  the guides.  The  duration  of  these  two  courses  are  420  hours  and  330 hours, respectively and are open to youth in the age group of 18 to 28 years who are minimum 10 th  pass. Ministry  of  Tourism  does  not  has  any  scheme  to  enable  the foreign tourists to get in touch with the guides through a web portal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Educational Backwardness
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMA DEVI

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2614 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  March, 2018

## Educational Backwardness

†2614. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  Sheohar  is  a  highly  backward  district  from educational point of view in Bihar and there is no Degree college and technical institute in this district till date; (b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and (c) the efforts being made by the Government for increasing literacy level and establishing technical institute in the said district? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)  to  (c):  Education  being  in  the  concurrent  list,  the  creation  of  new  institutions  is  the responsibility of both Central and State governments. However, recognizing the need for central  support  for  achieving  the  aims  of  access,  equity  and  excellence  by  strategically funding  the  State  higher  education  system,  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme  namely Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) has been implemented by the Ministry of Human Resource Development. Under RUSA, inter alia, central assistance is provided for setting up new Model Degree College (MDC) and New College (Professional & Technical). Approval for Central Assistance under the scheme is dependent upon the submission of the  State  Higher  Educational  Plan  (SHEP)  by  the  States/UTs  and  the  subsequent appraisal by the Project Approval Board (PAB) of RUSA. Sheohar district has not been proposed by the State for a new college under RUSA.

Further, Saakshar Bharat Programme was initiated in the Sheohar district of Bihar during  the  year  2010-2011  for  implementation  of  Saakshar  Bharat  Programme  in  34 districts including Sheohar district of Bihar for improving the literacy rate. 1961 Saaksharta Kendras (Literacy Centres) are being run by each Panchayat Swayamsevak (Panchayat Volunteers). A total of 106 Preraks (Females-56 and Males-50) are engaged in total 53 Adult Education Centres of Sheohar district of Bihar.

Under  the  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  scheme,      7  new schools,  1  Girls  Hostel,  Information  and  Communication  Technology  (ICT)  in  5  schools and vocational education in 1 school has been approved in Sheohar district of Bihar.

Sheohar  District  is  also  covered  under  Submission  Scheme  of  the  Ministry  of Human Resource Development as a backward district and  one Government Polytechnic has been approved by the All India Council for Technical Education in the District.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2613 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Promotion of Leather Industry
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2613.

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 12 TH  MARCH, 2018.

## PROMOTION OF LEATHER INDUSTRY

## 2613.  PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

## वाणिज् यवव द्योग म त्री

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any new policy for development of leather industry in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  funds  allocated/released  to  promote  the  leather  industry  during  the  last three years;
- (d) whether the regular accidents have adversely affected the leather industry in the recent years and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् यवव द्योग म त्रालयमेंराज् यम त्री(श्री सी.आर.चौधरी) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b): Government has approved special package for employment generation in  leather  &  footwear sector  which  involves  implementation  of  central sector scheme 'Indian Footwear, Leather & Accessories Development Programme (IFLADP)' with an approved expenditure of Rs. 2600 crore over  the  next  three  financial  years  i.e.  2017-18  to  2019-20.  The scheme  would  lead  to  development  of  infrastructure  for  the  leather sector,  address  environment  concerns  specific  to  the  leather  sector, facilitate  additional investments, employment generation and increase in production.
- (c): A total of Rs. 905 crore have been released under the scheme 'Indian Leather Development Programme' during the last three years i.e. 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. The year wise details are as stated below :

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year        |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Expenditure |       270 |       235 |       400 |

- (d): No accident adversely affecting leather industry has been reported to the Government in recent years.
- (e): Question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2610 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Regional Languages
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2610

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## REGIONAL LANGUAGES

## †2610.    SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

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

- a) whether the Government is taking any steps to implement and promote regional languages in various education institutions;
- b) if so, the details thereof; and
- c) if not, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government thereto?

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

(a) to  (c):      Government's  Policy  is  to  promote  all  Indian  Languages.    The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is offering 38 languages at secondary  level  out  of  which  28  are  regional  Indian  Languages.    CBSE offer  32  languages  at Senior Secondary level   and out of these 24 are regional Indian Languages. Matribhasha Diwas was celebrated on 21.2.2018  to  promote  the  use  of  Mother  Tongue  in  various  Educational Institutions.  The Government of India has initiated a Scheme known as 'Protection and Preservation of Endangered Languages of India'.  Under this  Scheme,  the  Central  Institute  of  Indian  Languages  (CIIL),  Mysore works  on  protection,  preservation  and  documentation  of  all  the  mother tongues/languages of India spoken by less than 10,000 speakers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Survey on Higher Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2609 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## Survey on Higher Education

2609. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that as per All India Survey on Higher Education for 2016-17 the Muslim representation  among  the  teachers  in  higher  educational  institutions  in  India  is  just  4.9 percent which is much lower than the community's proportion in India's population and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  representation  of  the  Scheduled  Castes  and Scheduled  Tribes  is  also  lower  than  the  population  of  the  two  categories  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the all India level, teachers belonging to the general category are more than half which is 58.2 percent of the total number of teachers and Other Backward Classes(OBC) follow at 31.3 percent in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (c):  As  per  All  India  Survey  on  Higher Education (AISHE ) 2016-17, percentage of Teachers of Muslims, Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Castes  (OBCs)  community  have  been  reported  as  4.9,  8.3,  2.9  and  31.3  respectively. Similarly as per Census 2011, percentage of population of Muslims, SCs and STs have been reported 14.2, 16.2 and 8.2 respectively. Percentage of OBC population is not available in Census 2011.

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