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Lok Sabha Question No. 1436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Curbing of Child Labour
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1436 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## CURBING OF CHILD LABOUR

†1436. SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

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

- (a)the details of the laws in enforcement for curbing child labour the country;
- (b)the  extent  to  which  the  said  laws  have  proved  to  be  effective  in achieving their objective;
- (c)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  effect  amendments  in  the
- child labour laws and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether  the  Government  has  received  objections  from  various organisations/experts regarding the proposed amendments; and
- (e)if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):   Government  has  amended  the  Child  Labour  (Prohibition  & Regulation)  Act,  1986  and  enacted  the  Child  Labour  (Prohibition  & Regulation)  Amendment  Act,  2016  which  came  into  force  w.e.f. 1.9.2016.  The  Amendment  Act  completely  prohibits  employment  or work  of  children  below  14  years  in  any  occupation  or  process  and prohibits the employment of adolescents in the age group of 14 to 18 years  in  hazardous  occupations  and  processes.  The  Amendment  Act also provides stricter punishment  for  employers  for violation of provisions of the Act and making the offence cognizable. As per 2011 Census, the number of main workers in the age group of 5-14 years in the country is 43.53 lakh which shows a decline from 57.79 lakh as per 2001 Census.

(d) & (e): Some  organizations/experts  had  raised  concern  regarding the exemption for allowing children to help in certain family enterprises and the Schedule of hazardous occupations and processes. The views of various organizations/ experts/different stakeholders were considered and accordingly, the clarifications have been incorporated in the Child Labour Central Rules which have been notified  on  2.6.2017.  Further  the  Schedule  of  hazardous  occupations and processes has also been reviewed vide notification dated 30.8.2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1435 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Number of IITs
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. 1435 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## Number of IITs

†1435. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

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

- (a) the total number of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) opened in the country during the last two years;
- (b)      the  separate  details  of  the  IITs  out  of  them  opened  in  rural  areas  of North-East, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir and Uttarakhand;
- (c)      the time after which the curriculum of IITs is reviewed; and
- (d)      the steps taken to co-ordinate it with industries?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d): Pursuant  to  the  Budget  Announcements 2014-15 and 2015-16, six new Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have been established at Palakkad (Kerala),  Tirupati  (Andhra  Pradesh),  Jammu  (J&K),  Bhilai  (Chhattisgarh), Dharwad (Karnataka) and Goa. The Academic Session of IITs at Palakkad and Tirupati started in 2015-16 and that of remaining four in 2016-17 from their temporary campuses. Older IITs have been appointed as Mentor Institutes for these  new  IITs  to  guide  them  in  their  academic  programmes,  curriculum, deployment  of  faculty  etc.   The  Institutes  of  Technology  Act,  1961  and  the Statutes framed thereunder provide academic autonomy to the IITs for review of  curriculum,  institution  of  new  courses  etc.  keeping  in  view  the market opportunity analysis and requirement of industry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Industrial Investment in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: YERRAM VENKATA SUBBAREDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1434. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 5 TH  MARCH, 2018.

## INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 1434.  SHRI Y.V. SUBBA REDDY:

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

## वाणिज् यवव द्योग म त्री

- (a) whether  it  is  fact  that  a  number  of  MoUs  have  signed  for  setting  up  of industries in Andhra Pradesh during the last four years; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  number  of  MoUs  signed,  amount invested  and  number of  local  youth  employed  in  such  Industries  during  the said period?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## वाणिज् यवव द्योग म त्रालयमेंराज् यम त्री(श्री सी.आर.चौधरी) (SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The  details of  number of  MoUs signed for setting up of industries in Andhra Pradesh  during the last four years including the amount invested and employment generated during the said period are as under:-

| Year   |   No. of MoUs |   Amount of investment in Rs. crores |   Employment |
|--------|---------------|--------------------------------------|--------------|
| 2015   |          1070 |                               310931 |      1105892 |
| 2016   |           290 |                               344201 |       703727 |
| 2017   |           586 |                               698994 |      1387613 |
| 2018** |           734 |                               426765 |      1002125 |
| Total  |          2680 |                              1780891 |      4199357 |

The  information  regarding  number  of  local  youth  employed  in  such industries during the said period based on number of units gone in to production with investment  is  as under:-

|   No. of units gone into production |   Amount of investment in Rs. crores |   Employment Generated (No. of persons) |
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                                 531 |                               129661 |                                  264754 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1433 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Development of MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA, RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA

1433.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPIRSES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1433 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## DEVELOPMENT OF MSMEs

SHRI  RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY: SHRI  S. P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

Will  the  Minister  of  MICRO,  SMALL  AND  MEDIUM  ENTERPIRSES  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Confederation of Indian Industry has called for simplification and  rationalization  of  inspection  and  regulations  of  the  Micro,  Small  and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in order to enhance their efficiency and reduce operation costs;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  response  of  the  Government thereto;
- (c) whether the Government has accorded/proposes to accord high priority to Ease of  Doing Business for Indian businesses; and
- (d) if  so, the details thereof along with the other  steps taken/being taken by the Government to help the MSMEs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a): The  Confederation  of  Indian  Industry,  vide  their  letter  dated  19 September  2016,  had  sent  a  White  Paper  on  Inspections  and  Regulatory Enforcements for MSMEs in India.

(b)to(d):   The Ministry has taken several initiatives to facilitate ease of doing business.  These  initiative  include  simplification  of  the  registration  process through  a  one  page  Udyog  Aadhar  Memorandum  (UAM),  introduction  of 'MSME SAMBANDH' portal to help in Monitoring the Implementation of Public Procurement Policy for MSEs and launching of 'MSME SAMADHAAN' portal for empowering micro and small entrepreneurs across the  country  to  directly  register  their  cases  relating  to  delayed  payments  by Central Ministries/Departments/ CPSEs/ State Governments.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: LPG to Rural Areas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1431 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  March, 2018

## LPG TO RURAL AREAS

†1431. SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any action plan/scheme to ensure LPG facility in rural areas especially in Uttar Pradesh in view of the fact that rural people are using traditional resources for preparing food due to lack of LPG supply to every rural household and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and
- (b) the time by which the said scheme is likely to be implemented across each district of the country, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  &  (b)  The  Government  had  launched  'Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana'  on 01.05.2016 to provide deposit free LPG connections to 5 crore women belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) identified through the  Socio-Economic  Caste Census(SECC) 2011 data and the target has now been enhanced to 8 crore. The Scheme is under implementation in all States including State of Uttar Pradesh. Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have released more than 3.42 crore LPG connections so far in the country including more than 65 lakh in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Central Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1428

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## Central Universities

## 1428.  SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE;

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

- (a)  whether  it  is  true  that  the  posts  of  the  Vice  chancellors  are  lying  vacant  in  many  Central Universities for the last couple of months;
- (b) if so, the details thereof as on 31 Dec. 2017, University and date-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has constituted any Inquest Committee, etc. to suggest it the names of  suitable  academicians  in  order  to  fill  the  vacancies  and  in  turn,  smooth  functioning  of concerned universities;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the time by when these vacancies are likely to be filled up definitely?

## ANSWER

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

## (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) to (e)  : The appointment of Vice Chancellors in Central Universities is made by President of India in his capacity as the Visitor of concerned University on the basis of the recommendations  of  Search-cum-Selection  Committee  as  per  the  procedure  prescribed  in  the relevant  Act  and  Statutes  of  the  respective  University.  The  Search-cum-Selection  Committee comprises nominees of Executive Council/Board of Management/Court of the concerned Central University as well as Visitor's nominees.

At present, there are 41 Central Universities (CUs) under the purview of this Ministry. Details of the vacant posts of Vice Chancellor in Central Universities as on 31.12.2017 are under:

|   S. No. | Name of the Central University   | Date of vacancy   |
|----------|----------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | Visva-Bharati                    | 16.02.2016        |
|        2 | Sikkim University                | 14.10.2017        |
|        3 | Banaras Hindu University         | 26.11.2017        |
|        4 | Rajiv Gandhi University          | 18.12.2017        |
|        5 | Tezpur University                | 20.5.2017         |

The  new  Vice  Chancellor  has  joined  in  Tezpur  University  on  22.2.2018.  The  process  of appointment  of  Vice  Chancellor  for  Visva  Bharati,  Banarash  Hindu  University,  Rajiv  Gandhi University, Sikkim University is under process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1425 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Implementation of Reservation
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.1425 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## Implementation of Reservation

1425. DR. UDIT RAJ:

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

- (a) whether the University Grants Commission (UGC) has implemented  SC/ST Reservation Policy with effect from 2.7.1997 as per DoPT OM dated 10th August, 2010;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for the delay;
- (c) the action taken by the Government against erring officials responsible for the delay;
- (d) the time by which the Reservation Roster is likely to be implemented; and
- (e)  whether Liaison Officer in UGC belongs to SC/ST community and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d):  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  stated  that  implemention  of  the SC/ST Reservation Policy in promotion with effect from 2.7.1997 as per DoPT OM dated 10th  August,  2010,  the  date  on  which  the  post  based  reservation  was  introduced  has been kept in abeyance vide the DoPT O.M. dated 30 th September, 2016. The matter is presently pending before the Apex Court.

- (e): It  has  been  informed  by  the  UGC  that  it  has  appointed  the  Liaison  Officer  who belongs  to  OBC  community  and  one  Assistant  Liaison  Officer  who  belongs  to  SC category.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Setting up of HEFA for States
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1424 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## Setting Up of HEFA for States

## 1424. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Higher  Education  Financing  Agency  (HEFA)  established  for  development  of high quality infrastructure in Centrally funded premier institutions or such an agency would be extended to State funded premier institutions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether there would be creation of new and separate agencies for each State and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether there is no impetus of States to create such agencies for themselves and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

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

## (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) & (b):  Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) has been set up by the Government to  mobilize  funds  from  the  market  as  per  requirements  of  the  centrally  funded  higher educational  institutions.  There  is  no  proposal  to  extend  this  agency  to  State  funded premier institutions.

The Budget 2018-19 has announced to raise Rs. 1,00,000 crore through HEFA to fund education institute to fast track research & academic infrastructure.

- (c) & (d):   No madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1422 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Exams for 5th and 8th Classes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, PRATHAP SIMHA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1422 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 th  March, 2018

## Exams for 5th and 8th Classes

## 1422.   KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  reintroduce  annual  examination  for  Fifth  and  Eighth standards  across  the  country  to  ensure  standard  of  education,  with  a  clearly  defined  learning outcomes ;

(b) if so, whether it is a fact that a Study by the Ministry has revealed that most of the Seventh Class students are unable to do Fourth Class simple maths and Fifth class students are not able to read Third class text and if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the  names  of  the  States  who  have  expressed  their  opinion  in  support  of  the  decision  and  the names of the States who have opposed ?

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

(a):  Y es,  Madam.  The  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  (Second Amendment) Bill, 2017, was introduced in Lok Sabha on 11 th August, 2017. It seeks to amend Section  16  of  the  RTE Act,  2009  related  to  'no-detention'  provision  and  provide  for  an  annual examination in the fifth and eighth classes.

(b):  No, Madam. The National Achievement Survey (NAS), conducted by the Ministry on 13th November, 2017, assessed the learning levels of around 22 lakh students of Classes III, V and VIII from  1.10  lakh  schools  across  700  districts  in  all  36  States  and  UTs.  This  competency  based assessment was based on the subject-wise and grade-wise Learning Outcomes developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). The district level report cards have been made available on the website of the Ministry.

(c):  Twenty  two  states  viz.  Himachal  Pradesh,  Mizoram,  Sikkim,  Puducherry,  Delhi,  Odisha,

Tripura, Gujarat, Nagaland, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Bihar,  Rajasthan,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  West  Bengal,  Haryana  and Arunachal Pradesh have supported modification of Section 16 of the RTE Act, 2009. Six States viz. Andhra  Pradesh,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Goa,  Maharashtra  and  Telangana  have  desired  for  'NoDetention' provision to be retained in the RTE Act, 2009.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Rural Wages
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1418 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## RURAL WAGES

1418. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

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

- (a)whether rural wages have been reportedly decreasing over the past three years;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto;
- (c)the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d)whether demonetization has significantly improved rural wages; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

No,  Madam.  As  a  part  of  Rural  Labour  Enquiry  (RLE),  Labour Bureau has been compiling average daily wage rates for General Agricultural Labourers  and  Non-Agricultural  Labourers  on  the  basis  of  the  information collected by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) from a fixed set of

(a) to (e): 600 sample villages spread over 20 States.

Annual average daily wage rates for General Agricultural Labourers  have  increased  during  the  last  three  years.  In  2015  it  stood  at Rs. 233.84 and increased to Rs. 248.32 in 2016 and Rs. 263.59 in 2017. In the case  of  Non-Agricultural  Labourers,  the  annual  average  daily  wage  rate increased  from  Rs.  246.82  in  2015  to  Rs.  257.95  in  2016  and  further  to Rs. 270.76 in 2017.

Government has taken several initiatives which inter-alia  include fixing  and  revising  minimum  wages  of  workers  under  the  provisions  of Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and periodic revision of wage rates for workers under  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act

(MGNREGA), 2005.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Inclusion of Tribes in ST List
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1416

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.3.2018

## INCLUSION OF TRIBES IN ST LIST

## † 1416.SHRI RAM TAHAL CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether  the  State  Government  of  Jharkhand  has  resent  its  proposal  to  the  Union Government for considering inclusion of Kurmi, Kudumi and Mahto Tribes in the list of Scheduled Tribes;
- (b)    if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)   the various steps taken by the Government for granting approval to the aforesaid proposal?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (c):The Government of Jharkhand had sent a proposal vide their letters dated 8.12.2004 and 6.1.2005 for inclusion of Kurmi,Kudmi (Mahto) community in the list of Scheduled Tribes of Jharkhand without any ethnographic report in support of the proposal. Therefore, Ministry of Tribal Affairs vide letter dated 15.4.2005 requested Government of Jharkhand for forwarding the report for processing the proposal further.  In response, vide letter dated 10.2.2015, Government of  Jharkhand furnished ethnographic report. However, the ethnographic report did not support inclusion of Kurmi/Kudmi (Mahto) community in the list of Scheduled Tribes ofJharkhand. It was conveyed to Government of Jharkhand vide this Ministry's letter dated 31.7.2015 that no further action was pending with the Government of India since the State Government had not recommended inclusion of Kurmi/Kudmi (Mahto) communities in the list of STs of Jharkhand.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-05
Subject: Verification of Certificates
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. 1414 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2018

## Verification of Certificates †1414. SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA:

## DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

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

(a)  whether  there  are  no  guidelines  of  the  students  and  providing  degree  to  the students in CMJ University, Shillong to get their certificates verified and obtain degree; (b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  issue  directions  for  verification  of certificates through e-mail or post of the University; and

- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c): CMJ University is a State Private University, which is established by the Act of State  Legislature  of  Meghalaya.  The  Authentication  /  Verification  of  certificates  and degrees  issued  by  CMJ  University,  Meghalaya  is  done  by  the  State  Government  of Meghalaya.  Students  can  approach  the  State  Government  for  verification  of  their degrees/certificates and for any information about their degrees/certificates. The  Government  has  also  launched  an  online  storehouse  of  academic  awards (Degrees, Diplomas, Certificates, Mark sheet, etc) namely National Academic Depository (NAD).  The  details  of  NAD  are  available  on  website  www.nad.gov.in  where  academic awards can be verified.

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