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Lok Sabha Question No. 3150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: WTO
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3150 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  AUGUST, 2018

## WTO

## 3150.   SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE  &  INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय  एवं  उɮयोग  मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the existence of multilateral trading platform, the World Trade Organisation is now under threat;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether India strongly supports its need for regulating trade norms and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether some WTO member countries are now questioning the accepted trading norms; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh lh- vkj- pkS/kjh½

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

(a)  to  (e):  Many  member countries of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have, from time to time,  expressed  concern  on  the  challenges  being  faced  by  the  organisation  in  upholding  and promoting  the  principles  of  multilateralism  and  non-discrimination.  The  challenges  include  the current impasse in appointing members to existing vacancies in the Appellate Body of the WTO, some  members  questioning  the  principles  of  special  and  differential  treatment  provisions  for developing  countries  and  least-developing  countries  (LDCs),  which  are  an  integral  part  of  the WTO agreements and questionable unilateral trade measures and resulting counter measures which risk  escalation  to  a  trade  war  and  undermining  of  the  cardinal  principles  and  credibility  of  the WTO's rules-based system.

In an effort to revitalize the WTO, Members have been continuously engaging among themselves through various informal/formal meetings. Similar initiative was taken by the Government of India by  organizing  an  Informal  Ministerial  Meeting  of  WTO  members  during  19-20  March,  2018  in New Delhi with the objective of facilitating an exchange of views on various issues and challenges relating to the multilateral trading system.

India  is  a  strong  supporter  of  the  rules-based  multilateral  trading  system  with  special  and differential  treatment  provisions  for  developing  and  least-developing  countries.  India  has  been working  constructively  with  other  members  of  the  WTO  to  ensure  that  multilateralism  is strengthened through collaborative efforts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Performance of STC
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: TAMRADHWAJ SAHU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3147 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  AUGUST, 2018

## PERFORMANCE OF STC

## 3147(H). SHRI TAMRADHWAJ SAHU:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE  &  INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय  एवं  उɮयोग  मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the performance of State Trading Corporation (STC) during each of the last three years including the profit accrued and the loss suffered;
- (b) whether any activities of irregularity or fraud have come to light in the corporation during the said period which led to financial loss;
- (c) if so, the details of the investigation ordered and the results thereof; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to compensate the loss, improve the functioning of the corporation and to avoid recurrence of the said incidents?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh lh- vkj- pkS/kjh½

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

## (a): The overall performance of STC during the last three years  is as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

|                  |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Exports          |      1111 |       789 |       266 |
| Imports          |      8735 |      6382 |     10216 |
| Domestic Sales   |       633 |       581 |       343 |
| Total Turnover   |     10479 |      7752 |     10825 |
| Profit After Tax |        18 |      -166 |        38 |

- (b)  & (c): During the last three years (from July 2015 onwards), in matters relating to five (05) cases, certain irregularities have come to notice due to which the Corporation had suffered financial losses. Three cases were referred by STC to CBI.  FIR has been lodged in one case with local police. In addition, STC has initiated disciplinary proceedings in four cases.
- (d): The performance of the  Company  is  reviewed regularly  by  its  Board  of  Directors  which includes  two  Government  Nominee  Directors.    The  performance  of  the  Corporation  is reviewed  regularly  by  Department  of  Commerce.      STC  has  been  directed  to  make  all efforts  to  expedite  recovery  of  outstanding  dues  and  the  Board  has  been  directed  to regularly monitor/review the progress of recovery.

STC  has  reviewed,  streamlined  and  strengthened  its  internal  systems,  procedures  and guidelines.    The  Corporation  has  identified  and  implemented  a  number  of  cost-cutting measures  to  improve  its  profitability  which  inter-alia  includes  closure  of  non-productive branch offices, reduction in manpower and administrative cost, etc.   The Corporation is laying  greater  focus  on  business  with  Central/State  government  departments  and  their entities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Employment-Oriented Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3144 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

Employment-Oriented Education

## 3144. SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government  has  formulated any guidelines/rules regarding the employment-oriented education and fee to be charged to private technical education institution in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received reports/complaints regarding violation of the said guidelines/rules by these institutions during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Odisha; and
- (c) if so, the corrective follow-up action taken by the Government in this regard?

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

## (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) to (c) : With an aim to align the industry requirements with the technical skill set of students, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has developed outcome based Model Curriculum for Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) Programme in Engineering. The Model Curriculum for Engineering revised the credit points from 180 to 160,  facilitates  students  to  opt  for  electives  from  their  disciplines  as  well  as  cross disciplines, provides opportunity for students to take up induction programme & internship and includes non-credit course on value education for holistic development of the students. The  focus  of  curriculum  for  PG  Programme  in  Engineering  is  advanced  study  of specialization through core subjects, flexible and diverse program specific electives, open electives to widen skills, collaborating and interactive learning to ensure talent development.

AICTE  is  also  implementing  an  action  plan  for  enhancing  the  employability  of students. The plan focuses on Induction training, Mandatory internships, Industry readiness and  Promoting  innovation/  start-ups  for  aligning  the  skills  of  students  with  industry requirement.

Further, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) had constituted a Committee under a former Judge of Hon'ble Supreme Court to recommend the fee to be charged  by  private  technical  institutes  in  the  country.  The  committee  has  recommended maximum limit of tuition and development fee to be charged by these institutions. These recommendations have been incorporated in AICTE Approval Process Handbook 2018-19. Further all the State/ UT  Governments have been directed to comply with the recommendations of the Fee Committee. Accordingly, State/ Fee Regulatory Committees have been constituted to fix the limit of tuition and development fee to be charged by these institutions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: MSME Universities
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: BALKA SUMAN

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(a) to (c): No,  Madam.  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises (MSME) already has specialized institutes which implement various schemes to encourage, nurture and promote entrepreneurship in the country. These include National Institute for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ni-msme), MSME Technology  Centers,  MSME  Development  Institutes,  Training  Centers  of National  Small  Industries  Corporation  (NSIC),  Khadi  and  Village  Industries Commission (KVIC) and Coir Board.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3143

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## MSME UNIVERSITIES

## 3143.      SHRI SUMAN BALKA:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a): whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  state-level  universities dedicated  to  entrepreneurship  and  MSMEs  with  an  outreach  through  MSME clinics on the pattern of agricultural universities and if so, the details thereof ;
- (b): whether the Government proposes to set up a dedicated Entrepreneurship and  MSME  University  (EMU)  to  combine  academic  teaching  faculty  with practitioners to nurture entrepreneurship and to produce self-confident entrepreneurs and an army of trainers to create an ecosystem for entrepreneurship and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c): if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)
Lok Sabha Question No. 3142 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Logistics Parks in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KAMALBHAN SINGH MARABI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3142 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  AUGUST, 2018

## LOGISTICS PARKS IN CHHATTISGARH

## 3142.  SHRI KAMALBHAN SINGH MARABI:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE  &  INDUSTRY ( वा ͨणÏय  एवं  उɮयोग  मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a logistic park policy for creation of a leading business destination and to promote ease of doing business across the country including Chhattisgarh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government of Chhattisgarh has sought funds from the Union Government to  create  logistic  parks  in  the  State  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken thereon; and
- (d) the details of funds sanctioned to the State for the purpose during the current year?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh lh- vkj- pkS/kjh½

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

- (a)  & (b): No, Madam.  Government of Chhattisgarh has promulgated Chhattisgarh  State  Logistics  Park  Policy  2018  for  promotion  of  Logistics infrastructure in the State.
- (c)& (d): The Government of Chhattisgarh has not sought any funds from the Union Government to create logistic parks in the State

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Research Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NINONG ERING

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3140 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Research Scheme

## 3140. SHRI NINONG ERING:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  efforts  to  include  North  East  or tribal students from North East Region in PM Research Fellowship Scheme; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  considered  the  view  to  make  scheme  more inclusive and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  'Prime  Minister's  Research  Fellows  (PMRF)'  Scheme  aims  at attracting  those  meritorious  students  from  across  the  country  including  North East Region, who have completed or are in the final year of B.Tech. or Integrated M.Tech  of  M.Sc.  in  science  and  technology  streams  in  the  Indian  Institutes  of Technology (IITs), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Indian Institutes of Information  Technology  (IIITs),  National  Institutes  of  Technology  (NITs),  Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) to pursue research in the frontier  areas  of  science  &  technology  in  IITs,  IISc  and  IISERs.  Government  is open to suggestions to make the scheme more inclusive.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Online Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Richard Hay

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3139 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Online Education

3139.  PROF. RICHARD HAY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning/proposing to start online education across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the classes initially involved under this online education;
- (d) the  details  of  the  Universities/  Institutes  involved  for  this  education  across  the country; and
- (e) the details of the target set for this?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) to  (e)  University  Grant  Commission  (UGC)  has  recently  issued  a  notification  on 04.07.2018 for the regulation of Online Courses. This regulation lay down the minimum standards of instruction for the grant of Certificate or Diploma or Degree, through online mode, delivered through interactive technology using internet.

In  this  regulation,  UGC  has  defined  eligibility  criteria  for  higher  educational institutions for offering online courses, application for the online courses or programmes,  approval  process,  operation  of  the  Online  Courses  and  programmes, Course or Programme Monitoring and renewal, Quality Assurance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Procurement Policy
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3137. TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 6 TH  AUGUST,  2018.

## PROCUREMENT POLICY

## 3137.  SHRI SATISH CHANDRA DUBEY:

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

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether  there  is  a  negative  attitude  towards  domestic  value  addition  in Government  procurement  policy,  difficult  conditions  of  contract,  continuous import  and  old  machinery  for  which  no  replacement  incentive  is  given  zero import  duty  under  'Project  import'  and  delay  in  project  implementation  are major factors for restricting domestic demand; and
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto along with the measures taken to improve the situation?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज् य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज् यमंत्री (श्री सी.आर. चौधरी) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a): National  Capital  Goods  Policy,  2016  had  identified  issues  like  lack  of positive  bias  towards  domestic  value  addition  in  public  procurement policies, difficult contract conditions, persistent import and use of secondhand machinery with no incentive for replacement, zero duty import under 'Project  Imports'  and  delays  in  project  implementation  as  having  an adverse effect on the domestic demand of capital goods.
- (b): Government has issued 'Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order,  2017'  on  15th  June,  2017  to  encourage  'Make  in  India'  and promote manufacturing and production of goods and services in India with a  view  to  enhance  income  and  employment.  The  Order  provides  for purchase preference to local suppliers in public procurements by Central Government  agencies.  Further,  restrictive  and  discriminatory  clauses against  domestic  supplier  cannot  be  included  in  public  procurement  by Central Government agencies.

The General Financial Rules have been revised to encourage procurement  by  domestic  manufacturers  by  introducing  elements  like government e-market place, life cycle cost, reverse auction and purchase preference to locally manufactured goods.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Skill Councils
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## SKILL COUNCILS

## 3136.  SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED:

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

- (a) whether the Government has reviewed the performance of various sector skill councils and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any evaluation of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) was conducted to find out the outcomes of the scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  number  of  youth  skilled  and  placed  in  job  by  the  Ministry  since  its inception?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) To  improve  the  performance  of  Sector  Skill  Councils  (SSCs),  'Transit  SSC 2.0' focused on the strategy and operating guidelines for the transition of SSCs to the next level of capability and maturity, was launched. The guidelines capture all the key activities  which  the  SSCs  are  expected  to  perform  like  governance,  industry engagement  for demand  aggregation, environmental scan, etc. to meet the expectations of all the stakeholders.

Annual  Business  Plan  (ABP)  has  been  initiated  to  monitor  and  improve performance in respect of important parameters. The Annual Performance Matrix is based  on  key  parameters  like  overall  governance,  development  of  standards  and curriculum,  assessments  &  certification,  industry  connect  established,  support  to placement,  alignment  to  NAPS  and  qualitative  index.  Based  on  these  parameters SSCs are scored and ranked.

- (b) National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  has  engaged  a  third-party agency to  conduct the impact  evaluation  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY-2).  The  agency  is  presently  in  the  process  of  creating  an  evaluation framework. An inception report under the study has been submitted to NSDC.
- (c) Under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), the flagship scheme of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), 50.20 lakh candidates have  been  trained  as  on  10.07.2018,  since  its  inception  and  9.3  lakh  have  been placed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Photography in Monuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: SRIRAM MALYADRI, K. MARAGATHAM, C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3134

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 6.8.2018

## PHOTOGRAPHY IN MONUMENTS

3134. SHRI  MALYADRI SRIRAM: SHRIMATI  K. MARAGATHAM: SHRI  C. MAHENDRAN:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently allowed photography within premises of protected monuments and sites and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is receiving numerous representations/requests in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether this decision is likely to forecast security threats in the case of certain monuments and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it is a fact  that the Government has  directed the Archeological Survey of  India  to  permit  photography  at  all  their  monuments    and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (e) the other new polices recently announced by the Archaeological  Survey of India for public benefit since July 1, 2018;
- (f) whether it a fact that ASI has banned all Swachh Bharat activities and provision of public services within distance of 200 meters from monuments  like Humayun's Tomb, etc; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Yes,  Madam.  The  Government  through  an  order  dated  12.7.2018  has allowed photography in the centrally protected monuments and sites without a  stand  except  in  Ajanta  Caves  and  Leh  Palace  having  paintings  and mausoleum of Taj Mahal.
- (b) Yes, Madam.  The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) receives  requests for  photography  from  various  quarter  which  are  favourably  addressed  for issue of permission.
- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) ASI  through  an  order  dated  12.7.2018  has  allowed  photography  in  the centrally protected monuments and sites without stand.
- (e) No, Madam.  No New Policy announced.
- (f)&(g) No, Madam.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3132 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Secretary Post in NIOS
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PARESH RAWAL

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3132 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 th  August, 2018

## Secretary Post in NIOS

## 3132. SHRI PARESH RAVAL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recruited  the  permanent  post  of  Secretary  in National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of the interview taken for the post and details of total applicants from all the   States till 7 June, 2018?

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

- (a): Not yet, Madam.

(b) and (c): Ministry of Human Resource Development has decided to fill up the post of Secretary, National Institute of open Schooling (NIOS) through Central Staffing Scheme (CSS).  A  request  for  the  same  has  been  sent  to  the  Department  of  Personnel  and Training (DoP&T) in the month of September, 2017. The DoP&T has circulated the post, inviting applications from the eligible candidates.

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