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Lok Sabha Question No. 3816 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Junked Currency in Hundi
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: MIDHUN REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3816

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  MARCH, 2017/3 RD  CHAITRA SAKA, 1939

## Junked Currency in Hundi

3816. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

## QUESTION

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that more than Rs. 4 crore in demonetised junked currency has been offered by devotees in the Hundi of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam temple and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has received any representation from the temple authorities in this regard; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY FOR FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) to (c): The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanamas (TTD) informed RBI that they had stopped collecting old currency notes of Rs.500 and Rs.1000 in all their sale counters and ensured that only legal tender is being collected and deposited in bank accounts. However, the Temple management has been receiving Hundi deposits in Specified Bank Notes of Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/-.  In this manner, RBI has advised TTD that in view of the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Ordinance, 2016 (which has been replaced by the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act, 2017), there is no opportunity to exchange/deposit of banknotes after December 30, 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Pilots in IAF
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3815

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2017

## PILOTS IN IAF

3815.  SHRI  BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the sanctioned strength of pilots, number of pilots and trainer aircraft for their training available in Indian Air Force (IAF) across the country;
- (b) whether the gap between sanctioned and actual strength of pilots has widened in IAF during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  reaction  of  the Government thereto;
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any study on the adverse impact of such shortage of pilots on the working of existing pilots;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the other steps taken / being taken by the Government to bridge the gap between sanctioned and actual strength of pilots of IAF along with the measures taken to raise the salary and other perquisites of IAF pilots?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) to (f): The available strength of pilots in Air Force is sufficient to meet the current operational requirements of the Indian Air Force (IAF).  Further, adequate  number  of  trainer  aircraft  are  in  place  in  the  IAF  for  imparting training to pilots.  These include Pilatus PC-7 Mk-II (Basic Trainer Aircraft), Kiran  Mk  I/IA  (Intermediate  Jet  Trainer)  and  Hawk  Mk-132  (Advance  Jet Trainer) aircraft.

However, Government has taken a number of measures to encourage the youth to join the defence forces, including sustained image projection, proactive publicity campaign to create awareness among the youth on the advantages of taking  up  a  challenging  and  satisfying  career.    The  salary and  other  perquisites  to  all  defence  personnel  including  IAF  pilots  are provided as per extant provisions in this regard.  These are revised from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3814 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Unrestricted Bank Accounts
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: TATHAGATA SATPATHY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3814 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2017/CHAITRA 3, 1939 (SAKA) UNRESTRICTED BANK ACCOUNTS

## 3814. SHRI TATHAGATA SATPATHY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has issued directions with regard to the use of the UID number  as  the  sole  Know  Your  Customer  (KYC)  for  opening  unrestricted  bank accounts and for e-KYC;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  included  the  UID  number  as  a  basis  for  KYC  by diluting the Prevention of Money Laundering Act; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a)  to  (d): The  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  in  its  updated  Master  Direction  dated 08.12.2016 on 'Know Your Customer (KYC) Direction, 2016' has directed that the eKYC service of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) shall be accepted as a valid process for KYC  verification under the Prevention of Money  Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rule 2(1)(d) (PML Rules), as

- (i) the  information  containing  demographic  details  and  photographs  made  available from  UIDAI  as  a  result  of  e-KYC  process  is  treated  as  an  'Officially  Valid Document', and
- (ii) transfer of KYC data, electronically to the Regulated Entities (RE) from UIDAI, is accepted as valid process for KYC verification.

RBI has also informed that the letter  issued  by  the  UIDAI  or  the  National  Population Register (NPR) containing details of name, address and Aadhaar number is one of the Officially Valid Document (OVD) that can be used as a Proof of Identity (PoI) and Proof of Address (PoA). The e-KYC service based on Aadhaar (UID Number), is offered by UIDAI and is accepted as a valid process for Know Your Customer (KYC) verification under PML Rules.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3813 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Schools in Cantonment Areas
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3813

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2017

## SCHOOLS IN CANTONMENT AREAS

3813.  SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether    the  Government  has  given  permission  to  construct  schools  in  the Cantonment Areas of Army; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

र  ा रा य मं ी

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

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(a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  The Government has given permission to  Army for  construction of  30  numbers  of children schools, out  of  which,  28  are located in Cantonment Areas.

Further, under provisions of the Cantonment Act, 2006, Cantonment Boards  have  established  and  are  maintaining  202  schools  including primary, secondary and senior secondary schools in Cantonments Areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3812 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: New Policy Campaign Finance Reform
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

- (a) whether the Government has launched any proposal under a new polity campaign finance reform in India;
- (b) if so, the objectives and salient features thereof along with the name of projects to be implemented under the said scheme; and
- (c) the time by which the said reform is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- (a) There is no proposal for a new polity campaign finance reform.

(b) to (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3807 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: National War Memorial
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAMESH BIDHURI, SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3807

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 24 TH  MARCH, 2017

## NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL

3807.  SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has identified and acquired land for constructing national war memorial in the memory of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in various wars;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the reasons for inordinate delay in the project; and
- (d) the steps taken / proposed to be taken to complete the project without any further delay?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

- (a) & (b): The  Government  has identified  the  area  around  canopy  at  'C' Hexagon, East of India Gate for construction of a National War Memorial in memory of all the Indian soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice for the country, post-independence.
- (c) & (d): The Cabinet in its meeting held on 7 th October 2015 approved the construction of the National War Memorial.  The tentative time frame for project completion is five years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3806 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Overcharging of Imported Medicines and devices
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: R. VANAROJA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3806 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th MARCH, 2017

## OVERCHARGING OF IMPO RTED MEDICINES AND DEVICES

## 3806. SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is the fact that the patients are being overcharged for the import d medicines and devices;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to come up with a system to ensure that the patients are not overcharged; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a) to (d): Health  is  a  state  subject.  It  is  the  responsibility  of  the  State/Union  T Government to take necessary steps to ensure that patients are not overcharged. Any comp received  regarding  overcharging  by  hospitals  are  forwarded  to  the  State/UT  conce rned.  The Government  of  India  has,  however,  enacted  the  Clinical  Establishments  (Registration Regulation) Act, 2010 and notified Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules, for registration and regulation of Clinical Establishments. In acc ordance with the aforementioned rules,  the  clinical  establishments  (in  the  States/UTs  where  the  said  Act  is  applicabl charge the rates for each type of procedures and services within the range of rates de and  issued  by  the  Central  Governme nt  from  time  to  time  in  consultation  with  the  State Governments.  The clinical establishments are also required to display the rates charged type  of  services  provided  and  facilities  available,  at  a  conspicuous  place  both  in language and English. The National Council for Clinical Establishments has approved a standard list of medical procedures and a standard template for costing medical procedures whic has been shared with the States/UTs where the Act is applicable for taking appropriate action by them. The enforcement of this Act is also within the purview of the State/UT Governments.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3804 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Junk Food
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3804 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th MARCH, 2017

## JUNK FOOD

## 3804. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal to ban junk food in schools and colleges in different parts of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

(a) to (c): 'Junk Food' has not been defined under the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006 and Regulations thereunder. The Ministry of Health & Family We lfare has requested all States/UT's and the Ministry of Human Resource Development to consider issuing appropriate directions to schools and colleges for withdrawing foods high in saturated fat and car drinks  from  canteens  and  promoting  healthy  food habits.  The  Food  Safety  and  Standards Authority  of  India  issued  guidelines  for  making  available  wholesome,  nutritious,  saf hygienic  food  to  school  children  in  India  on  12.10.2015  whereby  the  availability  of common HFSS (High in Fat, Salt and Sug ar) Foods in schools has been restricted/limited. These guidelines have also been uploaded on the website of FSSAI.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3801 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Awareness of GST
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, RODMAL NAGAR, OM PRAKASH YADAV, VASANTHI M.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3801 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 24 th   MARCH, 2017 CHAITRA 3, 1939 AWARENESS OF GST

## 3801.   SHRI  SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI SHRI  NAGAR RODMAL SHRI OM  PRAKASH YADAV SHRIMATI VASANTHI M.

Will the Minister of  FINANCE  be pleased to state :

- a) Whether the Government has prepared any plan to launch awareness campaign to make rural people aware of the Goods and Services Tax (GST);
- b) If so, the details thereof along with the names of the institutions which have been assigned the said task in all the States including Rajasthan and Bihar, State-wise;
- c) If not, the reasons thereof ?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- a) Yes. Government has initiated a pan-India GST awareness campaign. The campaign includes:
2. (i) Advertisements  in  Newspapers,  across  the  country  in  Hindi,  English  and  regional languages.
3. (ii) Telecast of TV commercials in Doordarshan National Channel,  DD news, Lok Sabha TV & major national Hindi/English News /Business channels & regional channels
4. (iii) Broadcast of radio jingles & spot on GST covering the entire country through more than 250 radio stations of All India Radio (including primary/local radio stations) and more than 100 FM radio stations and outdoor campaigns in a number of cities.
5. (iv) Pavilion  of  Central  Board  of  Excise  &  Customs  (CBEC)  in  India  International  Trade Fair, 2016 held from 14 th to 27 th November, 2016, show cased the features and benefits of GST.
6. (v) A tableau on GST was presented in the Republic Day Parade 2017, at Rajpath which was seen by viewers all over India including from the rural areas.  The event was telecast live on Doordarshan and also on other channels.
7. (vi) A  comprehensive  document,  namely,  'FAQs  on  GST'  has  been  prepared  and  made available on the CBEC website (www.cbec.gov.in) in Hindi, English and a number of regional languages.
8. (vii) Other information such as GST-Concept & Status etc. are also available on the above website for the benefit of public.
- b) & c) (i) All these releases were made through Government of India's nodal agencies such as Directorate of Advertising &  Visual  Publicity  (DAVP),  National  Film Development Corporation (NFDC), Prasar Bharti and Lok Sabha TV.
10. (ii) To  ensure  the  maximum  outreach  in  the  rural  areas  across  the  country, Doordarshan, DD News and local radio stations of All India Radio were aptly utilized for publicity of Goods & Services Tax (GST).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3800 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: Investments by Indian Companies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED  QUESTION No. 3800

TO BE ANSWERED  ON: Friday, March 24,2OUlchaitra  3, 1939 (Saka)

## Investments by Indian Companies

## OUESTION

## 3aOO. by ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  is aware of the wlde gap between investments  made by Indian  companies  within and outside  the country;
- (b) if so, the comparative  details of investments  made by the Indian companies  within and outside the country during the last three years  and the current year; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to reduce the gap in investment?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal)

- (a) to (c) The Government of India does not maintain any data regarding  investments made by Indian companies  within the country. However, the data of Gross Fixed capital Formation (GFCF) and Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) is as follows:

| (In Lakh Crore Rs.)          | (In Lakh Crore Rs.)                  | (In Lakh Crore Rs.)              |
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| ear                          | Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) | Overseas Direct Investment (ODI) |
| 20t3-L4                      | 35.64                                | 0.80                             |
| 2014-t5                      | 38.44                                | .4t                              |
| 2015- 16                     | 39.89                                | 0.69                             |
| 2016-17 (upto 21 March,2OlT) | 40.97                                | 0.80                             |

The Government of India has initiated a number  of flagship  programmes  including the Ease of Doing Business,  Skill India, start-up India to promote investments  within the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: PMGKY
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, B.N. CHANDRAPPA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3798

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 24 th  MARCH, 2017

3, CHAITRA, 1939 (SAKA)

## PMGKY

3798. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL: SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA: SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has introduced the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) and if so, the details thereof along with the objectives behind the scheme;
- (b) whether some banks are showing reluctance in collecting tax collection under PMGKY;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, and the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  banks  adhere  to  the  stipulations guidelines in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) Yes Madam, the Government has introduced, 'The Taxation and Investment Regime for Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Yojana,  2016'  (the  Scheme).  A  declarant  under  the  Scheme  is required to pay tax @ 30% of undisclosed income, surcharge @ 33% of tax and penalty @ 10% of undisclosed income. The declarant is also required to deposit an amount, which shall not be less than  twenty-five  per  cent.  of  the  undisclosed  income  in,  'the  Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan Deposit  Scheme,  2016'  (the  deposit  Scheme).  Such  deposit  shall  carry  no  interest  and  have  a lock-in period of four years. As per the stated objects and reasons, in the wake of demonetisation the Government has introduced the Scheme to provide an opportunity to all the persons to pay taxes with heavy penalty in order to come clean so that not only the Government gets additional revenue  for  undertaking  activities  for  the  welfare  of  the  poor  but  also  to  ensure  that  the undisclosed income legitimately comes into the formal economy.
- (b) &(c)  No  report  of  reluctance  in  tax  collection  under  the  Scheme  has  been  reported. Further, tax under the Scheme can also be paid online, which obviates the need for an interface with  banks.  However,  certain  difficulties  relating  to  making  deposit  of  25%  under  the  deposit Scheme  and  lack  of  clarity  on  reference  number  that  needs  to  be  quoted  on  Form  V  while uploading  the  same  to  the  Income-tax  authorities    came  to  light,  which  was  owing  to  lack  of clarity on quoting of system generated reference number.
- (d)  In  order  to  bring  in  greater  clarity,  the  nomenclature  of  'Issue  reference  No.'  generated by bank's  e-kuber  application, has been renamed as 'Deposit Reference No.'. Necessary changes have been made in RBI's e-kuber application to reflect this change. The receiving banks under the deposit Scheme have been sensitized to take note of changes and advise the depositor accordingly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-24
Subject: CSR
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: HEMAMALINI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3793 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 24th MARCH, 2017/ CHAITRA 3, 1939 (SAKA)

## CSR

## QUESTION

3793. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a)  whether  the  Government  had  set  up  any  high  level  panel  to  suggest measures  for  improved  monitoring  of  implementation  of  Corporate  Social Responsibility (CSR) policies by companies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with composition of panel;
- (c) whether the said panel has submitted its report;
- (d) if so, the details of the salient features of the recommendations; and
- (e) if not, the time by which the panel is likely to submit its report along with to  be  taken  by  the  Government  on  such

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS                    (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

( श्री अर्जयन र राम मेालाल )

- (a) to (e):  A High Level Committee (HLC), was constituted on 3rd February, 2015 by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs under the Chairmanship of Shri Anil Baijal, former Union Secretary, to suggest measures for improved monitoring of  implementation  of  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  policies  by companies. The Committee had submitted its report on 22 nd  September, 2015. The constitution of the Committee and its report, including the recommendations, have been placed in the public domain on the Ministry's website (www.mca.gov.in). The Committee had recommended certain changes in the provisions of the Act and Rules, in addition to recommendations for  monitoring  of  implementation  of  CSR  initiatives.  While  the  Committee's recommendations that the Board and the CSR Committee should be managing the monitoring of their own CSR at their level, and that Government should have no role to play in engaging external experts in monitoring the quality and efficiency of CSR expenditure of Companies does not envisage any specific action on the part of the Ministry, the Ministry has included amendments of
- the action  taken/proposed recommendations?

Section 135 in the Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2016, issued a set of FAQs and instituted the Annual 'National CSR Award'.

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