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Lok Sabha Question No. 4130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Recapitalisation Scheme for RRBs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4130

To be answered on the August 10, 2018/Shravana 19, 1940 (SAKA)

## Recapitalisation Scheme for RRBs

4130: SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has approved the extension of scheme of recapitalisation of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) for next three years recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   whether this will enable RRBs to maintain minimum prescribed Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) of 9 per cent and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)      whether  this  will  facilitate  financial  stability  of  RRBs  and  enable  them  to  play greater role in financial inclusion and meeting credit requirements of rural areas; and

(d)  if so, the details thereof?

## Answer

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

(a) to (d)  The scheme for recapitalisation of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) started in financial year 2010-11 and was subsequently extended upto 31.03.2017.  Recently the Government has approved extension of the scheme of recapitalisation of RRBs for further period of three years upto 2019-20.  Under the scheme, recapitalization support is provided to RRBs to maintain minimum prescribed CRAR level of 9%.

A strong capital structure and minimum required level of CRAR will ensure financial stability of RRBs which will enable them to play a greater role in financial inclusion and meeting the credit requirements of rural areas.

Recapitalisation will enable RRBs to provide credit and other facilities especially to the small and marginal farmers, agricultural labourers, artisans and small entrepreneurs  in  rural  areas  for  development  of  agriculture  and  other  productive activities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Publicising Drug Test Results
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4129 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## PUBLICISING DRUG TES T RESULTS

## 4129. SHRI B.V. NAIK:

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

- (a) whether any steps are being taken to publicise details information of drugs which failed in quality test, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether such information is available with Government and if so, thedetails thereof; and
- (c) if so, the list of medicines which failed in the quality tests during the last three years along with the names of respective manufacturers?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASH WINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a) to (c): The details of drugs declared as Not of Standard Quality and Spurious/adulter by Central Drugs Testing Laboratories are regularly uploaded on monthly basis on the webs Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) (www.cdsco.nic.in), under the heading 'Drug  Alert',  which  includes  details  of  erring  drug  manufacturers,  to  make  such  information available publicly.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4128 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Amendment in Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4128 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## AMENDMENT IN INDECENT REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN (PROHIBITION) ACT

## 4128. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  amendments  to  widen  the  scope  of  the  Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act (IRWA), 1986, keeping in mind the recent technological  advancement  in  the  fi  eld  of  communications  such  as  social  media platforms, internet, MMS,  cable  television, Over-The-Top  (OTT)  services and applications etc.;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, including the amendments proposed;
- (c) the objectives/the need for a new Act; and
- (d) whether the reformulated Bill proposes new Centralised Authority under the aegis of National Commission of Women and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI)

- (a) to (d): Yes Madam.  After  taking into account of the recent technological advancement in the field of communications such as social media platforms, etc, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has decided to move fresh bill to broaden the scope of the law to cover the audio-visual media and content in electronic form. The draft bill envisages for constituting a Centralised body to be headed by Member Secretary, National Commission for Women, having representatives from Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), Press Council  of  India  (PCI)  and  one  member  having  experience  of  working  on  women issues.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4127 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Shortage of Surgical Oncologists
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4127 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## SHORTAGE OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGISTS

## 4127. DR. UDIT RAJ:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that India has only 2000 oncologists for around 10 million patients and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether India is facing a severe shortage of surgical oncologists and radio therapists; and
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and corrective  measures  being  taken  by  the Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b): The number of Oncologists available in the country is not maintained central However,  the  Medical  Council  of  India  (MCI)  informed  that  there  are  495  permitted  s (annual intake) in the field of Oncology in various Medical Colleges/Institutions in Indi As per Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research's  Cancer  Registry  data,  the  estimated  number  of  cancer cases in the country for the year 2017 was 15,17,426.

While  doctors  with  D.  M.  (Medical  Oncology),  M.Ch  (Surgical  Oncology)  and  M.D. (Radiation Oncology) treat Cance r patients in higher level tertiary care hospitals, Cancer is being  treated  in  hospitals  by  other  Doctors  such  as  General  Surgeons,  Gynecologists, Surgeons etc., depending on the type and site of Cancer.

- (c) : The Government has revised the ratio of teacher to students to 1:3 for Professor and 1:2 for  Associate  Professor  in  all  clinical  subjects  that  would  result  in  increased  in subsequently  increase  in  number  of  available  specialists  including  in  the  field  of Oncology in the coun try.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Growth Rate of Education Loans
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4126

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 th    AUGUST, 2018, SHRAVANA 19, 1940 (SAKA) Growth Rate of Education Loans

## †4126. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  has  been  an  increase  in  the  growth  rate  of  education  loans given by banks during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government    proposes  to  review  the  present  education  loan scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)  and  (b):  The  details  regarding  growth  rate  of  education  loans  disbursed  by Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) are given below.

| Financial Year   |   Education Loan Disbursed (Rs in crore) | %growth rate (over previous year)   |
|------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2014-15          |                                  10007.5 |                                     |
| 2015-16          |                                  13435.9 | 34.26                               |
| 2016-17          |                                  12227.6 | -8.99                               |
| 2017-18          |                                  14734.7 | 20.50                               |

Source: RBI

(c) & (d) The Model Education Loan Scheme is modified from time to time by Indian Banks'  Association  (IBA).  The  last  such  revision  was  done  in  August,  2015.  The revised  scheme  inter-alia  provides  for  repayment  period  upto  15  years  besides  (i) one  year  moratorium  for  repayment  after  completion  of  studies  in  all  cases,  (ii) moratorium taking into account spells of unemployment/under-employment, say two or three times during the life cycle of the loan and (iii) moratorium for the incubation period if the student wants to take up a start-up venture after graduation, etc.

Further, there is a Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Education Loans (CGFSEL) wherein collateral free loan is given upto Rs.7.5 lakh.

In  order  to  facilitate  easy  processing  and  disbursal  of  loans,  a  web-based  portal namely,  Vidya  Lakshmi  Portal  was  launched  on  15.08.2015.  Students  can  view, apply and track the education loan applications online by accessing the portal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: GST on Private Security Sector
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4125 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2018/Shravana 19, 1940 (Saka)

## GST ON PRIVATE SECURITY SECTOR

## 4125. SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  the  demand  of  Central  Association  of Private  Security  Industry  (CAPSI)  on  the  Goods  and  Services  Tax  (GST)  rules  relating  to  the
- (b) if so, the details of steps being taken by the Government to address the concerns of CAPSI;

security sector and their plea to streamline the GST rules for this industry; and

- (c)  whether the Government will consider introducing a 'reverse change mechanism' for this industry as suggested by CAPSI?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

(a)  and  (b)  Yes  Sir.  Various  field  formations  of  the  CBIC  (Central  Board  of  Indirect  Taxes  and Customs)  have  received  representations  from  the  Central  Association  of  Private  Security Industry (CAPSI) regarding Goods  and  Services Tax (GST) rules. The same  are under consideration.

- (c)  There is no such proposal under consideration at the moment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Disbursement of Working Capital Credit
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## 4124.  DR. K. GOPAL:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   the  Reserve   Bank of  India's   new   draft  guidelines   on  the  disbursement   of  working capital  credit  are likely  to hit  the liquidity profile  of the vulnerable  companies,  pushing  up the default rates;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof;
- (c) whether  the draft norms  propose  that  banks  will  have the discretion  to stipulate  repayment  of the loan component  in installments  or by  way  of bullet  repayment, subject  to the tenor  not being  less than seven days  and likely within one year;  and
- (d) if so, the details  thereof?

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4124

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10TH AUGUST  2018/ SHRAVANA  19, 1940  (SAKA)

## Disbursement of Working  Capital  Credit

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Reserve  Bank of India (RBI) has apprised  that  it has issued the draft guidelines  on Loan System  for Delivery  of Bank Credit.  RBI has stated that  the draft guidelines  are in respect of borrowers  having  aggregate  fund-based working  capital limit  of ₹150 crore  and above,  which  will typically include  mid  and large  borrowers,  who  have better  projections  and management  of their  cash flows and are less susceptible  to the vagaries  of business and hence no increase  in default  rate is envisaged.

RBI has further  stated that  the amount  and tenor  of the working  capital  demand  loan  as per the draft guidelines  may  be fixed by  banks  in consultation  with  borrowers,  subject  to tenor  being  not less than seven days.  Banks may  decide to split  the loan  component  with  different  maturity periods  as per the need of the borrowers.  Also, under the draft guidelines,  banks/consortia/syndicates have discretion to stipulate  repayment  of the loan  component  in instalments  or by  way  of a bullet  repayment, subject to RBI's Income Recognition  and Asset Classification and Provisioning  (IRAC)  norms.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4123 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Tenure of Chairman in CBDT and CBEC
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) The Department of Personnel and Training (DoP&T) has laid down the criteria for  grant  of  extension/re-employment  to  Central  Government  employees beyond the age of superannuation in the O.M. No.26011/1/77-Estt. (B) dated 18.05.1977  and  subsequent  revised  instructions  in  O.M.No.26012/6/2002Estt. (a) dated 09.12.2002.
- (c) & (d) No, Sir.  The present Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes retired on attainment of age of superannuation on 31.05.2017.  He was re-employed to the post of Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes upto 31.05.2018, which has been further extended upto 31.05.2019 in public interest.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4123 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 10 th  AUGUST, 2018 SHRAVANA 19, 1940 (SAKA)

## Tenure of Chairman in CBDT and CBEC

## 4123. SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  tenure  for  the  post  of  Chairman, Central  Board  of  Direct  Taxation  (CBDT)  and  Central  Board  of  Excise  and Customs (CBEC) under Department of Revenue, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  there  is  any  policy  guidelines  issued  for  the  grant  of  extension  of service to officers of the Government of India, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Chairman, CBDT has been given extension of service after the superannuation age; and
- (d) if so, the reasons for the grant of such extension?

## Answer

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)
Lok Sabha Question No. 4122 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Incentivising Digital Payments under GST
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE *****

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4122

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 10 TH  AUGUST, 2018 SHRAVANA 19, 1940 (SAKA)

## INCENTIVISING DIGITAL PAYMENTS UNDER GST

## 4122.  DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  a  Ministerial  panel  will  recommend  to  the  Goods  and  Services  Tax (GST) Council to defer by a year the proposal to incentivise digital payments under GST, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether doling out such concessional tax rate will have revenue implications and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the panel has decided to wait for stabilisation of revenues under GST in the  current  fiscal  before  considering  differential  GST  rates  for  people  making payments using the digital mode and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Based  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Group  of  Ministers  [GOM],  the  GST Council has given in principle approval in its 29 th meeting held on 04.08.2018 for the proposal to provide GST concession, by way of refund, to the extent of 20% GST paid  per  transaction  subject  to  the  total  ceiling  of  Rs  100  and  only  on  the  B2C transactions made through RuPay (Debit Card), BHIM, UPI and USSD.

It  is  decided  to  implement  the  proposal  in  the  initial  phase  as  a  pilot  project,  on volunteering basis by the states.

(b): As the concession on digital transactions is to be given by states on voluntary basis, it may not be feasible to assess the implication thereof. (c): Doesn't arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Loan for Agro-Based Industries
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Pratyusha Rajeshwari Singh

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. 4121

To be answered on Friday, August 10, 2018/Shravana 19, 1940 (Saka)

## Loan for Agro-Based Industries

## 4121. SHRIMATI PRATYUSHA RAJESHWARI SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make a provision wherein the loan for setting up agro-based industries is provided to the farmers by the banks at 2 to 5 per cent interest rates;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, particularly in Kandhamal district of Odisha; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## Answer

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla)

- (a)  to  (c):  National  Bank  for  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development  (NABARD)  has intimated  that  the  following  rates  of  interest  are  charged  by  them  on  term  loans sanctioned from the Food Processing Fund (FPF):
- i.  Projects  sanctioned  to  State  Governments  and  entities  promoted  by  the  State Governments  (with  Government  Guarantee)  carry  an  interest  rate  at  Bank  Rate  (as decided by RBI from time to time) less 1.50%, as applicable on the date of disbursement of each loan installment.
- ii.  In  respect  of  all  other  categories  of  borrowers  (including  entities  promoted  by  State Governments  where  the  term  loan  is  not  backed  by  respective  State  Government's Guarantee), the rate of interest charged on the term loan is linked to Prime Lending Rate (PLR) of NABARD prevailing on the date of disbursement of each loan installment and the  applicable  Risk  Premium  based  on  the  risk  rating  of  the  project  at  the  time  of sanction of the project.

NABARD has informed that the FPF with a corpus of Rs.2000 crore was instituted in NABARD during 2014-15  by  Government  of  India  in  the  Ministry  of  Food  Processing Industries (MoFPI), with a view to providing impetus to development of food processing sector on a cluster basis in the country and to reduce wastage of both perishable and nonperishable agricultural produce. The objective of FPF is to provide direct term loans by NABARD at affordable rates of interest for establishing Designated Food Parks (DFPs) and for setting up food processing units in those DFPs.

As  reported  by  NABARD,  presently,  a  total  of  209  Designated  Food  Parks  have  been notified by MoFPI. One such designated food park is in Kandhamal district, which is an Industrial Estate promoted by Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation  (IDCO)  at  Phulbani. Accordingly,  proposals  envisaging  modernization/ creation  of  additional  infrastructure  in  this  designated  food  park,  if  any,  or  setting  up food processing units in this food park are prima facie   eligible for term loan from FPF.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Yoga Centres in the AIIMS
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ANJU BALA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4118 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## YOGA CENTRES IN THE AIIMS

## 4118. SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is planning  to  set  up  yoga  centres  in  the  All India  Institute  of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has conducted a ye ar - long survey regarding the effect of yoga on the recovery of patients after surgery at AIIMS, New Delhi and if so, the details thereof with major findings of the survey;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  using bio  metric  Donor  Management  System  for identifying, tracking and blocking donors based on donor's health, donation history etc., across the nation and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has setup e - Rakt Kosh to connect, digitize and streamline the work flow of blood banks across the nation and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government for the thalassemia patients?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) : The Centre for Integrative Medicine & Research (CIMR) has already been set up in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.  Yoga Centres are functional at A Bhopal, Bhubaneswar and Rishikesh.
- (b): The  AIIMS,  New  Delhi , recently  init iated  a  trial  to  study  the  efficacy  of  Yoga  in Rehabilitation of Coronary artery bypass grafting (CAB G ) patients.
- (c): The  main  blood  bank  of  AIIMS,  New  Delhi  is  using  a  fingerprint  based  biometri identification system integrated with the blood bank sof tware. The system is used to identify repeat  regular  blood  donors  as  well  as  to  defer  blood  donors  based  on  their  blood  do history and results of previous testing. Bio metric Donor Management System is not operat at new AIIMS currently.
- (d) : Go vernment has setup e -RaktKosh, an integrated Blood Bank Management Information System which is envisaged to inter connect all the Blood Banks of the State into a single and also manage all the activities starting from blood collection both from cam ps and hospitals till the issue  of blood units. It includes donor screening, blood collection, mandato storage and issue of the unit and information of the blood donors.

(e ): Financial and technical support under National Health Mission is p rovided to States/UTs to strengthen their healthcare system including support for prevention, treatmen management of blood disorders including Thalassemia. Main Blood Bank of AIIMS, New Delhi is providing blood and blood components to all the Thalasse mia patients free of cost.  Further, new AIIMS also provide blood/Packed Red Blood Cell (PRBC) units free of cost to Thalas emia patients.