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Lok Sabha Question No. 3953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Development Projects
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3953

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

## Development Projects QUESTION

## 3953: SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a large number of development projects are pending in the country;
- (b) if so, the names of projects pending as on December, 2017 and the total capital invested till date in these projects, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has decided to complete these projects without any delay, if so, the time by when these projects are likely to be completed;
- (d) the estimated capital investment required on construction of these projects; and
- (e) the estimate of employment generation by these projects?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI P.RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (e): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Resolution of Non-Performing Assets
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VASANTHI M.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO: 3952

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

## QUESTION RESOLUTION OF NON-PERFORMING  ASSETS

## 3952: SHRIMATI VASANTHI  M.:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  met the heads of 13 Public  Sector  banks  (PSBs) recently  to resolve  various  issues;
- (c) whether  the PSBs have put forward  any  proposals  before the Government  regarding resolution  of non-performing  assets and capital  infusion;  and

## ANSWER

## (SHRI SHIV PRATAP  SHUKLA)

- (b) if so, the details  thereof  along  with  the outcome  of the meeting;
- (d) if so, the details  thereof?

## To be answered by THE MINISTER OF  STATE  IN THE  MINISTRY OF  FINANCE

(a)  to  (d):  Whole-time   Directors   and  senior   executives   of  Public   Sector   Banks   (PSBs) deliberated during PSB Manthan on various banking issues. Based on the recommendations  made in PSB Manthan,  a PSB Reforms  Agenda  was referred  by  the Government  to PSBs for appropriate  action  as per approval  of respective  PSB Board. Under   the  PSB  Reforms   Agenda,   PSBs  have  initiated   various   steps  for, inter-alia, resolution   of  non-performing   assets,  such  as  creation   of  stressed  asset  management verticals   for  stringent   recovery,   segregated   pre-  and  post-sanction   follow-up   roles   for clean  and  effective   monitoring, creation   of  online   one-time   settlement   platforms   and commitment to monitoring large-value accounts through specialised monitoring agencies.  Further,  under the PSB Reforms  Agenda,  capital  infusion  by  the Government is linked  to implementation of the PSB Reforms  Agenda.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3951 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Preferential Status to Widows/ Divorced Women
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: OM BIRLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3951

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## PREFERENTIAL STATUS TO WIDOWS/DIVORCED WOMEN

## 3951.   SHRI OM BIRLA

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any survey on the number of households where women assumes the role of family head either due to husband's abandonment or death during and the last three years and the current year if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor along with any ongoing proposal of the Government to do the same;
- (c) whether the Government has initiated any special scheme to provide financial or other assistance  to  such  women  owing  to  their  challenging  circumstances,  if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government provides preferential status to the widows and divorced women in various Government schemes and if so, the details thereof along with the percentage women beneficiaries thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Registrar General of India conducts decennial Population Census wherein data are collected on all persons living in the country at the time of Census taking. As per Census 2011,  there  are  total  32782638  number  of  females  who  head  family,  out  of  these, 22382403 are widowed, 937361 are divorced and 259564 are separated.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) &  (d)  The  Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  the  Swadhar Greh Scheme which targets the women victims of unfortunate circumstances who are in need  of  institutional  support  for  rehabilitation  so  that  they  could  lead  their  life  with dignity.  The  Scheme  envisages  providing  shelter,  food,  clothing  and  health  as  well  as economic  and  social  security  for  the  women  victims  of  difficult  circumstances  which includes widows and divorced women.
- (e) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Devalued Currency
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS

## 3949. SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS :

Will the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased  to state  :

- (a) whether among the devalued currency subm;tted  to banks and detected/  seized by the 6uthority that there is fake currency  also;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof and the percentage  of fake currency detected;
- (c)  whether the quantum/percentage  of fake currency detected  is higher than figures  given by lndian Statistical lnstitute  (lSl),  Kolkata after a study  conducted by them, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the action taken thereon?

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 3949 TO BE ANSWERED ON loth AUGUST/  19th SHRAVANA, 1940 (SAKA)

## DEVATUED  CURRENCY

## QUESTION

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE  IN THE MINISTRY  OF FINANCE (SHRI Pon. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) to  (c)  : As per data provided  by National  Crime Records Bureau (MHA), total number of counterfeit  notes of denomination  Rs.50O/-  and Rs.1000/-  seized  by Police during the period 09-11-2016  to 3L-12-2OLG are 15978 and 8270 respectively.

As per lsl, Kolkata  estimation, the overall  quantum  of Fake lndian  Currency Note (FICN) in the economy was around  Rs.400 crores during 2011-12 to 2014-15  and overall rate of occurrence of FICN was estimated  to be about 250 pieces per million. However, the actual  proportion/  percentage  of FICN detected  in the banking  system  as per records  available  at RBl, is 22 pieces (approx.) per million notes in circulation,  which is less than that estimated in the lSl, Kolkata  report.

- (d) : lntelligence  and Security  Agencies of Centre  and States keep a close watch on the persons involved  in the circulation  of fake currency in the country and take action on any reported violation of law. The Government  has taken various measures to check the smuggling  and circulation  of FICN into the country,  which inter-alia.  include :

- (i)-  The Unlawful  Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 criminalises  the production or smuggling  o. circulation  of High  Quality FICN, coin or any other material as a terrorist  act.
- (ii)-  FICN Coordination  Group  (FCORD) has been formed  by the Ministry  of Home Affairs to share intelligence/ information among the different  security agencies of theStates/ Centre to counter the problem of circulation  of FICN in the country. A Terror Funding and Fake Currency  Cell (TFFC) has also been functioning in National lnvestigation  Agency (NlA) to investigate  terror funding and fake currency  cases.
- (iii)-  A Memorandum of Understanding  has been signed  between lndia and Bangladesh  to prevent, and counter  smuggling  and circulation  of FICN.
- (iv)- Strengthening  the security  at the international  borders  by using new surveillance  technology, deploying additional manpower for round the clock surveillance,  establishing observations  posts along the international border, erection of border fencing and intensive patrolling.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: DA under 7th CPC
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAMESH BAIS

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Expenditure

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3948

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 10 th  AUGUST, 2018/SHRAVANA 19, 1940 (SAKA)

## DA UNDER 7th CPC

## 3948.   SHRI RAMESH BAIS:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Dearness Relief of 119 per cent as effective from 1st July, 2015 was the last one taken into consideration by the 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC)  while  recommending  the  formulae  for  revision  of  pension  for  civilian personnel including Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) who retired before 01.01.2016 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the retirees were in receipt of six per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) w.e.f. 01.01.2016 till the implementation of the Pay Commission Report and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether at the time of implementation of 7th CPC Report, the six per cent has been denied and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the remedial measures taken/being taken by the Government to remove their hardship and to restore the DA denied to them?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) to (c) : The pension of Central Government employees including personnel of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), who retired prior to 1.1.2016, has been revised w.e.f.  1.1.2016  based  on  the  recommendations  of  7 th Central  Pay  Commission (CPC),  as  accepted  by  the  Government,  taking  into  account  Dearness  Relief  @ 125%.

- (d): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Short Term Course for AYUSH Doctors
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE, J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.3945 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## SHORT TERM COURSE FO R AYUSH DOCTORS

## 3945. ADV. JOICE GEORGE: SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently legalized/permitted practice of modern medicin homoeopaths and practitioners of other alternative medicines after a short term course;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the medical practitioners of modern system are totally against this provisi so, the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) whether the Government has assessed the impact of the said decision and if so, the d thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

## (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) to  (e):       As per the provisions of Homoeopathy Central Council Act 1973 and Medicine  Central  Council  Act,  1970  any  person  registered  in  State  or  Central  Registe Homoeopathy and Indian Medicine are entitled to pract ice their respective systems only.

Presently, there is no legal provision for allowing  practitioners of Homoeopathy and System of Medicine to practice Modern Medicine.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Ban on Unhealthy Food Advertisements
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: K.R.P. PRABAKARAN

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3944 TO BE ANSWERED ON  10 TH AUGUST, 2018

## BAN ON UNHEALTHY FOO D ADVERTISEMENTS

## 3944. SHRI K.R.P. PRABAKARAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to ban advertisement of unhealthy food aimed at chil on various media platforms and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of banned food items including alcohol, cigarette, gutkha, etc.; and
- (c) the other 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): To help consumers make an informed choice, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India  (FSSAI)  has  formulated  draft  Food  Safety  and  Standards  (Labelling  &  Displa Regulations, 2018, which includes the provision for labelling of High Fat, Salt and Sugar (HFSS) foods.  Same  have  been  uploaded  on  FSSAI  website  under  notice  for  calling  comments suggestions etc. from the stakeholders. Provision for restricting the advertisement of su foods to children has also been included in these proposed regulations.
- (b)& (c): There is no ban on alcohol. However, to ensure production and sale of good qua liquor  in  the  country,  FSSAI  has  notified  standards  of  Alcoholic  beverage  on  5.4. Regarding tobacco products, as per regul ation 2.3.4 of Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restriction on Sales) Regulations, 2011, Tobacco and Nicotine cannot be used as ingre in any food products.

Further, Cigarette is not a food item. However, there is ban on smoking in public laces except designated smoking areas, ban on sale of cigarettes & other tobacco products to persons below the age of eighteen years and within 100 yards of educational institutions on promotion/advertisement of cigarettes & other tobacco pr oducts, under Cigarettes and Other Tobacco  Products  (Prohibition  of  Advertisement,  Regulation  of  Trade  and  Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (COTPA, 2003) & Rules made thereunder.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Doubling of Indian Economy
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3943

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2018

DOUBLING OF INDIAN ECONOMY

† 3943. SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is of the view that the Indian economy is now on track and its value is likely to double and reach to the level of 5 lakh crore dollar by the year 2025

after taking into account the rising inflation; and

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

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PON RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)  &  (b)  As  per  the  provisional  estimates  of  annual  national  income  released  by  Central Statistics  Office  (CSO) on 31 st May 2018, the GDP at current market prices for the year 2017-18 is estimated to Rs. 167.7 lakh crore. Given the exchange rate of Rs. 64.45 per US Dollar for 2017-18, the GDP at current market prices is estimated to be US$ 2.6 lakh crore. As per International Monetary Fund, India's GDP is expected to increase to US$ 4.7 lakh crore by 2023. In case the economy grows at the same implied nominal rate as between 2017 to 2023, up to 2025, it is reasonable to expect the GDP to reach the level of US$ 5 lakh crore by 2025.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3942 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Dietary Changes for Animals in Zoos
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OE ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3942

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## Dietary Changes for Animals in Zoos

## 3942:  SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASAREDDY:

Will the Minster of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND  CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether in some zoos dietary changes for animals has been introduced recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether some zoos in the country have decided to stop procurement of poultry meat and replaced  it  with  additional  quantities  of  beef  and  eggs  daily  to  feed  animals,  mostly carnivores  such  as  lions,  tigers  and  panthers  following  outbreak  of  bird  flu  in  some States, an airborne disease and other diseases like H5N1 virus;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, zoo-wise and State-wise;
- (d) whether the staff has been vigilant and all possible steps have been taken to ensure safety of animals and birds in the zoos in the country, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of the cases of avian flu or unnatural bird deaths in the zoos reported in the country in recent times?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

| (a) to   | The establishment and operation/management of the zoo including dietary changes, if any, is the responsibility of the respective Zoo Operator. The information regarding dietary changes for animals, procurement of feed etc. are not compiled and collated at the level of the Ministry.   |
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| (e)      | The Ministry has not received any reports of incidences of avian flue or unnatural bird death in zoos in the country in recent time.                                                                                                                                                         |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3941 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Action on Bank Auditors
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3941

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

## †3941.  SHRI BHARAT  SINGH:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Reserve  Bank of India (RBI) has prepared  any  guidelines  to take  action on bank auditors so as  to put a check  on scam in private  and public  sector  banks;
- (b)  if so, the details  of the guidelines  issued by  the RBI; and
- (c)  the extent  to which  scam in banks  are likely  to be checked  after issuance  of these guidelines?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): RBI has apprised  that  recently  it has put in place a graded  enforcement  action  framework for statutory  auditors  (SAs) in respect  of lapses observed  in statutory  audit  of commercial  banks.  As part of  the  framework, lapses  such  as  misstatements   of  banks'   financial   statements,   wrong   certification, wrong   information   in  the  Long  Form   Audit   Report,   and  any   other   violations/lapses   vis-à-vis  RBI directions/guidelines regarding  the role  and responsibilities of SAs in relation  to banks  are covered. As per RBI, in case of violations/lapses  identified  by  any  other  regulator/enforcement agency/judicial or government  authorities,  etc.,  such firms  may  be denied  audit,  provided  the case is of serious  nature, where  public  interest  is involved  and it is established, prima facie, that  the firm  is culpable,  either  by  RBI or by the said entities,  and such violation/lapse  is brought  to RBI's notice.  Further,  audit  assignments to such audit  firms  as are blacklisted  by  the above entities  and brought  to RBI's notice,  may  be denied, until  the time  their  name  is cleared  by  them.  Communication of any  enforcement  action  on an audit firm  (including   issuance   of  Cautionary Advice)   to  the  Institute   of  Chartered   Accountants   of  India (ICAI,   the  professional   body   of  the  audit   community), as  and  when   such  action   is  taken,   and placement  in public  domain  of the fact of such communication to ICAI by  RBI are also envisaged. With  regard  to arrangement  of enterprise-wide  risks  of a bank,  which  include  risk  of fraud,  RBI has apprised  that  there  are three  lines  of defence, viz. , line  functions  that  assume,  own  and manage  the risk, the risk  monitoring  function  that  specialises  in overseeing  the risk-taking  and risk  management  by  the said line  functions  and provides  guidance  and support,  and the audit  function.  As a result  of the RBIissued framework,  occurrence  of fraud would  be checked  to the extent  of improvement  in the audit function.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3936 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: Manjarpada Walan Irrigation Project
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3936

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2018

## Manjarpada Walan Irrigation Project

## 3936.  SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has not accorded approval to Manjarpada Walan Irrigation Project pertaining to Nashik of Maharashtra;
- (b) If so, the details thereof;
- (c) Whether the said project was forwarded to the Union Government in December, 2011; and
- (d) If so, the details thereof and the reasons for not according approval to the said project?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) to (d)              The proposal for diversion of 64.24ha of forest land for construction of Manjarpada diversion scheme in Nashik District of Maharashtra was received in the Ministry vide letter dated 15.01.2010, and Stage-I approval has been accorded to the proposal vide Ministry's letter dated 05.04.2010. Later,  final  approval  has  also  been  granted  under  Section-2  of  Forest (Conservation) Act,1980 vide this Ministry's letter dated 25.10.2017.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3935 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-10
Subject: GST Helpline
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3935 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 2018/Shravana 19, 1940 (Saka)

## GST HELPLINE

## †3935. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is encouraging to seek Bill by customers/consumers for their every transaction to prevent tax evasion in the country and has decided to launch a helpline number for  addressing  the  grievances  of  traders  and  complaints  related  to  violation  of  existing  rules under Goods and Services Tax (GST); (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether any time limit has been fixed for launching the said helpline number and whether

- approval has been accorded for the said projects and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a),  (b)  and  (c)  Yes  Sir.  The  Government is encouraging to seek invoice (bill) by customers or consumers for their every transaction to prevent tax evasion in the country. Further, helpline number has been provided by the Government for addressing the grievances of traders and complaints related to violation of existing rules under Goods and Services Tax (GST). A National Call Centre "CBEC Mitra Helpdesk" is available to provide its services round the clock. Taxpayers can  send  e-mail  to  cbecmitra.helpdesk@icegate.gov.in  or  call  on  national  toll  free  number 1800-1200-232.

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