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Lok Sabha Question No. 796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Academic Records
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 796 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST   NOVEMBER, 2016

## Academic Records

796. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: checks on candidates seeking employment or further education; (b) if so, the details thereof; lines of security depositories, if so, the details thereof; and

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  digitise  all  academic  records  from secondary to tertiary level institutions and hire National Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services Limited for implementation of the same to address concerns, including academic frauds and to facilitate job verification and background (c)  whether there are also plans to establish National Academic Depository on the (d) whether the ministry is looking to tag academic records with the Sahara number to  facilitate  verification,  e-Know  Your  Customer  (KYC)  and  retrieval  and  if  so,  the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY) (a) to (c): The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 27 th October, 2016 has accorded its  approval  for  establishment  and  operationalization  of  the  National  Academic Depository  (NAD)  on  the  pattern  of  securities  depository.  NAD  shall  be  a  24  X  7 online  store  house  of  academic  awards  digitally  lodged  by  various  academic institutions  /  boards  /  eligibility  assessment  bodies.  These  awards  shall  cover degrees, diplomas, certificates, mark-sheets  including awards  issued  for skill development. NAD  will  comprise  of  two  interoperable  digital  depositories  viz.,  NSDL Database  Management  Limited  (NDML)  and  CDSL  Ventures  Limited  (CVL)  -  the wholly owned subsidiaries of the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and

Central  Depository  Services  (India)  Limited  (CDSL),  respectively.  Maintenance  of academic awards in a digital depository not only enables online access, retrieval and verification of these awards, but also helps eliminating fraudulent practices such as forging of certificates and mark-sheets etc.

(d) : The Aadhar shall be used as an identifier for registration and usage of  the digital database . In the event of non-availability of Aadhar, a unique NAD ID shall be generated to facilitate digital services to NAD users.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Productivity in MSME Sector
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: BHARATI DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 793 TO BE ANSWERED ON:  21.11.2016

## PRODUCTIVITY IN MSME SECTOR

## 793. DR. BHARATIBEN D. SHYAL: DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be please to state:

- (a) whether  productivity  in  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  has registered a sharp decline in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  implementing/proposes  to  implement  any  Scheme  to increase productivity in this sector; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a)&(b): The  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)  does  not maintain data regarding productivity of MSMEs in the country.

(c)&(d): The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing various schemes for enhancing competitiveness and productivity of MSMEs in the country. These, inter-alia, include National Manufacturing Competitiveness Programme (NMCP)  with  various  components  viz.  Lean  Manufacturing  Competitiveness  Scheme, Scheme for Financial Support for Zero Defect and Zero Effect (ZED) Certification, Support for  Entrepreneurial  and  Managerial  Development  of  SMEs  through  Incubators,  Building Awareness  on  Intellectual  Property  Rights  (IPR)  for  MSME,  Design  Clinic  Scheme  for design  expertise  to  MSMEs  Manufacturing  sector,  Technology  and  Quality  Upgradation Support to MSMEs, Promotion of ICT in Indian Manufacturing Sector (ICT). Under Micro & Small Enterprises - Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) Scheme, the Ministry of MSME is providing holistic support for enhancing the competitiveness and productivity of the clusters of MSEs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 789 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: National Book Trust
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 789 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## National Book Trust

## 789. SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL

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

- (a) whether the National Book Trust (NBT) has launched a new scheme under which it would publish  the  first  work  of  women  authors  in  English  or  any  of  the  Indian  Languages mentioned in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the NBT has issued any advertisements for the same;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with any other schemes which promote writing among all genders; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to encourage writing amongst women in rural areas?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a)        : Yes Madam.
- (b) to (e): The Scheme for Promotion of the Young Women Writers has been advertised by NBT in 28  dailies  of  national  level  in  2  languages  (Hindi  and  English)  on  13.10.2016,  inviting submission  of  manuscripts  by  10.11.2016.  The  scheme  invites  proposals  from  young women writers below 40 years of age including those from rural areas in any of the 22 Indian languages recognized by the Constitution, for further selection and publishing by NBT.

Besides, NBT is mandated to publish good reading material for the general reader of all ages  from  the  writers  of  all  genders.  Therefore,  in  its  regular    publishing  programme, manuscripts  authored/written  by  women  are  included  and  published  by  NBT  under  its various series such as Women Pioneers, Nav Lekhan Mala, Aadan Pradan, India-the Land and the People, Young India Library, Popular Science, etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 787 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Existence of Sarasvati River
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SONA RAM CHOUDHARY, LALLU SINGH, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, CHINTAMAN NAVSHA WANAGA, ALOK SANJAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 787 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## EXISTENCE OF SARASWATI RIVER

## 787. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

SHRI LALLU SINGH:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

ADV. CHINTAMAN NAVASHA WANAGA:

SHRI  ALOK SANJAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has got scientific evidence of the existence of the River Saraswati and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  formed  any  expert  panel  to  prove  the  existence  of  ancient Saraswati river;
- (c) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has formulated any scheme for re-generation of the said river; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE, CULTURE AND TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## (DR.  MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) Several studies including explorations and excavations have been carried out both by the Governmental and non-governmental organizations along the palaeochannel, represented today by the Ghaggar river in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat. Some researchers have  ascribed  this  palaeochannel  to  the  Sarasvati  river  mentioned  in  Ancient  Indian Literature.
- (b) The  Ministry  of  Culture  has  constituted  the  Advisory  Committee  for  the  Multi-disciplinary
- & Study  of  the  Sarasvati  basin  on  16.09.2015  for  a  period  of  two  years,  which  has  been
- (c) notified in the Gazettee Notification No. S.O. 3019 (E) dated 6 th November 2015 of which a meeting was called under the Chairmanship of the Hon'ble Minister for Culture and Tourism on 25 th July 2016.
- (d) No, Madam. No such scheme is formulated in Archaeological Survey of India at present.

&

(e)
Lok Sabha Question No. 785 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Low Cost Tablet to Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †785 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## Low Cost Tablet to Students

†785. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

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

- (a) whether the Government had started any scheme to provide low cost tablets to students during the years between 2005 and 2014;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total number of students and other youth who had deposited 3,000 rupees under the said scheme;
- (d) the number of persons out of the above whom Akash Tablet was delivered; and
- (e) the plans of the Government regarding the persons who are yet to get the tablet?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a) & (b) Under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) the project for development of Low Cost Access Device (LCAD) was implemented by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in April, 2012 for the purpose of  optimization  of  hardware  and  software  testing.  The  IIT  Bombay  had  procured  1,00,000 tablets after fine tuning the technical specifications and distributed it to students and teachers in  336 institutions across the country. The procurement was completed on 29.05.2013. The Aakash Tablet project has been completed and closed in March, 2015.
- (c) to (e)  Ministry of Human Resource Development has not started any such scheme under which  students  and  other  youth  deposited  Rs.  3,000/-  for  delivery  of  Aakash  Tablets.  The Tablets were distributed free of cost to students and teachers for the purpose of testing.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 782 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Dress Code for Foreign Tourists
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.782 ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

DRESS CODE FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS

782.  SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to impose any dress code for foreign tourists arriving in the country; and (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): Does not arise.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 777 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Pollution by Steel Plants
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.777 FOR ANSWER ON 21/11/2016

## POLLUTION BY STEEL PLANTS

777. SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the environmental norms  are reportedly not being taken into consideration in the Bokaro Steel Plant;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) the  number  of  times  warning  has  been  given  and  fine  slapped  by  State Pollution  Control  Board  against  Bokaro  Steel  Plant  for  violation  of  environmental norms during the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) the corrective steps taken / being taken by the Government to ensure that all the steel plants in the country including the Bokaro Steel Plant strictly adhere to the laid down environmental norms?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

(a)to(c): The environmental norms are being taken into consideration in the Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL). However, during the last three years, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MOEF&CC) have issued  directions  to  the  BSL  on  10.06.2013,  10.01.2014  and  08.02.2016  for compliance with environmental norms.

- (d) The following Corrective steps have been taken by the Government to ensure that all Steel Plants in the country comply with the environmental norms:
- -Old / existing steel plants in the country are being modernised and renovated to   adopt environment friendly clean and green technologies.
- -New / green-field steel plants have been /are being set up with state-of -theart   technologies which are capable to meeting environmental norms.
- -Environmental standards for emissions and effluent from Iron & Steel Plants have been notified. The standards are amended from time to time.
- -At  the  instance  of  MOEF&CC/CPCB, Online Monitoring Systems have been installed  in  major  integrated  iron/steel  plants  to  monitor  compliance  with  air emission and effluent discharge norms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Development of Tourism at Mount Abu
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†776 ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM AT MOUNT ABU

†776. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  develop  world famous Mount Abu of Rajasthan as a tourist/eco friendly circuit centre  by  providing  ropeway  upto  the  Aburda  Devi  temple, aquarium,  amphitheater,  sound  and  light  programmes,  zoo, parking and projector hall through the use of Corporate Social Responsibility Fund;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the funds allocated and utilized for the purpose so far?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) to (c): Development  of  tourism  infrastructure  is  primarily  the responsibility of the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations including the State of Rajasthan.

However,  the  Union  Ministry  of  Tourism  provides  Central Financial Assistance to them under Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD Scheme based on project proposals submitted by them subject to receipt  of  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR),  liquidation  of  Utilization Certificates for the projects sanctioned earlier, availability of funds and adherence to relevant scheme guidelines.

The  State  Government  of  Rajasthan  has  informed  that  they have  not  submitted  any  such  proposal  to  develop  world  famous Mount Abu in Rajasthan.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Open Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.774 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  NOVEMBER, 2016

## Open Universities

## †774. SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has accorded approval to the State open universities for running M. Phil. and Ph.D. courses;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the State open universities have given affidavits in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the number of such universities in the States/UTs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a  to  d):    As  per  the  information  furnished  by  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  that based  on  the  request  of  the  Vice-Chancellors  of  the  following  four  (04)  Open  &  Distance Learning (ODL) mode universities, the Commission has permitted them to conduct M.Phil/Ph.D. programme strictly in accordance with the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil/Ph.D) Regulations, 2016 notified on 5 th July, 2016:

- (i) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi,
- (ii) The Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University, Bhopal,
- (iii) The Pt. Sundarlal (Open) University, Chhattisgarh and
- (iv) The Uttarakhand (Open) University, Uttarakhand

These Universities have also submitted Affidavits to the effect that they will follow the said Regulations, 2016 of the UGC strictly without any deviation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Setting up of Libraries
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 773

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## SETTING UP OF LIBRARIES

## † 773. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering to set up Libraries in various parts of the country in the name of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay;
- (b) if  so,  whether the Government is also considering opening of such libraries in Gujarat also;
- (c) the number and names of such places where these libraries are likely to be set up;
- (d) whether assistance would be provided to interested private individuals also under the said initiative  to  open  libraries  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  amount  of  funds likely to be provided; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a)            : No Madam.

- (b) to (e):   Doesn't arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Yashpal Committee on Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 770 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## Yashpal Committee on Education

## †770.   SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken/  proposed  to  take  any  steps  to  review  the  slow progress of implementation of the Yashpal Committee report regarding easing out education burden of school children;
- (b) if so, the details thereof as on date; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to    (c)    The  issues  related  to  curriculum  load  raised  in  the  Yash  Pal  Committee  Report (1993) on 'Learning Without Burden' were, inter-alia , taken into consideration at the time of framing  of  the  National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF)  -2005  by  the  National  Council  for Educational Research and Training (NCERT).   The NCF sets the guidelines and direction for the development of syllabi and textbooks at all the school stages. As a follow up to the NCF,  curriculum,  syllabi,  text-books  and  other  supplementary  material  are  developed  by NCERT.   State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERTs) and State Education Boards  either  adopt  or  adapt  NCERT's  model  syllabi  and  textbooks  or  develop  their  own syllabi and textbooks based on NCF.  Education, being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, it is for the respective States/Union Territory Governments to prescribe norms with regard to appropriate weight of School Bags for their schools.

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and Central Board of Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  have  already  taken  measures  to  reduce  the  weight  of  school bags.  NCERT  has  not  recommended  any  textbook  for  early  childhood  education.  It  has recommended only two books (Language and Mathematics) for classes I & II and three books for classes III to IV (Language, Environmental Studies and Mathematics).  The number and size  of  NCERT's  textbooks  used  by  the  primary  and  secondary  school  students  are appropriate to their age. NCERT has also made available all their textbooks for free access through the web (epathshala.nic.in) and mobile devices.  The collections include textbooks for all  subjects  across  all  the  stages  and  made  available  for  free  download  and  dissemination. CBSE has directed schools affiliated to it to ensure that students do not carry school bags till class II and also to restrict the number of books to be prescribed in classes I-VIII.  It has also issued  a  circular  on  20.7.2015  to  ensure  that  the  parents  are  not  forced  to  buy  excessive number of textbooks.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 769 TO BE ANSWERED ON:  21.11.2016

## UDYOG AADHAAR MEMORANDUM

## 769. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  even  though  the  filing  of  the  Entrepreneur Memorandum (EM) and issuance of Acknowledgement has been replaced by Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum  (UAM)  and  Udyog  Aadhaar  Acknowledgement  respectively,  a  majority  of MSMEs with EM have not obtained their UAM, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government propose to make the UAM mandatory for accessing benefits under the Government schemes, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  non-registration  of  MSMEs  is  a  major  cause  for  the  nonimplementation of various development schemes, including the Prime Minister Employment Generation  Programme  (PMEGP),  which  seek to  generate  employment  and  strengthen  the MSMEs, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has adopted measures to motivate new MSMEs to register and obtain a UAM and Udyog Aadhaar Acknowledgement if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (d):    Filing of Entrepreneur Memorandum(EM) has been replaced by Udyog Aadhaar Memorandum(UAM). Further, UAM registration is an on line one-page exercise which does not  take  more  than  5  minutes.  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises(MSME) notified the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Furnishing of Information) Rules,  2016  vide  Gazette  Notification  of  GSR  750(E)  dated  29 th July,  2016  mandating furnishing of information in MSME Data Bank by all MSMEs. It is mandatory for accessing benefits of various schemes of the Ministry of MSME.

Under  the  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP),  assistance  is provided  for  setting  up  of  an  enterprise.  UAM  registration  could  only  be  taken  after  an enterprise  is  set  up.  The  Ministry  of  MSME  has  been  taking  up  with  the  various  State Government, Industry Associations, its own field offices and through the field offices of the National  Small  Industries  Corporation  Limited(NSIC)  for  encouraging  the  registration  of UAM and getting entries made in MSME Databank.

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