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Lok Sabha Question No. 5870 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Disposal of Scrap at Bokaro Steel Plant
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5870

FOR ANSWER ON 10/04/2017

## DISPOSAL OF SCRAP AT BOKARO STEEL PLANT

5870.  DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether scrap is not being disposed of in the Bokaro Steel Plant despite the completion of tender for the same rendering hundreds of labourers jobless;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the time by which the disposal process is likely to be completed;
- (c) whether the mining mafia has been reportedly active in this plant even in the past forestalling the construction of wall around the plant; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  preventive  action  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

(a)&(b): The disposal  of  Scrap in Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) is going through Steel Melting Shop(SMS) route is continued  through  sources as under:-

- (i) Steel skull scrap: BSL  is  recovering,  processing  steel skull  scrap from  old SMS slag dump and also the current generation of SMS slag.
- (ii) Maintenance scrap / wear scrap :  These  scraps  across  different  shops  are collected, processed and supplied to SMS as melting scrap.
- (iii) Mill rejection, process generation : These are received at Material Recovery Department  (MRD)  and  disposed  to  SMS  as  melting  scrap  after  due processing.

Further, the work of recovery, processing and its disposal from Blast Furnace Slag Dump is done through tendering.

- (c) No, Madam.
- (d) Question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5869 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Recognition of Shanti Niketan as Tourist Spots
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: ANUPAM HAZRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5869 ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## RECOGNITION OF SHANTI NIKETAN AS TOURIST SPOTS

5869. DR. ANUPAM HAZRA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  has  taken  any  step/initiative  to  recognise Shanti Niketan in Birbhum district of West Bengal as an international tourist spot;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if  not,  the  steps  likely  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  for  the development of Shanti Niketan as tourist spot?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  Development  of  tourism  including  taking  step/initiative  to recognise  any  tourist  place  as  an  international  tourist  spot  is  primarily the responsibility of the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations including the State Government of West Bengal.

The State Government of West Bengal has informed that they have taken the following steps to develop Shantiniketan as a tourist spot:-

- (i) A project for Construction of 10 Cottages in Amar Kuthir EcoTourism Park, (Rangabitan Tourist Lodge, Shantiniketan) in the year  2013-14  &  2014-15  has  been  completed  at  a  cost  of Rs.86.30 Lakh.
- (ii) Additional works like obtaining service connections from West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL), procurement of AC machines, lighting  and water supply arrangement, plumbing, furniture, etc. for ten cottages in Amar  Kuthir Eco-tourism Park, Bolpur has also been completed at a cost of Rs.72.00 Lakh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsava in NER
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5866 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH APRIL, 2017

## RASHTRIYA SANSKRITI MAHOTSAVA IN NER

## 5866.  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  organised/is  organising  Rashtriya  Sanskriti Mahotsava in the North Eastern Region;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the aims and objectives of the festival;
- (c) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  along  with  the  expenditure  likely  to  be incurred during the said festival and the number of artists participating in the festival;
- (d) whether the Government plans to organise such festival in other parts of the country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) & (b)    Yes, Madam. The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsava has been organized by the North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), Dimapur, an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture,  Government  of India  from 23 rd to  25 th March,  2017  at  Tawang,  Arunachal  Pradesh and  extended  to  other  North  Eastern  States  viz.  Assam,  Manipur,  Meghalaya,  Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura for a period of 3 days at each location during 26 th to 31 st March, 2017.  The  main  aims  and  objectives  of  this  festival  in  the  North  Eastern  Region  was  to present the rich diversity and uniqueness of Indian Culture and to promote the cultural interlinkages amongst the States to strengthen National Integration.

(c)    An amount of Rs. 4.50 crore has been released out of sanctioned amount of         Rs. 5.00 crore to NEZCC, Dimapur by the Ministry of Culture to incur expenditure on this RSM and approximately 5000 artistes participated in this festival.

(d) & (e)    Yes, Madam.  It has been decided by Ministry of Culture to organize a Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav at Srinagar/Leh in the month of May/June, 2017. An amount of Rs. 3.75 crore has already been released out of sanctioned amount of Rs. 5.00 crore to North Zone Cultural  Centre  (NZCC),  Patiala,  an  autonomous  organization  under  Ministry  of  Culture, Government of India for organization of this festival.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Supply of Gas to Pakistan
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5865 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  APRIL, 2017

## SUPPLY OF GAS TO PAKISTAN

## 5865.  SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- a)  whether India is supplying 5 million units gas to Pakistan and if so, the details thereof;
- b)  whether India imports gas from various countries and if so, the details thereof, countrywise along with annual requirement of gas in the country;
- c)  whether the Government has made any agreement with Pakistan to supply natural gas despite shortage of natural gas in the country; and
- d)  if so, the details thereof along with the corrective measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( स्विंत्र प्रभार ) ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  PETROLEUM

AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) The  details  of  LNG  import  by  the  importing  Companies  for  the  year  2016-17  (AprilFebruary) is as under:

| S.No.   | Name of the Country   | Quantity (MMT)              |
|---------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.      | Qatar                 | 9.21                        |
| 2.      | Nigeria               | 1.98                        |
| 3.      | Equatorial Guinea     | 1.20                        |
| 4.      | Singapore             | 1.14                        |
| 5.      | Australia             | 1.00                        |
| 6.      | UAE                   | 0.55                        |
| 7.      | Spain                 | 0.36                        |
| 8.      | Trinidad & Tobago     | 0.30                        |
| 9.      | Angola                | 0.26                        |
| 10.     | Oman                  | 0.26                        |
| 11.     | USA                   | 0.25                        |
| 12.     | Belgium               | 0.13                        |
| 13.     | Peru                  | 0.06                        |
| 14.     | Algeria               | 0.06                        |
| 15.     | Egypt                 | 0.06                        |
| 16.     | Malaysia              | 0.06                        |
| 17.     | Brazil                | 0.06                        |
| 18.     | United Kingdom        | 0.06                        |
|         | Total:                | 17 MMT equal to 22531 MMSCM |

India consumed 50711 MMSCM of LNG during the financial year 2016-17(April to February).

- (c) No, Sir.
- (d) Question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5864 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: International Gas Pipelines
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5864 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  APRIL, 2017

## INTERNATIONAL GAS PIPELINES

5864.  SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

## पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

- a)  the details of the international gas pipelines approved at present, country-wise;
- b)  the  present  status  and  time  by  which  these  pipelines  are  likely  to  be  made functional; and
- c)  whether  the  pipeline  network  is  likely  to  be  sufficient  to  meet  the  demand  of cooking gas including supply of gas to fertilizer, iron and power generation plants in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पैट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( स्विंत्र प्रभार ) ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

OF

- (a)  and (b) The Turkmenistan - Afghanistan - Pakistan (TAP) project was announced in May 2002. India joined the consortium in 2008. In 2014, the Pipeline Consortium, TAPI  Pipeline  Company  Limited  (TPCL)  was  incorporated.  The  Share  Holders Agreement of TPCL was signed  by the four member countries on 13 th December 2015  with  Turkmenistan  85%,  India  5%,  Pakistan  5%  and  Afghanistan  5% Shareholding.  On the same day, the Ground Breaking ceremony to start the work on  the  Turkmen  leg  of  TAPI  pipeline  was  also  held  at  Mary,  Turkmenistan.  The length of  the proposed TAPI Pipeline from the Galkynysh fields in Turkmenistan to Fazilka in India is 1814 km and will transport 90 MMSCMD of natural gas, of which 38  MMSCMD  is  for  India  for  a  period  of  30  years.  According  to  an  ADB commissioned  report,  the  estimated  cost  of  the  project  is  US  $15  billion.    The technical study of the TAPI project has estimated an overall project duration of 6¾ years  from  the  start  of  the  FEED  process  till  handing  over  of  the  pipeline  for commercial operation.
- (c) The land fall of the TAPI Pipeline in India is Fazilka in Punjab.  The gas available from the project is expected to contribute to India's overall gas requirement, without fully meeting it, and will serve various purposes including gas for power generation, CNG  for  transportation  sector  and  City  gas  distribution  and  will  also  result  in associated employment generation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5863 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Aadhaar Card for Mid Day Meal Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY, K. ASHOK KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5863 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## Aadhaar Card for Mid Day Meal Scheme

## 5863. SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY: SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to transfer money to the beneficiaries of Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) instead of serving them a wholesome meal and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether MDMS incentivises attendance in schools and if so, the details thereof ;
- (c) whether the Government is considering revisiting its concept of Aadhaar Cards for school children for the said scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  has  issued  any  order/notification  relating  to linking of Aadhaar Card to MDMS and if so, the details thereof including the steps taken by the Government to comply with the said order?

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

- (a) :  No, Madam.
- (b):  The objectives of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme are to improve the nutritional status of eligible children as well as encouraging poor children, belonging to disadvantaged sections to attend school more regularly and help them concentrate on classroom activities.
- (c) :  The use of Aadhaar as identity document in MDMS is recently introduced.  It would bring  in  transparency  and  efficiency  for  delivery  of  services  or  benefits  or  subsidies, simplify the Government  delivery processes and enable beneficiaries to get their entitlements  directly  to  them  in  a  convenient  and  seamless  manner.  The  Aadhaar  also obviates the need for producing multiple documents to prove one's identity.
- (d) :  The information is being collected.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Reservation in Engineering Colleges
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5860 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## Reservation in Engineering Colleges

## †5860. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

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

- (a) the number of seats reserved for students belonging to North Eastern Region in Engineering Colleges of the country and out of them reserved for women applicants;
- (b) whether  any  higher  education  institute  had  been  proposed  to  be  set  up  in North Eastern Region during the last three years and the current year and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  encouraged  public  sector  and  private sector organizations to open educational institutes in North Eastern Region; and
- (d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof?

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

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a):  There  are  (743)  seats  reserved  for  the  students  from  North-East  in  the  (8) National Institutes of Technology (NITs) located in the North Eastern States. There is no reservation of seats for women in these institutions and the allocation of seats is done on rank obtained in the JEE (Main) exam.

Apart from this, there is reservation of supernumerary seats in Engineering/Technology/Architecture/Pharmacy courses conducted at Degree/Diploma  level  Technical  Institutions  approved  by  AICTE  for  states  and  UTs which do not have engineering colleges  or  lack  of  facilities  for  education  in  specific fields  of  technical  education  and  for  certain  categories  including  foreign  students.

The state-wise details of the supernumerary seats reserved for students from NorthEast including Sikkim is as follows.

| S. No.   | State             |   Allocated seats |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | Assam             |                19 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |               150 |
| 3        | Manipur           |               113 |
| 4        | Meghalaya         |               100 |
| 5        | Mizoram           |               121 |
| 6        | Nagaland          |               150 |
| 7        | Sikkim            |                40 |
| 8        | Tripura           |                50 |
| Total    | Total             |               743 |

(b) to (d): Under the Rashtriya Uchhatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA), (7)  new professional colleges and (5) new model degree colleges have been sanctioned in the North-Eastern  States.  Under  the  public  private  partnership,  an  Indian  Institute  of Information Technology (IIIT) has been set up in Guwahati.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: National Flag Weavers
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5858 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## NATIONAL FLAG WEAVERS

5858.   DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  reportedly  paying  a  meager amount to the weavers of our National Flag and earning between Rs.1500/-  to  Rs.3000  per month and also not getting their payment in time and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the number of weavers of our National Flag has drastically come down and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to increase the payment of national flag weavers to improve their income and save them from poverty and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a): No,  Madam.  The weavers are paid on the basis of wages per metre of cloth woven. A weaver earns on an average between Rs.250 to Rs. 280 per day. In addition to their wages which are paid by the Khadi Institutions, the Central Govt. provides 30% Modified Market Development Assistance as additional incentive through their Bank and Post Office accounts. The payment of Modified Market Development Assistance to the Spinners and Weavers is made  directly  into  their  Bank  /  Post  Office  accounts  after  the  claim  is  received  from  the Institutions.
- (b): The weavers who weave cloth can also weave cloth for national flag.  The national flag is made from cotton Khadi. As per information available, the number of cotton Khadi weavers has not reduced which can be seen from the table below:
- (c): Yes, Madam, wages of weaver is increased time to time. Additional incentive of 30% out  of  Modified  Market  Development  Assistance  is  also  paid  to  artisans  (Spinners  and Weavers) through D.B.T. into their Bank accounts as mentioned at (a) above.

| Year    | Total No. of Weavers   | No. of Cotton Khadi weavers   |
|---------|------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2014-15 | 1.42 lakh persons      | 0.79 lakh persons             |
| 2015-16 | 1.42 lakh persons      | 0.79 lakh persons             |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5857 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Change of Icon by KVIC
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN, SULTAN  AHMED, ASADUDDIN OWAISI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5857 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## CHANGE OF ICON BY KVIC

5857.   SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN: SHRI SULTAN AHMED: SHRI ASADUDDIN  OWAISI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  served  notices  to  the  Khadi  and  Village  Industries Commission  (KVIC)  for  replacing  Mahatma  Gandhi's  images  in  its  diaries  and  calendars printed for the year 2017 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the KVIC has accepted its  mistake in  this regard,  if  so,  the  details  thereof including any advisory issued to KVIC for such matter in future;
- (c) the  details  of  expenditure  incurred  for  publication  of  diaries  and  calendars  during each of the last three years; and
- (d) the amount spent by KVIC from its CSR fund during the said period?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRYOF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a): No Madam.  The Hon'ble Prime Minister's photograph was used on the cover page of the  Khadi  and  Village  Industries  Commission  (KVIC)  Diary  and  Calendar  for  2017. Hon'ble Prime Minister was kind enough to grace the Khadi event held at Ludhiana (Punjab) where  500  Charkhas  were  distributed  to  the  Khadi  artisans  and  the  same  photograph  was carried on the Diary and Calendar as a source of encouragement to the KVI Sector. KVIC rules  does  not  mandate  that  calendar  and/or  diary  of  KVIC  should  have  a  photograph  of Mahatma Gandhi.
- (b): Does not arise.
- (c): The  details  of  expenditure  incurred  for  publication  of  diaries  and  calendars  during each  of  the  last  three  years;  and  the  amount  spent  by  KVIC  from  its  fund  during  the  said period is as follows:-
- (d): KVIC is not  having  any  CSR  fund  as  the  Commission  functions  on  'no-profit  noloss' basis.

| Year    | Expenditure incurred (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|---------|---------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 | Rs.13.74                              |
| 2015-16 | Rs.6.61                               |
| 2016-17 | Rs.14.98                              |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Governing Body of the UGC
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAM PRASAD SARMAH

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5856 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## Governing Body of the UGC

## 5856. SHRI RAM PRASAD SARMAH:

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

- (a)  whether  in  the  present  Governing  Body  of  University  Grants  Commission(UGC), there is not a single member from Assam to represent the interest of Assam and NorthEast and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (b)  whether  the  Government  would  consider  to  nominate/appoint  any  Educationist /senior  officer/  social  worker  to  represent  the  interest  of  Assam  and  project  issues  of universities and colleges in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The University Grants Commission (UGC)  has been established under Section 4(1) and (2)  of  UGC Act, 1956. Section 5 of  the  UGC  Act, 1956 deliberates  details about composition, terms and conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and members of  the  Commission.  As  per  the  provisions  of  the  UGC  Act,  1956  and  the  extant recruitment procedure, the Chairman, UGC is appointed by the Central Government in accordance with sub-sections 5(2) and 6(1) of the UGC Act, 1956 and in accordance with  Rule  8  of  the  Government  of  India  (Transaction  of  Business)  Rules,  1961.  The Vice-Chairman, UGC is appointed by the Central Government in accordance with subsections  5(1)  (ii)  and  6(1)  of  the  UGC  Act,  1956  and  in  accordance  with  Office Memorandum No. AB.14017/11/2004-Estt.(RR) dated 30th July, 2007 of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India and as amended from time to time. The Secretary, Department of Higher Education and Secretary, Department of Expenditure or his representative are nominated, as per precedent, as the two officers of the Central Government to represent that Government as Member, UGC under subsections 5(3)(a) and 6(1) of the UGC Act, 1956. Four each, out of the remaining eight members, are nominated by the Central Government in accordance with sub- sections 5(3)(b) and 5(3)(c) respectively, read with sub- section 6(1) of the UGC Act, 1956. The UGC Act, 1956 is available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/oldpdf/ugc\_act.pdf .

- (b): The UGC has a Regional Office in Guwahati.

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