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Lok Sabha Question No. 6559 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Redressal of Grievances of Senior Citizens/Sick Persons
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6559 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 th  April, 2018 / CHAITRA 16, 1940 (SAKA)

## Redressal of Grievances of Senior Citizens/Sick Persons

## QUESTION

## 6559. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state: (a) whether there is a provision for quick redressal of grievances and separate queue for the senior citizens as well as sick persons at all the banks; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c)  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  corrective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):-  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  had  issued  instructions  to  all  banks  on 09.11.2017 advising them to put in place appropriate mechanism for meeting the needs of senior citizens and differently abled persons so that they are able to avail of banks' services without difficulty. Banks also have their grievance redressal policy and internal grievance redressal mechanism for resolution of all grievances and also customer complaints posted on their respective websites

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Disposal of Sanitary Napkins
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6557 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH APRIL, 2018

## DISPOSAL OF SANITARY NAPKINS

## 6557. SHRI HARISH MEENA:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether disposal of sanitary apkins especially gel based napkins, pose environmental threat when thrown in the dustbin and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to promote other menstrual hygiene products like menstrual cups and sustainable cloth pads which are more sustainable and environment friendly and if so, the details thereof along with the steps 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): Improper disposal of used sanitary napkins may pose environmental threat as t stay in the environment for long period.
- (b): Health is a State subject and funds are sanctioned to the States based on the proposal received from the States in their Programme Implementation Plans. No. Proposals have b received for menstrual hygiene products other than sanitary napkins.
Lok Sabha Question No. 6556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Rollout Pneumococcal Vaccination
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV, Shrirang Appa Barne, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6556 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH APRIL, 2018

## ROLLOUT PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINATION

## 6556. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to rollout Pneumococcal vaccination and Rotavirus vaccination in selected districts;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which Pneumococcal vaccination and Rotavirus vaccination scheme will be rolled out in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AN D FAMILY WELFARE

(SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)to( c): As  per  National  Technical  Advisory  Group  on  Immunization  (NTAGI) recommendation,Pneumococcal  Conjugate  Vaccine  (PCV) and  Rotavirus  vaccine  (RVV) have been introduced in a phased manner in the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) as per availability of vaccine and resource.

Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) w as introduced in 2017 and is available in Himachal Pradesh, seventeen districts of Bihar and six districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Rotavi rus  vaccine  (RVV)  w as  introduced  in 2016  and  has  been  expanded  to  nine states,  namely,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Assam,  Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh,  Madhya  Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and Tripura.
Lok Sabha Question No. 6555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Non-Refund of GST to Textile Manufacturers
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAVNEET SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

……..

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.6555

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018/CHAITRA 16, 1940 (SAKA)

## 'NON-REFUND OF GST TO TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS'

## 6555. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  textile  manufacturers  in  the  country  are  struggling  with  fund crunch as the industry is yet to receive about Rs. 4,000 crore in the form of Goods and Services Tax (GST) refund; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for delay therein?

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

- (a)  &(b) No Sir. Refunds are being processed and sanctioned for all sectors. Till 31.03.2018, the Central Tax authorities have sanctioned around Rs. 9,604crores of refund  of  integrated  tax  paid  on  export  of  goods  and  around  Rs.  5,510crores  of refund of input tax credit on export of goods or services or both without payment of integrated tax. However, sector-wise data of refund sanctioned is not maintained centrally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Mahila Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †6552

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  APRIL 2018/  CHAITRA  16, 1940  (SAKA) Mahila Banks

## †6552. SHRI ARVIND  SAWANT: SHRIMATI BHAVANA  PUNDALIKRAO  GAWALI  PATIL:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) the rationale  for setting  up Mahila  Banks  was to provide  comprehensive  assistance  and finance  to women  entrepreneurs  and if so, the details  thereof;
- (b) whether  the said targets  have been achieved and if so, the reasons for taking  decision to merge Mahila  Banks with  the State Bank of  India (SBI);
- (c) the  manner   in  which   the  Government   is  likely  to  ensure   the  increase   in  providing financial  services  to women  entrepreneurs  discouraged  by  the banks;
- (d) whether  the number  of bank  branches  manned  completely  by  women  is likely  to be increased  to cater  to the needs of increasing number of women  entrepreneurs;  and
- (e) if so, the details  thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b):  Bharatiya  Mahila  Bank  (BMB) was set up with  the objective  of providing  greater access of financial  services to women.  The decision  to merge  BMB with  SBI was taken  to achieve   this   objective,   by   serving   women   clientele   widely   through   affordable   credit   more quickly,   without   waiting   for  branch   expansion   by   BMB,  benefiting from  the  extensive branch  network  and lower  cost of credit  of SBI.
- (d)  and  (e):  As  per  data  reported   by   Public   Sector   Banks,   the  number   of  bank   branches manned  by  women  has increased  over time  to 624 (as on 31.3.2018).
- (c):  Government   has  launched   Pradhan   Mantri   Mudra   Yojana,   under which   almost   threefourths   of  loans  have  been  extended   to  women   borrowers,   with   over  8.84  crore   loans extended  to women  entrepreneurs  till  23.3.2018.   To encourage  further  coverage  of women borrowers,  the Micro  Units  Development  and Refinance  Agency  Ltd.  (MUDRA)  extends  a rebate   of  0.25%  on  its  refinance   interest   rate.   In  addition,   Government   has  launched   the Stand Up India Scheme to facilitate  bank  loans of amount  ranging  between  Rs. 10 lakh  and Rs. 1 crore   to  at  least  one  woman   borrower   per  bank   branch   for  setting   up a  Greenfield enterprise   in  the  trading,   services   or  manufacturing sectors.   Under   Stand   Up   India  as  on 3.4.2018,  47,628 loans had been extended  to women  entrepreneurs.
Lok Sabha Question No. 6549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Discharge of Industrial Effluents in Rivers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6549

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2018

## Discharge of Industrial Effluents in Rivers

## 6549. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) whether  there  has  been  discharge  of  industrial  effluents  in  the  major  rivers  of  the country especially in Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of the States which have been adversely affected due to discharge of such effluents in rivers;
- (d) whether the Government is issuing any guidelines to States to tackle the problems of rivers polluted with such industrial effluents; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Rivers in the country are mainly polluted due to discharge of untreated and partially treated sewage from cities/ towns and industrial effluents. As per a long term assessment of water quality of rivers (2008-2012) carried out by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), 49 polluted river stretches have been identified in Maharashtra. State-wise details of polluted river stretches is at Annexure.

(d)  &  (e)  Steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  tackle  industrial  pollution, inter  alia, include notification  of  industry  specific  effluent  standards  under  the  Environment  (Protection)  Act (EPA),  1986  and  their  enforcement  through  State  Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)  and Pollution  Control  Committees  (PCCs);  water  quality  monitoring  of  540  rivers  at  1533 locations through CPCB in association with SPCBs and PCCs; identification and monitoring of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) for compliance  with  environmental  standards; directions  by  the  CPCB  issued  for  installation  of  online  (24x7)  monitoring  devices  and adoption of water conservation practices by industry; inspection of industries by the CPCB, SPCBs and  action  against  non-complying  units  under  the    provisions  of  the  Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution), Act, 1974, etc.

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ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6549 DUE FOR ANSWER  ON  06.04.2018  REGARDING 'DISCHARGE  OF  INDUSTRIAL  EFFLUENTS  IN  RIVERS'  RAISED  BY  SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT

State-wise Polluted River Stretches
Lok Sabha Question No. 6543 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Para-Medical Staff
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK, MANSHANKAR NINAMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6543 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH APRIL, 2018

## PARA - MEDICAL STAFF

## 6543. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK': SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

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

- (a) whether in view of increasing demands of a large number of para -medicalstaff in the country the Government has taken any step to provide efficient, trained and certified human resources to health sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has signed any agreement with the private institutions to provide quality training and education in this sector;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)whether the Union Government has taken any steps to establish coordination with various States to streamline para -medical education with their assistance, if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a)& (b): In view of the increasing demand of allied and healthcare staff (Para - Medical Staff)  in  the  country  Ministry  has  released  standards  pertaining  to  curriculum,  in career pathways, skills and competencie s as well as roles and responsibilities among others for eight (8) major professions. This includes levels of qualification ranging from D Bachelors to Masters' degree for such professions. Standardized Curricula are available on Ministry's Website on the link https://mohfw.gov.in/basicpage/allied - health -sciences?q=about - us/departments/departments - health - and- family -welfare/pms/model -curricula - allied - and- healthcare - streams - 0
- (e): As  stated  above,  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  has  already  releas standards  for  curriculum  of  eight  allied  and  healthca re  professions,  which  have  been circulated to all the States for implementation.

- (c) & (d): No
Lok Sabha Question No. 6542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Training to AYUSH Practitioners
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 6542 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH APRIL, 2018

## T RAINING TO AYUSH PRA CTITIONERS

## 6542. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken/ proposes to take any steps to impart training at t the practitioners of AYUSH system of medicine and to update their medical knowledge and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has set up/ proposes to set up AYUSH centres/ hospitals at di level in the States to popularise AYUSH system of medicine and to make it accessible to a ll;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a): Yes,  to  impart  training  and  updation  of  medical  knowledge  of  practitioners  un AYSUH systems of medicine, Government of India has implemented Central Sector Scheme of Continuing Medical Education (CME). Overall structure of the Sche me aimed at encouraging AYUSH  practitioners  to  undergo  need - based  professional  orientation  and  skill  development. During 12 th plan this Ministry has sanctioned/conducted 154 CME programmes in which 3367 AYUSH practitioners were given need based training.
- (b) to (d):Yes,   under Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM) of this Ministry, there is provision of financial assistance for setting up of upto 50 bedded AYUSH Hospitals topopularise AYUSH system of medicine in S tates/UTs.  During 2014 - 15 to 2017- 18, 72 such integrated AYUSH Hospitals were approved in 29 States/UTs of the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: National Patient Safety Implementation Framework
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6538 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH APRIL, 2018

## NATIONAL PATIENT SAF ETY IMPLEMENTATION FRAME WORK

## 6538. SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has proposed  a  law  National  Patient  Safety Implementation Framework  to  prevent personal  information  about  patients  from reaching  into  the  public domain; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the salient features of the said NPSIF?

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

- (a) & (b): No  law  is  proposed  by  Government  of  India  as  'National  Patient  Safety Implementation Framework' to prevent personal information about patients from reaching the public domain.

However,  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  is  considering  a  Patient  Safe Implementation framework with the following strategies:

- i) To  improve  str uctural  systems  to  support  quality  and  efficiency  of  healthcare  a place patient safety at the core at National, subnational and healthcare facility
2. ii)To assess the nature and scale of adverse events in healthcare and establish a of reporting and learning
3. iii) To ensure a competent and capable workforce that is aware and sensitive to pat safety
4. iv)To prevent and control health - care associated infections
- v) To implement global patient safety campaigns and strengthening Patient Safety acr all program mes
6. vi)To strengthen capacity for and promote patient safety research.
Lok Sabha Question No. 6537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Mortality of Tigers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6537

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2018

## Mortality of Tigers

## 6537.  SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  forty  five  percent  of  the  total mortality of tigers from 2012-17 has been un-natural;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating for the new census of the tigers and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether due to various reasons like accessibility and the fact that tigers are spread over large areas, north-east was not adequately surveyed in the past counts although the entire region was covered; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the measures being taken for accurate census of tigers in such areas?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) 45% of tigers have died due to unnatural causes from the period 2012-17. Out  of  this  45%,  22%  are  due  to  poaching,  15%  are  seizures  while  the remaining are due to unnatural causes not attributable to poaching like road and  rail  accidents,  elimination  by  authorities  in  conflict  events  as  per  the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 etc.
- (c) The fourth round of the All India Tiger Estimation, 2018 is ongoing.  The said estimation involves a refined methodology of double sampling, in collaboration  with  the  Wildlife  Institute  of  India  and  tiger  States  involving other national conservation NGOs as partners.
- (d) & (e) The All India Tiger Estimation, since its inception in 2006 has been providing satisfactory  view.    With  evolution  and  progress  in  the  field  of  animal estimation, subtle enhancements to increase the precision, like use of a smaller grid  size,  besides  use  of  random  encounter  models  and  Polygon  Search method in the North East, shall be employed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 6535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Online/Offline Registrations
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN, V. SATHYABAMA, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  6535 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 6TH APRIL, 2018 [CHAITRA 16, 1940 (SAKA)]

## ONLINE/OFFLINE REGISTRATIONS

## QUESTION

6535. SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN: SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA: SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps to provide robust Income Tax (IT) software  for  enhancing  the  Government's  online  registrations  pertaining  to corporate affairs;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the IT software companies involved therein and the funds provided for the same during the last three years; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to appoint auditors/company secretaries and adequate officers to enhance the offline performance pertaining to company affairs?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

(SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

(श्री अरुण जेटली)

(a)&(b)  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  has  implemented  a  robust  end-to-end  online platform  named  MCA21  for  extending  company  registration  and  compliance  filing related services to corporates. The project was implemented in March 2006 on Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) Model under Public-Private Partnership (PPP). The project was undertaken on a Mission Mode to bring about a Service Centric Approach in the delivery of public services and administration of the Companies Act and Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Act. MCA21 version 1 was developed and maintained by 'Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)' from 2006 till January, 2013. The contract was awarded  to  M/s  Infosys  for  implementation  of  next  phase  of  MCA21  (i.e.  MCA21 version 2) from January 2013 till July, 2019. The total project estimates approved by CCEA is Rs.357.81 Cr for 6 ½ years (extendable upto 2 years).

(c) Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 (The Act) provides for the appointment of auditor for a company. Section 203 and 204 of the Act provide for the appointment of Company Secretary and Secretarial Audit for bigger companies.

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कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 6534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: Law to Check Banking Scams
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †6534 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 6 TH  APRIL 2018/  CHAITRA  16, 1940  (SAKA)

## Law to Check Banking Scams

## †6534.  SHRI PANKAJ  CHAUDHARY:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  is likely  to formulate  any  effective  law  to check  scams in nationalized  banks;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof;
- (c) whether  the Reserve  Bank of India (RBI) has instructed  the banks  to bring  changes as per its new  guidelines  to strengthen  their  monitoring  mechanism;  and
- (d) if so, whether  the Government  is likely  to take  strict  action against  the banks  not complying  with  the guidelines  of the RBI?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): In order  to deter  economic  offenders from  evading  the process of Indian  law by remaining  outside  the jurisdiction  of Indian  courts, Government  has introduced  the Fugitive  Economic  Offenders  Bill,  2018 in Parliament. The bill  provides  for attachment of  property   of  a  fugitive   economic   offender,   confiscation   of  such  offender's   property, and disentitlement of the offender  from  defending  any  civil  claim.
- (d):  RBI  has  informed   that   banks   have  been  advised  that   non-compliance   or  nonsustenance  of compliances  to RBI's instructions  would  entail  appropriate  supervisory  and enforcement  action.
- (c):  RBI  has  apprised   that   it  had  issued  instructions to  banks   from   time-to-time   on  a variety   of  issues  of  prudential   supervisory   concern,   including   the  management   of operational  risks  inherent  in the functioning  of banks.  Further,  RBI has issued a circular dated  February   20,  2018  to  banks,   prescribing   operational   controls   and  measures strengthening  the SWIFT  operating  environment  and has also specified the timelines  for compliance  for each control.