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Lok Sabha Question No. 5716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Evaluation Procedures of CBSE
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: G. HARI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5716 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  APRIL, 2018

## Evaluation Procedures of CBSE

## 5716.SHRI G. HARI:

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

- (a) whether it is true that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has set up two committees to study the loopholes in the evaluation procedure;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is also true that the CBSE has also taken a decision on the growing grading concerns of students; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has a structured and robust Evaluation system. CBSE, as a part of continuous improvement endeavor, keeps reviewing all its process and activities from time to time to add value and refine them based on experiences. An internal committee of CBSE looked into the existing system to make the system more objective and error free. The study also took into account the experiences of the Regional Offices of the Board for identifying the nature and pattern of usual mistakes in the evaluation process. The feedback and the review of the evaluation process  helped  the  Board  to  redefine  some  of  the  evaluation  procedures.  Board  has added additional layer of supervision for ensuring marking of the answer script strictly as per marking scheme. The additional feature of posting and uploading of marks using IT solution have also added with the provision of auto totaling of marks.

(c) and (d): CBSE conducts examination for class X and XII for its affiliated schools as per  the  scheme  of  studies  offered  by  the  Board  and  opted  by  the  child.  There  is  no change with regard to pattern in class XII examinations.However, for class X in order to promote vocational education at secondary level, the Board has decided that the failed one  subject  (out  of  Math's,  Social  Science  and  Science  offered  in  class  X  by  the Candidate) will be replaced by the 6 th vocational subject offered as additional 6 th subject as  enabling  passing  criteria.  In  additional,  the  Board  has  also  modified  the  passing criteria as a one-time measure for the batch of class X 2018 examination. This has been done in order to enable the present batch of class X to cope with the new system of assessment introduced by the Board from the year 2018 onwards.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5715 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Study of Foreign Languages in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SHASHI THAROOR

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5715 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  APRIL, 2018

## Study of Foreign Languages in Schools

## 5715.DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  the  Government  is  contemplating  excluding  foreign languages from the CBSE three languages formula;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  provisions  for  children  who  had already started learning a foreign language; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  and  (b):    The  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  offers foreign languages as a non-compulsory subject in classes IX to XII under the adapted  three  language  formula  and  there  is  no  proposal  to  exclude  the foreign languages from their curriculum.
- (c):      There is no such proposal under consideration of the Government.
- (d):      Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5713 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Training to Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5713 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

## Training to Teachers

## 5713.  SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

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

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to provide scientific training to teachers in the country;
- (b)  the  current  status  of  Pandit  Madan  Mohan  Malaviya  National  Mission  on  Teachers  and Teaching (PMMMNMTT); and
- (c) the total fund has been allocated and spent for the above scheme since it's inception?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) to (c):  The focus of the Government is on improving quality in educational development and preparation of teachers and their working conditions in classrooms, schools and colleges, as also their continuous professional development. The Scheme Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission  on  Teachers  and  Teaching  (PMMMNMTT)  aims  at  addressing  comprehensively  all issues  related  to  teachers,  teaching,  teacher  preparation,  professional  development,  curriculum design,  and  developing  assessment  &  evaluation  methodology,  research  in  developing  effective Pedagogy.

A total of 64 proposals from various Universities/Institutes which were received from all over the country  have  been  approved  till  now  for  setting  up  institutional  arrangements  under  various components  of  the  Scheme  namely  Schools  of  Education  (in  Central  Universities),  Centres  of Excellence for Curriculum and Pedagogy (which further includes Centres of Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education, Teaching Learning Centres and Faculty Development Centres), InterUniversity Centres for Teachers' Education, National Resource Centre for Education, Centres for Academic  Leadership  and  Education  Management,  Innovations;  Awards;  Teaching  Resource Grant including Workshop & Seminar and Subject Networks for Curricular Renewal and Reforms.

Apart from that, Induction training programmes of newly recruited faculty in higher education and Academic leadership development programme for senior academic and administrative functionaries of higher/secondary education institutions are part of the Scheme PMMMNMTT. As of now, Rs. 201.92 crores have been released till date; under the Scheme after it was launched in December, 2014 against funds allocated to the tune of Revised Estimates (RE) of Rs. 15 crores (Financial Year 2014-15), Rs. 63 crores (Financial Year 2015-16), Rs. 110 crores (Financial Year 2016-17) and Rs. 100 crores (Financial Year 2017-18).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Exams Pattern in Engineering Colleges
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5712 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

## Exams Pattern in Engineering Colleges

## 5712. DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN :

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

(a)  whether  it  is  true  that  All  India  Council  of  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  is  going  to change the way students are giving tests in engineering colleges across the country; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons to change the exam pattern in engineering colleges; and (c)  the  time  by  which  the  changed  exams  pattern  be  implemented  in  all  engineering

- colleges across the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)  to  (c): The  All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education ( AICTE)  has  constituted  a committee  on  'Exam  Reforms'  to  suggest  model  exam  format  for  assessing  the understanding of concepts, reasoning and skill acquired by students rather than subject knowledge only.  The Report of the Committee is awaited.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5711 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Indiscipline in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5711 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

## Indiscipline in Schools

## 5711. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware that  there  are  incidents  of  indiscipline  among school students are on the rise in the country;
- (b)  if so, whether it is also come to the notice of the Government that the indiscipline is reported more in the Government schools including residential schools such as Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in the country;
- (c)    If  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with the  number  of  such  incidents  reported  during the  last three years in various schools of the country; and
- (d)  whether the Government is taking any significant measures to tackle the issue by providing proper  facilities  like  guidance and  counselling  at  the  schools  to  prevent such  indiscipline activities and if so, what is the response of the Government in this regard?

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

(a) to (d) Education is a subject in the Concurrent list and majority of schools in the country are under  the  administrative  control  of  the  States/UTs  Government.  However,  Ministry  receives sporadic  complaints  related  to  indiscipline  among  school  students, which  are forwarded  to  the concerned  States/UTs  or  Education  Boards  for  taking  appropriate  action  as  per  their  existing rules.

In  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  (JNVs),  only  17  cases  of  indiscipline  of  students  have been reported during last 3 years. Students who are found indisciplined are constantly counseled by the Principal, Headmaster and other teachers of the school and also discussed with the parents in  teacher  council  meetings.  Further,  special  counselors  are  also  arranged  on  need  basis  to counsel the students.

The  Framework  for  Implementation  of  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA) recognizes the role of guidance and counseling services in promoting student retention and better scholastic  performance  in  curricular  areas,  facilitating  adjustment  and  career  development  of students, developing right attitude towards studies, self, work and others in secondary level. The Framework  provides  that  every  school  should  have  at  least  one  teacher  and  preferably  two teachers (one male and one female) trained in guidance and counseling. The in-service teacher training under RMSA has incorporated a module on counseling also.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5710 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Development of Tribal Community
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 5710

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

## DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL COMMUNITY

5710.  SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the educational picture of the tribal community is rather disheartening in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether in the context of the development of the tribal community, factors such as the literacy rate, gender equality, average enrolment ratio and the rate of dropouts from colleges and universities are disappointing; and

(d) if so, the details thereof in each case?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI JASWANTSINH BHABHOR)

(a) to (d): Based on Census figures, all India Scheduled Tribe (ST) literacy rate has increased from 47.1% in 2001 to 59.0% in 2011. ST literacy rate is lower by about 14 percentage points as compared to overall literacy rate (73%) in 2011. However, this gap has narrowed from 22.6 percentage points in 1991 and 17.7 percentage points in 2001 to 14 percentage points in 2011.

As per data published by Ministry of Human Resource Development, Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) for ST students at Senior Secondary (classes XI-XII) level has increased from 35.4% in 201314 to 43.1% in 2015-16. Similarly, in respect of Higher Education, GER has increased from 11.3% in 2013-14 to 15.4% in 2016-17. Gender Parity Index (GPI) for ST students at Senior Secondary level has also improved from 0.93 in 2013-14 to 0.97 in 2015-16. At Higher Education level, GPI has increased from 0.81 in 2013-14 to 0.85 in 2016-17. Further, Drop-out rates for ST students at classes I-X have declined from 70.9% in 2010-11 to 62.4% in 2013-14.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Mandatory Aadhaar for Exams
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5709 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  APRIL, 2018

## Mandatory Aadhaar for Exams

## 5709. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G:

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

- (a) whether CBSE has made Aadhaar mandatory for All India Level Examinations;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the time by which the above proposal is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  The Central Board of Secondary Education had initially used Aadhaar number for its All India Level entrance examination (except for the states of Jammu & Kashmir, Assam & Meghalaya).However, after the order of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India dated 7 th March,  2018,  Aadhaar  is  no  more  mandatory  and  other  proof  of  identity  are  also allowed like Ration card/ passport/ voter Identity card and Bank Accounts etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5707 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Issue of Food Security at WTO
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5707 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  APRIL,2018

## ISSUE OF FOOD SECURITY AT WTO

## 5707. ADV. M. UDHAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken up the issue of food security with the Chief of World Trade Organisation during his last visit to the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is true that the developed countries have not been forthcoming in finding a permanent solution to the problem and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the stand of India on the issue?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- a) The  issue  of  public  stockholding  for  food  security  purposes  is  a  matter  of priority  for  India  in  the  World  Trade  Organization  (WTO).  This  has  been emphasized  by  India  in  the  WTO  as  well  as  in  various  bilateral  interactions including those with the Director General of the WTO.
2. (b) As  per  previous  Ministerial  decisions  of  the  WTO,  a  permanent  solution relating to public stockholding for food security purposes was to be achieved by  the  Eleventh  Ministerial  Conference  of  the  WTO  in  Buenos  Aires, Argentina in December 2017.  However, a decision could not be reached due to lack of consensus.
3. (c) India has been working closely with other members of the WTO on this issue, especially  the  members  of  the  G33  coalition  of  developing  countries.    India has held a consistent position that the issue is critical for developing countries and an outcome must be achieved as per the Ministerial mandate in the WTO. In  the  meantime,  India's  public  stockholding  programmes  continue  to  be protected by a mechanism put in place by previous Ministerial Decisions of the WTO, which is available in perpetuity.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5706 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: ONGC Revenue Sharing Deal
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5706 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  April, 2018

## ONGC Revenue Sharing Deal

## 5706.   SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) whether Oil and Natural Gas Corporation has struck a revenue sharing deal with global oilfields services giants to revive its oil fields;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether these oilfield services giants will invest money and technology to add fresh lease of  life  to  the  State-run  explorers'  ageing  oil  fields  where  production  has  been  stagnant  or

falling; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## Answer पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में मंत्री ( श्री धमेंद्र प्रधान )

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited has informed that ONGC Board in  November,  2017  has  approved  business  model  for  Production  Enhancement  Contract (PEC).  The  proposed  business  model  is  on  the  service  fee  concept  basis  where  service provider will be responsible for Base and Incremental production.

Two  fields  have  been  identified  in  Onshore  Assets  i.e.  one  at  Ahmedabad  Asset  and another at Assam Asset for implementing the PEC model in ONGC. The tender document based on the approved policy for competitive bidding has been prepared and Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) issued on 10.01.2018.          .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5704 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Great Leaders Gallery
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5704 FOR ANSWER ON 2 nd  April, 2018

## GREAT LEADERS GALLERY

## 5704. Shri Sisir Kumar Adhikari:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government    has  decided  to  introduce  the  Great  Leader's Gallery in the Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata;
- (a)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the  details  of  the  process    being  followed/proposed  to  be  followed  for selection of the personalities to be displayed in the said Gallery?

## ANSWER

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA) MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE, MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(a),  (b)  and  (c):  There  is  no  plan  to  introduce  the  'Great  Leader's  Gallery'  in Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata. However, there is a gallery named 'National Leaders'  Gallery'  in  Victoria  Memorial  Hall,  Kolkata,  with  oil  painting portraits of leaders of Indian nationalism, viz. (1) Sir Womesh Chandra Banerjee (2) Sir Surendra Nath Banerjee (3) Sir Dadabhai Naoroji (4) Mahatma Gandhi (5) Gopal  Krishna  Gokhale  (6)  Pandit  Motilal  Nehru  (7)  Bal  Gangadhar  Tilak  (8) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (9) Pandit Sivanath Shastri (10) Dr. Rashbehari Ghosh (11)  Khudiram  Bose  (12)  Pandit  Jawaharlal  Nehru  (13) Rabindranath  Tagore (14)  Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (15) Pandit Madan Mohon Malavya (16) Bidhan Chandra Roy (17) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (18) Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (19) Deshbandhu  Chittaranjan  Das  (20)  Maulana  Abul  Kalam  Azad  (21)  Bipin Chandra Pal (22) Chakrabarty Rajagopalachari, and (23) Swami Vivekananda.

The National Leaders' Gallery was set up  in the 1960s and includes  stalwarts of the Indian nationalist movement.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5703 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Recruitment Policy of HPCL
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5703 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  APRIL, 2018

## RECRUITMENT POLICY OF HPCL

5703. SHRI M.B. RAJESH  :

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited has formulated any recruitment policy regarding the Apprenticeship Act of 1961 amended in 2014 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether any direction has been given by the Government to implement the law in this regard and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  the Government/ Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas have directed/ are ready to direct the Public Sector Undertakings to formulate the said policy and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (c) -  Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has directed Oil and Gas PSUs for increasing engagement of apprentices upto the level of 10% of the total workforce. In line with above direction, HPCL have engaged 925 Apprentices as on 1.3.2018, which amounts to approximately 8.9% of their workforce.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5702 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Vedic University
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5702 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

## Vedic University

5702. SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  set  up/open  Vedic University in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a)  to  (c):  No,  Madam.  Presently,  there  is  no  proposal  to  set  up  Vedic University in Andhra Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Rate of PF Deduction from Salary
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5701 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

RATE OF PF DEDUCTION FROM SALARY

5701. SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR  AND  EMPLOYMENT  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)whether the Government  will  not bring back  its proposal to decrease  rate  of  deduction  from  salary  towards  provident  fund savings from 12% to 10% and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether the employers initially were reluctant to agree to the said proposal, but have now agreed to contribute 12% to provident fund savings instead of 10%; and (c)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (c): An agenda item for lowering the rate of contribution under Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 from the present 12 per cent to 10 per cent was deliberated in the 218 th meeting of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT), Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) held on 27.05.2017.

The employees', employers' and State Government representatives were against reducing the rate of contribution from 12 per cent to 10 per cent. Thereafter, no further action has been taken in the matter.

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