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Lok Sabha Question No. 3649 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Losses of Service Tax
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3649 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2018/PHALGUNA 25, 1939 (SAKA)

## Losses of Service Tax

## 3649.  SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government is aware that many service providers, hoteliers, traders etc. are collecting  Government  taxes  from  their  customers  but  are  not  depositing  it  in  Government accounts, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Government has assessed the tune of losses occurred to it, if so, the details thereof during the last three financial years;
- (c) the steps taken by Government to prevent such malpractice; and
- (d) whether the Government would make it mandatory for all service providers to use and issue bar-coded  billing  system  receipts  to  customers  so  that  such  tax  evasion  is  tracked  and contained, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a)  &(b)  Yes  Sir.  The  Government  is  aware  of  instances  where  taxes  are  collected  from  the customers but are not deposited in the Government's account. Based on specific intelligence collected, detailed investigations are carried out and the due tax amount is either recovered or quasi-judicial proceedings are initiated. The details of such losses are as below:
- (c  )  In  order  to  encourage  compliant behavior under GST, the Government has undertaken a massive awareness and educational campaign by regularly issuing advertisements in the media (Print/Voice/Visual)  to  educate  the  taxpayers  about  GST  laws  and  procedures.  Further,  CBEC has  conducted  various  workshops  and  town  hall  meetings  to  educate  the  taxpayers  in  this regard. In addition to this, social media  (Twitter)  has also  been  extensively  used  for disseminating information regarding GST laws, rules and tax rates.

| Financial Year          |   No. of cases |   Amount detected (Rs. Crores) |
|-------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------|
| 2015-16                 |           1097 |                        1501.49 |
| 2016-17                 |           1086 |                        1311.34 |
| 2017-18 (till Feb 2018) |            743 |                         766.67 |
| Total                   |           2926 |                        3579.5  |

(d)The GST Council has constituted a Committee on invoices under the chairmanship of CEO, GSTN to examine the feasibility of generating invoices on the GST portal and to suggest an incentive scheme to encourage the taxpayers to upload their tax paid invoices online.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: CSR Funds for Rural Infrastructure Development
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3647 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 16th MARCH, 2018/ PHALGUNA 25, 1939 (SAKA)

## CSR FUNDS FOR RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT QUESTION

3647.  SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN: SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA: Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether the Government proposes to make a law to ensure that the funds under corporate social responsibility (CSR) are used for rural infrastructure, housing, construction of hospital buildings and roads etc.;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the heads on which funds are being spent under CSR at present and the present provisions regarding CSR?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                                   (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

विधि और न्र्ार् एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

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श्री पी॰ पी॰ चौिरी

)

(a) to (c):  No, Madam.  However, section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('The Act') requires every company, above the specified threshold of turnover or net worth or net profit, to spend at least two per cent of the average net profits earned during three immediate preceding financial years, on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Schedule VII of the Act enlists the activities that can be undertaken  by  the  companies  under  their  CSR  policies.    Rural  infrastructure, housing, construction of hospital buildings and roads can be taken up under the heads 'rural development' under item no. (x) of the Schedule VII of the Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Global Warming
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3644

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## Global Warming

## 3644. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

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

- (a) the details of the impact of global warming in the country during the last three years;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any new measures to stop and reduce the effect of global warming; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) Climate change assessments are based on impacts averaged over adequate number of years to distinguish them from weather phenomenon and are not normally carried out for specific years. Various  studies  and  assessment  reports  have  projected  adverse  impact  of  climate  change  on agriculture, water resources, coastal region, human health, forest, habitat sectors in the country. A scientific study to assess the impact of climate change has been conducted and a report titled 'Climate Change and India: A 4X4 Assessment - A Sectoral and Regional Analysis for 2030s' was published in 2010 by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The study assessed impacts of climate change on four key sectors of Indian economy, namely, agriculture, water, forests and human health in four climate sensitive regions of India - the Himalayan region, the Western Ghats, the Coastal region and the North-Eastern region.

The  finding  of  the  study  suggest  a  variable  rate  of  change  in  agricultural  production including  losses  in  some  crops  and  change  in  the  composition  of  the  forests  and  net  primary productivity. Extreme precipitation events are likely to increase in all the regions. Water yield is projected to increase in the Himalayan Region, whereas it is likely to be variable across other three regions. Malaria is projected to spread to new areas and threat of its transmission is likely to increase in duration.

(b) & (c) The Government has launched the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) in  2008 to deal with climate change. NAPCC comprises of eight missions in specific areas of solar  energy,  enhanced  energy  efficiency,  habitat,  water,  sustaining  Himalayan  ecosystems, forestry,  agriculture  and  strategic  knowledge  for  climate  change,  which  address  the  issues relating to mitigation of greenhouse gases as well as adaptation to the adverse impacts of climate change. 32 States and Union Territories have also prepared their State Action Plan on Climate Change  in  line  with  the  NAPCC  to  address  State  specific  concerns.  Further,  a  National Adaptation Fund on Climate Change has been established with the objective of funding concrete adaptation activities at State level.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Pact with WHO
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3643 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH MARCH, 2018

## PACT WITH WHO

## 3643. SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN :

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

- (a) whether the Government has inked any pact with the World Health Organisation (WHO) f cooperation in promoting traditional medicines;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of achievements made under the pact with WHO?

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

- (a) & (b): Yes. Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India has signed following agreements wi the WHO for cooperation in promoting traditional Medicine.  The details are as;
- i. Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India has signed Project Collaboratio n Agreement (PCA) with WHO, Headquarter, Geneva  for cooperation on promoting the quality, safet and effectiveness of serving provision in traditional and complementary Medicine.
- ii. Ministry  of  AYUSH,  Government  of  India  has  signed  another  Project  Collabor ation Agreement (PCA) with WHO, Headquarter, Geneva for developing WHO terminology in Ayurveda,  Unani,  Siddha  on dated 27 th December, 2017.
- iii. Ministry  of  AYUSH,  Government  of  India  has  signed  an  Agreement  with  WHO  for concerning the Secondment of Dr. Ge etha Krishnan to the WHO with costs paid by the releasing institute to WHO for providing inputs for preparation of strategic agen workplan in promoting quality, safety and effectiveness of the traditional complementary  medicine  and  development  of practice  documents  in  Traditional Medicine including Ayurveda, Unani, Panchakarma and training document in Yoga.

- (c ): The following achievements made under these Pacts with WHO;
- I. In  respect  to  Secondment Agreement,  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  deputed  Dr.  Geetha Krishnan Gopalakrishnan Pillai as Technical Officer to the Traditional, Complement and  Integrative  (TCI)  Medicine  unit  of  WHO  in  Geneva  and  he  has  joined  WHO, headquarters on February 1, 2018.
- II. In  r espect  to  Agreement  signed  with  WHO  for  developing  WHO  terminology  in Ayurveda,    Unani,    Siddha,  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  developed  comprehensive document  on  Ayurvedic  Terminologies  with  National  Ayurveda  Morbidity  Codes through a consultative process of xperts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Health Surveillance
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3642 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH MARCH, 2018

## HEALTH SURVEILLANCE

## 3642. SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken efforts to strengthen health surveillance in medical system;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has introduced sophisticated computerized tools for improving the functioning of Government Hospitals;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- (a) & (b): Government  of  India  has  launched the Integrated  Disease  Surveillance Programme (IDSP)to strengthen health surveillance in the country. It is implemented u the National Health Mission in all States/UTs with the objective to detect and respond diseas e  outbreaks  due  to  epidemic  prone  diseases.  To  prev ent  the  spread  such  outbreaks, States/UTs  are  provided  with  additional  manpower,  training  of  identified  Rapid  Resp Team (RRT) members for outbreak investigations, strengthening of laboratories for dete ction of  epidemic  prone  diseases,  IT  equipment  for  data  entry,  analysis  and  data  transfe provision of funds for operationalization of the programme.
- (c) to (e): Yes.  The  computerized  tools  introduced  by  the  Government  to  enable  and improve the funct ioning of healthcare services at the various State and Central Governme Hospitals include the Hospital Information System, the Online Registration System and Patient Feedback System.

The eHospital application of National Informatics Centre has been implement d in approximately  200  government  hospitals  including  Central  Government  and  Autonomous hospitals.

An Online R egistration System (ORS) has been implemented for online registration s and appointment s wherein patient s canview their lab reports, check blood availability and can make onli ne payments. Approximately 140 G overnment hospitals are using this o nline registration system now .
Lok Sabha Question No. 3641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Unique Number to Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DHARMENDRA YADAV, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3641 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## UNIQUE NUMBER TO CHILDREN

## 3641.  SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government is contemplating to give children born in India a unique number  to  keep  a  track  on  every  individual  from  the  day  he  or  she  born  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether  this  number  will  be  used  to  track  the  holistic  development  of  children  in  the country  in  various  sectors  including  education,  health,  jobs  and  if  so,  the  facts  in  this regard;
- (c) whether this project will require the involvement of several Ministries, if so, the names of the Ministries involved therein and the role of Ministry of Women and Child Development in this Scheme;
- (d) whether  this  unique  number  requires  any  biometric  authentication  as  is  the  case  with Aadhaar; and
- (e) if so, the manner in which it is different from Aadhaar and the time by which the unique number Scheme is likely to be introduced?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) No  such  proposal  of  providing  unique  number  to  the  children  born  in  India  is  under consideration of the Government of India. However, under Anganwadi Services children below 5 years of age are enrolled under Aadhar for effective monitoring activities relating to Anganwadi operations, as well as tracking of immunization, nutrition, health and growth parameters.
- (b) to (e) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Central Council of Homoeopathy Act
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: N.K. PREMACHANDRAN

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

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 3640 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH MARCH, 2018

## CENTRAL COUNCIL OF H OMOEOPATHY ACT

## 3640. SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has empowered the Universities and State Governments to fram rules regarding the provisions and schedule in the Central Council of Homoeopathy Act a so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  it  comes  to  the  notice  of  the  Gover nm nt  that  the  Kerala  University  of  Health Science  has  drafted  and  circulated  rules  against  the  provisions  of  Central  Counc Homoeopathy Act and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the  Government  proposes  to  seek  clarification  from  Kerala  University  of  Heal Science regarding their attempt to violate the provisions of Homoeopathy Central Act; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and action taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a): No .

(b) to (d):   No such matter came to the notice of the Central Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Rules for Bankruptcy
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAMA DEVI, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3638

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16th MARCH 2018

QUESTION Rules for Bankruptcy

## +3638. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

## SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

- Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
- (a) whether builders in the have gone bankrupt; many country
- (c) the details of process and criterion to declare any company as bankrupt;
- (b) if so, the details thereof the last three years , builder-wise; during
- genuine cases of bankruptcy; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): It has been informed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs that it does not maintain any sector-specific  (in this case, real to the bankruptcy of  companies and it has overall administration of the Insolvency Bankruptcy Code, 2016 as per the Government of India (Allocation of and Business) Rules,

(c): Part Il of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code; 2016 contains provisions related to insolvency resolution and liquidation of Corporate Persons

- (d) & (e): There is a complete mechanism for Corporate Insolvency contained in provisions of the Insolvency and Resolution process Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and the Government has not conducted any investigation in regard to bankruptcy of companies.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Amendment in Juvenile Justice Act
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3637

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## AMENDMENT IN JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT

## 3637.   SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government plans to amend the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act, 2015 to empower the  Executive  Magistrate,  instead  of  the  court,  to  issue  orders  under  the  adoption proceedings;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT ( DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR )

- (a) to (c): Yes, Madam. The government is considering the feasibility of issuance of adoption order by District Magistrate instead of civil Court. The proposal is yet not finalised.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Pollution Control and Management of Natural Resources
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3635

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## Pollution Control and Management of Natural Resources

## 3635  SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

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

- (a) Whether the country stands at the 123 rd position whereas Britain is at 14 th , Germany at 17 th and Japan at the 20 th position in the global rankings regarding pollution control and natural resources management and if so, the details thereof;
- (b).  Whether three species of animals become extinct every hour due to the present levels of pollution  as  had  happened  6.5  crore  years  earlier  when  the  dinosaurs  had  become extinct; and
- (c)      If so, the steps taken by the Government so far for improving the pollution control and natural resources management in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Various  civil  society  and  academic  groups  use  different  environmental  performance indices for ranking countries.  In one of these, namely, Environment Performance Index (EPI)  jointly  authored  by  two  US  Universities  (Yale/New  Haven  and  Columbia/New York) and commissioned by the World Economic Forum/Davos India has been ranked 123 rd in the year 2010.
- (b)     Scientist  estimate  that  globally,  the  rate  of  extinction  of  species  has  increased  by almost 50-100 times the natural rate, largely because of habitat change, over-exploitation, invasive  alien  species,  pollution  and  climate  change.  As  a  result,  more  species  are threatened with extinction.
- (c)   Some  important  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  conservation  of  biodiversity  and resources  inter  alia  include:  survey,  inventorization,  taxonomic  validation  and  threat assessment of floral and faunal resources; assessment of the forest cover to develop an accurate  database  for  planning  and  monitoring;  establishment  of  a  Protected  Area

Network of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Conservation and  Community Reserves; designating Biosphere Reserves for conservation of representative ecosystems; undertaking of species oriented programmes, such as Project Tiger and Project Elephant; complemented  with  ex-situ  conservation  efforts.  In  addition,  Biological  Diversity  Act 2002 has also been enacted with the aim to conserve biological resources of the country and regulation of access to these resources to ensure equitable sharing of benefits arising out  of  their  use,  under  which  a  National  Biodiversity  Authority  and  State  Biodiversity Boards in all States have been set up for implementing the provisions of the Act.

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