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Lok Sabha Question No. 1766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Attack on Army Bases
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1766

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  MARCH, 2017

## ATTACK  ON  ARMY  BASES

1766. SHRI  A.P. JITHENDER  REDDY:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE    j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether    the  Government  has  identified  security  breaches  and  failure  in the  wake  of  recent  terror  attacks  on  Army  bases  which  have  inflicted  serious casualties and taken the lives of many soldiers;
- (b) the steps  taken  to  combat such gross violations  of  national security and counter the 'Fidayeen' style of attacks;
- (c) whether  the soldiers are adequately trained and equipped to counter such attacks and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  considered  the  formulation  of  a  national policy on domestic militancy and cross border terrorism, if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(

डा . सुभाष भामरे )

- (a) Post Pathankot terrorist attack, Government had constituted a  Committee  to  review  the  security  arrangement  of  various  Defence installations  in  the  country.    Based  on  the  recommendations  of  this Committee, broad guidelines for security of defence installations has been issued to Service Headquarters.
- (b) The  defence  personnel  have  been  sensitized  on  the  prevailing security situation and necessity of maintaining high level of alertness.  The response mechanism have been reviewed and streamlined.  Measures like strengthening security fences, improvement in security lighting,

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installation  of  intrusion  alarm  system  with  sensors  and  surveillance  are other steps taken to counter such attacks. Further, intelligence infrastructure has  been  strengthened  and  re-organised  for  real  time collation and sharing of intelligence. (c) Up-gradation of capabilities and equipment is a continuous process. Soldiers are adequately trained and sufficiently equipped to counter such attacks.  Pre Induction mission specific training including counter Fidayeen drills  is  imparted  to  soldiers  before  deployment  in  Counter  Insurgency  / Counter  Terrorism  operations.    Further  response  mechanism  to  counter such attacks are well laid down. (d) To meet the various internal security challenges, the Central Government and the State Governments are focusing on improving border management,  strengthening  intelligence  collection  and  sharing,  raising special  forces,  training  and  equipping  the  security  forces  with  modern weapons and implementing area development programme etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1765 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Modernization of DRDO
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEFENCE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ORGASNISATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1765

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  MARCH, 2017

## MODERNIZATION  OF  DRDO

1765. SHRI  VISHNU  DAYAL  RAM:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE    j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  modernize  Defence  Research  and Development Organisation (DRDO);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the recommendations of Vijay Kelkar Committee report is likely to be implemented for adoption of state-of-the-art  technology for the purpose; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(

डा . सुभाष भामरे )

(a) & (b):     Modernisation of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is a continuous process.

(c) & (d):    One  of  the  major  recommendations  of  Kelkar  Committee report was to review the functioning of DRDO. Accordingly,  a Committee headed  by  Dr.  P.  Rama  Rao  was  constituted  by  the  Government  for reviewing the functioning of DRDO.

The  Committee  submitted  its  report  to the  Government.  After examination, the Government has implemented the following recommendations of the Committee:

- Restructured DRDO corporate headquarters.
- Created 07 technology based clusters headed by Directors General.
- Introduced  'Integrated  Financial  Advice  Scheme'  in  DRDO  for financial decentralization.
- Revamping Human Resource Policy.
- Renamed the designation of 'DG, DRDO' to 'Chairman, DRDO'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1764 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Bogus Medical Colleges
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1764 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th MARCH, 2017

## BOGUS MEDICAL COLLEG ES

## 1764. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware of  the  existence  of  bogus  medical  colleges across  the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise;
- (c) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the other measures being taken by the Government to check such bogus medical colleges and ensure quality medical education in the country?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

(a) to (d): It had come to the notice of the Medical Council of India (MCI) that follow two Medical Colleges were functioning without required approval: -

- i. Singhania University, Pacheri Bair, Distt. Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
- ii. Surendra Medical College and Hospit al, Khagol, Patna, Patna

The MCI had immediately issued press notice about the illegal functioning of t Medical Colleges for public awareness.

When the matter regarding Surendra Medical  College and Hospital, Khagol, Patna came  to  the  knowledge  of  the  Ministry  at  the  relevant  time,  the  college  was  direc discharge the admitted students. The college was informed that appropriate legal action be taken against the college for opening the Medical College without permission and making illegal admissions. The State Government of Bihar was asked to take required action.

Further MCI also publishes the details of approved Colleges on their website fo benefit of prospective students.  From the academic session 2017 - 18 onwards, all admissions in Medical Colleges will be through National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET). States been advised to fill the seats both in Government and private Medical Colleges through Com n Counseling that ensures admissions only in approved Colleges.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1763 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Rural Bank Branches
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## 1763. SHRI

Will the Minister of FINANCE be  pleased to state:

- a) whether there has been scale closure of rural bank branches during the last three years; large
2. (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of unbanked villages in the country;
3. whether the Public Sector Banks have been given any target for opening new branches in the unbanked villages, if so, the details thereof; and
- d) the steps taken by the Government to increase the number of rural bank branches in the country?

## Answer

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- scale closure of rural bank branches the last three years. large during

As per RBl guidelines, Domestic Scheduled Commercial Banks excluding RRBs have been to open branches at any place in India, without seeking approval of RBL in each case subject to certain conditions. At least 25% of total number of branches opened during the financial year must be opened in unbanked rural centres. prior

Number of branches opened by Public Sector Banks (PSB) in unbanked rural centres is 1994 2013-14, 1242 during 2014-15, 654 during 2015-16 and 379 2016-17 (April, 2016 to January, 2017) based on information received from PSBs. during during

To cover villages, 1.59 lakh Sub service areas (SSAs) have been created, where each SSA comprises of 1,000 to 1,500 households. As on 24.2.2017,33,013 SSAs are covered through bank branches and 1.26 lakh SSAs are covered though fixed location Bank Mitra:

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No: 1763

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10th MARCH, 2017 (FRIDA YYPHALGUNA 19, 1938 (SAKA)

## Rural Bank Branches
Lok Sabha Question No. 1761 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: PMJDY Insurance
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1761

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10th MARCH, 2017 (FRIDAYYPHALGUNA 19, 1938 (SAKA)

## PMJDY Insurance

## 1761 . SHRI T.RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes an insurance scheme for all Pradhan Mantri JanDhan Yojana (PMJDY) account holders;
- (c) the measures taken by the Government to avoid duplicacy in PMJDY account and to ensure that the insurance claim is given to genuine beneficiaries?
- (b) if so, the details thereof along the cost of premium borne by the Government for providing free insurance cover to PMJDY account holders; and

## Answer

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) & (b) Life insurance cover of Rs. 30,000 is provided to eligible PMJDY accountholders who have opened their accounts for the first time between 15.8.2014 and 31.1.2015. Further , all PMJDY accountholders who have done a successful  financial or non-financial transaction at a merchant  establishment or ATM or Micro ATM or an e-commerce transactions in the preceding 90 days are eligible for Rs. 1 lakh personal accident insurance cover in case of accidental death and 1or permanent disability. The life insurance premium by the Government in the year 2015-16 was Rs. 10 crore. The accidental insurance premium is by the National Payments Corporation of India at the rate of 50 per eligible person: paid paid paise
- (c) Reserve Bank of India's guidelines to banks regarding PMJDY accounts provide that holders of such accounts are not eligible for opening any other savings bank deposit account in that bank: Genuineness of insurance claims is checked by the insurance company concerned:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Panel/Committee to Trace Missing Children
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1759

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2017

## PANEL/COMMITTEE ON TRACE MISSING CHILDREN

- 1759: SHRI B. V. NAIK:

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

- (a) Whether  the  Government  has  appointed/proposes  to  appoint  any  panel/committee  to frame action plan to trace missing children in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the said panel has submitted its report to the Government; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  recommendations  made  by  it  along  with  the follow-up action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a) to (d): The National Human Rights Commission had constituted a Committee in 2007 to examine the issue of missing Children in the country. The Committee had submitted its report.  The  recommendations  of  the  Committee  were  forwarded  to  Ministry  of  Home Affairs, Ministry of Women & Child Development, National Commission for Protection of  Child  Rights,  National  Commission  for  Women  as  well  as  to  Chief  Secretaries  and Director General of Police of all States and Union Territories. Based on the recommendations  of  the  Committee  a  reporting  format  was  devised  seeking  Action Taken  Reports  from  the  States/UTs. The  Commission  had  also  organised  a  National Conference on Missing Children on 15 January, 2013 at New Delhi.

While  the  National  Human  Rights  Commission  has  not  appointed  any  Committee  to inquire into the cases related to missing children in the country, a Committee has been appointed by the Commission to examine draft model guidelines pertaining to missing children,  in  the  light  of  the  SOP  prepared  by  National  Legal  Services  Authority,  the guidelines earlier prepared by the Commission in the year 2007 and the judgment by the Supreme  Court  of  India  in  WP(C)  No.75/2012,  Bachpan  Bachao  Andolan  Vs  UOI  & Others. The Committee has not yet submitted its report.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: SFIO Investigation
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1758 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 10 TH  MARCH, 2017 [PHALGUNA 019, 1938 (SAKA)]

## SFIO INVESTIGATION

## QUESTION

1758: SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Serious  Fraud  Investigation  Office  (SFIO)  have received  complaints  against  some  private  sector  banks  for  unfair trade practices and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the SFIO have completed several investigations during the last one year; and
- (c) if so, the names of such banks and the action proposed to be taken against them, bank-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE             (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL) MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) & (c) Does not arise in view of reply at (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1757 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Insurance Literacy Programme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1757

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017/PHALGUNA 19, 1938 (SAKA)

## Insurance Literacy Programme

1757.  SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any proposal for introducing insurance literacy programme in the schools curriculum throughout the country is under consideration of the Government;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the said programmes are likely to be introduced and the benefits likely to be achieved as a result thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a) to (c): To  implement  National  Strategy  on  Financial  Education  (NSFE)  including knowledge  on  Money  management,  Budgeting,  Saving  and  Investments,  Banking,  Credit, Insurance and protection related products and services, the financial regulators i.e. Insurance Regulatory  and  Development  Authority  of  India  (IRDAI),  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI), Securities and Exchange  Board  of  India (SEBI) and Pension Fund  Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) have jointly set up National Centre for Financial Education (NCFE) under the guidance of the Technical Group of the Sub-Committee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), Ministry of Finance.

Financial  literacy  in  schools  is  one  of  the  important  objectives  of  NSFE.  The  NCFE  has sensitized  and  communicated  the  need  for  including  financial  literacy  as  part  of  school curriculum to Central School Boards such as CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education), CISCE  (Council  of  Indian  School  Certificate  Education),  NCERT  (National  Council  for Education Research and Training) as well as all the State Education Boards.

Further, the National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) has developed new syllabi and textbooks for all the stages of school education. These syllabi and textbooks in all the subject areas across the elementary stage incorporate components of life insurance literacy starting from the concepts of family, savings, money, etc.    and further in class XI    this has been introduced as a major theme    'Life Insurance' in Business Studies.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: PoS Machines
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV), RANJEET RANJAN

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1755

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017/ PHALGUNA 19, 1938 (SAKA)

## POS MACHINES

## 1755. SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM: SHRI RAJESH RANJAN: SHRIMATI RANJEET RANJAN:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has asked the banks to promote digital banking in mission mode and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there are 14 lakh Point of Sale (PoS) machines at retail level and this figure has  to  be  expanded  manifold  to  translate  into  digital  mode  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  overall  aim  of  the  Government  is  to  shrink  the  physical  currency  and substitute the shrinked currency by digital mode; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a): Government has targeted 2,500 crore digital transactions in 2017-18 in mission mode.

(b): As per reports  received  from  public  sector  banks  and  13  private  sector  banks,  the number of PoS machines installed as on 30.11.2016 was 15,18,956. Banks have targeted to introduce additional 10 lakh new PoS terminals by March 2017.

(c) and (d): The Reserve Bank of India periodically estimates and reviews the demand for currency and, accordingly, in consultation with the Government of India, indents for supply of currency are placed with the presses. This is a continuous process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1754 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Bilateral Investment Treaty
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC  AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1754

TO BE ANSWERED ON: Friday, 1Oth March,2017/ PHALGUNA 19, 1938 (SAKA)

Bilateral lnvestment Treaty

## 1754. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE QUESTION

Will the Minister  of FINANCE be pleased to state

- a) whether the Government has approved new Bilateral  lnvestment treaty  (BlT) framework, if so, the details thereof;
- b) the details of perceived benefits  of the new framework and the problems  with the old framework;
- c) whether the Government  has intimated  other countries about the intention  to terminate  the existing BlTs and negotiate new ones on the basis of the approved model,  if so, the details thereof;
- d) whether some countries  have expressed concerns over certain provisions in the new model, if so, the details thereof; and
- e) the steps taken by the Government to address the concerns  of other countries over the new framework?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE tN THE M|N|STRY OF FTNANCE (SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

- a) Yes, Sir. lndia's new Model  Bilateral  lnvestment  Treaty (BlT) text received Cabinet approval on 16th December,  2015. The full text oJ the new Model BIT text can be seen at http://dea.qov.  inisites/default/fiies/modelBlT An nex 0. pdf
- b) The earlier BlTs contained many provisions  which can be subiected to broad and ambiguous  interpretations.  The new Model BIT text balances  the investor's rights and obligations  and is likely to reduce  the possibility  of broad interpretation  in tlie context of any investment disputes unoer the treaty.
- c) Based on the Cabinet  decision,  lndia has sent termination  and/or renegotiation notices to 58 countries.
- d) & (e) Approach to investment  treaties/agreements  differs from country to country and attempts are made to reach mutually agreed position during the negotiations.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-10
Subject: Loan from Private Money Lenders
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## Government of India Ministry of Finance

## Department of Financial Services

## LOK SABHA

Unstarred Question No. †1753

To be answered on Friday, March 10, 2017/Phalguna 19, 1938 (Saka)

## Loan from Private Money Lenders

SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN: SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of FINANCE:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has formulated  any  law/rule/policy  for  restricting private companies/money lenders from providing loan to farmers; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## Answer

## The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (Shri  Santosh Kumar Gangwar)

- (a)  &  (b):  The  activity  of  money  lending  is  regulated  by  State-specific  money lending  laws.  However,  following  measures  have,  inter  alia,  been  taken  to extend institutional credit to farmers/individuals so as to reduce their dependence on non-institutional sources:
- i.  The  Priority  Sector  Lending  (PSL)  directions  of  RBI  mandate  all  Domestic Scheduled  Commercial  Banks  to  earmark  18%  of  their  Adjusted  Net  Bank Credit  (ANBC)  or  Credit  Equivalent  amount  of  Off-Balance  Sheet  Exposure (OBE), whichever is higher, as on the corresponding date of the previous year, for lending to Agriculture including loans to farmers. Further, a sub-target of 8% for small and marginal farmers has also been fixed.
- ii.  Loans  to  distressed  farmers  and  to  other  persons  (not  exceeding  Rs. 1,00,000/-  per  borrower)indebted  to  non-institutional  lenders  is  an  eligible category  under  PSL,  to  enable  them  to  repay  their  debt  to  non-institutional lenders.
- iii.  In order to ensure that all eligible farmers are provided with hassle-free and timely  credit  for  their  agricultural  operations,  the  Government  has  introduced the  Kisan  Credit  Card  (KCC)  Scheme,  which  enables  them  to  purchase agricultural inputs such as seeds, fertilisers, pesticides, etc. and draw cash to satisfy  their  agricultural  and  consumption  needs.The  KCC  Scheme has since been simplified. It has the provision of ATM enabled debit card with, inter alia, facilities of one-time documentation and built-in cost escalation in the limit, etc.
- iv.  To  bring  small,  marginal,  tenant farmers, oral lessees, etc. into the fold of institutional credit, Joint Liability Groups (JLGs) have been promoted by banks.