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Lok Sabha Question No. 2155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Quarterly Report on Employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: CHHOTELAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2155

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## QUARTERLY REPORT ON EMPLOYMENT

## 2155. SHRI CHHOTE LAL:

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

- (a)whether Labour Bureau has recently released the Quarterly Report on changes in Employment in selected sectors;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether  the  report  has  revealed  that  employment  of  contractual workers has declined sharply and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether  increase  in  employment  in  direct  workers  has  also  been found to be less than the increase recorded a year ago and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)the  remedial  steps  initiated/being  initiated  by  the  Government  in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):  Yes, Madam.

The  latest  report  of  Quarterly  Employment  Survey  (QES) released  by  Labour  Bureau  till  date  is  for  the  4 th   Round  (1  January, 2017 over 1 October, 2016) in the selected eight major sectors such as;  Manufacturing, Construction, Trade, Transport, Education, Health, Accommodation  &  Restaurants  and  IT/BPO.  According  to  4 th   round survey report, there is an overall increase in employment of 1.22 lakhs workers  over  the  previous  quarter  i.e  1 st     January,  2017  over  1 st

October, 2016. The Survey report has certain limitations:

- i) It  is  based  on  6 th   Economic  Census  framework,  which  was conducted during January, 2013 to April, 2014.  Therefore, it doesn't capture the employment data of new units which emerged after May, 2014 onwards.
2. ii) The scope of QES is limited to all the establishments having 10 or more workers.
3. (c) to (e): No, Madam.  There is an overall increase in employment of 1.24 lakhs Contract workers over the previous quarter i.e 1 st  January, 2017 over 1 st  October, 2016, across 8 sectors at all India level as per the 4 th  report of the QES Survey.

According  to  4 th   report  of  the  QES  Survey,  the  regular workers  showed  an  overall  increase  in  employment  of  1.39  lakh workers  over  the  previous  quarter  i.e  1 st   January,  2017  over  1 st October, 2016 at all India level whereas, the 2 nd  round of the survey showed an overall increase in employment of 1.11 lakh workers over the previous quarter i.e 1 st  July, 2016 over 1 st  April, 2016 at all India level.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2154 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Misuse of Funds in States
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2154

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## MISUSE OF FUNDS IN STATES

† 2154. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any complaint has been received by the Government regarding misuse of funds in States as part of the review process of the programmes of the Union Government; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and the details of the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per information available in the Ministry, no complaint has been received regarding misuse of funds in the States as a part of review process of the programmes of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs.
- (b): Does not arise, in view of part (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Change the Name of College
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2153 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.1.2018

## Change the Name of College

## 2153. SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

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

(a) whether the Government has any proposal to change the name of Dayal Singh College (Evening) in Delhi and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the nodal authority to take a final decision in this regard;

(c) whether the Government has received protests from public representatives and political parties in this regard; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) The naming/renaming of a college is recommended by the Governing Body of the college  for  the  consideration  of  Academic  Council  and  Executive  Council  of  Delhi  University. However, in this case the recommendation of the Governing Body of the college to rename Dyal Singh Evening College has not been approved by the Academic Council and Executive Council of the University.  Ministry of Human Resource Development does not support this recommendation of  the  Governing  Body  of  the  college.  University  of  Delhi  has  been  advised  accordingly.  Some public representatives have shared their views in this matter.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Shortage of Specialised Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DILIP PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2151 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## Shortage of Specialised Teachers

## 2151.   SHRI DILIP PATEL:

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

- (a) whether a Centre-sponsored study on the demand and supply of teachers suggests that Gujarat is facing severe shortage of subject specialist teachers for secondary schools in the State and if so, the percentage of shortage in the said State; and
- (b) the reasons for shortage of teachers and the intervention/ recommendation made/to be made by the Government to ensure availability of subject specialist teachers in the State?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : As per the information received from Government of Gujarat, there exist 2907 vacancies of  subject  specialist  teachers  in  the  Government  and  Government  aided  schools  in  Gujarat State, as against a total sanctioned strength of 31837.
- (b)  :  The  main  reason  for  shortage  of  subject  specialist  teachers  is  delay  in  recruitment process  due  to  litigations.  However,  ad-hoc  teachers  work  in  the  secondary  schools  of  the State  against  vacant  posts  till  appointment  of  regular  subject  teachers.  The  recruitment, service  conditions  and  deployment  of  teachers  are  primarily  in  the  domain  of  the  State Governments/UT Administrations. The Central Government has been consistently pursuing the matter of expeditious recruitment and redeployment of teachers with the States/ UTs at various forums.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2150 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Shale Gas Exploration
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2150

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  JANUARY, 2018

## SHALE GAS EXPLORATION

## 2150. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) the present status of the exploration of shale gas in the country; and (b)   whether ONGC has stopped the exploratory drilling due to low gas potential in

- the basins identified for exploration and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्रािय में राज्य मंत्री ( प्रााप्र ामेर्मध ीी )

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

(a) & (b):    In order to exploit shale gas & Oil in the country, Government of India on 14 th October, 2013 announced the Policy Guidelines for Exploration and Exploitation of Shale Gas  and  Oil by  National  Oil  Companies,  i.e.  Oil  and  Natural  Gas  Corporation  (ONGC) Limited and Oil India Limited (OIL)) in their onland Petroleum Exploration License (PEL) / Petroleum Mining Lease (PML) areas   awarded under the nomination regimes. In  pursuance  of  this  Policy,  under  the  first  phase  of  assessment,  ONGC  drilled  22 assessment wells in 18 blocks in 4 Basins (Assam, KG, Cauvery and Cambay basin) and OIL drilled 3 wells in 3 blocks in 2 Basins (Assam and Rajasthan).  ONGC has informed that after initial drilling and assessment of low potentiality no further shale exploration is planned in Assam and Cauvery Basins.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Merger of Beedi Workers Hospitals with ESIC
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Kunhalikutty, P.K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2149 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## MERGER OF BEEDI WORKERS HOSPITALS WITH ESIC

2149. SHRI P.K. KUNHALIKUTTY:

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

- (a)whether there is a proposal for merger of Beedi Workers Hospitals with ESIC Hospitals; and
- (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  likely  benefits  of  the  said
- proposal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): A  proposal  to  transfer  the  Hospitals  and  Dispensaries  under Labour Welfare Organisation to ESIC was under consideration to this Ministry  earlier.  Later,  it  was  decided  not  to  go  ahead  with  the proposal.
- (b): Does not arise in light of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2147 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Telugu University
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2147 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.1.2018

## Telugu University

## 2147. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY:

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

(a) whether the Government has received any proposal regarding setting up of Telugu University in the State of Andhra Pradesh;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has taken any initiatives on this request and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) At  present  there  is  no  proposal  to  set  up  a  new  Central  University  in  the  Country including  Telugu  University  in  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh.  However,  The  Andhra  Pradesh  Reorganisation Act 2014 envisages establishment of one Central Tribal University each in the State of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and one Central University in the successor state of Andhra Pradesh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Promotion of Regional Arts
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: SANJAY(KAKA) RAMCHANDRA PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2146 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST JANUARY, 2018

## PROMOTION OF REGIONAL ARTS

## † 2146.  SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to launch any project for promotion of existing regional arts and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  project  to conserve  age  old  ancient  arts,  like  dance  forms,  ancient  paintings, handicrafts etc. and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has made/ proposes to make any provision for launching programmes for this purpose; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) The  mandate  of  the  Ministry  of  Culture  is  to  protect,  preserve  &  promote various forms of folk art, traditional art forms and culture throughout the country and to  meet  this  objective,  the  Government  of  India  has  set  up  seven  Zonal  Cultural Centres  (ZCCs)  with  headquarters  at  Patiala,  Nagpur,  Udaipur,  Allahabad,  Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur.

(b) to (d) To  conserve  age  old  ancient  arts  like  dance  forms,  ancient  paintings, handicrafts  etc  the  autonomous  organizations  under  Ministry  of  Culture  organize various activities, workshops and programmes.

Ministry  of  Textiles,  Government  of  India  has  proposed  to  set  up  Hastkala Academy at New Delhi for supporting preservation, revival, archiving and documentation of the Handcraft and Handloom sector. The National Handicrafts and Handlooms Museum (NHHM) will be upgraded as Hastkala Academy by reorganizing it into a society without changing the basic character of the NHHM.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Shrinking of Jobs
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2143

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  JANUARY, 2018

## SHRINKING OF JOBS

2143.   SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that new jobs are shrinking owing to certain reasons like change in technology, digital platform and expansion of internet and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of action plan adopted by the Government towards creation of new jobs;
- (c) whether it is a fact that an indiscriminate adoption of new technologies is leading to displacement of work force in various fields; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): According  to  National  Association  of  Software  and  Services Companies  (NASSCOM),  the  IT-ITeS  industry  is  estimated  to  directly  employ nearly 39 lakh people, an addition of around 175,000 people over the year FY 2016-17. In addition, indirect employment is around 1-1.2 crore. The IT industry will  remain  a  major  net  hirer  in  FY  2017-18.  According  to  NASSCOM  survey, around 6 lakh employments have been made in the IT sector in the last three years. IT Industry is expected to add 130,000 to 150,000 jobs in FY 2017-18. The trend over the last 3 years is as follows:

| Year      | Total employees   | Net addition over the previous year   |
|-----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
| FY2014-15 | 34,85,000         | 2,17,000                              |
| FY2015-16 | 36,88,000         | 2,03,000                              |
| FY2016-17 | 38,63,000         | 1,75,000                              |

Source: NASSCOM

Technological  changes  with  time  and  workforce  re-alignment is routine exercise in any industry.  Technologies  such  as  advanced  robotics  and automation are changing job roles and profiles significantly across industries.

According to NASSCOM, the skills profile is set to undergo a rapid change as demand  for  skills  around  digital  technologies  grows  exponentially.  It  is believed that technology adoption will lead to more job creation across sectors in the long run.

The stakeholders covering industry, academia and Sector Skills Councils are working  to  ensure  that  the  existing  workforce  is  re-skilled/  up-skilled  in emerging technologies and job roles. Most companies (large, medium & small) are  also  implementing  rigorous  training  programs  to  re-skill/  up-skill  their existing employees in new and emerging technologies. People with specialized skillsets in newer areas such as data science and artificial intelligence.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Sexual Harassment in Higher Education Institutes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2140 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## Sexual Harassment in Higher Education Institutes

## 2140.  DR. PRABHAS KUMAR SINGH:

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

(a) whether the Government is aware of the sexual harassment in the higher education institutions in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  whether  University  Grants  Commission(UGC)  has  reviewed  such  existing  arrangements  and  taken appropriate measures for the safety and security of the girls and women in higher education including Universities?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):  The consolidated data on such cases and action taken against the persons found guilty is not maintained centrally. Internal Complaints Committees, constituted by the Universities under Section 4 of the  Sexual  Harassment  of  Women  at  Workplace  (Prevention,  Prohibition  and  Redressal)  Act,  2013, decide the action to be taken in such cases. The Act has empowered Internal Complaints Committees to deal with such complaints effectively and in a time bound manner.

University Grants Commission(UGC)  has asked the Universities/Colleges to constitute Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) and a Special Cell to deal with issues of 'Gender Based Violence' and to conduct gender sensitization programmes.

UGC has notified UGC (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual harassment of women employee and students in higher educational institutions) Regulation, 2015 in the Official Gazette on 2 nd May, 2016. These Regulations also provide for protection of the complainant as well as witnesses from victimization and discrimination along with the penalty provision for false complaints and are binding on Universities and Colleges.

All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  has  notified  'All  India  Council  for  Technical Education (Gender Sensitization, Prevention and Prohibition of Sexual Harassment of Women Employees and students and Redressal of Grievances in Technical Institutions) Regulations, 2016 in the Gazette of India vide Notification No. 251 dated 10/06/2016 and is available on the AICTE website i.e. www.aicteindia.org
Lok Sabha Question No. 2139 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Yash Pal Committee Report
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2139

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## Yash Pal Committee Report

## † 2139 . SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken or proposes to take any steps to consider the slow pace of implementation of the report of Yash Pal Committee regarding reducing the academic burden on school children;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (c)  The issues related to curriculum load raised in the Yash Pal Committee Report (1993) on 'Learning Without Burden' were, inter-alia , taken into consideration at the time of framing of the  National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF)  -2005  by  the  National  Council  for  Educational Research and Training (NCERT). The NCF  sets the guidelines and direction for the development  of  syllabi and  textbooks  at  all  the  school  stages.  As  a  follow  up  to  the  NCF, curriculum,  syllabi,  text-books  and  other  supplementary  material  are  developed  by  NCERT. State  Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (SCERTs)  and  State  Education  Boards either  adopt  or  adapt  NCERT's  model  syllabi and  textbooks  or  develop  their  own  syllabi  and textbooks based on NCF.  Education, being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, it  is  for  the  respective  States/Union  Territory  Governments  to  prescribe  norms  with  regard  to appropriate weight of School Bags for their schools.

The  National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT)  and  Central  Board  of Secondary Education (CBSE) have already taken measures to reduce the weight of school bags. NCERT has not recommended any textbook for early childhood education. It has recommended only two books (Language and Mathematics) for classes I & II and three books for classes III to IV  (Language,  Environmental  Studies  and  Mathematics).   The  number  and  size  of  NCERT's textbooks  used  by  the  primary  and  secondary  school  students  are  appropriate  to  their  age. NCERT  has  also  made  available all their textbooks for free access through the  web (epathshala.nic.in) and mobile devices.  The collections include textbooks for all subjects across all  the  stages  and  made  available  for  free  download  and  dissemination.  CBSE  has  directed schools affiliated to it to ensure that students do not carry school bags till class II and also to restrict the number of books to be prescribed in classes I-VIII.

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