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Lok Sabha Question No. 227 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Cashew Industry
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: M. I. SHANAVAS

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 227 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  MARCH,2018

## CASHEW INDUSTRY

## *227. SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  about  the  grave  crisis  in  the  cashew  industry especially in Kerala and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  any  speedy  revival  measures  are  being  taken  to  restructure  the  loans offered by banks; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI SURESH PRABHU)

- a) to  c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 227  FOR ANSWER ON 12 th  MARCH,2018 REGARDING 'CASHEW INDUSTRY'.

(a)  The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has received a few representations from the  Public  representative  and  stakeholders  of  cashew  industry  reporting  that  the Cashew Industry is facing problems mainly on account of the following reasons:

- i) Non-availability of Raw Cashew.
2. ii) Basic Custom Duty on import of Raw Cashew Nut.
3. iii) Action by Banks under SARFAESI Act.

In  response,  the  Government  has  taken  several  steps  to  address  the problems faced by cashew industry, viz. i)  Basic Custom Duty on import of raw  cashew nut has been reduced  to 2.5% from 5% w.e.f. 02.02.2018,  ii) MEIS has been increased by 2% on cashew kernel and value added cashew iii)  the  rate  of  Goods  and  Service  Tax  (GST)  has  also  been  reduced  to  5% from 12% for Cashew nuts.

- (b) & (c)   The Reserve Bank of India issues various guidelines from time to time  aimed  at  revitalising  the  stressed  assets  in  the  economy  from  time  to time.  In view of the enactment of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), RBI vide order number dated RBI/2017-18/131 dated 12.02.2018 has revised  the  existing  guidelines  for    resolution  of  stressed  assets  with  a harmonised and simplified generic framework.  The revised guidelines include the norms applicable to restructuring of loans.

For revival of stressed unit, timely restructuring of accounts can be done as per  Banks  Policy  and  RBI  guidelines.    To  preserve  the  economic  value  of units, restructuring is done by modifying the terms & conditions of the loan on the basis of mutual agreement between the lenders & the borrowers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 223 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Decline in Export of Tea
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 223 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  MARCH,2018

## DECLINE IN EXPORT OF TEA

## *223. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a) whether there has been a decline in the export of tea recently and a loss of its market share in the international market;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the financial loss along with the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the measures being taken by the Government to recover/increase the market share of Indian tea in global tea market?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI SURESH PRABHU)

- a) to c):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 223  FOR ANSWER ON 12 th  MARCH,2018 REGARDING 'DECLINE IN EXPORT OF TEA'.

(a) & (b): No, Madam.  On an average, India maintains a tea export share in the global market at a level of around 12%. In fact, the year 2017 has seen a record export of tea from India at 240.68 M.Kgs. in the last 36 years.

There was a marginal decline in export of around 6 m. kg of tea from the country in 2016 as compared to 2015, which can be attributed to  a  decrease  in  export  to  Pakistan,  U.K.  and Russia. The reason was more tea production in Kenya and the low price advantage it offered which  affected  India's  market  share  in  the  major  CTC  tea  markets  in  general  and Pakistan & U.K. in particular.  At the same time, tea production in South India had been lower (around 17 m. kg) while gaining on the pricing front. This affected exports to Russia and Pakistan in particular, who primarily imported lower- priced teas.

India's export and export share during 2013 to 2017 is given in the following Table.

|   Year |   Export (M.Kgs.) | Export share (%)   |
|--------|-------------------|--------------------|
|   2013 |            219.06 | 11.77              |
|   2014 |            207.44 | 11.36              |
|   2015 |            228.66 | 12.72              |
|   2016 |            222.45 | 12.35              |
|   2017 |            240.68 | -                  |

- (c): In  order  to  increase  share  of  Indian  tea  in  the  international  market,  focused  and sustained  initiatives  are  taken  up  which,  inter  alia,  includes  arranging  buyer-seller  meets, effecting  exchange  of  trade  delegations,  participating  in  international  trade  fairs  and undertaking generic promotion of Indian Brands in key markets.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Model Schools in Backward Areas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2760 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## Model Schools in Backward Areas

2760. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a)  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  start  model  schools  in  educationally  backward blocks of various States, particularly, Bundelkhand;
- (b) whether any central financial assistance has been provided for the purpose during the last three years;
- (c)  whether  the  State  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  sent  any  proposal  to  release  more funds to State for excellent education and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Model Schools envisaged setting up of one  model  school  in  each   educationally  backward  block  (EBBs) of  the  country  as  a benchmark  of  excellence.  However,  the  scheme  was  delinked  from  the  support  of  the Government of India with effect from 2015-16 and stands transferred to States/UTs in the light  of  higher  devolution  of  funds  to  the  States  as  recommended  by  the  14 th Finance Commission.
- (b) : During 2014-15, an amount of Rs.  978.61 Crore was released to States/UTs under the scheme. No funds have been released during 2015-16 and 2016-17.
- (c) & (d) :  Under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), States/UTs submit the proposals for grant of funds in their Annual Work Plan & Budget (AWP&B). The Project Approval  Board  (PAB)  in  the  Ministry  approves  the  viable  proposals  as  per  norms  of  the scheme,  on  the  basis  of  available  funds  in  consultation  with  the  states/UTs.  Funds  are released to the states/UTs during the year based on the approvals and progress made.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Joint Venture of SAIL
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2755 FOR ANSWER ON 12/03/2018

## JOINT VENTURE OF SAIL

2755.  SHRI V. ELUMALAI:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Board of Steel Authority of India Limited has given its approval to enter into a joint venture with the world's largest steelmaker for manufacturing high end automotive steel;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the proposed joint venture is likely to set up a Rs. 15,000 crore auto grade steel plant project; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL

(SHRI VISHNU DEO SAI)

(a)to(d): Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) and Arcelor Mittal (AM) have signed an MoU  on  22.05.2015  to  explore  the  possibility  of  setting  up  an  automotive  steel manufacturing  facility  under  a  Joint  Venture  (JV),  in  India. The  proposed  JV  will construct a state-of-the-art cold rolling mill and other downstream finishing facilities in India that will offer technologically advanced steel products to India's rapidly growing automotive sector.

A  task  force  team  comprising  representatives  from  both  SAIL  and  AM  has been working on detailed due diligence and preliminary feasibility study and all other issues for setting up a JV Company. The Board of Directors of SAIL, in its meeting held on 12 th December 2017, has approved the proposal for signing of a legally nonbinding  Term  Sheet  with  Arcelor  Mittal  for  entering  into a  Joint  Venture  for Automotive Steel Business.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Collaboration with Private Companies to Promote Swadesh Darshan Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: (SMT.) RATNA DE(NAG)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2752 ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## COLLABORATION WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES TO PROMOTE SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME

2752. DR. RATNA DE (NAG):

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has collaborated/proposes to collaborate  with  some  Non-Governmental  players  to  promote 'Swadesh Darshan Scheme';
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  steps  taken  in  this  regard; and
- (c) the manner and extent to which such collaboration will help to improve the tourism in the country specially in West Bengal?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI K.J. ALPHONS)

(a): The  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  is  a  Central  Sector  Scheme under which  Ministry provides central financial assistance to States/UTs/Central Agencies for development of tourism infrastructure  in  the  country.  Ministry  does  not  collaborate  with Non-Governmental entities under Swadesh Darshan Scheme.

(b) to (c): does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Retail Outlets
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2750 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 th  MARCH, 2018

## RETAIL OUTLETS

## 2750. DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU :

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  constituted  a  four  member  Committee/  Panel  to sort out the issue of the closure threat of Retail Outlets due to eviction notices from landlords in various parts of the country due to the rising value of realty and retail boom, which are driving landlords to evict Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) tenants and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Committee  has  decided  to  empower  OMCs  for  negotiating  higher rentals with their existing landlords and give them powers to even buy the property at market determined rates and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  in  view  of  growing  number  of  eviction  suits  filed  in  various  courts,  the OMCs  are  asked  to  make  efforts  for  out-  of-court  settlement  within  the  framed guidelines 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)  -      After  dismantling  of  Administered  Price  Mechanism  (APM)  w.e.f 01.04.2002 in the Petroleum Sector, the management of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)  take  their  own  decision  in  the  matter  of  marketing  and  distribution  of petroleum  products  through  their  respective  network  of  Retail  Outlet  dealerships. OMCs have informed that they explore the possibilities for a negotiated settlement for renewal of lease/purchase on strength of tenancy protection wherever available. Where  tenancy  protection  is  not  available,  OMCs  make  efforts  to  secure  the  site based on negotiated settlement for lease or purchase at market rates. In the event of negotiations failing, the OMCs explore available legal options.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2746 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Unique ID for Children
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2746 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## Unique ID for Children

## 2746. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN :

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

- (a) whether	the	Government	is	planning	to	provide	Unique	ID	for	children	in	the country;
- (b) if	so,	the	details	thereof	and	the	purpose	of	the	same;
- (c) whether	the	Government	has	prepared	any	action	plan	for	the	same;	and
- (d) if	so,	the	details	thereof?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a) to	(d)	Unified	District	Information	System	for	Education	(U-DISE)		managed by	 NIEPA,	 is	 the	 major	 source	 of	 data	 on	 all	 the	 parameters	 of	 education covering	all	its	pillars	viz.,	School,	Teacher	and	Student.	As	an	integral	part	of the	 U-DISE,	 the	 department	 of	 School	 Education	 &	 Literacy	 has	 initiated SDMIS	in	2016-17	to	collect	child-wise	data	with	Aadhar	ID.	Every	student	is provided	 a	 Unique	 Student	 ID	 generated	 through	 the	 system	 which	 would lead	 to	 the	 creation	 of	 a	 National	 level	 student-wise	 database	 giving	 full details	 of	 all	 students	 in	 all	 Government,	 Aided	 and	 Private	 schools	 from standard I to standard XII. This would also help to track all the studentsthroughout	the	school-cycle.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Central Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRRON KHER

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2742 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## Central Universities

## 2742.  SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER;

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Central Universities such as Delhi University have not received A+ or A++ grade under the revised National Assessment and Accreditation Council(NAAC) rating scheme and if so, the details thereof; (b)  the  ratings  of  central  universities  have  fallen  down  in  the  revised  NAAC  rating scheme; and (c) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to central universities to work
- towards better ratings and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  visit  of  NAAC  peer  team  under  the  revised  rating  scheme  will commence  from  March,  2018  onwards.  As  of  now,  Delhi  University  accreditation application is under process at NAAC. (c):  As  per  Rule  229(xi)  of  General  Financial  Rules  2017,  the  autonomous orgranisations  are  required  to  enter  into  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU) with  the  Administrative  Ministry  or  Department,  spelling  out  clearly  performance parameters, output targets in terms of details of programme of work and qualitative improvement in output, along with commensurate input requirements. NAAC rating is

- a part of MoU as a criterion of performance parameter.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: NSIC Projects for Ex-Servicemen
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2741 TO BE ANSWERED ON: 12.03.2018

## NSIC PROJECTS FOR EX-SERVICEMEN

## 2741.  SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  National  Small  Industries  Corporation  (NSIC)  in  collaboration  with  the armed forces plans to set up incubation centres to provide modern technology and other skills to ex-servicemen for setting up their own ventures in the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  ex-servicemen  likely  to  be benefitted therefrom yearly?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

(a)&(b):          This  Ministry  approved  a  proposal  of  National  Small  Industries  Corporation (NSIC) Ltd., a PSU under this Ministry, for setting up machinery & equipment on 20.12.2017 to  impart  training  at  Incubation  Centre  for  Indian  Army  at  1  EME  Centre,  Secunderabad, Telangana  with  an  investment  of  Rs.45  lakhs  under  ASPIRE  (A  Scheme  for  Promoting Innovation  and  Rural  Entrepreneurship)  Scheme  of  the  Ministry.    Around  450  persons  are likely to be trained in a year in this centre.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: NCERT Books
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU, JANAK RAM

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2738 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## NCERT Books

## †2738.   SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU: SHRI JANAK RAM:

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

(a) whether  the  National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT)  is ready to provide adequate number of text books of all the subjects through its district sellers for the academic year, 2018-19;

- (b) whether any dedicated cell has been constituted to resolve the grievances of parents regarding non-availability of NCERT text books on time; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  manner  in  which  the  Government/  Central Board of Secondary Education is likely to resolve the grievances of the parents?

## ANSWER

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

(a)      The  National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and  Training  (NCERT)  is  ready  to provide adequate number of textbooks for the academic session 2018-19. All NCERT sales outlets are equipped with adequate stock to supply to the schools.  NCERT has enlarged its distribution network of vendors across the country. The details of such (895) vendors have been uploaded on the NCERT website for the convenience of the schools and parents.

(b) & (c)    NCERT has developed a dedicated portal to ensure availability of text books to all.  Telephone  numbers  and  e-mail  address  on  which  the  complaints  regarding  nonavailability of text books can be registered have been prominently displayed on the portal. The Publication Division of NCERT is continuously monitoring the progress of availability of  textbooks  for  the  academic  session  2018-19.   Complaints  regarding  non-availability  of text books, if any, received are attended to and resolved by the the Publication Division of NCERT promptly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2726 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Higher Educational Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA, M. B. RAJESH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2726 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## Higher Educational Institutions

## 2726. SHRI B.N. HANDRAPPA: SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

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

(a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  no  Indian  university  figures  prominently  in global education rankings and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has taken any steps to enter into an agreement with other countries to exchange the ideas in the field of education and if so, the efforts being made by the Government in this regard;

(c) whether  the  number  of  Indians  studying  in  the  US  and  other  foreign  countries  are doubled in the recent years and if so, the details thereof, country-wise during the last three years;

(d) whether the Government is taking any steps to upgrade public and private universities that can be categorized as 'world class' or an 'institute of eminence'; and

(e) if so, the response of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)  : As per the  Quacquarelli  Symonds  (QS)  World  University  Rankings,  2018,  eight  (8) Indian Institutions have found place in the top-500 World Universities. The IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi have broken into the top-200 global best universities.

(b) : Government of India has taken the following steps to exchange ideas in the field of Education with other countries:

- i. 'Global Initiative of Academic Networks' (GIAN) - aimed at tapping the talent pool of scientists and entrepreneurs, internationally to encourage their engagement with the institutes of Higher Education in India.
- ii. 'Study in India' campaign - to attract foreign students
- iii. 'Visiting  Advanced  Joint  Research'  (VAJRA)  Faculty  Scheme  -  to  attract  more foreign faculty to teach in India.

(c) : An  estimated  number  of  Indian  students  currently  studying  abroad  as  on  28 December 2017 is 5,86,183. However, country wise/year wise data is not available.

(d) & (e): Government has started a scheme called 'Institutions of Eminence' in which 20 institutions would be selected on challenge method and they would be actively supported to come up in the global rankings. The regulations and the guidelines in this regard have been  issued  by  the  UGC.  Under  the  scheme,  each  public  institution  to  be  selected  as 'Institution of Eminence' will get financial assistance of up to Rs. 1000 Crore over a period of five years.

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