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Lok Sabha Question No. 44 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Skill Development Mission in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 44 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT MISSION IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 44. SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state :

(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to promote Industry-Institute linkages in Skill Development Mission in State of Uttar Pradesh;

(b) the details of industries partnered under the scheme  and  nature of such partnership;

- (c) whether the Government has forged partnership with foreign educational institutions and industries to provide quality training and professional skilling to the youth and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether such partnerships have been undertaken in the State of Uttar Pradesh, and if so, the details thereof, and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

- (a) Yes  Sir,  steps  have  been  taken  to  promote  Industry-Institute  linkages  in  Skill Development Mission in the State of Uttar Pradesh.
- (b) Under  Skill  Development  Mission,  the  partnered  industries  in  Uttar  Pradesh includes Rural Electrification  Corporation  Limited  (RECL),  National  Thermal  Power Corporation  (NTPC),  Powergrid,  Indian  Oil  Corporation  Limited  (IOCL),  Department  of Public  Enterprise,  National  Safai  Karamcharis  Finance  &  Development  Corporation (NSKFDC),  Simon  India  Limited  (SIL),  Hero  MotoCorp  Ltd.,  Balrampur  Chini  Mills  Ltd. (BCML), Powerlinks Transmission Limited, etc.

(c) and (d) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  &  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  actively  pursues global partnerships at G2G level with the aim of promoting global mobility, strengthening the Indian skilling ecosystem, and sharing of knowledge with other developing economies.

MSDE and NSDC have entered into partnerships  with  countries  namely  UAE  for benchmarking  of  qualifications,  Kingdom  of  Saudi  Arabia  (KSA)  for  Skills  verification programme etc. Under the partnership with UAE, NSDC is working with Abu Dhabi Quality & Conformity Council (ADQCC) and 15 Indian Qualification Packs have been mapped to 13 UAE Qualifications in the Construction and Automotive sector. Further, partnership with Japan has also been established under Technical Intern Training Program (TITP) to send interns  from  India  to  Japan  for  3-5  years.  Till  date,  NSDC  has  empaneled  31  Sending Organizations  (SOs)  to  drive  the  agenda  of  training  the  youth  to  advance  their  careers through TITP.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 43 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Strategic Changes under Incredible India Campaign
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.43 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## STRATEGIC CHANGES UNDER INCREDIBLE INDIAN CAMPAIGN

43. DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  'Find  the  Incredible  You'  campaign  released globally by the Ministry of Tourism during 2019;
- (b) whether the campaign is the winner of the PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Gold Award 2019;
- (c) if so, the relevant details of PATA awards including its purpose, field, region,  number  of  entries  worldwide  and  India's  winning  campaign category; and
- (d) the strategic changes made under the 'Incredible India 2.0' campaign launched in September 2017?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) & (b): 'Find the Incredible You' Campaign focuses on the promotion of niche  tourism  products  of  the  Country  on  digital  and  social  media.  It focuses  on  transformative  experiences  brought  alive  through  unique storytelling in the format of autobiographies of travellers, with the tagline 'Find the Incredible you'.  Yes, the Campaign was the winner of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Gold Award 2019.
- (c): PATA awards this year attracted 197 entries from 78 Organizations and individuals worldwide.  The winners were selected by an independent judging Committee.  The PATA grand awards are presented to outstanding entries  in  four  principal  categories:  Marketing;  Education  and  Training; Environment and Heritage and Culture. India won the award in 'Marketing Primary Government Destination' category.
- (d): The Ministry has launched the 'Incredible India 2.0' campaign in the Country in September 2017, which marks a shift from generic promotions undertaken  across  the  world  to  market  specific  promotional  plans  and content creation . The campaign focuses on digital and social media and the promotion of Niche tourism products, including yoga, wellness, luxury, cuisine, wildlife etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 41 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Generation of Funds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Deparlment ol Eeonomie Allairs

## LOK SARHA

UNSTARRLD QUESTION NO, 41 ANSWERED ON \_ 03.02.2020

## GENERATION OF FUNDS

## 41. SHRI MAVICKAM TAGORE E:

- (a) the current financial year; during
- (b to gencratc the fund upto |.05 trillion:
- (c) the details of the actual target achieved by the Ciovernment till now: and

## ANSWER

- (a) As per BE 2019-20. the Government has lixed the target of generating funds amounting to {27, 86 349 cr for funding the expenditure requirements of an equivalent amount;
- (b) Non-Debt  receipts   including laxes available with the Central Government; Von-Tax Revcnues and Receipts   amounting {20.82,589 cr and 77.03.760 er are budgeled to be collected by the end of the Financial Year 20/9-20.
- (c) and (d)Till 3(th cr have been collected to fund a total
Lok Sabha Question No. 40 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Economic Growth
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 40 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## ECONOMIC GROWTH

## 40. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether certain foreign organizations have estimated the country's economic growth to below 6 per cent in 2019-20 FY;
- (b)  if so, the reasons behind this and the reaction of Government thereto; and
- (c)  the details of proposal of Government to improve the financial sector with industry growth and infrastructural development thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) & (b): World Economic Outlook Update (January 2019) published by International Monetary Fund (IMF) has estimated India's GDP growth rate at 4.8 per cent in 2019. The moderation in the growth rate of GDP coincides with a deceleration in growth of global output from 3.6 percent in 2018 to 2.9 percent in  2019  as  estimated  IMF.  Government  has  been  taking  several  measures  with  a  view  to  boost  the GDP growth of the country. The GDP growth is projected to pick up to 5.8 per cent in 2020 and is further projected to surpass China with a growth rate of 6.5 percent in 2021.

- (c):   Government recently has taken numerous measures to promote a healthy financial sector. Some of the notable measures are amalgamation of 10 Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to form 4 merged entities with a view to create next generation banks with strong national presence and global reach; roll out of the 'Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme' for purchase of high-rated pooled assets from financially sound Non-Banking  Financial  Companies  (NBFCs)/  Housing  Finance  Companies  (HFCs)  by  PSBs  to guarantee support and enable NBFCs/Housing Finance Companies (HFCs) to resolve any temporary liquidity or cash flow mismatch issues; Budget 2019-20 announced an infusion of Rs. 70,000 crores into Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to boost credit and investment in the economy; Government has approved creation  and  launch  of  Bharat  Bond  Exchange  Traded  Fund  (ETF)  -first  corporate  bond  ETF  in  the country,  to  create  an  additional  source  of  funding  for  Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (CPSUs), Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs),  Central  Public  Financial  Institutions  (CPFIs)  and  other government organizations.

Infrastructure development has been a priority for the government. The National Infrastructure Pipeline, announced in December, 2019 has 6,847 projects valued at more than Rs. 100 lakh crore with Central Ministries/ Department and entities under them accounting for 4,600 projects with state governments responsible for 2,247 projects. The projects to be implemented by Centre and States include PublicPrivate Partnership (PPP) projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 38 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Development of Parshuram Kund
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.38 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## DEVELOPMENT OF PARSHURAM KUND

38. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to develop the Parshuram Kund, a  Hindu  pilgrimage  site,  which  is  special  focal  point  of  Makar Sankranti  festival,  located  at  Telu  Shati/Tailung  area  in  Lohit District of Arunachal Pradesh State;
- (b) whether  the  State  Government  has  forwarded  any  development proposal;
- (c)
- if so, the details of the proposal;
- (d) the road map for development of the Parshuram Kund, if any, as a tourist  location  having  ancient  history  and  famous  holy  place  of worship; and
- (e) if so, the funds allocated and disbursed till date?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (e): Based on the proposal received from the State Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Ministry of Tourism sanctioned a project for 'Construction of Tourist Complex at Parshuram Kund in Lohit District' in the year 2006-07 at the cost of Rs.462.68 Lakh. The project is already completed successfully'.

Further, a new proposal for development of pilgrimage amenities at Parshuram  Kund  under  PRASHAD  Scheme  of  Ministry  of  Tourism, received  from  State  Government  of  Arunachal  Pradesh  was  agreed  inprinciple  in  the  concept  presentation  meeting  held  on  01.10.2018. Mission Directorate (MD) meeting for the project was held on 15.07.2019 wherein the State Government was asked to send the revised draft DPR based on the necessary technical studies. The State Government has to come  up to the Ministry of Tourism with the revised proposal accordingly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 36 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: CSR Fund for War Veterans
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 36 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 3 rd  FEBRUARY, 2020 MAGHA 14, 1941(SAKA)

## CSR FUND FOR WAR VETERANS QUESTION

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

36. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI: be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide any assistance under the Corporate Social  Responsibility  (CSR)  to  the  war  widows  and  the  ex-servicemen  who  have participated in war;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of the steps taken by the Government to include the war widows and war veterans under CSR activities/ programs?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                             (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री ( श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाकु र ) (a)

to (c):  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a board driven process and the board of the Company is empowered to decide the activities to be undertaken  in areas or subjects enlisted in Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 taking into consideration the recommendation of its CSR committee. Item no. (vi) of the Schedule VII already enlists  'measures  for  the  benefit  of  armed  forces  veterans,  war  widows  and  their dependents' as an eligibility CSR activity. Further, General Circular no. 21/2014 dated 18.06.2014 provides that item enlisted in Schedule VII can be interpreted liberally to capture essence of the subject enumerated.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 34 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Investigation by CCI
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Sudheer Gupta, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 34 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2020 [MAGHA 14, 1941 (SAKA)]

## INVESTIGATION BY CCI QUESTION

34. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Competition  Commission  of  India  (CCI)  has  ordered  an investigation or a probe into alleged competition law violation by some ecommerce companies recently for providing alleged discount and abusing their dominant position in the market and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the CCI has also issued a warning to the dominant e-commerce platforms/companies for opaque behaviour and unfair practices for having exclusive tie ups with certain sellers on items like mobile phones;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the response of e-commerce companies in this regard;
- (d) whether these e-commerce  companies  also  indulged in all kind of malpractices  including  causing  huge  GST  and  income-tax  loss  to  the Government through their business modules;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the punitive action taken by the Government against such companies in this regard; and
- (f) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to protect and maintain the interest of small sellers and businesses?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE                     (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS वित् त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज् र् मंत्री ( श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाकु र )

(a): Based on the 'information'  filed  by  Delhi  Vayapar  Mahasangh,  under  section 19(1)(a) of the Competition Act 2002, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), in the  case against Flipkart Internet P. Ltd. and Amazon Seller Services Private Ltd., passed an order dated 13.01.2020 under section 26 (1) of the ibid Act, and directed Director  General CCI,  to  conduct investigation in to the said  matter.  The order is available  in  public  domain  on  CCI  website  (url:  https://www.cci.gov.in/sites/default/ files/40-of-2019.pdf).

(b) & (c): No.

(d) to (f): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 33 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Presentation on Health Sector
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Pritam Gopinath Munde, Chandra Sekhar Sahu

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 33 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY 3 rd  February, 2020 [14 Magh, 1941 (SAKA)]

## 'PRESENTATION ON HEALTH SECTOR'

## No. 33. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE; SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU

Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE be pleased to state :

- a) whether  the  15th  Finance  Commission  has  received  a  presentation  of  India's  Health Sector;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) whether the Finance Commission has examined the presentation given by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare;
- d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- e) the  time  by  which  performance  based  incentives  -  a  composite  health  index  to  be utilised to encourage States to demonstrate performance is likely to be finalised?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a)  to  (e). The  Fifteenth  Finance  Commission  has  been  constituted  by  the  President  order under Article 280 of the Constitution on 27 th November, 2017. As per the amended ToR dated 29 th November, 2019, the Commission has to submit its final report for an extended perid of 2021-22  to  2025-26  by  30 th October,  2020.  The  Commission's  mandate  is  to  give  its recommendations on the basis of terms of reference assigned to it. As part of its exercise, the Commission  is  actively  engaged  in  consultations  with  various  Union  Ministries  and  State Government.  In  this  process,  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  has  made  a presentation to the Commission on various issues.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 32 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Preserve the Cultural Heritage of ST People
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Sougata Ray

## PRESERVE THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF ST PEOPLE

## 32. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

PROF. SAUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is any plan for setting up museums and research institutes at national level in order to save and preserve the cultural heritage of the tribal people and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   whether the Government is making efforts for collecting their historical information based on oral history;
- (c) whether the life and struggle of tribal freedom fighters specially from Odisha have been displayed in the National Museum; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a): Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs,  Government  of  India  has  given  approval  for  setting  up  a  'National Museum of Tribal Freedom Fighters' at village 'Garudeshwar' of Narmada District in Gujarat. It has also been  conceptualized  to  set  up  National  Tribal  Research  Institute  at  central  level  for  providing  hand holding support to TRIs to strengthen themas body of knowledge & research and as think tank for tribal development, preservation of tribal cultural heritage, etc.

- (b) State Government of Gujarat has collected and compiled historical information and contributions of the tribal community leaders from various sourcesto represent facts and verified historical records in this museum through depiction of photographs, documents, paintings, lithographs and artefacts, such as, guns, pistols, swords, shields, badges, medals, dioramas, sculptures, etc.

(c) & (d): Life  and  struggle  journey  of  the  prominent  National  Tribal  freedom  fighters  are  to  be displayed in the national museum through 16 major galleries. Other revolts (93) zone wise will also be displayed.  Life  and  struggle  of  tribal  freedom  fighters  from  Odisha  have  also  been  included  in  the National Museumas detailed below:

- i. The Revolt of Surendra Sai (1839-62)
- ii. Koraput Revolt: Laxman Nayak (1942-43)
- iii. Revolt of Ganjam (1800-1805)
- iv. Gumsur Revolt (1808-37)
- v. Khond Revolt (1846-55)
Lok Sabha Question No. 29 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Development of Experiential Museums
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 29 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERIENTIAL MUSEUMS

## 29. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the 100 experiential museums that the Government is planning to develop to boost tourism in India;
- (b) whether  any  of  these  museums  are  located  in  Odisha  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) the  details  of  the  historic  sites  which  have  been  selected  for  an  'authentic reconstruction' venture as a part of the five-year plan to boost tourism; and
- (d) the  composition  and  functions  of  the  proposed  Indian  Institute  of  Culture  and the National Centre for Performing Arts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a)&(b):  In 2016, Ministry of Culture was given the task of establishing Virtual Museums in at  least  50  locations.    Subsequently,  Ministry  of  Culture  has  developed  three Virtual Experiential Museums:- Man Mahal at Varanasi, Ajanta Caves at National Musuem, Delhi and Humayun Tomb in Delhi (last two are under development). Ministry  of  Culture  also  proposes  to  set  up  a  National  Virtual  Experiential  Site Museum  at  Vadnagar,  Gujarat.    At  present,  there  is  no  Virtual  Experiential Museum established in Odisha.
- (c): Ministry of Tourism under its schemes of 'Swadesh Darshan' and 'Development of Iconic sites', has developed tourism infrastructure at various heritage destinations.

Under  both  these  schemes,  the  primary  objective  is  to  develop  the  identified destinations  as  benchmark  tourist  destinations  in  terms  of  comprehensive development of infrastructure & services.

However,  under  both  the  above-mentioned  schemes,  interventions  involving reconstruction of historic sites are not permissible.

- (d): Indian  Institute  of  Culture:  Establishment  of  Indian  Institute  of  Culture  is  at conceptual  stage.  As  such  no  Committee  has  been  formed/constituted  at present. The concept is being formalized.

National Centre for the Performing Art: As there is no large auditorium in Delhi with  a  large  seating  capacity,  it  was  proposed  by  Ministry  of  Culture  that  a Performing Art Auditorium may be constructed having seating capacity of 1800 persons  along  with  supporting  public  facilities  like  cafeteria,  bookshop  etc.  in Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) premises. However, no final decision has been taken yet.

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