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Lok Sabha Question No. 3174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Campus of IIT
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARI OM PANDEY, MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## Campus of IIT

## 3174.   SHRI HARI OM PANDAY: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  establish  satellite  campus/  branches  of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in different parts of the country especially in NCR region in near future;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, along with the tentative locations, plan outlay and time frame;
- (c) whether this project would be completed on Public Private Partnership (PPP), Built Operate Transfer (BOT) or existing conventional model, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there is any proposal to establish the satellite campus/branches of some other premier institutes  like  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  (IIT)  or  Indian  Institute  of  Management  (IIM)  in different parts of the country and especially in NCR area; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  of  the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  thereof  and  if  not,  the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) No,  Madam.  No  proposal  for  opening  of  satellite  campus/branches  by  JNU  or  IITs  or IIMs  is  received  in  Government.  As  a  policy  Government  does  not  encourage  establishment  of satellite campuses of such educational institutions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Social Security to Women under National Aarogya Mission
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

SOCIAL SECURITY TO WOMEN UNDER NATIONAL AAROGYA MISSION

†3173. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a)whether the Government has taken or proposes to take any step to provide  to  women  daily  wages  earners/employees  their  wages, provident  fund,  ESI  and  other  social  security  under  Woman  and Child Development Scheme and National Aarogya Mission;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

(SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (c): No,  Madam.    Only  those  women  daily  wage  earners,  who are  engaged  in  factories  and  establishments  covered  under  ESI  Act are eligible for all benefits of ESI Scheme as per their entitlement.

The  ESI  Scheme  is  a  contributory  self-sustained  scheme which is run on the contribution of covered employees & Employers. The  employees  who  are  covered  under  ESI  Scheme  had  to  pay  the contribution of 1.75% of his wages whereas the employer of covered employee  has  to  pay  contribution  of  4.75%.  The  covered  employees are provided ESI Benefits subject to fulfilling contributory conditions as laid down in ESI Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Primary Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Begum Tabassum Hasan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3171 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## Primary Teachers

## †3171. SHRIMATI TABASSUM BEGUM:

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

- (a)  whether  the  State  Governments  can  engage  the  primary  teachers  in  activities  of other Departments under the Right to Education Act, 2009;
- (b) if not, whether the State Governments are acting in compliance with the provision of the said Act; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  to  (c):Section  27  of  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education (RTE)  Act,  2009  states  that  no  teacher  shall  be  deployed  for  any  non-educational purposes  other  than  the  decennial  population  census,  disaster  relief  duties  or  duties relating to elections to the local authority or the State Legislatures or Parliament, as the  case  may  be.  The  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  has  also  issued guidelines to all States and UTs that emphasize that teachers should not be deployed for non-educational duties other than those which are in accordance with the RTE Act. Education being in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, a majority of the schools are under the jurisdiction of respective States and Union Territories (UT). Hence, the recruitment,  service  conditions  and  redeployment  of  teachers  are  primarily  in  the domain of respective State Governments and UT Administrations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: ESIC Hospitals in Kerala
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3170 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## ESIC HOSPITALS IN KERALA

3170. SHRIMATI P.K. SREEMATHI TEACHER:

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

- (a)the number of ESIC hospitals in the State of Kerala location-wise;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  State Government of Kerala to start or shift ESIC hospitals in Kannur district of Kerala; and
- (c)if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  current  status  of  the  said proposal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): There  are  3  Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC) Hospitals in the State of Kerala at following locations:
1. ESIC Super Specialty Hospital   - Asramam, Kollam
- 2.
- 3.
- ESIC Model Hospital -  Ezhukone.
- ESIC Model Hospital -  Udyogmandal
- (b) & (c): No.  ESI  Corporation  has  not  received  such  proposal  from  State Govt. of Kerala to start or shift ESI Hospitals in Kannur district of the State.

However, a proposal regarding upgradation of Employees' State Insurance  Scheme  (ESIS)  Hospital,  Thottada,  Kannur  into  Super  Specialty

Hospital was received from State Government of Kerala.

As  per  ESIC  policy,  each  State  may  have  one  Super  Specialty Hospital. In the State of Kerala, one Super Specialty hospital and two ESIC Model  Hospitals  are  already  functional  which  are  directly  run  by  ESI Corporation.  If  State  Govt.,  so  desires,  it  can  upgrade  ESIS  Hospital, Thottada,  Kannur,  Kerala  into  Super  Specialty  Hospital  under  the  existing cost sharing arrangement, as per ESIC norms.

Above has been communicated to State Government of Kerala.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Religious Tourism in Himachal Pradesh
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: RAM SWAROOP SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3168 ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## RELIGIOUS TOURISM IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

†3168. SHRI RAM SWAROOP SHARMA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has envisaged/proposes to envisage any scheme to promote religious tourism in Himachal Pradesh and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether pilgrimage sites/Shakti Peethas of Himachal Pradesh have been covered under the scheme;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Tourism, as part of its on-going activities, annually releases print, electronic, online and outdoor media campaigns  in  the  international  and  domestic  markets,  under  the Incredible India brand-line, to promote various tourism destinations and  products  of  the  country,  including  the  Pilgrimage  sites/Shakti Peethas  in  Himachal  Pradesh.  Promotions  are  also  undertaken through the Social Media accounts and website of the Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Exemption for NEET
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3167 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## Exemption for NEET

## 3167. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to remove the exemption on institutions established through Acts of Parliament to be a part of National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET);
- (b) if so, the details thereof including timeline and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to undertake a study to explore the method  in which  NEET  is  affecting students from State Boards  of Education  in  States  such  as  Andhra  Pradesh,  Gujarat,  Karnataka,  West Bengal and Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is aware that many coaching institutes for NEET have  opened  up  across  the  country,  charging  exorbitant  fees  which students from disadvantaged backgrounds cannot afford;
- (e) if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  conduct  free  coaching  for NEET examination in cooperation with States; and
- (f) if so, the steps taken by the Government to help students for preparation of the said examination from State Boards?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f):  As per information provided by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, NEET was introduced through an amendment in the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956  and  is  applicable  to  medical  colleges  and  institutions  governed  by  it. Institutions of National Importance (INIs) are established through separate Acts of Parliament and do not come under the purview of Medical Council of India. These institutions may take admissions on the basis of their own entrance examination. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has informed that the syllabus of NEET is based on Common Core Syllabus of Class 11 and Class 12 as brought out by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). Subjects, chapters  and  topics  are  as  per  guidelines  of Medical  Council  of  India.    Private Coaching  Institutes  do  not  come  under  the  purview  of  the  Ministry  of  Human Resource Development.  Many of these operate at the school level and hence are under  the  direct  purview  of  the  State  Governments.  Accordingly,  all  State Governments  have  been  asked  to  take  steps  for  effective  regulation  of  such centres in the interest of the students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3166 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Token System at Tourist Places
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: JANAK RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3166 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## TOKEN SYSTEM AT TOURIST PLACES

- +3166. SHRI JANAK RAM:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to implement token system at all the tourist places and heritage sites in the country in order to check the forgery of tickets;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of the arrangements being made in this regard and the tourist places/sites where the said system is likely to be implemented; and
- (c) the  facilities  likely  to  be  provided  to  the  tourists  on  implementing  the  said system?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)&(b) In  order  to  provide  hassle  free  entry  and  for  effective  management  of computerized  entry  and  exit,  the  token  system  has  been  implemented  at eight  monuments  namely  Qutub  Minar,  Humayun's  Tomb,  Purana  Qila, Delhi;  Sun  Temple,  Konarak;  Ellora  Caves,  Bibi-ka-Maqbara,  Aurangabad and Shaniwarwada, Pune,  Red Fort. Implementation at Taj Mahal is under progress. including

Necessary electronic gadgets and mechanical infrastructure turnstile gates have been installed at sites.

- (c) The said system will provide visitor, ease of entry & exist to the monument. The record of visitor flow can also be maintained electronically.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Food Craft Institutes
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: NISHIKANT  DUBEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3163 ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## FOOD CRAFT INSTITUTES

## 3163. SHRI NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Food Craft Institutes which are fully functional in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the  present  status  of  Food  Craft  Institute  at  Deoghar  in Jharkhand;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  start  teaching session at Food Craft Institute, Deoghar; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): There  are  13  centrally  financial  assisted  State  Food  Craft Institutes  (FCIs)  which  are  presently  functional.  State/UT  wise  list of these 13 FCIs is annexed.

(b) to (d): Setting  up  of  a  new  Food  Craft  Institute  at  Deoghar  in Jharkhand was sanctioned by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of  India  in  2017-18.  No  proposal  to  start  the  teaching  session  at Food  Craft  Institute,  Deogarh  has  been  received  from  the  State Government of Jharkhand.

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ANNEXURE

STATEMENT IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3163 ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018 REGARDING FOOD CRAFT INSTITUTES.

State wise details of functional FCIs

|   Sl. No. | State            | Name of the Institute            |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | Assam            | Food Craft Institute, Nagaon     |
|         2 | Himachal Pradesh | Food Craft Institute, Dharamsala |
|         3 | Jammu & Kashmir  | Food Craft Institute, Leh        |
|         4 |                  | Food Craft Institute, Jammu      |
|         5 | Karnataka        | Food Craft Institute, Mysuru*    |
|         6 | Madhya Pradesh   | Food Craft Institute, Jabalpur   |
|         7 |                  | Food Craft Institute, Rewa       |
|         8 | Meghalaya        | Food Craft Institute, Tura*      |
|         9 | Punjab           | Food Craft Institute, Hoshiarpur |
|        10 | Rajasthan        | Food Craft Institute, Ajmer      |
|        11 |                  | Food Craft Institute, Udaipur    |
|        12 | Uttar Pradesh    | Food Craft Institute, Aligarh    |
|        13 | West Bengal      | Food Craft Institute, Darjeeling |

* Functional from temporary campus building.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Providing Benefits of ESI Dispensaries/Hospitals to Unorganised Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: MANSHANKAR NINAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3161 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## PROVIDING BENEFITS OF ESI DISPENSARIES/HOSPITALS TO UNORGANISED WORKERS

†3161. SHRI MANSHANKAR NINAMA:

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

- (a)whether the Government has any proposal to extend the benefits of ESI  dispensaries  and  hospitals  to  the  workers  of  unorganized sector;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)the details of the special measures taken by the Government during the last three years to ensure that the benefits of various welfare schemes meant for the workers in the unorganized sector actually reach the intended beneficiaries?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): With  the  objective  of  better  utilization  of  under-utilized ESIC hospitals, ESI Corporation in its 175 th meeting held on 18.09.2018, has taken a decision to allow Non-Insured Persons to avail medical services from under-utilized ESIC Hospitals at Alwar (Rajasthan),  Bihta  (Bihar)  and  Gulbarga  (Karnataka).  Moreover,  ESI Corporation  in  its  176 th   meeting  held  on  05.12.18  has  decided  to provide medical services to non-Insured Persons from its underutilized hospitals at Bareilly & Varanasi too.

As a Pilot Scheme for one year, ESI Corporation has decided to levy user  charges  on  non-Insured  Persons  availing  medical  services  from these hospitals.  It is proposed to levy user charges, as per following terms & conditions:

-  OPD consultation @ Rs.10/- per consultation
-  IPD @ 25% of CGHS package rates.
-  Medicines as per actual.

(c): It has been the constant endeavor of the Central Government to extend coverage of the social security schemes to all the unorganized workers as per their eligibility.  This  Ministry  has  been  pursuing  with State Governments to achieve greater coverage. The Central Government has also constituted the National Social Security Board at Central level to recommend suitable schemes for different sections of unorganized  workers  and  also  to  monitor  the  implementation  of schemes and advise the Central Government on matters arising out of the administration of the Act. Similarly State Government/UT Administrations are required to constitute their State/UT Social Security Board to carry out the provisions of the Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Schools with Facilities for  Differently Abled Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3158 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## Schools with Facilities for Differently Abled Students

## †3158. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

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

- (a) the number of the Government schools where lift/escalator facility has been provided for the differently-abled students, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to issue instructions to all concerned for arranging adequate number of lifts or escalators in Government/educational institutions/schools; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  to  (c):-  The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha  launched  from  2018-19, subsumes  the  erstwhile  centrally  sponsored  schemes  of  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (SSA), Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  and  Teacher  Education  (TE).  The  scheme covers all CwSN with one or more disabilities as mentioned in the Schedule of disabilities of the  Rights  of  the  Persons  with  Disabilities  (RPwD)  Act,  2016.  One  of  the  objectives  of  the Scheme,  is  removal  of  architectural  barriers  in  schools  so  that  CwSN  have  access  to classrooms, laboratories, libraries and toilets in the school. So far, 2,66,566 number of ramps and 1,42,238 number of CwSN friendly toilets have been sanctioned under the Schemes.

Under  the  Scheme,  there  is  no  provision  for  lift/escalator  facility  at  schools  for  the CwSN. However, while executing infrastructure components, States and UTs are required to comply with the provisions contained in the ' Harmonized guidelines and Space Standards for Barrier  Free  Built  Environment  for  Persons  with  Disability  and  Elderly  Persons'  February, 2016' issued by Ministry of Urban Development, Govt of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3157 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-31
Subject: Export Promotion Cell for MSMEs
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: BHARATENDRA SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3157 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.12.2018

## EXPORT PROMOTION CELL FOE MSMEs

## 3157.       SHRI KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

Will the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to establish Export Promotion Cell for the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the current status thereof;
- (c) the details of the benefits likely to accrue to the MSMEs from the said Cell and the current status of exports from the MSME sector; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  authority  /body  entrusted  with  the  task  of  overseeing  the implementation and functioning of the said Export Promotion Cell?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, Madam.
- (b): The Export Promotion Cell has been established in the office of Development Commissioner,  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSME)    at Nirman  Bhawan,  New  Delhi.    The  Cell  is  being  headed  by  the  Joint  Development Commissioner.
- (c): The  benefits  likely  to  accrue  to  the  MSMEs  are:  (i)  Evaluate  readiness  of MSMEs  to export their products and services; (ii) Recognize areas where improvements are required in order to be able to export effectively and efficiently (iii) Integration of MSME into global value chain. The current status of exports from the MSME  sector as per the information received from Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCIS),  the value of MSME related products is  US$  147,390.08  Million  and  share  of  MSME  related  products  in  the  country's exports was 48.56% during 2017-18.
- (d): Development  Commissioner, MSME  is  the  authority with the task of overseeing the implementation and functioning of the Export Promotion Cell.

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