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Lok Sabha Question No. 1380 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Funds allocated to Dongargarh under PRASAD Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1380 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## FUNDS ALLOCATED TO DONGARGARH UNDER PRASAD SCHEME †1380. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the time of implementation of PRASAD Yojana and the number of tourist places identified for the  above  scheme  especially  in Chhattisgarh;
- (b) whether Dongargarh has been included under the above scheme;
- (c) if so, the amount allocated under the above scheme for Dongargarh and the works which have been approved and are under progress with this amount and the work-wise amount approved and spent;
- (d) whether  any  Committee  has  been  constituted  for  spending  this amount and if so, the name of the Chairman of that Committee; and
- (e)
- the name of the implementing agency?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) scheme of Ministry of tourism was launched in the year 2014-15. At present total number of the places identified for development under the scheme is 51 including Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple in Dongargarh district of Chhattisgarh.  The project submitted by the State Government  of Chhattisgarh for creation of pilgrimage amenities at Maa Bamleshwari Devi Temple is under active consideration in the Ministry as per the scheme guidelines.  Till date no amount has been allocated for the project.
- (d): Implementation  of  the  project  is  the  responsibility  of  the  state government.  Ministry of Tourism has not constituted any committee for the purpose.
- (e): Implementing Agency is to be nominated by the State Government of Chhattisgarh in final DPR for the project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Child Labour Technical Advisory Committee
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1378

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## CHILD LABOUR TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

## 1378. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

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

- (a)whether  the  Child  Labour  Technical  Advisory  Committee  has  held any meetings in the last three years;
- (b)if so, the minutes of the meetings thereof; and
- (c)if not, the reasons for the same?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Technical  Advisory  Committee  held  three  meetings  for  its deliberations since 07.10.2016. The Committee submits its recommendations  to  the  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  for amendment in the schedule of Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986. Based on its recommendations, amendment in the Schedule of Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986  was lastly carried out in the Year 2017, vide Gazette Notification dated 30.08.2017.
- (c): Does not arise in view of above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Drop-out Rates in IITs & IIMs
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

- ( क ) जी , नहȣं
- ( ख ) उपयु[Èत ( क ) के   मƧेनज़र  Ĥæन  नहȣं  उठता। ͩफर  भी , कु छ  उÍच  ͧश¢ा संèथानɉ  से Ĝॉपआउट का ͪववरण Ǔनàनानुसार है

| संèथानɉ मɅ Ĝॉपआउट का ĤǓतशत   | संèथानɉ मɅ Ĝॉपआउट का ĤǓतशत   | संèथानɉ मɅ Ĝॉपआउट का ĤǓतशत   | संèथानɉ मɅ Ĝॉपआउट का ĤǓतशत   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| वष[                          | आईआईटȣ                       | आईआईएम                       | अÛय संèथान                   |
| 2015-16                      | 2.25                         | 1.04                         | 7.49                         |
| 2016-17                      | 1.60                         | 1.06                         | 8.56                         |
| 2017-18                      | 1.71                         | 1.03                         | 6.76                         |
| 2018-19                      | 1.46                         | 0.50                         | 5.36                         |
| 2019-20                      | 0.68                         | 0.78                         | 2.82                         |

( ग ): जैसा ͩक ऊपर क े  आंकड़ɉ से देखा जा सकता है , ͪपछले 5 वषɟ मɅ Ĝॉपआउट दर मɅ कमी आई है। Ĝॉपआउट दर मɅ यह कमी कई सुधारा×मक उपाय करक े  हाͧसल कȧ गई है , िजसमɅ छाğɉ कȧ शै¢ͨणक ĤगǓत और सहकमȸ सहायता ĤाÜत ͧश¢ण कȧ Ǔनगरानी क े  ͧलए सलाहकार कȧ ǓनयुिÈत शाͧमल है।

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## भारत सरकार

## मानव संसाधन ͪवकास मंğालय उÍचतर ͧश¢ा ͪवभाग

## लोक सभा

## अतारांͩकत Ĥæन सं .1375

उ×तर देने कȧ तारȣख

: 10.02.2020

## आईआईटȣ एवं आईआईएम मɅ बीच मɅ पढ़ाई छोड़ने कȧ दर

† 1375. Įी एन॰ रेड़डÜपः

Èया मानव संसाधन ͪवकास मंğी यह बताने कȧ कृ पा करɅगे ͩकः

- ( क ) Èया  आईआईटȣ , आईआईएम और अÛय उÍचतर ͧश¢ाèतर पाɫयĐमɉ मɅ बीच मɅ पढ़ाई छोड़ने कȧ दर उÍचतर है ;
- ( ख ) यǑद  हां , तो  ͪवगत  पांच  वषɟ  और  चालू  वष[  क े   दौरान पाɫयĐम -वार / राÏय -वार त×संबंधी Þयौरा Èया है ; और
- ( ग ) भͪवçय मɅ इस िèथǓत को सहȣ बनाने क े  ͧलए Èया कदम उठाए गए हɇ / उठाए जा रहे हɇ ?

## उ×तर मानव संसाधन ͪवकास मंğी ( Įी रमेश पोखǐरयाल ' Ǔनशंक ')
Lok Sabha Question No. 1373 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Global Social Mobility Index
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1373 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

GLOBAL SOCIAL MOBILITY INDEX

1373. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  India  ranks  76th  among  82 countries in the World Economic Forum's recently released Global Social Mobility  Index  2020  rankings,  scoring  particularly  low  under  the  Work Opportunities and Fair Wage Distribution pillars, having nearly the highest percentage of workers in vulnerable employment, and nearly the lowest ratio  of  female  to  male  labour  force  participation  rate,  and  ratio  of
- income of the bottom half of the country to the top half; and
- (b)if  so,  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  combat  these  aforementioned problems along with others and address social mobility  and ensure that people are able to move up the socio-economic ladder and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The  Global  Social  Mobility  Index  2020  released  by  the  World Economic Forum, available on the website, has neither been communicated to Ministry of Labour and Employment nor the comments were sought on the issues on which such ranking has been assigned.

Government  of  India  has  taken  several  initiatives  for  bringing transparency and accountability through reforms and enforcement of labour laws, with the objective of strengthening the safety, security, health, social security  for  every  worker  and  bringing  ease  of  compliance  for  running  an establishment  to  catalyze  creation  of  employment  opportunities.  These initiatives include governance reforms through use of e-governance measures and legislative reforms by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalizing the existing labour laws into 4 labour codes.

The  Code  on  Wages,  2019  ensures  minimum  wages  along  with  timely payment of wages to all the employees and workers. India has jumped to 63rd  position  among  190  countries  in  the  World  Bank's  Ease  of  Doing Business 2020 Report.

In  order  to  encourage  employment  of  women,  a  number  of protective  provisions  have  been  incorporated  in  various  labour  laws  for creating  congenial  work  environment  for  women  workers.  These  includes child  care  centers,  time-off  for  feeding  children,  enhancement  in  paid maternity  leave  from  12  weeks  to  26  weeks,  provisions  for  mandatory crèche  facility in the  establishments  having  50  or  more  employees, permitting women  workers  in  the night shifts with adequate  safety measures, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1372 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Removal of Subsidy on Cooking Gas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1372 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## Removal of Subsidy on Cooking Gas

## 1372.   SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

## पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to remove subsidy completely in a phased manner on cooking gas prices; and
- (b) if so, the reasons for the decision and whether the Government has understood how this would hurt the common households including making gas unaffordable for poor families?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

## MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) & (b) The prices of petroleum products in the country are linked to the price of respective products in the international market. However, the Government continues to modulate the effective price to consumer for Subsidized Domestic LPG and the consumers get the  product  at  subsidized  rate.  The  subsidy  on  Subsidized  Domestic  LPG  increase/ decrease with the corresponding increase/ decrease in the product price in international market.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: GST Refund Claims
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## 1371. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether it is a fact that a big scam of Goods and Service Tax (GST) refund claims has come to light in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of companies involved therein so far;
- (c) the details of measures taken by the Government to identify the wrong claims of GST; and
- (d) the details and number of companies which have taken action in GST refunds or matters related thereto so far?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) Yes, Sir. A number of cases of Refund frauds have been detected.
- (b) The details of the fraudulent Refund claims detected by the CGST authorities during the period 01.07.2017 to 31.01.2020 are as follows:
- (c) Data analytics and intelligence gathering is done to identify the Refund frauds
- (d) As per reply to part (b) above.

|   Total No. of Entities Against Whom GST Refund Frauds Detected |   Amount Involved in GST Refund Frauds Detected (Rs. Crores) |   Recovery (Rs. Crores) |   No. of Persons Arrested |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|                                                             637 |                                                       1926.1 |                  238.97 |                        35 |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1371

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020/MAGHA 21, 1941 (SAKA)

## 'GST Refund Claims'

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1366 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Guidelines/Norms to Monitor Export and Import
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Bhartruhari Mahtab

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1366 21 MAGHA, SAKA 1941

## GUIDELINES/NORMS TO MONITOR EXPORT AND IMPORT

## 1366.  SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) the details of guidelines/norms to monitor the under/over valued export/import issued by the Directorate General of Valuation in the country;
- b) whether the cases of violation of the said guidelines/norms have come to the notice of the Government in the country during each of the last three years and the current year;
- c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and Company-wise  and the reasons therefor along with the action taken thereon;
- d) whether  the Government  has  estimated  the  revenue loss on account of such under/overvalued export/import across the country during the said period,
- e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  manner  in which such loss is likely to be recovered from the violators; and
- f) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this direction?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) The Directorate  General  of  Valuation  conducts  studies  on  various  commodities  and issues  advisories  to  guide  assessment  officers  in  verifying  valuation  of  goods.  The number of Alerts/Valuation Guidelines is as below :-
- (b) to (f) Information is being collected and will be submitted shortly.

| Financial Year                    |   No. of alerts/valuation guidelines issued |
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17                           |                                          14 |
| 2017-18                           |                                          13 |
| 2018-19                           |                                          12 |
| 2019-20 (upto 31 st January 2020) |                                          07 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Dis-Continuance of the Advance Vocational Courses
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Arvind Kumar Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1365 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## DIS-CONTINUANCE OF THE ADVANCE VOCATIONAL COURSES

## †1365. SHRI ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA:

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

- (a) Whether  the  Government  proposes  to  dis-continue  the  advance  vocational courses run in National Skill Institute under Directorate General  of Training which have benefited the poor youths so far,
- (b) if so, the details thereof, and
- (c) if  not,  the  reasons  for  stopping  regular  Advance  Vocational  Training  Institute courses since the beginning of FY-2019?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Government  has  no  such  proposal  to  discontinue  short  term  courses under  Advanced  Vocational  Training  Scheme  (AVTS)  run  in  National  Skill  Training Institute (NSTI) under Directorate General of Training.
- (c) National Skill Training Institutes (NSTIs) under DGT, MSDE are conducting long term courses  under  Craftsmen  Training  Scheme  (CTS)  and  Crafts  Instructor  Training Scheme (CITS) and short-term courses under AVTS, Basic Training Provider (BTP) center under Apprenticeship Training Scheme (ATS).

Regular AVTS courses for industry were temporarily withheld from July 2019 due to  restructuring  of  newly  created  22  RDSDEs  and  more  staff  have  been  assigned for ITI inspection/de-affiliation work, district skilling committee inspection etc.

To have better Industry related job skills, Directorate General of  Training  (DGT) had    issued  an  instruction  to  all  the  NSTIs  to  continue  the  courses  under  Advanced Vocational  Training  Scheme  (AVTS)  which  is  more  relevant  to  the  future  technology skills.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1364 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Bio Fuel Processing Plants
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Nihal Chand Chauhan

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1364

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  February, 2020

## Bio Fuel Processing Plants

## †1364. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA: SHRI NIHAL CHAND:

## isVªksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=h

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

- (a)  the salient features of bio fuel;
- (b)  whether the Government has fixed any target in the country in this regard, if so, the State-wise details thereof including Rajasthan along with its present status;
- (c)  whether the Union Government has accorded sanction to set up bio fuel processing  plant  in  Rajasthan,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  present status thereof;
- (d)  the details of the amount sanctioned and utilised in this regard;
- (e)  whether the Government has signed or proposes to sign any Agreement/Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brazil for bio fuel, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  the amount sanctioned and the target fixed under the said Agreement/MoU?

## ANSWER isVªksfy;e vkSj izkd`frd xSl ea=h

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

- (a): 'Biofuels' are fuels produced from renewable resources like biodegradable products,  wastes  and  residues  from  agriculture,  forestry,    tree  based  oil  other non-edible  oils    and  used  in  place  of  or  in  blend  with  diesel,  petrol  or  other fossil fuels for transport, stationary, portable and other applications.
- (b): The National Policy on Biofuels announced in 2018 has laid out indicative targets of achieving 20% blending in petrol and 5% blending in diesel by 2030 in the country.
- (c) & (d): No, Sir.
- (e)  &  (f):  Government  of  India  has  signed  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding (MoU)  with  Government  of  Brazil  on  25 th January,  2020  on  Bioenergy Cooperation.  The  MoU  provides  a  framework  to  cooperate,  inter  alia,  in biofuels, bioelectricity and biogas supply-chain.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1363 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Schools and IITs in Rajasthan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1363 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## SCHOOLS AND IITs IN RAJASTHAN

## 1363. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCEDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  startnew  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  and Navodaya Vidyalayas in the State of Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to set up new IITs in the State of Rajasthan keeping  in  view  the  fact  that  many  students  from  different  parts  of  the  country come to Kota, Rajasthan for preparing for the IIT entrance examination; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  are  opened  primarily  to  cater  to  the  educational needs  of  the  wards  of  transferable  Central  Government  Employees  including Defence personnel by providing a common programme of education. Proposals for opening of new KVs are considered only if sponsored by Ministries or Departments of  the  Government  of  India/State  Governments  /  Union  Territories  Administrations thereby committing resources for setting up a new KV as well as the availability of necessary  sanction  of  the  Government.  The  proposals  received  from  various sponsoring authorities for opening of new KVs also have to compete among other proposals under the 'Challenge Method'.

Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages opening of one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) in each district of the country.  All the districts of the country (as on  31.5.2014)  including  the  districts  of  Rajasthan  have  been  covered  under  the Scheme.    Two  additional  JNVs  have  also  been  sanctioned  at  Banswara  and Sriganganagar Districts of Rajasthan.

A  new  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  was  sanctioned  in  March,  2019  at  Pratapgarh District  in  Rajasthan.    Administrative  orders  for  opening  of  this  Vidyalaya  can  be issued by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) only after the State Government of Rajasthan transfer the requisite extant of land in favour of KVS and hands over the possession of temporary building for commencement of the Vidyalaya.

(b)  &  (c)  One  IIT  is  already  functioning  at  Jodhpur  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan.  At present, there is no proposal for establishment of a new IIT in the State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1357 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Protection of Ancient Script, Structures and Sculptures
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Subhas Sarkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1357

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## PROTECTION OF ANCIENT SCRIPT, STRUCTURES AND SCULPTURES

## 1357.  DR. SUBHAS  SARKAR :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  many  ancient  scripts, structures & sculptures in Bankura of West Bengal are decaying due to the apathy of the State Government resulting in the lack of conservation;
- (b) whether  the Government  has  any  scheme  to  protect  the  historically significant archaeological evidences and if so, details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has sanctioned funds to the States for conservation of unprotected ancient structures, manuscripts during the last five years and if so, the details thereof including West Bengal; and
- (d) whether the West Bengal Government has submitted any new proposal to bring  unprotected  ancient  items  under  the  ambit  of  protection,  including those of Bankura and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  mandate of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is limited to conservation  of  protected  monuments  of  national  importance  in  India including  Bankura  district  of  West  Bengal  which  are  in  a  good  state  of conservation.
- (b) Yes Sir.  The monuments of national importance are protected by the ASI under Ancient Monuments & Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment & Validation) Act 2010.  There are 36 numbers of protected monuments of ASI in Bankura district.
- (c) No such scheme is available with ASI.
- (d) No such proposal has been received.