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Lok Sabha Question No. 108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Tax on Left Over Funds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.108

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 14 th  SEPTEMBER 2020/23 BHADRAPADA, 1942 (SAKA)

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## 108 SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

'Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government proposes to tax left over funds in dedicated bank accounts of Lok Sabha  and  Vidhan  Sabha  candidates  opened  for  purposes  of  fighting  2019  Parliament elections and subsequent assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand etc. in 2019 and 2020, on the instructions of Election Commission and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of accounting treatment which the CBDT proposes to give these left over funds in bank accounts open of all these opened for election purposes;
- (c) the  reasons  as  to  why  these  left  over  funds  are  not  exempt  from  Income  Tax  under  the general exemption available to political parties under Section 13-A of the said Act;
- (d) the manner in which these political donations would qualify as income under any of heads of Section 2(24) of Income Tax Act that defines Income; and
- (e) whether Section 56 of the Income Tax Act would apply to these monies, especially when political donations are not income in the hands of the contesting candidates/assesses and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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- (a) As per inputs received from the Election Commission of India (ECI), ECI has not issued any instruction regarding taxation of the left over money in the bank account to be opened for the purposes  of fighting 2019  Parliament  elections  and  subsequent  assembly  election  in Maharashtra, Haryana, Jharkhand etc in 2019 and 2020 by contesting candidates exclusively for election expenditure purpose in pursuance of the Commission's letter no. 76/Instructions/2013/EEPS/Vol.IV, dated 15 th  October, 2013 (copy enclosed). However, it is informed that under Section 78 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the contesting candidate has to lodge account of his election expenses with the district election officer within 30 days from the date of election. Commission does not have jurisdiction on liability of tax.
- (b) As per the Income Tax Act, 1961 the left over funds in such bank accounts are not taxable in the hands of the candidates till such time as claimed by the political party as advance given to the candidates & the candidate returns the same to the political party. However, the same is treated as 'income' and is taxable in the hands of the candidate if the same is appropriated, not  returned,  and  used  for  non  election  purposes  by  the  candidate.  Hence,  the  accounting treatment will depend upon the facts and circumstances of that particular case and will be governed by the IT Act, 1961.
- (c) As in (b).
- (d) As in (b).
- (e) As in (b).
Lok Sabha Question No. 107 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: New Education Policy
Ministry: Education
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 107 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## New Education Policy

## 107. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 discerns that the school teachers in the country are a product of the existing outdated curriculum and if so, the methods provisioned for their upskilling thereof; and

(b)  whether  the  Government  plans  to  establish  brand-new  Multidisciplinary  Education  and Research Universities (MERU) as provisioned under NEP 2020 or simply refurbish the existing public educational institutions and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a): NEP emphasizes the critical role played by the teachers and gives various recommendations concerning recruitment, service conditions, continuous professional development, career management  and  progression,  national  professional  standards  and  improvement  in  teacher education to ensure the respect and high status of teaching profession.
- (b):    NEP  envisages  to  set  up  Model  public  universities  for  holistic  and  multidisciplinary education, at par with IITs, IIMs, etc., called MERUs (Multidisciplinary Education and Research Universities) with an aim to attain the highest global standards in quality education and set the highest standards for multidisciplinary education across India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Development Work under Krishna Circuit
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Nayab Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†104 ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## DEVELOPMENT WORK UNDER KRISHNA CIRCUIT

## †104. SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  accomplished  the  works  under Krishna Circuit Phase-I in Kurukshetra;
- (b)
- (c)
- if so, the work-wise details thereof;
- if not, the time by which it is likely to be completed;
- (d) whether the Government has started development work under Krishna Circuit Phase-2; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  under  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme has sanctioned the project 'Development of Tourism Infrastructure at places related to Mahabharat in Kurukshetra' Haryana  under  Krishna  Circuit  for an amount  of Rs.  97.35  Crore  in the year 2016-17. Various Components  of the project cover development of Braham Sarover, development of Jyotisar, Narkatari, Sanhit Sarover, development  of city infrastructure, CCTV, Wi Fi,  Security  System  etc.  In  view  of  the   covid-19  crisis, the   completion   timeline    has   been   extended   till   31 st    March, 2021.

The   Ministry  of  Tourism   has   sanctioned   another  project 'Integrated  Development  of  Govind  Dev  ji  temple  (Jaipur),  Khatu Shyam Ji (Sikar) and Nathdwara (Rajsamand)' in the year 2016-17 under Krishna Circuit, in Rajasthan for  a  sanctioned cost of   Rs. 75.80 Crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Exams in Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Nisith Pramanik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.103 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## Exams in Schools

## 103. SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  half  yearly  examinations  or  assessments  are  proposed  to  be  conducted  in various schools for the session 2020-21; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the manner in which these are likely to be conducted?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) and (b): The syllabi of CBSE do not divide internal assessments into quarterly, half yearly or annual examinations.  The schools, thus, have academic freedom to plan their internal assessments as per the syllabi provided by CBSE/NCERT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Job Loss and Reverse Migration
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 100 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## JOB LOSS AND REVERSE MIGRATION

## 100.  SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  several  millions  of  job  loss  and reverse  migration  in  unorganized  sector  with  the  outbreak  of  Covid-19 pandemic situation in the country which had thrown out the poor labour class in the streets;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/Sector-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to arrest this trend and to create  more  employment  opportunities  to  the  working  class  in  the country;
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e)  :  The  global  spread  of  the  corona  virus  (COVID-19)  followed  by lockdowns  has  affected  global  economies  including  India.  Covid-19  has resulted in large number of migrant workers going back to their native places and  loss  of jobs  has  also  been  observed  in  India  during  this period. Government has taken initiatives for creating jobs at local levels & supporting migrant workers through Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana, Aatmanirbhar Bharat & Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhayan. Aatmanirbhar Bharat is  based  on  Economy,  Infrastructure,  System,  Vibrant  Demography  and Demand to create jobs for the youth.   It  encompasses  an  economic  package of Rs. 20 Lakh Crores for facilitating creation of employment opportunities in the country.

Under PMGKY, besides providing foodgrains, exgratia payments directly in  the  accounts of beneficiaries, EPF contribution for employees working in certain  establishments  was  also  made  by  the  Government  to  support  the Industry  particularly  MSME  Sector.  Further,  the  wage  under  MGNREGA  has also  been  increased  from  Rs.182  per  day  to  Rs.202  which  has  benefitted about 13.62 Crore families. Government of India under  Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhyan (PMGKRA) has taken various initiatives to boost rural infrastructure & rural economy  to  provide  local  employment  opportunities  particularly  to  the migrant  returnees.  It  covers  116  districts  of  6  States  with  a  resource envelope  of  Rs  50,000  crore  is  being  implemented  in  a  mission  mode campaign of 125 days through Ministry of Rural Development. Government has also announced the measures to strengthen Infrastructure  Logistics,  Capacity  Building,  Governance  and  Administrative Reforms for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Processing Sectors.

Government  of  India  has  launched  PM  SVANidhi  Scheme  to  facilitate collateral  free  working  capital  loan  upto  Rs.10,000/-  of  one-year  tenure,  to approximately, 50 lakh street vendors, to resume their businesses.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 99 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Financial Assistance to Rajasthan
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †99

TO BE ANSWERED Monday, September 14, 2020/Bhadrapada 23, 1942 (Saka)

## Financial Assistance to Rajasthan

## †99. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a ) the  details    of  category  wise  number  of  people  benefitted  by  financial  assistance  and loans in Rajasthan from the financial package released by the Union Government during corona pandemic till date, district-wise;
- (b) whether the   Government had fixed any target for sanctioning loan by banks to various categories of people including cart-puller and shopkeepers  under Financial Package for corona; and
- (c) if so, the details of circulars/ orders issue in respect of Rajasthan in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Union Government has announced 'Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan' amounting to Rs 20 lakh crore- equivalent to 10% of India's GDP. As per data reported by Public Sector Banks, an  amount  of  Rs.4,266  crore  has  been  sanctioned  to  1,57,549  borrowers  and  an  amount  of Rs.3,460 crore disbursed to 1,01,713 borrowers under Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), as on 05.09.2020, in the State of Rajasthan.  Category-wise and District-wise data in this regard is not maintained. The scheme would be applicable till 31.10.2020, or till an amount of Rs.3,00,000  crore  is  sanctioned,  whichever  is  earlier.    As  part  of  the  Aatma  Nirbhar  Bharat Abhiyan around 12.47 lakh Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) have been issued to the farmers including PM KISAN Beneficiaries, as on 04.09.2020. This will facilitate credit to the farmers of Rajasthan to the extent limit sanctioned under KCC.  Under  the Prime Minister Street Vendor's AatmaNirbhar Nidhi (PMSVANidhi) launched on 01.06.2020 to provide micro credit facility  to the  street  vendors  whose  businesses  have  been  affected  due  to  COVID-19  lock  down,  as  on 09.09.2020  a  total  of  26,667  street  vendors  have  applied  for  loan,  4,940  loans  have  been sanctioned  and 386 loans disbursed in the State of Rajasthan.  The scheme targets to benefit over 50 lakh street vendors, across the country, who have been vending on or before March 24, 2020 in urban areas including those from surrounding development / peri-urban/rural areas,. No state/UTwise, Bank-wise or Category-wise targets of street vendors have been fixed under the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 96 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Strike of BPCL Employees
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: K. Subbarayan, Jaskaur Meena

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 96

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 th  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## Strike of BPCL Employees

## 96.               SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.

## पेोलयम एवं ाक ृतक गैस मंी

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

- (a)     whether  it  is  a  fact  that  all  the  trade  unions  of  employees  of  Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited(BPCL) went on a two day strike on 7th and 8th September  2020  in  protest against the Government  move  for  outright privatization  of  BPCL  through  strategic  sale  and  attack  on  the  rights  of  the workers; and
- (b)    if so, the details and Government's reaction thereto?

## ANSWER

पेोलयम एवं ाक ृ तक गैस मंी ( ी धम धान )

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

- (a)        No Sir.
- (b)         As  informed  by  BPCL,  some  trade  unions  of  employees  of  BPCL participated in the strike on 7 th and 8 th September 2020 in protest against the perceived delay in the finalization of Long Term Settlement (LTS) on Wages and other matters.  BPCL has informed that, product supply was uninterrupted and  no  dry-outs  were  reported  from  retail  outlets  and  LPG  distributorships across  the  country.  Law  and  order  situation  across  all  BPCL  facilities  was normal and under control.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 95 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Creation of PM CARES Fund
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 95

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

BHADRAPADA 23, 1942 (SAKA)

CREATION OF PM CARES FUND

## QUESTION

95. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether it is a fact that according to the Ministry the Fund was set up on March 27, 2020 by the Central Government thus making it a public authority under the ambit of Section 2 (h) of the RTI Act, 2005 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the reasons for amending the Companies Act retrospectively two months later on May 26 2020, effectively nullifying the MCA's stated position on the PM-CARES Fund and MCA's amendment of Schedule VII to free PM-CARES of any public authority?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                     (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

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वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

(a):   No Sir.

(b):  The  Ministry  on  28.03.2020  conveyed  that  contribution  made  to  PM CARES Fund would be eligible as CSR activity under the Companies Act, 2013 and subsequently, issued a gazette notification to this effect.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 93 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Skill Training Centres under PMKVY
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 93 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## SKILL TRAINING CENTRES UNDER PMKVY

## 93. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

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

- (a) whether the Government had sanctioned setting up of Skill Training Centres under PMKVY in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg Districts of Maharashtra; and
- (b) if  so,  the  reasons  for  delay  in  setting  up  of  Skill  Training  Centres  in  these  two districts and by when Skill Centres are likely to be set up?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) PMKVY does not mandate the setting  up of  skill  training  centres.  Existing training  centres  are  empanelled  as  per  scheme  guidelines  for  imparting  short  duration training.

Also,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  proposes  to establish  multi  -skilling  model  and  aspirational  skill  centres  known  as  Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) in every district of the country. The PMKKs allocated to Kohinoor Technical  Institute  Private  Limited  in  2016  in  the  Ratnagiri  and  Sindhudurg  districts  of Maharashtra  were  de-allocated  due  to  non-compliance  to  the  timeline  laid  down  for establishing  the  centres  as  per  PMKK  Guidelines.  However,  they  have  now  been reallocated and both the Training Partners (TPs) have identified the locations to set up the PMKKs.  The  process  of  establishment  has  been  delayed  due  to  the  on-going  COVID pandemic.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 92 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Fund Utilisation
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 92

Monday, September 14, 2020/Bhadrapada 23, 1942 (Saka)

## Fund Utilisation

## 92. SHRI S.MUNISWAMY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether the Government has any plan to set up a new protocol to check lagging in fund utilization in various departments; and
- (b) If so, the details thereof?

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

(a) & (b) : No. The Central Government / Ministry of Finance allocates budgetary fund to different Ministries/ Departments demand wise for Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and  Central  Sector  Schemes  (CS).  In  case  of  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme,  the respective  Ministry  /  Department  in  turn  allocates  the  Central  Government  share  of Centrally Sponsored Scheme to the States/UTs through the Consolidated Funds of the States. The utilization of the budgetary allocations is monitored by the Financial Adviser (FA) and Chief Controller of Accounts (CCA) of the respective Ministry/Department. The release of funds/ installment is based on the furnished Utilization Certificate (UC) of the penultimate  (last  to  last)  installment.  For  avoiding  the  back-loading  of  expenditure towards the end of the year, there is a ceiling of 33% and 15% of budgetary outlay for respective  scheme  in  the  last  quarter  and  the  last  month  of  the  financial  year respectively. To establish an efficient fund flow system, the funds of CSS and CS are released through the Public Financial Management System (PFMS).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 91 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Use of 3D Digital Format to Preserve Art andMonuments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 91 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## USE OF 3D DIGITAL FORMAT TO PRESERVE ART AND MONUMENTS

## 91. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  3D  digital  format  with  interactive  audio  and visuals has been effectively used in some parts of the country to preserve at-risk art and monuments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the Government  has  taken  any  initiative to incentivize  such methods  of  preservation  of  tribal  art  and  culture  as  also  devise  other methodologies including international collaboration to preserve these precious legacy of tribal societies in the form of arts and  historical monuments; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and If not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) 'As far as application of new methods or technology is concerned Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has taken the help of IITs, CBRI etc. for 3D laser scanning of monuments. For instance, in the case of Sun Temple, Konark,  CBRI  and  a  private  agency  have  conducted  some  investigations using such technologies.'
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c)   No Sir.
- (d) Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 80 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Release of Funds to Chattisgarh
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †80

TO BE ANSWERED Monday, September 14, 2020/Bhadrapada 23, 1942 (Saka)

## Release of Funds to Chattisgarh

## †80. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a ) the  details  of  funds  released  to  Chhattisgarh  by  the  Union  Government  for  treatment, safety measures and spreading awareness etc. regarding Covid-19 and the dates on which the  said  funds  were  released  along  with  the  objectives  with  which  the  said  funds  were released;
- (b) whether the Chhattisgarh Government has provided the details regarding expenditure of the said funds and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Chhattisgarh Government has sought additional funds and if so, the amount thereof; and
- (d) whether the funds have been released and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b)  :  Keeping  in  view  the COVID-19 pandemic,  Government of India released the first installment of State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) amounting to Rs.11,092 crore to the State Governments, including the Government of Chhattisgarh  on 03.04.2020 in advance to strengthen the States to deal with the pandemic. An amount of Rs.216 crore has been released to the State of Chhattisgarh  under  SDRF.  In  addition,  as  per  the  information  provided  by  the  Government  of Chhattisgarh,  it  has  received  an  amount  of  Rs.67.87  crore  under  the  National  Health  Mission (NHM)  from  March,  2020  to  August,  2020.  Further,  the  Government  of  Chhattisgarh  has informed that it has  incurred  an expenditure of Rs.148.12  crore from  January, 2020  to  August, 2020.

(c) and (d) : The Government of Chhattisgarh has sought financial assistance of  Rs.821.93 crore for the year 2020-21 for COVID-19 management. In addition, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh has asked for a consolidated grant of Rs.30000 crore.  The Union Government allowed additional borrowing limit of up to 2% of Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) to the States for the year 2020-21 and consent of 0.5% of GSDP amounting to Rs.1792 crore has already been issued to the State of Chhattisgarh to raise open market borrowing during the year 2020-21.

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