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Lok Sabha Question No. 3401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: GST Grievances
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3401

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 09, 2019/AGRAHAYANA 18, 1941 (SAKA)

## GST GRIEVANCES

## 3401. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  measures  and  initiatives  undertaken  by  the  Government  to  address  public grievances concerning Goods and Services Tax (GST) related issues;
- (b) whether there are reports of various retail institutions overcharging the customers and producing inflated bills and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  received  inputs  about  unscrupulous  elements  posing  as  GST officers and fleecing merchants in various parts of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of instances reported to the Government wherein certain Government officials have made illegal inspections at premises of traders and shopkeepers without authorization; and
- (e) the steps taken in consultation with various State Governments to address the issue and enforce proper vigilance to prevent such matters?

## ANSWER

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

(a) CBECMITRA, a pan-India helpdesk, a national toll-free number and 'GST Seva Kendras' have been established to resolve taxpayer grievances relating to GST.

Further, Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has a helpdesk to redress taxpayer grievances regarding  the  GST  portal,  which  can  be  accessed  through  telephonic  calls  or  through  Self-Help Grievance Redressal portal (GRP) https://selfservice.gstsystem.in.

- (b) Yes Sir. The details of the complaints reported are as follows:
- (c) No Sir.
- (d)  No  such  case  of  illegal  inspections  by  Government  officials  without  authorization  has  been reported.
- (e) Not applicable in view of the reply to parts (c) and (d) above.

|   S. No. | Nature of supply / Sector                       |   Number of cases |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)               |                42 |
|        2 | Restaurant Services                             |                14 |
|        3 | Sanitary Wares                                  |                 2 |
|        4 | Entertainment Services / Press / Cinematography |                 6 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Construction of Ropeway to Gwalior Fort
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3400 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9.12.2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROPEWAY TO GWALIOR FORT

## 3400. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the approach road towards world famous archaeological site-Gwalior fort is extremely inaccessible;
- (b) whether the toxic  smoke of petrol/diesel vehicles running on the road is decaying the  hundreds  of  years  old  innumerable  idols  of  Jain  Tirthankars  engraved on mountains that is highly revered by Jains and which also have archaeological heritage value;
- (c) whether  a  ropeway  is  being  constructed  to  Gwalior  Fort  after  getting  the  NoC from National Monuments  Authority with a view to checking the decay of these idols;
- (d) whether the construction of the ropeway which was going on at snail's pace has been stopped since the last one year;
- (e) whether  the  Government  will  take  cognizance  of  the  matter  and  take  up  the matter  with  Madhya  Pradesh  Government  and  Gwalior  Municipal  Corporation with  regard  to  early  completion  of  ropeway  in  Gwalior  in  order  to  ensure conservation  of  archaeological  heritages  of  India  and  development  of  tourism; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM

## (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) No, Sir. The Gwalior Fort is easily accessible by a motorable road.
- (b) No Sir.
- (c) Yes,  Sir.    The  National  Monuments  Authority  has  issued  'No  Objection Certificate' for this Project.
- (d) The Project has not yet been completed.
- (e)&(f) Construction of Ropeway  is subject matter of the State and Central Government is supportive in this regard.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Declaration of Trans-Giri Area as Tribal Area
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Suresh Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 3399

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## DECLARATION OF TRANS-GIRI AREA AS TRIBAL AREA

†3399. SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- a)  whether the Trans-Giri area has been granted the status of  tribal area;
- b)  if so, the details thereof;
- c)  whether Jaunsar-Bawar of Uttrakhand has been granted status of tribal area and Trans-Giri area of Sirmaur district is still deprived of the status despite the entire area being part of Sirman Princely State;
- d)  if so, whether the Union Government proposes to declare Trans-Giri area as tribal area; and
- e)  whether  any  demand  to  this  effect  has  been  sent  to  the  Government  of Himachal Pradesh and the progress made in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : No sir.
- (b): Does not arise in view of (a) above.
- (c) : Jaunsar-Bawar of Uttarakhand and Trans-Giri area of Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh are not notified as Scheduled Areas under Article 244(1) of Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India.

(d)  &  (e):  Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  is  the  nodal  Ministry  for  declaration  of Scheduled  Areas  as  per  the  provision  of  the  Fifth  Schedule  under  Article 244(1)  of  the  Constitution  of  India.  Proposals  for  declaring  an  area  as  a 'Scheduled Area' have to comply with criteria relating to preponderance of tribal  population,  compactness  and  reasonable  size  of  the  area,  a  viable administrative  entity  such  as  a  district,  block  or  taluk,  and  economic backwardness  of the area as compared  to the neighbouring areas. Proposals have to be submitted by State Governments with the recommendation of the Governor of the State. A proposal is examined for compliance  with  the  above  stated  criteria;  inter-ministerial  consultation  is undertaken for proposals that are compliant with the criteria. The proposal from  State  Government  of  Himachal  Pradesh  dated  19.7.2018  to  declare Trans-Giri  area  of  Sirmaur  district  as  a  Scheduled  area  is  subject  to  the above criteria and approval process.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3396 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Sale of Crude Oil
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3396 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th  December, 2019

## Sale of Crude Oil

†3396. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

- (a) whether in compliance of circular issued/decision taken by the Union Government on 14  January,  2009  ONGC-Cairn  India  has  to  set  up  a  sales  centre  exclusively  in Rajasthan and ensure that sale of crude oil takes place only from Rajasthan;
- (b) if  so,  the  reason  the  concerned  Company  has  failed  to  compliance  with  the  said decision so far along with the authority responsible for this; and
- (c) the time by which the Government is likely to force the concerned company to ensure compliance of the said decision along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) MINISTER OF PETROLEUM& NATURAL GAS

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (c): As per Production Sharing Contract (PSC) of the block RJ-ON-90/1, operated by Cairn India Limited, delivery point is the outlet flange of delivery facility which in this case is  Barmer,  Rajasthan.  The  crude  produced  from  the  block  is  being  processed  at  Mangla Processing Terminal (MPT) in Barmer. However, PSC also provides that different delivery points  may  be  established  for  sales  to  Government  and  other  sales  with  approval  of Government of India. In order to facilitate crude evacuation from the block, as there were no refining facilities in the state of Rajasthan, and after considering various options, Government approved  laying  of  heated  pipeline  from  Barmer  to  Salaya  in  Gujarat.  Further,  in  2009, Government  had  agreed  to  shift  delivery  point  from  Salaya  to  Bhogat  terminal  at  Gujarat coast  due  to  ecological  consideration  and  non-feasibility  of  delivery  point  at  Salaya  to facilitate  the  crude  evacuation  from  Bhogat  and  set  up  additional  delivery  points  at Radhanpur,  Viramgram  in  Gujarat.  In  the  absence  of  refining  facilities  being  available  in Rajasthan, the Government agreed to the delivery point outside the state.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3395 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Problems of ESI Dispensaries
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3395 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## PROBLEMS OF ESI DISPENSARIES

†3395. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

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

- (a)whether the Government is contemplating any scheme to deal with the  problems  being  faced  by  Employees'  State  Insurance  (ESI) dispensaries  keeping  in  view  the  fact  that  the  burden  on  ESI dispensaries especially in Delhi-NCR, is continuously increasing and as a result thereof, they are unable to provide services in a timely manner;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether the Government is aware of the fact that the procedures to get treatment and tests in the hospitals empanelled under ESI are quite complicated; and
- (d)if  so,  the  appropriate  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to simplify the procedures for getting tests and treatment in hospitals empanelled under ESI?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): In order to tackle increasing work load in Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Dispensaries, Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)  norms  envisage  that  beneficiaries  may  get  services  in  timely manner, the details of which are as under:

Contd..2/-

-  Strength of medical officer or other staff may be increased on the basis of specified work load yardstick
-  Addition  of  new  dispensary  in  an  area  may  be  considered    if  the number of Insured Persons (IPs) goes beyond 30,000.

Further, ESIC has also given in principle approval to set up Dispensary  cum  Branch  Office  (DCBO)  in  each  district  in  a  phased manner.  These  DCBOs  are  expected  to  address  various  problems faced by ESI beneficiaries of that district.

(c) & (d): Procedure to get treatment and tests from ESIC empanelled  hospitals  is  governed  by  Standard  Operating  Procedure (SOP) so that beneficiaries are provided with timely medical treatment services duly ensuring for any mis-utilization of such benefit. Further, ESI  Corporation,  from  time  to  time,  has  taken  appropriate  steps  to simplify  the  procedure  for  getting  tests  and  treatment  given  in  ESIC empanelled hospitals i.e. provision of cashless medical treatment from empanelled hospitals, uploading of empanelled hospitals list on ESIC website, liberty to choose empanelled hospital by ESI beneficiary etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Illegal Bank Transactions
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

## Government of India Ministry of Finance

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3394

ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019 /Agrahayana 18, 1941 (Saka)

Illegal Bank Transactions

## 3394. SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  complaints  from  any  individuals  or  any associations  against  any  cooperative  banks  in  the  country  for  cheating  the  depositors  by illegal  transactions  of  money  from  their  accounts  without  the  knowledge  of  depositors/ account holders;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)     the action taken by the Government on these complaints and to protect the depositors?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  The  Government  has  from  time  to  time  received  representations  about  alleged irregularities in Cooperative Banks which were forwarded to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), as the banking functions of Cooperative Banks are regulated by them.

RBI  has  informed  that  they  have  received  a  number  of  complaints/representations  from depositors through various channels in respect of the Urban Co-operative Banks (UCBs) under All Inclusive Direction (AID) due to their precarious financial condition. Most of these representations/complaints  pertain  to  the  restrictions  on  withdrawal  of  money  from  their accounts.

RBI has informed that the following action has been taken to protect the interest of depositors:

- (i)  To  enable  such  UCBs  to  improve  their  position  by  concentrating  on  recovery  of  NPAs  /bad loans, All-inclusive Directions are imposed under section 35A read with section 56 of the BR Act, 1949.
- (ii)  These Directions, inter alia, restrict payment of deposits beyond a threshold limit to prevent the possibility of preferential payment of deposits and prevent reckless lending in the interregnum etc. The banks are also required to take prior approval of RBI before making any payments/expenditures that have not been allowed under these Directions, thus protecting the pool of deposits of the depositors from wasteful expenditures.

(iii)  Further,  the  depositors can also withdraw on hardship grounds (medical expenses and nonmedical expenses like educational expenses of self or children, marriage expenses of self, other relatives  and  for  livelihood)  an  amount  upto  Rs.1  lakh.  The  power  to  sanction  such  hardship withdrawals has been delegated to the Administrator of the bank for speedier resolution of such cases.

(iv) At the same time, the UCBs are advised to take measures for revival such as recovery of NPAs, augmentation of capital or merger with a strong UCB. In case the revival measures do not work within a reasonable time, license of such bank is cancelled.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Exploration of Petroleum Resources
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Pinaki Misra

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3392 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th  December, 2019

## Exploration of Petroleum Resources

## 3392. SHRI PINAKI MISRA:

पैट्रोल ियम व प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a)  whether  the  exploration  and  exploitation  of  petroleum  resources  within  India's borders is being undertaken by the Government either by itself or with some form of private partnership; and

(b) if so, the details thereof in terms of geographical areas where exploration is taking place, the progress so far and the private entities involved, if any?

## ANSWER

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

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

(a)  &  (b) Exploration and exploitation of petroleum resources within the country are being  undertaken  by  Public  Sector  Undertakings  and  private  companies  including domestic  Indian  companies  and  foreign  companies  either  standalone  or  through Indian  subsidiary  or  unincorporated  Joint  Venture  basis.  At  present,  exploration activities by private E&P companies in onland areas under various contractual regimes is  taking  place  across  approximate 32,000 sq. km area. Upto 2018-19, approximate 21,000 line km. of 2D seismic Survey, 14,000 sq. km of 3D seismic survey and 400 exploratory wells in exploratory acreages have carried out by private E&P companies in onland areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Objective Oriented Programs
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3390 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## Objective Oriented Programs †3390. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  any  scheme  has  been  formulated  to  review  the  objective  oriented programs conducted in the Universities which receives grants from the Government; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c)  if  not,  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  review  the  fulfilment  of  the objectives of the establishment of institutions like JNU; and (d) the action taken on the anti -national, aimless, improper and undesirable programs after the review of JNU along with the details thereof?

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  Universities are autonomous bodies established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act which lay down the purpose of their establishment along with institutional objectives. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the establishing State / Centre that Universities fulfill their purpose of establishment. commensurate input requirements. Accordingly, Vice Chancellors of Universities including JNU under the Ministry have submitted MoUs comprising, inter-

(c)  & (d): All  Central  Universities,  including Jawahar Lal Nehru University (JNU), are required to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Administrative Ministry  which  clearly  spell  out  performance  parameters,  output  targets  in  terms  of details  of  programme  of  work  and  qualitative  improvement  in  output  along  with Central alia, performance parameters of current academic year and corresponding targets for the next academic year.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: RBI Guidelines
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rama Devi, Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 3389

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 9 TH  DECEMBER 2019/ AGRAHAYANA 18, 1941 (SAKA)

## RBI Guidelines

† 3389.  SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  as  a  banking  regulator  can  impose penalties on any public/private/foreign banks for non-compliance with its guidelines;

(b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  non-compliance  with  the  guidelines  issued  by  the  RBI during the last three years;

- (c) the reasons for not imposing the said penalty on any banks so far by the RBI;
- (d) the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e):  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI),    can  impose  penalties  on  banks  as  per  the provisions of the  Banking Regulation Act, 1949. Such Penalties are  imposed on banks for non-adherence/non-compliance to RBI guidelines, relating to inter-alia ,  Know Your Customer  (KYC)  /Anti-Money  Laundering  (AML)  /  Combating  of  Financing  of Terrorism  (CFT)  norms,  regulatory  restrictions  pertaining  to  loans  and  advances, regulatory restrictions pertaining to non-fund based facilities, fraud -classifications and reporting, and the cyber security framework in banks. RBI has apprised that penalty on bank is imposed based on the materiality and seriousness of violations, after giving the bank a  reasonable  opportunity  to  present  its  views.  Penalties  amounting  to  Rs.  266.51 crore have been imposed on 123 occasions.

RBI has further informed that with a view to developing a sound framework and process for enforcement action, a separate Enforcement Department (EFD) has been established within RBI with effect from 3.4.2017 as a centralised department to speed up regulatory compliance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Beautification of Tourist Spots and Temples in Bansgaon
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Kamlesh  Paswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3388 ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## BEAUTIFICATION OF TOURIST SPOTS AND TEMPLES IN BANSGAON

†3388. SHRI KAMLESH PASWAN:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  was  proposed  by  the  Government  to  carry  out beautification of tourist spots and several years old historical places and ancient temples in Parliamentary Constituency of Bansgaon, Uttar Pradesh as mentioned by the ex-Union Minister  of  Tourism  and  Culture,  Dr.  Mahesh  Sharma  in  his address to public meeting;
- (b) whether  beautification  of  tourist  spots  and  ancient  temples like  the  Shaheed  Smarak  located  near  Barhaj  Vidhan  Sabha, Dudheshwar  Nath Temple located near Rudrapur Vidhan Sabha, Ramjanki Temple Pakkaghat Gola Bazaar located near Chillupar  Vidhan  Sabha  and  Bhalua  Baba  Temple,  Kauri  Ram located near Bansgaon Vidhan Sabha; and
- (c)
- the time by which the said work is likely to be carried out?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Ministry  of  Tourism  under  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme provides financial assistance to State Governments/UT Administrations/Central Agencies for development of tourism infrastructure  and  facilities  in  the  country.  The  projects  under  the scheme  are  identified  for  development  in  consultation  with  the State Governments/Union Territory Administrations and are sanctioned  subject  to  availability  of  funds,  submission  of  suitable Detailed  Project  Reports,  adherence  to  scheme  guidelines  and utilization of funds released earlier.

Ministry  has  sanctioned  funds  to  the  tune  of  Rs.3.0  crore  for development of Dudheshwar Nath Temple under the project Development  of  Spiritual  Circuit:  Bijnor-  Meerut-  Kanpur-  Kanpur Dehat-  Banda-  Ghazipur-  Salempur-  Ghosi-  Balia-  Ambedkar  NagarAligarh- Fatehpur- Deoria- Mahoba- Sonbhadra- Chandauli- MishrikhBhadohi in Uttar Pradesh during 2016-17 for Rs.63.77 crore.

Ministry  has  not  sanctioned  any  project  for  development  of Shaheed  Smarak  located  near  Barhaj  Vidhan  Sabha,  Ramjanki Temple Pakkaghat Gola Bazaar located near Chillupar Vidhan Sabha and Bhalua Baba Temple, Kauri Ram located near Bansgaon Vidhan Sabha.

The project has registered 70% physical progress as on date.

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