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Lok Sabha Question No. 1206 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Housing Finance Companies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

1206. Shri S.Venkatesan:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to protect the ordinary customers from this injustice and illogical  procedure  of  charging  high  rate  of  interest  for  existing  loan  by  housing  finance companies in the country;

- (b)  if so, the details thereof ;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  rescue  ordinary  customers  of  housing  loan companies  from  paying  thousands  of  rupees  as  service  charges  plus  GST  @  18  per  cent  for exercising option for availing the benefits of reduced rate of interest; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) and (b): The Reserve bank of India (RBI) has deregulated interest rates and neither the RBI nor the Government prescribe the rate of Interest to be charged by Housing Finance Companies (HFCs). The pricing of loan is a function of various factors including the cost of funds for the lenders, their risk assessment of the proposed exposure and the credit worthiness of the borrower.

RBI has advised in this regard that it would not be proper to mandate the lending institutions to extend loans at interest rates which may not be in consonance with the aforesaid considerations as the same would be akin to transfer of stress from the real estate sector to the financial sector.

- (c) and (d): The policy on interest rates is determined by the Board of the HFC concerned and the actual rate charged by the HFC, including the service charges payable at the time of interest resets, is governed by the terms and condition of the loan agreement between the borrower and the HFC concerned. In order to ensure that the borrower is fully aware in advance of the charges to  be  levied  for  various  services  including  interest  resets,  HFC  are  required  to  transparently disclose the charges which would be levied for various services including interest resets, if any, to the customers, and to ensure that the said charges are non-discriminatory in nature.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 1206

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19TH SEPTEMBER, 2020/ 28 BHADRAPADA 1942(SAKA)

## 'HOUSING FINANCE COMPANIES'
Lok Sabha Question No. 1203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Unemployed Youth under PMKVY in Odisha
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1203 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## UNEMPLOYED YOUTH UNDER PMKVY IN ODISHA

## 1203.  SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI:

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

(a)        the  number  of  unemployed  youth in Odisha,  specifically  Bhubaneswar,  who  were  provided  skill development  training  every  year  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  since  its inception;

- (b)       the percentage of candidates across districts in Odisha who were offered placement after training;
- (c)        the percentage of candidates offered placements who were from aspirational districts of Odisha;
- (d)       the percentage of female candidates offered placements; and
- (e)       whether the Government has set any targets to provide employment to unemployed youth under various schemes and if so, details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)        Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  (2016-20), 1.27  lakh  candidates  have been  trained  in  the  State  of  Odisha  under  Short  Term  Training  (STT)  courses.  In  addition  2.52  lakh candidates have been oriented under recognition of prior learning (RPL) component in the State. The year wise data is as follows:

| Component       | FY 2016-17   | FY 2017-18   | FY 2018-19   | FY 2019-20   | Total    |
|-----------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|----------|
| Trained in STT  | 1,281        | 47,711       | 28,421       | 49,176       | 1,26,589 |
| Oriented in RPL | 3,173        | 18,549       | 64,837       | 1,66,390     | 2,52,949 |

(b) to (d)  Under placement linked  STT component of PMKVY (2016-20), out of  1.27 lakhs  candidates trained, 0.99 lakh  candidates were certified, of which 0.52 lakh candidates have been provided with the placement,  which  is  around  52.52%  of  the  certified  candidates.  Of  the   total  placed  candidates   21 percent  i.e  11,306  candidates  are  from  aspirational  districts  and   48  percent  i.e  24,829   are  female candidates.

(e)    Various programs implemented by Government of India for skilling aim to enhance the employability of  the  youth  to  access  employment  opportunities.  The  PMKVY  (2016-20)  scheme  envisaged  to impart skill development training to 1 crore youth of the country and assist certified trained youth in placement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Guidelines for Online Classes
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1201 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  September, 2020

## Guidelines for Online Classes

## 1201 . SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of guidelines finalized by the Government for digital education in schools;

- (b) whether the Government is of the view that just 2 hours in a week class will help the students to learn things and teachers to complete the syllabus;
- (c) whether it is a fact that excess exposure to digital screens will harm mental and physical health of students;
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to address the issue; and

(e)  the  innovative  and  different  strategies  that  the  Government  is  planning  to  include  in  the learning  process,  particularly  for  Secondary  and  Senior  Secondary  as  they  are  the  important segments of schooling?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  Ministry  of  Education  released  PRAGYATA Guidelines on  Digital/Online Education. The  guidelines  provide  a  roadmap  or  pointers  for  carrying  forward  enhanced  quality  online education. The guidelines also recommend screen time for different categories of students such as - Pre Primary, Classes 1 to 12, Classes 1 to 8 and Classes 9 to 12. The guidelines is useful for a diverse  set  of  stakeholders  including  school  heads,  teachers,  parents,  teacher  educators  and students. Physical health and mental wellness is stressed across the guidelines so that children do not get overly stretched or stressed, or get affected negatively owing to prolonged use of digital devices. Also it provides sufficient Do's and Don'ts regarding ergonomics and cyber safety.

The guidelines can be accessed at:

https://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/pragyata-guidelines\_0.pdf

(e) Online classes are being conducted at the schools by employing various digital tools. Various efforts have been made for the creation of digital infrastructure which would not only be helpful in the current circumstances but would also be valuable asset for online learning in future.

All the steps taken by all the states are shown in this report - India Report Digital Education June 2020 https://www.mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/India\_Report\_Digital\_Education\_0.pdf

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Request for Rescheduling of Loans by State Governments
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1200 TO BE ANSWERED ON SATURDAY, 19 th  September, 2020/ (SAKA)

## 28 Bhadrapada, 1942

## Request for Rescheduling of Loans by State Governments

## 1200. SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMAKRISHNA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  any  State  Governments requesting for rescheduling of loans taken from the Union Government and from other financial institutions and also to provide fresh loans on low interest rates;
- b) if so, the details thereof; and
- c) the response of the Union Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a) & (b) No request has been received from the State Governments for rescheduling of loans  for  Externally  Aided  Projects  (EAP).  The  requests  for  pre-payment/  restructuring  of outstanding National Small Savings Fund (NSSF) loans have been received from the State Governments of Odisha of Rs.806.46 crore, Gujarat of Rs.49,816 crore, Himachal Pradesh of Rs. 7,584.72 crore, Haryana, Punjab of Rs. 22,110 crore, Goa of Rs. 2,123 crore and Tamil Nadu of Rs. 1,622.54 crore.

- (c) The  Union  Government  has  decided  not  to  allow  pre-payment  of  NSSF  loans  of Odisha, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Tamil Nadu.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Restructuring of Cadre
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1198 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## RESTRUCTURING OF CADRE

†1198. SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

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

- (a)the number of physiotherapists, ESI hospitals, associate offices and autonomous organizations in the country;
- (b)the details of their prevalent hierarchy;
- (c)the details of setting up and restructuring of the cadre;
- (d)whether Physiotherapists are included with similar opportunities in the event of restructuring of the cadre; and
- (e)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Under the Employees' State Insurance Scheme (ESIS) there are a total of  49  hospitals  in  the  country  run  by  Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation (ESIC).  There are 60 posts of Physiotherapists sanctioned for these hospitals.
- (b): As per the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (Staff and Conditions of Service) Amendment Regulations, 2016, Physiotherapist cadre has a two-post hierarchy, namely;
- (i) Physiotherapist and
- (ii) Sr. Physiotherapist
- (c) to (e):The restructuring of all medical and para-medical cadres including that of Physiotherapists in the ESIC is done from time to time, taking into consideration the norms under Central Health Service (CHS) of the Government of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: UGC
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Sanjeev Kumar Singari, Chinta Anuradha, Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1197 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

UGC

## 1197. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

SHRIMATICHINTA ANURADHA:

SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the University Grant Commission(UGC) has directed the Universities to complete all the examinations which were delayed due to COVID by September 30 th 2020; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c)  whether  the Supreme Court has issued a directive that any state decides that it is not possible to conduct the examinations by September 30, 2020 may approach the UGC for an extension of this deadline; (d) whether any State Government have approached the UGC under this directive; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof ?

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

(a)  &  (b):  The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  issued  revised  guidelines  dated 06.07.2020 on Examinations and Academic Calendar for the Universities in view of COVID19 Pandemic. According to these guidelines, the Universities are required to complete the examinations by the end of September, 2020 in offline (pen & paper)/ online/ blended (online + offline) mode following the prescribed protocols/ guidelines related to COVID-19 pandemic. These  guidelines  are  available  at  https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/6100894\_UGC-RevisedGuidelines-on-Examinations-and-Academic-Calendar-for-the-Universities-in-view-of-COVID-

19-Pandemic\_06\_07\_2020.pdf .

(c): In  its  judgement  dated  28.08.2020  for  WP(C)  No.  724/2020  and  others,  the  Hon'ble Supreme  Court  has  disposed  of  the  batch  of  cases  and  ordered  that  if  any  State/Union Territory  in  exercise  of  its  jurisdiction  under  Disaster  Management  Act,  2005  has  taken  a decision  that  it  is  not  possible  to  conduct  the  final  year/terminal  semester  examination  by 30.09.2020, such State/Union Territory has the liberty to make an application to the UGC for extending  deadline  of  30.09.2020  for  that  State/Union  Territory.  The  same  shall  be considered by UGC and rescheduled date communicated to such State/Union Territory, at the earliest.

(d)  &  (e):  The  State  Governments  of  West  Bengal,  Punjab,  Odisha,  Meghalaya  and Maharashtra have approached the UGC in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Moratorium on EMIs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kunhalikutty P.K., Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNIENT OF LDLA

## MINISTRY OF FNVANCE DEPARTIENT OF FNANCLAL SERWTCES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1196

TO BE AVSIERED O.V THE 19TH SEPTEABBER 2020/BHADRAPADA 28, 1942 (SAKA) Moratorium on EMIs

## 1196. SHRI PK KUNHALIKUTTY: SHRI BALUBHAU ALLAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will the Minister o€ FLNANCE be pleased to state:

- whether it is a fact that the Government has announced moratorium on EMIs on account of Einancial constraints due to pandemic convidl9;
- of moratorium and if s0, the details thereof including the instructions given to the banks in this regard with the number of persons benefitted therefrom; Period along
- the status of the changes in the loan schemes provided by the banks now since the moratorium on EMs has exhausted; and period
- (d) whether the Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) also have changes in their loan schemes and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(1): Reserve Bank of India (RBI), vide circulars dated 27.3.2020 and 23.5.2020 on COVID-19 Regulatory permitted all lending institutions to moratorium of six months on payment of all instalments   (including  equated monthly instalments, Or EMIs) due between 1.3.2020 and 31.8.2020,in respect of all term loans outs a5 on 1.3.2020. grant Package, tanding issued circulars dated 6.8.2020 on Resolution Framework which provides window under the Prudential Framework to enable institutions including NBFCs to implement & resolution plan in respect of eligible loans, while classifying them as standard: With regard to persons benefited thereunder; the said framework envisages invocation of resolution by 31.12.2020 for availing of the benefits of the Resolution Framework; and implementation within 90 of the invocation in the case of personal loans. The framework enables lending institutions including NBFCs to provide customised relief to eligible borrowers with personal, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (VSME) and corporate loan accounts through grant of various concessions, 1s per their Board-approved loan policies in the form of changes in the terms of the loan; which may include, inter alid, lending personal days

- Sacrifice by the lending institution on the amount to it a8 interest; payable
- Alteration in the rate of interest;
- Waiver of interest; Penal
- Extension of the residual tenor of the loan, with or without moratorium; by up to two years;
- Conversion of accumulated interest into a Eresh loan with a deferred payment schedule;
- Rescheduling oE repayment; and
- Sanction of additional loan:
Lok Sabha Question No. 1195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: e-Class Facility in Schools
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1195 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 th  September, 2020

## e-Class Facility in Schools

## 1195 .  SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

- Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a)  whether  any  time  limit  has  been  set  for  providing  e-class  facility  in  Government  and private schools running in small cities, villages and towns; (b) whether these schools are likely to be made smart by giving them economic support; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  For  providing  e-learning  in  small  cities,  villages,  PRAGYATA  guidelines  have  been  issued. Keeping  in  view  the  availability  of  digital  infrastructure,  guideline  briefs  on  various  modes  of digital  education  including  online  mode  that  depends  more  on  availability  of  internet,  partially online mode that utilizes the blended approach of digital technology and other offline activities, partial  and  offline  mode  that  utilizes  television  and  radio  as  a  major  medium  of  instruction  of education.

The guidelines can be accessed at:

## https://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/pragyata-guidelines\_0.pdf

(b) & (c) The state governments have been directed to act based on the situation prevailing at every place  to  meet  the  demands  of  all  students  including  economically  weaker  students  and  tribes especially for providing them with the digital access required for learning digitally.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Quality Control of Steel Products
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: M V V Satyanarayana, Midhun Reddy, Talari Rangaiah, Kotagiri Sridhar, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, Chandra Sekhar Bellana

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1191 FOR ANSWER ON 19/09/2020

## QUALITY CONTROL OF STEEL PRODUCTS

1191.  SHRI M.V.V. SATYANARAYANA:

SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH:

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR BELLANA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has constituted a Technical Committee for examination and analysis of the applications received for issuance of clarifications, whether the products are covered under the purview of the Steel and Steel Products (Quality Control) Order 2020;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the total number of such applications received and scrutinized from the State of Andhra Pradesh and a State-wise break-up thereof?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. Ministry of Steel has constituted a Technical Committee, comprising officials  of  BIS  and  domain  experts  from  the  industry  to  examine   applications  for import  of  steel  products  whether  the  steel  products  being  imported  fall  within  the purview of the Steel Quality Control Order or otherwise. Based on the recommendation of Technical Committee, Ministry of Steel issues requisite clarification to the applicants.

- (c): While information was earlier not being maintained State-wise, Ministry of Steel has set up a dedicated QCO portal for processing the applications since 27 th July, 2020.  As  per  the  state-wise  break-up  of 472  applications  ( Annex )  received  in  the Portal so far, no application has been received from the State of Andhra Pradesh.

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Annex

| Sr. No.   | State            |   Number of Applications |
|-----------|------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Bihar            |                        1 |
| 2         | Delhi            |                       11 |
| 3         | Gujarat          |                       40 |
| 4         | Haryana          |                       51 |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh |                        5 |
| 6         | Jharkhand        |                        4 |
| 7         | Karnataka        |                       41 |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh   |                        2 |
| 9         | Maharashtra      |                      108 |
| 10        | Punjab           |                       43 |
| 11        | Rajasthan        |                        7 |
| 12        | Tamil Nadu       |                      141 |
| 13        | Telangana        |                        9 |
| 14        | Uttar Pradesh    |                        6 |
| 15        | West Bengal      |                        3 |
| Total     | Total            |                      472 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1190 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Use of Artificial Intelligence
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gautam Gambhir

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1190 ANSWERED ON SATURDAY, THE 19 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020 BHADRAPADA 28, 1942 (SAKA)

## USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

## QUESTION

1190: SHRI GAUTAM GAMBHIR:

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

(a) Whether the Government is currently using or plans to use artificial intelligence  to  scrutinize  the  accounts  of  registered  companies  to facilitate identification of inactive or non compliant companies; and

(b) If so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS       (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्य मंत्री ( श्रीअनुराग व ंह ठाक ु र )

(a)&(b):  The  Government  in  the  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  (MCA) administers  the  provisions  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013  and  Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008. Under the provisions of the Companies Act, all companies are required to hold Annual General Meeting (AGM) every  year  and  file  Financial  Statement  (FS)  and  Annual  Return  (AR) within the provided time limit and in the prescribed Forms after holding the AGM. In the MCA Version 1 and 2, through artificial intelligence, MCA has been displaying the master data of all companies  in the website of the MCA which discloses filing position of the said documents including the date of holding AGM apart from other details of the company and also whether a company is active compliant company or not. Further, MCA21 Version 3 envisages various areas which shall utilise technical capabilities  including  data  analytics  and  Artificial  Intelligence  and Machine Learning (AI/ML) for Corporate profiling, behaviour analysis and fraud analysis and alerts, to identify non-compliant corporate entities. ********