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Lok Sabha Question No. 59 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Assessment of Economic Loss.
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 59

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## ASSESSMENT OF ECONOMIC LOSS

## 59.  SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has been able to assess total economic loss in percentage to the country's GDP due to the COVID 19 pandemic related lockdown etc. between March 2020 to August 2020;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)   whether  the  economic  stimulus  of  Rs.  20  lakh  crores  has  been  actually  pumped  in  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d)  whether there has been any tangible improvement in the investment cycle of India due to the sharp reduction of Corporate Tax rate as announced in September 2019; and
- (e)   if so, in which sector such improvement has taken place between October 2019 to March 2020?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) As per the Estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the First Quarter of April-June (Q1) of 2020-21 released by the National Statistical Office on 31st August 2020, the real GDP in India contracted by 23.9 per cent during Q1 of 2020-21 (as against a 5.2 per cent growth in Q1 of 2019-20). With the phased unlocking of the  Indian economy since June 1, 2020, high frequency economic indicators like PMI Manufacturing,  index  of  eight  core  industries,  E-way  bills,  Kharif  sowing,  power  consumption,  railway freight, cargo traffic and passenger vehicle sales have recovered and indicate growing convergence with previous year's activity levels.
- (c)  The  Government  has  announced  a  special  economic  and  comprehensive  package  of  Rs.  20  lakh crores - equivalent to 10% of India's GDP - to combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. The package  includes,  among  others,  relief  measures  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Rojgar Abhiyaan,  relief  measures  for  MSMEs  and  NBFCs,  increased  allocation  under  MGNREGS,  interest subvention for MUDRA loans and revamp of Viability Gap Funding scheme for social infrastructure. The implementation of the package is reviewed and monitored regularly.
- (d) & (e) The Government, in its endeavour to make India a globally competitive and favoured destination for investment, reduced the corporate tax rate for new companies in the manufacturing sector to 15% and to 22% for existing companies in September, 2019. This has enabled the corporate tax rates in India to be amongst  the  lowest  in  the  world.  Given  that  investment  decisions  have  a  long  term  perspective,  the impact of this landmark reform would be felt in coming years.
Lok Sabha Question No. 55 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Fall in Crude Oil Demand
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: D.K. Suresh, Janardan Mishra

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.55 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## Fall in Crude Oil Demand

## 55. SHRI D.K.SURESH:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether it is true that the Crude Oil has breached the $0 mark, for the first time in history and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has studied the reasons behind this unprecedented fall in the oil demand and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any measures to revive the growth by announcing any incentives to boost the economy and improve the demand of Oil;
- (d) if so, the response of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी ( ी धम धान )

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

- (a) On  20 th April  2020,  West  Taxas  Intermediate  (WTI)  crude  futures  on  New  York Mercantile  Exchange  dived  into  negative  territory  for  the  first  time  ever.   WTI  May  2020 futures contract which was due to expire on that day, ended at a negative $37.63 a barrel.
- (b) When a oil contract expire in New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the buyer of the future contract has to take possession of 1,000 barrels of oil for every contract they own, delivered to Cushing.  However, there was a fall in oil products demand due to COVID19, which led to filling up of oil storage at all places.  Due to lack of storage at Cushing, the buyers wanted to sell out of those positions.  However, there were not many buyers as storage was very limited and it led to people selling it  off even at negative prices.  However, this negative price was applicable only for one day and next day June WTI contract, was trading around $ 20 a barrel.
- (c) & (d) The  Central  Government  has  announced  various  measures  to  boost  the economy and improve the demand of Oil including the Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan Phase I-V.
Lok Sabha Question No. 51 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Private Universities
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rajveer Diler

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 51 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## Private Universities

## 51 . SHRI RAJVEER DILER:

- Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state : (a) whether the Government proposes to put a check on the fees being charged from the students by the private universities during the lock-down period from April till date; (b)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  instruct  the  Universities  not  to  charge  fees  for  the facilities which are not being provided to the students by the private Universities; (c) whether the Government proposes to get the hostel fees refunded or adjusted to the students studying in Universities of the private sector; and (d) if so, the time by when; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to  (e):  UGC,  has  issued  an  advisory  to  all  the  Universities  and  Colleges  wherein  it  was requested that in view of the extraordinary difficult circumstances due to COVID-19 pandemic, they may consider the matter regarding payment of annual/semester fee, tuition fee, examination fee,  etc.  sympathetically  and  if  feasible,  may  consider  offering  alternative  payment  options  to students  till  the  situation  returns  to  normal.    It  was  further  advised  that  if  need  be,  the Universities and Colleges may also consider individual requests from students, received if any, concerning  payment  of  fee,  in  a  considerate  manner,  keeping  in  view  the  present  COVID-19 pandemic.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 47 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Development of Tillaiya Dam as Tourist Spot
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Annpurna Devi, Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†47 ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## DEVELOPMENT OF TILLAIYA DAM AS TOURIST SPOT

## †47. SHRIMATI ANNPURNA DEVI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to launch a special drive for tourism  development  in  Jharkhand  with  a  view  to  attract tourism  by  developing  to  various  important  tourist  places  in the State;
- (b) if so, whether there is any plan for the development of Tillaiya Dam of Jhumari Tillaiya in Kodarma district as a tourist spot; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Development and promotion of tourist places is primarily the  responsibility  of  concerned  State  Government/  Union  Territory Administrations. However, the Ministry of Tourism under 'Swadesh Darshan'  and  'National  Mission  on  Pilgrimage  Rejuvenation  and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)' schemes provides financial assistance to State Governments/Union Territory Administrations/Central Agencies for development of tourism infrastructure.

The  Ministry  of  Tourism  under  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme,  in the year 2018-19, has sanctioned a project 'Development of Dalma Chandil  -  Getalsud  -  Betla  National  Park  -  Mirchaiya  -  Netarhat under  Eco-Circuit  in  Jharkhand  at  a  sanctioned  cost  of  Rs.52.72 Crore.  In  addition,  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  under  its  PRASHAD scheme in the year 2018-19, has sanctioned a project 'Development of Baidyanathji Dham' with the sanctioned cost of Rs.39.13 Crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 45 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Special Window for Loan Defaulters
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Kotagiri Sridhar, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav, M V V Satyanarayana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 45

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14th September 2020 / Bhadrapada 23,1942 (SAKA)

## Special Window for Loan Defualters

45. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

SHRI MVV. SATYANARAYANA:

SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a whether the Government has instructed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) fof a window for resolution of borrower defaults within the Prudential Framework for Resolution of Stressed Assets due to lon term economic stress arising from the COVID-19 pandemic; special
- if so, the deails thereof; and
- the details of the reason for excluding Lons to MSMEs of less than Rs 25 crore, institutions lending for agticultural and rural development, financial service providers and Central and State Governments for resolution under this framework?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has that it has issued circular dated 6.8.2020 on Resolution Framework which provides a window under the Prudential Framework for Resolution of Stressed Assets dated 7.6.2019 to enable lenders to implement a resolution plan in tespect of personal loans and eligible corporate exposures without change in ownership; while classifying them as standard: apprised
- (c): RBI has that MSME bortowers with aggregate exposure up to Rs 25 ctore as on 1.3.2020 have been  covered by another RBI circular dated 6.8.2020 on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector Restructuring of Advances RBI has further informed that financial institutions are covered by liquidity and refinance measures in place both by RBI and the Central Government; and for non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) liquidity problem on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, dedicated liquidity facilities have been by RBI for their liquidity management Additionally, RBI has provided refinance facilities for a total amount of Rs. 50,000 crore at the repo rate to National Bank for Agriculture   and Rural   Development; Small Industries Development Bank of India and National Housing Bank to enable them to meet the requirements of their constituents  With to Central and State Governments, RBI has informed that these are fiscal authorities with the power of taxation, and restructuring of their debt would be akin to defaults by the respective Governments: apprised put facing special opened regard
Lok Sabha Question No. 44 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil, Pritam Gopinath Munde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 44 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.9.2020

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## 44. SHRI SHRIVIWAS PATIL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  present    policy  guidelines  on  starting  new  Kendriya  Vidyalaya gives additional weightage and priority to districts and areas which have high number of people  from the district like Satara serving  in Armed  forces and paramilitary  forces  who  may  not  be  able  to  take  their  families  to  different locations of their postings and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the present policy guidelines include provision for Kendriya Vidyalayas  with  residential  facilities  for  students  to  enable  students  from  all over the district to be educated in the school and not just those living in the close vicinity of the school and if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) and  (b): Kendriya Vidyalaya (KVs) are opened primarily to cater to the educational  needs  of  the  wards  of  transferable  central  government  employees including defence and para-military personnel by providing a common programme of education.  Presently,  9  KVs  i.e.  KV,  Kamala  Nehru  Nagar,  Ghaziabad  (UP),  KV, Lansdowne (Uttarakhand), KV Jawahar Nagar(Bihar), KV No.1, Delhi Cantt (Delhi), KV, Jhajjar (Haryana), KV No.1, Gwalior (M.P), KV, ASC Bangalore (Karnataka), KV, Pachmarhi (MP) & KV, Sidhi (M.P) have hostel facilities. Children belonging to border areas of Leh and Ladakh, Kargil, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Assam, Arunanchal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Jammu  &  Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand and A&N Islands are granted admission in these hostels.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 41 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Development of Lord Ugra Narasimha Swamy Temple
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sanjay Kumar Bandi, Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Krupal Balaji Tumane

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.41

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## DEVELOPMENT OF LORD UGRA NARASIMHA SWAMY TEMPLE

41. SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Government  of  Telangana  about  upkeep  and  development  of  Lord  Ugra Narasimha  Swamy  Temple,  Kotla  Narasimhulapalle  in  Karimnagar  District, under Heritage scheme;
- (b) if so, the details of the action taken for development of the heritage site; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) No such Heritage Scheme exists in the Archaeological Survey of India.
- (b)&(c) Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 36 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Board of Skill Development
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 36 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## BOARD OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT

## 36. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to set targets for percentage of people skilled as it is there in the case of literacy;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  set  up  a  board  for  skill  development  that  is similar to the Central Board of secondary education to ensure the assessment and standard of skill development and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  there  are  any  incentive  mechanisms  to  ensure  employers  take  part  in  active recruitment and also in the process of skilling and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY)(2016 - 2020) is the flagship outcomebased Skill Training Scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) which aims to train 10 million youth by 2020. Under the scheme 40.27 lakh candidates have been trained under the short term training (STT) programme and 33.20 lakh candidates have been  oriented  under  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  across  the  country  as  of  January 2020. The Ministry focuses on demand driven industry relevant skill training.

- (c)    National  Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) has been set up by the Ministry vide Notification dated on 5th December, 2018  as an overarching regulatory body for the skill ecosystem. It is mandated to regulate the functioning of entities engaged in vocational education  and  training,  both  long  and  short-term,  and  establish  minimum  standards  for  the functioning of such entities.
- (d) Under  PMKVY  scheme,  various  initiatives  are  taken  to  ensure  better  placement outcomes  for  the  trained/certified  candidates.  Rojagr  Melas  are  conducted  for  placement  of youth  by  industry.    MSDE  has  launched    Aatmnirbhar  Skilled  Employees  Employer  mapping Portal  which Acts as a directory of skilled workforce. The objective is to provide a platform that matches  supply  of  skilled  workforce  with  the  market  demand,  thereby  facilitating  better livelihood opportunities for youth and availability of ready skilled manpower to employers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 34 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Global Competition in Steel Industry
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GLOBAL COMPETITION IN STEEL INDUSTRY

## 34. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  public  sector  steel  companies  are  facing  stiff competition from the global steel manufacturing companies and if so, the steps taken/ being taken by the Government to enable the steel companies to face the challenge;

(b) whether the  financial  performance  of  the  public  sector  steel  companies  has improved during the last three years and the current year;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor including the details of the companies which have been able to earn profits and which have accrued losses during the said period; and

(d) whether the operational costs  and  input  costs  for  the  steel  companies  have increased during the said period and if so, the details thereof along with the steps being taken by the Government to reduce the operation costs?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

## THE MINISTER OF STEEL

(a) Indian  steel  companies  including  the  public  sector  steel  companies  have consistently enhanced their capacities, production and sales including exports over the years.  Capacity  for  domestic  crude  steel  production  has  been  expanded  from 109.85 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) in 2014-15 to 142.29 MTPA in 2019-20 while  crude  steel  production  has  gone  up  from  88.98  MTPA  in  2014-15  to  109.14 MTPA in 2019-20. India was a net exporter of steel in 2019-20 and during the period of April-August, 2020, steel exports from India have increased by more than 153% in comparison to the same period in 2019-20.

(b)to(d):  There  are  two  Public  Sector  Steel  Companies  i.e.  Steel  Authority  of  India Ltd.(SAIL)  and  Rashtriya  Ispat  Nigam  Ltd.(RINL).   The  details  of  the  financial performance of SAIL and RINL over the last three years  are as following:-

| Year    | Turnover (Gross)   | Net Profit (+)/ Loss (-) after Tax (PAT) (Rs. Crore)   |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| SAIL    | SAIL               | SAIL                                                   |
| 2017-18 | 58297              | -482                                                   |
| 2018-19 | 66267              | 2179                                                   |
| 2019-20 | 61025              | 2022                                                   |
| RINL    | RINL               | RINL                                                   |
| 2017-18 | 16618.40           | -1369.01                                               |
| 2018-19 | 20844.38           | 96.71                                                  |
| 2019-20 | 15920.46           | -3910.17                                               |

Steel  CPSEs  have been  making  continuous  efforts  towards  reducing  the operational costs through technology induction, enhanced productivity and streamlining procurement.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 31 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: SBI Services in Rural Areas
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +31

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14th September 2020/ Bhadrapada 23, 1942 (SAKA)

## SBI Services in Rural Areas

## SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- whether there are so many branches of State Bank of India (SBI) in the rural areas where the number of employees is less than the strength of the branches; required
- if whether any survey has been conducted in respect of SBI for their poor services in rural areas if the details and the outcome thereof; and SO, SO,
- (c) whether SBI is likely to take steps to provide compensation to their customers for their poor services in rural areas and if the details thereof; SO,
- whether the branches of SBI are not opening accounts in such areas in Maharashtra, if $0, the details thereof; and
- the steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government to improvement in services of rural branches of SBI across the country including Maharashtra? bring

## ANSWER

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

(a): No, sic: As per inputs received from State Bank of India (SBI), 98% of their rural branches do not have shortage of staff The temporary staff deficit is on account of natural retirement; attrition or death is taken care of through fresh recruitment on an ongoing basis

- (6) and (c): Questions do not arise
2. (d): sit: As per inputs received from SBI, its branches in Maharashtra have opened 8.83 lakh accounts the financial year (FY) 2019-20, which is an increase of 26.14%/ over the previous financial yeat: Further; in FY 2020-21, till August 2020, 3.78 lakh accounts have been opened: No, during

(e): SBI has that a specialised FIMM (Financial Inclusion and Micro Markets) vertical has been carved out in SBI to render dedicated service to the rural and semi-urban areas Apart from branches, 57,887 Business Correspondents Bank Mitras have been deployed in rural areas for branchless banking apprised

Government has instituted reforms in Public Sector Banks (PSBs), including SBI, as of PSB EASE Reforms Agenda aimed at inter alid, deepening financial inclusion and digitalization: The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has enabled opening of over 40 crore bank accounts, most of which are in rural and semi-urban areas, enabling customers to receive government subsidies as Direct Benefit Transfer and to access remittances, credit and insurance products  Tech enabled smart banking has been adopted to improve the number PMJDY, about 1.26 lakh Bank Mitras made available branchless banking services in rural and semi-urban areas. part key have