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Lok Sabha Question No. 663 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Distribution and Activation of RuPay Card
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 663

## Distribution and Activation of RuPay Card

## 663. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to direct the banks and financial  institutions to ensure cent percent distribution and activation of RuPay Card and also to link the bank accounts with the Aadhaar number;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the said facility will be provided; and
- (c) if not; the reasons therefor?

## Answer The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

## (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

(a) to (c) Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) guidelines envisage issue of Rupay Debit card to Jan-Dhan account holders with an inbuilt accidental insurance coverage of Rs. 1 Issuance of Debit cards and providing financial literacy about activation of the cards to all the Jan-Dhan account holders by banks is an ongoing process As on 04.07.2018, 24.06 Crore RuPay Debit cards have been issued under PMJDY (Data pertains to 2[ Public Sector Banks, Regional Rural Banks and 13 Major Private Sector Banks). Rupay

As informed by Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, amendments have been effected to the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules, 2005 to provide that in case the client, eligible to be enrolled for Aadhaar and obtain a Permanent Account Number; does not submit the Aadhaar number or the Permanent Account Number at the time of commencement of an account based relationship with a reporting entity, the client shall submit the same within a of six months from the date of the commencement of the account based relationship. period

Provided that the clients, eligible to obtain the Permanent Account Number, already having an account based relationship with reporting entities to notification dated 01.06.2017, the client shall submit the Aadhaar number; and Permanent Account Number or Form 60, by such date as may be notified by the Central Government: prior

The government has notified on 31.03.2018 that Central Government extended the date of submission of Aadhaar Number; and Permanent Account Number or Form 60 by the clients to the reporting entity till a date to be notified subsequent to pronouncement of final judgement in WP (C) 494/2012 etc. by Hon"ble Supreme Court:
Lok Sabha Question No. 662 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Corporate Governance
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 662 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 20 th  JULY, 2018 [ASHADHA 29, 1940 (SAKA)]

## CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

## QUESTION

662. SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS                             be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  a  number  of  entities,  including  Punjab  National  Bank  and  Fortis Healthcare Limited have come under the regulatory scanner on account of alleged irregularities and lapses pertaining to corporate governance;
- (b)  whether  the  Committee  set  up  under  the  chairmanship  of  Uday  Kotak  in  June, 2017 has given its report and its recommendations are to be implemented and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government  is going for a 'stronger' corporate  governance framework  to  ensure  efficient  functioning  and  curbing  malpractices  and  if  so,  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND        (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY) JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

(a): The Government has assigned to Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), the investigations into the affairs of the following number of companies on account of irregularities  and  lapses  pertaining  to  corporate  Governance  during  the  last  three years and the current year:

| Financial Year         |   Total no. of companies for which investigation has been assigned to SFIO |   No. of investigations completed by SFIO |
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16                |                                                                        184 |                                        60 |
| 2016-17                |                                                                        111 |                                        87 |
| 2017-18                |                                                                        225 |                                       132 |
| 2018-19 (current year) |                                                                        186 |                                        01 |

(b)&  (c):  SEBI  had  constituted  a  Committee  on  Corporate  Governance  under  the Chairmanship of Mr. Uday Kotak on 02.06.2017, with the aim of improving standards of Corporate Governance in listed companies in India. The Committee submitted its report to SEBI on 05.10.2017. Further, the Companies Act, 2013 contains adequate provisions for stronger Corporate Governance.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Cess on Sugar
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## 658. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether discussions were held in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council to impose cess on sugar to help sugar mills and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether some States have opposed this move as it defeats the very objective of one Nation-one Tax under GST and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether a Committee has been constituted to look into this issue and directed to submit its report in fifteen days;
- (d) if so, the outcome thereon along with the details of recommendations made by the Committee; and
- (e) the constraints faced by the Government in order to meet the demands/requirement of sugar mills from its budgetary resources?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a)Yes Sir. Discussions were held in the 27th GST Council meeting held on 04th May, 2018 to impose cess on sugar to help sugar mills.
- (b)Yes Sir. Some States have expressed concerns regarding imposition of sugar cess.

(c)and (d) Based on the decision of the GST Council, a Group of Ministers (GoM) comprising of Ministers from five States has been constituted on 04.05.2018 to look into this matter and give a report within fifteen  days  from  its  constitution.  An  interim  report  has  been  submitted  by  the  GoM  wherein  the following recommendations have been made:

- a) Power to levy cess by the Union or States: Being a sub-judice matter, GoM has advised to wait till the final judgement of the Hon'ble Supreme Court is delivered on the constitutional validity of imposition of Compensation Cess under GST.
- b) Levy of 1% Agricultural Cess on certain commodities: It is to be deliberated upon in the next meeting of GoM on 21.07.2018.
- c) Reduction in GST on ethanol: GST on ethanol can be reduced from 18% to 12% only when it is supplied to oil marketing companies.

(e)  In  the  pre-GST regime, a cess was levied on sugar under the Sugar Cess Act, 1982. The proceeds from this cess were utilized for various interventions like financial assistance through SEFASU (Scheme for Extending Financial Assistance to Sugar Undertakings), Raw sugar export incentive scheme, soft loan scheme and production subsidy scheme. However, under GST regime, sugar cess has been abolished. As a result, there is no separate fund that can be utilized for welfare of sugar mills and sugar farmers.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 658 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2018/ Ashadha 29, 1940 (Saka)

## CESS ON SUGAR
Lok Sabha Question No. 656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Pending Proposals for Anganwadi Centres
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 656

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018

## PENDING PROPOSALS FOR ANGANWADI CENTRES

## 656. SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government of Gujarat has repeatedly requested to the Union Government to grant approval for 1043 pending Anganwadi Centres in the State (630 AWC and 413 Mini AWC) and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the time by which these pending centres are likely to be approved?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF  WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) & (b) No such proposal has been received from Government of Gujarat in the recent past. However,  earlier  Government  of  Gujarat  had  requested    for  additional  Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) and 892 AWCs (including Mini-AWCs) were sanctioned to the State of Gujarat in 2014-15.

As all the 14 lakh AWCs/Mini-AWCs/Anganwadi-on-Demand (AoDs) approved by  the  Government  of  India  under  the  3rd  phase  of  expansion  of  Integrated  Child Development  Services  (ICDS)  Scheme  have  already  been  allocated  to  the  States/UTs (including Gujarat), there is no Anganwadi Centre available for sanction. This Ministry has issued guidelines on 1st December, 2014, authorizing the States/UTs to relocate the AWCs as per requirement and subject to fulfilment of prescribed conditions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Review of Income Tax Act
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 655

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 20 TH  JULY,  2018 29, ASHADHA, 1940 (SAKA)

## REVIEW OF INCOME TAX ACT

## 655. ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has set up high level task force to review the Income Tax Act and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the task force has submitted its report, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  examined  the  recommendation  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the outcome thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) Yes madam. In order to review the existing Income-tax Act, 1961 and to draft a new direct tax law, the Government has constituted a Task Force vide Office Order in F No 370149/230/2017 dated 22.11.2017 with the following Members:
- (i) Shri Arbind Modi, Member (Legislation), CBDT - Convener
- (ii) Shri  Girish  Ahuja,  practicing  Chartered  Accountant  and  non-official  Director State Bank of India;
- (iii) Shri Rajiv Memani, Chairman & Regional Managing Partner of E&Y;
- (iv) Shri Mukesh Patel, Practicing Tax Advocate, Ahmedabad;
- (v) Ms. Mansi Kedia, Consultant, ICRIER, New Delhi;
- (vi) Shri G.C. Srivastava, Retd. IRS (1971 Batch) and Advocate.

The Terms of Reference of the Task Force is to draft an appropriate direct  tax  legislation keeping in view:

- (i) The direct tax system prevalent in various countries,
- (ii) The international best practices.
- (iii) The economic needs of the country and
- (iv) Any other matter connected thereto.
- (b)    The Task Force is yet to submit its report. Further, term of the Task Force has been extended upto 22.08.2018 vide Office Order of even number dated 22.05.2018.
- (c)      Does not arise in view of answer at (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Merger of NSEL and FTIL
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 653 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 20 th  JULY, 2018 [ASHADHA 29, 1940 (SAKA)]

## MERGER OF NSEL AND FTIL

QUESTION

653.  DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  present  status  of  merger  of  National  Spot  Exchange  Limited (NSEL) and Financial Technologies India Limited (FTIL);
- (b)  whether  the  investigation  against  group  companies  of  FTIL  and
- other entities involved in the NSEL payment crisis has been initiated;
- (c) if so, the details  thereof  along  with  the  progress  made  in investigation;
- (d) the details of outcome of Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by FTIL in Supreme Court;
- (e) whether process of analyzing electronic data retrieved from NSEL server has been completed by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  if  so,  whether  they  have  submitted  the  report  to  the  Government
- and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND      (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

(a) & (d) : The Government of India had issued Order dated 12.02.2016 under Section 396 of the Companies Act, 1956, amalgamating National Spot  Exchange  Limited  and  Financial  Technologies  India  Limited (FTIL)  [now  renamed  as  '63  Moons  Technologies  Limited'].  The  said Order  was  inter  alia  challenged  in  a  batch  of  eight  Writ  Petitions before the Hon'ble High Court of Bombay. The Hon'ble High Court had restrained the Ministry from publishing the said Order in the Gazette during  the  pendency  of  the  Writ  Petitions.  The  Writ  Petitions  were dismissed vide Judgment dated 04.12.2017 by a Division Bench of the Hon'ble  High  Court  of  Bombay.  In  the  same  Judgment/  Order,  the Hon'ble High Court of Bombay had extended the interim protection for a period of twelve weeks. FTIL moved Special Leave Petition No. 4210 of 2018 before the Hon'ble Supreme Court. The Hon'ble Supreme Court has extended the interim protection given by the Hon'ble High Court of Bombay till the disposal of the Special Leave Petition. The said SLP, together  with  connected  SLPs,  have  been  posted  for  hearing  on 29.08.2018. (b), (c), (e) and (f) : The  Government  of  India  had  vide  Order  dated 28.10.2016, ordered an investigation by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) into the affairs of FTIL -NSEL and its group companies  and  twenty  other  entities  involved  in  the  NSEL  payment crisis.  The  NSEL  server  had  been  seized  by  the  Economic  Offences Wing, Mumbai Police, and shared with SFIO. The investigation team of the  SFIO  has  analysed  the  same.  Investigation  by  SFIO  is  at  an advanced stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Data on NEET
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: ANBUMANI RAMADOSS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 651 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th JULY, 2018

## DATA ON NEET

## 651. DR. ANBUMANI RAMADOSS:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government proposes to disclose the statistics and data about the total number  of  urban  and  rural students  who  got  admitted  into Government  and  private  medical colleges along with their respective NEET scores;and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b): Admission to medical / dental courses is made on the basis of marks obtained National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) followed by a Common Counselling conducted by the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and State / UT  Governments.  No  data  on  the  admission  of  number  of  urban  and  rural  students  in Government and private medical colleges is maintained centrally.
Lok Sabha Question No. 650 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Allowances to LIC Employees for Conferences
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: UDIT RAJ

Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †650

Friday, July 20, 2018/Ashadha 29, 1940 (Saka)

## Allowances to LIC Employees for Conferences

†650.  DR. UDIT RAJ:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  from  lower  level/class  IV  employee  to  Chairman  of  Life  Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) are paid banker's cheque of value from Rs. 2500 to Rs. 11,000 for taking part in each conference and LIC even deposits income tax on the same and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the rule under which such disbursement is being made;
- (c)  whether such amount can be taken in the form of momento; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## Answer Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

## (Shri Shiv Pratap Shukla)

(a) to (d):  As per Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), mementos are distributed in the form of gift cards to employees who actually participate in conferences organized by controlling  offices  such  as  Central  Office,  Zonal  Office  and  Divisional  Offices.  An employee may participate in any number of such conferences, but the gift card will be given only for one conference of a controlling office in a year.  Income tax is paid by LIC treating such gift card as perquisite, if its value is Rs 5000/- or more. LIC paid a total of Rs 2.62 crore as income tax in respect of such cases, for the financial year 201718.

Distribution  of  mementos  is  made  as  per  instructions  contained  in  the  Life  Insurance Corporation  of  India  (Distribution  of  Mementos  etc)  Instructions,  2014  issued  under Regulation  4  of  the  Life  Insurance  Corporation  of  India  (Staff)  Regulations,  1960. Further, these amounts can be taken in form of Gift Card/Gift Coupon/Gift Voucher/Gift article etc. At present, the system of distribution of gift cards is being followed.
Lok Sabha Question No. 649 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Appointing Non-MBBS Doctors
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 649 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 th JULY, 2018

## APPOINTING NON - MBBS DOCTORS

## 649. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that private allopathic hospitals are appointing non - MBBS doctors to cut down cost as AYUSH graduates are available at much lower salary, if so, the re sponsethereto;
- (b)  whether  the  Government proposes  to  direct  State  Governments  to conduct  survey  of  the private hospitals to collect data on non - MBBS doctors rendering services in general wards and Intensive Care Units (ICU);
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has any proposal to amend the rules and regulations for is uing license for the private hospitals and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a): No
- (b): No such proposal is presently under consideration of the Government.
- (c): Does not arise

(d): No.  Health  is  a  State  subject.  The  Government  of  India  has,  however,  enacted Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Act, 2010 and notified Clinical Establishments  (Central  Government)  Rules,  2012  for  registration  and  regulation  of  Cl Establishments including those in the private sector. Under the said Act, National Coun Clinica l Establishments has approved minimum standards for Allopathic Hospitals (both pub and private) including minimum requirement of personnel. The hospitals are required to co to aforesaid minimum standards for registration in the State/UTs wherever th e Act is applicable. The Act is, however, applicable only in eleven States and all Union Territories (UTs) Delhi. The implementation and enforcement of the said Act is within the purview of the Sta Governments.

Further, section 15 of Indian Me dical Council Act, 1956 prohibits persons other than a medical  practitioner  possessing  medical  qualification  as  specified  under  the  Schedule enrolled on a State Medical Register to practice medicine in any State.
Lok Sabha Question No. 647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Withdrawal of Notification on Cattle Sale
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## 647. ᮰ी बी . सेनगुᮝटुवन :

- ᭍या पयाᭅवरण , वन और जलवायु पᳯरवतᭅन मंᮢी यह बताने कᳱ कृ पा करᱶगे ᳰक :
- ( क ) ᭍या मंᮢालय ने उस अिधसूचना को वापस ले िलया है िजसके अंतगᭅत घरेलू पशुᲐ को वध के ᮧयोजन हेतु बेचने पर रोग लगाना आव᭫यक समझा गया था िजससे दुधाᱨ पशुᲐ कᳱ सं᭎या मᱶ हो रही कमी को रोका जा सके ;
- ( ख ) यᳰद हां , तो त᭜संबंधी ᭣यौरा ᭍या है और उसके ᭍या कारण हᱹ ;
- ( ग ) ᭍या अिधसूचना को वापस लेने के म᳎ेनजर गाय , बैल , भᱹस , सांड , बछड़ᲂ और ऊ ं टᲂ को मुᲦ ᱨप यह घोषणा ᳰकए िबना ᳰक उᲦ िबᮓᳱ वध के ᮧयोजन हेतु नहᱭ कᳱ जा रहᱭ है िबना ही बेचा जा
- सकता है और यᳰद हां , तो त᭜संबंधी ᭣यौरा ᭍या है ; और
- घ ) ᭍या सरकार के पास घरेलू पशुᲐ के वध को रोकने के िलए कोई वैकि᭨पक सᳰᮓय ᮧ᭭ताव है और यᳰद हां , तो त᭜संबंधी ᭣यौरा ᭍या है ?

## उत् तर

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## पयाᭅवरण , वन और जलवायु पᳯरवतᭅन राज् य मंᮢी ( डॉ . महेश शमाᭅ )

- ( क ) से ( घ ) पयाᭅवरण , वन और जलवायु पᳯरवतᭅन मंᮢालय ने ᮧस् तािवत िनयमᲂ के संबंध मᱶ जनता से ᳯटप् पिणयां आमंिᮢत करने के िलए पशुᲐ के ᮧित ᮓू रता िनवारण ( पशुधन बाजारᲂ का िविनयमन ) िनयम , 2017 के अिधᮓमण मᱶ पशु बाजार िनयम , 2018 मᱶ पुशᲐ के ᮧित ᮓू रता िनवारण के ᮧाᱨप को सा . का . िन .89 ᳰदनांक 22.03.2018 के ᱨप मᱶ भारत के राजपᮢ मᱶ अिधसूिचत ᳰकया है। इन िनयमᲂ का उ᳎ेश् य िबᮓᳱ के िलए पशु बाजार मᱶ लाए गए पशुᲐ पर कᳱ गई ᮓू रता को रोकना तथा ऐसे पशु बाजारᲂ को िविनयिमत करना है।

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## भारत सरकार

## पयाᭅवरण , वन और जलवायु पᳯरवतᭅन मंᮢालय

## लोक सभा अतारांᳰकत ᮧश् न सं

## .647

20.07.2018 को उत् तर के िलए

## पशु िबᮓᳱ संबंधी अिधसूचना वापस लेना