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Lok Sabha Question No. 2249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Reservation Rules  for Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2249 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## Reservation Rules for Schools

## †2249. SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) does not have any clause for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Caste quota in its school affiliation rules;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of the mechanism in place for compliance of reservation quota rules?

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

(a) to (c):  The Central Board of Secondary Education has informed that the Board is an examination  conducting  body  and  affiliates  schools  for  the  purpose  of  certification  of students  at  the  end  of  Class  X  and  Class  XII  course  on  fulfillment  of  various  norms prescribed in the affiliation Bye- Laws of the Board.  The admission to schools is not within the purview of Board mandate.

As  per  clause  2.4.5  of  Affiliation  Bye-Laws,  2018,  the  admission  in  the  school affiliated to the CBSE shall be made without any distinction of gender, disability, region, race, caste, creed and place of birth, etc.

Reservation, if  any,  is  governed  by  the  applicable  Education  Act/  Rules  of  the appropriate Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2248 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: 12th Five Year Plan for TSP
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.†2248

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## 12TH FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR TSP

## †2248 SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: -

- (a) the funds sanctioned and allocated under the tribal sub-plans during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the entire funds for TSP under the 12th Five Year Plan have been sanctioned, if not, the time by which the remaining funds are likely to be sanctioned and allocated to the States; and
- (c) whether the sizable portion of this scheme was rendered unutilised which resulted in less allocation of funds in the 12th Five Year Plan for tribal sub-plans?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Details  of  funds  allocated  by  the  Central  Government  for  the  welfare  of  Scheduled Tribes  /  Tribal  Sub-Plan  during  last  three  years  and  current  year,  as  reflected  in  the Expenditure Profile of relevant Union Budgets, are given as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

| Year    |   Budget Estimate (BE) | Revised Estimate (RE)   | Actual   |
|---------|------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
| 2016-17 |                24005.4 | 25602.08                | 21810.56 |
| 2017-18 |                31919.5 | 32508.42                | 31913.72 |
| 2018-19 |                39134.7 | 41093.33                | -        |
| 2019-20 |                52884.8 | -                       | -        |

- (b) & (c): Details of allocation of funds for the welfare of Scheduled Tribe / Tribal SubPlan by the Central Government during the 12 th Five Year Plan Period i.e. 2012-13 to 201617  at  Budget  Estimate,  Revised  Estimate  stages  alongwith  Actuals,  as  reflected  in  the Expenditure Profile of Union Budget, are given as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Year    |       BE |       RE |   Actual |
|---------|----------|----------|----------|
| 2012-13 |  21710.1 |  18721.3 |  20184.1 |
| 2013-14 |  24598.4 |  22030   |  22039   |
| 2014-15 |  32386.8 |  20535.5 |  19920.7 |
| 2015-16 |  19979.8 |  20963.2 |  21216.5 |
| 2016-17 |  24005.4 |  25602.1 |  21810.6 |
| Total   | 122680   | 107852   | 105171   |

Evidently, during 12 th Five Year Plan Period, Actuals stands at 97.51 % of the allocation of funds at RE stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Vacant Posts in Research Institutes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2244 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## Vacant Posts in Research Institutes

## 2244. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of posts lying vacant in the Research Institutes of Government of India;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to fill these posts;
- (c) the number of Research Centres set up in Bihar;
- (d) whether new Research Centres are likely to be set up; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) The  number  of  posts  lying  vacant  in  the  Research  Institutes  under  the  Ministry  of  Human Resource Development of Government of India is 498.
- (b) Filling up of vacancies is a continuous process and as and when vacancies arise, the concerned Institutes take necessary steps for filling up the posts as per the extant Rules.
- (c) At present, no Research Centres of the Ministry of Human Resource Development have been set up in Bihar.
- (d) No such proposal is under consideration.
- (e) Does not arise in view of point (d) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: UGC
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## UGC

## †2240. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state: (a) whether some top management and other important posts are lying vacant in the institutions like University Grants Commission that are dealing with higher education; (b) if so, the details of such posts; (c) since when these posts are lying vacant, post-wise; (d) whether the charge of these posts have been given and if so, the details thereof; and (e) the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (e):  Filling  up of vacant  posts  in  the institutions  is  a continuous  and ongoing process.  The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  and  the  All  India  Council  for Technical  Education  (AICTE)  are  two  important  Regulatory  Bodies  dealing  with higher education, under the aegis of the Ministry. The posts of Chairman and ViceChairman  are  presently  filled  up  in  both  the  UGC  and  the  AICTE.  The  posts  of Secretary,  UGC  and  Member-Secretary,  AICTE  are  also  not  vacant.  Presently,  3 posts of Members are vacant in UGC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2238 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: GST Audit
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2238

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 02, 2019/AGRAHAYANA 11, 1941 (SAKA)

## GST AUDIT

## 2238. SHRI M. K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  prevented  any  comprehensive  audit  of  the  Goods  and  Services  Tax
- (GST) and instead had to carry out only a test audit instead even after the GST implementation after two years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for such prevention;
- (c) whether it is a fact that the state of GST is in much worse in shape than what is being projected and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether it has been cautioned that the system in vogue today is an unverified return, without an IT-based checking  of  invoices  and  is  prone  to  ITC  frauds  including  pointed  out  Rs.  1.77  trillion  of  IGST  standing unsettled by the end of financial year 2018; and

(e) if so, the action proposed to rectify the defects in the system?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) No Sir.

(c) No Sir. The successful rollout of GST has resulted in creation of a unified national market through seamless flow of credit and reduction in cascading of taxes. Simplification of procedures and automation of processes has reduced the overall compliance burden for the taxpayers, thereby promoting the ease of doing business in the country.

(d) and (e) The return filing under GST is based on self-assessment by the taxpayers. The taxpayer declares his tax liability and avails input tax credit while filing return in FORM GSTR - 3B. Also, each taxpayer is required to  declare  his  outward  supplies  in  FORM  GSTR-1,  the  details  of  which  are  visible  to  the  recipient  of  such supplies as well as the jurisdictional tax officer. Such mechanism to verify the details of outward and inward supplies acts as a self-policing mechanism under GST which creates effective deterrence against tax evasion and other fraudulent activities.

In order to reduce the amount of unsettled IGST, necessary amendment has been carried out to section 49 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. As per the amended provisions, taxpayer is required to first exhaust IGST credit before using the CGST/SGST credit to discharge his tax liability. The details of the IGST collection and settlement in the last three months are as follows:

(in Rs. Crores)

| Month           |   IGST Collection |   IGST Refund |   Net IGST |   Settlement |
|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------|--------------|
| August, 2019    |             48958 |          6025 |      42933 |        45788 |
| September, 2019 |             45069 |          9054 |      36015 |        42941 |
| October, 2019   |             46517 |          7741 |      38776 |        40613 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 2236 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Pollution by Steel Factories
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Sanjay Seth

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2236 FOR ANSWER ON 02/12/2019

## POLLUTION BY STEEL FACTORIES

2236.  SHRI SANJAY SETH:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that public and private sector steel factories are polluting the environment specially in Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether inspection of the steel plants is being carried out by the Government;
- (c) if  so,  the  number  and  details  of  inspections  carried  out  during  the  last  three years along with the pollutants found during the inspections and the corrective action taken thereon;
- (d) the funds allocated/sanctioned by the Government to the steel plants to install pollution control equipment during the last three years; and
- (e) the  details  of  steel  plants  where  pollution  control  equipment  have  been installed/are  yet  to  be  installed,  along  with  the  time  by  which  such  equipment  are likely to be installed in all the Steel plants, State/UT-wise including Jharkhand?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

## THE MINISTER OF STEEL

(a)to(e): Ministry of  Environment  &  Forest and  Climate Change  has  notified environment protection norms under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. These norms determine whether units are polluting the environment or not. The Steel Plants are to comply with these norms.

The  Steel  Plants  are  required  to  obtain  Environmental  Clearance  from  the Ministry of Environment & Forest and Climate Change, the Central Pollution Control Board  (CPCB)  and  the  State  Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)/  Pollution  Control Committees (PCCs) concerned, as per procedure prescribed.

To ensure regular operation of Pollution Control Systems, CPCB and SPCBs conduct  inspection  and  in  case  of  violations  of  norms,  Show  Cause  Notices  are issued. In severe cases immediate closure orders are issued to stop manufacturing activities till the industry ensures up gradation of pollution control devices to meet the norms.

The steel industry being a deregulated sector, investment decisions are taken by the respective steel companies. There is no funding from Ministry of Steel in the steel companies for installation of the pollution control devices.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2234 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Privatisation of Oil Companies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Behanan Benny, Hibi Eden

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF INVESTMENT AND PUBLIC ASSET MANGEMENT

LOK SABHA UNST ARRED QUESTION NO.2234 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 02,2019

Agrahayana II, 1941 (Saka)

## Privatisation of Oil Companies

## 2234. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN: SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will be the Minister of FINANCE be please to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering privatization/disinvestment of any of the oil companies and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) the manner in which the Government is going to compensate the loss of exchequer after the ownership of oil companies have been disinvested;
- (c) whether the privatization of oil companies would result in the emergence of new monopolies and leads to concentration of wealth in the hands of few private companies; and
- (d) ifso, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Sir. Government has given "in-principle' approval for strategic disinvestment of Government of India shareholding of 53.29% in Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) (except its equity shareholding of 61.65% in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and management control thereon) along with transfer of management control to a strategic buyer and further strategic disinvestment of BPCL's shareholding of 61.65% in NRL along with transfer of management control to a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) operating in the Oil and Gas Sector. Government follows a policy of strategic disinvestment of CPSEs, which are not in 'priority' sectors. For this purpose, NITl Aayog has been mandated to identify such CPSEs based on the criteria of (i) National Security (ii) Sovereign function at arm's length, and (iii) Market Imperfections and Public Purpose. Profitability/loss of the CPSE is not relevant criteria. BPCL is also not in priority sector.
- (b) The Government will get proceeds as against the divestment of its equity in BPCL.
- (c) & (d) OiI marketing companies are profitable entities in a state-controlled 01igopoly. Privatization of BPCL would vastly improve efficiency in the marketplace and provide benefit to consumers, if the oligopoly became more competitive with the material presence of a private sector participant that would compete to enhance its share while bringing best practices to the industry. BPCL has roughly 25% market share in the refining and retail business. Remaining 75% is held by Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited. Therefore, disinvestment of BPCL will not create private sector monopoly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2231 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Steel Scrap
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2231 FOR ANSWER ON 02/12/2019

## STEEL SCRAP

2231.  SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the demand and production level of steel has been assessed for the next decade and if so, the details thereof along with the action plan initiated in this regard; and
- (b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to reduce the dependence on steel scrap imports in the country?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

## THE MINISTER OF STEEL

- (a) As per the National Steel Policy, 2017, the expected crude steel demand/production  in  the  country  is  likely  to  be  255  MTPA  and  total  domestic finished steel demand/production would be 230 MTPA by 2030-31. The Government has notified National Steel Policy, 2017 with a view to encourage long term growth of domestic steel sector.
- (b) The Steel  Scrap  Recycling  Policy  notified  by  Ministry  of  Steel  in  Gazette  of India on 07.11.2019 provides a framework to facilitate and promote establishment of scrapping  centres  for  scientific  processing  &  recycling  of  ferrous  scrap  generated from various sources in an organized and environment friendly manner to give boost to import substitution of Steel Scrap.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2229 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Cashless Economy
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2229

Answered on Monday, December 2, 2019/ Agrahayana 11, 1941 (Saka)

## Cashless Economy

## 2229. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any concrete or   corrective  resolution to sort  out  Internet  network problem, server problem, link fail in regard to cashless economy in the country; and
- (b) if the details thereof with the measures taken by the Government in this regard? along

## Answer

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

- (a) (b) As apprised by Department of Telecommunications, in order to facilitate   expansion   of telecommunication services, following policy initiatives and development programs have been initiated:
- (1) making  available sufficient   spectrum for   mobile services   including auction of 965 MHz across different bands (700,800,900, 1800,2100,.2300 and 2500 MHz bands) in 2016.
- (ii) allowing spectrum sharing; trading and liberalisation of administratively allocated spectrum as per guidelines
- (iii) permitting sharing of active as well as passive infrastructure by the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) for achieving higher utilisation efficiency.
- (iv) permitting Internet Protocol (IP) based interconnections between TSPs, in addition to the prevailing arrangements.
- notification of Indian Telegraph   Right of Rules, 2016 dated 15.11.2016 for   regulating underground infrastructure (optical fibre) and over-ground infrastructure (mobile towers). Way
- (vi) periodic review of expansion of mobile networks and related improvements carried out by TSPs.

Further; in order to root out internet network problem in the country, the Government and TSPs are taking

Further; Bank for Agriculture   and Rural   Development  (NABARD) circular dated there are schemes implemented by NABARD to   provide   funding support for connectivity and power infrastructure to banks Under these schemes, funding support aS per the extant guidelines is provided out of the Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF) for deployment of Small Aperture Terminals (VSA' Solar power unitl UPS and mobile signal boosters in the kiosks /fixed Customer Service Points (CSPs) and newly opened bank-branches in Special Focus Districts. being Very Ts);
Lok Sabha Question No. 2228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Setting up of Museum at Purana Quila
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Prataprao  Jadhav, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sudheer Gupta, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2228 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## SETTING UP OF MUSEUM AT PURANA QUILA

## 2228.  SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

SHRI  PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE   be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government/ Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) proposes to set up/build another museum to house objects excavated from across India which have been lying in the  Central Antiquities Collection (CAC) at Purana Quila and if so, the details thereof and the objectives behind this move;
- (b)  the time by which the said museum is scheduled to be completed and will be open for the common public; and
- (c)  the details of funds sanctioned/ likely to be sanctioned for the setting up such museum at Purana Quila?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  Yes, Sir. The museum will be housed in the arched cells of Purana Quila. Central Antiquity Collection Section is a center for housing the collection of antiquities explored and excavated by Archaeological Survey of India. These antiquities date back from  the  Prehistoric  period  to  post  Independence  era.  The  objective  to  open  new museum  is  to  display  antiquities  such  as  tools,  potteries,  terracotta,  beads  of  semiprecious stones, sculptures, architectural fragments, etc. for general public, students and research scholars.
- (b)  The museum is proposed to be opened by April 2020.
- (c)  The estimated cost of the project is Rs.2 crore.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2227 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF)
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah, Sanjeev Kumar Singari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2227 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## MAHATMA GANDHI NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP (MGNF)

## 2227.  SHRI TALARI RANGAIAH: DR. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGARI:

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

- (a) whether the Government to boost skill development at the district level, has signed  a  contract  with  the  Indian  Institute  of  Management  (IIM)  Bangalore  for introducing  a  two-year  fellowship  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Fellowship  (MGNF) programme recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether any representatives from the State of Andhra Pradesh were selected for this programme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) To  boost  skill  development  at  the  district  level,  the  Ministry  of  Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) have signed a contract with the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore for implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) programme. MGNF is a two year academic programme with  an  in-built  component  of  on-ground  practical  experience  with  the  district administration. It seeks to create a cadre of individuals, and train them in a blended academic program that provides both academic inputs and requires a field immersion at  the  district  level  to  understand  and  contribute  to  the  creation  of  a  district  level ecosystem to support skill development. Upon completion of these components, the Fellows will be awarded a Certificate of Public Policy and Management. In the pilot phase, 75 Mahatma Gandhi National Fellows would be deputed to 75 districts across 06 identified States namely (i) Gujarat; (ii) Karnataka; (iii) Meghalaya; (iv) Rajasthan; (v) Uttarakhand; and (vi) Uttar Pradesh.

(c) and (d) The  selection  process  of  MGNF  fellows  is  not  yet  complete.  The deadline  for  submission  of  online  applications  was  20.11.2019.  A  written  entrance examination, followed by a case analysis and a personal interview will be conducted before the final list of selected candidates is announced.

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