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Lok Sabha Question No. 3596 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Bonded Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3596

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## BONDED LABOURERS

3596. SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

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

- (a)the number of bonded labourers currently exist in the country;
- (b)the number of bonded labourers freed in the country, age, gender and district-wise;
- (c)the  number  of  bonded  labourers  who  got  benefits  under  the  revised Central  Sector  Scheme  2016  and  the  details  of  the  total  amount disbursed; and
- (d)the number of districts which have set up vigilance committee under the Labour Act?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The  Bonded  Labour  System  has  been  abolished  by  law throughout  the  country  with  effect  from  25th  October,  1975  by  the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Ordinance which was replaced by the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976.  As and when existence of bonded labour is detected, such persons are identified for rehabilitation. According to the reports received from the State Governments, till date 3,13,687  bonded labourers have been identified and released.
- (c): Under  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  rehabilitation  of  bonded labourer - 2016, 11,296 bonded labourers got benefit and an amount of Rs.1178.70/- Lakhs has been disbursed.
- (d): Under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, State Governments have been mandated to constitute Vigilance Committees at District  and  Sub-divisional  level.  The  Vigilance  Committee,  inter-alia, advises the District Magistrate to ensure that the provision of the Act and Rules made thereunder are implemented properly.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Funds Allocated for Development of Culture in Rajasthan
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3593

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE IN RAJASTHAN

## †3593.  SHRIMATI  RANJEETA KOLI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government has provided funds for any scheme or made any effort for promoting/ developing the culture of Rajasthan;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the year-wise amount provided for the promotion/development of culture in Rajasthan during the last three years; and
- (d)  the details of the promotion/ development works undertaken in Rajasthan with the said amount?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d):  The  Ministry of Culture  provides  assistance  for  various  cultural programmes  and  projects  in  the  country    through    various  central  sector schemes.    These  schemes  are  also  applicable  for  the  State  of  Rajasthan. Funds  allocated/utilized  under  various  central  sector  schemes  during  the  last three years in the country including Rajasthan are as under :

(Rs. in crores)

| Year    |   Fund allocated |   Fund utilised |
|---------|------------------|-----------------|
| 2017-18 |            61    |           43.04 |
| 2018-19 |            65.76 |           48.33 |
| 2019-20 |            42.69 |           35.3  |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3592 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Status of Bhatinda-Srinagar Gas Pipeline
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Hasnain Masoodi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3592 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## Status of Bhatinda-Srinagar Gas Pipeline

## 3592. SHRI HASNAIN MASOODI:

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the status of Bhatinda-Srinagar gas pipeline in Jammu and Kashmir;
- (b) the number/details of LPG Bottling plants in Jammu and Kashmir;
- (c) the steps taken by the Ministry to setup CNG filling station for vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Ministry to setup H-CNG filling stations for vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

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

- (a) Petroleum & Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has authorized 725 km long Bhatinda-Jammu-Srinagar  Natural  Gas  Pipeline  (BJSPL)  to  GSPL  India  Gasnet  Limited (GIGL) which is developing the authorized pipeline project. PNGRB has informed that about 102 km long pipeline section from Jalandhar-Amritsar in Punjab as a part of BJSPL has been commissioned.
- (b) At  present,  there  are  four  LPG  bottling  plants  including  one  in  Leh  with  a  total bottling capacity of 155 TMTPA in Jammu and Kashmir.
- (c)  &  (d)  Establishment  of  Compressed  Natural  Gas  (CNG)  stations  is  the  part  of development  of  City  Gas  Distribution  (CGD)  Network  and  the  same  is  carried  out  by  the authorized  entities  based  on  techno-commercial  viability  and  pipeline  connectivity  in  the area.  At  present,  PNGRB  has  not  authorized  any  Geographical  Areas  (GAs)  in  the  Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. At present, there are no CNG or H-CNG stations in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Corporate Tax
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Jasbir Singh Gill

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3590

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY 16 TH  MARCH, 2020 PHALGUNA 26, 1941 (SAKA)

## CORPORATE TAX

## 3590. SHRI JASBIR SINGH GILL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has reduced corporate tax from 30 per cent to 22 per cent on Corporates while this tax has not been reduced on co-operatives which is injustice to the co-operatives as the cooperatives, mostly dairy, are facing crisis; and

(b) if so, whether the Government will reduce corporate tax on co-operatives?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  and  (b)  :  The Taxation  Laws  (Amendment) Act,  2019, inter-alia,  inserted  section  115BAA  to the Income-  tax Act,  1961  (the Act)  to  provide  for  a  concessional  tax  rate  of  22%  for  existing  domestic companies subject to certain conditions including that they do  not avail of any specified incentive or deductions. It has also been provided that the existing domestic companies opting for the concessional taxation regime shall not be required to pay any Minimum Alternate Tax.

2.    On the lines of the reduction in corporate tax rates for existing domestic companies, the Finance Bill, 2020 has proposed to insert section 115BAD to the Act to provide a concessional taxation regime for cooperative societies resident in India, wherein they can opt to pay tax at the reduced rate of 22 % subject to certain conditions including that they do not avail of any specified incentive or deductions. The co-operative societies opting for the  said concessional taxation regime will also not be required to pay any Alternate Minimum Tax.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Skill Development Centres in West Bengal
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3584 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES IN WEST BENGAL

## 3584.  SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a) the number of Skill Development Centres established in West Bengal with Central assistance so far;
- (b) the number of Skill Development Centres established in the districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and North Dinajpur;
- (c) the details of funds allocated for Skill Development programs in these three districts and State of West Bengal from Central funds;
- (d) whether any review of the skill development programmes have been carried out in above three districts and if so, its details including the number of youth benefited under this programme; and
- (e) the details of employment/placements post training?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship  has taken  initiatives  to establish Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) as benchmark, model and aspirational centre in every district of the country. For establishment of PMKK, Ministry supports the private  training  providers  by  the  concessional  loan  funding  upto  75  percentage  of  the project investment. Under this framework, 43 PMKKs have been established in the districts including  Darjeeling  and  North  Dinajpur  of  the  West  Bengal.  PMKK  in  the  district  of Kalimpong  has  been  allocated  to  Training  Provider,  Power  to  Empower  Skills  Private Limited. The loan amounting to Rs. 20.21 crore has been released towards establishment of PMKKs in West Bengal including these three districts.

(d) and (e) The skill development training in established PMKKs of West Bengal is being imparted through flagship scheme of Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, PMKVY  2016-20.  This  programme  is  monitored  through  multi-layer  robust  mechanism which includes call validation, surprise visit, concurrent monitoring training centre through digital platform 'SMART', candidates monitoring through 'SDMS' etc. Under PMKVY 201620,  2.96  lakh  and  1.57  lakh  candidates  have  been  trained  and  certified,  respectively,  in short  term  training  in  State  of  West  Bengal.  Out  of  these  certified  candidates,  0.85 candidates  have  been  placed.  Also,  1  lakh  candidates  have  been  oriented  under Recognition of Prior Learning component of the scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3583 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Funds allocated for Development of Tourism in Murshidabad
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Khalilur Rahaman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3583 ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM IN MURSHIDABAD

## 3583. SHRI KHALILUR RAHAMAN:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the initiatives taken by the Government  to  develop  the heritage tourist place in Murshidabad in West Bengal;
- the details of the funds allocated to Murshidabad for tourism
- (b) development during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government of West Bengal has sent any proposal for tourist development in Murshidabad; and
- (d)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The  Ministry  of  Tourism,  under  the  Swadesh  Darshan scheme  is  developing  thematic  circuits  in  the  country  in  planned and prioritized manner. The projects under the scheme are identified for development in consultation with the State Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations  and  are  sanctioned subject  to  availability  of  funds,  submission  of  suitable  Detailed Project Reports, adherence to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds  released  earlier.  Ministry  did  not  receive  any  proposal  for development of Murshidabad from the State Government. Ministry of Tourism    has  sanctioned  Development  of  Coastal  Circuit  in  West Bengal: UdaipurDighaShankarpurTajpurMandarmaniFraserganj-Bakkhlai- Henry Island for Rs.85.39 Cr in the year 201516.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3582 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Foreign Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3582

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020/ PHALGUNA 26, 1941 (SAKA)

## FOREIGN COMPANIES QUESTION

3582: SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कॉर्पोरे ट कार्य मंत्री

(a)  the  number  of  foreign  companies  registered  and  the  revenue  earned  from them in the country during each of the last three years and the current year; and (b) the number of foreign companies which had left the country during the said period and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR

FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

वित्त एिं कॉर्पोरे ट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्य मंत्री

(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) ( श्रीअनुराग व ंह ठाक ु र )

(a)  &  (b):  The  details  of  the  number  of  foreign  companies  registered  and  the revenue earned from them in the country during each of the last three years and the current year and the number of foreign companies which had left the country during the said period along with the reasons are as under:

| Details                                   | 2016-17       | 2017-18        | 2018-19        | 2019-20        |
|-------------------------------------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
| No. of Foreign Companies Registered       | 143           | 107            | 121            | 80             |
| Revenue earned in Rupees                  | 9,94,44,000/- | 14,35,26,000/- | 13,56,36,000/- | 11,76,66,000/- |
| No. of foreign companies left the country | 84            | 118            | 110            | 121            |

The  companies  have  left  the  country  for  the  reasons  such  as,  cessation  of operation  of  branch  office  /  Rental  Agreement  in  India,  expiration  of  validity granted  by  the  Reserve  bank  of  India,  could  never  start  its  operation  due  to change  of  business  policy  of  the  parent  company,  Foreign  company  has established private limited company in India , closure of Parent Company, due to management's decision, due to heavy losses and lack of adequate market, the closure of liaison office/branch office in India, and on completion of project of parent  Company  and  has  decided  to  discontinue  its  business  operations  and under the provisions of the Companies Act etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Fraud by Bit Coin Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3581

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020/ PHALGUNA 26, 1941 (SAKA)

## FRAUD BY BIT COIN COMPANIES QUESTION

3581. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.

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

- (a) whether the Government is seized of the growing reports of cheating and fraudulent practices by bit coin companies;
- (b) if so, whether such companies are repeatedly violating rules laid out by  the  Corporate  Affairs  Ministry  by  not  filing  annual  balance  sheets; and
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  against  such companies so far?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Bit coin companies are not defined under the Companies Act.  However,  the  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  (MCA)  has  conducted inspection  through  Registrar  of  Companies  (RoC),  Ahmedabad  in  the matter of ZEB IT Services Private Limited to examine the aspect with regard to dealing in Bit coins and based on the findings, Prosecutions have been filed for violations under various provisions of the Companies Act and the same also have been concluded on payment of penalty on the compounding application(s) filed by the company. The said company  has  filed  its  Balance  Sheet  as  at  31.03.2019  and  relevant Annual Return and the Company is Under Liquidation.

There  is  one  more  company  registered  with  RoC,  Karnataka  called Unocoin  Technologies  Private  Limited  which  is  in  the  business  of developing  online  market  platform  to  facilitate  and  conduct  buy,  sell, store  and  accept  bit  coins  and  this  companies  is  up  to  date  in  filing statutory returns and no complaints has been received.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3579 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Online Portal to Showcase India’s Culture
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3579 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## ONLINE PORTAL TO SHOWCASE INDIA'S CULTURE

## 3579. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R. :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has unveiled an online portal to showcase the country's culture across the globe and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the portal will be available in all other Indian languages and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  it  will  help  to  create  awareness  among  the  citizens  and  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

## Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Culture & Tourism

## ANSWER

- (a) An online portal, namely  Indian Culture Portal was  launched  on  10 th December, 2019 by the Hon'ble Union Minister of State for Culture & Tourism (I/C) Shri Prahlad Singh Patel to showcase information about the rich cultural heritage of India across the globe.
- (b) The Indian Culture Portal is available in two languages i.e. Hindi and English.
- (c) & (d) The portal will create awareness about both the tangible and intangible cultural  heritage  of  India,  through  the  content  available  on  the  portal,  which comprises mainly of rare books, e-books, manuscripts, artefacts from museums,  virtual galleries, archives, photo  archives, gazetteers, Indian National  Bibliography,  videos,  detailed  accounts  of  Indian  UNESCO  World Heritage site, Musical Instruments of India, write-ups and beautiful pictures on cuisines, festivals, paintings, folk art and classical art from different States of India etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Matribhasha Diwas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3578 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2020

## Matribhasha Diwas

3578.       SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIV RAO MANDLIK:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  recently  celebrated/organized  the  Matribhasha Diwas in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the aims and objectives of celebrating/organizing such Diwas;
- (c)  the  details  of  various  activities  in  different  languages  organized  by  the Government in the said Diwas; and
- (d) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote and protect the various languages used by the people across the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) to (c):  Yes Sir.  The Government of India has celebrated the Matribhasha Diwas  (Mother Language Day) on 21.2.2020 in all Educational Institutions.  21 st February  of  every  year  is  observed  as  International  Mother  Language  Day  to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism with  following  main objectives:
- i)  to  encourage  usage  of    the  mother  tongue,  and  also  learn  other  Indian languages as well

ii)  to understand diverse cultures in India and various forums of literature, craft, performing arts, scripts and other forms of creative expression.

The Ministry of HRD advised all the Educational Institutions  for celebrating the Matribhasha  Diwas  by  organising  various  activities  like  Elocution,  debating, singing, essay writing and painting competitions, music performances, exhibitions, etc.   Ministry of HRD and Ministry of Culture jointly  organised an inaugural programme in New Delhi on the eve of Matribhasha Diwas.

(d):    The policy of the Government is to promote all Indian Languages.  Central Institute  of  Indian  Languages  (CIIL),  Mysore  works  for  the  promotion  of  all Indian  languages    and  there  are  separate  Institutions  for  development  and promotion of Hindi, Urdu, Sindhi and Sanskrit languages.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-16
Subject: Income Tax and PMLA
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3576

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2020 PHALGUNA 26, 1941 (SAKA)

## INCOME TAX AND PMLA

3576. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is intending to legislate decriminalizing Income Tax Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA);
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c)   whether the Government has decided in principle to amend about 46 penal provisions to either  remove  criminality  or  to  restrict  the  punishment  to  remittance  of  fines  or  to  allow rectification of defaults through alternative methods; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

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

- (a)  No such proposal is under consideration.
- (b) to (d): Does not arise in view of reply of part (a).

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