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Lok Sabha Question No. 275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Atal Tinkering Labs and Innovation Mission
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 275 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## Atal Tinkering Labs and Innovation Mission

†275. SHRIMATI RANJAN BEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to take a big initiative like Atal Tinkering Labs and Atal Innovation Mission to encourage research and innovation in the schools of the country;
- (b) if so, whether the Government proposes to provide the said facilities in the schools located in Vadodara City of Gujarat; and
- (c)  if  so,  the  time  by  which  it  is  likely  to  be  implemented  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

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

- (a)   Atal  Tinkering  Lab  (ATL)  is  a  program  run  by  Atal  Innovation  Mission  (AIM) under NITI Aayog to foster curiosity and innovative mindset in young students across India to encourage research and innovation in schools across the country. The vision of the  initiative  is  'To  create  One  million  children  in  India  as  Neoteric  Innovators'.  The details about various activities of ATL program are given on AIM website www.aim.gov.in. Till date, 8878 schools have been selected for ATL establishment, out of  which  3020  have  completed  their  compliance  process  and  have  been  funded successfully.
- (b) &  (c) Till date, 20 schools in Vadodara  city have  been  selected  for  ATL establishment, out of which 8 have completed their compliance process and have been funded successfully. The establishment of ATL is an ongoing process across the country and is subject to compliance status of schools and availability of funds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Sports Activities under CSR
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 274 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 24TH JUNE, 2019 ASHADHA 3, 1941 (SAKA) SPORTS ACTIVITIES UNDER CSR

## QUESTION

274. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of other activities including sports covered under the Corporate Social Responsibility(CSR) policy;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal to include more sports/activities under CSR and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the said activity is likely to be included and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to ensure/facilitate effective implementation of CSR policy?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                        (Ms. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री                                                                                     (श्रीमती विमयला सीतारमण)

- (a):  Schedule  VII  of  the  Companies  Act,  2013  enlists  the  areas  or  subjects including  sports  which  can  be  undertaken  by  a  Company  in  the  CSR  Policy. 'Sports  Activities  under  CSR'  falls  under  item  no.  (vii)  of  Schedule  VII  of  the Companies Act, 2013, which reads as 'training to promote rural sports, nationally recognized sports, Paralympic sports and Olympic sports;'. The list of activities under Schedule VII is available at www.mca.gov.in .
- (b)  &  (c):  The  Government  has  been  taking  various  initiatives  for  effective implementation  of  CSR  including  clarification  of  the  provision  of  CSR  through General Circular dated 18.06.2014, 28.05.2018 and FAQs dated 12.01.2016. A High Level Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (HLC- 2018) has also been constituted  on  22.11.2018  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Secretary,  Ministry  of Corporate Affairs to review the existing framework and guide and formulate the roadmap for a coherent policy on CSR.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Tourism Projects for Lakshadweep
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.271 ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## TOURISM PROJECTS FOR LAKSHADWEEP

## 271.  MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any new project or ongoing project is pending under the Ministry in 'Lakshadweep';
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  any  special  schemes  are  available  for  the  tourism development in the Islands; 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  its  scheme  of  Swadesh Darshan  and  Assistance  to  Central  Agency  provides  Financial Territories/Central Agencies for development of tourism infrastructure in the country

Assistance to State Governments/Union including Islands.

The projects under the scheme are identified for development in consultation with the State Governments/ UT 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.

The Ministry has no ongoing project in Lakshadweep under the above schemes. The UT Administration has submitted a proposal for Development  of  Agatti,  Kavaratti,  Bangaram,  Thinnakara  Islands under Coastal Circuit theme of Swadesh Darshan Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 269 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Merger of Educational Schemes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 269 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  June 2019

## Merger of Educational Schemes

## 269. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

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

- (a) whether the Ministry has decided to merge SSA (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan), RMSA(Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan) and Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Teacher Education under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  it  would  lead  to  losing  of  jobs  by  people  working  on  contractual  basis  and outsourcing  under  SSA,  particularly  in  Karnataka  where  more  than  two  hundred  people would lose their jobs due to above merger; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken/to be taken by the Government to protect them?

## AN S W E R MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  to  (b):  Yes,  Sir.  The  Central  Government  has  launched  an  Integrated  Scheme  for  School Education-  Samagra  Shiksha,  from  2018-19  which  subsumes  the  erstwhile  centrally  sponsored schemes  of  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan,  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RMSA)  and Teacher Education Scheme (TE). It is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending  from  pre-school  to  class  XII  and  aims  to  ensure  inclusive  and  equitable  quality education  at  all  levels  of  school  education.  The  Scheme  for  school  education  'Samagra Shiksha' envisages the 'school' as a continuum from primary, upper primary, secondary to higher secondary levels.  It has been observed that separate schemes have created an artificial divide of levels i.e., elementary and secondary within the 'School Education Sector'. This may have led to a duplication of efforts towards implementing similar interventions and achieving similar  objectives.  A  single  programme  will  lead  to  an  optimal  utilization  of  budgetary allocations and effective use of human resources and institutional structures.

(c) & (d): Education is in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, a majority of the schools are under  the  jurisdiction  of  respective  States  and  Union  Territories  (UT).  Hence,  the  recruitment, service  conditions  and  redeployment  of  teachers  and  other  staff  are  primarily  in  the  domain  of respective State Governments and UT Administrations. As per information received from State

Government of Karnataka, the State Government Order has specified the posts for the office of the State Project Director, District office, and Block office.  As per the Karnataka Government Order, 150 District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) posts and 743 outsourced posts have been continued under Samagra Shiksha.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Weight of LPG
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 268 TO BE ANSWERED ON  24 th  JUNE, 2019

## Weight of LPG

†268. SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  the  present  status  of  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  maintain  the approved weight  of  LPG  in  view  of  wide  irregularities  found  in  the  weight  of  LPG cylinders being supplied to the cousumers in the country;
- (b) the number of cases filed in this regard in Maharashtra during the last three years till date, company/year-wise; and
- (c) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

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

- (a) Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) have reported that cylinders at bottling plants are filled on automatic mechanism and 100% filled cylinders are checked and sealed  with  Tamper  Evident  Seal  before  dispatching  the  same.  Government has also instructed OMCs to direct their LPG distributors to check the weight of LPG  cylinders  at  their  godowns.  OMCs  have  issued  instructions  to  the distributors to provide portable weighing scales to all their delivery boys so that weight of the cylinder can be checked before delivery to the customers. In case any underweight cylinder is detected during delivery, the same is required to be replaced by the distributor.
- (b) BPCL  has  informed one established case of supply of partially used cylinders/pilfered  cylinders  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  during  the  last  three years  i.e.  2016-17,  2017-18  and  2018-19.  IOC  and  HPCL  have  reported  no established case of supply of partially used cylinders/pilfered cylinders.
- (c)   Measures are taken by the OMCs to ensure correct weight of cylinder at bottling plant, distributor's end, en-route and  at customer's end. The  important measures  include  visual  checking  for  defective  cylinder,  segregation  before filling,  automatic filling,  quality  checks, pre-delivery checks, random checks at delivery points as well as en-route, inspection/raids by authorities, checking for weight  and  leakage  before  installation,  investigation  of  complaints  and  timely action in case of malpractices etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Sovereign Gold Bonds
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 266 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, 24 th  JUNE 2019 ASHADHA 3, 1941 (SAKA)

'SOVEREIGN GOLD BONDS'

## 266.     SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE ( वित्त मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the issue of sovereign gold bonds on behalf of the Government for fixed period and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether the Government has set any ceiling for the said issue for an individual or an organization and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FINANCE

(Ms. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) The Government notified the Electoral Bond Scheme, 2018 on January 02, 2018 to establish The Reserve bank of India (RBI) has announced the issue of sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) in consultation with the Government of India for specified period. The tranche-wise calendar was release on 30 th May, 2019 for First half (H1) of 2019-20 and is tabulated below:
- (b) The  Prescribed  ceiling  for  an  individual  or  an  organisation  for  investment  in Sovereign  Gold  Bonds  (SGB)  as  indicated  in  the  Notification  dated  30 th May  2019  is  as below:-
- (i)   Minimum permissible investment is for 1 gram of gold.
- (ii) The maximum limit of subscription is 4 Kg for individual, HUF and 20 Kg for trusts and similar entities per fiscal (April-March) as notified by the Government of India from time to time. A self-declaration from investor to this effect will be obtained. The annual ceiling will include bonds subscribed under different tranches during initial issuance by Government and those purchased from the Secondary Market.

|   Sl. No. | Tranche    | Period for Subscription   | Date of Issuance   |
|-----------|------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|         1 | Series I   | June 03-07, 2019          | June 11, 2019      |
|         2 | Series II  | July 08-12, 2019          | July 16, 2019      |
|         3 | Series III | August 05-09, 2019        | August 14, 2019    |
|         4 | Series IV  | September 09-13, 2019     | September 17, 2019 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: LPG Pipeline
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Rodmal Nagar, P.P. Chaudhary

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.265 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 TH  JUNE, 2019

## LPG Pipeline

## 265. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

## SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether LPG pipelines have been or are being laid by all the three public sector oil marketing companies in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State and Metropolitan city-wise especially in regard to Latur district of Maharashtra;
- (c)    whether any  action is proposed to be taken by the Government to expedite  the work of laying  LPG pipelines in the  metropolitan cities and if so, the details thereof and if not, the views of the Government in this regard;
- (d)          whether  the  Government  proposes  to  lay  LPG pipelines in  all  the  metropolitan cities including those  in Madhya Pradesh and all the districts including Jalore and Sirohi in Rajasthan; and
- (e)       if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be done and if not, the intention of the Government in this regard?

## A N S W E R

पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेंन्द  र प्रधान )

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

- (a) & (b) Yes Sir. The total length of LPG pipeline network in the country is 8,296 Km comprising of the following pipelines:-
- (i) Panipat-Jalandhar LPG Pipeline (Length: 280 Km)
- (ii) Paradip-Haldia-Durgapur LPG pipeline (Length: 673 Km); (extension of  pipeline  to  Patna  and  Muzaffarpur  results  in  total  length  of  918 Km)
- (iii) Ennore-Trichy-Madurai LPG pipeline (Length: 615 Km)
- (iv) Kandla-Gorkhpur LPG pipeline (Length: 2757 Km)
- (v) Jamnagar-Loni LPG pipeline (Length: 1414 Km)
- (vi) Vizag-Secunderabad LPG pipeline (Length: 621 Km)
- (vii) Mangalore-Hassan-Mysuru-Yediyuru LPG pipeline (Length: 356 Km)
- (viii) Uran-Chakan/Shikrapur LPG pipeline (Length: 168 Km)
- (ix) Hassan-Cherlapally LPG pipeline (Length: 680 Km)
- (x) Mumbai-Uran LPG pipeline (Length: 29 Km)
- (xi) Kochi-Coimbatore-Salem LPG pipeline (Length: 458 Km)

(c)  to  (e)  LPG  pipelines  are  laid  from  refineries  to  LPG  bottling  plants  usually situated  outside  the  city  limits.  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  Regulatory  Board (PNGRB) established under the PNGRB Act, 2006 in the year 2007 is the authority to grant authorization for laying of LPG pipelines. Entities that propose to lay, build, operate or expand a pipeline apply to the Board for obtaining an authorisation under this Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 264 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Higher Educational Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## Higher Educational Institutions

264.   DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI SRIRANGA APPA BARNE:

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

- (a)  whether  there  are  three  lakh  vacancies  in  Government  run  higher  education institutions;
- (b) if so, the time since when these vacancies have been accumulated;
- (c) whether the education standards in higher education institutions are deteriorated due to this huge number of vacancies and if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereon;
- (d) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to fill up vacant posts in all the universities, colleges and institutions and if so, the details thereof, and
- (e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  monitor  the  recruitment  process  to  fill  up vacant posts without any further delay?

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

- (a):    As  per  All  India  Survey  on  Higher  Education  (AISHE)  portal  2017-18,  there  is sanctioned strength of 1407373 teaching posts and 1062659 teachers are in position (including  all  types  of  teaching  posts)  in  Universities  and  Colleges  across  the  nation which includes Government, Government-aided and private Higher Educational Institutions.  However,  in  Government  run  Higher  Educational  Institutions  (Universities and  Colleges)  sanctioned  strength  of  teaching  posts  is  330903  out  of  which  256783 teachers  are  in  position  (including  all  types  of  teaching  posts)  and  74,120  posts  are vacant.

(b) to (e): Occurring of vacancies and filling up is a continuous process. The University Grants Commission (UGC) continuously monitors it with all Universities. In this regard, UGC vide its D.O. letter No.F.1-14/2019 (CPP-II) dated 4 th June, 2019 has prepared the

Guidelines for Recruitment of Faculty in Universities, Colleges and Institutions Deemed to be Universities outlining the selection procedure and the time frame for recruitment.

These  guidelines  have  been  circulated  to  all  Universities  to  adhere  to  them.  The Universities has also been requested to take steps to ensure that the vacancies in the University as well as in the Colleges affiliated to University are filled up at the earliest.A copy of the Guidelines circulated to all Universities is available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/ugc\_notices.aspx?id= 2418 .

Further, this Ministry has requested all Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) to fill up faculty related data on National Higher Education Resource Centre (NHERC) portal at https://nherc.in in order to fill up all vacancies in various higher educational institutions on an urgent basis.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Setting up of National Skilled Development Fund
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †258 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## SETTING UP OF NATIONAL SKILLED DEVELOPMENT FUND

## †258.  SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering to set up a National Skill Development Fund to start a training programme for the skilled labourers through Public Private Partnership and to provide infrastructural facilities to them so that they can be trained or get authentication of their present skill acceptance at international level;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the related stakeholders have been  consulted regarding their contribution; and
- (d) if so, the time by which this is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) National  Skill  Development  Fund  (NSDF)  has  been  set  up  on  23 rd December,  2008  as  a  trust  under  the  Indian  Trust  Act,  1882  fully  owned  by  the Government,  to  act  as  a  receptacle  for  financial  contributions  by  Government  of India, State Governments, commercial banks, financial institutions, bilateral/ multilateral  donors,  autonomous  organizations,  statutory  bodies,  any  person  or association of persons, institutions, trusts or Non Governmental Organizations who would  prefer  to  provide  funds  through  the  Government.  Its  main  objective  is  to enhance,  stimulate  and  develop  the  skills  of  Indian  youth  force  by  various  sector specific  National  Skills  Qualifications  Framework  (NSQF)  aligned  programmes through  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  which  is  a  not  for  profit Private led Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Company. The Trust is being managed by a Board of Trustees with Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship as its Chairman.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Vision to Bring India in Top Tourist Countries
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†256 ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## VISION TO BRING INDIA IN TOP TOURIST COUNTRIES

†256. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has envisaged to make India one of the  top  ten  tourist  countries  with  regard  to  arrival  of  tourist and earning of revenue therefrom;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Ministry  of  Tourism,  Government  of  India  has  taken several initiatives to boost tourism in the country with the objective of  increasing  tourist  arrivals  and  earnings  therefrom,  which  interalia include:

-  Central Financial Assistance to States/UTs under the schemes of Swadesh Darshan, National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD) and Assistance to Central Agencies for the development of tourism related infrastructure in the country.
-  Extension of E- Visa facility to citizens of 167 countries.
-  Launch  of  the  Incredible  India  2.0  campaign  with  market specific promotional plans and content creation.
-  Revamping of Incredible India website with the aim to provide more information about India as a tourist destination.
-  Launch of 24x7 Toll Free Multi-Lingual Tourist Helpline in 12 International Languages including Hindi and English.
-  Organisation  of  annual  Global  Tourism  Mart  for  India  in  line with  major  international  travel  marts  being  held  in  countries across the world. It provides a platform for all stakeholders in tourism  and  hospitality  industries  to  interact  and  transact business opportunities.
-  Organisation of biennial International Buddhist Conclave.
-  Organisation of Annual International Tourism Mart for promotion of tourism in North Eastern States.
-  Promotional activities in tourist generating markets overseas through the India Tourism Offices abroad with active participation  in  travel  fairs  and  exhibitions;  organising  Road Shows, 'Know India' seminars & workshops.

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