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Lok Sabha Question No. 1309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Passing Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1309 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## Passing Students

## †1309. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

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

(a) whether it is a fact that only 32 to 34 percent students passed the 12th board exam in Bihar during the academic year 2018-19;

(b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  concrete  action-plan  to  find  out  the reasons for the same so as to save the future of the failed students; and

(c) whether the Government has prepared any policy to implement uniform curriculum in all Government and private schools of the country?

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

(a)  to  (c):  As  per  the  information  received  from  the  State  Government  of  Bihar,  pass percentage  in  Intermediate  Annual  Exam,  2018  and  2019  was  52.75  %  and  80.25%, respectively. As informed by the State Government of Bihar, the syllabus is completed in a phased manner and is monitored rigorously. Crash courses have been conducted at the end of the  session.  Apart  from  this,  the  district  officials  have  been  instructed  to  conduct  regular inspection to streamline the teaching work. Continuous evaluation is done in the Elementary classes  before  the  student  moves  into  Secondary  classes.  Also,  smart  classes  have  been started in the secondary schools of the State.

Education is in the Concurrent list of the Constitution and majority of the schools are under the domain of the State and Union Territory Governments. It is also informed by the State Government of Bihar that it has developed its own Bihar Curriculum Framework (BCF) in 2008 based on the philosophy and guidelines of National Curriculum Framework (NCF), 2005.  Thus,  Bihar  follows  BCF  for  designing  and  developing  their  syllabus  and  course material.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1308 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Violence in Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1308 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## Violence in Universities

## 1308. SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

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

- (a) the number of recent violence in various universities of the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has proposed to obtain a comprehensive report regarding the causes and impacts of the events;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) if  not,  the  reasons therefor and the measures proposed by the Government for the safety and liberty of the students in this country; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e):  There have been reports of some violence in some universities in the country. Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  was  apprised  of  the  factual  position  by  the concerned Central Universities. All the Central Universities are competent by their statutes to ensure proper safety and unhindered progress of the students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Modernisation of Madarsa Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1306 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## Modernisation of Madarsa Education

## 1306.  SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

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

- (a) the  total  expenditure  incurred  by  the  Government  for  teaching  Urdu  and  for  recruitment  and posting  of  Urdu  language  teachers  in  primary  and  upper  primary  schools  in  villages/localities during the financial year 2019-20 under the Prime Minister's 15 Points Programme; and
- (b) the total  expenditure for providing  basic educational infrastructure and  resources for the modernization of Madarsa education during the financial year 2019-20 under the same program?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched a Centrally Sponsored Scheme for financial assistance for appointment of Language Teachers in the States and UTs for the remaining period of  2019-20.  The  scheme  has  a  provision  for  providing  financial  assistance  to  States/UTs  for  giving honorarium to Urdu Teachers appointed by the States/UTs in schools where at least 15 students in a class opt to learn the language. However, it is submitted that no proposal has been received as of now from any State/UT for financial assistance for appointment of Urdu Teachers.

(b) The  Ministry  is  also  implementing  a  Scheme  for  Providing  Education  to  Madrasas/Minorities (SPEMM) comprising Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM) and Infrastructure Development  in  Minority  Institutions  (IDMI).  SPQEM  provides  financial  assistance  to  encourage traditional institutions like Madarsas and Maktabs to introduce modern education through subjects such as Science,  Mathematics,  Social  Studies,  Hindi  and  English  in  their  curriculum  through  support  for  a maximum of three teachers; books, teaching learning material and computer labs. Both the schemes are voluntary in nature. Till date, and expenditure of Rs. 63.57 crores has been made by the Department for the year 2019-20.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1304 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Subsidized Kerosene to Tamil Nadu and Kerala
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1304 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## Subsidized Kerosene to Tamil Nadu and Kerala

1304. SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government is considering a proposal to bring down the allocation of subsidized kerosene to States and to phase out subsidy on the fuel by 2020-21;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of the allocation of subsidized kerosene to Tamil Nadu and  Kerala  during  the  year  2019-  20  and  proposed  for  2020-21 and the extent to which it will affect the Public Distribution System in  these  States,  in  case  the  subsidized  allocation  is  reduced  and subsidy itself is phased out?

## A N S W E R

पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री )श्री धमेंद्र प्रधान)

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

- (a) & (b) Government  of  India  (Ministry  of  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas) makes allocation  of Public  Distribution  System  (PDS)  Kerosene  for cooking and lighting purpose on quarterly basis to States/UTs. PDS Kerosene  allocation  of  States/UTs  has  been/is  being  rationalized taking  into  account  various  factors  including  increase  in  domestic LPG/PNG connections, electricity coverage, non-lifting of PDS Kerosene quota by the concerned States/UTs etc. Some States have been  voluntarily  surrendering  PDS  Kerosene  in  view  of  increased penetration of domestic LPG/PNG connections and Rural electrification. On account of voluntary surrender of PDS Kerosene the  States/UTs  have  been  claiming  cash  incentive  under  DBT Kerosene Scheme. The Government continues to modulate the retail selling price of PDS Kerosene and its consumers get the product at subsidized price.

- (c) The  allocation  of  subsidized  kerosene  to  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu and Kerala during the year 2019-20 is as under:

|   S. No. | State      | PDS SKO allocation for 2019-20 in KL   |
|----------|------------|----------------------------------------|
|        1 | Kerala     | 41,700                                 |
|        2 | Tamil Nadu | 1,45,320                               |

The allocation of PDS Kerosene for the year 2020-21 has not been finalized.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1303 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Missing University Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1303 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## Missing University Students

## 1303. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

- Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state: (a)  the  number  of  cases  that  have  been  registered  against  disappearance  of students from the various Universities of India during the last five years; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  so  far  in  this  regard  and  the  number  of
- students still missing in the country; and
- (d) the reasons for disappearance and details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The University Grants Commission (UGC ) has informed that no such data is maintained centrally by it. However, 3 cases of missing students have come to the notice of UGC, one each in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Central University of Punjab and Assam University. Mr. Najeeb Ahmed of JNU, Mr. Manoranjan Sahu of Central  University  of  Punjab  and  Shri  Roopjoyoti  Das  of  Assam  University  are missing since October, 2016, June, 2019 and May, 2017 respectively. FIRs/Missing report in respect of these students have been registered.

The  Universities  are  autonomous  bodies  established  or  incorporated  by  or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act or a State Act and are competent to take action in academic and administrative matters of the University as per their own mechanism and take help from local administration, if deemed appropriate.

Further, the UGC has also framed guidelines on safety of students on and off campuses of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) . These guidelines are available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/4006064\_Safety-of-Students-Guidelines.pdf .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Construction of ESI Dispensary
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1302 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## CONSTRUCTION OF ESI DISPENSARY

1302. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

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

- (a)whether  the  ESI  Corporation  had  given  approval  and  allocated  fund  for construction of a new building for ESI dispensary in Navaikkulam, Kerala in the year 2012;
- (b)if  so  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  for  such  a  long  delay  in  the project;
- (c)whether land inspection of the acquired land had already been done and utility certificate was issued, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether the ESI Corporation has done any further inspection of the land and given a non-suitable report, if so, the reasons for such a report for a
- project once cleared and work awarded; and
- (e)whether the Government will consider completion of this project without further delay, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) initially gave approval  for  construction  of  ESI  Dispensary  at  Navaikkulam  to  M/s  HLL Lifecare  Limited  (HLL).  Due  to  refusal  by  HLL,  the  work  has  now  been assigned  to  Central  Public  Works  Department  (CPWD).    ESIC  released  an amount  of  Rs.2,85,243/-  on  30.01.2019  to  the  CPWD  for  pre-construction activities.
- (c) to (e): 1.845  acre  of  land  is  already  acquired.  A  committee  visited  the proposed site and mentioned in its report dated 20.12.2019 that the site is not suitable for construction. It has been decided to send another team to examine the site suitability.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Appointment of JNU VC
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mala Roy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1300 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## Appointment of JNU VC

## 1300. SHRIMATI MALA ROY:

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

- (a)  the  circumstances under which  despite the  reservations  of  the  then  HRD  Minister the  current JNU Vice-Chancellor (VC) was appointed to the post;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  present  JNU,  VC  is  in  occupation  two  official accommodations; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the rules under which the same has been permitted?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank')

- (a)  The appointment of Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has been made in accordance with the provisions of the Act and Statute of the University.
- (b) & (c) Vice Chancellor of JNU is occupying two official accommodations in accordance with the House Allotment Rules of IIT, Delhi and Ordinance No. 5 of JNU relating to terms and conditions of service of the Vice Chancellor.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1299 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Privatisation of Ashok Hotel
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1299 ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## PRIVATISATION OF ASHOK HOTEL

## 1299. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  privatise  the  Five Star Ashok Hotel, New Delhi;
- (b) if so, the reasons for the same;
- (c)
- whether Ashok Hotel is running in loss; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  quantum  of  loss  during  the last five years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): In  accordance  with  the  Disinvestment  Policy  of the  Government  of  India,  hotels/properties  of  ITDC  are  being disinvested keeping in view that running and managing hotels on professional  lines  is  not  the  job  of  Government  or  its  entities. However,  there  is  no  specific  plan  to  privatise  the  Ashok  Hotel, New  Delhi.  The  Department  of  Investment  and  Public  Assets Management  (DIPAM)  has  appointed  a Consultant  to  study  and submit  a  report  including  terms  &  conditions  for  lease  of  land, prevailing  laws,  provisions  and  restrictions  (if  any)  pertaining  to construction  &  development  of  property  in  the  area,  existing arrangements  being  used  by  Hotel  Ashok  and  Samrat  Hotel, O&M/Sub-leasing  of  Hotel  Ashok  and  maximisation  of  FAR  in  the Ashok - Samrat Complex.

(c) and (d): The Ashok Hotel has not incurred any losses during the last five years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Manne Srinivas Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1297 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.2.2020

## Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

## 1297. SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has recently inauguratedfive new Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), oneNational Navodaya Leadership Institute and laidfoundation stones of nine new JNVs in various States;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government  has  received anyproposal from the State of Telangana to allot JawaharNavodaya Vidyalayas in the next academic year; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and their status thereon?

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

(a) & (b): Yes Sir, 05 newly constructed buildings of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) at Kanshiram Nagar and Sitapur-II in Uttar Pradesh, Dang and Navasari in Gujarat, Malkangiri-II in Odisha and of 01 Navodaya Leadership Institute at Puri in Odisha were inaugurated recently.  Foundation stones were laid for the permanent buildings of JNVs at Sefaijala and South Tripura in Tripura, South West Khasi Hills in Meghalaya, Jalpaiguri in West Bengal, Kalaburgi-I andKolar in Karnataka, Khunti in Jharkhand &Mahisagar in Gujarat.

(c) & (d): The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme provides for opening of one JNV in each district of the country. All the districts of pre-bifurcated Andhra Pradesh were covered under Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme (except Hyderabad which is an urban district). After bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, 9 of its districts came under the jurisdiction of newly  formed  state of Telangana.  The  remaining    newly  carved  districts of Telangana do not have any JNVs. Opening of new JNVs is a continuous process which depends on the willingness of the concerned State Government/UT Administration  to  make  available  requisite  suitable  land  free  of  cost  and  making available  required  temporary  building,  free  of  rent  to  run  the  Vidyalaya  till  the permanent building is constructed.  However, actual sanction and opening of new JNV depends on availability of funds and approval by the competent authority.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1296 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Shale Gas Production
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1296 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  February 2020

## Shale Gas Production

## 1296.   SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Krishna-Godavari is one of the six sedimentary basins identified as prospective shale gas production;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the measures taken by the Ministry for exploration and exploitation of shale gas from KG Basin under Shale Gas Policy; and
- (d) the details of the anticipated quantity of shale gas in KG Basin?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में मंत्री ( प्रााप्र ामेर्मध ीी )

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a) to (d):  Krishna - Godavari Basin is one of the six basins identified having Shale Gas potential. Ten nomination blocks in Krishna-Godavari Basin have been allotted to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Limited for exploration of shale gas and oil. As per assessment of ONGC, Krishna - Godavari Basin have potential of 50.74 Trillion Cubic Feet of Shale Gas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1295 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Employment in Illegal Mines
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Pratima Mondal

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1295

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## EMPLOYMENT IN ILLEGAL MINES

## 1295. SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL:

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

- (a)the steps taken to prohibit employment in illegal mines;
- (b)the reasons for the Meghalaya mine rescue 2018-19 being unsuccessful;
- (c)the  total  number  of  deaths  in  the  accident  and  the  number  of  family members compensated;
- (d)whether  all  the  bodies  were  retrieved  from  the  mine  and  if  so,  the
- details thereof; and
- (e)the steps taken to prevent such accidents? ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a): Directorate General of Mines Safety is the Regulatory Agency under the Ministry of Labour and Employment to implement the provisions of Mines Act, 1952. The Act, inter-alia, provides for measurers to prevent accidents and occupational disease and requires provisions of some basic amenities to mines workers employed in those mines which are notified under Mines Act 1952. The Illegal mines do not come under the purview of the Mines Act, 1952.
- (b) to (e): The  Meghalaya  mine  accident  which  took  place  in  2018-19 was not a notified mine under the Mines Act, 1952 and thus does not fall in  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Central  Government.    State  Governments/UT Administrations are empowered to take action against such illegal mining and consequently to prevent such accidents in these mining.

Hence,  the  data  in  respect  of  number  of  deaths,  bodies retrieved and compensation paid in the Meghalaya mine accident is not available with Ministry of Labour and Employment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1294 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: NIT in Chitradurga District
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Narayana Swamy Abbaiah

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1294 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## NIT in Chitradurga District

## 1294.  SHRI A. NARAYANA SWAMY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is considering sanctioning of National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Chitradurga District; and
- (b) whether the Government is in receipt of proposal for the same from the Government of Karnataka?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) & (b): No Sir. No such proposal has been received.

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