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Lok Sabha Question No. 1334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Shortfall in Tax Collection
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Manish Tewari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1334

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2019 AGRAHAYAN 4, 1941 (SAKA)

## SHORTFALL IN TAX COLLECTION

## 1334. SHRI MANISH TEWARI

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state

- (a)  the  details  of  the  shortfall  between  the  Government's  projections  and  actual  collections  of  direct taxes between 1-4-2019 and 31-10-2019;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  shortfall  in  Goods  and  Services  Tax  Collections  of  Indirect  taxes  between  1-42019 and 31-10-2019 juxtaposed against budgetary projections;
- (c) the details of the revenue loss to the Government on account of the reduction in corporate tax rates announced by the Government; and
- (d) the reasons for not cutting personal income tax rates?

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

- (a):        The  Budget  Estimates  for  Direct  Taxes  for  Financial  Year  2019-20  is  Rs.  13,35,000  crore. Between  01.04.2019  to  31.10.2019,  the  Net  Collection  of  Direct  Taxes  is  Rs  5,18,084  crore.  The shortfall or excess in collection of Direct Taxes with respect to Budget Estimate, if any, is calculated after completion of Financial Year
- (b):   The Budget Estimates for Central Goods and Services Tax (GST) for FY 2019-20 has been fixed at  Rs.  6,63,343 crore. The actual net GST collection for the Centre till  October, 2019 in the current fiscal year is Rs. 3,26,490 crore. The shortfall or excess in collection of GST with respect to Budget Estimate, if any, is calculated after completion of Financial Year.
- (c):   The likely revenue forgone due to the reduction in corporate tax rates has been estimated to be Rs. 1,45,000 crore.
- (d):  Over the past years, the Government has provided personal income tax relief to tax payers taking into account the overall needs of the economy. Recent initiatives undertaken by the Government are as under:
- i.     Vide Finance Act 2014, the basic tax exemption limit was enhanced from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 2.5 lakh. Further, the said Act aslo increased the limit for claiming deduction under section 80C of the IncomeTax Act,1961 (the Act) from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 1.5 lakh.
- ii.       Finance Act, 2017 reduced the rate of income-tax on individuals whose total income is between Rs. 2.5 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh from 10% to 5 %.
- iii.          Standard deduction of Rs. 40,000 was introduced for salaried taxpayers as well as pensioners vide Finance Act 2018 which was further increased to Rs. 50,000 vide Finance Act, 2019.

iv.      Finance Act, 2019 also provided for full tax rebate for individuals having taxable annual income up to Rs. 5 lakhs under section 87A of the Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1327 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Gas Trading Hub
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Behanan Benny

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1327 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019 Gas Trading Hub

## 1327. SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) whether the Government is planning to build a gas trading hub, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government is planning for inclusion of natural gas in the goods and services tax regime, if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  whether the Government is planning in pricing freedom for all domestic gas, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

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

(a) Creation of free gas market is highly desirable to unleash competition in the gas sector and  move  forward  on  the  realization  of  a  gas-based  economy.  In  this  regard,  it  has  been conceptually agreed to establish the gas trading hub(s)/exchange(s) in the country wherein the natural gas can be freely traded and supplied through a market mechanism and need to create enabling environment for developing the free gas market.

(b) Article 279 A (5) of the Constitution provides that Goods and Service Tax Council shall recommend the date on  which  goods  and  services  tax  shall  be  levied  on  petroleum  products. Thus while, petroleum products are  constitutionally  included  under  GST,  the  date  and  rate  of GST which shall be levied on such goods, shall be as per the decision of the GST Council, which has  representations  of  Ministers-in-charge  of  Finance  or  Taxation  or  any  other  Minister nominated by each of the States and Union Territories with legislature.

(c) Government is progressively moving towards a pricing and marketing freedom regime and has granted Marketing and price freedom for domestic gas under various policies/discoveries which include:

(i) Discovered Small Field Policy

- (ii) Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy
- (iii) Deepwater, Ultra Deepwater and High Pressure High Temperature areas.
- (iv) Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Contracts.
- (v) North East Region (NER).
- (vi) Reforms in Exploration & Production to increase domestic production.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Higher Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1324 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## Higher Education

## †1324. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  has  been  working  consistently  to  promote  higher  education and research in the country; and (b) if so, the names of the various courses being conducted to encourage the youth in the

- country presently along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The Government is committed to promote higher education and research in the country and this is a continuous and ongoing process. Several initiatives undertaken by  the  Government  to  improve  the  quality  of  teaching  and  learning,  include  Rashtriya Uchchatar  Shiksha  Abhiyan  (RUSA),  Global  Initiative  for  Academics  Network  (GIAN), Technical  Education  Quality  Improvement  Programme  (TEQIP),  Pandit  Madan  Mohan Malaviya  National  Mission  on  Teachers  and  Teaching  (PMMMNMTT),  Study  Webs  of Active-Learning  for  Young  Aspiring  Minds  (SWAYAM),  National  Digital  Library,  campus connect  programme,  Uchhatar  Avishkar  Yojana,  Unnat  Bharat  Abhiyan  (UBA),  Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching (ARPIT), and Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP), Paramarsh, Deeksharambh, scholarships schemes for the students. Further, for promotion of innovation, cognitive thinking and improving the quality of Ph.D programmes,  the  Government  has  devised  schemes  in  all  the  fields  of  education  viz. IMPRINT (Impacting Research Innovation and Technology) for technical research, IMPRESS  (Impactful  Policy  Research  in  Social  Sciences)  for  social  sciences  research, SPARC (Scheme for Promotion of Academic Research and Collaboration) for joint research with Foreign Universities, STARS (Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Fundamental Sciences), and STRIDE (Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India's

Developing Economy) in thrust areas of humanities and human sciences.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Big Statue of Shyama Prasad Mukherji
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1323 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## BIG STATUE OF SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJI

## † 1323 SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

## Will the Minister Of CULTURE be pleased to State:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  step  to  set  up  a  big  Statue  of  Shri Shyama Prasad Mukherji at Lal Chowk in Kashmir as a token for historical memory sake after abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A in the State of Jammu & Kashmir for which he made indefatigable efforts throughout his life;
- (b) whether the Government has received requests also from public representatives in this regard;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the status of progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE &TOURISM (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

.(a) to (d): No such proposal is under consideration of the Government.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1322 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in Rajasthan
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena, Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1322 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas in Rajasthan

## †1322. SHRIMATI JASKAURMEENA: SHRI SUKHBIR SINGHJAUNAPURIA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  new  Jawahar  NavodayaVidyalayas  in Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof, district-wise, particularly in Tonk  and Sawaimadhopur Districts; and
- (b) whether the Government proposes to provide exemption to the students belonging to the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in these schools and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) The Navodaya  Vidyalaya Scheme  envisages opening of one Jawahar  Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in each district of the country. 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  for  construction  of  the  permanent  building  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  the  availability  of  funds  and  approval  by  the  Competent  Authority.  All  the  districts  of Rajasthan  including  Tonk  and  Sawai  Madhopur  have  already  been  covered  under  Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme.
- (b) In  the  Jawahar  Navodaya  Vidyalayas,  reservation  of  seats  is  provided  in  favour  of children  belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in proportion to their population in the district but not less than the national average. The students belonging to SC/ST categories are also provided exemption from payment of VidyalayaVikas Nidhi.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Prices of Petrol and Diesel
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: K. Jayakumar, T.N. Prathapan

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1321 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## Prices of Petrol and Diesel

## 1321.   DR. K. JAYAKUMAR: SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the details of highest and lowest price of petrol and diesel during the last 10 years along with the present cost of crude per barrel and the sale price of petrol and diesel in the country;
- (b) whether there is a price hike for petrol and diesel in the country, if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether it is true that the petrol and diesel price hike helps the Government to build more toilets in the country, if so, the details with explanation thereof; and
- (d) whether there is any relation between the international crude oil price and the price of petrol in the country, if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for not reducing the price of petrol by the Government in proportion with the reducing international crude oil prices?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

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

- (a) to (d) The details of highest and lowest price of petrol and diesel at Delhi during the last 10 years (since 2009-10) are given as under: -

## ` /Litre

| Particulars                     | Petrol                 | Diesel    |
|---------------------------------|------------------------|-----------|
| 84.00 (As on 04.10.18)          | 75.69 (As on 16.10.18) | Highest*  |
| Lowest** 40.62 (As on 01.04.09) | 30.86 (As on           | 01.04.09) |

The current prices of Indian Basket of crude oil, petrol and diesel in the international market vis-à-vis domestic market (in Delhi as per IOCL) are given below: -

| Prices as on        | Indian Basket of Crude oil   | Petrol   | Diesel   | Petrol   | Diesel   |
|---------------------|------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|                     | $/bbl                        | $/bbl    | $/bbl    | ` /Litre | ` /Litre |
| 18 th November 2019 | 63.07                        | 71.85    | 73.83    | 74.05    | 65.79    |

Price  of petrol has been made market-determined by the Government with effect from 26.06.2010. Since then,  the  Public  Sector  Oil  Marketing  Companies  (OMCs) are competent  to  take  appropriate  decision  on  pricing  of  petrol  in  line  with  international product prices, exchange rate, tax structure, inland freight and other cost elements. OMCs amongst  other  activities,  also  build  toilets  from  the  fund  under  Corporate  Social Responsibility.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1320 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: NEET
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1320 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## NEET

1320. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has noted that the poor cannot afford to attend private coaching classes for NEET as the expenses go upto Rs. 5 lakh and hence, students belonging to poor and rural sections of the society are at a disadvantage and facing exclusion;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  provide  free  NEET  coaching classes to help the poor and rural aspirants; and
- (c) if so, the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a)  to  (c)  :  As  per  the  information received from  Ministry of  Health and  Family Welfare, the syllabus of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) has been framed after reviewing of various State syllabi as well as those prepared by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), and Council of Boards of School Education in India (COBSE) to establish  uniformity across the  country keeping in  view the relevance of different areas in  medical  education.    The  NEET  evaluates minimum knowledge of a candidate in the relevant subjects expected at higher secondary stage.

In the interest of students, including the most disadvantaged, Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM), which offers interactive course content such as video lectures, reading  material, self-assessment  through  tests and quizzes and online discussion forum for clearing  doubts for  students from Class  9  to post-graduation. The content can be accessed free of cost by anyone, anywhere at  any  time.  Another  initiative  of  the  Government  called  Indian  Institute  of Technology  -  Professor  Assisted  Learning  (IIT-PAL)  provides  video  content  in Biology,  Chemistry,  Mathematics  and  Physics  prepared  by  IIT  Professors  and Kendirya Vidyalaya (KV) teachers for Class XI and Class XII students aspiring to join  Higher  Educational  Institutions.    The  content  is  available  free  of  cost  on dedicated DTH channels of SWAYAM PRABHA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1317 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Creation of Artificial Lake on Tawi River to Promote Tourism
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1317 ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## CREATION OF ARTIFICIAL LAKE ON TAWI RIVER TO PROMOTE TOURISM

†1317. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to create an artificial lake on  Tawi  river  in  Jammu  to  promote  tourism  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Government in this regard; and
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Ministry  of  Tourism  under  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme provides financial assistance to State Governments/UT Administrations/Central Agencies for development of thematic circuits  in  the  country.    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.

The UT  Administration has informed that they have no proposal for development of artificial lake on Tawi river in Jammu.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1316 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Fee Hike by CBSE
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1316 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## Fee Hike by CBSE

## 1316. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a) the  number  of  students  in  secondary  and  higher  secondary  levels  registered under the CBSE curriculum;
- (b) the rationale behind the CBSE fee hike by two times for students belonging to the general category and twenty-four times for students from the SC/ST category;
- (c) the reason why students from the latter category have not been exempted from this fee hike; and
- (d) the amount of increase in the funds collected by virtue of this increase along with the expenditure plan for these added funds?

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

(a): The class  wise  details  of  the  number  of  students  registered  under  the  Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) curriculum are as under:-

Class IX -

22,41,285

Class X -

19,20,651

Class XI -

14,13,924

Class XII -

12,64,946

(b): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has increased the examination  fees  of  class  X  and  XII  Board  examination  2020,  on  no  profit  no  loss principle,  from  Rs.  750/-  to  Rs.  1500/-  for  all  categories  of  students, including  SC/ST candidates for all schools in whole of India, except for schools of Delhi Governments.

For 1299 schools of Delhi Government, examination fee for all categories of Class X students has been increased from Rs. 375/- to Rs. 1200/- , which is only 3.2 times and for Class XII students from Rs. 600/- to Rs. 1200/-, which is only 2 times. (c): CBSE has informed that there has never been a distinction (except in case of Delhi) between different categories of students in the matter of payment of examination fees.  All categories, including SC, ST, General, OBC, etc., have always paid the same fees.

(d): The increased  fee  has  been  made  applicable  for  2020  examination,  for  which registration is still under process, hence, at this moment, exact amount being collected by virtue of this increased fee cannot be worked out.  The examination fee has been increased only to meet out the increased expenditure being incurred at present by the Board.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1315 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Navodaya Vidyalaya in UP
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1315 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## Navodaya Vidyalaya in UP

## †1315. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken/proposes  to  take  any  steps  to  establish  a  Navodaya Vidyalaya in Sandila Tehsil in Misrikh Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c): The Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme envisages opening of one  Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in each district of the country. 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  for  construction  of  the  permanent  building  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 the availability of funds and approval by the Competent Authority. All the districts of Uttar Pradesh  as  on  31.05.2014,  including  Hardoi  District  under  which  Sandila  Tehsil  falls,  have already been covered under Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme.

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