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Lok Sabha Question No. 1401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Creamy Layer Issue
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Bhola Singh, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1401 TO BE ANSWERED ON. 20.09.2020

## CREAMY LAYER ISSUE

## 1401. DR: JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

DRSUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether an Expert Committee has been constituted by the Government t0 examine the issues related to Creamy equivalence among the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs): layer
- b) the details of recommendations made by the committee and the action taken thereon:
- whether the Government is planning to review the criteria of creamy for Other Backward Classes (OBCs): layer
- (d) if so. whether the Government has set Up a Group of Ministers (GoM) in this regard:
- (e) if so. the details of recommendations made by the GoM and the action taken thereon; and
- the steps being taken by the Government to rationalise the creamy layer criteria for OBCs?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI KRISHAN PAL GURJAR)

- a and (b): Yes. Sir: The Expert Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri BP. Sharma to examine the issues related to   Creamy equivalence among the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBCs) has submitted its report which is under consideration of the Government: layer
- (c) to (f): The issue   regarding revision of   creamy criteria of OBCs is under consideration of the Government: layer
Lok Sabha Question No. 1398 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: National Land Reform Policy 2013
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## COVERNMENT O「 lNDIA

## MINISTRY()F RURALI)EVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OFlン AND RESOURCES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUEST10N No。 1398

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.09。 2020

National Land Reform Policy 2013

## 1398.  SHRI MOHAMMBD FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the Minister  of Rl..lRAL DEVEILOI'}MENl' be pleased to state:

- (a) The eftbrts being rnade by the Ministry to linalise  the draft National  Land Refbrms Policy,  2013; and
- (b) The effbrts being rnade by the Ministry to develop a right to honrestead  law/pass  the draft National  Right to Homestead  llill,2013. aimed  at reducing landlessness  and poverty  in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) The draft National  Land Refonns Policy prepared by a Task Force is under examination. Also, As per Entry l8 and Entry 45 in the State List,  'Land'  is a State subject.  Power to enact laws relating to'l-and'vests  in Legislatures  of States.  Each State has its own State-specitic Revenue  Laws to deal with '[-and' and matters  related thereto.
- (b) In case of Larrdless  berreficiary  under PMAY-C.  States have to ensure that the beneficiary is provided  land fiom the Governrnent  land or any other land including public land (Panchayat  common land. Corrrrnunity  land or land belonging  to other local authorities). Landless benetlciaries  are accorded highest priority and are placed on thc top of the priority list. The landless beneficiary cannot be skipped in the allotment  of the house. As on 10/091202A  the States/UTs  have identified  4,48,053 landless beneficiaries  and 1,81,319 beneflciaries  have already  been provided land.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1392 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: CSR Funds
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Krishna Pal Singh Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1392

ANSWERED ON 20.09.2020

## CSR FUNDS

## 1392. DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEAVY  INDUSTRIES  AND  PUBLIC  ENTERPRISES भारी उद्योग एवं ऱोक उद्यम मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has allocated funds to Madhya Pradesh under Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through the Ministry of Heavy Industries during the last three years;
- (b) if so, the names of aspirational districts of Madhya Pradesh along with the details thereof; and

(c) the efforts made by the Government to monitor the expenditure of the said funds by the Ministry of Heavy Industries?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)  to  (c):  Department  of  Heavy  Industry  does  not  directly  allocate  or  monitor  funds  under Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR).  This  is  being  done  by  Central  Public  Sector Enterprises. Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), a CPSE under the administrative control of this Department has spent Rs.7.36 Lakhs in 2018-19 and 2019-20 in the five aspirational districts of Madhya Pradesh, namely Damoh, Guna, Khandwa, Rajgarh and Vidisha.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1389 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Crime against Women and Children
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1389

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020/BHADRAPADA 29, 1942 (SAKA) CRIME AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN

1389. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has noticed that crime against women and children are increasing in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of crimes reported by National Crime Records Bureau against women and children during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has any mechanism to ensure that the accused are prosecuted  properly  and the guilty persons are penalised for the crimes committed; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a): A comparison of crime rate (Crime Rate=Number of cases reported/MidYear projected population in lakhs) of various crime heads on crimes against women and children in the last few years shows no uniform trend.
- (b): Does not arise in view of reply to part (a) above.
- (c) & (d): 'Police'  and  'Public  Order'  are  State  subjects  under  the  Seventh Schedule  to  the  Constitution  of  India.  The  responsibilities  to  maintain  law  and order,  protection of  life  and  property  of  the  citizens  including  investigation  and prosecution of crime against women and children rest with the respective State Governments. The State Governments are competent to deal with such offences under the extant provisions of laws.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1387 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Foreign Aid to Kerala
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1387

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020/BHADRAPADA 29, 1942 (SAKA)

## FOREIGN AID TO KERALA

1387. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the State Government of Kerala has submitted any proposal seeking permission from the Union Government to accept foreign Aid from United Arab Emirates Based Red Crescent for LIFE MISSION housing project in Kerala; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) & (b): No, Sir; no such proposal has been received in the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1385 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Slump in Auto Industry
Ministry: HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Kani K. Navas, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES DEPARTMENT OF HEAVY INDUSTRY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1385

ANSWERED ON 20.09.2020

## SLUMP IN AUTO INDUSTRY

1385. SHRI K. NAVASKANI: SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

Will  the  Minister  of  HEAVY  INDUSTRIES  AND  PUBLIC  ENTERPRISES भारी उद्योग एवं ऱोक उद्यम मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  millions  of  jobs  were  lost  in  the  automobile  sector  of  the  country  due  to  the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, company and State-wise; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to provide jobs for these employees?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES & PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) to (c):  No confirmed data in this regard is available with the government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1384 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Promotion of Aquaculture
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Vinayak Bhaurao Raut

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1384 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 ht SEPTEMBER, 2020

## Promotion of Aquaculture

## 1384.  SHRI VINAYAK RAUT:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to promote aquaculture in the country;
- (b) whether there are any plans to develop clusters for better development of aquaculture in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  AND DAIRYING (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

(a) to (c):  Yes, Sir. The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing various schemes/programmes for development and promotion of aquaculture in the country. The Department of Fisheries has launched a flagship Scheme 'Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY):  A  scheme  to  bring  about  Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of fisheries sector in India'. The PMMSY inter-alia, envisages financial assistance for promotion of freshwater and brackishwater aquaculture, fish culture in reservoirs and other open water bodies, wetland, cold  water  fisheries  and  technology  infusion  in  the  aquaculture  sector. The  PMMSY also envisages  cluster  and  area-based  developmental  approaches  to  enhance  competitiveness  of aquaculture sector, facilitate economies of scale, generate higher incomes, accelerate growth and expansion of the sector in an organized manner, amplify outcomes. Potential areas for aquaculture  are  developed  as  an  integrated  clusters  with  requisite  interventions/activities, forward and backward linkages and with facilities for quality brood, seed and feed, critical infrastructure, processing and marketing networks. Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure and  Development  Fund  (FIDF)  also  provide  concessional  finance  for  development  of aquaculture.  Kisan Credit Card (KCC) facility  has  also  been  extended  to  fishers  and  fish farmers to meet their working capital requirements.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1381 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-20
Subject: Carcinogenic Pesticides
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Sudheer Gupta, Bidyut Baran Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1381

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## CARCINOGENIC PESTICIDES

1381.   SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any studies to ascertain the link between chemical pesticides and cancer;
- (b) if so, the details of the study thereof and the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) the details of those chemical pesticides that have proved to be carcinogenic;
- (d) whether the Government  has  placed any restrictions on the use of such carcinogenic pesticides; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): Indian  Council  of  Medical  Research  under  Ministry  of  Health  &  Family Welfare  has  reported  that  no  study  has  been  conducted  by  Indian  Council  of  Medical Research linking between chemical pesticides and cancer. State Government of Andhra Pradesh,  Haryana,  Punjab,  Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra,  Uttarakhand, Odisha, Tamilnadu, Telangana, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Assam, Mizoram, Nagaland and Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir have also reported that no such study have been conducted in the States and UT.
- (c) to (e): Central Insecticide Board and Registration Committee has reported that as per  International  Agency  for  Research  on  Cancer  (IARC)  classifications,  Arsenic  and arsenical  compounds,  including  pesticides  Lindane  and  Pentachlorophenol  are  the compounds which have been proven to be carcinogenic.

Government of India has already banned the pesticides Lindane, Pentachlorophenol, Copper Acetoarsenite and Sodium Methane Arsenate.  Registrations of  Calcium  Arsenate  and  Lead  Arsenate  have  been  refused  registration  in  India.  No Arsenic based pesticides is registered at present for use in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1375 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Data Discrepancies under Skill Development Training
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1375 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## DATA DISCREPANCIES UNDER SKILL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING

## 1375.  SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

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

- (a)        whether  it  is  a  fact  that  discrepancies  have  been  found  in  data  of  employment  and  selfemployment of skilled youth being presented under skill development training;
- (b)        the  details  of  the  amount  spent  on  making  people  skilled  under  skill  development  training during last five years;
- (c)        the number of courses which are being run to make people skilled;
- (d)       the names of the institutes against whom action has been taken due to their involvement in irregularities during last five years; and
- (e)       the number of institutes which have stopped implementing skill development schemes or the ones in which the same have been stopped?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)        No  Sir,  no  discrepancies  have  been  found  in  data  of  employment and self-employment of skilled youth being presented under skill development training.
- (b)        Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  (2016-20),  funds  amounting  to  Rs. 6,221.39  Cr.  have  been  released  to  implementing  agencies  i.e.  National  Skill  Development Corporation (NSDC)  and States/Union Territories/State Skill Development Missions for the implementation of the scheme.
- (c)        Under PMKVY (2016-20), training is being imparted across 37 sectors encompassing more than 450 NSQF (National Skill Qualification Framework) aligned job roles.
- (d)       Under PMKVY (2016-20), penalty grid has been formulated for taking action against erring / non compliant training centres. Based on the penalty grid, NSDC has suspended training centres for non-compliance of PMKVY guidelines on multiple parameters and periodically publishes the list of such  suspended  centres  on  PMKVY   website.  As  on  13.01.2020,  304  Training  Centres/Training Partners have been suspended across  different locations.
- (e)       Under PMKVY (2016-20), as on 17.03.2020, 14,303 training centres (TCs) were cumulatively empanelled under short term training over the  scheme period.  Of  these  presently  2,960  TCs  are operational.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1372 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Shortage of Teachers in Higher and Technical Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1372

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## SHORTAGE OF TEACHERS IN HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

- (a) whether it is a fact that there is huge shortage of teachers in various higher and technical
- (c)  whether Government considers that due to shortage of teachers, educational standard of

1372. SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: education institutions of the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; those institution is low; and

- (d) if so, the steps Government is going to take to resolve this problems?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (d) : Occurring of vacancies and filling up is a continuous process. The vacancies keep arising  due  to  retirement,  resignation  and  additional  requirements  on  account  of  enhanced students' strength. The institutions are adopting various measures to address faculty shortages in order to ensure that studies of students are not affected which inter-alia, includes engaging research scholars, contract, re-employed, adjunct and visiting faculty. The institutions publish a year round rolling advertisement to attract faculty. University Grants Commission (UGC) vide its letters dated 04.06.2019, 31.07.2019, 05.09.2019 and 22.10.2019 has already issued directions to higher education institutes to fill up the vacant posts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1369 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: GST on PUC Certificate
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE *****

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1369

## TO BE ANSWERED ON SATURDAY THE 19 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020 BHADRAPADA 28, 1942 (SAKA)

## GST ON PUC CERTIFICATE

1369. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to charge 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate for vehicles; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Service provided for issuance of pollution under control (PUC) certificate attract  GST  at  the  rate  of  18%.  However,  no  GST  is  payable  by  the  supplier  of service if aggregate turnover in a financial year does not exceed twenty lakh rupees. Further,  a  service  provider  having  aggregate  turnover  upto  Rs.  50  lakhs  in  a  year may pay tax at the rate of 6% of his turnover.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Fraudulent University
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1365 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## Fraudulent University

## 1365 .    SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

## Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  a  large  number  of  Universities  running  in  various  parts  of  the  country have been found to be fake;

- (b) if so, the details of all such cases during the last three years; and

(c)  the  steps  that  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  prevent  the  growth  of  such fraudulent Universities; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (e): Based on the complaints received from the students, parents, general public and also through electronic print media, University Grants Commission (UGC) has released the list of 24 so-called Universities which are offering Degree Programmes without recognition under Section 2(f) and Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956. Out of these 24 so-called Universities, 3 cases have been identified in the last three years. The details of these so-called Universities are available on the UGC's website www.ugc.ac.in. UGC has no connection with these so-called Universities. In this regard, letters have been sent by UGC to the concerned State Governments from time to time for taking action against these so-called Universities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: ESI Hospital at Vaniyambadi
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1361 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

ESI HOSPITAL AT VANIYAMBADI

1361. SHRI D.M. KATHIR ANAND:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  towards  upgrading the ESI hospital at Vaniyambadi in Tamil Nadu;
- (b)if so, the details of the fund allocated for the same; and
- (c)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Presently the Employees'  State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) does not have any hospital in Vaniyambadi in the State of Tamil Nadu.

However,  the  ESI  Corporation  has  given  'In  Principle'  approval  for setting up of a 100 bedded ESI hospital at Vaniyambadi.

- (b)  &  (c):  The  District  Administration,  Tirupathur,  Tamil  Nadu  has offered land to the extent of 2.02 acres for construction of the hospital at Vaniyambadi.

As  regards  fund  allocation,  it  is  done  after  approval  of  the  estimate submitted by the construction agency to whom the work is allotted.

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