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Lok Sabha Question No. 1204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Shortage of Trained Teacher
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1204 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

Shortage of Trained Teacher

## †1204. SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

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

- (a) whether there is a shortage of trained teachers in the country;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  appoint  the  teachers  on  the  basis  of  B.Ed  etc. instead of appointing them through CTET;
- (c) if so, by when; and
- (d) if  not,  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  proposes  to  solve  the  problem  of  shortage  of teachers?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) :  Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution. The recruitment, service conditions and deployment of teachers come under the purview of the concerned State/Union Territory (UT) Government. The recruitment of teachers is a continuous process and the vacancies keep arising due to retirement and additional requirements on account of enhanced students' strength. Further, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 in its Schedule lays down Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) for both primary and upper primary schools which is 30:1 and 35:1  respectively.  As  per  the  framework  of  erstwhile  scheme  Rashtriya  Madhyamik  Shiksha Abhiyan  (RMSA)-  now  subsumed  under  Samagra  Shiksha,  PTR  at  secondary  level  should  be 30:1. As per the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE)  2017-18 (provisional), the PTR at national level for primary schools is 23:1, for upper primary schools is 25:1 and for Secondary level is 26:1.

(b) & (c)  :  As  per  Section  23(1)  of  the  Right  of  Children  to  Free  and  Compulsory  Education (RTE)  Act,  2009,  National  Council  for  Teacher  Education  (NCTE)  has  been  notified  as  an academic  authority  to  lay  down  minimum  qualifications  for  appointment  as  a  teacher.  For  a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher in schools, the NCTE has notified the minimum qualifications vide notification dated 25th August, 2010 as amended from time to time, wherein passing Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) is mandatory.

(d) :  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  has  been  requesting  all  the  States  and  UT Governments for filling-up the vacant posts of teachers and their rational deployment, for which the  Ministry  has  been  issuing  advisories  to  all  States  and  UTs  from  time  to  time.  Further,  the Central  Government  through  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Samagra  Shiksha,  provides assistance  to  the  States  and  UTs  for  deployment  of  additional  teachers  to  maintain  appropriate Pupil Teacher Ratio as per the prescribed norms for various levels of schooling, and for induction and in-service training of teachers.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Second Phase of the GOAL
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Durga Prasad Rao Balli, Midhun Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1202 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## SECOND PHASE OF THE GOAL

## 1202.  SHRI BALLI  DURGA  PRASAD RAO:

## SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government has launched the second phase of the GOAL (Going Online as  Leaders), a Facebook program aimed at inspiring, guiding and encouraging tribal girls  from  across  India  to  become  village-level  digital  young  leaders  for  their communities recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the States that were selected in the first phase;
- (d) whether  the  members  from  the  tribal  community  were  selected  from  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

(a) to (e): GOAL (Going Online as Leaders) is a digitally-enabled mentorship initiative of Facebook for empowering tribal youth to become leaders for tomorrow. GOAL Project is stated  to  aim  at  identifying  and  mobilizing  renowned  people  from  industry  (policy  makers and  influencers),  known  for  their  leadership  skills  or  roles,  to  digitally  empower  and personally  mentor  tribal  youth  from  tribal  communities  across  multiple  locations  of  India. The  initiative  has  been  designed  to  identify  and  attach  1  Mentor  who  is  expert  in  their respective fields, to four tribal youth, who will be trained and mentored.

Facebook had started a pilot project on its own in March 2019 in 5 states of India i.e. Madhya Pradesh,  Jharkhand,  West  Bengal,  Odisha,  Maharashtra,  wherein  they  have  identified  100 Tribal Mentees and 25 Mentors. Further, Facebook envisages to identify 5000 tribals from various fields to be mentored by 1250 mentors in 5 years in a phased manner.

GOAL (Going Online as Leaders) is a Facebook initiative. Ministry of Tribal Affairs was not associated  with  the  pilot  project  implemented  by  the  Facebook,  specific  details  regarding State wise beneficiaries are not available.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Loans to Farmers
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## Government of India Ministry of Finance

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-1200 ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019/ AGRAHAYANA 4, 1941 (SAKA)

## LOANS TO FARMERS

## 1200. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it has come to the notice of the Ministry that bankers are insisting for CIBIL score for giving loans to farmers;

(b) if so, whether the Government has issued new guidelines which makes farmers to submit their CIBIL rating for getting farm loans;

(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(d) whether same rule are being applied to loans given to corporate sector and others;

(e) if not, the reasons for banks insisting CIBIL scoring from farmers for farm loans; and

(f) the corrective steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reported that no specific direction with respect to insistence on checking credit reports pertaining to loans to farmer has been issued by them.

Lenders exercise their commercial judgment to grant loan or otherwise to borrowers based on the Board-approved policies of banks. Information contained in Credit Information Reports (CIRs) obtained from Credit Information Companies is one of the factors in the credit appraisal process. The decision to approve or reject a loan is taken on a holistic basis, taking into account all relevant factors forming part of the credit appraisal process, and not on the basis of CIRs alone.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Coaching to Poor Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Adoor Prakash

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1199 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## Coaching to Poor Students

1199. ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to

- state: (a) whether the Government is aware that poor students are not able to afford the huge coaching expense for various competitive exams; (b) whether the Government has any plan to provide free coaching to the poor students to enable them to appear in various competitive exams; (c) if so, the details thereof; and if  not,  whether the Government will consider the same, if so, the details,

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  :  Private  Coaching  Institutes  do  not  come  under  the  purview  of  this Ministry.  This Ministry has issued directions to all State Governments to take steps for effective regulation of such centres.  At present, there is no proposal to provide  free  coaching  to  the  poor  students  for  preparation  for  competitive exams.  However, in the interest of students including the most disadvantaged, Government  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  postgraduation.  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) which 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  IITs  and  other  Institutions.    The  content  is  available  free  of  cost  on dedicated DTH channels of SWAYAM PRABHA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Disposal of Cases relating to Provident Fund
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Jai Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1197 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

DISPOSAL OF CASES RELATING TO PROVIDENT FUND

†1197. SHRI JAI PRAKASH:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  any  effective  law  for timely disposal of cases relating to provident fund on the lines of Income Tax Department;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Yes, Sir. The Proposal is at pre-legislative stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Nepali Language
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Raju Bista

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1196 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## Nepali Language

## 1196. SHRI RAJU BISTA:

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

- (a)  the details of the number of Central Universities offering Masters and PhD level courses in Nepali language;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  Visva  Bharati  the  only  Central University in West  Bengal,  where  majority  Gorkhas  live,  does  not  have undergraduate and post-graduate course in Nepali language;
- (c)   if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  establishment  of  the  Centre  for Promotion of Nepali Language?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Two  Central  Universities  are  offering  courses  in  Nepali  language.  Banaras Hindu  University  offers  M.A.  &  Ph.D.  Courses  and  Sikkim  University  offers M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. level courses in Nepali Language.
- (b) & (c): Visva-Bharati does not have undergraduate and post-graduate courses in Nepali  language.  The  course  does  not  exist  since  the  inception  of  the University as the university did not receive any proposal to start such courses.
- (d): Central Universities are autonomous institutions governed under the provisions  of  their  Act,  Statutes  and  Ordinances  framed  thereunder.  The statutory  bodies  of  the  Central  Universities  are  competent  to  start  new courses in any language/subject.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Irrelevant Question asked in School Exam
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1193 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  November, 2019

## Irrelevant Question asked in School Exam

## 1193.   SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  a  question  in  a  school examination in Gujarat required students as to answer how Gandhiji committed suicide;
- (b) if so, the details thereon; and
- (c) if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):

Information is being collected.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Preservation of Musical Instruments
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1189 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## PRESERVATION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

## 1189. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Indian  musical  instruments  that  are  now  extinct  or  are  on  the verge of extinction;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to preserve such musical instruments;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study to understand and preserve the musical instruments in advance;
- (d) whether the Government has been able to save any such endangered musical instruments in the last 10 years;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the effectiveness of current schemes and programs in preserving such endangered musical instruments?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a)to(f):   There is no verifiable data with the Government thereby suggesting instruments to be extinct or on the verge of extinction. However, there are some instruments which are important part of our cultural heritage and are being preserved and promoted  by  the  Sangeet  Natak  Akademi  (SNA),  an  autonomous  body  under Ministry of Culture. The SNA has set up a gallery of musical instruments. SNA has  also  conducted  training  programmes  in  heritage  instruments  such  as Pakhawaj,  Sarangi,  Sundri,  Shehnai,  Rabab,  Khartal,  Singhi  Sarangi,  under tutelage of masters in the respective fields.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: National Testing Agency
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1188 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## National Testing Agency

## 1188.  SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a) whether the CBSE is losing huge revenue after the setting up of National Testing Agency; and
- (b) if so, whether the Government proposes to compensate revenue loss of the CBSE instead of imposing it on students and if so, the steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a)  and (b): There  has  been  decrease  in  the  revenue  of  the  Central  Board  of Secondary Education (CBSE) after setting up of the National Testing Agency. CBSE is a self financed institution under Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and does  not  receive  any  Grant  from  Government  of  India.    CBSE  has  not  sought  any financial assistance from the Government of India so far.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: INX Media Case
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1187

## LOK SABHA

ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## INX MEDIA CASE

SHRI Vinod Kumar Sonkar

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has completed the probe of money laundering case of INX Media;
- (b) if 80, the details thereof along with the details of property seized;
- (c) whether the Government has calculated the of exchequer in the said case and if s0, the details thereof; loss
- (d) whether the roles of the accused including several senior government officers have been established in this case;
- (e) if s0, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon; and
- (9 the other steps being taken by the Government for preventing such type of financial scarns in the country?

## ANSWER

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

Based on FIR of Central Bureau of Investigation alleging irregularities in grant of FIPB approvalsto INX Media and related entities, Enforcement Directorate has registered a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA): Assets   totalling of Rs. 53.93 crores have been provisionally attached. Disclosure of details of investigation in the case at this stage may riot be in larger public interest as the same may adversely impact the ongoing investigation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Penalty on Low AMB
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1183

ANSWERED ON 25 th NOVEMBER, 2019 (MONDAY)/AGRAHAYANA 4, 1941 (SAKA)

## Penalty on Low AMB

## 1183. SHRI VASANTHAKUMAR H.:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the ministry is aware that due to economy slowdown Customers and firms failing to meet the Average Monthly Balance (AMB) requirements in a month have to bear penalty charges, if so, the details thereof including the average income through this penalty by the banks for the last three years area-wise like metro/urban/semi-urban/grmin;
- (b) whether the Government has taken action for withdrawal of the penalty charges by the Banks for nonmaintenance of minimum balance for customers and also firms;
- (c) if so, the details thereof including the penalty amount reimbursed/credited to the said accounts during the said period; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) to (d) According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guidelines, banks do not have any Minimum Balance requirement for Basic Savings Bank Deposit accounts (BSBD), including accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY). As on March 2019, there were 57.3 crore BSBD accounts across the country, including 35.27 crore Jan-Dhan accounts. Hence, for these accounts there are no charges for not maintaining minimum balance. BSBD accounts provide certain basic minimum facilities free of charge.

For accounts other than BSBD accounts, as per RBI's Master Circular on 'Customer Service in Banks' dated July 1, 2015, banks are permitted to fix service charges on various services rendered by them, as per their Board approved policy, while ensuring that the charges are reasonable and not out of line with the average cost of providing these services.

As apprised by eighteen Public Sector Banks (PSBs), the amount collected through the levy of charges for non-maintenance of minimum balance in Savings Bank account, during the last three financial years, are as under:

| Year    |   All eighteen Public Sector Banks (Amount in Rs. crore) |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                                                   790.22 |
| 2017-18 |                                                  3368.42 |
| 2018-19 |                                                  1996.46 |

The reduction in the amount collected through levy of charges by PSBs during 2018-19, inter-alia, include reduction in charges for non-maintenance of minimum balance by State Bank of India, with effect from 1.10.2017. Area-wise data (i.e. metro/urban/ semi-urban/gramin) is not centrally maintained.

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## Answer
Lok Sabha Question No. 1181 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Heritage Sites Identified for Upgradation
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1181 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## HERITAGE SITES IDENTIFIED FOR UPGRADATION

## 1181. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of heritage sites State/ UT-wise identified by the Government for overall development for Tourism point of view and where substantial amount of work had since been undertaken and the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether the Government plans to revive all the identified heritage sites and also to take up further upgradation of all such sites, and if so, the details thereof including the action taken/proposed to be taken in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government had included any of the heritage site from Bihar; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) Archaeological  Survey  of  India  is  responsible  for  protection,  conservation  and maintenance of  3691 monuments, archaeological sites and remains declared as of  national  importance  in  the  country  which  is  a  continuous  process,  where essential  work  is  executed  as  per  the  requirements  of  different  sites  and availability of resources and over all they are in good state of preservation. Further, besides conservation and maintenance of  monuments, archaeological sites and remains, providing basic facilities/amenities (e.g. drinking water, toilet blocks, facilities for physically challenged, pathways, cultural notice boards/signage,  vehicle  parking,  cloak  rooms,  etc.)  to  the  tourists  visiting centrally protected monuments/sites are regular activities which the Archaeological  Survey  of  India  undertakes,  as  per  needs  and  resources. Improvement and upgradation of these public amenities is a continuous process.
- (b)to(d) There are no such plan for revival of protected monuments as conservation work on  them  is  executed  as  per  archaeological  norms  and  principle  where  main requirement is maintaining its originality, authenticity and integrity.  There are 70 number of protected monuments/sites of Archaeological Survey of India in Bihar. The essential conservation work and tourist amenities of these monuments are also attended