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Lok Sabha Question No. 79 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Establishment of Professional Institutions under CSR
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama, Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 79 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 BHADRAPADA 23, 1942 (SAKA)

## ESTABLISHMENT OF PROFESSIONAL INSTITUTIONS UNDER CSR QUESTION

79. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA: SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether the current rules of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)  allow companies to set up professional and training institutions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether under the instant Rules the industry-specific companies cannot set up their domain-specific technology institutions on the presumption that the passed out students may join the company; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS                    (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री

( श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाकु र )

(a) to (d):   Schedule VII to the Companies Act, 2013 mentions areas or activities that can be undertaken by the companies as eligible CSR activity.  Item (ii) of Schedule  VII  of  the  Act  includes 'Promoting  education,  including  special education  and  employment  enhancing  vocational  skills  especially  among children, women, elderly, and the differently abled and livelihood enhancement projects' as an eligible CSR activity. Ministry vide General Circular No. 21/2014 dated  18.06.2014  has  clarified  that  entries  in  the  Schedule  VII  must  be interpreted liberally so as to capture the essence of the subjects enumerated therein. CSR is a Board driven process and Board of the company is empowered to plan, decide, execute and monitor the CSR activities of the company, subject to  compliance  of  all  provisions  of  the  Act  and  Rules  made  thereunder, especially  excluding  activities  undertaken  in  pursuance  of  normal  course business.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 77 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Vedic Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Devji Mansingram Patel, Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.77 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## VEDIC EDUCATION

## 77. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:-

(a) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  introduce  Vedic  Education  in  New Education Policy and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the details of the key cultural aspects of the New Education Policy?

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

(a) & (b) The National Education Policy, 2020 states that the rich heritage of ancient and eternal  Indian  knowledge and thought has been  a guiding light for this  Policy. The pursuit of knowledge (Jnan), wisdom (Pragyaa), and truth (Satya) was always considered in Indian thought and philosophy as the highest human goal. The Indian education system produced great scholars who  made  seminal  contributions  to  world  knowledge  in  diverse  fields.  Indian  culture  and philosophy have had a strong influence on the world. These rich legacies to world heritage must not only be nurtured and preserved for posterity but also researched, enhanced, and put to new uses through our education system. The policy also recognises that the knowledge of the rich diversity of India should be imbibed first hand by learners.

(c) The National Education Policy, 2020 emphasises that curriculum and pedagogy, from the foundational  stage  onwards,  may  be  redesigned  to  be  strongly  rooted  in  the  Indian  and  local context  and  ethos  in  terms  of  culture,  traditions,  heritage,  customs,  language,  philosophy, geography, ancient and contemporary knowledge, societal and scientific needs, indigenous and traditional  ways  of  learning  etc.  -  in  order  to  ensure  that  education  is  maximally  relatable, relevant, interesting, and effective for our students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 75 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Jobs in Manufacturing, Agriculture and Tourism Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 75 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

JOBS IN MANUFACTURING, AGRICULTURE AND TOURISM SECTOR

†75. SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

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

- (a)whether the Government has decided to increase the number of job opportunities  in  labour  intensive  manufacturing,  agriculture  and tourism sectors by promoting these sectors;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the  State-wise  planning  of  the  Government  to  establish/promote agriculture  and  tourism  based  industries  during  the  current  year
- and the next three years; and
- (d)the State-wise number of persons proposed to be employed in these sectors?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): National Manufacturing Policy notified by Ministry of Commerce  and  Industry  in  2011  identifies  employment  intensive industries like textiles and garments, leather and footwear, gems and jewellery and food processing, etc. as special focus attention sectors. The  policy  provides  special  attention  for  Small  Scale  Industries  as they offer employment opportunities both for self-employment and jobs across diverse geographies.

The  list  of  Agri  Tourism  Projects  under  Rashtriya  Krishi Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY)  of  Department  of  Agriculture,  Cooperation  and

Farmers Welfare to the extent available is annexed.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  75  FOR  14.09.2020  BY  SHRI  MITESH  RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI) REGARDING JOBS IN MANUFACTURING, AGRICULTURE AND TOURISM SECTOR.

List of Agri Tourism Projects under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) of Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare.

|   Sl No | Name of the State   | Name of the Project                                                                                         |   Amount (in crore) | Year    |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------|
|       1 | Odisha              | Establishment of Model Agri- tourism Centre at Krishi Vigyan Kendras( KVK), Mayurbhanj-II, Jashipur.        |                 2.5 | 2018-19 |
|       2 | Rajsthan            | RAJHANS Centre for floriculture, landscaping, ornamental horticulture and agro-tourism in Mount Abu, Sirohi |                10   | 2018-19 |

Note: based on the data entered by the concerned State Government on RKVY portal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 74 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Pending Income Tax Appeals
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.74 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 14 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020 BHADRAPADA 23, 1942 (SAKA)

## PENDING INCOME TAX APPEALS

4657:  SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the no. of appeals pending as on date before the Supreme Court (SC), High Courts (HCs) and Income Tax Appellate Tribunals (ITATs) respectively in which CBDT/ITD is a petitioner;
- (b) the number of appeals pending before the SC and ITATs respectively which are some or  the  other  way  related  to  ascertaining  the  genuineness  of  exemptions  claimed  by  an individual/entity;
- (c) the number of appeals pending before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals);
- (d) the  exact  number  of  disputes  which  have  been  resolved  after  CBDT  revised  the monetary limits for filing of appeals by the Department;
- (e) the exact number of disputes which have been resolved after the launch of Vivad se Vishwas scheme; and
- (f) the total number of direct tax related pending cases before the SC, HCs and ITATs respectively?

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

- (a) Details of appeals filed by department at various judicial fora is as below:

| Forum   | Department Appeals pending as on 1 April,2020   |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
| ITAT    | 16,058                                          |
| HC      | 24,886                                          |
| SC      | 4,831                                           |

Source: Quarterly report for QE March 2020 by R&S Wing,  PrDGIT (Admin &TPS) ,CBDT

- (b) This information is not maintained by CBDT.
- (c) 4,70,658 appeals are pending at CIT(A) as on 1 st July,2020.
- (d) Monetary limits were last revised by CBDT Circular No 17 of 2019 dated 8.8.2019. Consequently following appeals have been withdrawn by the department:
- (e) Based  on  number  of  Form  1  submissions  made  to  the  department  under  Vivad  se Vishwas scheme till 8 th September,2020, dispute resolution process is  underway  in 35,074 cases.
- (f) Pendency of direct tax appeals at various fora is as below:

| Appellate Forum   | Withdrawals as per Circular 17/2019   |
|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
| ITAT              | 6,127                                 |
| High Court        | 6,156                                 |
| Supreme Court     | 1,104                                 |
| Total             | 13,387                                |

| Forum   | Pendency   |
|---------|------------|
| ITAT    | 88396*     |
| HC      | 31822**    |
| SC      | 5477**     |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 73 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Bokaro Steel Plant
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.73 FOR ANSWER ON 14/09/2020

## BOKARO STEEL PLANT

73. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the cases of corruption , irregularity and violation of rules have come into limelight on a large scale due to the nexus of officers and contractors in Bokaro steel plant;
- (b) if so, the total number of cases amongst them in which action has been taken and the number of cases which are pending along with the details thereof; and
- (c) the  strict  action  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  against  the corrupt persons?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

- (a) There are 1885 executives and 9522 non-executives (11407 total employees) in Bokaro Steel Plant (as on 31 st August, 2020). A total of 77 complaints have been registered in its Vigilance office this year till 31 st August on various matters including alleged irregularities, violation of rules and corruption etc.
- (b) Receipt and disposal of complaints is an ongoing process. Disciplinary action has been initiated in 5 cases till August, 2020 this year.
- (c) During  this  year  (till  31 st August,  2020),  disciplinary  proceedings  {including those carried over from previous year(s)} have been completed against 8 employees with imposition of suitable penalty.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 71 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Displacement of Tribals
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 71

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## DISPLACEMENT OF TRIBALS

71.   DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  a  large  number  of  tribal  people  are  being displaced as a result of various construction/development projects and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government maintains any data in this regard;

(c) if so, the details thereof including the number of tribals displaced as a result of such activities; and

- d) the remedial steps taken or being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The  Right  to  Fair  Compensation  and  Transparency  in  Land  Acquisition, Rehabilitation  and  Resettlement  Act,  2013  (RFCTLARR  Act,  2013  in  short)  stipulates the provisions for Compensation, Rehabilitation and Resettlement in the matter of land acquired for public purposes.

Section  4  (5)  of  The  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers (Recognition  of  Forest  Rights)  Act,  2006  states  that  save  as  otherwise  provided,  no member of a forest dwelling Scheduled Tribe or Other Traditional Forest Dwellers shall be evicted or removed from the Forest Land under his occupation till the recognition and verification procedure is complete.

The Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996, also provides that the Gram Sabha or the Panchayats at the appropriate level shall be consulted before making  the  acquisition  of  land  in  the  Scheduled  Areas  or  development  projects  and before  resettling  or  rehabilitating  persons  affected  by  such  projects  in  the  Scheduled Areas; the actual planning and implementation of the projects in the Scheduled Areas shall be coordinated at the State Level.

Constitutional  provisions  under  Schedule  -V  also  provide  safeguards  against displacement of tribal population because of land acquisitions etc.

Further,  Land  and  its  management fall  under  the  legislative  and  administrative jurisdiction of states as provided under the Constitution of India (Seventh Schedule List II (State List) - Entry No. (18).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 70 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Funds for Education in Bharatpur, Rajasthan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 70

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14th SEPTEMBER, 2020

## Funds for Education in Bharatpur, Rajasthan

## 70. SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount released for the better education of poor students in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan; and;
- (b) the details of performance of the Government in the education for poor students?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a):  Under Centrally sponsored scheme of Smagra Shiksha launched in 2018-19, funds are given to all  States and UTs for strengthening of infrastructure and provision of other facilities in schools to ensure that all schools meet the prescribed norms, besides other interventions to improve the quality of education. Also, the States and UTs are supported for various other interventions such as provision of transport allowance for students in difficult and uncovered areas, provision of free uniforms and textbooks  at  elementary  level,  setting  up  and  running  of  residential  schools/hostels  for  children  in need  and  Kasturba  Gandhi  Balika  Vidyalaya  (KGBV)  for  girls  in  Educationally  Backward  Blocks (EBBs), re-imbursement of expenditure incurred by the States in providing free education to EWS children under Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act etc.

As  reported  by  the  State  Government  of  Rajasthan,  the  details  of  amount  released  for  the  better education of poor students in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan is as under:

- i. Under Transport Voucher Scheme, for the students of Class 1 to 8, Rs. 41.8356 lakh and for the eligible/selected girls of Class IX to XII, Rs. 7.626 lakh have been released.
- ii. An expenditure of Rs. 199.315 lakh has been made towards distribution of books free of cost.
- iii. An  amount  of  Rs.  36.030  lakh  has  been  released  for  running  the  residential  school  of Bharatpur for orphanage students.
- iv. First installment of Rs. 5,74,26,899/- has been released towards reimbursement of fees for the students getting free education during the Session 2019-20.
- v. Total 15 KGBVs are running in Bharatpur districts in which 1565 total girls are enrolled and total amount released for the session 2019-20 is  Rs. 517.344 lakh.

Further,  for  Scholarship  of  SC/ST  poor  children,  the  following  amount  has  been  released  for Bharatpur district in the session 2019-20:

-SC Pre-Metric - Rs. 34,75,630/-

-ST Pre-Metric - Rs. 1,49,250/-

(b):  This Ministry has designed a 70 indicators based matrix Performance Grading Index (PGI) to grade the States/UTs. The PGI is a 1000 point scale, which covers the major domains of learning outcomes, infrastructure and facilities, Access outcomes, equity outcomes and governance processes. The overall score for the State of Rajasthan on the index was 752 for 2017-18 and 767 for 2018-19 and it was in Grade II of the Index.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 68 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Skill Training Centres under Ministry of Steel
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## SKILL TRAINING CENTRES UNDER MINISTRY OF STEEL

68. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken any decision to impart skill training under the Ministry of Steel throught the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of unemployed people who have been trained by the said Centres during the last two years;

- (c) whether the training is being imparted in Maharashtra also by the Ministry;
- (d) if  so,  the  names  of  the  Institutions  which  have  been  granted  approval  to establish the training centres; and
- (e) if not, whether the said centres are likely to be established in the future?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

(a)        There  are  three  training  Institutes  namely,  National  Institute  of  Secondary Steel Technology (NISST) (headquartered at Mandi Gobindgarh with regional centres at  Kolkata  and  Nagpur);  Institute  for  Steel  Development  and  Growth  (INSDAG)  at Kolkata  and  Biju  Patnaik  National  Steel  Institute  (BPNSI)  at  Puri  for  imparting technical training to manpower  employed  in  secondary  steel  sector.  Further, individual  CPSEs  under  Ministry  of  Steel  impart  training  to  their  employees  and apprentices.

(b)       The details of the training imparted by these Institutes and CPSEs under the Ministry of Steel during 2019-20 are as following:-

| Name of Institutes/PSUs                                                          | Type of training                             | Number of persons trained   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                                                                                  |                                              | FY 2019-20                  |
| NISST                                                                            | Skill up-gradation in secondary steel sector | 656                         |
| INSDAG                                                                           |                                              |                             |
|                                                                                  | Steel Designs and Construction training      | 814                         |
| CPSEs [Steel Authority of India Ltd.(SAIL) and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd.(RINL)] | Skill up-gradation of employees              | 380                         |
|                                                                                  | Apprentice training                          | 3318                        |

(c)to(e):  NISST has one of its centers at Nagpur in Maharashtra to provide training to the steel industry sponsored candidates in the state.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 66 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Fee structure in Central Educational Institutions
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Rodmal Nagar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 66 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## FEE STRUCTURE IN CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

## †66. SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to change the fee structure in Central Educational Institutions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the steps proposed to be taken by Government in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the State-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) : Every  educational  institution  is  an  autonomous  institution.  Therefore,  various educational institutions take decisions through their regulatory units such as Finance Committee, Board of Governance, Executive Council etc.

(c) and (d) : For  technical  institutions,  in  the  light  of  the  Supreme  Court  order,  AICTE  had constituted  a  committee  under  the  chairmanship  of  retired  Supreme  Court  Judge  B.N.  Sri Krishna  to  fix  the  upper  limit  of  fees  in  technical  institutions.  In  December  2015,  AICTE accepted  the  report  of  this  committee  and  after  consulting  the  Ministry  of  Education  of  the States, implemented it. Under this, the upper limit of fees for various technical courses has been prescribed. Besides this, in every State a "State Fee Regulation Committee" has been constituted. It is clearly mentioned in the handbook of AICTE that the technical institutes of the States can charge the fees only on the basis of the Fee Regulation Committee of the State.
Lok Sabha Question No. 65 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Use of CSR Fund in Rajasthan
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 65 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 14 th  SEPTEMBER, 2020

BHADRAPADA 23, 1942 (SAKA)

## USE OF CSR FUND IN RAJASTHAN QUESTION

65. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any amount has been spent under the C.S.R by the corporate companies in Rajasthan's Udaipur district;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; district-wise
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the names of the corporate companies and the amount spent and the sectors for which the amount has been spent by them during each of the last three years in Udaipur district?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS                                           (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR) वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य  मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री ( श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

(a) to (d):    Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a Board driven process and the Board of the company is empowered to plan, decide, execute and monitor the CSR activities  of  the  company  based  on  the  recommendation  of  its  CSR  Committee. Schedule VII of the Act enlists the activities which may be included by companies in their  CSR  policy.  All  data  related  to  CSR  filed  by  companies  in  MCA21  registry  is available in public domain and can be accessed at www.csr.gov.in. As per the filings made by the companies in the MCA21 registry, the CSR spend by all the companies in the district of Udaipur for the financial year 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 is as follows:

| District          |   Financial Year 2016-17 |   Financial Year 2017-18 | Financial Year 2018-19   |
|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Udaipur (INR Cr.) |                    16.87 |                    16.16 | 1919 18.65               |

(Data upto 31.03.2020)

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