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Lok Sabha Question No. 208 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: GST Grievances Committee
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 208

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020/MAGHA 14, 1941 (SAKA)

## GST GRIEVANCES COMMITTEE

## †208.  SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  form  a  committee  to  address  the  grievances  being received continuously from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) payers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a)  and  (b)  Yes  Sir.  The  GST  Council,  in  its  38 th meeting  held  on  18.12.2019,  recommended establishment of a structured grievance redressal mechanism to tackle GST related grievances of taxpayers,  including  procedural  difficulties  and  IT  related  issues,  both  of  specific  and  general nature.  Detailed  instructions  have  been  issued  for  the  constitution  of  'Grievance  Redressal Committee' (GRC) at Zonal/State level comprising of both Central Tax and State Tax officers, representatives  of  trade  and  industry,  representatives  from  Goods  and  Services  Tax  Network (GSTN) and other stakeholders. The GRC shall be constituted for a period of two years and the term of each member so nominated shall likewise be for a period of two years. The Committee shall meet once every quarter or more frequently as decided by the Co-chairs.

- (c)  Does not arise in view of reply to parts (a) and (b) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 207 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Fiscal Transparency
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## Governmnent of India Ministry of Finance Department of Feonomic Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 207

AVSWERED ON - 03.02.2020

## FISCAL TRANSPARENCY

## 207. SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B:

Will the Ministcr of FINANCE be pleased Lo stale:

- (a transparency in fiscal reporting of the Gjovernment and has urged the Government to cnhance fiscal transparency and il s0. the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Gjovernment has also experienced huge fiscal deficit and many projects programmes have been hampered for want of' fund 4s eslimaled in the budget 2019-20;
- (e) during the current financial year; and
- (d) the sleps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FLNANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a) International  Monelary Fund Country Report No. 19/385 menlions, "To support the adoption 2 necessary medium-term fiscal consolidation; driven by subsidy-spending ralionalization and tax-base and fiscal transparency and budgct coverage should be enhaneed.
- (b) (c) and (d) The revised eslimates of fiscal deficit for 2019-20 have been presented among Fiscal policy cum Fiscal policy Strategy Statemenl 2020. These documents also contain delails
Lok Sabha Question No. 204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Cyber Security in Securities Market
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: K. Shanmuga Sundaram

(a) and (b):

- Securities   and  Exchange   Board of India   (SEBI) has   institutionalized a three-tier structure in securities market to monitor security related events and take actions as deemed necessary: cyber
- SEBI has mandated   Comprehensive review of security at Stock Exchanges,   Clearing Corporations and Depositories to be carried out twice in a year: cyber
- SEBJ has mandated all Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIs), Stock Exchanges, Clearing Corporations   and Depositories to have a Cyber   Security Operation Center (C-SOC) that  would be a security incidents. ie., cyber
- (c) and (d): SEBI has not furnished any report to Ministry regarding any cyber-attack o security markets during the last 3 years.

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 204 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020/MAGHA 14, 1941 (SAKA) CYBER SECURITY IN SECURITIES MARKET

## QUESTION

## 204: SHANMUGA SUNDARAM K

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is having any proposal to protect and safeguard the interests of the security markets from cyber attacklthreats;
- (6) if the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor; SO,
- (c) whether the Ministry has received any report from the security markets or from SEBI regarding any cyber attack on their database; and
- (d) if so, the details of the cyber attack during the past three and the current year?; years

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG THAKUR)
Lok Sabha Question No. 203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Establishment of NIV
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 203 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 3 RD  FEBRUARY 2020 [MAGHA 14, 1941 (SAKA)]

## ESTABLISHMENT OF NIV

## QUESTION

203.   SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कॉरपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) proposes to setting up a National Institute for Valuers (NIV) on the lines of Institute of the Chartered Accountants of India; (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  list/name  of  the  present  Registered  Valuers  with  Registered  Valuers  Organization working across the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS वित्त एिं कारपोरेट कार्य  मंत्रालर् में राज्र् मंत्री (

(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

श्री अनुराग स ंह ठाक ु र )

- (a) & (b): Ministry of Corporate Affairs has constituted a Committee of Experts on 30.08.2019 under the Chairpersonship of Dr. M.S. Sahoo, Chairman, IBBI to examine the need for an Institutional framework for regulation and development of valuation professionals.
- (c):  A  list  containing  names  of  the  present  Registered  Valuers  with  Registered  Valuers Organization working across the country is available in the public domain at https://ibbi.gov.in/service-provider/rvs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 202 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: PMJDY Accounts
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande, Bharti Pravin Pawar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA

## UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 202

## ANSWERED ON 3 rd  FEBRUARY, 2020 (MONDAY) / MAGHA 14, 1941 (SAKA)

## 'PMJDY Accounts'

## 202. SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of bank accounts opened in Maharashtra since the launch of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY);
- (b) whether the said accounts have increased pressure on rural banks, if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the number of branches of rural banks have been increased to deal with the said pressure, if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) the remedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## Answer

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

- (a) As informed by banks, as on 15 January 2020, 2,67,12,330  accounts have been opened in the state of Maharashtra under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) since launch of the scheme.
- (b)  to  (d):  As  informed  by  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI),  the  number  of  rural  branches  of commercial banks in Maharashtra have increased from 3,060 as on 31.03.2017 to 3,193 as on 30.09.2019.

In addition to the rural branches of banks, Business Correspondents (BCs) deployed by banks are also offering banking services in the rural areas.

As informed by banks, in Maharashtra all the villages have been mapped into 13,057 Subservice Areas (SSAs), each SSA catering to 1,000 to 1,500 households. While 1,408 SSAs in  Maharashtra  have  been  covered  with  bank  branches,  11,649  SSAs  have  been  covered through interoperable BCs.

As apprised by State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC), Maharashtra, no report regarding increased pressure on rural branches due to opening of PMJDY accounts have been received.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Reduction in GST Rates
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas, Diya Kumari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.199

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2020 MAGHA 14, 1941 (SAKA)

## REDUCTION IN GST RATES

## 199.  MS. RAMYA HARIDAS: MS. DIYA KUMARI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  review  of  taxation  of  drugs  and medicaments  under  the  Goods  and  Services  Tax(GST)  regime  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  requests  for  reduction  in  GST  on  life saving drugs and medicaments and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any decision to reduce GST on such drugs and medicaments and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is also contemplating to exempt marble and cement in the construction of houses from GST or to reduce its rate; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The GST rates on drugs and medicaments have been reviewed by the GST Council time to time based on the requests and recommendations received in this regard.
- (b) & (c): Certain requests have been received for reduction in GST rate on drugs and medicaments.  These  requests  were  placed  before  the  GST  Council  and  on  the recommendations  of  GST  Council  GST  rates  were  reduced  from  12%  to  5%  on specified Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathic or Bio-chemic medicaments. Further exemption from IGST on imports has been given to:
- (i)  Medicines/drugs/vaccines  supplied  free  of  cost  by  United  Nations  International Children's  Emergency  Fund  (UNICEF),  Red  Cross  or  an  International  Organization subject to specified conditions.
- (ii) Lifesaving Medicines for personal use supplied free of cost by overseas supplier, subject to specified conditions.
- (d) & (e): The GST Council has not made any such recommendation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 193 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Legal Auditing of Organisations
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 193 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## LEGAL AUDITING OF ORGANISATIONS

- 193: SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU Will the Minister of CULUTRE be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has undertaken a comprehensive legal auditing of several organizations under the Ministry; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether  any  action  is  being  taken  by  the  Government  based  on  the  findings  of  this auditing exercise; (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM

## (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

## ANSWER

(a)  &  (b):  Sir,  so  far  no  Legal  Auditing  of  any  organization  under  this  Ministry  has  been undertaken by this Ministry. (c) to (e): Question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Bank Deposits
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Jyotirmay Singh Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †192

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  FEBRUARY 2020/ MAGHA 14, 1941 (SAKA)

## Bank Deposits

## †192. SHRI JYOTIRMAY SINGH MAHATO:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the decrease in bank deposits has been reported;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of the year-wise percentage of bank deposits growth in March, 2017, 2018 and 2019; and
- (d) the details of the steps the Government proposes to take to improve the bank deposits?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): No, sir. Aggregate deposits of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) have increased by ` 3.28 lakh crore in the first six months of the current financial year, from ` 128.83 lakh crore as on  31.3.2019  to ` 132.11  lakh  crore  as  on  30.9.2019.  The  year-on-year  growth  of  aggregate deposits of SCBs in the month of March in 2017, 2018 and 2019 was 10.1%, 6.1% and 9.2% respectively.

(d) Government has taken a number of steps to improve bank deposits including, inter alia, the following:

(i) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana: 37.95 crore accounts have been opened under the scheme, mobilising bank deposits amounting to ` 1.13 lakh crore as on 22.1.2020.

(ii)  Direct  Benefit  Transfer  (DBT): ` 9.19  lakh  crore  have  been  transferred  directly  into  the accounts of beneficiaries under DBT, promoting account-based transactions and accumulation of savings and interest thereon as deposits in banks.

(iii) Network of Bank Mitras for branchless banking in rural areas: Over 1.26 lakh Bank Mitras have been deployed, improving mobilisation of deposits from rural areas.

(iv)  Expansion  of  branch  network:  The  domestic  branch  network  of  SCBs  has  increased  by 23,730 in the last five financial years, enabling better mobilisation of deposits.

(v) Payments banks: Seven Payments Banks with 671 branches are now operational under this new  bank  licence  category  introduced  in  November  2014,  mobilising  bank  deposits  of ` 883 crore, as on 31.3.2019.

(vi)  Small  Finance  Banks:  Ten  Small  Finance  Banks  with  2,469  branches  are  now  operational under this new bank licence category introduced in November 2014, mobilising bank deposits of ` 55,686 crore, as on 31.3.2019.
Lok Sabha Question No. 191 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Status of National Policy on STs
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Anil Firojiya, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †191

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## STATUS OF NATIONAL POLICY ON STs.

## †191. SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

## SHRI MOHANBHAI  KALYANJI  KUNDARIYA :

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be please to state:

- (a) the present status regarding formulation of the National Policy on Scheduled Tribes;
- (b) the details thereof;
- (c) whether  feedback  has  been  received  from  various  stakeholders  and  the    status  of inclusion thereof in the said policy; and
- (d) the time limit fixed for formulation and implementation of the said   policy?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d)   Ministry of Tribal  Affairs had prepared a draft National Tribal Policy in 2006. This became out of context in view of certain legislative and policy changes and these necessitated further revision of the draft policy.  Meanwhile, a High Level Committee (HLC)  was  constituted  on  14.08.2013  to  prepare  a  position  paper  on  socio-economic status  of  STs  and  suggest  a  way  forward.    The  Committee  submitted  its  Report  on 29.05.2014 which contains 108  recommendations cutting across various Central Ministries/Departments  as  well  as  State  Governments.  The  recommendations  were forwarded to Central Ministries/Departments of Govt. of India and State Governments to furnish their views/comments which are still awaited.  Thus the recommendations of the HLC are under consideration of the Government and no time frame has been fixed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Women Literacy Rate
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.188 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## Women Literacy Rate

## 188. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

(a)  whether  it  is  true  that  the  rate  of  women  literacy  among  all  groups  in  rural  areas  of undivided Andhra Pradesh is just 50 per cent which is not even the national average;

(b)  whether  it  is  also  true  that  the  rate  of  men  literacy  among  all  groups  in  rural  areas  of undivided Andhra Pradesh is just 69 per cent which is again less than the national average;

(c)  if  so,  the  reasons  for  this  situation  inspite  of  various  Government  schemes  and programmes for literacy;

(d)  whether  Saakshar  Bharat  is  not  being  implemented  among  the  females  in  AP  since  its adult female literacy rate is above 50 per cent; and

(e) if so, the steps taken by the Government to address this issue?

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

(a) to (c) As per Census 2011, the rate of women literacy among all groups in rural areas of undivided Andhra Pradesh in age group of 7 and above is 51.54 per cent compared to the national average of 57.93 per cent. The rate of men literacy among all groups in rural areas of undivided Andhra Pradesh in age group of 7 and above is 69.38 per cent compared to the national average of 77.15 per cent. Various factors viz. poverty, gender and social inequities, etc. are impeding literacy in the country.

(d) & (e) The scheme of Saakshar Bharat was implemented in the rural areas of 410 districts in 26 States and one UT, including 19 districts in undivided Andhra Pradesh, that had adult female  literacy  rate  of  50  percent  and  below  as  per  Census  2001,  with  special  focus  on women and other disadvantaged groups, from October 2009 to May 2014. After bifurcation of the state in June 2014, the scheme was implemented in 10 districts in Andhra Pradesh and 09  districts  in  Telangana  respectively.    As  per  the  results  of  Learners  Assessment  test conducted by NIOS, a total of 19,25,102 learners (Male- 3,46,886 and Female - 15,78,216) and 20,31,913 learners (Male- 4,49,497 and Female - 15,82,416)  were certified in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana respectively from 2014-15 to  2017-18.
Lok Sabha Question No. 185 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: IIT Raichur
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 185

- TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## IIT Raichur

185. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

(a) whether any progress has been made since 2016 in the establishment of the Indian Institute of Technology at Raichur; (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  details  concerning  distribution  of  funds regarding the same; and (c) if  not,  the  reasons  for  the  delay  and  whether  the  Government  has

- abandoned the project?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): There is no Indian Institute of Technology established in Raichur.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Oil and Gas Exploration
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 183 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  February, 2020

## Oil and Gas Exploration

## 183. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

पैट्रोल ियम व प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) the details regarding any fresh exploration of oil and gas in the country, especially in Assam; and

(b) whether the Government is taking any measures to reduce wastage of natural gas at the site of drilling and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

(a) Under the Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP)/Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) regime, four bidding rounds have been finalized in which 94 exploration blocks have been awarded covering an area of approx. 1,36,790 sq. km. Under Bid Round- I & III of HELP, 19 exploration blocks were awarded in the state of Assam.

(b) During drilling of wells, Extended Well Testing (EWT) is performed to assess field size, well flow rates, and produced fluid properties before designing and constructing permanent production facilities. This is usually done to reduce the economic risk of the development as well as to construct facilities that are better matched to the production characteristics of the field. EWT may necessitate the flaring of gas. However, as per Good International Petroleum Industry Practices (GIPIP) EWT tests are designed in a way that the gas flaring is kept to the minimum.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Eklavya Model Residential School to Shimoga
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: B. Y. Raghavendra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 182

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## EKLAVYA MODEL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL TO SHIMOGA

182. SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  revised  any  plan  for  Eklavya  Model  Residential School;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government has plan to sanction the EMRS to Shimoga District based on geographic consideration and scattered distribution of ST population as special case by relaxing guidelines?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (Smt. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a) to (c) As per budget announcement 2018-19, every block having 50% ST population and at least 20,000 ST persons is to have an EMRS by the year 2022. As per Census 2011,  there  is  still  312  such  blocks/sub-districts  across  the  country  without  an EMRS. So, EMRSs are to be set up in these blocks on priority basis. As per Census 2011, there is no block, fulfilling the above said criteria set by the Government, in Shimoga district (Karnataka).

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