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Lok Sabha Question No. 4199 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Opening of ESIC Dispensaries in Nagaur, Rajasthan
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4199 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

OPENING OF ESIC DISPENSARIES IN NAGAUR, RAJASTHAN

†4199. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

- (a)whether the Government  has  auctioned  the  opening  of ESIC dispensary and branch office in Nagaur (Rajasthan); and (b)if  so,  the  time  by which the said dispensary and branch office are
- likely to be operational along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): One Dispensary cum Branch Office (DCBO) has been approved by the Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  at  Nagaur,  Rajasthan.    No such DCBO has been auctioned.
- (b): The revised policy for operationalization of approved DCBOs has been circulated by the ESIC on 26.02.2021.  All the Regions of the ESIC have been requested to review the districts/locations of already approved DCBOs and submit fresh proposals for establishing/operationalization of the DCBO in the district,  if the district satisfies the laid down criteria.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Common entrance test for undergraduate admissions
Ministry: Education
Asked by: D.K. Suresh, B. Y. Raghavendra

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

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4198 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

## Common entrance test for undergraduate admissions

## 4198. SHRI D.K.SURESH: SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is true that as per the new National Education Policy, Government is exploring the feasibility of holding a common entrance test for undergraduate admissions across Central Universities?

(b) whether the Government has sought views of eminent educationists and experts in this regard? (c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether any time frame has been fixed to conduct a common entrance test for varsities;

(e) if so, the details thereof; and

(f) whether it is true that the Government has requested University Grants Commission to set up a Committee to go into the nitty-gritty of implementation of National Education Policy recommendations about common entrance test and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank')

(a) to (f) New National Education Policy, 2020 envisions for common entrance test for different subjects for admissions in universities to reduce burden on students, universities and colleges and the entire education system. Accordingly, this Ministry has requested University Grants Commission (UGC) to set up a Committee including Vice Chancellors of old and new Central Universities to go into the nitty-gritty of implementation of National Education Policy recommendations about common entrance test at Under-graduate level in Central Universities. The UGC has constituted a Committee which comprises Vice Chancellors of Central University of Punjab, Mizoram University, Central University of South Bihar, University of Delhi, BHU, Director General, National Testing Agency and Joint Secretary of UGC.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4196 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: NGT Guidelines for Setting up Petrol Pumps
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4196 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2021

## NGT Guidelines for Setting up Petrol Pumps

4196. SHRI DEVUSINH JESINGHBHAI CHAUHAN:

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether  National  Green  Tribunal  (NGT)  has  issued  any  guidelines  for setting up of new Petrol Pumps in India, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is implemented throughout India; and
- (c) the course of action taken by the Ministry in the case of violation of the NGT guidelines by the Oil Marketing companies?

## A N S W E R

( ी धम धान )

## पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

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

- (a) to (c) CPCB in compliance of Hon'ble NGT order, issued guidelines for setting up of new petrol pumps vide their OM dated 07.01.2020 which is applicable pan  India.  However,  these  guidelines  are  not  applicable  for  those  new petrol  pumps  where  prior  clearance/  initial  approval/construction  were initiated/ started prior to 7 th January, 2020.

Oil Marketing companies (OMCs) commission any RO only after receipt of NOC from concerned DM and PESO.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Institute Development Plan
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sudheer Gupta, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4195 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

## Institute Development Plan

## 4195. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has asked the IITs to develop Institute Development Plan envisioned in the NEP 2020;
- (b) if so, the details thereof
- (c) whether the mobility of faculty members and industry experts between technical institute and industry will promote collaborations between industry and academia and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to constitute a task force to review use of technology at all IITs and also to accelerate deployment of digital tools in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of the contribution of the academics during the challenging times of COVID-19 and for their contribution in combating the COVID-19 by new scientific research?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): These issues were discussed as agenda items in the 54th meeting of Council of IITs held on 22.02.2021.

(e) : IITs have contributed in combating COVID-19 by way of various scientific researches in the area of Personal Protective Care Equipment, Testing Kit, Sanitization, Medical Equipment/ Robots, Surveillance, Treatment and Data Analytics etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Education Loans
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4189

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 22 nd  MARCH, 2021, CHAITRA 1, 1943 (SAKA)

## EDUCATION LOANS

†4189. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a): whether the Government has taken cognizance of the suicides committed by the students due to unbearable pressure imposed by the public and private sector banks for the recovery of the education loans;
- (b): if so, the details thereof including the number of students who lost their lives;
- (c): whether the Government has data of such loans sanctioned by the banks currently which are repayable after getting employment and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d): whether the Government proposes to waive-off the education loans of the unemployed youth of the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  &  (b):  As  reported  by  Public  Sector  Banks  (PSBs),  no  cases  of  suicide  by students specifically linked to pressure for repayment of education loans has been reported. However, the banks have been sensitized to adopt a non-coercive strategy for recovery of education loans.
- (c): The Model Educational Loan Scheme introduced by IBA is a source of financing higher education for credit constrained students. The Scheme, inter-alia, provides for relief to students post completion of the education course and while seeking jobs, in terms of liberal repayment of loan in equated monthly instalments for a period of 15 years, and repayment holiday/moratorium of 12 months after completion of course with  facility  for  additional  period  of  moratorium  in  case  of  underemployment/ unemployment. There is also a moratorium for the incubation period if the student wants to take up a start-up venture and a provision of telescoping of repayment to provide for lower salary levels at the start of the career.

Education Loans sanctioned by PSBs during the last three years are as under:

| Financial Year   | Number   | Loan Amount (Rs in Crore)   |
|------------------|----------|-----------------------------|
| 2017-18          | 2,17,688 | 15,852.92                   |
| 2018-19          | 1,75,181 | 15,641.72                   |
| 2019-20          | 1,98,298 | 19,746.55                   |

Source: Indian Banks' Association

- (d) There is no proposal currently under consideration of the Government for waiver of education loans.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4186 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Workers in App Based Services
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4186 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

## WORKERS IN APP BASED SERVICES

4186. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a)whether  it  is  a  fact  that  millions  of  workers  in  the  unorganized sector  like  app  based  cab  drivers,  home  delivery  riders  are  not covered under the social security scheme of his Ministry;
- (b)if  so,  whether  to  give  social  security  cover  like  ESIC  facilities, pension scheme etc. the Government proposes to amend laws or by notification  proposes  to  give  these  facilities  to  the  organized workers in these sectors; and
- (c)if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  such facilities are likely to be provided to these workers?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c): The Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020) has been notified  in  the  Gazette  of  India  on  29.09.2020.  The  Code  envisages framing of schemes for unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers.

With the coming into force of the Code on Social Security, 2020,  it  would  be  possible  to  formulate  schemes  for  organised  and unorganised  workers  for  providing  benefits  including  health  benefits through the Employees' State Insurance Corporation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4183 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Land Acquired by ONGC
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4183 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND   MARCH 2021

## Land Acquired by ONGC

## 4183. SHRI SHA. BRA. DR.JAI SIDDESHWAR SHIVACHARYA MAHASWAMIJI:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

(a)  whether  ONGC  has  acquired  the  land  owned  by  the  Hazrat  Peer  Sahib  Trust  in Nagaon village in Uran Taluka of Raigarh district, Maharashtra;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the compensation amount for the said land acquisition by ONGC has been paid to the Hazrat Peer Sahib Trust; and

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

## ANSWER पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंालय म मंी ) धान धम ी ( MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS

## (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  : No Sir.
- (b) to (d) : Does not arise in view of above.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 4181 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Medium of instruction in Law colleges
Ministry: Education
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

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

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4181 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

## Medium of instruction in Law colleges

## 4181. SHRI A.K.P. CHINRAJ:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the medium of Instruction in Law colleges of Delhi University
- (b) whether the teachers are teaching in Hindi in Law colleges of Delhi University due to which the Non-Hindi speaking students are facing problem in understanding what is being taught;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it is true that the Professors of Law Center -1 of Delhi University are not fluent in English?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION

(Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank')

(a) to (d) The University of Delhi has informed that the medium of instruction in all three Law Centres of Department of Law is English and the faculties are appointed after interview by the duly constituted Selection Committee of the University. Thus, the question that the Non-Hindi speaking students are facing problems does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4180 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Dual degree
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kirti Vardhan Singh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.4180 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

## Dual degree

4180. SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH: Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Indians students will now be able to get dual degrees conferred by Indian and foreign higher education institutions separately and simultaneously; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the dual degree provision will be applicable for online and distance learning programmes too; and (d) if not , the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (d): The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that it has recently prepared draft University Grants Commission (Academic Collaboration between Indian and Foreign Higher Education Institutions to offer Joint Degree, Dual Degree and Twinning Programmes) Regulations, 2021. These regulations deal with the issue of dual degrees to be offered by Indian HEIs in collaboration with foreign HEIs. UGC has further informed that the draft Regulations shall not be applicable to

Programmes offered in online mode and open and distance learning mode.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: HEFA
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

## HEFA

## 4174. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to provide funds under HEFA to support Central University of Odisha, Koraput to rebuild the University;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to address vacancies of teaching staff in CUO, Koraput?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): As per the Revised Cost Estimates (RCE) approved by the Cabinet in its meeting held on 16.01.2019, the Central University of Odisha has been sanctioned an amount of Rs. 481.24 crore (Rs. 289.65 crore Non-Recurring + Rs. 191.59 crore Recurring) for establishment of permanent campus of the University. So far, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has released an amount of Rs. 313.67 crore (Rs. 113.92 crore Recurring and Rs. 199.75 crore Non-Recurring) upto 202021. An amount of Rs. 129.79 crore has been sanctioned by the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA) to the Central University of Odisha for infrastructure development.

- (c): The Central University of Odisha being a statutory autonomous body, is fully competent to fill up the vacancies of teaching posts. The University has informed that 87 Teaching posts have been advertised.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4171 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Assaults on Students
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4171 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2021

## Assaults on Students

## 4171. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION शिक् मंत् be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of a moral policing incident and physical assault on a higher secondary student in Kannur district of Kerala state;

(b) if so, whether the Government has sought a report from the Government of Kerala in this regard as this incident highlights growing presence of freely operating unruly and criminal elements near schools who violate the right and liberty of students;

(c) if so, the details thereof and whether the Government is conceptualizing a regulatory framework that addresses prevention of such events near educational institutions and ensures safety of students beyond the premises of schools; and

(d) whether according to the report 'Free to Think 2019', brought out by Scholars at Risk, based in New York University that after Turkey and China, India has seen the highest number of attacks on students?

## A N S W E R

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

(a): As per the information received from State Government of Kerala, one such incident has come to the notice but the incident has not occurred in the premises of the school. Action have been taken by the Police and State Child Rights Commission in the matter as per due procedure.

(b): As education is a subject in the concurrent list of the constitution, a majority of schools are under the control of the respective State Governments. Further, 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and the responsibility to maintain law and order, protection of life and property of the citizens including crimes against children, rest with respective State government and UT administration.

(c) & (d): The Ministry of Education has issued guidelines in October, 2014 which were reiterated in 2017, to all State and UTs for ensuring safety and security of school children, including preventive mechanisms and procedures required to be put in place in the schooling system along with relief and redressal strategies in case of any incident. The process of preparing guidelines for fixing the accountability of school management in the matter of safety of children studying in schools is underway. Further, University Grant Commission has also issued guidelines on the safety of students on and off campuses of Higher Educational Institutions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Promotion of Programmes based on Folk Songs and Dance
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, Raksha Nikhil Khadse

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4170

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2021

## PROMOTION OF PROGRAMMES BASED ON FOLK SONGS AND DANCE

4170.   SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

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

- (a) whether the  Government  is  organizing  any  programmes  based  on  folk  songs and folk dances to promote culture at the national level;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to promote the programmes based on folk songs and folk dances; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  of  the  programmes  being  organized  to  promote  indigenous music and dance such as Agri Koli and Pavra music, tribal Tarpa dance, Balya dance performed by Koli and Pavra (Adivasi), the residents of remote and hilly forest  parts  of  Jalgaon  and  Buldhana  district  of  Maharashtra  State  and Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh at the State and National level?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) To protect, promote and preserve various forms of folk art and culture including programmes based on folk songs and folk dances at the national level, the Government  of  India has  set up seven  Zonal  Cultural  Centres  (ZCCs)  with headquarters at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur.  These  ZCCs  organize  various  cultural  activities  and  programmes  on regular basis in the country. Besides, Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsavs (RSMs) are also conducted through these ZCCs where a large number of artists from all over India are engaged to showcase their talents. From November, 2015 onwards, eleven (11) RSMs at  20  places  have  been  organized  by  Ministry  of  Culture  up  till  now  in  the country. These ZCCs also organize minimum 42 Regional Festivals for promotion of culture every year as per their programme calendar.
- (d) Out of these  seven  ZCCs, the West Zone Cultural Centre (WZCC), Udaipur engages artists to promote Tarpa Tribal Dance and Pavri Vadan in various cultural programmes  organized  by  them.  WZCC  promotes  Koli  Dance  during  various programmes  like  Tribal  Festival,  Lokotsav,  Loktarang  and  Lokrang.  The  ZCC  at Nagpur viz. South Central Zone Cultural Centre (SCZCC) has also promoted (online) Koli  Dance  in  the  Lok  Kala  Darshan  programme  organized  in  Maharashtra  and Madhya Pradesh during 2020-21.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-22
Subject: Excise Duty on Fuel
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4169

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 22 ND    MARCH, 2021 CHAITRA 1, 1943 (SAKA)

## EXCISE DUTY ON FUEL

4169. SHRI V.K.SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)whether the Government is likely to cut excise duty on fuel by Rs 8.5 per litre without impacting its target for revenue from the tax on the two fuels and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the excise duty was raised by Rs 13 and Rs 16 per litre on petrol and diesel between March and May, 2020 and now stands at Rs 31.8 on diesel and Rs 32.9 per litre on petrol and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the increase was to mop up gains arising from international crude oil prices falling to a two decade low and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  whether  it  is  true  that  with  oil  prices  recovering,  it  has  not  yet  restored  the  taxes  to  their original levels and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): At present, there is no such proposal.

(b):  The  total  central  excise  duty  (including  basic  excise  duty,  cesses  and surcharge) was increased by Rs. 3 per litre on petrol and diesel with effect from 14 th March, 2020. It was further revised upwards by Rs. 10 per litre on petrol and Rs.13 per litre on diesel with effect from 6 th May, 2020.The details of total central excise duty on petrol and diesel in the said period are given as under:

(in Rs/litre)

| Commodity          |   Upto13-03-20 |   14-03-20 to 05-05-20 |   06-05-20 to 01-02-21 |   w.e.f.02-02-21 |
|--------------------|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
| Petrol (unbranded) |          19.98 |                  22.98 |                  32.98 |             32.9 |
| Diesel (unbranded) |          15.83 |                  18.83 |                  31.83 |             31.8 |

- (c):  The  excise  duty  rates  have  been  calibrated  to  generate  resources  for infrastructure and other developmental items of expenditure keeping in view the present fiscal position.

(d): Yes, sir. The excise duty rates on unbranded petrol and unbranded diesel are Rs. 32.90 per litre and Rs. 31.80 per litre respectively.

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