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Lok Sabha Question No. 570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Bank Loan dues of States
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO: 570 TO BE ANSWERED  ON THE 20th JULY,  2018/ASHADHA  29, 1940 (SAKA)

## QUESTION BANK LOAN DUES OF STATES

## 570:  SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   the  loans  of  various   Nationalised   banks   is  due  on  some  State Governments;
- (b) if so, the details  of such states on which  bank  loan  is due as on date with  date of pendency  and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the steps taken  by  the Union  Government  for recovery  of such loans;
- (d) whether  some Nationalised  banks  have filed suits in the courts  for recovery  of such loans;  and
- (e) if so, the details  thereof  as on date?

## ANSWER To be answered by THE MINISTER OF  STATE  IN THE  MINISTRY OF  FINANCE

## (SHRI SHIV PRATAP  SHUKLA)

- (a) to (e): As per data reported  by  nationalised  banks,  as on 31.3.2018,  no loans of the banks  are due on the State Governments.
Lok Sabha Question No. 566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: KINJARAPU RAM MOHAN NAIDU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 566

TO BE ANSWERED Friday, July 20, 2018/Ashadha 29, 1940 (Saka)

## Special Category Status to Andhra Pradesh

## 566. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- ( a) whether as per NITI Aayog's circular dated 17.08.2016, Andhra Pradesh was to be included  alongside  the    North  Eastern  &  Himalayan  States  for  special  status  that includes 90:10 sharing of finances in Centrally Sponsored Schemes;
- (b) if so, the details and follow up on that; and
- (c)  if  not,  the  Government's  policy  on  Special  Category  State  status  to  Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE (SHRI P. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) & (b): NITI Aayog's circular dated 17.08.2016 does not include the State of Andhra Pradesh in the category of North Eastern States & Himalayan States.
- (c): Following the recommendations of 14 th  Finance Commission the class of Special Category States ceases to exist. However, the Central Government has announced Special Assistance Measure for the State of Andhra Pradesh on 15.03.2017 wherein the  Central  Government  will  provide  special  assistance  measure  to  Government  of Andhra Pradesh, which would make up for the additional Central share the State might have  received  during  2015-16  to  2019-20,  if  the  funding  of  Centrally  Sponsored Schemes (CSS) would have been shared at the ratio of 90:10 between the Centre and the State. The special assistance will be provided by way of repayment of loan and interest for  the  Externally  Aided  Projects  (EAPs) signed and disbursed during 20152016 to 2019-20 by the State.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 563 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Effects of Urbanisation on Environment
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SHARAD TRIPATHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 563 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018

## Effects of Urbanisation on Environment

## 563. SHRI SHARAD TRIPATHI:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether environment is affected by urbanisation and construction works;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any effective measures to maintain balance between economic development and environment; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND

## ANSWER CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) and (b) Urbanization is coterminous with construction of built-up areas for residential, industrial,  institutional  and  commercial  purposes.  However,  unregulated  urbanisation  may lead to an impact on environment.

(c) and (d) To tackle this issue, Ministry under the provision of Environment Protection Act of 1986, issued several notifications to maintain balance between economic development and environment. Ministry has issued Environmental Impact Assessment Notification 2006 for the management of developmental projects. As per the notification, construction of new projects or activities or the expansion or modernization of existing projects or activities listed in the Schedule to the notification entailing capacity addition with change in process and or technology  shall  be  undertaken  in  any  part  of  India  only  after  the  prior  environmental clearance  from  the  Central  Government  or  as  the  case  may  be,  by  the  State  Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority.

The  project proposals are  appraised  by  the  concerned  State  Level  Expert  Appraisal Committees  and  while  recommending  the  proposals  for  grant  of  clearance,  environmental safeguards are prescribed so as to maintain equilibrium between development and environment.

Further, the Government has comprehensively revised the waste management rules and has notified Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, and Bio-Medical  Waste  Management  Rules,  2016  Hazardous  and  Other  Wastes  (Management and Transboundary Movement)  Rules,  2016, E-waste  Management  Rules,  2016  and Construction  and  Demolition  Waste  Management  Rules,  2016  for  sound  management  of various types of wastes in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Saving Bank Accounts
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PARESH RAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 JULY 2018 (FRIDAY) Ashadha 29, 1940 (Saka)

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION No. 562

## Saving Bank Accounts

## Question

## 562. SHRI PARESH RAVAL:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has maintained any data of the new saving bank accounts opened in last four years; and
- (b) If so, the details thereof?

## Answer

The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance

## (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) and (b) As per Reserve Bank of India, the number of Saving Bank Deposit Accounts including new accounts of Scheduled Commercial Banks is as under:

| Date      |   Number of Saving Bank Deposit accounts (in thousand) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 31.3.2014 |                                                 977755 |
| 31.3.2015 |                                                1170319 |
| 31.3.2016 |                                                1350522 |
| 31.3.2017 |                                                1502068 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Assessment of Revenue Intelligence Agencies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: PR. SENTHILNATHAN, KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN, V. SATHYABAMA, R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 560

## ASSESSMENT OF REVENUE INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2018 ASHADHA 29, 1940 (SAKA)

560: SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

SHRI KN. RAMACHANDRAN: SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA: SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN RK:

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- a) whether as per the assessment of revenue intelligence agencies, unaccountedl black money are flowing into Entertainment Industries including cinema production and distribution, Television and IPL cricket;
2. b)
3. if sO, the cetails thereof;
4. the action taken the erring companies having nexus with such organizations, company-wise; and against
- C) the details cinema   production and distribution   companies  found involved in investment of unaccounted money;
- e) whether the Government proposes to out any new legislation with relevant provisions to regulate cinema and television industries as well as IPL cricket and if s0, the details thereof? bring

## ANSWER

## MMINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI SHIV PRATAP SHUKLA)

- (a) to (e) No case in which unaccounted/Black money has been found to flow into entertainment indlustries including cinema production and distribution; Television and IPL Cricket; has been booked by the Revenue Intelligence Agencies under Central Board of Indirect Taxes arid Customs (CBIC).

However; Investigation into matters regarding tax evasion and unaccounted/black rioney is an ongoing process and whenever any such instance comes to the notice cf the Income Tax Department; it takes appropriate action  including  conducting searches & surveys, assessment of income, levy & recovery of tax, imposition of   penalty and launching of prosecution as the provision of the Income Tax Act; 1961 tax evader(s), including   companies, which may be engaged in   diversified   activities across various sectors ,  including entertainment industries like cinema production & distribution; Television and IPL cricket: Sector-wise details are not separately maintained. Further; disclosure of information in respect of specific assesses is prohibited except as provided under section 138 of the Income Tax Act;, 1961 such against per
Lok Sabha Question No. 557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Reform in Indian Banking System
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT  OF FINANCIAL  SERVICES LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY  OF FINANCE

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †557

TO BE ANSWERED  ON THE 20 TH  JULY  2018/ ASHADHA  29, 1940 (SAKA) Reform in Indian Banking System

## †557.  SHRI RAM  KUMAR  SHARMA:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether various international financial institutions worldwide have considered  reform in  Indian  banking  system essential;
- (b) if so, the reaction  of the Government  in this regard;
- (c) whether  the Non  Performing  Assets of the banks  have increased  due to big flaws in the banking  system  over the years;  and
- (d) if so, the details  of the said amount  in March,  2018 and  March,  2015?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry  of Finance (SHRI SHIV PRATAP  SHUKLA)

(a)  and  (b):  In  its  2017  Financial   Sector   Assessment   Program   (FSAP),   the International   Monetary   Fund and  the  World   Bank have  made, inter  alia, several positive   observations   regarding   progress   in  strengthening banking   regulation   and supervision, while also suggesting areas of improvement. Government   has welcomed   the  2017  FSAP  both  as  a  testimony   to  a  sound and  vibrant   diverse financial  system in  India as well  as for its help  in charting  the future  course. (c)  and  (d):  Asset  Quality Review   (AQR)   carried   out  in  2015 for  clean   and  fully provisioned  bank  balance-sheets  revealed  high  incidence  of NPAs.  Expected losses on stressed loans,   not  provided   for  earlier   under flexibility given   to  restructured loans,  were  reclassified  as NPAs  and provided  for. Banks initiated  cleaning  up by recognising  NPAs  and provided  for expected  losses.

As per RBI data, the Gross Non Performing  Assets of all Scheduled  Commercial Banks  is  Rs.  3,23,464  crore   as  on  31.3.2015   and  Rs.  10,35,528   crore   as  on 31.3.2018.
Lok Sabha Question No. 555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Shell Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: BALKA SUMAN, MAHEISH GIRRI

555. SHRI SUMAN BALKA: SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)whether the Government is working on putting in place a proper definition for shell companies in the fight against the black money menace and if so, the details thereof; (b)  whether  the  absence  of  a  definition  for  shell  companies  under  the  legal
- framework is hampering investigations and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Task Force set up by the Government has suggested some possible parameters  to  define  if  a  company  has  been  set  up  to  launder  money  or  exploit regulatory arbitrage, if so, the details thereof and the other recommendations made therein; and
- (d) the details of companies which were not carrying out business activities for long, deregistered,  deposited  cash  in  the  bank  accounts  post-demonetisation  and  the action taken against shell companies?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND                         (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY) JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

- (a) & (c): The Government has set up a Task Force to look into the matter of 'Shell' Companies.  The  Task  Force  has  identified  typical  attributes  of  a  'Shell'  company which is prone to indulge in illegal activities. Based on these attributes, concerned enforcement agencies would be able to identify shell companies and take action as per law.
- (b): No, Madam.
- (d): Based on non-filing of financial statements consecutively for two years or more, 2.97  lakh  companies  were  identified  and  after  following  due  process  of  law  as provided under section 248 of the Act, 2,26,166 companies  were struck off  during 2017-18. Wherever any unusual or suspicious transactions were found to have taken place post demonetization, necessary action of inquiry, inspection and investigation was initiated.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 555 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 20 th  JULY, 2018 [ASHADHA 29, 1940 (SAKA)]

## SHELL COMPANIES

## QUESTION
Lok Sabha Question No. 554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: International Child Abduction
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI, CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 554

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018

## INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION

## 554. DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU: SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  plans  to  sign  Hague  Convention  on  the  Civil  Aspects  of International Child Abduction that makes inter-country abduction of children by parents a punishable offence, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether India plans to have a domestic law in place before joining the treaty, if so, the details  thereof  indicating  the  existing  legal  provisions  related  to  international  child abduction;
- (c) whether  there  has  been  a  steady  rise  in  parental  abductions,  if  so,  the  details  thereof indicating  the  number  of  cases  registered  in  India  w.r.t.  international  child  abduction during the last three years, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has decided to put in place an internal mechanism to redress all such complaints from women who have run away from a violent marriage and returned to India with her children and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government is setting up a panel headed by the chairperson of the National Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights  (NCPCR)  in  this  regard,  if  so,  the  details thereof indicating the role of the Commission therein; and
- (f) whether a Committee has been set up under Justice Rajesh Bindal to examine the issue suggested against joining the Hague convention and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR)

- (a) & (b) No such decision has been taken .
- (c )      The Ministry of Women and Child Development does not have such information.
- (d)        No  specific  provision  for  the  women  who  have  run  away  from  a  violent  marriage  and returned to India with her children, has been made.  However, Integrated Nodal Agency(INA) has been constituted in the Ministry of Women and Child Development for NRI marital disputes.
- (e) The Ministry has in-principle decided to establish a Mediation Cell under the Chairpersonship  of  Chairperson,  National  Commission  for  Protection  of  Child  Rights (NCPCR)  to  resolve  the  cases  of  children  who  were  taken  away  by  one  of  the  spouse without permission of the other spouse due to marital discord or due to domestic violence, etc  from  other  countries  to  India  or  vice  versa  and  preparing  a  parental  plan  taking  into account best interest of child.
- (f)      The Committee was constituted to examine the different aspects involved in the issue. The committee has submitted its report which is available at www.wcd.nic.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 553 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Wild Animal attacks on Humans
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, B.N. CHANDRAPPA, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 553

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018

## Wild Animal attacks on Humans

553:    SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  serious  note  of  wild  animals  attack  on  both humans and standing crops, causing damage to precious lives;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  number  of  people  killed  by  various  wild  animals  including elephants and monetary loss incurred to the affected people and families and also to the Government;
- (c) whether  wild  animals  attacks  cause  bad  impact  on  the  Government's  proposal  to double the income of farmers by 2022 as farming and farmers are severely affected by the wild animals attacks and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is aware that there is an urgent need to chalk out a plan for construction of protecting walls in the villages adjacent to the forest areas; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)&(b) Yes,  Sir.  The  Government  is  aware  of  wild  animals  attack  on  both  humans  and standing crops, causing damage to precious lives. The details of number of people killed  by  wild  animals  are  not  compiled  by  the  Ministry.  However,  as  per  the information available with the Ministry 275 human were killed by elephants during the year 2017-18 and 7 by tigers during the year 2018. The management of human-animal conflict is handled by State/UT Governments. The details of  monetary loss incurred to the affected people and families are not

collated by the Ministry.

- (c) (d)&(e) Crop raiding by wild animals have an impact on income of farmers. However, the Government has taken several steps to prevent the crops damage by wild animals. The Government under Centrally Sponsored Schemes 'Integrated Development of Wildlife  Habitats'  (IDWH)  is  providing  funds  to  the    state  governments  for mitigating the impact of the human wildlife conflict  including crop raiding by wild animals  which  can  be  used  by  the  state  governments  to  take  up  measures  for protecting  crops  from  wild  animals  which  include    erecting  of  physical  barriers, such as barbed wire fence, solar powered electric fence, bio-fencing using cactus, boundary wall etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: Diseases due to Arsenic Pollution
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 550 TO BE ANSWERED ON  20 TH JULY, 2018

## DIS EASES DUE TO ARSENIC POLLUTION

## 550. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the diseases caused due to arsenic pollution are rapidly rising in the country particularly in backward and rural areas, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Gover nment proposes to take any concrete steps with the assistance of foreign health officers to check such diseases if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the year - wise details of assistance provided by the Government to the States during each the last three yea rs;
- (d) whether the State Governments have requested the Union Government to allocate more fun in this regard, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

- (a): Diseases  such  as  Cholera,  Acute  Diarrhoeal  Diseases  (Dysentery  and  Diarrhea),  Ente Fever (Typhoid) and Viral Hepatitis A & E are caused by consumption of con taminated drinking water.Arsenic and Fluorosis elements also contaminate ground water. It cannot be said t particular disease has been caused due to arsenic pollution only and, therefore, no sepa is maintained in this regard.
- (b):  No.
- (c)to (e):  Rural drinking water supply is a State subject. For improving the coverage drinking  water  to  rural  population,  the  Ministry  of  Drinking  and  Sanitation  supplemen efforts  of  the  States  by  providing  them  with  technical  and  financial  ass ista ce  through  the centrally  sponsored  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP).  It  is  the  Stat

Governments who plan, design, approve, execute, operate & maintain the schemes for provid safe drinking water to rural population.

The  funds  provide d  to  the  States  under  NRDWP  can  be  utilized  for  coverage  and  tackling drinking water quality problems with priority to arsenic and fluoride affected habitations

Funds  to  the  tune  of  Rs.2825.6968  Crore  was  released  up  to  31 st March  2018  to  the  States affec ted  with  arsenic  and  fluoride  contamination  under  National  Water  Quality  Sub - Mission (NWQSM) which was launched on 22 nd march, 2017 under NRDWP to provide safe drinking water to the rural habitations affected with arsenic/fluoride.

In addition  to  the  above ,  to  deal  with  arsenic  and  fluoride  contamination,  with  th recommendation of NITI Aayog, Government of India has released Rs.1000 crores in March 2016 to the affected States.