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Lok Sabha Question No. 2493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Procedural Delay
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2493

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 09 TH  JULY, 2019/ ASHADHA 18, 1941 (SAKA )

PROCEDURAL DELAY

2493. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that due to procedural delays like court proceedings  etc.  in  identifying  actual ownership  before  handing over  of  stolen/misplaced  items/vehicles  recovered  by  Police,  many  a times these items get damaged/deteriorated due to neglect, mishandling or want of upkeep;

(b)  if  so,  whether  the  Government  would coordinate with the States to smoothen  procedures  by  amendments  in  relevant  provisions  of  law  or set  up  fast-track  courts  to  expedite  handing  over  procedure  and  also introduce penal provision for dereliction of duty against the officials who are unable to ensure safety of custodial items;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) & (d):      Section 451 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) provides for  custody  and  disposal  of  property  pending  enquiry  or  trial.  In  cases where  the  property  is  subject  to  speedy  and  natural  decay,  the  Court may, after recording such evidence as it thinks necessary, order it to be sold or otherwise disposed of. Further section 459 of CrPC provides for power  to  Magistrate  to  order  sale of perishable property, if the person

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 2493 FOR 09.07.2019

entitled to the possession of such property is unknown or absent and the property is subject to speedy and natural decay, or if the Magistrate to whom its seizure is reported is of opinion that its sale would be for the benefit of the owner, or that the value of such property is less than five hundred rupees.

While 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State Subjects, 'Criminal Laws and Criminal Procedure'  are in the Concurrent  list  under  the  Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India. State Governments are primarily responsible for implementation of Criminal laws and are also competent to make amendments in the CrPC, as per their needs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2492 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Electric Fencing on Indo-Pak Border
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2492

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 09 TH  JULY, 2019/ ASHADHA 18, 1941 (SAKA )

ELECTRIC FENCING ON INDO-PAK BORDER

†2492. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the electric fence erected at the line of control at Indo-Pak border  is  proving  ineffective  due  to  non-availability  of  adequate  power supply; and

(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to ensure uninterrupted power supply for the electric fence?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) & (b): No, Sir. The electric fence namely the Anti Infiltration Obstacle System  (AIOS)  on  the  Line  of  Control  (LoC)  along  Indo-Pak  Border  has proved to be a potent tool to guard against infiltration.    The  electricity requirements for the AIOS are being catered through power grid wherever available and through generators at other locations to ensure uninterrupted power supply.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 220 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Allocation for Tribal Welfare
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS) LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *220 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## ALLOCATION FOR TRIBAL WELFARE

## *220 DR. SANJAY JAISWAL

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been a decrease in allocation of Central funds for tribal welfare over the past few years; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE STARRED QUESTION NO. * 220 FOR ANSWER ON 08.07.2019

- (a): No, Sir. There has not been any decrease in allocation of Central funds for Tribal Welfare over the past few years. Annual budget in respect of the Ministry of Tribal Affairs as well as those of the Scheduled Tribe Component of other Central Ministries has seen an upward trend during last three yearsas detailed below:
- (i) Budget Allocation of Ministry of Tribal Affairs.

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(Rupees in Crore)

| Year              |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Budget Allocation |    4826.5 |   5329.32 |      6000 |

- (ii) Allocation of funds under Scheduled Tribe Component by Central Ministries/Deptts.

(Rupees in Crore)

| Year              |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Budget Allocation |   23206.1 |   30962.5 |   37802.9 |

- (b): Does not arise in view of (a) above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 216 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Loans to Small Scale Industrial Sector
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *216 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 th  JULY, 2019

## 'LOANS TO SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR'

* 216 : SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  amount  of  loans  for  the  small scale industrial sector ;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and
- (c)  the total amount of loans disbursed to small scale industrial sector particularly in the backward and tribal areas, specially in the State of Maharashtra during each of last three years as on date ?

## ANSWER

## FINANCE MINISTER

## (Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman)

- (a)  to (c) :  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO. *216 FOR ANSWER ON 8 th  JULY 2019, TABLED BY SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE REGARDING LOANS TO SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR.

(a) and  (c)  : Loans  to  Small  Scale  Industrial  units  (SSIs)  /  Micro,  Small  and  Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are extended by individual banks on commercial basis as per their Board  approved  loan  policy  and  extant  instructions  of  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI). Credit outstanding from Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) to MSMEs has increased year  on  year  from  Rs.  12,16,007.11  crore  in  2015-16  to  Rs.14,97,687.11  crore (provisional) in 2018-19.  Banks extend loans to MSMEs under various schemes which, inter-alia, include, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Stand Up India, Bank specific Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) schemes, etc.  Government has taken various  steps  towards  effective  implementation  of  these  schemes  which,  inter  alia, include, simplification of application forms, facility for on-line application, Credit Guarantee  coverage  for  the  loans  extended  to  MSME  sector  up  to  Rs.2  crore  under various schemes, and appointment of nodal officers for PMMY in all branches of Public Sector Banks (PSBs), etc. (c) : The  Ministry of Tribal Affairs has  identified priority districts for  welfare  and development  of  Scheduled  Tribes  while,  the  NITI  Aayog  has  identified  aspirational districts based on parameters such as poverty, health and nutrition, education and basic infrastructure, etc. State Level Bankers' Committees (SLBCs) have reported disbursement of Rs.1,65,390 crore (Provisional) by banks to Micro and Small Enterprises in  such  identified  priority  and  aspirational  districts  during  the  period  from  April  2016  to June 2019. SLBC Maharashtra has reported disbursement by banks to such districts of

Rs.17,437 crore (Provisional) from April 2016 to June 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 213 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: GST Amendment
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION No. 213

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, JULY 8, 2019/ASHADHA 17, 1941 (SAKA)

## GST AMENDEMENT

## *213. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  amending  some  of  the  provisions  in  the  Goods  and  Services  Tax  (GST) including the input tax credit system paves way to weaken the National Anti-profiteering Authority;
- (b)  if  so,  whether  this  amendment  has  been  made  exclusively  to  help  the  real  estate developers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether the decision for such amendment is to ignore established institutions and to cause more problems than solutions and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF FINANCE (Ms. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARA A TO C OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 213 FOR ANSWER ON 8 th  JULY 2019/ ASHADHA 17, 1941 (SAKA) REGARDING GST AMENDMENT.

- (a) No Sir. None of the amendments carried out in the GST laws and rules aim to weaken the National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA). To the contrary, Goods  and  Services  Tax  Council,  in  its  35 th meeting  held  on  21.06.2019, made recommendations that would make NAA more effective in fulfilling its  mandate to curb profiteering by businesses. It was  recommended that a penalty  equivalent  to  10%  of  the  profiteered  amount  shall  be  imposed  on those businesses which do not pass on the benefit of reduction in rate of tax on any supply of goods or services or the benefit of input tax credit to the recipient by way of commensurate reduction in prices. GST Council has also recommended  that  the  tenure  of  NAA  be  extended  by  two  more  years. Further, vide notification No. 31/2019 dated 28.06.2019, the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 have been amended so as to provide:

(i)  NAA may summon any person whose attendance it considers necessary either to give evidence or to produce a document and it shall have power in any inquiry in the same manner, as provided in the case of a civil court under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908;

(ii) NAA may now pass order within six months (earlier three months) from the date of receipt of the report from Director General of Anti- Profiteering;

(iii)  NAA  may  order  levy  of  interest  at  the  rate  of  18%  from  the  date  of collection of higher amount till the date of deposit of such amount;

(iv)  NAA  may  direct  the  Director  General  of  Anti-  Profiteering  to  cause investigation or inquiry with regard to other goods or services or both which are not part of the report of Director General of Anti- Profiteering.

- (b) No Sir, in view of the reply to part (a) above.
- (c) No Sir, in view of the reply to part (a) above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 211 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.211 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8.7.2019

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

## *211. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether  it  is  fact  that  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  (KVs)  in  Mandapam  and Ramanathapuram are functioning from rented buildings; (b) if  so,  whether  it  is  proposed  to  construct  new  buildings  for  the  KVs  in those places; (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 211 RAISED BY SHRI K.  NAVASKANI,  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  TO  BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH JULY, 2019 REGARDING KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS.

- (a)  Kendriya  Vidyalaya,  Mandapam  in  Ramanathapuram  District  is functioning from its permanent building since 1996. KV, Rameswaram  in  Ramanathapuram  District  is functioning from temporary building provided free of cost by the State Government. (b)   Yes,  Sir.    It  is  proposed  to  construct  new  building  for  the  KV  at Rameswaram. (c)  &  (d)  Construction  of  permanent  buildings  for  KVs  is  a  continuous land, of drawings/estimates by construction agency, availability of funds and
- process, which depends upon identification of suitable completion of land transfer formalities, submission requisite approvals etc.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 201 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Online Monitoring of ST Schemes
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. † *201 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## ONLINE MONITORING OF ST SCHEMES

†*201. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL: SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS

be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government proposes to monitor the schemes related to the Scheduled Tribes (STs) through e-governance;
- (b)   if so, the details of the schemes proposed to be monitored online; and
- (c)   if not, the reasons therefor along with the views of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.*201  for  answer  on 08.07.2019

(a) to (c): Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  has  developed  online  portals  for  monitoring  of  its schemes  related  to  NGO  Grants,  Scholarship,  Forest  Rights  Acts,  Tribal  Research  Institutes, Special  Central  Assistance,  Particularly  Vulnerable  Tribal  Groups  (PVTGs),  Research  and Grants under Article 275(1) of the Constitution.Further, during January, 2017, Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) has been given mandate for monitoring of Tribal Sub-Plan funds based on the framework and mechanism designed by NITI Aayog. Accordingly, an online monitoring system has been  put in place  with  web  address http://stcmis.gov.in.  The  framework  envisages monitoring of expenditure vis-à-vis allocations of TSP funds under various schemes of Central Ministries / Departments.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2488 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Jobs and Wage Disparity
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2488

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

JOBS AND WAGE DISPARITY

2488. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

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

- (a)the  lack  of  quality  jobs  and  wage  disparity  faced  by  the  Indian
- employment market; and
- (b)the steps taken by the Government to address wage disparity and
- lack of quality jobs?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): In order to have a uniform wage structure and to reduce the disparity  in  minimum  wages  across  the  country,  the  concept  of National Floor Level Minimum Wage as a non statutory measure was mooted on the basis of the recommendations of the National Commission on Rural Labour (NCRL) in 1991. On the basis of increase in  the  Consumer  Price  Index,  the  Central  Government  has  fixed  the National Floor Level Minimum Wages from Rs.160/- to Rs.176/- per day w.e.f. 01.06.2017.
- (b): A draft Labour Code on Wages Bill, 2019, has been prepared after  amalgamation,  simplification  and  rationalization  of  the  relevant provisions  of  the  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948;  the  Payment  of  Wages Act, 1936; the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965; and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 and circulated for inter-ministerial consultation.  The  provisions  of  the  Code  on  Wages  Bill,  2019  are  at pre-legislative stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Development of Historical Places associated with Lord Buddha
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†2487

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF HISTORICAL PLACES ASSOCIATED WITH LORD BUDDHA

## †2487. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the important places associated  with  Lord  Buddha  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  especially  in Maharajganj district;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  develop  those  historical places  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  especially  in  Maharajganj  district  by including them under the Bharat Darshan Circuit; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Tourism has identified Buddhist Circuit as one of the fifteen  thematic  circuits  for  development  under  the  Swadesh Darshan Scheme. All sites in the country related to Buddhism including the ones in Uttar Pradesh are covered under this Circuit.

The  projects  to  be  taken  up  for  development  under  the  above scheme are identified in consultation with the State Governments/Union Territory  Administrations  and  are  sanctioned  subject  to  submission  of project proposals, their  adherence  to  relevant  scheme  guidelines, submission of suitable detailed project reports, availability of funds and utilization of funds released earlier.

The Ministry has not received any project proposal for development of Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh. However, the Ministry has sanctioned the project  'Development  of  Srawasti,  Kushinagar  &  Kapilvastu  in  Uttar Pradesh'  under  the  Buddhist  Circuit  theme  of  the  Swadesh  Darshan Scheme in the year 2016-17 for Rs.99.97 crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2485 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Capital Shortage in PSBs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Sudheer Gupta

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2485

## MINISTRY  OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT  OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

TO BE ANSWERED  ON THE 8 TH  JULY  2019/ ASHADHA  17, 1941 (SAKA)

## Capital Shortage  in PSBs

2485.  SHRI  SANJAY  SADASHIV  RAO  MANDLIK:

SHRI BIDYUT  BARAN  MAHATO:

SHRI  GAJANAN  KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER  GUPTA:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether   the  Public   Sector   Banks   (PSBs)  are  suffering   from   shortage   of  capital,   if  so,  the  details thereof  and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  the Government  proposes to infuse fresh capital  and add the prospect  of higher  loan  growth to attract  investors  and if so, the details  thereof;
- (c) whether  the State Bank  of India has deferred  its plans to raise money  through  a Qualified  Institutional Placement  Issue and if so, the details  thereof  and the reasons  therefor;  and
- (d) whether  PSBs are heavily  dependent  on Government  capital  due to bad loans and if so, the details thereof  along  with  the corrective  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the Government  in this  regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  As  per  RBI  guidelines,   banks   in  India  are  required   to  maintain   a  minimum   Capital   to  Risk-weighted Assets Ratio  (CRAR)  of 9%. As on 31.3.2019,  all 18 Public  Sector  Banks (PSBs) meet this minimum  CRAR requirement.
- (b):  In  the  Union  budget  for the financial  year  2019-20, Government  has proposed  to make  provision  for infusion  of Rs. 70,000 crore  capital  to PSBs to boost credit  for a strong  impetus  to the economy.
- (c): As per inputs  received  from  State Bank of India,  bank  has obtained  approval  for raising  equity  capital  of up to Rs. 20,000 crore  from the market  by  way  of Qualified  Institutional Placement  (QIP) or other  modes till 31.3.2020.
- The bank  has further  informed  that  at present  it is well  capitalised,  with  CRAR  of 12.72% as on 31.3.2019 against  regulatory requirement  of 11.325% and, depending  upon the requirement, it would  decide on raising capital  at an appropriate  time  during  the financial  year.
- (d):  PSBs  source  capital   through   internal   capital   generation,   mobilisation of  capital   from   markets,   and infusion  by  the Government.  Thus,  capital  infusion  by  the Government  complements  PSB's internal  capital generation  and mobilisation  of capital  from  markets.  During  the period  from  financial  year  (FY) 2008-09 to FY2018-19, PSBs have mobilised  Rs. 2,81,616 crore  of capital  through  sources other  than  Government,  and have posted net profit  of Rs. 98,373 crore,  of which  a sizeable  proportion  has contributed  to internal  capital generation.  During  the same period,  Government  has infused  capital  of Rs. 3,15,721 crore  in PSBs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2483 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-08
Subject: Government School Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ritesh Pandey

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2483 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.07.2019

## Government School Teachers

## 2483. SHRI RITESH PANDEY:

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

- (a) the number of teaching and non-teaching hours spent by Government school teachers, Statewise;
- (b) whether the Government plans to introduce legislation to restrict the number of non-teaching hours;
- (c) if so, the timeline for such a legislation; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a):  No such data is  maintained at central  level.  Section 27 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory  Education  (RTE)  Act,  2009  states  that  no  teacher  shall  be  deployed  for  any  noneducational  purposes  other  than  the  decennial  population  census,  disaster  relief  duties  or  duties relating to elections to the local authority or the State Legislatures or Parliament, as the case may be. The Ministry of Human Resource Development has also issued guidelines to all States and UTs that  emphasize that teachers should not be deployed  for non-educational duties other than those which  are  in  accordance  with  the  RTE  Act.  Further,  the  recruitment,  service  conditions  and deployment  of  teachers  come  under  the  purview  of  the  respective  State/  Union  Territory  (UT) Government.

(b)  to  (d):  As  per  the  Schedule  to  RTE  Act,  2009  the  minimum  number  of  working  days/ instructional hours in an academic year are as under:

1. two hundred working days for first class to fifth class;
2. two hundred and twenty working days for sixth class to eighth class;
3. eight hundred instructional hours per academic year for first class to fifth class;
4. one thousand instructional hours per academic year for sixth class to eighth class

Further as per Schedule to RTE Act, 2009 the minimum number of working hours per week for the teacher are forty-five teaching including preparation hours.

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