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Lok Sabha Question No. 126 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Study on CSR Funds
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Nishikant  Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 126 ANSWERED ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2020 /BHADRAPADA 23, 1942 (SAKA)

## STUDY ON CSR FUNDS QUESTION

126. DR. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  for  assessing  the  proper implementation of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of Corporate houses in the country and if so, the details and the main result thereof;
- (b) if not, whether the Government proposes to undertake such study in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding the misuse of the CSR funds/projects by the corporate houses in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

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- (a) & (b): Neither any such study has been carried out by this Ministry nor any proposal is under consideration.
- (c) & (d):  Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a Board driven process and the Board of the company is empowered to plan, decide, execute and monitor the CSR activities of the company based on the recommendation of its CSR committee. The entire CSR architecture is  disclosure  based  and  CSR mandated companies are required to file details of CSR expenditure annually in MCA21 registry. All data related to CSR filed by companies in MCA21 registry is available in public domain and can be accessed at www.csr.gov.in. Whenever any violation of CSR provisions is reported, action against such non-compliant Companies are initiated as per provisions of Companies Act, 2013 after due examination of records and following due process of law. So far, sanction for prosecution has been  accorded  in 366 cases. All CSR  related offences are compoundable. So far 121 applications for compounding have been made and 37 cases have been compounded.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 125 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Banks Reserves with RBI
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar, M V V Satyanarayana, Pocha Brahmananda Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 125

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 14th September 2020/ Bhadrapada 23,1942 (SAKA) Banks Reserves with RBI

125. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI: SHRI MV.V. SATYANARAYANA: SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- whether it has come to the notice of the Government that despite the accommodative monetary policy stand of the Government, the Banks instead of lending money ate parking theit reserves with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI);
- if s0, the details of reserves of the Government banks as well as sector banks held with RBI during each of the previous three financial years; private
- whether the Government has instructed the RBI to dis-incentivise the banks to their reserves with RBI and instead start lending to kick start the economic and park cycle;
- (d) if s0, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): sir: As per RBI master circular on Basel III Capital Regulations, dated and, as such, long-term resources, are deployed in long-term assets like infrastructure and not with RBI No, they being parked projects gestation long

- (6) to (d): Questions do not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 124 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: NPAs under PMMY
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial services

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 124

TO BE ANSWERED ON September 14, 2020/Bhadrapada 23, 1942 (Saka)

## NPAs UNDER PMMY

## QUESTION

## 124. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) of the banks have increased due to non-repayment of loans disbursed under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) in Gujarat;
- (b) if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government has found any loop hole in the implementation of the said yojana; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the manner in which the Government has addressed the said loophole?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (b)  Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Mudra  Yojana  (PMMY)    institutional  credit  up  to  Rs.  10  lakh  is  provided  for entrepreneurial activities to micro/small business units. As informed by Member Lending Institutions (MLIs), as on 04.09.2020, over 25.32 crore loans amounting to Rs. 12.91 lakh crore have been extended under the Scheme, since its inception.

As reported by Public Sector Banks (PSBs), as against the total Amount Disbursed under PMMY loans as of last three financial years viz. 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 of Rs. 2,12,205.91 crore, Rs. 3,05,489.07 crore and Rs. 3,82,437.65 crore, respectively, the total amount of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) as of the said years is Rs. 7,277.31 crore, Rs.11,483.42 crore and Rs. 18,835.77 crore, respectively.  State-wise NPA data under the Scheme is not centrally maintained

- (c) to (d) Any complaints received in respect of implementation of PMMY including turning down of loan applications, delay in turn-around-time (TAT) and lenders' insisting on collateral/guarantor on certain occasions, are redressed in coordination with the respective banks. A number of steps have been taken to improve implementation of the scheme which inter alia , include:
-  provision for online applications through psbloansin59minutes and udyamimitra portal
-  intensive publicity campaigns for increased visibility of the scheme for lenders and borrowers
-  simplification of  application forms
-  nomination of Mudra Nodal Officers in Public Sector Banks (PSBs)
-  periodic monitoring of performance of PSBs with regard to PMMY
-  PSBs have also been advised to
- -regularly monitor asset quality for small ticket size loans including PMMY loans
-    make granular analysis of Mudra NPA accounts
-     improve underwriting standards, and
- -maintain regular and intensive contacts with PMMY borrowers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Child Labour
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 120 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## CHILD LABOUR

## 120. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

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

- (a)whether the new initiatives undertaken by the Government have been successful in curbing the Child Labour;

(b)if  so,  the  comparative  data  for  the  last  three  years  and  the  current

- year; and

(c)the time by which child labour is likely to be eliminated completely?

## ANSWER

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

(a): Yes, Sir. The Government has amended the Child Labour (Prohibition  &  Regulation)  Act,  1986  and  enacted  the  Child  Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 which came into force with  effect  from  1.9.2016.  The  Amendment  Act,  inter-alia, provides  for complete prohibition of work or employment of children below 14 years of age in any occupation and process and prohibition of adolescents in the age group of 14 to 18 years in hazardous occupations and processes. The Amendment Act also provides for stricter punishment for employers for violation of the Act and has made the offence as cognizable.

After strengthening the legislative framework through amendment in  Child  Labour  Act,  the  Government has also framed the Child Labour (Prohibition  &  Regulation)  Amendment  Rules,  2017  which,  inter-alia, specifies  the  duties  and  responsibilities  of  State  Governments   and

District Authorities to ensure effective enforcement of the provisions of the  Act.  The  Government  has  also  devised  a  Standard  Operating Procedure as a ready reckoner for trainers, practitioners and enforcing and monitoring agencies.

To ensure the effective enforcement of the provisions of the Child Labour  Act  and  smooth  implementation  of  NCLP  Scheme,  a  dedicated online portal named PENCIL (Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour) is developed in order to make the NCLP successful through better  monitoring  and  implementation.   The  Portal  connects  Central Government to State Government(s), District(s), all Project Societies and the general public.

## (b): The  source  of  data is  the  Census  figures.  The  data  pertaining  to last two census is as below:

|   Year | Data Source   | No. of working Children in India   | No. Main working children in India   |
|--------|---------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|   2001 | Census        | 1.26 crore                         | 57.79 Lakh                           |
|   2011 | Census        | 1.01crore                          | 43.53 Lakh                           |

- (c): Government is taking various initiatives to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 8.7, inter alia, which stipulates for eradication of child labour in all its forms by 2025.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Online  Classes
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 118

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 th  September, 2020

## ONLINE CLASSES

## † 118.  SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA :

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- a) Whether the Government proposes to provide smart phones by giving special discount to the school students specially the students of economically weaker sections and scheduled tribes for imparting them education through e-class during the lockdown period:
- b) If so, the details thereof;
- c) Whether the Government is formulating any scheme in this regard;
- d) Whether the New Education Policy has special provisions of smart class and E-class for the students of poor strata of society?

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

- (a) &  (b)  By  accessing  the  local  situation,  with  the  onsite  report  from  the  concerned authorities, after analysing the needs and requirements, states have been advised to do the needful to the students.
- (c) The state governments have been directed to act based on the situation prevailing at every place  to  meet  the  demands  of  all  students  including  economically  weaker  students  and  tribes especially for providing them with the digital access required for learning digitally.

(d) The  National  Education  Policy  2020  calls  for  benefits  of  online/digital  education  to  all children. Para 24.4 (f) of the new education policy discusses the possibilities of digital equipment suitable for poor students.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: NPAs of MSMEs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-116

ANSWERED ON-14.09.2020

## NPAs of MSMEs

## 116. SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) whether it is a the fact that small and medium traders of Gujarat who wanted to pay back bank loan but Public Sector Banks  (PSBs) have declared their accounts as Non-Performing Asset (NPA) and sent to the NCLT;
2. the details thereof 'including the number of such cases reported by PSBs in the State of Gujarat, district-wise; SO,
3. whether the actions are taken in accordance with the norms of Reserve Bank of if a loan is back by the borrower and if so, the details thereof; and being India, paid
4. (d) the action taken by the Government guilty banks in this regard? against

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(a): As per data reported by PSBs, no account of small and medium traders of Gujarat who wanted to pay back bank loan has been declared as NPA and sent to the National Company Law Tribunal during the pteceding or the current financial year (till 31.8.2020).

- (6) to (d): Questions do not arise

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Lok Sabha Question No. 115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Complaints Regarding Refunds of Tour Packages
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†115 ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## COMPLAINTS REGARDING REFUNDS OF TOUR PACKAGES

## †115. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps being taken by the Government to provide relief to the  people  associated  with  tourism  industry  in  view  of  the losses suffered by them during this period of corona pandemic;
- (b) whether  agents  and  companies  are  refusing  to  refund  the amount deposited for  hotel  bookings  and  tour  packages  etc. before the lockdown period; and
- (c) if  so,  the  efforts  being  made  by  the  Government  to  address such problem?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The following  steps  have  been  taken  to  overcome  the  crisis caused by Covid-19 pandemic in the tourism sector:
- Detailed  operational  guidelines  for  Covid  safety  and hygiene  for  hotels,  restaurants,  B&Bs/Home  stays  and Tourism  Service  Providers  have  been  formulated  and issued on 08.06.2020 to facilitate smooth resumption of
- (i) business.
- Validity of approval or certifications of hotels and other accommodation units whose project approval/re-approval expired/were likely to expire, has been extended upto 30 th  September,
- (ii) and classification/re-classification have 2020.
- (iii) The Ministry has developed an initiative called SAATHI (System for Assessment, Awareness & Training
- for Hospitality Industry), for effective implementation of Guidelines/SOPs issued with reference to COVID 19 and beyond for safe operations of Hotels, Restaurants, B&Bs and other units.
- (iv) Operational  Recommendations  for  safe  resumption  of business with easing of lockdown restrictions have been issued for various segments of the travel and hospitality industry and circulated amongst all stakeholders.
- (v) Recognition  of  Travel  Agents,  Tour  Operators,  Tourist Transport Operators by the Ministry of Tourism has been extended automatically by six months. Those who have submitted  applications  for  recognition  by  the  Ministry have been given provisional recognition for six months, pending completion of required procedures.
- (vi) In  addition  to  the  above  steps  taken  by  Ministry  of Tourism,  other  agencies/  Ministries  of  Government  of India have declared stimulus packages like loan moratorium,  waived  off  PF  contribution,  deferment  of TCS up to October 2020,  collateral free  automatic  loan under  Atamnirbhar  Bharat  package  etc.  to  revive  the economy and industry  including  units  of  the  hospitality industry.

(b) &(c): Ministry of Tourism approves and classifies hotels under a  voluntary  scheme.  This  Ministry  does  not  have  any  regulatory authority  to  seek  refunds  of  advance  amount  paid.  However, industry stakeholders have been requested to consider such issues and requests sympathetically.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 114 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalaya in Maharajganj
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 114 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.9.2020

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IN MAHARAJGANJ

## † 114. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal to establish a Kendriya Vidyalaya in district Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is likely to accord sanction to establish a Kendriya Vidyalaya in Maharajganj; and
- (d) if so, the time by which the approval is expected to be granted?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) : A proposal for opening of a new  Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) at Maharajganj in Uttar Pradesh has been received from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh  offering  6.5  Acre  land  at  Village  Dhneva-Dhanei  for  construction  of  the permanent building and 15 rooms in Government Girls Inter College, Maharajganj as temporary accommodation to run the KV.

(c ) & (d) : The proposal has been found to be fulfilling the pre-requisites as per norms of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) for opening of new KVs.  Proposals fulfilling the norms of KVS  also have to compete among other such proposals under the 'Challenge Method', before seeking the approval of the Competent Authority. As such no specific time frame can be given in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 113 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Frauds by NBFCs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-113

ANSWERED ON-14.09.2020

## Frauds by NBFCs

## 113. SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that certain Non-Banking Financial Companies   (NBFCs) have  committed fraud diversion of the funds of depositors in the country;
- if the detailed names of such NBFCs and the total amount involved in each such NBFCs; SO,
- whether it has come to the notice of the Government that hundreds of depositors of Popular Finance, an NBFC with headquarters in Kerala, ate reported to be cheated and their deposits have been diverted and if s0, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of the steps taken by the Government to protect the interest of the depositors of Popular Finance?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

to (c): As per input received from the Reserve Bank of India (RBD), two NBFCs, viz , Sahara Finance and Popular Finance, had committed fraud / diversion of the funds of depositors in the country.

(d): RBI has also informed that based on RBTs and Government of Kerala's Commercial Taxes Department $ complaints, Economic Offences had registered 2 case M/s Pathanamthitta  Popular Finance and Popular Traders firms and the Chairperson and Managing Director of the group, proceedings in  which were instituted in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Pathanamthitta. Wing against

As per RBls input; the said NBFC had as a conduit to pass on funds mobilised from the by related party Limited Liability Partnership firms to related party partnership firms. Such actions of the NBFC were considered to be interest and in violation of the terms and conditions subject to which the Certificate of Registration was issued by RBI under section 45-IA of RBI 1934,and therefore notice for showing cause why the registration of the NBFC may not be cancelled was issued to the NBFC on 26.8.2020. acted public public against Act;

RBI has also informed that with a view to create awareness among the public, it has issued a press release providing a list of NBFCs registered with RBI, Thiruvananthapuram and a website link to the list of all NBFCs registered with RBI in India, on 1.9.2020.
Lok Sabha Question No. 111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Safety Audit of Petrol Pumps
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Darshana Vikram Jardosh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 111 To BE ANSWERED ON 14TH SEPTEMBER, 2020

## Safety Audit of Petrol Pumps

## 111. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that modern/adequate resources for fire safety are not available at several petrol pumps due to which If any incident of fire happens at the petrol pumps then it cannot be controlled immediately and there is wide possibility of massive accident;
- (c) the number of fire incidents at the petrol pumps In the last three years and the losses incurred/valuable lives lost due to the said incidents; State-wise?
- (b) 50 , the details of the steps taken Government in collaboration with the State Governments for the fire  safety audit of the petrol pumps; State-wise; and

## ANSWER

- (a) & (b) Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) namely Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), Hindustan Petroleum   Corporation Ltd\_ (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd\_ (BPCL) have informed that adequate resources for flre safety are provided at Petrol pumps as per Petroleum Explosive & Safety Organization (PESO); guidelines\_ A Petrol Pump is commissioned only after strictly following stipulations as laid out in Petroleum Rules 2002, after compllance of which, license to operate the petrol pump is provided to OMCs by PESO\_ Further the OMCs   strive to maintain these standards by means of regular and surprise inspections, and strict action is taken a5 per Marketing Discipline Guidelines in case deficiencies are noticed,
- (c) State-wise details of fire incident at petrol pumps , losses incurred and valuable life lost  during the last three years (2017- 18 to 2019-20 and April June 2020) is at annexure

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Lok Sabha Question No. 109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Central Sanskrit University
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 109 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## CENTRAL SANSKRIT UNIVERSITY

109. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE :

- Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state : (a) Whether the Government has recently established /upgraded three deemed Universities into Central Sanskrit Universities. (b) If so, the names of the Universities. (c) Is it true that some public representatives has raised demand to establish a campus of Central  Sanskrit  University  in  Assam  preferably  Bajali  Area  of Barpeta district during debate on the Central Sanskrit University Bill 2019; and (d) If so, whether the government will consider the demand?

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

- (a) & (b)     Yes  Sir.  The  names  of  the  Universities  are  i)  Central  Sanskrit University, Delhi, ii) Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University, New Delhi and iii) National Sanskrit University, Tirupati. (c)  &  (d)  Yes  Sir.  No  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  in  the  Ministry presently.