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Lok Sabha Question No. 3421 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: School Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gangasandra Siddappa Basavaraj

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3421 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## School Teachers

3421. SHRI G.S. BASAVARAJ:

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

- (a) whether the ILO has reported that India had 14 teachers for every 1000 under15 year olds, underlining the dire need for more teachers and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the ILO analysis also establishes that Finland which has one of the best schooling systems, does not fall under the top 20 on the basis of number of  teachers  per  1000  under-15  students  and  thus  stresses  on  quality  of teachers rather than their numbers; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) The Government has not received any formal communication from the ILO in this  regard. The RTE Act, 2009 in its Schedule lays down the Pupil-Teacher Ratio (PTR) for both primary and upper primary schools. At the primary level, PTR norm is 30:1 and at the upper primary level it is 35:1. As per the Unified District  Information  System  for  Education  (UDISE)  2016-17,  the  PTR  at national level  for  primary  schools  is  23:1  and  upper  primary  schools is  24:1, which is better than the prescribed norms. (b) & (c) The data available at the ILOSTAT website has shown that Finland did not  fall  within  top  20  on  the  basis  of  number  of  teachers  per  1000  under-15

- children, it was at the twenty-first position.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Development of Work Place of Aryabhatta as Tourist Place
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Ram Kripal Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†3418 ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF WORK PLACE OF ARYABHATTA AS TOURIST PLACE

†3418. SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to develop the work place of great astrologer Aryabhatta as tourist destination in Taregana of Masaudi Prakhand of district Patna under Patliputra  Parliamentary  constituency  area  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government also proposes to develop the workplace  of  the  great  astrologer  in  Khagol  of  Dahapur  of Patna district as a tourist destination; and
- (c) whether  any  proposal  is  lying  pending  with  the  Government regarding developing the above said two places and Aryabhatta  Circuit  as  tourist  spots,  if  so,  the  details  thereof and if not, whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Ministry under its scheme of Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD provides financial Assistance to the State Governments/UT Administrations/Central Agencies for development of  tourism  infrastructure  and  facilities  in  the  country  including Bihar. The projects under the schemes are identified for development  in  consultation  with  the  State  Governments/Union Territory Administrations and are sanctioned subject to availability of funds, submission of suitable Detailed Project Reports, adherence to scheme guidelines and utilization of funds released earlier.

Ministry has not received any proposal from the Government of Bihar for development of Taregana of Masaudi Prakhand and Khagol of  Danapur in Patna district. The details of projects sanctioned by the  Ministry  for  development  of  tourist  facilities  in  Patna  are  as follows:

## (Rs. In Crores)

|   Sl. No. | Scheme / Year of Sanction   | Project                                                                                        |   Amount sanctioned |
|-----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | PRASHAD 2015-16             | Development at Patna Sahib                                                                     |               41.54 |
|         2 | Swadesh Drashan 2016-17     | Development of Tirthankar Circuit: Vaishali- Arrah- Masad- Patna- Rajgir- Pawapuri- Champapuri |               52.39 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Creation of List of Heritage Buildings and Monuments by ASI
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3416 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9.12.2019

## CREATION OF LIST OF HERITAGE BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS BY ASI

## 3416 SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is  a  fact  that  the  Archaeological  Survey  of  India  is  creating  a  list  of heritage buildings and monuments worth visiting in the country;
- (b) the details of the buildings falling under the categories of world heritage sites as well as that of Indian heritage sites; and
- (c) the year-wise details in percentage terms of the fund earmarked for maintenance of protected buildings?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM

## (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) Archaeological Survey of India has identified 138 numbers of monuments as Must See Monuments and information thereof is made available on 'Must See' portal of Archaeological Survey of India.
- (b) There  are  38  World  Heritage  Sites  in  India,  out  of  which  22  Cultural  Sites including monuments/ buildings and caves are under protection of Archaeological Survey of India.
- (c) There is no such division between repair and maintenance activities. Conservation includes all actions at the site for repair, maintenance and protection of the monuments. The expenditure is incurred as per the requirement of works at different sites and availability of resources.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3415 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: National Level Academic Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Subhas Sarkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3415 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## National Level Academic Institutions

## 3415. DR. SUBHAS SARKAR:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is planning to set up any national level academic institutions of higher education in West Bengal and specially at Bankura District, Jangal Mahal of the State; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a): No, Sir. (b) & (c): Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Custom Duty on Cashew Imports
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: T.R.V.S. Ramesh

- (a) Yes.
- (b) Vide  Notification  No.  25/2019-Cus  dated  06.07.2019,  Basic  Customs  duty  rate  on  Cashew  Kernel broken [08013210], Cashew kernel whole [08013220] and others [08013290] was increased to 70%. However, due to inadvertent error in the ICEGATE system, the tariff rate on the above goods reflected as 30%.
- (c) The  error  has  been  rectified  and  ICES  Advisory  No.  28/2019  was  issued  by  Directorate  General  of Systems in this regard. Moreover, a D.O. letter dated 28.10.2019 was written by Member (Tax Policy), Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, to all Chief Commissioners to take suitable measures to protect revenue in such cases.
- (d)  The Cashew Export Promotion Council has represented the Government to introduce separate HS Code with respect to cashew kernels, husk and other products.
- (e)  The Cashew EPC of India has requested for creation of new H.S. Code for cashew products. The  details  of the requests are as follows:
- (i) The Cashew EPC has requested to allot separate H.S. Code for Cashew husk stating that it is creating confusion, providing opportunity for mis-declaration and substantial duty evasion due to usage of single HS Code (08013100) for Cashew Nuts and Husk.
- (ii) The Cashew EPC has requested to separate one of the items as 'Roasted Cashew' stating that a large quantity of plain cashew kernel is getting imported in the name of 'Roasted Cashew'.

Creation/Amendment of HS Code in this regard is under examination. Post examination, if required, necessary changes in the HS Code would be considered during the next parliamentary budget session.

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## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3413 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2019

AGRAHAYANA 18, 1941 (SAKA)

## CUSTOM DUTY ON CASHEW IMPORTS

3413. SHRI T R V S RAMESH: Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:
2. (a) whether the cashew export Promotion Council has represented before the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) that minimum Import Price and Basic Custom Duty of 70% is not followed by the Customs;
3. (b) if so, the details thereof and the  reasons therefor;
4. (c) the details of actions taken by the Customs on such imports and the steps taken to rectify the same;
5. (d)  whether  the  Cashew  Export  Promotion  Council  has  represented  the  Government  to  introduce  separate  HS codes to shelled cashew kernels (with skin), husk and other products and impose minimum import price to avoid duty evasion;  and
6. (e) if so, the details thereof along with the progress made in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)
Lok Sabha Question No. 3411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Impact of Article 370 on Tourism in Kashmir
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Prasun Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3411 ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## IMPACT OF ARTICLE 370 ON TOURISM IN KASHMIR

## 3411. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether abrogation of Article 370 affected tourist flow in Kashmir;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  comparison  of  tourists  visited during the last four months with the last five years;
- (c) whether the Government plans to bring tourism back on track; and
- (d) the number of tourists visited Kashmir during the last 30 days?

## ANSWER

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

(a), (b) and (d): The number of tourists visiting Kashmir from August to November during last five years   are as under:

| Month     | 2014   | 2015   | 2016   | 2017     | 2018   | 2019   |
|-----------|--------|--------|--------|----------|--------|--------|
| August    | 98,177 | 78,980 | 41,438 | 1,64,410 | 86,134 | 10,130 |
| September | 15,640 | 58,896 | 31,552 | 1,35,670 | 83,723 | 4,562  |
| October   | 16,947 | 65,876 | 29,905 | 1,33,220 | 59,048 | 9,327  |
| November  | 24,073 | 64,778 | 23,569 | 1,12,301 | 39,050 | 12,086 |

- (c)  In  order  to  promote  tourism  in  Jammu  &  Kashmir  region,  the following steps have been taken by the Government:
-  Started  campaigns  by  participating  in  various  National  & International Travel Marts.
-  Launched publicity campaigns through prominent newspapers.
-  Launched  promotional  campaigns  through  various  trains  by way of train wraps.
-  Initiated  promotions  through  LEDs  at  prominent  places  in Delhi and Mumbai Airport.

Further, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India celebrated Paryatan Parv, 2019 in October, 2019 during which, tourism destinations / products of various States/ UTs including Jammu & Kashmir were promoted.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3410 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Fake Cases in LPG Distribution
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3410 TO BE ANSWERED ON  9 th  DECEMBER, 2019

Fake Cases in LPG Distribution

†3410. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the cases of fake advertisement and fraud in the name of Petroleum and Natural  Gas  through  LPG  distribution  centre  have  come  to  light,  if  so,  the  details thereof;

(b) the details of the LPG distribution during the last three years and the current year;

- (c)  whether the Government has achieved the set targets, if not, the details of the steps the Government proposes to take in the future;
- (d) whether the Government has entered into partnership with private companies for LPG distribution;
- (e) if so, the details of the selected companies in Madhya Pradesh; and

(f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

MINISTER OF  PETROLEUM  AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) It  has  been  observed  that  some  unscrupulous  persons/agencies  have fraudulently  created  fake  websites  under  different  domain  names  for  allotment  of LPG distributorships of the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) by using the emblem of Government of India, monogram of Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) logo and stamps of Petroleum & Explosive Safety Organization (PESO) and Oil Marketing Companies.
- (b) & (c) Appointment  of  LPG  distributorships  is  a  continuous  process  and locations for setting up of LPG distributorships are identified based on sale potential that  makes  them  commercially  viable.  As  on  01.11.2019,  there  are  24204  LPG distributorship across the country. The details of LPG distributorship commissioned during the last three years and the current year are as under :-

|   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20(April to October 2019) |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------------|
|       896 |      1390 |      3626 |                              505 |

(d)  to  (f)  To  meet  the  growing  demands  of  LPG,  OMCs  have  initiated  steps  for establishment of Private Bottling Plants in various areas and have floated tenders for 60 locations including in the State of Madhya Pradesh.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Cases of Ecomomic Offences
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Behanan Benny

Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3409

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 09, 2019 AGRAHAYANA 18, 1941(SAKA)

3409: SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

## CASES OF ECONOMIC OFFENCES

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the number of cases of economic offences registered by the Central Government Organisations against the public representatives including former public representatives across tr e country;
- (b) the details of political affiliations of these former and present public representatives;
- (c) the details of action taken against the said public representatives; and
- (d) whether there have been any reports of pressure on these public representatives and if the reaction of the Government in this regard? being put SO,

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): The details of cases of economic offences registered by the Central Government as under: Organisations are
- (i) 14 cases of Economic Offences acainst 18 Members of Parliament (MPs)former Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative(MLAs) Assemblies/ former Members of Legislative Assemblies during the last five years ie 2014 to 2019 (upto 31.10.20191. Out of these 18 persons, 2 are sitting Members of Parliament; 9 Ex Members of Parliament; 5 Members of Assemblies and 2 Ex Members of Legislative Assemblies. Legislative
- , (ii) former public represeritatives across the under Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA); 2002 and Foreign Exchange Maagement Act(FEMA), 1999. . country,
- (iii) Central Board Of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has registered three cases of economic offences across the country against public representatives. Out of above three cases, two cases have been registered against former MP ancl one case against former MLA
- (iv) Income Tax Department does not maintain   category-wise Tax Department  takes appropriate action against evasion of taxes as per provisions of Income Tax Act; 1961 (the Act) agains" various assesses,  including   public representatives and also former public   representatives, who are engaged in diversified business activities, across different sectors spread all over the country: Such action under direct tax laws includes searches and seizures, surveys, enquiries , assessment of income; of taxes, penallies, etc. and of prosecutio7 complaints in criminal courts, wherever applicable levy filing

At present these cases are at various stages of investigation. Disclosure of details of these cases at this juncture may not be in larger public interest as the same may hamper the ongoing investigations. Further, disclosure of information in respect of specific assesses is prohibited except as provided under Section 138 of the Inccme Tax Act, 1961.

Investigations are conducted on the merits of cases without any fear or favour.
Lok Sabha Question No. 3408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Monitoring of Funds
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Bharti Pravin Pawar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3408 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## MONITORING OF FUNDS

## †3408.DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR

## Will the minister of CULTURE be please to state:

- (a) whether the execution of preservation and development projects with the funds received from the National culture fund are being monitored by the project-implementation committee;
- (b) if so, the loopholes brought to the notice of the Government during the monitoring of the same;
- (c) the action taken by the Government on its own level on the basis of these loopholes along with the outcome thereof; and
- (d) the reaction of the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM

## (PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a) Yes sir, the projects are implemented and monitored through a Project Implementation Committee (PIC) under the chairmanship of DG, ASI having a representative of NCF and the  donor.  The  projects  undertaken  with  the  funds  received  from  the  NCF  are  also monitored by the respective field officers of ASI
- (b) No loopholes have been brought to the notice of government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Funds Sanctioned for Tourism Circuits in Odisha
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Achyutananda Samanta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3406 ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## FUNDS SANCTIONED FOR TOURISM CIRCUITS IN ODISHA

## 3406. SHRI ACHYUTANANDA SAMANTA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  theme-based  circuits  in  Odisha  and  funds sanctioned thereof under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme;
- (b) in  view  of  the  Diamond  triangle  of  Buddhism  in  Lalitgiri,  Udaygiri and Ratnagiri, as well as the Buddhist Shanti Stupa at Dhauli, along with a large number of tribal people and PVTGs each having their unique culture in Odisha, whether the Government would consider including  more  circuits  under  the  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  in India especially under the Buddhist and Tribal themes;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): The  Ministry  of  Tourism  under  its  scheme  of  Swadesh Darshan is developing thematic circuits in the country including Odisha in a planned and prioritized manner. Submission of project proposals by the  State  Governments/  UT  Administrations  under  the  scheme  is  a continuous  process.  The  projects  under  the  schemes  are  identified  in consultation  with  the  State  Governments/UT  Administrations  and  are sanctioned  subject  to  their  adherence  to  relevant  scheme  guidelines, submission of suitable Detailed Project Reports, availability of funds and utilization of funds released earlier.

Based  on  above  criteria,  Ministry  has  sanctioned  the  project Development of Coastal Circuit: Gopalpur, Barkul, Satapada and Tampara in Odhisa for Rs.70.42 Cr in the year 2016-17.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3405 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Promotion of Islamic Culture
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3405 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## PROMOTION OF ISLAMIC CULTURE

## 3405:   SHRIANUMULA  REVANTH  REDDY:

Will the MINISTER OF CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to promote the Islamic Culture in the country;
- (b) the  amount  of  money  allocated  by  the  Government  to  promote  Islamic  culture  by Islamic artists in the country;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the  list  of  beneficiaries  practicing  Islamic  Art,  year-wise,  under  the  scheme  of providing 400 scholarships to young artists during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE ANDTOURISM (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a)Government  promotes  all  forms  of  Indian  Art  &  Culture  irrespective  of  Culture  of  any specific community.
- (b) No  allocations  of  budget  are  made  by  the  Ministry  on  the  basis  of  culture  of  any specific community.
- (c)Does not arise.
- (d) Under the scheme component of 'Scholarships to Young Artistes in Different Cultural Fields (SYA)', the following fields are covered for grant of Scholarship: -
- (i)  Indian Classical Music
- (ii)  Indian Classical Dance/ Dance Music
- (iii)  Theatre
- (iv)  Visual Arts
- (v)   Light Classical Music
- (vi)  Folk, Traditional and Indigenous Arts

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