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Lok Sabha Question No. 4645 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Employees of CBI
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4645

ANSWERED ON 22 nd  JULY, 2019 / ASHADHA, 31 1941 (SAKA)

## EMPLOYEES OF CBI

## 4645.  SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of sanctioned/working strength of Scale I to Scale III officers of Central Bank of India (CBI), Region-wise;
- (b) whether there is shortage of Scale I to Scale III officers in CBI and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of Scale I to Scale III officers in CBI who are unofficially working in the Department of Financial Service and getting their salary from the CBI to avoid their out of Delhi posting during the last four years; and
- (d) The steps taken/efforts made by the CBI to repatriate such Scale I to Scale III officials?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b): As  informed  by  Central  Bank  of  India  (CBI)  the  sanctioned  strength, officers in place & net shortage for Scale I/II/III officers in Central Bank of India for the year 2019-20 is as under:

|                                              |   Scale I |   Scale II |   Scale III |
|----------------------------------------------|-----------|------------|-------------|
| Sanctioned Strength                          |      1725 |       1684 |        1132 |
| Vacancies filled through Promotional Process |       774 |        510 |         377 |
| Net Shortage                                 |       951 |       1174 |         755 |

The promotional process for the year 2019-20 and the posting of officers in various Scales in the Branches / Offices in Regions is in progress.

(c) & (d): The Department of Financial Services (DFS), inter-alia, deals with issues relating to Banking, Insurance, Pension Reforms which are very technical in nature and  therefore  often  require  expertise  and  experience  from  the  practitioners  in  the banking  system. Considering  this,  the  services  of  staff  including  female  staff  of various Public Sector Banks are utilized, as and when required. The Department is also  implementing  a  large  number  of  important  schemes  such  as  Pradhan  Mantri Jan  Dhan  Yojana  (PMJDY),  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana  (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY), Atal Pension Yojana (APY), Stand Up India etc. The Department is also coordinating  MSME Support and Outreach campaign. Considering the fact that all these  schemes  require  continuous  and  close  coordination  with  banks/financial institutions, therefore the services of some officials from Banks are utilized from time to  time  to  resolve  technical  matters.   Their  assignment  in  DFS  is,  therefore,  nonpermanent in nature.  Currently, three officers of CBI are working in DFS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Vocationalisation of Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Amar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4644 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## Vocationalisation of Education

## 4644. DR. AMAR SINGH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has revised Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Vocationalisation  of  Secondary  and  Higher  Secondary  Education  to  integrate employability education into school education under Samagra Shiksha in Punjab;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including the list of schools allocated for its implementation;
- (c) the funds allocated under this scheme during the last three years; and
- (d) the steps the Government will take for its early implementation?

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

(a) to (d): Yes, Sir. The erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha  Abhiyan  of  which  Vocationalisation  of  Secondary  and  Higher  Secondary Education  was  a  component,  has  been  subsumed  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme of 'Samagra Shiksha - an integrated scheme for school education' from 2018-19.  The  component  of  Vocationalisation  of  School  Education  under  'Samagra Shiksha' seeks to integrate vocational education with general academic education with an aim to prepare educated, employable and competitive human resource for various sectors  of  the  economy  and  the  global  market.  Under  the  scheme,  National  Skills Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  compliant  vocational  courses  are  taught  to  the students opting for the vocational courses from class 9th to 12 th in the schools which are covered  under  the  scheme.    At  the  secondary  level  i.e.  class  IX  and  X,  vocational courses are offered to the students as an additional subject.  At Senior Secondary level, i.e. class XI and XII, vocational courses are offered as a compulsory (elective) subject. The  curriculum  for  the  courses  comprises  of  the  modules  on  vocational  skills  and employability  skills  which  include  communication  skills,  self-management  skills,  ICT skills,  entrepreneurial  skills,  and  green  skills  for  enhancing  the  employability  of  the students.

The Vocationalisation of School Education component of 'Samagra Shiksha' is under implementation  across  the  country  including  Punjab.    Till  2018-19,  the  scheme  has been implemented in 8654 schools.  55 job roles in 19 sectors are covered under the scheme.  The scheme has been implemented in 780 schools in Punjab till 2018-19.  An amount of Rs. 3003.42 Crore has been approved for the implementation of the scheme in the country during the last three years including Rs. 274.30 Crore for Punjab.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4643 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Development of Amravati Town
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4643 ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF AMRAVATI TOWN

## 4643. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  development  of  Amravati  Town,  Guntur  district  of Andhra Pradesh as a tourist destination was approved in 201516 under PRASAD Scheme and an amount of Rs.29 crore was also sanctioned for this purpose;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the State Government  has submitted a project proposal and if so, the action taken by the Government on it;
- (d) whether the Government has sought any further clarification on the final DPR;
- (e) if so, the details of queries and  response  of  the  State Government thereon; and
- (f) the time by which the project is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (f): Ministry of Tourism has approved a project viz. 'Development  of  Amaravati  Town,  Guntur  District  as  a  Tourist Destination' at the cost of Rs.28.36 Crore in 2015-16. The project at present is on advance stage of completion with some deviation. The State Government has submitted the deviation report to the Ministry of Tourism in the month of March 2019.  The Ministry of Tourism has requested  for  a  detailed  information  in  the  matter  which  are awaited from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh. The project is likely to be completed very soon.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4642 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Students Death in Central Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. Velusamy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4642 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## Students Death in Central Institutions

## 4642. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of incidents of students arrest/suicide and deaths in  the  Central  Institutions  of  Higher  Education  as  well  as  in professional colleges  across  the  country  particularly  in  Jawaharlal  Nehru  University  in  New Delhi and Aligarh Muslim University;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  such  cases  reported  during  the  last  three  years  including current year, year-wise/institution-wise/death/suicide separately; and
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  curb  the  serious  situations  in  such educational institutions?

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

(a) to (c): Yes , Sir.  University Grants Commission (UGC) does not maintain such type of data centrally.  However, it is pertinent to mention here that the Central Universities are  autonomous  institutions  which  are  governed  by  their  own  Acts  and  Statutes, Ordinances  and  Regulations  made  there  under  and  are  competent  to  take  all administrative decisions including to prevent all kinds of harassment and discrimination against any section of students.

However,  the  data  provided  by  the  Jawaharlal  Nehru  University  (JNU)  and  Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) are as under:-

|      | JNU             | JNU           | AMU             | AMU           |
|------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
| Year | No. of Suicides | No. of Deaths | No. of Suicides | No. of Deaths |
| 2019 | 01              | 01            | Nil             | Nil           |
| 2018 | Nil             | Nil           | Nil             | Nil           |
| 2017 | 01              | Nil           | 01              | Nil           |

UGC  has  framed  guidelines  on  safety  of  students  on  or  off  campus  of  Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs).  As per these guidelines HEIs should mandatorily put in place  a  broad  base  'Students  counselling  system'  for  the  effective  management  of problems and challenges faced by the students such as anxiety, stress etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Environment Education in Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4641 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## Environment Education in Universities

## †4641. SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

- Will  the  Minister  of  HUMAN  RESOURCE  DEVELOPMENT  be  pleased  to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to make environment as a mandatory subject in Universities and Higher Education Institutes; (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard, so far; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to (c):  The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  framed  an  8 unit  module syllabus  for  Ability  in  Enhancement  Compulsory  Courses  (AECC-Environment Studies) under Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). The UGC has requested the Universities  from  time  to  time  to  take  appropriate  steps  to  introduce  courses  on Environmental  Studies  and  compulsory  implementation  of  module  syllabus  on Environmental  Studies  for  Under  Graduate  course  of  all  branches  of  Higher Education  in  Universities  and  Colleges.    Universities  are  autonomous  bodies established  under  Central/State/Provincial  Acts and the  onus  of  formulation  and revision of syllabus lies with these Universities.

Further, the All India Council for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  has launched  Model  Curriculum  in  Engineering  in  which  Environment  Science  is  a mandatory  subject  and  Universities  are  asked  to  implement  the  Model  Curriculum after  making  suitable  changes  as  per  the  local  requirement  and  expertise  of  the Institutes/Universities.  Suitable  books  have  been  prescribed  for  it.  Massive  Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on Environment Science are also available on SWAYAM Portal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Vacant Posts in CICT
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Manickam Tagore B

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4640 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## Vacant Posts in CICT

## 4640.    SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B:

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

- (a) whether  many  key  posts/positions  have  not  been  filled  in  the Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT);
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  positions  that  have  been  filled    by  the Government since the inception of this institute;
- (c) whether the number of research studies undertaken in this institute is also less due to non allocation of required funds; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a) & (b):   Yes Sir.   For filling up the post of Director,  Central Institute of  Classical  Tamil  (CICT),  Chennai,  a  circular  has  been  issued  by  this Ministry on 09.05.2019.

For recruitment of other posts also,  notification was issued by the Institute on 12.10.2012. There was a court case against this advertisement in the Hon'ble High Court of Madras which had stayed the recruitment process.   CICT has released   advertisement  on 17.07.2019

for  filling  up of  those posts for which stay order has been vacated by the Hon'ble High Court.

(c) & (d):   Grants   are   allocated to CICT on year to year basis as per the    requirement    of  the  Institute.      These  grants  are  utilised  by  the Institute  for  the  purpose  of  research  activities  without  any  restrictions. CICT has released 39 books and 8 CDs so far. Academic programmes like seminars and training programmes are  supported by  the Institute.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Memorials on Former Prime Ministers
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4637 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  JULY, 2019

## MEMORIALS ON FORMER PRIME MINISTERS

## 4637.    SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA  :

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

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up memorials in Delhi for former Prime Ministers including Shri PV Narasimha Rao;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of funding by Union and State Governments in this regard; and
- (c) if not, the reasons for not setting a memorial of former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao in Delhi?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c) : No, Sir. However, the Government of India has approved a proposal to set up a new Museum  on  the  Prime  Ministers  of  India  including  former  Prime  Minister  Shri  PV Narasimha Rao in Teen Murti complex, New Delhi with the prime objective to broaden a better  understanding  of  India's  democratic  ethos,  create  curiosity  about  the  office,  life and  personality  of  Prime  Ministers  among  the  visitors  and  the  public  at  large.  The proposed  Museum  is  funded  by  the  Government  of  India  with  an  estimated  cost  of Rs.226.20 crores.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4636 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: e-Transfer of Fund under MDM Scheme
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4636 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## e-Transfer of Fund under MDM Scheme

## 4636. SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

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

- (a) the name of States, which are receiving e-transfer of funds from the Government for implementation of the Mid-Day Meal Scheme;
- (b) the name of States,which are receiving an advance transfer of funds for the Mid-Day Meal Scheme from the Government;
- (c) the  number of States providing additional  food items  like  milk/egg/fruits/  sweets  to children at their own costs; and
- (d) whether any State uses biogas and/ or solar gas for cooking Mid-Day Meals, if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) &  (b):  All  the  States  and  UTs  are  receiving  funds  from  the  Central  Government  for implementation  of  the  Mid-Day  Meal  Scheme  through  e-transfer.    Under  the  Scheme, Central Government provides financial assistance to all the States and UTs in advance.
- (c):  As  per  the  information  received,  25  States  are  providing  additional  food  items  like milk/egg/fruits/ sweets to children from their own costs.
- (d):  As per the information received, the following states are using bio-gas/solar energy for cooking mid-day-meals:

|   S.No. | Name of States   |   No. of Institutions |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | Chhattisgarh     |                     1 |
|       2 | Maharashtra      |                    11 |
|       3 | Telangana        |                     7 |
|       4 | Uttarakhand      |                     7 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Credit to MSMEs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 4635 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  JULY, 2019 / ASHADHA 31, 1941 (SAKA)

## 'CREDIT TO MSMEs'

46 35 : SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA :

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government has recently issued some guidelines to public sector banks to  analyse  credit  issue  with  regard  to  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises (MSMEs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof ;
- (c) whether the Government has advised any monitoring mechanism in this regard, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the success of the MSMEs in the country with special reference to Madhya Pradesh ?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : to (c): Government had launched a 'Support and Outreach programme for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)' on 2nd November 2018. The Programme inter-alia,  included  initiatives  for  MSMEs  on  access  to  credit,  access  to  market, technology  upgradation,  ease  of  doing  business,  social  security  for  MSME  sector employees, etc. To further  consolidate  the  gains  of  the  campaign,  Government  has  advised  Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to designate a Chief General Manager/ General Manager level officer to do in-depth analysis of issues in availability of credit faced by MSMEs under the supervision of Executive Director (ED) in charge of MSME financing of the bank. Government has taken various steps towards effective implementation in this regard which   inter-alia, include nomination of nodal officers, video conferences to monitor the progress, weekly reporting on specified format etc. (d)  :As  per  data  compiled  by  Reserve  Bank  of  India (RBI),  outstanding  credit  of Scheduled  Commercial  Banks  (SCBs)  to  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises (MSMEs) during the last three Financial Years (FYs) has grown steadily. Outstanding  credit  to  MSMEs  by  SCBs  in  the  State  of  Madhya  Pradesh  is  given

below:

|                | As on March 31, 2016   | As on March 31, 2017   | As on March 31, 2018   |
|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| State          | Amt O/s                | Amt O/s                | Amt O/s                |
| Madhya Pradesh | 38674.77               | 41452.04               | 45403.04               |

Amt. O/s in Rs.Crore

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: ONGC Golf Courses
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

## July, 2019

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4634 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd ONGC Golf Courses

## 4634.  SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  whether  18  golf  courses  of  Oil  and  Natural  Gas  Corporation  (ONGC)  have  been declared non-core assets by Department of Investment and Public Asset Management;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has issued any guidelines to public sector company ONGC to sell its 18 golf courses across the country; and
- (c) if so, the likely benefit of it to the Government?

## Answer

## पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में मंत्री ( श्री धमेंद्र प्रधान )

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

- (a)  to  (c):    The  Consultative  Group  (CG)  on  Asset  Monetization  for  laying  down procedure and mechanism for asset monetization of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs)/Public Sector Units/other Government organizations in its meeting held on 27 th May, 2019 in NITI Aayog has included two Golf Courses of ONGC- at Ahmedabad and Vadodara - in the list of assets for monetization.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Quality of Engineering College
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey, Santosh Kumar, Rebati Tripura

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4632 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## Quality of Engineering College

4632. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

## SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR:

## SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

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

- (a) whether  the  AICTE  and  UGC  has  done  any  recent  survey  regarding  the quality  parameters of  Engineering  and  Management  colleges  specially  in Uttar Pradesh, North East and SIBM Pune, Maharashtra;
- (b) if so, the details thereof regarding the default institutions;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) whether any action has been taken/ being taken against the said colleges in this regard and if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (d): No survey regarding quality parameters of Engineering and Management colleges has been conducted by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) recently.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Conversion of Natural Gas into Methanol
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4631 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  July, 2019

## Conversion of Natural Gas into Methanol

## 4631.  DR. T.R. PAARIVENDHAR:

## पैट्रोलियम व प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) whether the Government has requested the Oil India Limited to locate at least 5 or 6 oil fields in North East region for converting standard gas into Methanol to accelerate country's shift towards its use as an alternative fuel; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Oil India Limited on this proposal?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान )

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

(a) & (b) No such request has been sent by this Ministry to Oil India Limited. Gas is allocated as per Gas Allocation Policy, and as per the policy priority is given to City Gas Distribution (CGD) and gas based Fertilizer Plants and any increased production will also be allocated as per Gas Allocation Policy.

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