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Lok Sabha Question No. 31 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: KV and JNV in Bihar
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.31 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## KV AND JNV IN BIHAR

## 31. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  asked  the  Kendriya  and  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  of Gopalganj district of Bihar to fill up the vacancies quickly;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is fact that the Kendriya and Navodaya Vidyalayas of Gopalganj district of Bihar are running with teachers on contract basis to meet the shortage of teachers;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the details about teachers strength in these schools?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) & (b)   Yes, Sir.  Both Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) and Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) have been advised from time to time to review their vacancy position and take action for filling up the vacancies as per the provisions of the relevant Recruitment Rules of the posts.
- (c)  to  (e)  As  informed  by  KVS  and  NVS,  the vacancy  position  of teaching  staff  in  the Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV), Gopalganj and Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), Gopalganj along with the details of teachers engaged on contract basis are as under:

| Vidyalaya      |   Sanctioned strength of teaching staff |   Vacancy | Teachers engaged contract basis.   |   on |
|----------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|------------------------------------|------|
| KV, Gopalganj  |                                      24 |         3 | PGT (English)                      |    1 |
| KV, Gopalganj  |                                      24 |         3 | PGT (Economics)                    |    1 |
| KV, Gopalganj  |                                      24 |         3 | Primary Teacher                    |    1 |
| JNV, Gopalganj |                                      21 |         3 | PGT (Physics)                      |    1 |
| JNV, Gopalganj |                                      21 |         3 | TGT (Mathematics)                  |    1 |
| JNV, Gopalganj |                                      21 |         3 | TGT (Assamese)                     |    1 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 30 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Recruitment Examinations by Institutions
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 30 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## RECRUITMENT EXAMINATIONS BY INSTITUTIONS

30.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

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

(a) whether in view of the complaints of grave irregularities such as leakage of question papers,  prevalence  of  cut  money  received  during  the  last  few  years,  the  Government proposes to make any concrete policy to ensure fair and timely conduct of the recruitment examinations held by the institutions providing employment to the youth in the country viz. Staff Selection Commission, Banking Recruitment Board, Railway Recruitment Board, etc;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c):      The  steps    taken    by    the    major    recruitment    agencies    for    the    Central Government  viz.  Union  Public Service  Commission(UPSC),  Railway  Recruitment  Board (RRB)  and  Staff  Selection Commission(SSC) to safeguard the examination processes are enumerated below :
- (i)    UPSC  has  started  deploying  low  powered  Jammers  at  the  examination  venues    to prevent adoption of unfair means during the examinations by using mobiles phones, bluetooth and other communicating devices.
- (ii)    Since,  2015,  Computer  Based  Test  (CBT)  has  been  introduced  in  all  Railway examinations.  The  internet  domain,  on  which  online  CBTs  are  conducted,  has  the approval    of    Indian  Computer    Emergency    Response    Team    (CERT-In).    After    written examination,    link    of  question    paper    and    corresponding    responses    made    by candidates  with  answer  key  is provided to their registered emails.
- (iii)    Staff    Selection    Commission(SSC)    migrated    from    erstwhile    Optical    Mark Recognition(OMR(-) based examination to computer based examinations from June, 2016, and    has    taken    comprehensive    measures    which,    inter-alia,    include    audit    of examination venues, conduct of mock-tests,  deployment of its representatives as Inspecting  Officers  at  the  examination    venues,      comprehensive  CCTV  coverage  of  the examination venues,  etc
- (iv)  Thorough  checking  &  frisking  of  candidates  with  the  help  of  Hand-Held  Metal Detectors,  registering  of  their  bio-metric  attendance,  taking  and  matching  of  their photographs, etc., are  also carried out at the examination centres.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 28 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Collection and Management of Dividends
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.28 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  NOVEMBER (MONDAY), 2019 KARTIKA 27, 1941 (SAKA)

## COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF DIVIDENDS

## 28. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of  FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that currently the public assets in Public Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  and  the  collection  and  management  of dividends from the PSUs are managed by two different departments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  planning  to  transfer  the  collection  and management of dividends from the PSUs  to the DIPAM; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER Minister of State (Finance) (ShriAnurag Singh Thakur)

(a) to (d): As per 'Allocation of Business Rules', Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) is inter-alia mandated to take decisions relating to CPSEs  for purposes of Government investment in equity like capital restructuring, bonus, dividends, disinvestment of  Government equity and other related issues and issues guidelines from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 26 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Purchase of Sub-standard Coal
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.26 FOR ANSWER ON 18/11/2019

## PURCHASE OF SUB-STANDARD COAL

26. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  LTA  signed  between  SAIL  and  M/s  Werris  Creek  (valid  till December, 2014) guaranteed the moisture and total absolute  moisture  in  the  coal supplied by the seller should be upto 10% and 12% respectively and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  SAIL  bought  sub-standard  coal from  M/s  Werris  Creek  as  in  the  new  agreement  signed  with  them  effective  from January, 2015 the guaranteed moisture and the total absolute moisture limits were modified;
- (c) if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  these  parameters  were  made applicable retrospectively from July, 2014, thus, leading to loss to public exchequer amounting to crores of rupees; and
- (d) if so, the details of action taken against the SAIL's management and if not the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

(a)to(c):  As informed by SAIL, the Long Term Agreement (LTA) No. 706/2008 dated 06/08/2008 for purchase of Pulverised Coal Injection (PCI) was valid till December, 2014. SAIL has further informed that SAIL did not buy sub-standard coal from M/s Werris Creek. The Moisture content was modified in the new agreement. SAIL has reiterated  that  no  sub-standard  coal  was  purchased  and  the  revision  in  terms  of supplies from  July  -  September, 2014, being  effective from  July,  2014  was  in  line with the settlement reached in June, 2014 itself.

- (d) Question does not arise in view of reply to (a) to (c) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 25 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: World Bank Loan for Development Project
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  25

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2019/ KARTIKA 27, 1941 (SAKA)

## 'WORLD BANK LOAN FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT'

## 25.  DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  true  that  the  World  Bank  has  approved  Andhra  Pradesh  and Telangana Municipal Development Project in 2010 with a loan amount of US $ 300 million;
- (b) if so, the details and the status of the project; and
- (c) the time by which the project is going to be commissioned?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE

## (SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

- (a)  to  (c):    The  World  Bank  had  approved  the  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Telangana Municipal  Development  Project  with  a  loan  amount  of  US$  300  million  on December  10,  2009.  The  project  became  effective  on  March  23,  2010  and  was implemented in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana with total project cost of US$ 350 million. The project was closed on December 31, 2018.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 24 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Gas Agency Distribution
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 24 TO BE ANSWERED ON  18 th  NOVEMBER, 2019

Gas Agency Distribution

†24. DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a)  whether  the  OMCs  including  Indane  gas  is  not  providing  distribution  network under  rural  distribution  scheme  to  distribute  cylinders  in  the  villages  within  the distance of 2 Kms; and
- (b) if so, the steps taken/proposed to be taken to distribute the gas cylinders in the nearby villages so that consumers are relieved of the problem of getting refilled their cylinder from far away places?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) MINISTER OF  PETROLEUM  AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) & (b)  In order to address the issue of easy access and availability of LPG at the doorsteps  to  the  LPG  consumers  living  especially  in  rural  areas,  Oil  Marketing Companies (OMCs) including Indane Gas have undertaken massive LPG network expansion  drive  in  recent  years. OMCs  have  commissioned  6418  distributorships including rural areas from the year 2016-17 for easy access and availability of LPG at  the  doorsteps  to  the  LPG  consumers.    LPG  distributors  in  rural  areas  (Gramin Vitrak) generally cover all villages falling within 15 Km. from the boundary of the LPG distributorship location.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 23 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Production of Natural Gas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dayakar Pasunoori, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 23 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  November, 2019

## Production of Natural Gas

23. SHRI  PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

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

- (a) the present fixation of formula of natural gas being produced from KG D6 basin and in other oil fields in the country particularly in Godavari region and the details of royalty received by the Government so far from each oil field;
- (b) the details of utilization of such gas; and
- (c) whether  any  irregularities  have  been  reported,  if  so,  the  action  taken  in  this regard?

## ANSWER पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( धमेन्द्र प्रधान

## )

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

(a):  Government of India notified 'New Domestic Natural Gas Pricing Guidelines, 2014' in October, 2014.   This pricing mechanism is formula based and has been worked out considering  the  volumes  and  prices  prevailing  at  major  international  markets  such  as Henry  Hub  (USA),  National  Balancing  Point  (UK),  Alberta(Canada)  and  Russia.    The prices are notified every six months in accordance with said guidelines.  These guidelines are  applicable  to  all  gas  produced  from  nomination  regime,  New  Exploration  and Licensing  Policy  (NELP)  blocks,  such  Pre-NELP  blocks  where  Production  Sharing contract (PSC) provides for Government approval of gas prices.

Further,  Government  also  notified  a  policy  on  21 st March,  2016  to  grant  marketing including  pricing  freedom  on  gas  produced  from  discoveries  in  Deepwater,  Ultra Deepwater, and High Pressure-High Temperature areas subject to a ceiling price on the basis of landed price of alternative fuels.  Government has also provided marketing and pricing  freedom  for  the  sale  of  crude  oil  and  natural  gas  to  be  produced  under  the Discovered Small Fields Policy-2015 and Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP) including those falling in KG Basin/Godavari region. The details of royalty on oil

and gas received by the Government upto financial year 2018-19 from KG basin are as under:

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | FIELD/BLOCK                 | Amount   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|----------|
|         1 | KG-DWN-98/3                 | 3,574.21 |
|         2 | KG-ONN-2003/1               | 5.13     |
|         3 | KG-OSN-2001/3               | 14.66    |
|         4 | RAVVA                       | 2,435.71 |
|         5 | ONGC Rajahmundry Asset      |          |
|         6 | ONGC Eastern Offshore Asset | 3,026.00 |

(b)  &  (c)    The  gas  produced  from  Krishna  Godavari  basin  is  being  utilised  in  various sectors including fertilizer, power and ceramics. Issues of unauthorised extraction of gas migrated  from  adjacent  fields  of  KG-DWN-98/2  and  cost  dis-allowance  are  now  subjudice in Court/Tribunal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 22 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Insurance to Gas Cylinder Blast Victims
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 22 TO BE ANSWERED ON  18 th  NOVEMBER, 2019

Insurance to Gas Cylinder Blast Victims

## 22. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

पेट्रोल ियम एवं प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that oil companies provide insurance to victims of gas cylinder blast incidents, if so, the details thereof during the last two years;
- (b) whether oil companies are not educating their customers about such insurance and not paying the compensation whenever a claim is made by kith and kin of the victims;
- (c)  the  number  of  explosions  and  blast  reports  during  the  last  three  years,  deaths reported and compensation paid; and
- (d) whether the Government is scheduling to drive a special programme to educate people in Odisha State?

## ANSWER

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

MINISTER OF  PETROLEUM  AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI  DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (d)  Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) take comprehensive Insurance Policy under  'Public  Liability  Policy  for  Oil  Industries'  which  covers  all  LPG  consumers registered  with  OMCs.  Public  Liability  Insurance  Policy  taken  by  OMCs  covers losses arising out of accidents where LPG is the primary cause of fire.

Total  number of  LPG  accidents,  deaths  reported  and  compensation  paid  in the last three years where LPG leakage is the primary cause of fire are as under :-

| Year    |   Accident |   Fatalities |   Amount of compensation (₹ in crore) |
|---------|------------|--------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |        929 |          267 |                                 23.02 |
| 2017-18 |       1151 |          292 |                                 23.44 |
| 2018-19 |        983 |          254 |                                 10.27 |

OMCs provide Safety cum Insurance leaflet in Hindi/English and in vernacular languages, with pictorial representation to the customers. Information pertaining to

Public  Liability  Insurance  Policy  is  also  available  on  the  OMC  websites.    Regular safety  clinics  and  LPG  panchayats  are  organised  by  OMCs  across  the  country including in the State of Odisha to create awareness among the consumers on safe use of LPG, conservation practices and information about insurance.
Lok Sabha Question No. 21 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Revenue Earned from Taj Mahal
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-21

## ANSWERED ON 18.11.2019

## REVENUE EARNED FROM TAJ MAHAL

## 21. SHRI  M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of Culture be pleased to state:

- (a)  the number of persons who visited Taj Mahal and the revenue earned from it during each of the last five years;
- (b)  the amount spent on its maintenance during the period;
- (c)  whether pollution is affecting the colour of the monument; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to protect its colour?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details of the number of visitors and the revenue earned during the last five years is as follows:
- (b) The amount spent on the conservation and maintenance of Taj Mahal is as below:
- (c)  &  (d)  The  effect  of  pollution  is  there  but  the  monument  is  cleaned  periodically  by appropriate methods, following archaeological norms and principles and is kept in presentable condition.

| Year    |   Total Number of Visitors |   Revenue Generated (In Rs.) |
|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                    6089901 |                  2.12355e+08 |
| 2015-16 |                    5070573 |                  1.79227e+08 |
| 2016-17 |                    6177196 |                  5.5093e+08  |
| 2017-18 |                    6565627 |                  5.87605e+08 |
| 2018-19 |                    7090207 |                  8.64893e+08 |

| Year    |   Total (In Rs.) |
|---------|------------------|
| 2014-15 |      3.90202e+07 |
| 2015-16 |      3.28375e+07 |
| 2016-17 |      4.50458e+07 |
| 2017-18 |      3.38429e+07 |
| 2018-19 |      5.48346e+07 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 20 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Gyan Sansadhan Virasat Yojana
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 20

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  NOVEMBER, 2019

## GYAN SANSADHAN VIRASAT YOJANA

## † 20   SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- a.  whether  the  Government  is  implementing  Gyan  Sansadhan Virasat Yojana;
- b.  if so, the name of States and UTs where this scheme is being implemented; and
- c.  the  amount  of  funds  allocated  in  this  regard  along  with  the State/ UT- wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

## FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a)  to  (c)    No  Sir.  No  such  scheme  is  being  implemented  by Ministry of Culture.
Lok Sabha Question No. 17 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-18
Subject: Vanishing Companies
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bache Gowda B.N.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  17

ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 18th NOVEMBER, 2019/ KARTIKA 27, 1941(Saka)

## VANISHING COMPANIES

## QUESTION

17: Shri B.N. Bache Gowda:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कॉर्पोरे ट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) the  details  of  number  of  companies included in the list of vanishing companies in the country at present; and
- (b) the details of action taken against such companies?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS

वित्त एिं कॉर्पोरे ट कार्य मंत्रालर् में राज्य मंत्री

(SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR)

(

श्रीअनुराग व ंह ठाक ु र )

- (a) A Coordination and Monitoring  Committee (CMC), co-chaired by Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Chairman, SEBI was set up in the year 1999 to look into the issues of Vanishing Companies. It consists of all  Regional  Directors  (RD)  of  the  Ministry  of  Corporate  Affairs  as  well  as representatives  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Board  of  India  (SEBI)  and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Out of the companies that came out with the  Initial  Public  Offers  (IPO)  during  the  years  1992-2005,  a  total  of  238 companies were identified as 'Vanishing Companies'. Due to the continuous efforts  of  this  Ministry,  129  companies  have  been  traced  and  are  now regular  in  filing  statutory  returns.  Further,  32  vanishing  companies  were under liquidation proceedings. After deletion of these 161(i.e. 129 plus 32) companies  from  the  list  of  vanishing  companies,  the  total  number  of Vanishing Companies now stand at 77.
- (b) The Registrars of Companies have initiated legal action in respect of the Vanishing Companies, their Promoters and Directors. Besides carrying out physical verification of the Registered Offices, prosecutions have been launched  for  various  offences  under  the  Companies  Act,  1956  as  well  as under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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