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Lok Sabha Question No. 99 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Prices of Petrol/Diesel
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 99

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## Prices of Petrol/Diesel

## †99. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) the extent to which the prices of petrol and diesel have been decreased during last three months, month-wise;
- (b) whether the prices of petroleum products are likely to be increased again at present and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to check the increasing prices of petroleum products in the country?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

## (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

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

- (a) & (b) Prices of petrol and diesel have been made market-determined by the Government with effect from 26.06.2010 and 19.10.2014 respectively. Since then, the Public Sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) take appropriate decision on pricing of petrol  and  diesel  in  line  with  international  product  prices  and  other  market conditions.

The prices of petroleum products are linked to the price of respective products in the  international  market.    Oil  Marketing  Companies  take  a  decision  on  retail selling  price  after  considering  various  aspects  including  international  product prices, exchange rate, tax structure, inland freight and other cost elements.

The details of prices of petrol and diesel during last three months are available at Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) website i.e. www.ppac .org.in.

- (c) With  an  aim  to  reduce  the  prices  of  petrol  and  diesel  and  give  relief  to  the consumers, the Central Government reduced the Central Excise duty on petrol and diesel  by ` 2  per  litre  with  effect  from  4 th October,  2017.    The  Central Government  further  reduced  the  Central  Excise  duty  on  petrol  and  diesel  by ` 1.50  per  litre  with  effect  from  5 th October,  2018  and  Public  Sector  OMCs  also reduced ` 1.00  per  litre  to  reduce  the  overall  price  of  petrol  and  diesel. The Central Government also requested the State Governments to make a reduction of ` 2.50 per litre in VAT imposed by them on petrol and diesel. Accordingly, 18 State Governments and 1 Union Territory have reduced VAT on petrol and diesel
Lok Sabha Question No. 98 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Degree from Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 98 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## Degree from Universities

## †98. DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

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

- (a)  the  number  of  students  received  degrees  from  various  universities  of  the  country during  the  last  four  years  and  the  current  year,  the  State-wise  details  of  private  and Government universities, separately;
- (b)  whether  students  are  more  inclined  towards  getting  education  from  the  private universities;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  collect  the  data  of  the  students,  who  have obtained their degrees from various universities of the country, at a single platform;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a): As per information provided by the University Grants Commission (UGC), level-wise number of degrees awarded by Public and Private Universities/Institutions  (based  on actual response) during the last four years is as follows:

| Year    |   Ph.D |   M.Phil. |   Post Graduate |   Under Graduate |   Integrated |
|---------|--------|-----------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
| 2014-15 |  21830 |     23197 |         1420211 |          6294907 |        22273 |
| 2015-16 |  24171 |     23124 |         1404996 |          6331999 |        22604 |
| 2016-17 |  28779 |     26325 |         1477919 |          6456386 |        26151 |
| 2017-18 |  34400 |     28059 |         1504403 |          6419639 |        26409 |

No separate State-wise data is available regarding degrees awarded by Private and Government Universities.

(b): As per the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) report 2017-18,  55,21,497 students were enrolled in Public Universities in comparison to only 17,43,900 students enrolled in Private Universities. (c) to (e): The Ministry of Human Resource Development regularly carries out the webbased  All  India  Survey  on  Higher  Education  (AISHE),  to  identify  and  capture  all  the institutions of higher education in the country and to collect the data on various aspects of higher education from these institutions.

Further,  to  provide  an  online  store  house  of  all  the  academic  awards  viz. certificates, diplomas, degrees, mark-sheets etc. duly digitised and lodged by academic institutions  /  boards  /  eligibility  assessment  bodies,  the  Government  has  established National  Academic  Depository  (NAD).  NAD  not  only  ensures  easy  access  to  and retrieval of  an academic award but also validates and guarantees its authenticity and safe storage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 96 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: New Navodaya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 96 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4.2.2019

## New Navodaya Vidyalayas

†96. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

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

- (a)  the main objectives for setting up Navodaya Vidyalayas in the country;
- (b)  the  details  of  Navodaya  Vidyalayas  operating  across  the  country,  State/UT-wise  including Chhattisgarh;
- (c)  the extent to which these objectives for setting up Navodaya Vidyalayas have been achieved;
- (d)  whether the Government proposes to set up more Navodaya Vidyalayas in all the States across the country including Chhattisgarh; and
- (e)  if so, the details thereof, State-wise and location-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a): The objectives of the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs) are mainly to provide good quality modern education including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment,  adventure  activities  and  physical  education  to  the  talented  children  predominantly from the rural areas without regard to their family's socio-economic condition.

(b): A statement showing the State/UT-wise details of JNVs operating in the country at present is annexed.

(c): The objectives of the JNVs have by and large been achieved as is evident from the performance of the JNV students in the academic, sports and other co-curricular activities.

(d) & (e): The Navodaya Vidyalaya scheme provides for opening of one JNV in each district of the country.  Opening  of  new  JNVs  is  a  continuous  process  which  depends  on  the  willingness  of  the concerned  State  Government/UT  Administration  to  make  available  requisite  suitable  land  free  of cost  and  making  available  required  temporary  building,  free  of  rent  to  run  the  Vidyalaya  till  the permanent building is constructed. However, actual sanction and opening of new JNV depends on availability of funds and approval by the competent authority. One JNV each has been sanctioned in all  the  districts of the country (as on 31 st May, 2014), including the districts of Chhattisgarh. The State of Tamil Nadu has not yet accepted the Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 89 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: MoU with South Asian Countries
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 89 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## MOU WITH SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES

## 89. SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

## Will the Minister of SKILL DEVELOPMENTAND ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state :

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  training  module/course content  under  the  'Skill  India  Programme'  which  can  cater  to  the  needs  of  the foreign countries particularly South Asian countries where manpower from India is in big demand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has entered into Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with any of the South Asian countries under the 'Skill India Programme' to recognize and accept the trainees/ apprentices; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE)

(a) to (d) Given  the  need  to  orient  potential  migrant  workers  with  regard  to language,  culture,  do's  and  don'ts  in  the  destination  country,  the  emigration process  and  welfare  measures,  a  Pre-Departure  Orientation  Training  (PDOT) program has been launched. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in collaboration with Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is conducting the PDOT program under the Pravasi Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PKVY). PDOT and Arabic modules are currently catering to  gulf countries.The  National Skill  Development  Corporation  is  the  implementing  agency  for  this  program. However, MSDE has not signed any Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Asian countries under the 'Skill India Programme'.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 82 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Archaeological Centres
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. † 82 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTRES

## † 82.    SHRIMATI  BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of such Archaeological Centres in the country where monuments of BC era have been preserved;
- (b) the  names of such monuments out of the said monuments which are very important from historical and cultural perspective;
- (c) the number of Archaeological Centres belonging to the first to tenth AD era, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) the details of the cultures preserved in both these groups?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR CULTURE AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE. (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) There are no such Archaeological Centres preserved by the Archaeological
- to Survey  of  India  (ASI).  However,  there  are  3691  numbers  of  protected

(d)

monuments under the ASI which belongs to different cultural periods and most of them have multicultural layers. All such protected monuments are

important  from  archaeological,  historical  and  cultural  perspective.  The protected monuments of ASI belong to Indian culture and they are in a good

state of preservation.
Lok Sabha Question No. 81 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Increase in IIT Seats
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 81 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## Increase in IIT Seats

## †81. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK':

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

- (a) whether there is any proposal to increase the seats in topmost technological institute Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to deal with challenges related to basic infrastructure and faculty of new IIT institutions in the country;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  new  programme/scheme  to upgrade IIT institutions as excellent research institutions; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)  to  (e):  Pursuant  to  enactment  of  the  Constitution  (One  Hundred  and  Third Amendment)  Act,  2019  providing  for  10%  reservation  for  Economically  Weaker Sections  (EWSs)  in  civil  posts  and  services  in  the  Government  of  India  and admission in Educational Institutions, it has been decided to increase the number of seats in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) over and above their annual permitted  strength.  In  addition,  based  on  the  recommendations  of  the  Joint Admission Board (JAB), it has also been decided to increase female enrolment in the B.Tech. programmes in IITs from 8% in 2016 to 14% in 2018-19, 17% in 201920  and  20%  in  2020-21  by  creating  supernumerary  seats.  Of  the  23  IITs functioning  in  the  country  as  on  date,  17  are  functioning  from  well-developed campuses,  whereas  the  six  new  IITs  at  Jammu,  Bhilai,  Dharwad,  Goa,  Tirupati and  Palakkad  have  been  functioning  from  temporary  campuses  with  necessary infrastructure.  With a view to improving the overall research eco-system in these institutions,  schemes  such  as  IMPRINT,  Uchhatar  Avishkar  Yojana  (UAY),  Prime Minister Research Fellow (PMRF), establishment of Research Parks, etc. have been launched by the Government.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 78 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: IIT Students
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 78 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## IIT Students

## 78. SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI):

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  suspended  Indian  Institute  of  Technology (IIT) first year students for not performing well in the exams;
- (b) if so, the details and reasons therefor; and
- (c) the  remedial  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)  to  (c):  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  (IITs)  are  Autonomous  Institutions governed  by  the  Institutes  of  Technology  Act,  1961  and  the  Statutes  framed thereunder, which provide full autonomy to the IITs in deciding their academic matters. There are 23 IITs functioning in the country as on date, out of which IIT Delhi  has  informed  that  seven  (7)  undergraduate  students  were  suspended/ terminated  during  the  Academic  Session  2018-19  for  repeated  poor  academic performance. IITs take various initiatives to improve the academic standard of the  students,  which  include  Peer  Assisted  Learning,  Student  Proficiency  in English Programme, Students Mentorship Programme, Academic Rehabilitation Programme,  Separate  Faculty  Advisor  for  SC/ST  students,  Summer  Term Courses for weak students, nomination of Faculty Counsellors, Senior Student Counsellors, and Professional Counsellors etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 75 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Setting up of Spice Parks
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 75 TO BE ANSWERED ON  04 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## SETTING UP OF SPICE PARKS

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- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to set up spice parks in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise where there are demands?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

(a)&(b):       The Government  does not have any  pending proposal  to set up  spice parks in the country

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Lok Sabha Question No. 68 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Deemed Universities
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 68 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## Deemed Universities

68. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

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

(a)	the	terms	and	conditions	for	deemed	university	in	the	country (b)	 whether	 these	 universities	 have	 right	 to	 grant	 affiliation	 to	 other	 educational institutions	 and	 colleges	 as	 it	 is	 being	 given	 by	 the	 traditional	 universities	 and	 if	 so, whether	 these	 deemed	 universities	 can	 begin	 educational	 courses	 in	 the	 premises	 of other	educational	institutions; (c)	if	so,	whether	these	universities	can	confer	degree,	diplomas	to	the	students	of	other institutions	and	if	so,	the	details	thereof;	and (d)	 whether	 the	 deemed	 university	 namely,	 Tata	 Institute	 of	 Social	 Science	 has permission	 from	 Ministry	 or	 UGC	 to	 conduct	 courses	 on	 films,	 acting	 and	 theatre	 in Whistling	Woods	International	Institute	at	Chitranagari	in	Goregaon,	Mumbai	and	if	so,

- the	details	thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a): Institutions Deemed	 to	 be	 Universities are regulated by University Grants Commission	(UGC)	as	per	the	UGC	(Institutions	Deemed	to	be	Universities)	Regulations, 2016.	 The	 Regulations	 contain	 eligibility	 conditions,	 procedure	 for	 declaration	 of	 an Institution	 as	 Deemed	 to	 be	 University	 and	 terms	 &	 conditions	 to	 be	 adhered	 by	 the Institutions	Deemed	to	be	Universities.	These	Regulations	are	available	on	UGC	website www.ugc.ac.in. (b)	 &	 (c):	 No,	 Madam.	 Once	 an	 Institution	 is	 declared	 as	 an	 Institution	 Deemed	 to	 be University,	 it	 becomes	 unitary	 in	 nature.	 Therefore,	 it	 cannot	 grant	 affiliation	 to	 any other	Institution(s)	&	College(s)	nor	it	can	confer	degree,	diplomas	to	the	students	of other	Institutions.

- (d):	No,	Madam.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 61 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Creation of National Virtual Library
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.61 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## CREATION OF NATIONAL VIRTUAL LIBRARY

61. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing any scheme for the creation of the National Virtual Library of India (NVLI);
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the objectives and salient features of NVLI;
- (c) whether the Government has any record regarding the amount earmarked and spent for the implementation of NVLI project and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has any details regarding the progress of the implementation of NVLI project and targets achieved thereunder so far and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has set any timeframe for the completion of the NVLI project; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, and the steps taken/being taken by the Government for completing the project in a time-bound manner?

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Culture Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

## ANSWER

- (a) Yes  Madam,  creation  of  National  Virtual  Library  of  India  is  one  of  the components of National Mission on Libraries.
- (b) The  objective  of  National  Virtual  Library  of  India  (NVLI)  is  to  facilitate creation  of  a  comprehensive  database  on  digital  resources  of  India  on information about India in an open access environment. Salient features of NVLI are : -
-  Federated searching through multilingual user interfaces.
-  Virtual learning environment
-  E-Governance platform facilitating data analytics
-  Multilingual searching and retrieval on ontology/thesaurus based.
- (c) The project of creation of National Virtual Library of India costing Rs.72.34 crore  had  been  entrusted  to  IIT  Bombay  (in  collaboration  with  C-DAC, Pune and IGNOU, Delhi). An amount of Rs.71.78 crore has been released by Government to IIT Bombay till date.
- (d) The core software application and cloud infrastructure for NVLI has been developed.  Soft  launch  of  NVLI  has  been  done  on  15 th February,  2018. Harvesting of Metadata and its curation is on.
- (e) &  (f)  As  per  the  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  signed  between National  Mission  on  Libraries  and  IIT  Bombay  on  26.04.2016,  the  time frame for completion of the project by IIT Bombay is 3 years. The Ministry of Culture continuously monitors the progress of the NVLI project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 60 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-04
Subject: Inclusion of Mallah, Nishad in ST List
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 60

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.02.2019

## INCLUSION OF MALLAH, NISHAD IN ST LIST

## 60. SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  State  Government  of  Bihar  has  resent  its  proposal  to  the  Union  Government  with ethnographic reports for considering the inclusion of extremely backward class Mallah, Nishad and its nine sub-castes in the list of Scheduled Tribes;
- (b) if so, the details and the status thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has now put on hold a plan to change the criteria and procedure for inclusion of the said communities in the ST list;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the time by which the Government is likely to include the said castes in ST list?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a) & (b) Yes Madam. Government of Bihar vide letter dated 09.06.2018 has sent the proposal with ethnographic reports regarding Inclusion of Mallah, Nishad, Bhind, Beldar, Chai, Tiyar, Khulwat, Suraiya, Godi, Vanpar, Kevat and Nonia in Scheduled Tribes list of Bihar.

The  Government  of  India  on  15.6.1999  (further  amended  on  25.6.2002)  has  laid  down  the modalities for deciding the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from and other modifications in Orders specifying Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists. As per the modalities, only those proposals which have  been  recommended  and  justified  by  the  concerned  State  Government  /  UT  Administration  and concurred  with  by  Registrar  General  of  India  (RGI)  and  National  Commission  for  Scheduled  Tribes (NCST) are to be considered and legislation amended.

Action on the proposal of Government of Bihar has been taken as per these approved modalities.

(c), (d) & (e)  There is no proposal in the Ministry to change the criteria and procedure for inclusion of the said communities in the ST list. Action on the proposal of Government of Bihar has been taken as per approved modalities only.

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