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Lok Sabha Question No. 165 (STARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Social Security Schemes
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 165 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES

- *165. SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

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

- (a)whether  all  establishments  across  the  country  with  20  or  more employees whose basic wages are upto Rs. 15,000/-, are required to be  mandatorily  covered  under  the  social  security  schemes  run  by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO);
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether  EPFO  manages  social  security  funds  of  workers  in  the organised/semi-organised sector in the country and has more than 6 crore active members; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 165 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018  BY  SHRI  RAM  CHARITRA  NISHAD  REGARDING  SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEMES.

(a) & (b): Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) administers the Social Security Schemes framed under the Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952. The provisions of the EPF & MP Act, 1952 are mandatorily applicable to:-

- (i) Every establishment, which is a factory engaged in any industry specified  in  Schedule  -I  to  the  Act  in  which  twenty  or    more persons are employed;  and
- (ii) Any  other  establishment  employing  twenty  or  more  persons  or class of such establishments as notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette.

There are 5,79,120 contributory establishments registered under the EPF & MP Act, 1952 as on 31.03.2018. The employees, working in covered  establishments,  whose  wages  are  upto  Rs.  15,000/-  per month,  are  required  to  be  enrolled  as  Provident  Fund  (PF)  members mandatorily.

(c)  &  (d)          During  the  financial  year  2017-18,  the  establishments covered under the EPF & MP Act, 1952, remitted contribution in 6.23 crore member accounts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Eligibility Criteria for Super Speciality Treatment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: K. C. VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2070 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SUPER SPECIALITY TREATMENT

2070. SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  that  the  decision  to increase the eligibility criteria from 39 days to 156 days for availing treatment at super speciality hospitals for the employees under ESI scheme  has  created  hardships  to  the  employees  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b)whether  the  Government  is  willing  to  amend  this  decision  in  the interest of the employees; and
- (c)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, Madam.
- (b) & (c): Matter to reconsider the decision was taken up in the 173 rd meeting  of  ESI  Corporation.  The  Corporation  decided  to  form  a  subcommittee to examine the matter.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2069 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Study in India
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2069 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## 'Study in India'

## 2069. SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  approved  'Study  in  India'  programme  to  attract  foreign students to pursue higher education in India recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  it  would  boost  country's  share  of  international  students  and  subsequently, improve global reputation and rankings of Indian Educational institutions;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether it would double India's market share of global education exports from less than 1% to 2% and improve global ranking of Indian educational institutes; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (f):  To facilitate Internationalization of Higher Education in India, a Programme viz. 'Study  in  India'  has  been  launched  on  18.04.2018  with  the  objectives  to  make  India  an education  hub  for  foreign  students;  improve  the  soft  power  of  India  with  focus  on  the neighbouring countries and use it as a tool in diplomacy; to rapidly increase the inflow of inbound  International  Students  in  India  through  a  systematic  brand-building,  marketing, social  media  and  digital  marketing  campaigns;  to  increase  India's  market  share  of  global education exports; improvement in overall quality of higher education; to reduce the export- import  imbalance  in  the  number  of  international  students;  growth  in  India's  global  market share of International students; and increase in global ranking of India etc.

To  start  with,  the  programme  focuses  on  International  students  from  select  30  countries across South-East Asia, Middle East and Africa for a period of two years i.e. for the academic years 2018-19 and 2019-20. The programme envisages participation of select reputed Indian institutes/universities  by  way  of  offering  seats  for  the  International  students  at  affordable rates. This Programme does not offer any Scholarships, however, fee waivers to meritorious foreign students ranging from 100% to 25% are offered.

A centralised admission web-portal (https://studyinindia.gov.in/) acts as a single window for the admission of foreign students. EdCIL(India) Limited is the implementing agency for the Programme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2062 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Monitoring Wing for e-Commerce
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, OM PRAKASH YADAV, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, SANTOSH AHLAWAT, PROF. RAM SHANKAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2062 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 th  JULY,2018

## MONITORING WING FOR E-COMMERCE

## 2062(H). SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA:

SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT:

DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाͨणÏय  एवं  उɮयोग  मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  set  up  a  special  wing  to  monitor  the functioning  of  e-Commerce  companies  and  to  ensure  that  work  related  to  business investment in e-Commerce and  providing discounts are being carried out as per the rules laid down in this regard;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the scope and powers of the said special wing;
- (c) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding the violation of foreign direct investment rules by the e-Commerce companies;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  against  the quality; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  widen  the  scope  of  the  definition  of  eCommerce  in  which  buying  through  electronic  methods,  marketing  distribution  and delivery  of  goods  and  services  are  likely  to  be  included  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof including the steps being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a),  (b)  &  (e):  Department  of  Commerce  initiated  an  exercise  and  established  a  Think  Tank  on  'Framework  for National Policy on E-commerce' and a Task Force under it and has deliberated on the challenges confronting India in the arena of the digital economy and electronic commerce (e-commerce). Some of the issues that were discussed by the think  tank  included  aspects  of  e-commerce  and  the  digital  economy  like  physical  and  digital  infrastructure,  the regulatory regime, taxation policy, data flows, server localisation, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), technology flows, skill development and trade-related aspects.

(c) & (d):  The  Foreign  Direct  Investment  (FDI)  policy  is  notified  across  various  sectors,  including  e-commerce, under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), 1999 and any violation of FDI regulations is covered by the penal provisions of the FEMA, 1999. Reserve Bank of India administers the FEMA and Directorate of Enforcement under the Ministry of Finance is the authority for the enforcement of FEMA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2059 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Saksham Campaign
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2059 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  JULY, 2018

## SAKSHAM CAMPAIGN

## 2059. SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI: SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government/Petroleum  Conservation  Research  Association (PCRA) has launched Saksham campaign and if so, the details along with its objectives thereof;
- (b)  the activities proposed to be undertaken thereunder; and
- (c)  the details of funds allocated for the purpose?

## ANSWER

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

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- (a) : Saksham is an intensive education campaign conducted by PCRA every year  to  create  awareness  about  need  and  ways  of  fuel  conservation,  energy efficiency  and  environment  protection.  During  the  campaign,  a  number  of people centric activities are conducted to promote message of fuel conservation and environment protection. The campaign is conducted in coordination with Oil Public Sector Undertakings under the administrative control of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas.
- (b) :   Important activities conducted in Saksham Campaign include :
- (i)    Exhibitions,  workshops,  seminars,  group  talks  on  fuel  conservation  & energy efficiency in industry, domestic, agriculture and transport sector.
- (ii)  Cycling  events  such  as  Saksham  cyclothons  and  cycle  day  to  promote cycling for fuel conservation, health and environment protection.
- (iii)  Campaign  through  print,  radio,  TV  and  digital  media  (including  social media). (iv)   National  competition on essay, painting and quiz  for school children to express their feelings/ideas about fuel conservation and energy efficiency; and (v)    Fuel  conservation  campaign  through  van  publicity  programs  and  by organizing group talks/ workshops for farmers/villagers, etc. 16.86 crore on education

(c) :   During the year 2017-18, PCRA had spent ₹ campaign activities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Teachers’ Absence in Kendriya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, P.R. SUNDARAM, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2054 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.7.2018

## TEACHERS' ABSENCE IN KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS

2054.  SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN: SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that many school teachers in Primary and Secondary section of Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country remain absent for many days;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether  the  Government  have  made  any  assessment  of  adverse  effect  on education  of  students  due  to  absence  of  the  teachers  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d) whether any action has been taken against such teachers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  action  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to improve the attendance of teachers in Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) to (c):   Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) has informed that no such incident(s) of long absence of teachers has been reported.  However, with a view to obviating any adverse effect on the education of students, Principals have been authorised to engage contractual teachers against leave vacancies, as per requirement. (d) & (e): In case an employee remains absent without sanctioned leave or beyond the period  of  leave  originally  sanctioned  or  subsequently  extended,  he  /  she  provisionally loses lien on his post in terms of Article 81(D) (Voluntary Abandonment of Service) of the

Education Code of KVS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2053 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: India International Skill Centres
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, P.R. SUNDARAM, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2053 TO BE ANSWERED ON. 30.07.2018

## INDIA INTERNATIONAL SKILL CENTRES

2053. SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM: DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN: SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKRARAO:

## Will the MINISTER of   SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP    be pleased to State :

- (a) the number of India International Skill Centres (IISCs) that are operational in the country;
- (b) the criteria fixed by the Government is setting IISCs in each State;
- (c) whether the Government has achieved the target for which IISCs has been set up and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  target  to  provide  employment  to  youth  in  overseas countries through IISCs and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e) whether the Government has any programme to send youth to overseas countries for training and working there and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which the said programme will be put into operation?

## ANSWER

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

At present 14 IISCs are operational in the country.In the pilot phase, the IISCs have been  setup  in  or  near  the  migration  pockets  in  various  states  to  ensure  easier  outreach  and

- (a)&(b) mobilization of candidates interested in migrating overseas for jobs.
- (c)& (d) The  Skill  India  Mission  aims  to  make  India  skill  capital  of  the  world  by  meeting  the global  shortage  of  labour  force.  The  IISCs  provide  skill  trainings  and  certification  benchmarked  to International Standards.There are no targets with regards to overseas employment. However, IISCs are set up by partner organizations based on migration patterns, overseas employer requirement and availability of infrastructure and it is a market driven approach.
- (e) The Government of India has entered into a strategic partnership with the Government of Japan to send skilled Indian youth to Japan under the Technical Intern Training Program (TITP). The programme has commenced and first batch of Technical Interns have been trained and placed in Japan in July, 2018.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 2046 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Introduction of New Courses by IGNCA
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., S. RAJENDRAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUDHEER GUPTA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2046

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## INTRODUCTION OF NEW COURSES BY IGNCA

2046. SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether modern  management technique and professional approach are lacking in the art management field in the country;
- (b)    if so, the details thereof and the reasons for the same;
- (c) whether  the    Indira    Gandhi  National  Centre  for  the  Arts  (IGNCA)  has  decided  to introduce five diploma courses and six new Certificate Courses in art and culture and related subjects;
- (d) if so, the time by which these courses are likely to be started; and
- (e) the  other    steps    taken/being      taken  by  the  Government  to  develop  nature  trained manpower in the art and cultural fields in the country?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE &

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST & CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

## ANSWER

- (a)&(b): The activities  of  Indira  Gandhi  National  Centre  for  the  Arts  (IGNCA)  through  its various extensive research, documentation and dissemination to contextualize the art in their holistic interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary perspective have adopted modern management techniques and approach in the art management field.
- (c)&(d): The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts has introduced the following five Post Graduate Diploma courses of one year duration each:-
1. Cultural Informatics
2. Preventive Conservation
3. Buddhist Studies
4. Digital Library & Data Management
5. Manuscriptology & Paleography

In  addition  to  the  above,  the  following  six  Certificate  courses  of  three  to  four months' duration are also planned shortly for this year:-

- (i) Open Access for Library and Information Science Professionals
- (ii) Open Access for Researchers
- (iii) Digital Library and Information Management
- (iv) Research Methodology
- (v) Cinema Studies and Cultural Documentation
- (vi) Indian knowledge tradition.
- (e): The IGNCA is conducting a few short term courses and training programmes to nurture trained manpower.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2044 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Higher Education Institutes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMA DEVI, LAXMAN GILUWA, KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2044 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## Higher Education Institutes

## †2044. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA: SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

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

- (a) whether the medium of learning in most of the higher education institutes is English due to which rural students remain deprived of higher and technical education;
- (b) if so, the details of the higher education institutes in which Hindi or regional language is the medium of learning at present;
- (c) whether any efforts have been made by the Government to make Hindi and regional languages the medium of learning in medical colleges and Indian Institutes of Management also; and
- (d) if so, the outcome thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (d) The medium of learning in most of the higher education institutes is English. All Universities enjoy academic  autonomy  and  therefore  teaching  of  subjects  and  their  languages  come  in  their  jurisdiction. However, the University Grants Commission (UGC) emphasizes for imparting education in Hindi medium to all  its  grants-in aid Universities in the country and some of the Universities have already started imparting education at undergraduate level in Hindi medium in some of the subjects. Similarly, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has also introduced 'TAKNIKI PATHYAPUSTAK PURASKAR YOJANA' with a view to provide state of art knowledge of Engineering and Technology in Hindi language. The scheme encourages  to  write  standard  technical  textbooks  in  Hindi  to  facilitate  classroom  instructions  in  Hindi Language in Hindi Speaking States. No students from rural background are deprived of higher and technical education because of medium of learning. Institutes provide special coaching to those students who report any such  difficulty  and  give  special  attention  to  students  to  facilitate  learning.  Further,  Medical  education  in medical colleges and Management education in Indian Institutes of Management is imparted in English only. Many  State  Universities  have  regional  Indian  Languages  as  medium  for  many  under  graduate  and postgraduate courses.

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