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Lok Sabha Question No. 4609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Employment Opportunities in Rural Areas
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4609 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2020

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL AREAS

4609.   SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide sufficient employment opportunities in the rural areas and small towns to check the migration of the rural people in large number to the metropolitan cities during the current year;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of centrally sponsored schemes in this regard; and
- (d) the funds earmarked for this purpose?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d):  Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  which  provides  at  least  one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to every rural household  whose  adult  members,  including  rural  youth,  volunteer  to  do  unskilled manual work. It is a demand driven wage employment programme. Funds released under the scheme during 2019-20 (as on 05.02.2020) is Rs. 6205798.55 lakh.

The Ministry of Rural Development is also implementing Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) since 2017-18 to help the rural poor to set-up enterprises  at  village  level  in  non-agriculture  Sector.  Funds  released  under  the scheme during 2019-20 (upto January, 2020) is Rs. 2404.79 lakhs.

Two schemes on skill development of rural poor youth, under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), are also being implemented by this Ministry, which are as follows:-

- (i) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen  Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), which is a placement linked skill development program for wage employment.
- (ii) Skill  development  through  Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training  Institutes (RSETIs) enabling a trainee to take bank credit and start his/her own Microenterprise. Some of such trainees may also seek regular salaried jobs.

Fund released under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya-Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) and  Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training  Institutes  (RSETIs)  during  2019-20  (upto 15.1.2020) is Rs. 138904.645 lakh and Rs. 651.87 lakh respectively.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Payment Banks
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4608

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD MARCH 2020/ CHAITRA 3, 1942 (SAKA)

## Payment Banks

4608. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of payment banks operational in the country at present;
- (b) the details of obstacles that these banks are facing as they are not being allowed to accept deposits and give loans; and
- (c) the details of payments banks which opted out of business after their beginning?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As per inputs received from RBI, the primary objective of setting up of Payments Banks (PBs) is to further financial inclusion by providing small savings accounts and payments / remittance services to migrant labour workforce, low income households, small businesses, other unorganised sector entities and other users, by enabling high volume-low value transactions in deposits and payments / remittance services in a secured technology-driven environment, and that PBs can accept demand deposits with a deposit balance limit of Rs.1,00,000 for the individual customer but cannot undertake lending activities.

RBI has informed that it has granted banking licence to seven PBs till date, out of which one has voluntarily wound up its operations.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Special Package for Central Schemes
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rebati Tripura, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4607

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, March 23, 2020/CHAITRA 3, 1942 (SAKA)

## Special Package for Central Schemes

## 4607.  SHRI REBATI TRIPURA SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- a) whether  the  Government  has  a  proposal  to  provide  special  package  to  Tripura  for  Central Schemes in near future,
- b) if so, the details thereof especially for East Tripura and if not, the reason therefor;
- c) whether the Government has also any proposal to provide the said special package to Odisha for Central Schemes;
- d) if so, the details thereof especially for KBK-K region in Odisha and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- e) the details of implementation procedure for any such proposals in near future?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): No Sir.

Following the 14 th Finance Commission recommendations, the scheme - 'Backward Regions Grant Funds' has been delinked from support from the Centre since FY 2015-16. Further, the 12 th Plan committed liabilities of Union Government towards the Special Plan for the KBK districts of Odisha have been discharged by releasing 'Special Assistance' of Rs. 132.07 crore in FY 2015-16 and Rs. 367.93 crore in FY 2016-17 to the State of Odisha based on the recommendations of NITI Aayog.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Rebate under Goods and Services Tax
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4606

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 23 rd  MARCH, 2020, CHAITRA 3, 1942 (SAKA)

## Rebate under Goods and Services Tax

4606. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to provide rebate in Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the payments made through digital mode to promote digital payments;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of rebate provided to consumers, retailers and wholesalers; and
- (c)  the  other  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  payments  through  digital mode?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): In order to promote digital payments, Section 31A has been inserted in the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. This new section mandates certain registered suppliers to give their recipients the option of prescribed modes of electronic payments. Further, it is submitted that  dynamic  Quick  Response  (QR)  code-based  invoices  will  be  generated  to  incentivize customers in case of B2C (Business to Consumer) transactions who opt for digital payment under GST. In this regard, NPCI (National Payment Corporation of India) has been entrusted with the the necessary software.

With  the  intention  to  encourage  cashless  economy,  Government  has  asked  businesses  with turnover  exceeding  Rs  50  crore  to  mandatorily  provide  electronic  modes  of  payment  from November 1, 2019. To this end, a new provision, namely Section 269SU, has been inserted in the Income-tax Act, 1961. It is further informed that another provision, Section 10A, has been added to Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007. The provision prohibits banks and payment system  providers  from  imposing  any  charge  on  transactions  through  electronic  modes  of payments specified in Section 269SU of the Income-tax Act. These new provisions had come into effect from November 1, 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: National Song in Education Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4605 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

National Song in Education Institutions

4605. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to take necessary steps that our National song Vande  Mataram  be  sung  by  all  the  citizens  across the country in all educational institutions to   inculcate the spirit of nationalism among the students, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) if not, the reasons thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a)  &  (b)  As  per  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs,  'Jana  Gana Mana'  was  adopted  as  the  National  Anthem  of  India  on  24.01.1950  by  the Constituent Assembly of India and the song Vande Mataram is given equal status with the National Anthem.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4601 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Pension to Retired Employees of PSUs
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Santosh Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4601 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## PENSION TO RETIRED EMPLOYEES OF PSUS

†4601. SHRI SANTOSH PANDEY:

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

- (a)the  formula  for  calculating  pension  of  retired  employees  of  Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under EPS-95 along with the pay scale as
- the base on the date of retirement;
- (b)whether the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  has  issued  any  order  to  include basic pay and dearness allowance while calculating/fixing the pension of the said retired employees and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)the action being taken by the Government with regard to the aforesaid order?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a): The  monthly  pension  to  the  members  covered  under  the Employees'  Pension  Scheme  (EPS),  1995  is  calculated  as  per  the provision  provided  in  Paragraphs  12  (2)  to  12(7)  and  12  (7A)  of  the Scheme. As per sub-para (2) of paragraph 12 of the EPS, 1995, amount of monthly pension is computed as under:

Monthly member's pension = Pensionable salary X Pensionable service

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The terms 'Pensionable salary' and 'Pensionable service' have been defined under paragraph 11 and paragraph 10 respectively of the EPS 1995.

There is no separate formula for calculating pension of retired employees of Public Sector Undertaking (PSUs) under the EPS, 1995.

- (b) & (c): There is no such order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India to  include  basic  pay  and  dearness  allowance  while  calculating  /  fixing the  pension  of  the  retired  employees  of  Public  Sector  Undertakings (PSUs).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 399 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: National Green Tribunal
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Riti Pathak, Jugal Kishore Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.399 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## National Green Tribunal

## *399.  SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  National  Green  Tribunal  for  effective  and  quick disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) thetotal number of cases received in the National Green Tribunal since its inception;
- (d) the total number of cases disposed of during the last three years and the number of cases lying pending; and
- (e) the time by which the pending cases are likely to be disposed of?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

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

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Statement referred to  in reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (e)  of  the  LokSabha  Starred Question  No.  399  regarding  'National  Green  Tribunal'  by  Shrimati  Riti Pathak and Shri Jugal  Kishore Sharma due for reply on 20.03.2020.

- (a)  &  (b): The  National  Green  Tribunal  (NGT)  has  been  established  for  the  effective  and expeditious disposal of cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including enforcement  of any legal  right  relating to environment and  giving  relief  and  compensation  for  damages  to  persons  and  property  and  for  matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
- (c): The total number of cases received in the National Green Tribunal since its inceptionis 32,416 (as on 29.02.2020).
- (d): The total number of cases disposed of during the last three years is 12,947 and 2,835 cases are pending in the National Green Tribunal as on 29.02.2020.
- (e): Section 18 (3) of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 stipulates that the application, or as the case may be, the appeal filed before the Tribunal under this Act shall be dealt with by it as expeditiously as possible and endeavour shall be made by it to dispose of the application, or,  as  the  case  may  be,  the  appeal,  finally  within  six  months  from  the  date  of  filing  of  the application,  or  as  the  case  may  be,  the  appeal,  after  providing  the  parties  concerned  an opportunity to be heard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 392 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: CSR Funds for Conservation of Environment
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Gomati Sai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 392

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## CSR Funds for Conservation of Environment

## *392. SHRIMATI GOMATI SAI:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has fixed any Corporate Social Responsibility towards the conservation of environment in Chhattisgarh;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise; and;
- (c) if not, the steps being taken by the Government for the effective implementation of schemes relating to the conservation of environment?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

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

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## Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 392 due for  reply  on  20.03.2020  regarding  'CSR  Funds  for  Conservation  of Environment' by SHRIMATI  GOMATI  SAI, Hon'ble Member of Parliament

(a) and  (b)  Government  has  not  fixed  any  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  towards conservation of environment  in Chhattisgarh. However,  the  Project Proponents  have Corporate Environment Responsibility (CER) in terms of Environmental Impact Assessment Notification,  2006.  The  CER  at  the  prescribed  rates  is  specified  as  one  of  the  conditions, while giving Prior Environmental Clearance to a project or activity.

(c) Government  has  taken  several  steps  for  conservation  of  environment, inter  alia , including  prescribing  of  Corporate  Environment  Responsibility  (CER)  while  granting  the Prior Environmental  Clearance  for  the  projects or activities towards  conservation  of environment  in  surrounding  areas  of  such  projects  and  activities.  In  addition,  as  per Companies  Act,  2013,  the  companies  are  under  obligation  to  earmark  funds  for  meeting Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR).  The  CSR  activities, inter  alia ,  include  activities related to conservation of environment.

Further,  the  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  is  also  administering various  schemes  for  conservation  of  environment  including  National  Mission  for  a  Green India,  Integrated  Development  of  Wildlife  Habitats,  Conservation  of  Natural  Resources  & Ecosystems,  National  River  Conservation  Programme  and  Compensatory  Afforestation Programme of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The implementation of schemes is being monitored through regular reviews, spot verification, utilization certificate, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 391 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Regulations For TV Channels
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli, Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 391 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20/03/2020

## REGULATIONS FOR TV CHANNELS

*391. SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI: SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  specific  rules  and  laws  to  regulate  TV  channels  and  the objectives thereof;
- (b) whether  the  above  objectives  are  being  achieved  by  the  Government and the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (c) the number of cases regarding violation of the said rules and laws came to  notice  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  action  taken  thereon, channel-wise; and
- (d) the outcome of the action taken?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

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

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STATEMENT AS REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. 391 FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2020

(a) to (d) All private satellite TV channels are required to adhere to the Programme and Advertising Codes as prescribed in the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 and the Rules framed thereunder, as well as the Uplinking and Downlinking Guidelines, 2011 issued by this Ministry.

Appropriate  action  is  taken  against  TV  channels  in  case violation of the aforesaid Codes and Guidelines is established. Action against TV channels may extend from issue of warnings or  advisories  or  directing  channels  to  run  apology  scrolls  on their channels and can extend up to taking the channels off air temporarily for varying periods depending on the gravity of the violation.

States have set-up State level and District level Monitoring Committees to monitor content telecast on cable TV channels.

Details of action taken against violation of Programme and Advertising  Codes  and  Uplinking  &  Downlinking  Guidelines, 2011, by private satellite channels, during the last three years and the current year, are as under:

| Sl. No.   | Action taken                         | Number Channels   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
| 1.        | Advisories 31                        |                   |
| 2.        | Warnings 129                         |                   |
| 3.        | Orders for running apology scroll 30 |                   |
| 4.        | Off Air Orders                       | 21                |
| TOTAL 211 | TOTAL 211                            |                   |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 389 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Setting up of AIIMS in Telangana
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 389 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH MARCH , 2020 SETTING UP OF AIIMS IN TELANGANA

## *389. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount released so far for setting up of the All India Institute o Sciences (AIIMS) in Telangana; and
- (b) the details of funds allocated for AIIMS in Telangana in 2020 - 21?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) & (b) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 389 FOR 20 TH MARCH, 2020

(a) Cabinet has approved setting up of new AIIMS in Bibinagar, Telangana a cost of Rs.1028 crore. Approved timelines for completion of th  project is September,  2022.Rs.  5  crore  have  been  released  so  far  to  the  Executin Agency.

(b)  Funds are released t o the Executing Agency/Procurement Support Agency (PSA) as per the progress of the project at appropriate time/milestones ac as  per  MoA  with  these  agencies.  New  AIIMS  are  being  funded  through  the Higher Education Funding Agency(HEEA) and there is no problem of funds for any new AIIMS construction.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 386 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Single Regulator for Food, Drugs and Medical Devices
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 386 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH MARCH , 2020

## SINGLE REGULATOR FOR FOOD, DRUGS AND MEDI CAL DEVICES

## *386. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  a  single  regulator  to  oversee functioning of the three regulators of Food, Drugs and Medi cal Devices;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether industry has welcomed this step of the Government as the si regulator will minimize procedural delays and multi - functional agencies; and
- (d) if so, the time by which a final decision in this regard is likely to be taken?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) No Sir. There is no such proposal.

(b to (d) Does not arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Homoeopathy College
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4599 TO BE ANSWERED ON  20 TH MARCH, 2020

## HOMOEOPATHY COLLEGE

## 4599. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of such homoeopathic colleges that have been denied permission for start batch during the current academic year ow ing to lack of facilities, State/UT - wise and college -wise;
- (b)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  these  colleges  are  operational  since  long  and  yet  still denied permission to start new batches, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  the  Governmen t  proposes  to  review  the  decision  and  grant  permission  for  thes colleges to start the classes in the next academic session?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, U NANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a) to (c ): As per the provisions of section 12 C of Homoeopathic Central C ouncil Act, 1973 all existing college s established prior to 18 th May, 2018havetoapplyto the Central Government for  seeking permission . Accordingly, Centr al  Council  of  Homoeopathy  (CCH) being  the regulatory body under Ministry of AYUSH, conduct ed inspection of all Homoeopathic Colleges to verify the minimum  standardsspecified  under Homoe opathic  Central  Council  (Minimum Standards Requirement of Homoeopathic Colleges and attached Hospitals) Reg ulations, 2013.

Therefore, as per the compliance of norms, during the Academic Year 2019 - 20, forty four (44) Homoeopathic medical colleges were deni ed for that particular Academic Year only. The State/Union Territory -wise list of the colleges and their year of operationalization is placed in the website of the Ministry of AYUSH, i.e. www.ayush.gov.in

Allsuch denied colleges are eligible to getting permission for next Academic Sessi they comply with the required norms.

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