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Lok Sabha Question No. 26 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Less-Cash Society
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dayakar Pasunoori, Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy, Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 26

Answered on Monday, February 3, 2020/ Magha 14, 1941 (Saka)

## Less-Cash Society

## 26. SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR: SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY: SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Reserve Bank of India proposes an ambitious strategy for financial inclusion till 2024 to aim and strengthen the eco-system for various modes of digital financial services in all Tier-II to Tier-VI centres to create the necessary infrastructure to move towards a lesscash society by March, 2022; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the progress made, scheme-wise and State-wise along with the response received so far in this regard?

## Answer

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

- (a)  &  (b)  Reserve  Bank  of  India  (RBI)  has  informed  that  after  wide  deliberations  with various stakeholders it has prepared the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI) for India for the period of 2019-2024 which has been approved by the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC). NSFI has formally been launched on January 10, 2020.

The NSFI sets forth the vision and key objectives of the Financial Inclusion policies in India to expand the reach and sustain the efforts through a broad convergence of action involving all  the  stakeholders  in  the  financial  sector.  The  strategy  aims  to  provide  access  to  formal financial  services  in  an  affordable  manner,  broadening  and  deepening  financial  inclusion and promoting financial literacy and consumer protection.

One of the action plans and milestones of NSFI is to "Strengthen the eco-system for various modes of digital financial services in all the Tier-II to Tier VI centres to create the necessary infrastructure to move towards a less cash society" by March 2022.

The National Mission for Financial Inclusion (NMFI), namely, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana  (PMJDY)  was  launched  in  August,  2014.  Under  PMJDY  as  informed  by  banks, 37.95 crore accounts have been opened and 29.86 crore Rupay Debit Cards have been issued to the PMJDY account holders as on 22.01.2020.

Further, as per Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the number of digital transactions have increased from 2,070.79 crore in 2017-18 to 3133.6 crore in 201819 (year on year growth being 51.3 %).
Lok Sabha Question No. 25 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Quality of Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. Muraleedharan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 25 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2020

## Quality of Education

## 25. SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Kerala  has  topped  with  the  best  quality  of  school education in the country and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether it is also true that the Government plans to collaborate with the World Bank  to  offer  performance  linked  grants  as  incentives  for  States  with  high ranking and if so, the details thereof; and whether it is  also  a fact  that  Uttar  Pradesh was  the  lowest  among 20  large
- (c) States with regard to quality of school education and if so, the details thereof ?

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

(a) Yes, Sir. NITI Aayog released the School Education Quality Index (SEQI) on 30 th September  2019.  The  detailed  report  of  indicators  is  in  public  domain  and  is available at www.niti.gov.in.

- (b) With  a  view  to  improve  the  quality  and  governance  of  school  education ranging from Pre-School to Senior Secondary level, a project namely Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS) has been prepared in collaboration with the World Bank.
- (c)    The  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  ranks  third  in  the  list  of  'Increment  Performance Ranking' for the large States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 22 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Curb on Import of Oil from Turkey and Malaysia
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 22 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 RD  FEBRUARY, 2020

## Curb on Import of Oil from Turkey and Malaysia

22. SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU:

## पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to cut oil imports from Turkey and also extend curbs imposed on imports from Malaysia to oil, gas and other products;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the overall impact on the oil availability due to this decision;
- (d)  whether the Government is taking any steps to offset any shortfall due to these curbs imposed on imports from Turkey and Malaysia; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

पैट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्रािय में मंत्री ( श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) THE MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a) to (e):    The Government has no plans to cut oil imports from Turkey and Malaysia at this stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 19 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: EPF Subscribers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 19 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## EPF SUBSCRIBERS

## 19.   SHRI THIRUNAVUKKARASAR SU:

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

- (a)whether it is true that the Government has invested large amount from  EPF  subscribers  in  various  stocks,  bonds,  debentures  and mutual benefit schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether  the  funds  deposited  by  the  EPF  subscribers  are  being invested in shares of blue chip companies;
- (c)if so, the details thereof and the list of such companies where EPF funds were invested;
- (d)whether the Government has funded any loans from EPF to various
- Government projects; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof and the Government's stand in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) invest 85 per  cent  of  the  Funds  in  Debt  instruments  and  15  per  cent  of  the investment  is  made  in  Exchange  Traded  Funds  (ETFs),  as  per Investment  Pattern  notified  by  the  Government.  The  investment  in ETFs  is  made  based  on  Nifty  50,  Sensex,  Central  Public  Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) and Bharat 22 Indices. EPFO does not invest in shares and equities of individual companies.

- (d):
- No, Sir.
- (e): Does  not  arise  in  view  of  the  reply  to  part  (e)  of  the Question above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 18 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Development of Schools by Private Companies
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 18 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## Development of Schools by Private Companies

## 18. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a) whether it  has  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Government of  the  handing  over  of  more than  2,500  Government  schools  in  Andhra  Pradesh  to  private  companies  for development and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it has also come to the notice of the Government that one of the companies who has  been  given  nearly  500  schools  for  development  is  charge-sheeted  by  the CBI; and
- (c) if so, the reasons as to why such companies are being permitted to develop schools?

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

- (a): No,  Sir.  The  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  informed  that  there  is  no such proposal.
- (b) to (c) : Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 17 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Debt on Steel Industries
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.17 FOR ANSWER ON 03/02/2020

## DEBT ON STEEL INDUSTRIES

17. SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the steel industries in the country have heavy burden of debt;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the production and demand of steel are on decline due to increase in the cost of raw materials, electricity and global competition; and
- (d) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to resolve these problems?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

(a)&(b): No, Sir.  Steel is a capital-intensive industry with long gestation period.  Steel companies require capital for activities such as capacity expansion and technological upgradation.  The  ideal  Debt  to  Equity  ratio  for  capital  intensive  &  long  gestation period sectors like power & steel is 2:1. The Indian steel sector Debt to Equity ratio is presently less than 2:1.

(c)&(d): No, Sir.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 16 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Skill India Campaign
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 16 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## SKILL INDIA CAMPAIGN

## 16. SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

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

- (a) the details of the target set by 'Skill India' campaign; and

(b) the details of the people in urban and rural area that were skilled under the different  skill  development  schemes/skill  development  campaign  from  the  financial year 2015-16 to till date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI R. K. SINGH)

(a) and (b) Under  Skill  India  Mission,  about  20  Central  Ministries/Departments including Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) are involved in the implementation  of more  than  40  schemes  for  various skill  development programmes for youth across the country.  Major schemes  include Pradhan  Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Scheme of Jan ShikshanSansthan (JSS) for Skill Development,  Scheme  for  Creation/Improvement  of  Training  Infrastructure  (ITIs), National  Apprenticeship  Promotion Scheme  (NAPS),  Rural  Self  Employment  and Training  Institutes  (RSETI),  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Grameen  Kaushalya  Yojana (DDU-GKY), etc.

Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is implementing a flagship scheme PMKVY. PMKVY was launched as a pilot in 2015 (approved by Cabinet on 20.03.2015). Owing to successful implementation of pilot phase of PMKVY 2015-16, the Union Cabinet approved the continuation of PMKVY scheme upto 2020. PMKVY (2016-20) is  implemented  with  an  objective  to  provide  skilling  to  one  crore  people across  the  country  in  four  years  i.e.  2016-2020.  As  on  17.01.2020,  93.33  lakh candidates have been trained / oriented across the country inclusive of 19.85 lakh trained / oriented under pilot PMKVY (2015-16).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 13 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Launch of Portal Santusht
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi, Dayakar Pasunoori

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 13 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## LAUNCH OF PORTAL SANTUSHT

13. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

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

- (a)whether the Government proposes/has launched a portal 'Santusht' for speedy  redressal  of  workers  as  well  as  employer  grievances  and ensuring implementation of labour laws at the grassroot level including monitoring of ESIC, EPFO, etc.;
- (b)if so, the details thereof and implementation status thereof along with response received so far;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  any  alternate  means  to  resolve  such grievances amongst workers and employers who do not have access to computer or internet; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): 'Santusht'  -  Implementation  Monitoring  Cell  (IMC)  has  been constituted  in  the  Office  of  Minister  of  State  (Independent  Charge)  for Labour & Employment in January 2020. The objective of 'Santusht' is to promote transparency, accountability, effective delivery of public services  and  implementation  of  policies,  schemes  of  Ministry  of  Labour and Employment at grassroot level through constant monitoring.

For  public  grievances,  Centralized  Public  Grievance  Redress and  Monitoring  System  (CPGRAM)  portal  is  already  functional.  Besides, written  grievances  as  received  from  stakeholders  are  also  disposed  by the Ministry. Further, online portal under 'Santusht' for public grievances has not been started so far.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Type IV Composite Cylinders in Buses
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 12 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## Type IV Composite Cylinders in Buses

## 12. SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

## पेट्रोल ियम और प्राक ृ तिक गैस मंत्री

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

- (a) whether Mahindra & Mahindra and Agility Fuel Solutions of USA have partnered with IGL  for  the  project  involving  introduction  of  the  new  concept  of  light  weight  Type  IV composite cylinders in buses, recently, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) apart from purchasing new OEM manufactured Type IV buses, whether the fleet owners and  State  Transport  Corporation  have  the  option  of  retrofitting  their  existing  CNG  buses having Type I (steel cylinders) with lightweight Type IV cylinders, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  retrofitting  with  Type  IV  CNG  cylinders  is  also  possible  in  buses  running  on other fuels, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a) : Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organisation (PESO) has informed that it has granted approval for Manufacturing of fully warped Type 4 composite cylinders using Non-metallic liner under Gas Cylinder Rule 2016 to M/s. Agility Fuel Solutions USA. M/s. Indraprastha Gas  Limited  (IGL)  has  partnered  with  M/s.  Mahindra  &  Mahindra  and  M/s.  Agility  Fuel Solutions while introducing Type 4 long range buses fitted with composite CNG cylinders in Delhi.
- (b) & (c) :  Yes Sir. Fleet owners and state road transport, including buses running on other fuels,  will  have  the  option  to  replace  the  existing  steel  cylinders  with  lightweight  Type  4 composite cylinders and it is possible for buses running on other fuels.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 11 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Domestic Savings Rate
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Ravindra Kushawaha, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 11

ANSWERED ON 03.02. 2020

## DOMESTIC SAVINGS RATE

- †11. SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the domestic savings rate in the country during each of the last three years; and
- (b) the details of new measures being taken by the Government to increase the domestic savings rate?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):  Based  on  the  estimates  published  by  National  Statistical  Office  (NSO)  on  31 st January  2020,  the gross domestic savings as percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at current market prices was estimated  at  31.3  per  cent,  32.4  per  cent  and  30.1  per  cent  for  2016-17,  2017-18  and  2018-19 respectively.
- (b): Government has taken a number of steps to improve mobilization of savings including opening up of  37.95  crore  accounts  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Dhan  Yojana  and  mobilizing  bank  deposits amounting to  Rs.  1.13  lakh  crore,  up  to  22.1.2020.  Further,  Rs.  9.19  lakh  crore  has  been  transferred directly into the accounts of beneficiaries under Direct Benefit Transfer, which would promote accountbased transactions and at the same time enable accumulation of savings and interest thereon as deposits in banks. The domestic branch network of scheduled commercial banks has expanded by opening up of 23,730 branches over the last five years.  In addition, over 1.26 lakh Bank Mitras have been deployed for branchless banking in rural areas. Seven payments banks with 671 branches and ten small finance banks with 2,469 branches have become operational under new bank licence categories  introduced in November  2014,  which  have  mobilised  bank  deposits  of  Rs.  883  crore  and  Rs.  55,686  crore respectively, up to 31.3.2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 10 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Implementation of PRASAD Scheme in Karnataka
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: B. Y. Raghavendra

- 10.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.10 ANSWERED ON 03.02.2020

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PRASAD SCHEME IN KARNATAKA

- SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to implement PRASAD scheme in Shimogga District by considering its old history;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- if  not, the time by which the historic temples like Marikamba
- (c) and others will be considered;
- whether the Government has any plan to implement PRASAD
- (d) scheme in any part of Karnataka State; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): Development of Pilgrimage Centres/Tourist centres is the responsibility  of  respective  State  Governments/Union  Territories. Ministry of Tourism, under the schemes viz. 'Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASHAD)' provides Central Financial Assistance for infrastructure development  and  beautification  of  pilgrim  places  on  receipt  of suitable proposals submitted by State Governments/Union Territories,  subject  to  availability  of  funds,  liquidation  of  pending utilisation certificate against the fund released earlier and adherence to the relevant scheme guidelines.

Based on the proposal received from the State Government of Karnataka  Ministry  of  Tourism  identified  'Chamundeshwari  Devi Temple, District Mysuru' for pilgrimage infrastructure development under the scheme. Concept Presentation for the project was held on 18.09.2019.  However,  during  the  site  visit  conducted  by  the  team from  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  to  access  the  requirement  of  the developments,  it  was  observed  that  a  project  for  creation  of infrastructure facilities covering almost all the required for pilgrimage,  is  being  implemented  at  Chamundeshwari  Devi  temple by the state Government of Karnataka. Thus at present no proposal from  the  state  Government  of  Karnataka  is  under  consideration under PRASHAD Scheme of Ministry of Tourism.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 9 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: Recovery of Income Tax
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 9

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 03, 2020 MAGHA 14, 1941 (SAKA)

## RECOVERY OF INCOME TAX

†9. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the corporate houses/ individuals in the country against whom more than ten crore rupees are outstanding as income tax, excise duty, custom and service tax as on date;

(b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for the recovery of the said amount;

(c) the number of corporate houses/ individuals from whom recovery is still to be made due to the matter lying under court's jurisdiction;

(d)  whether  there  is  any  scope  for  the  non-judicial  or  out  of  the  court  settlement  in  the aforesaid cases; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a) to (e):   The information is being collected and will be laid on the table of house.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-03
Subject: GST Payment by Steel Companies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Jual Oram

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 33 TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY 3 rd  February, 2020 [14 Magh, 1941 (SAKA)]

## 'PRESENTATION ON HEALTH SECTOR'

## No. 33. DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE; SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU

Will the MINISTER OF FINANCE be pleased to state :

- a) whether  the  15th  Finance  Commission  has  received  a  presentation  of  India's  Health Sector;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) whether the Finance Commission has examined the presentation given by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare;
- d) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
- e) the  time  by  which  performance  based  incentives  -  a  composite  health  index  to  be utilised to encourage States to demonstrate performance is likely to be finalised?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e). The  Fifteenth  Finance  Commission  has  been  constituted  by  the  President  order under Article 280 of the Constitution on 27 th November, 2017. As per the amended ToR dated 29 th November, 2019, the Commission has to submit its final report for an extended perid of 2021-22  to  2025-26  by  30 th October,  2020.  The  Commission's  mandate  is  to  give  its recommendations on the basis of terms of reference assigned to it. As part of its exercise, the Commission  is  actively  engaged  in  consultations  with  various  Union  Ministries  and  State Government.  In  this  process,  the  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  has  made  a presentation to the Commission on various issues.

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