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Lok Sabha Question No. 4749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Black Money Holders
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Mohammad Azam Khan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

†

4749

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY, THE 22 nd  JULY 2019

ASHADHA 31, 1941 (SAKA)

## BLACK MONEY HOLDERS

## † 4749: SHRI MOHAMMAD AZAM KHAN:

## Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  names  of  Indian  account  holders  having  black  money  stashed  in  foreign  banks  have been handed over by the Governments of France and Switzerland to the Government of India during

the last one year; and

(b) if so, the bank-wise names and the details of these account holders as well as the amount of money belonging to them?

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

(a)  &  (b)  India  has  Double  Taxation  Avoidance  Agreements  with  France  and  Switzerland  which facilitate exchange of information, including banking information, on request as well as on automatic basis. The information so received is utilized for the investigations and to bring to tax the unaccounted income and assets of the taxpayers in appropriate cases. The use and disclosure of this information is governed by the confidentiality provisions of the relevant tax treaties.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Upgradation of ESIC Hospital
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4747 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

UPGRADATION OF ESIC HOSPITAL

## 4747. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

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

- (a)whether  it  is  true  that  the  authority  of  ESIC  hospital,  Mulund  has written to the Union Government to upgrade the Hospital Building; (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether  it  is  true  that  the  hospital  does  not  have  adequate  fire fighting equipment;
- (d)if so, where any fire audit has been done in the said hospital after the unfortunate fire incident in the ESIC Hospital, Andheri; and (e)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The  hospital  and  residential  building  of  Employees'  State Insurance (ESI) Hospital, Mulund is owned by Government of Maharashtra. No  proposal of upgradation has been  submitted to Government of India by the Hospital.

However,  the  structural  audit  of  the  building  had  been carried  out  by  State  PWD  in  the  month  of  March,  2018  and  has submitted  11  proposals  of  special  repairs  amounting  to  Rs.  141.10 crores.  The  Government    of  Maharashtra  has  accorded  Administrative approval to carry out special repairs of 6 residential buildings amounting  to  Rs.  17  crores  in  the  first  phase.  As  the  hospital  and residential  buildings  at  ESI  Hospital,  Mulund  belong  to  Government  of Maharashtra,  the  expenditure  on  their  repair  &  maintenance  is  to  be borne by State Government from their own funds.

(c): The  Employees'  State  Insurance  Scheme  (ESIS)  Hospital, Mulund  does  not  have  adequate  fire-fighting  equipment.  However,  the Medical Superintendent, ESIS Hospital, Mulund has obtained the proposal of fire-fighting & fire alarm system amounting to Rs. 6,51,83,462/- from Executive Engineer, North Mumbai Electrical Mumbai, Mulund West, Mumbai and  submitted to the office of Director (Medical), ESI  Scheme, Government of Maharashtra vide letter dated 10.05.2019 for administrative approval & fund allocation.

(d) & (e): Yes, Sir. Medical Superintendent, ESIS Hospital, Mulund has carried out the Fire Safety Audit through License holder M/s. Janex in the month of November, 2018 and the report was submitted to Deputy Chief, Office of Fire Control Officer, Circle-6, Vikhroli (West) Mumbai.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4746 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Skill India Mission to Farmers
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4746 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## SKILL INDIA MISSION TO FARMERS

## †4746. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

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

- (a) the number of youth covered under Skill India Mission run by the Government in the country so far;
- (b) the  number of beneficiaries under this scheme in the Udaipur District of Rajasthan and in Rajasthan State;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to take new steps to cover more and more farmers under this scheme;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e) The  National  Skill  Development  Mission  (NSDM)  was  launched  by  the Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  on  15 th July,  2015,  to  provide  a  strong  institutional  framework  to implement and scale up skill development efforts across the country. Under this initative, the Government is implementing more than 40 skill development schemes/programmes across 20  Central  Ministries/Departments,  for  providing  a  variety  of  skill  development  training programmes on pan India basis.  As per the information provided by Ministries, 85.98 Lakh

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) imparts employable skills to the youth through long term and short term training. The Ministry is implementing its flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 2.0 (PMKVY 2.0) on pan-India basis with  a  target  to  provide  skilling  to  one  crore  people  across  the  country  in  various  sectors including Agriculture. Under the Centrally Sponsored Centrally Managed (CSCM) component of scheme, as on 12.06.2019, 49.10 Lakh have been trained across the country; out  of  which  4  lakh  candidates  have  been  trained  in  Rajasthan  which  include  5628  from Udaipur district.

Further,  under  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  component  of  PMKVY  2.0,  up skilling of farmers have been made via bridge course training in the job roles namely organic grower, dairy farmer, pulses cultivator etc. Under this project, 12488 beneficiaries have been persons have been trained in 2018-19. enrolled in the State of Rajasthan.

Long term training is imparted through Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). There are 1808 ITIs in the State of Rajasthan with a training capacity of 3.59 lakh; out of which 21 ITIs with a seating capacity of 5,584 are in Udaipur. In addition some new trades like Internet of Things (Smart Agriculture) and Soil Testing and Crop Technician have been introduced to keep pace with Technological innovations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Central University Status to Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Gopal Jee Thakur, Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4741 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## Central University Status to Institutions

## †4741 .    SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR: SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to    grant  Central    University  status    to Sanskrit Vidyapiths including Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University and Institutions in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  there  of  along  with  the  time  by  which  the  said  proposal  is likely to be implemented;
- (c) the number of institutes that would be benefitted by this proposal; and
- (d) whether any institutions in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are included in the proposal, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (d):    There  is  a  proposal  under  the  consideration  of  the  Government  for conversion  of  the  three  existing  Deemed  to  be  Universities  namely, Rashtriya  Sanskrit  Sansthan,  Delhi,  Rashtriya  Sanskrit  Vidyapeetha, Tirupati,  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Shri  Lal  Bahadur  Shastri  Rashtriya Sanskrit  Vidyapeetha,  New  Delhi  into  Central  Universities  for  Sanskrit which is presently under inter-ministerial consultations stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Vidya Lakshmi Karyakram
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4739 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## Pradhan Mantri Vidya Lakshmi Karyakram

4739. SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  Pradhan  Mantri Vidya  Lakshmi  Karyakram is  launched  to  provide students a single window electronic platform for scholarships and educational loans in the country; and (b) if so, the details of fund allocated/utilized for implementing the scheme, State/ UT-wise including Tamil Nadu?

## A N S W E R MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a): Yes, Sir. Under the Pradhan Mantri Vidya Lakshmi Karyakram, Vidya Lakshmi Portal (VLP) was launched by the Government on August 15, 2015 to ensure that students can avail loans easily through single window system of banks for education loans. Students can view,  apply  and  track  the  education  loan  applications  online  anytime,  anywhere  by accessing the portal. All Public Sector Banks (PSBs) have been on-boarded on the Portal.

- (b): No fund has been allocated for implementing the Vidya Lakshmi Portal (VLP).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Funds earmarked for Tribal Welfare Schemes
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## COWRNMENT OF INDIA MIMSTRY OF FINANCF

## LOI( SA3IIA I'NSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.4737

ANSWERED ON-22.07.20  19

## rUN'DS  EARMARIGD  FOR TRIBAL  WELFARE SCTIEMf,S

## .{737,  SIIRI  IEROZE  VARUN  GANDIII

Will the Minister of FINANCE  @iTTiA  be pleased  to state:

- (a)
- whether  it is true drat seven  contral ministries and depar&nents  have not eamarked  funds for fibal  welfare schemes  in their budget for 2019-20 and twelve have kept the provision below  the level  stipulated by fie MTI  Aayog;
- (b) ifso, the  reasons therefor;  and
- (c)
- the measures which  the Govemment  is planning to take for receiving  the funds?

## ANSWER

## TIIE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE  AND CORPORATE Af'FAIRS

(SHRI ANURAG SINGH T}IAKUR)

- (a)  to  (o):  Two (2) MinistrievDepartments  have not earma.ked  funds for tribal welfarc schemes and fifteen (15) Ministries/Departrnents  have kept the allocation below the leveVpercenuge  stipulated by the NITI Aayog.  MoistrievDepartnenls  have errmarked funds as per thet assessment under  the head  'Tribal  Area Sub Plan' in BE 2019-20. Howevet it may be mentioned that overall allocation of funds for the welfare  of Scheduled  Tribes in BE 2019-20 has been incresed by about Rs.17,791 crore over RE 2018-19, which shows  substantive  gro*4h ofabout 29%.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Consumption Slowdown
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4736

ANSWERED ON JULY 22, 2019

## CONSUMPTION SLOWDOWN

## 4736. SHRI SRINIVAS KESINENI:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India is facing a consumption slowdown as reported by eminent economists of the country;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has analysed the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken by the Government to revive the domestic demand/ consumption so as to revive the economy?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  As  per the  provisional  estimates  released by National Statistical Office on 31 st May 2019, the real growth  of  private  final  consumption  expenditure  has  increased  from  7.4  percent  in  2017-18  to  8.1 percent in 2018-19; however, the growth in private final consumption expenditure was lower in second half of 2018-19.
- (b)  Economic  Survey  2018-19  indicated  that  the  moderation  in  growth  of  private  final  consumption expenditure in last two quarters of 2018-19 could have been on account of low farm incomes in rural areas arising from low food prices and stress in non-banking financial companies (NBFCs).
- (c)  Government  has  announced  various  conducive  measures  in  Budget  2019-20  to  boost  domestic demand and consumption of the economy, inter alia , including, additional income tax deduction of Rs.1.5 lakh on the interest paid on loans taken to purchase electric vehicles, push to infrastructure, increasing the annual turnover limit from Rs 250 crore to Rs 400 crore for a lower corporate tax rate of 25 percent. During 2019-20 to 2021-22, 1.95 crore houses are proposed to be provided to the eligible beneficiaries, in  the  second  phase  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Gramin  (PMAY-G). Scheme  of  Fund  for Upgradation and Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI) has been started to facilitate cluster based  development  to  make  the  traditional  industries  more  productive,  profitable  and  capable  for generating  sustained  employment  opportunities.  Customs  duty  on  certain  raw  materials  and  capital goods reduced to promote domestic manufacturing. Government has increased the scope of voluntary pension scheme for retail traders and shopkeepers to everyone with an annual turnover of less than Rs. 1.5 crore. To sustain consumption demand as well as capital formation in the economy, Government will provide one time six months' partial credit guarantee to Public Sector Banks for first loss of up to 10 percent f or purchase of high-rated pooled assets of financially sound NBFCs, amounting to a total of Rs. 1 lakh crore during the current financial year. Government had expanded the cash transfer scheme 'PMKisan'  providing  an  income  support  of  Rs.  6000  per  year  to  all  farmers,  which  was  earlier  limited  to farmers with a land holding of less than 2 hectares.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: GST on Lottery
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: E. T. Mohammed Basheer

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE *****

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4735

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 22 nd  JULY, 2019 ASHADHA 31, 1941 (SAKA)

## GST ON LOTTERY

## 4735. SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on other States lottery are made equivalent to the State lottery;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government has held any discussions in this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the steps which the Government proposes to take in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): Yes, sir.  At present, there are two rates of GST on lottery. GST@12% is levied on lottery run by state government and GST@28% is levied on lottery authorised by state government.

In  32nd  GST  Council  meeting  held  on  10.01.2019  at  New  Delhi,  a  proposal  on rationalization of GST on Lottery was moved and GST Council decided to constitute a Group of Ministers (GoM) to look into various issues relating to GST on Lottery.

- (c)  and  (d): The  recommendations  of  Group  of  Ministers  (GoM)  on  lottery  was  taken  as Agenda  Item  7  (i)  to  35th  GST  Council  meeting  held  on  21st  June  2019.  The  Council approved to refer the following two issues to the Learned Attorney General of India, for his opinion before the Council took a final view on the GST rate on Lottery:
- a. Whether the levy of differential tax rates on lottery i.e. @ 12% on State-run lottery and  @  28%  on  lottery  authorised  by  a  State  was  violative  of  Article  304  of  the  Indian Constitution, and
- b. Whether or not Place of supply Rules of lottery, if made from one state to another through  two  distributors,  one  located  in  organising  state  and  another  in  consuming  state, with  distributor  in  the  consuming  state  having  no  direct  link  with  or  responsibility  towards discharge of non-tax revenue to the organizing state, would be ultra vires of the Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Financial Aid to Corporate Companies
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY OF  FINANCE

ANSWERED  ON-22.07.2019

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4732

## FINANCIAL  AID TO CORPORATE  COMPANIES

4732. ADV.  DEAN KURIAKOSE:

Will  the Minister  of FINANCE  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether financial aid has  been  given to corporate   companies   by   nonperforming  asset adjustment  from fiscal  year  2014 to March 2019;  and

## ANSWER

- (b)  if  so,  the  nature,   name   and  amount   of  the  companies   that   have  been  aided through  this  way?

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

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(a): Reserve  Bank of India has issued instructions  on Prudential  norms  on Income Recognition,   Asset  Classi fication   and  Provisioning. Banking   companies   classify loans  and  advances  as  non-performing   assets  (NPAs)   and  make provision   for NPAs in their  balance-sheet  from their  internal  accruals in accordance  with  these instructions. Government   does  not  provide   financial   aid  for  such  provisioning. Further,  no adjustment  is made to the borrower's  liability to the banking  company in respect  of loan  accounts  for which  the banking  company  has made provision. (b): Does not  arise.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4731 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Guidelines of UGC
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajkumar Chahar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4731 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## Guidelines of UGC

## 4731. SHRI RAJ KUMAR CHAHAR:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state : (a)  whether  private  universities  established  by  the  Centre  are  governed  by  the rules/directions/Regulations/notifications/Guidelines of University Grants Commission (UGC); (b)  whether  these  Universities  are  given  some  kind  of  governance/rules  mentioned above for the technical education/degrees by their respective councils such as Medical Council of India, Pharmacy Council of India or AICTE etc., if so, the details thereof; (c) whether private universities ask the students seeking admission to their courses to deposit their Migration Certificates/Class X and XII Original Certificates and Marksheets and if so, the details thereof; and (d) whether the Government has taken any action against the institutions and if so, the

- details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a): No, Sir. No Private University has been established by the Central Government. All the existing Private Universities have been established by the Act of State Legislatures concerned. These Private Universities are regulated by University Grants Commission (UGC)  (Establishment  of and  Maintenance  of  Standards  in  Private Universities) Regulations, 2003.
- (b): As per the UGC Regulations, 2003, every Private university is required to fulfil the minimum criteria  in  terms  of  programmes,  faculty,  infrastructural  facilities,  financial viability, etc., as laid down from time to time by the UGC and other concerned statutory bodies such as All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Bar Council of India (BCI),  Dental  Council  of  India  (DCI), Indian  Nursing  Council  (INC), Medical Council  of India (MCI), National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), etc.

(c):  The UGC has issued Notification on Refund of Fees and Non-Retention of Original Certificates  in  October,  2018.  As  per  the  UGC's  Notification,  no  Higher  Educational Institutions  including  Private  University  can  insist  upon  the  students  to  submit  their original academic and personal certificates, like, mark-sheets, school leaving certificates and  other  such documents,  at  the  time  of  submitting  admission  form,  but  the submission of self-attested copies thereof shall be mandatory. (d):  On  receipt  of  complaints  regarding  retention  of  original  certificates  by  any University, UGC asks the University concerned to take necessary action in the matter, as per the UGC Notification.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4730 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: KVs in Rented Buildings
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4730 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.7.2019

## KVs IN RENTED BUILDINGS

## 4730. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  Kendriya  Vidyalayas  in  Gopalganj  district  of  Bihar  is functioning from rented buildings; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government has taken any measures to construct new buildings for the school with the help of State Government in the Gopalganj district of Bihar; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  timeframe  for  construction  of  new  buildings  for Kendriya Vidyalayas in Gopalganj district of Bihar?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  Yes,  Sir.  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  (KV),  Gopalganj  (Bihar)  is  functioning  in  the temporary building which has been provided free of cost by the sponsoring authority. (c)  to  (d)  Construction of permanent buildings for Kendriya Vidyalayas is a continuous process,  which  depends  upon  identification  of  suitable  land,  completion  of  lease formalities  in  favour  of  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  (KVS)  by  the  sponsoring authorities,  submission  of  drawings  /  estimates  by  construction  agency,  availability  of funds and requisite approvals etc. As such no time frame can be given in this regard. KVS has informed that the matter has been taken up with the State Government of Bihar for facilitating early transfer of land for KV, Gopalganj.

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