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Lok Sabha Question No. 4667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Kendriya Vidyalayas in Minority Areas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4667 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.7.2019

## KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS IN MINORITY AREAS

## † 4667. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government proposes to open 100 Kendriya Vidyalayas in minority areas across the country; (b) if so, the names of the areas which have been identified to open these Kendriya Vidyalayas under Public Private Partnership (PPPs) model in the country; and (c) the names of the minority areas in Bihar, particularly in Gaya district, for which the

- Government has issued guidelines for opening Kendriya Vidyalayas?

## ANSWER

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

(a) No  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  at  present.  The  Kendriya  Vidyalayas (KVs)  are  opened  primarily  to  cater  to  the  educational  needs  of  the  children  of transferable Central Government  employees  including  Defence  and  Para-Military personnel by providing a common programme of education. (b) Does not arise. No such guidelines have been issued as KVs are not opened on the criteria of

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- (c) minority concentrated districts/areas.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4666 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Community Development through Polytechnic
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Janardan Mishra, Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4666 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THROUGH POLYTECHNIC

## 4666.  SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to review the guidelines of Community Development Through Polytechnic Scheme which was earlier under the Ministry of Human Resource Development and now is under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship;
- (b) if so, the details in this regard; and
- (c) if not, the plans of the Government for conducting review of the said guidelines so as to implement the said scheme effectively?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes  Sir.  The  Government  proposes  to  review  the  guidelines  of  Community Development Through Polytechnics (CDTP) sub-scheme which was earlier under the  Ministry  of  Human  Resource Development and is now under the  Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
- (b) The  existing  CDTP  guidelines  were  approved  by  Ministry  of  Human  Resource Development in the year 2009.  The draft of new guidelines has been prepared and is under consideration within the Ministry.
- (c) Not applicable.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4665 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: GST on Wood
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4665

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

## GST ON WOOD

## 4665. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  exempt  the  wood  used  in construction of houses from Goods and Services Tax (GST) or to reduce its rate;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The GST rate on wood used in construction of houses has been prescribed on  the  recommendation  of  the  GST  Council.  There  is  no  recommendation  at present for exemption of wood.
- (b) and (c) : Does not arise in view of the above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Consultant engaged for Tourism Circuit in Telangana
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4656 ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## CONSULTANT ENGAGED FOR TOURISM CIRCUIT IN TELANGANA

4656. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has engaged a National Level Consultant for Hyderabad - Nalgonda - Warangal - KarimnagarAdilabad Circuit in Telangana;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the consultant is likely to be engaged;
- (c) the  expenditure  likely  to  be  incurred  to  develop  the  above circuit;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  action  plan  to develop the above circuit; and
- (e)
- the time by which the said circuit is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The decision of sites to be developed as tourist attractions/destinations/circuits in the States/Union Territories (UTs) is taken by the concerned State Governments/UT Administrations. However, the Ministry of Tourism under the Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  -  Integrated  Development  of  ThemeBased  Tourism  Circuits  provides  central  financial  assistance  to State Governments/ Union Territory (UT) Administrations for development of tourism infrastructure in identified tourism circuits in  the  country.  The  project  proposals  and  the  Detailed  Project Reports of the projects are prepared by the State Governments/UT Administrations.

Under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme, the Ministry has sanctioned the following projects to the State of Telangana-

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | Circuit/Year of Sanction      | Name of the Project                                                                                  |   Amount Sanctioned |
|----------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.       | Eco Tourism Circuit (2015-16) | Integrated Development of Mahaboobnagar district                                                     |               91.62 |
| 2.       | Tribal Circuit (2016-17)      | Integrated Development of Mulugu-Laknavaram- Medavaram-Tadvai- Damaravi -Mallur - Bogatha Waterfalls |               83.88 |
| 3.       | Heritage Circuit (2017-18)    | Development of Qutubshahi Heritage Park- Paigah Tombs- Raymond's Tomb- Begum Hayat Bakshi's Tomb     |               99.42 |
|          |                               | Total                                                                                                |              274.92 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4655 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Bio-Diesel
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Rameshbhai Lavjibhai Dhaduk

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4655 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  JULY, 2019

## Bio-Diesel

## 4655.  SHRI RAMESHBHAI LAVJIBHAI DHADUK:

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

- (a) whether bio-diesel is being sold at large scale in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the criteria to ascertain the quality of bio-diesel;
- (b) whether the outlets selling the bio-diesel have taken any approval from the Government in this regard;
- (c) the details of the steps being taken by his Ministry in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and State Governments to augment farming of biofuel crops; and
- (d) whether  his  Ministry  in  collaboration  with  the  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers Welfare  is  making/proposes  to  ensure  the  sale  of  this  fuel  at  a  minimum  price  after purchasing the bio-fuel crops from the farmers?

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

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(a) & (b) : The Government has allowed the direct sale of biodiesel (B100) for blending with high speed diesel to all consumers, in accordance with the specified blending limits and the standards specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards, with effect from 29 th June, 2017. For this  purpose,  'Guidelines  for  sale  of  Biodiesel  for  blending  with  high  speed  diesel  for transportation purposes-2019' have been issued vide Notification dated 01.05.2019.

(c) & (d) : Bharat  Petroleum  Corporation  Limited  (BPCL)  and  Indian  Oil  Corporation Limited (IOCL) had entered into Joint Ventures (JVs) / Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) to carry out jatropha plantation with the help of Gram Panchayats in Uttar Pradesh.

BPCL had formed a Joint Venture (JV) Company named 'Bharat Renewable Energy Ltd.  (BREL)'  which  entered  into  agreement  with  the  Panchayats  to  grow  Jatropha  / Pongamia plantations in their fallow lands.  The JV company closed down due to poor yields and high operating cost.

Similarly,  IOCL  had  formed  'Indian  Oil  Ruchi  Biofuels  LLP',  a  LLP  firm,  to participate  in  `Jeevan  Jyoti  Yojana'  Project  of  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  for  Jatropha plantation  by  Gram  Panchayats  on  Panchayat  wasteland.  The  LLP  facilitated  jatropha plantation in 1818 hectares.  IOCL has to exit from LLP since no seeds were made available by Gram Panchayats for biofuel production.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4653 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Funds sanctioned for Kottayam under Swadesh Darshan and PRASAD Scheme
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4653 ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## FUNDS SANCTIONED FOR KOTTAYAM UNDER SWADESH DARSHAN AND PRASAD SCHEME

## 4653. SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  any  funds  under  the Swadesh Darshan scheme for sites in Kottayam district;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  including  the  percentage  of  funds utilized at these sites; and
- (c)
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (c):  Ministry of Tourism under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme has sanctioned funds to the tune of Rs.14.10 crores for developing tourist/pilgrim facilities like Community Halls, Toilet Blocks, Cafeteria,  Illumination,  Sitting  Spaces,  Drinking  Water  Facilities, Landscaping etc. at following 25 religious sites in Kottayam District under  the  project  'Development  of  Spiritual  Circuit:  Kasaragod, Wayanad,  Kannur,  Kozhikode,  Palakkad,  Mallapuram,  Thrichur, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Allaphuza, Pathananamithitta, Kollam, Trivandrum in Kerala' sanctioned in year 2018-19:

-  Mathur Mala Devi Temple (Pampady)
- 
- Maha Deva Temple (Thidanadu)
- 
- 
- St. Mary's Church (Parel)
- Mar Mathew Kavukattu
-  The Holy Magi Syro-Malabar Catholic Forane Church (Manimala)
-  Maha Deva Temple (Kadappattoor)
-  St. Dominic Cathedral Church (Akkara Pally)
-  St. Basil's Church (Manimala)
-  Mahadeva Temple (Chirakadavu)
-  Sree Badra Temple (Manakadu)
-  Nainar Pally Jama-ath (Kanjirapally)
-  Nainar Pally Jama-ath (Poonjar)
-  Shiva Temple (Irmpunnikara)
-  Kodugur Devi Temple (Vazhoor)
-  Shree Devi Temple (Valliyankavu)
-  Shree Shankara Naryana Murthy Temple (Anikadu)
-  Manimala Kavu Temple
-  Sabarimala Ayyappa Seva Samajam (Near Erumely)
-  Kottangal Devi Temple
-  Ellamkavu Devi Temple (Karibhukkayam)
-  Sree Bhagawati Devi Temple (Kadayinikadu)
-  Moongayi Temple (Manimala)
-  Sree Mahadeva Temple (Thrikannapuram)
-  St. Mary's Church (Vallamchira, Manimala)
-  St. Mary's Church (Njarackal)

In addition to above, Kumarakom in Kerala is also one of the sites  identified  by  the  Ministry  of  Tourism  for  development  as  an Iconic Tourist Site.

No funds have yet been released under the above projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Dignity and Security of Women Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4652 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## DIGNITY AND SECURITY OF WOMEN WORKERS

4652. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a)the measures/steps taken by his Ministry for securing Dignity and security of a woman worker; and
- (b)whether  his  Ministry  is  planning  for  any  welfare  provisions  for  women workers in upcoming labour bill and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Various provisions exist in Labour Acts for securing dignity and security of a woman worker. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 provides for payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of similar  nature;  The  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948  provides  for  minimum  wages and The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 ensures timely payment respectively to both male and female workers without any gender discrimination. A number of other protective measures have also been provided in various Labour Laws in order to ensure dignity, security and congenial work environment for a women worker.  Such  measures  include  child  care  centers,  time-off  for  feeding children,  enhancement  in  paid  maternity  leave  from  12  weeks  to  26  weeks, provisions  for  mandatory  crèche  facility  in  the  establishments  having  50  or more employees etc.
- (b): The Ministry has taken steps for drafting four Labour Codes namely The Code on Wages; The Code on Industrial Relations; The Code on Social Security & Welfare; and The Code on Occupation Safety, Health and Working Conditions by simplifying,  amalgamating and rationalizing the relevant provisions of the existing Central Labour Laws without any gender discrimination. The Labour Codes envisage extension of minimum wages and timely payment of wages to all  50  Crore  workers,  provision  of  appointment  letter,  provision  for  annual medical check-up, extension of safety and other welfare provisions are also stipulated for both male & female workers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4651 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: ST List of Himachal Pradesh
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Suresh Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 4651

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## ST LIST OF HIMACHAL PRADESH

## † 4651. SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal from State Government of Himachal Pradesh to grant ST status to Hatti community of Trans Giri area;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  date  on  which  the  proposal  was  received  by  the Government;
- (c) the action taken by the Government thereon so far along with the status thereof; and
- (d) the  time  by  which  the  Government  proposes  to  accord  tribal  status  to  the  Hatti  area  of Sirmour District on the lines of Jaunsar Babar area of Uttarakhand?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SMT. RENUKA SINGH SARUTA)

- (a)  & (b):Yes, sir, the Government of Himachal Pradesh sent a proposal vide their letter dated 04.05.2005.
- (c): The Government of India on 15.6.1999 (further amended on 25.6.2002) has laid down the modalities for deciding the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from and other modifications in Orders  specifying  Scheduled  Castes  and  Scheduled  Tribes  lists.  As  per  the  modalities, only those proposals which have been recommended and justified by the concerned State Government / UT Administration and concurred with by Registrar General of India (RGI) and  National  Commission  for  Scheduled  Tribes  (NCST)  are  to  be  considered  and legislation amended.

Accordingly,  the  proposal  was  processed  and  rejected  as  per  these  modalities  and  the same was conveyed to the State Government of Himachal Pradesh vide Ministry of Tribal Affairs'  letter  dated  16.03.2017.  The  State  Government  of  Himachal  Pradesh  vide  letter dated 4.12.2018 has again requested to reconsider the already rejected proposal.

All action on the proposal is taken as per these approved modalities.

- (d):  The existing criteria for declaring any area as 'Scheduled Area'  under the fifth schedule are:
- (i)   Preponderance of tribal population,
- (ii)  Compactness and reasonable size of the area
- (iii) A viable administrative entity such as a district, block or taluk, and
- (iv)Economic backwardness of the areas as compared to the neighboring areas.

All proposals are examined as per above criteria.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: ‘Make in India’ Initiatives in Steel Sector
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Raghu Ramakrishna Raju Kanumuru

## 'MAKE IN INDIA' INITIATIVES IN STEEL SECTOR

4647.  SHRI KANUMURU RAGHU RAMA KRISHANA RAJU:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has introduced 'Make in India' initiatives in the Indian Steel Sector;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to curtail the steel imports and give boost to steel exports through indigenous steel companies and compete with foreign companies and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

(SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

## THE MINISTER OF STEEL

(a)&(b): Domestically Manufactured Iron and Steel Products Policy has been notified on  8 th May,  2017  and  subsequently  revised  on  29 th May,  2019  with  a  objective  to encourage  Make  in  India  for  steel  and  steel  products.  Under  this  Policy,  Central Government Ministries / Departments and their agencies are required to mandatorily procure only those steel items which are manufactured in India.

- (c) Although Steel is a deregulated sector. The following steps have been taken by the Government to curtail steel imports and boost steel exports:-
-  Domestically  Manufactured  Iron  and  Steel  Products  Policy,  2017  has  been revised  on  29.5.2019.  It  has  reduced  threshold  minimum  value  of  contract from  Rs  50  Cr  to  Rs  25  Cr.  It  now  includes  Engineering,  Procurement  and Construction (EPC) contracts within the ambit of this policy apart from other things  thereby  promoting  consumption  of  domestically  produced  goods  and reducing imports.
-  Government has notified 53 Steel and Steel Product (Quality Control) Orders which is applicable for both domestic productions as well as imports. The Steel Quality Control Order are implemented in the public interest for protection of human,  animal  and  plant,  safety  of  environment,  prevention  of  unfair  trade practices and national security.
-  In  order  to  protect  the  domestic  industry  from  unfair  external  competition, appropriate  trade  measures  such  as  anti-dumping  duties  and  countervailing duties have been imposed.
-  Government  has  several  schemes  for  promoting  exports,  such  as  MEIS, Market Access initiative, Export Promotion Council etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Identification of Places to be Developed as Theme Based Tourist Circuit
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†4646 ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

## IDENTIFICATION OF PLACES TO BE DEVELOPED AS THEME BASED TOURIST CIRCUIT

†4646. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has identified any places in Maharashtra to develop as theme-based tourist circuits under Swadesh Darshan Scheme; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): The Ministry of Tourism under Swadesh Darshan Scheme has sanctioned two projects in Maharashtra, the details of the same as under:

(Rs. in crore)

| Sr. No.   | Circuit/ Sanction Year      | Project Name                                                                                                              |   Amount Sanctioned |
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | Coastal Circuit (2015-16)   | Development of Vijaydurg, Devgad, Mithbav, Tarkarli, Tondavali, Nivati Fort, Shiroda, Sagareshwar, Mochemad in Sindhudurg |               82.17 |
| 2.        | Spiritual Circuit (2017-18) | Development of Waki- Adasa- Dhapewada- Paradsingha- Chota Taj Bagh- Telankhandi- Girad                                    |               54.01 |
| Total     | Total                       | Total                                                                                                                     |              136.18 |

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