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Lok Sabha Question No. 1562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Western Campus in Delhi University
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kapil Moreshwar Patil

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1562 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## Western Campus in Delhi University

†1562. SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government proposes to  set  up  western  campus  of  Delhi  University  in North West Parliamentary Constituency;
- (b) if so, the location-wise details thereof;
- (c) the present status of the said proposal;
- (d) the time by which said campus is likely to be established; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank')

(a)to(e) The University of Delhi has informed that it has decided to construct a college on a piece of land measuring 83 Bighas and 19 Biswas (16.79 acres) at Village Roshanpura, Najafgarh. Further it has initiated the process to appoint CPWD as PMC to construct the college at the proposed land and according to the proposal, the duration of construction activity is approximately 4 years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1561 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Re-introduction of Wealth Tax
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1561

TO BE ANSWERED ON MONDAY 1 st  JULY, 2019 ASHADHA 10, 1941 [SAKA]

## RE-INTRODUCTION OF WEALTH TAX

## 1561. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government is planning to re-introduce the wealth tax which was abolished in the Union Budget 2016-17 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  abolition  of  wealth  tax  was  beneficial  for  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) the details of wealth tax collected from the financial years 2011-12 to 2015-16, year-wise;
- (d) the details of revenue loss, if any, caused due to the abolition of the wealth tax in fiscal years 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018- 19 respectively; and
- (e) the amount of additional surcharge of 2% collected from the super-rich with taxable income above Rs. 1 crore annually from the financial years 2016-17 to 2018-19, year-wise?

## ANSWER

## FINANCE MINISTER

## (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a)&(b) Various Proposals/ Representations/ Suggestions relating to the amendments in tax laws are examined at the time of the preparation of the Finance Bill and the outcome of the same is reflected in the Finance Bill tabled before the Parliament. The Wealth Tax was abolished by Finance Act, 2015 for simplification of tax procedures and ease of doing business, as it was found to be a tax with high cost of collection and low yield.

- (c) The details of wealth tax collected from the financial year 2011-12 to 2015-16 are as under:

## (Rs. in crores) (rounded off)

| Financial Year   |   Amount collected under Wealth Tax |
|------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 2011-12          |                                 787 |
| 2012-13          |                                 844 |
| 2013-14          |                                1007 |

| 2014-15   |   1086 |
|-----------|--------|
| 2015-16   |   1079 |

- (d) There was no revenue loss as the wealth tax was replaced with an increase in the rate of existing surcharge by 2% in case of all persons (except a foreign company) having total income of more than Rs. 1 crore.
- (e) Separate  data  with  respect  to  amount  of  additional  surcharge  collected  from  super-rich  with taxable  income  above  Rs.  1  crore  is  not  maintained.  However,  the  details  of  total  amount  of surcharge collected in Direct Tax Collections are as under :

(Rs. in crores) (rounded off)

| Financial Year   | Amount collected As Surcharge in Direct Tax Collection   |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17          | 22,409                                                   |
| 2017-18          | 24,612                                                   |
| 2018-19 *        | 29,701                                                   |

Source: Receipt Budget/Pr. CCA, CBDT

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1560 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Exploration and Production of Oil and Gas Reserves
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## Exploration and Production of Oil and Gas Reserves

†1560. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

- (a) the names of districts of Rajasthan having Petroleum and Natural gas reserves from where oil and gas are being explored at present along with the details thereof;
- (b) the names of the companies engaged in exploration of oil and gas in different districts of Rajasthan; and
- (c) the annual revenue earned by the Government from the said companies along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेट्रोलियम एवं प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री ( धमेन्द्र प्रधान ) MINISTER OF PETROLEUM& NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a): At present, oil and gas are explored from Jaisalmer, Barmer and Jalor districts of Rajasthan.
- (b): Oil & Natural Gas Corporation,  Oil India Limited, Vedanta Limited, Focus Energy Limited and Bharat Petro Resource Limited  are operating in the State of Rajasthan.
- (c): Exploration and Production companies operating in Rajasthan have paid ₹ 4257.55 crore as Royalty to State Government of Rajasthan and ₹ 4801.35 crore   as Cess to Central Government during the financial year 2018-19.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Upliftment of Tribal People
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1557

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## UPLIFTMENT OF TRIBAL PEOPLE

## †1557. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government proposes to prepare any special action plan for the upliftment of tribal  people  in  order  to  bring  them  and  the  tribal  areas  of  the  country  into  mainstream keeping in mind their education and welfare;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)   if not, the reasons therefor?

## MINISTER OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI ARJUN MUNDA)

(a) to (c): Major part of infrastructure development in tribal dominated areas and provision of  basic  amenities  to  tribal  people  in  the  country  is  carried  out  through  various  schemes  / programmes of concerned Central Ministries and the State Governments. Central Ministries have been mandated to earmark 4.3% to 17.5% of their total Scheme allocation every year for projects and  schemes  for  the  welfare  and  development  of  tribal  population  of  the  country.  Details  of Tribal  Sub  Scheme (TSS) / Scheduled Tribe Component (STC)/ Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)  funds allocated by Central Ministries / Departments, State Governments and Ministry of Tribal Affairs under  various schemes  catering to Education, Health, Agriculture, Livelihood,  Housing, Drinking water & Sanitation, Employment Generation, Skill Development, Women and Child Development etc. during 2014-15 to 2018-19 are as below:

| (Rs. in Crore)                   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   | (Rs. in Crore)   |
|----------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| TSP/ TSS / STC component         | 2014-15          | 2015-16          | 2016-17          | 2017-18          | 2018-19          |
| Central Ministries / Departments | 16,111           | 15,628           | 19,873           | 25,999           | 31,803           |
| State Component                  | 83,167           | 96,369           | 1,11,435         | 1,39,290         | 1,52,494         |
| Funds under MoTA                 | 3,850            | 4,550            | 4,799            | 5,293            | 6,000            |
| Total:                           | 103,128          | 116,547          | 136,107          | 170,582          | 1,90,297         |

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## ANSWER
Lok Sabha Question No. 1554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Rural Women Workforce
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1554 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## RURAL WOMEN WORKFORCE

1554. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

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

- (a)the estimated number of rural women workforce employed in nonfarm sector, State-wise;
- (b)the measures taken by the Government towards the development of these workers in this sector;
- skill
- (c)whether there is a discrimination faced by the women in non-farm sector, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)the measures taken by the Government to curb discriminations?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No  such  data  is  maintained  by  the  Ministry  of  Labour  and Employment.
- (b): The National Skill Development Mission (NSDM) was launched to provide  a  strong  institutional  framework  to  implement  and  scale  up skill development efforts across the country and to impart training to workers  including  rural  women  employed  in  non-farm  sector.  The Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  is  implemented  by  Ministry  of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to provide for short term training to the youth through affiliated training partners/training centres, both in urban and rural areas.
- (c) & (d): No such complaints are received in Ministry of Labour and Employment.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1551 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Circulation of Currency
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Rampreet Mandal

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

## I.INSTARRE STION o.155 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 JULY,20t9t  t0 ASHADHA,  SAKA, 1941.

## CIRCULATION  OF CURRENCY

- t  1551 : Shri  Ramprit Mandal  ;

## oUESTION

## Will the Minister of FINAI\CE  be pleased  to state:

- a) Whether  the circulation  of currency  has increased  after the implementation  of demonetisation  as compared  to the previous  years;
- b) lf so, the detairs  of the circuration  of currencies  in the country  at the beginning  of demonetisation  and towards  the end of March, 2019;  and
- c) the details of possibilities  of the negative effects  on the economy due to the increase in the circulation  of currency  ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF F'INANCE (sMT.  NTRMALA  SrTrrARAMArg

- a) & b) : Yes Sir, there is an increase  in currency  in circuration  since Novemb er,2o16.The  totar value of notes in circuration  as on November  04,2016was  Rs.17,741  biflion. The totar varue of cu,ency in circuration  as on March  29,2o1gwas  Rs.21,137.64  birion.
- c) :  The Economic  survey 2016-17- Vorume  1 noted  that across the grobe  there is a rink between cash and nefarious  activities: the higher  the amount  of cash in circulation, the greater  the amount  of conuption,  as measured  by Transparency  rntematiohar.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Hostels in Navodaya Vidyalayas
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1547 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1.7.2019

## HOSTELS IN NAVODAYA VIDYALAYAS

## † 1547. SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether  the  plan  of  Kendriya  Vidyalaya  Sangathan  to  provide  hostel  facility  in each Kendriya Vidyalaya is under consideration of the Government; (b) if so, the time by which it is likely to be implemented; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) No such proposals are under consideration of the Government at present. (b) Does not arise.

- (c) Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) are day schools which have been opened primarily to cater to the educational needs of the wards of transferable Central Government Employees including Defence personnel on receipt of the proposal in the prescribed proforma  from  a  Ministries  /  Departments  of  the  Government  of  India  /  State Governments / Union Territories Administrations and committing thereby availability of requisite resources for setting up a new KV as well as on availability of necessary sanction of  the  Government.  However, hostel facilities are available in 9  KVs  with limited number of seats.
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Lok Sabha Question No. 1545 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Foreign Contribution to NSDF
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1545 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## FOREIGN CONTRIBUTION TO NSDF

## 1545.  DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI:

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

- (a) the details of the funds allocated to the National Skill Development Funds during the last three years, State/UT-wise; and
- (b) the  details of the  Foreign contributions to the NSDF since foreign contributions were exempted from the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) and the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) was incorporated on 23 rd December, 2008  as  a  trust  under  the  Indian  Trust  Act,  1882.  It  is  fully  owned  by  the Government,  to  act  as  a  receptacle  for  financial  contributions  from  Governmental sources,  bilateral/  multilateral  and  other  agencies  and  other  private  sector  donors who would prefer to provide funds through the Government. Its main objective is to enhance,  stimulate  and  develop  the  skills  of  Indian  youth  force  by  various  sector specific programmes. The Trust accepts donation, contribution in cash or kind from the  Contributors  for  furtherance  of  objectives  of  the  Fund.  The  funds  allocated  to NSDF are not State/ UT specific  and the total funds received in  NSDF  in  the  last three  years,  i.e.,  from  01.04.2016  to  till  24.06.2019  including  Corporate  Social Responsibility (CSR) funds received from Private/ PSU donors is Rs. 1105.61 Crore.
- (b) NSDF has not yet received any Foreign Contribution.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Corporate Offices in NE
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1544 ANSWERED ON MONDAY THE 01ST JULY, 2019 CORPORATE OFFICES IN NE

## QUESTION

1544. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

- (a) the number of regional offices and branches of the Ministry in the North Eastern Region;
- (b) whether the Government plans to shift its Regional Offices from Shillong, Meghalaya to Assam and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the numbers of Companies registered in the North Eastern Region for the last three years?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS वित्त एिम् कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN) (श्रीमती विमयला सीतारमण)

- (a): There  are  total  03  field  offices  of  the  Ministry  in  the  North  Eastern Region. These are offices of Regional Director (North Eastern Region), Registrar of Companies (North Eastern Region) and Official Liquidator. Besides this, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under Ministry of Corporate Affairs has 01 bench office in the Region.
- (b): The  offices  of  Regional  Director  (North  Eastern  Region),  Registrar  of Companies  (North  Eastern  Region)  and  Official  Liquidator  have  been shifted from Shillong to Guwahati w.e.f. 22.05.2019 and a Liaison Office under  administrative  control  of  the  Regional  Director  (North  Eastern Region) has been set up at Shillong.
- (c): The number of Companies registered in the North Eastern Region for the last three years are as under:

| Financial Year   |   Numbers of Companies registered |
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 2016-17          |                               568 |
| 2017-18          |                               794 |
| 2018-19          |                              1086 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Kerosene Subsidy
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1542 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  JULY, 2019

## Kerosene Subsidy

## †1542. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

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

(a) whether the Government is likely to consider any scheme to transfer the subsidy provided on  kerosene  oil  to  the  poor  in  the  country  directly  into  their  bank  accounts  under  Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the State-wise details of the complaints regarding black marketing of kerosene oil, misuse of subsidy and unavailability of kerosene oil to the poor under Public Distribution System; and

(d) the State-wise details of the action taken by the Government against the people involved in such irregularities?

## ANSWER

## पेट्रोलियम और प्राक ृ लिक गैस मंत्री

## (श्री धमेन्द्र प्रधान)

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

- (a) & (b) Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has launched Direct Benefit Transfer in PDS  Kerosene  (DBTK)  Scheme.  The  DBTK  Scheme  is  being  implemented with  an  objective  to  bring reforms  in  Allocation  and  Distribution  of  PDS Kerosene distribution system. Under the DBTK  Scheme, as a part of distribution  reforms, PDS  Kerosene  is  sold  to  the  identified  beneficiaries  at non-subsidized rate and the applicable subsidy is directly transferred into the bank  account  of  the  beneficiaries.   The  State  Government of  Jharkhand  has implemented the DBTK in the State.
- (c) & (d) Government of India (Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas) makes allocation  of Public  Distribution  System  (PDS)  Kerosene  for  cooking and lighting purposes on quarterly basis to States/UTs. The distribution of PDS Kerosene  within  the  State/UT  under  PDS  network  to  various  categories  of ration card holders/consumers is the responsibility of the concerned State/UT.   Scale  and  criteria  of  distribution  are  also  decided  by  respective State/UT.   The  legislative  and  administrative  provisions  available  are  the Control  Orders  under  the  Essential  Commodities  Act,  like  Kerosene  Control

Order,  with  a  view  to  streamline  and  prevent  black-marketing,  hoarding, artificial shortage of Kerosene, etc.

The  State  Governments  through  their  Civil  Supplies  Department  i.e.  District Supply Officers and Enforcement Officers also carry out checks at Wholesaler/Distributor Storage Points and Fair Price Shops to check diversion of kerosene.  State wise details of action taken by State Governments against people involved in black marketing, etc. are not maintained by this Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Vacancies of Social Work Teachers
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1535 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1st July 2019

## Vacancies of Social Work Teachers

## †1535.   SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

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

- (a) the total number of vacancies of Social Work teachers in the country at present;
- (b) if so, the measures taken by the Government to fill the said posts; and
- (c) whether the Government is considering to introduce the subject of social work more broadly and extensively at secondary level in the country in view of the importance of this subject?

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

(a) to (b): As per the data available in Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE),  2017-18  (Provisional),  there  is  no  such  category  of  social  work  teachers. Education is in the concurrent list of the Constitution. The recruitment, service conditions and  deployment  of  teachers  come  under  the  purview  of  the  State/Union  Territory  (UT) Government. However, Ministry of Human Resource Development has been requesting all the States and UT Governments for filling-up the vacant posts of teachers and their rational deployment, for which the Ministry issued advisories to all States and UTs from time to time.

Further,  the  Central  Government  through  the  centrally  sponsored  scheme  of  Samagra Shiksha, provides assistance to the States and UTs for deployment of additional teachers to maintain appropriate Pupil Teacher Ratio as per the prescribed norms for various levels of schooling. Further, as per the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act,  2009,  financial  assistance  for  part  time  instructors  for  art  education,  health  and physical education and work education is also provided to the States and UTs.

- (c): No such proposal is under consideration at this stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Assamese Department in Central University
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1534 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## Assamese Department in Central University

## 1534. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

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

- (a) the number of the Central Universities having Assamese department;
- (b) whether there is Assamese departments in Tezpur University, Assam University;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) if not, the time by which the Government is planning to open Assamese Department in main campus of Assam University?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d)  Two  Central  Universities  namely  Visva-Bharati  and  Assam  University  at  Diphu Campus  have Assamese Department. University Grants Commission, vide letter dated 06.03.2019, has approved establishment of the Department of Assamese in Tezpur University. At present, there is no proposal to open Assamese Department in the main campus of Assam University.

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